Mid-Ninth Month.
Antique Courtyard.
Qing Dai came in from outside but did not see her young lady in the courtyard.
She went to the room and knocked softly on the door. "Young lady."
"Come in," came a cool voice.
Creak!
Qing Dai pushed the door open and saw her young lady sitting before the mirror, combing the long hair draped over her chest. Yet her gaze was not on her hair, and Qing Dai did not know what she was looking at.
Perhaps she was looking at the chastity mark between her brows.
Qing Dai thought this to herself, not daring to speak.
The temperature was not high today, and her young lady's mood was so-so.
Talking too much could easily cause trouble.
"Young lady, the people conducting the Immortal Gate's inspection have arrived," Qing Dai said respectfully as she approached.
At this, Meng Qiewei stopped combing and asked softly, "Which household are we?"
"The fifth," Qing Dai answered.
"What attitude did the first four households take?" Meng Qiewei asked.
"The first met with them. The next three said they were unwell and refused," Qing Dai replied.
"Is the visitor a man or a woman?" Meng Qiewei asked.
"Not an immortal maiden," Qing Dai answered without thinking.
"Mm. Then tell the inspector that I am already a married woman and do not meet unfamiliar men," Meng Qiewei said casually.
Qing Dai nodded.
But not long after she went out, she returned. "They have sent an immortal maiden to conduct the inspection instead."
Meng Qiewei looked at Qing Dai. "I won't see her."
Qing Dai nodded.
She withdrew.
As soon as she left the courtyard, the elder from earlier was waiting respectfully. "Miss Qing Dai, what did the Eldest Miss say?"
"She won't see her," Qing Dai said earnestly. "The young