In the still of the night, the faint sound of pouring water came from a distant room.
Splash~~
Perfected Person Xuanji stopped at the stairs and tilted her ear toward the flirtatious banter in the room, a faint trace of worry appearing between her brows.
When she first met Ye Jingtang, she had thought he was merely a promising talent newly groomed by the Imperial Court this year. Following her inclination, she had shown off her bearing as an expert before him, only to overplay her hand twice and nearly lose herself in the bargain.
Then she returned and discovered that her second disciple's relationship with Ye Jingtang was far from ordinary. They had already reached the point of discussing underwear with each other without any embarrassment...
After that, she ran into the close friend who had abandoned her for a new love, only to find that the woman had transferred her affections yet again. She had become Ye Jingtang's lover and was already sharing his bed...
That would have been bad enough, but when she went to confront Ye Jingtang, he actually produced a token inscribed with "As If I Were Present in Person."
For Yu Hu to give Ye Jingtang such a token, he had to be an absolutely trusted confidant. Perhaps she had already had Ye Jingtang attend her in bed behind Li Ren's back...
Never mind two sisters sharing one husband-by seniority, Luo Ning was also Yu Hu and Li Ren's "martial aunt." If all three shared one quilt, wouldn't the generations be completely muddled? How awkward things would become for her, their master, who had taken liberties with Ye Jingtang...
Perfected Person Xuanji rubbed her forehead. Despite her years of cultivation and her belief that she had seen through the mortal world's affairs, this situation