(﹃) So Much Delicious Food
Gradually, night fell.
Outside, a crescent moon hung in the sky above the floating island, and its faint, silvery light began to spread over everything.
No one was walking around the courtyard anymore. The clusters of emerald bamboo planted in the small yard rustled in the night breeze, their shadows swaying gracefully across the window screens, creating a scene of quiet beauty.
Inside the room, the spirit-stone lamps and chandelier gave off a soft glow, illuminating three slender figures in the side hall.
That's right!
The three people patiently waiting in the side hall were Lin Daiyu, Tanchun, and Xueyan!
"..."
At that moment, Lin Daiyu sat in a chair by the window, clutching a handkerchief. Her fingers unconsciously twisted one corner of it, and every so often she glanced toward the courtyard gate. Her expressive eyes, seemingly both joyful and sorrowful, were filled with anxiety and worry.
"..."
Tanchun sat beside her. Though she held a book in her hands, she hadn't turned a page in ages, and her gaze, too, kept drifting toward the door.
"..."
As for Xueyan, she couldn't sit still at all!
One moment she was out in the corridor, standing on tiptoe to peer into the distance; the next she was back inside, pacing in front of Daiyu and Tanchun and muttering nonstop.
It was already completely dark outside. The little maids and the older serving women had long since gone to the kitchen and brought back dinner for them, but the three had no intention of eating. The dishes remained untouched in the two or three food boxes of different sizes.
"Oh, honestly!"
"Why aren't they back yet?"
"Look, it's completely dark! Where did Sister Zijuan and Immortal Annie go?"
"This is killing me with worry!"
As she