After Meng Qianqian left, Shangguan Ling sneaked into the room. Slouching onto a stool, he grabbed the medicine bottle on the table and sighed, "Your wife is just too cautious... All for nothing, I pricked myself for no reason."
Lu Yuan said nothing.
Shangguan Ling clicked his tongue, saying, "How long has it been? Your wife has already managed to injure you, the Grand Commander. Her progress is astonishing, improving by leaps and bounds every day."
Lu Yuan asked, "Are you done talking?"
"Done." Shangguan Ling fished out a sealed missive from his chest pocket. "Just arrived."
Lu Yuan unfurled the missive. It contained only four words: Tai Bai Returns to Court.
By the time Meng Qianqian freshened up, the night had grown late.
She left a lamp lit and lay quietly on the marriage bed.
She wasn't afraid of the dark, just purely disliked the night.
