C8 (1/2)
The next day, before dawn, Joan was awakened and opened her eyes to the furtive clouds.
Yun Duan felt a bit embarrassed. She scratched her head and smiled. ”I woke you up.”
Jean Ying glanced at the mess on the ground and sighed. ”What is the master looking for?”
”Men's clothes.”
”Nope.”
It was the first time that Qiong Ying had answered her question so categorically. Yun Duan was slightly stunned.
”How could there be a man's things in his daughter's boudoir?”
No wonder he couldn't find it. Yun Duan thought about it and said, ”Go and help me get a set of men's clothes.”
”Two sets,” said Joan. ”Master is going out of the palace, and I must go with him.”
Yun Duan was surprised. ”How did you know I was leaving the palace?” ”I've been in the palace for so long, it's not like I haven't seen her before.”
Yun Duan thought about it and said, ”Alright, then two sets.” Qiong Ying happily agreed. She turned around and ran outside. Yun Duan called out to her, ”Who was on duty last night?”
The sky slightly revealed a sliver of light. Qin Ni lowered her head and respectfully stood outside the pearl curtain.
”It's too hard to comb.” Yun Duan angrily threw down the jade comb. The jade comb fell on the ground, letting out a loud clanging sound.
”You,” Cloud said, raising her head. ”Can you comb your hair?”
”To Wang Ji, yes.”
”Then help me comb it.”
”Yes.” Qin Ni quickly picked up the comb and smoothed her hair with her ten fingers.
Cloud looked at her in the mirror. ”Qiong Ying said, 'Your name is Ni Qin?'”
”Yes.” Qin Ni nodded slightly. ”How long have you been at the Myriad Empire Palace?” It's been over a hundred years, ”Qin Ni laughed:” The servants' cultivations are shallow, not much better than the masters. Wang Ji still looks to be around eighteen or nineteen, but this servant appears to be much older. ”
She thought that she would die of old age like a mortal, but after so many years had passed, she had become immortal. Presumably, Emperor Chen feared that she might have been released and placed something on her body.