Only then did Hu Xiaotian hear the commotion outside and the clatter of hurried footsteps. Before long, someone knocked on the door. It was only at that knock that Murong Feiyan realized a very serious problem: how were they supposed to explain why a man and woman were alone together in one room? It would have been fine if nobody knew them, but those four household servants... Heavens, how could I have been so muddleheaded? I actually let this fellow follow me inside. Isn't my spotless reputation finished now? She motioned for Hu Xiaotian to hide behind the curtains, but he did not budge. At the sound of the knocking, he winked emphatically at her, signaling her to open the door.
Murong Feiyan bit her lip. With matters having come to this, she could only let things take their course. She went to the door and drew back the bolt. More than a dozen guards from the post station stood outside, shouting, "Come out! Everyone out!"
Murong Feiyan said, "Why are you disturbing people's sweet dreams in the middle of the night?"
One guard said, "A burglar has slipped inside. Everyone out! We need to conduct a thorough search!"
Hu Xiaotian went outside too. He and Murong Feiyan entered the courtyard one after the other, and he noticed that she had put on a dark red cloak, presumably to conceal the slit in the back of her robe.
The four servants also emerged, their eyes bleary with sleep. At first, they had panicked when they found Hu Xiaotian missing, but the moment they stepped outside and saw him with Murong Feiyan, everything became clear. *The Young Master really was the Young Master! His skill at wooing women was no empty boast. He'd already landed one on their very first day