Someone looked down on Third Miss
At the same time.
While a certain troublesome little girl immortal was making her way toward one of the small kitchens in the Rongguo Immortal Estate where someone was on night duty, hoping to see if there were any tasty midnight snacks, and while Daiyu and Tanchun were still reading by candlelight, in the estate's northeastern corner, on the floating island of Pear Fragrance Court...
It was much like the rest of Rongguo Mansion. Night had fallen deep, and all was silent; at this hour, hardly anyone was still out and about.
This floating island was a little larger than the one where Lin Daiyu lived, with two or three more rooms and buildings in its courtyard. Though it was not as exquisitely elegant and luxurious as Daiyu's residence, where traces of Grandmother Jia's favor could be seen everywhere, it had its own serene charm.
Quite a few pear trees grew on the island. Though they were neither flowering nor bearing fruit at this time of year, their branches and leaves swayed in the moonlight and the spiritual mist drifting around the island, creating a scene of unique beauty.
The courtyard's buildings were constructed of bluestone and rosewood, giving them a simple, dignified air. They did not quite match the wealth and style of the Xue Family, a rich clan of imperial merchants, but this was, after all, a separate residence in the Rongguo Immortal Estate, suspended thirty miles above the Divine Capital. Its abundant spiritual energy and seclusion from the bustle made it far superior to an ordinary mansion on the ground below.
Yet although it was already well into the hour of the Boar, lamps still burned in the small sitting room of the eastern wing where Madam Xue and her daughter