The young woman felt as if she had missed something.
Had she overlooked something?
But...
She scanned the entire courtyard.
Everything was clearly visible.
Madam Xiao's attitude...
There was nothing wrong with it, either?
Although Madam Xiao had been more direct than she had expected.
She had met all kinds of people.
She could usually form a first impression of someone as soon as they met.
And that impression was generally pretty accurate.
She had assumed Madam Xiao would be the sort of person who was a "good-natured pushover."
She hadn't expected...
Madam Xiao would want to chase her away so soon.
A strange feeling flickered through the young woman's mind.
"No."
Madam Xiao shook her head.
"How could that be?"
The young woman was surprised.
"I can still smell plum blossoms in the courtyard."
It was faint now.
But it was definitely the scent of plum blossoms.
Since Madam Xiao had planted a Plum Blossom Tree in her own courtyard, and it looked like it had been there for years...
After being surrounded by the scent for so long...
How could she be so insensitive to the fragrance of plum blossoms?
Madam Xiao stiffened slightly.
Actually, she had smelled the plum blossoms.
But compared with before, the fragrance was now so faint that it was almost negligible.
She hadn't paid it any mind.
She hadn't expected...
This young woman to be so sensitive to the scent of plum blossoms.
Madam Xiao discreetly curled her fingers into her palm.
"...Is that so?"
"Perhaps I'm used to the strong fragrance of plum blossoms."
"I didn't notice such a faint scent."
"All right."
Madam Xiao cut the young woman off.
"Please leave."
"I need to get back to the teahouse."
"What happened?"
The old woman appeared,