When Jiang Sheng arrived, Shen Tang was staring blankly at an object.
It was a scroll with a white background and gold edges.
Surely she hadn't painted it herself in her spare time?
"Your Lordship, there was a celestial disturbance just now..."
Before Jiang Sheng could finish, Shen Tang waved to show she already knew. She set the scroll aside. "I know. It's fine."
Though she was talking to Jiang Sheng, her gaze remained fixed on the scroll.
That detail piqued Jiang Sheng's curiosity. "Is it a new work of yours, Your Lordship?"
Shen Tang shook her head, her brows faintly furrowed, their curve like a ripple quietly rising on a lake. "This thing suddenly appeared in my hands just now... I'm still trying to figure out what it is."
Jiang Sheng said warily, "How can you touch a strange object so carelessly?"
Something of unknown origin ought to be kept far away. Who knew whether it was some enemy's scheme? Jiang Sheng wanted nothing more than to shield Shen Tang with his own body, keeping her away from this peculiar thing. Shen Tang smiled. "You arrived just in time, Xian Deng. Shall we open it together?"
Jiang Sheng: "...We're opening it?"
Shen Tang wasn't worried because her instincts told her it was harmless, but that reason clearly couldn't convince Jiang Sheng. Just then, Gu Chi and Jimò Qiu arrived one after the other. Shen Tang's teasing gaze landed on Gu Chi's face, and she asked with a smile, "Finished digesting?"
Gu Chi said, "Those oranges weren't filling."
As he spoke, Gu Chi's attention was also drawn to the white-and-gold scroll on the table. He had a vague guess, but still needed to ask.
"What is this?"
Shen Tang said, "I'd like to know too. I was just about to