In the blink of an eye, another hour or so passed, and it was now the latter half of the night.
Inside the Imperial Study at the front of the Imperial Palace, Perfected Person Xuanji reclined on a couch, pouring and drinking by herself, looking rather bored.
Although she had not visited the Bedchamber and did not know Ye Jingtang's current condition, her dear disciple had been gone so long without returning or sending anyone to fetch her that she knew her disciple had gone off to enjoy herself.
After waiting for who knew how long, she finally heard footsteps in the corridor, along with two voices:
"Satisfied now?"
"I'll put today's debt on the ledger for now. If you dare go back on what you said in the bathroom, hmph..."
"My imperial word is gold and jade. When have I ever lied to you? But an elder sister has to act like one. If something happens again and you come looking for me, I won't back you up anymore..."
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Hearing their voices, Perfected Person Xuanji sat up from the couch and looked outside. Li Ren was walking back with a face radiant as spring. Although her expression still carried an effortless authority, she looked quite pleased overall-clearly someone who had just done something very enjoyable.
Yu Hu walked beside Li Ren in a gorgeous red dress. Whether because she had already attained six-chart flawlessness or not, she looked more spirited than usual too.
The sisters chatted like this until they reached the Imperial Study, where they stopped talking and turned toward their master inside the window.
Although Perfected Person Xuanji knew Yu Hu was also interested in Ye Jingtang, she certainly had not expected the two to have just become lovers. She stood up.
"Yu Hu, why