Chapter 345 To Start a New Life (1/2)

Long Tianyu stood near the wall, eyebrows frowned.

Although the light was dim, he could still see a lot of bronze mirrors in the yard.

Those bronze mirrors were arranged in a special position. They were there neither for mirroring people, nor for expelling evil spirits.

What exactly were they for?

At the same time, Lin Mengya’s mouth corner went up.

“Now that you’ve come to visit, why are you peeping from the wall instead of showing up?”

Lin Mengya said loudly, surprising Long Tianyu considerably.

He found it funny because he was used to climbing on that wall, every time he visited the Liuxin Courtyard.

He had no idea that he would be caught so soon. He felt embarrassed.

A figure in black appeared in front of Lin Mengya.

There was a weird expression on his face.

“Are you wondering how I knew you were here?”

Lin Mengya spoke first, before Long Tianyu asked the same question.

Then she lifted her slender finger and pointed to a mirror near them, explaining in a soft voice,

“I saw you in this mirror. The courtyard has a nice view, but there were corners we couldn’t see. By setting the mirrors in a formation, I can see what is going on in every corner of the yard.”

Long Tianyu understood what she meant. He checked the mirror formation and found lots of things had been changed there.

Those elder maids who used to live there had already moved to Baishao’s place.

Their room had been emptied for other uses.

“You must be wondering how is the emperor these days. To be honest, he’s not so well. The poison had already spread into his bones, which made it hardly possible for us to cure him. I was making up a prescription for him on my own, just because I want to fulfill your wish.”

Long Tianyu was surprised at what a gentle and kind person Lin Mengya had grown into, given how rude or fierce she used to be.

Seeing her warmly smiling face, Long Tianyu felt warm inside.

Among all those people in such a huge mansion, that woman standing in front of him might well be his only friend.

The things about his father and his mother, as well as the whole nation, imposed tremendous pressure on him, like a mountain.

He would’ve felt overwhelmed without that woman sharing his burden.

He didn’t care what she did. The mansion felt vigorous as long as she was there.

“Thank you for today. We’ll pay you some extra money for your hard work. You can have a shot in the tavern after dinner. We’ll tell the kitchen to make more dishes.”

Lin Mengya seemed satisfied when she saw the mirrors had been arranged in her way. Sixteen mirrors stood in the yard, big and small.

She had claimed to the public that the arrangement was for expelling evil spirits.

That was what Yu Qiang taught her before she left the palace.

From then on, anyone trying to sneak into the Liuxin Courtyard would be captured by her as long as there was moonlight. She could see clearly who was hiding in the yard.

Moreover, she was trying to create a prescription that really worked.

The poison in the emperor was fatal. It would take a lot to cure him.

She had analyzed the materials involved in the prescription. It was more than a hundred, and she had to be taken care and not make the slightest mistake on their dosage.

After the rearrangement of the yard, she could be more devoted to her research. She could also capture those who tried to barge into her pharmacy.

She grew cautious because she had been set up by others in the palace.

She was afraid of getting in trouble one more time, if she wasn’t careful when working on the prescription.

Her eyes later fell on the shadowy corners of the yard.

She was currently under the protection of Sanjue Hall and Long Tianyu’s men, but she could never be too careful because all the ones coming for her here were peerless powerhouses.

Those people came for all kinds of excuses, but none of them wanted to kill her.

She was at high risk at the moment because of what she was doing. It was highly possible that some impulsive enemies would go there to kill her.

Therefore, she arranged a lot of gifts to entertain those ‘guests’.

They would definitely have an extraordinary experience which they would never forget.

“Will you stay for dinner with me?”

Long Tianyu found the invitation very hard to turn down.

Long Tianyu had enjoyed all kinds of delicacies since he was a kid.

There were only a few simple dishes on the table that day. The vegetables and plain porridge gave him much warmth. He felt the course of the dinner quite comfortable.

They didn’t talk much during the meal. After dinner, Lin Mengya took a walk in the yard as usual.

Long Tianyu seldom had the opportunity to enjoy himself. The two walked and whispered in the mansion yard like two fresh young lovers.

“I didn’t realize that you would get into so much trouble in the palace.”

Long Tianyu’s men stationed in the palace had already informed him of what had happened.