Knock, knock, knock.
A rhythmic knocking sounded outside the courtyard.
Cui Hui assumed Qi Yuanliang had returned.
She put on some warm clothing and went to open the door, only to be so startled by the face outside that her scalp went cold. If not for the reason still left in her, she would have slammed the door shut. Secretly gripping the door latch, Cui Hui feigned confusion and carefully identified the visitor by the candlelight. "You are?"
Cui Hui called out the visitor's true identity uncertainly.
"Lady Mei?"
Under the candlelight, Mei Meng looked even more gorgeous than usual.
She was like a red plum blooming with all its might on a branch, breathtakingly beautiful.
"Sorry for disturbing you so late at night, Madam Cui. Please don't take offense." Mei Meng's red lips parted outside the door, her smile like a spring mountain. She raised her slender hand and completely lifted the veil half-covering her face, revealing those charming eyes that seemed full of affection even when looking at a dog. Cui Hui's soul was captured by such peerless beauty, and she simply couldn't bring herself to refuse or reproach her.
Cui Hui swallowed.
She stepped aside, signaling for the other woman to enter.
"Not at all. I'm just surprised to see you here, Lady."
Cui Hui knew Mei Meng was a Literary Scholar, and she also knew that ordinary people couldn't hide their true thoughts from one. She desperately restrained her inner voice to avoid revealing anything that shouldn't be revealed.
Mei Meng removed her veiled hat and followed Cui Hui inside.
"For some personal matters."
Cui Hui and Mei Meng were no more than nodding acquaintances. When they occasionally met, the relationship between Mei Meng's liege and the Cui family head caused them to tacitly avoid each