Mi He didn’t care, Suong sat down beside Xie Yier, hugging the woman and bouncing a little,
the monk only broadcasted Yan’s hunt.
“How many months old is the little girl from the Nineteenth Ridge?”
Mi Cai Yun really counted on her fingers, seriously thinking,
“Haha… I think… she should be 28 months old.”
From outside the carriage came the muffled sound of Wen Wei’s laughter,
the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
These two sisters, one as cool as the desert, one as warm as the sun.
Clearly their temperaments are very different, but they get along surprisingly well.
If an outsider who knew nothing were to see these two beauties standing together,
they’d probably think the two of them were lovers.
Xie Yier turned back and fixed her slightly crooked sleeve.
“Alright, enough chatting. Did you eat at Elder Sister’s place? Let’s go home first.”
“That kind of thing can wait for later, Elder Sister, have you found me a husband or a girlfriend these past years? I really want to be a little bride now!”
Emma’s eyes sparkled with gossip.
“Then why don’t you hurry and ask Eldest Sister to find one for you?”
“I already told her to.”
“And the result?”
“She didn’t let me go out at all~” Mi Lian said, looking completely unconcerned.
Xie Yier smiled softly, clearly not surprised at Eldest Sister’s reaction.
Just as she was about to use a secret code to send a message to Her Majesty to report her safety,
her Crystal suddenly started vibrating.
It was Jie Er sending Xie Yier a message, saying she had already settled in her new home.
Xie Yier quickly put her Crystal away, but Mi He was even quicker.
In a blink, Mi He snatched up the message that was still displayed,
and seeing Elder Sister’s panicked little expression now…
“Oh~ Reporting to the family as soon as you get home, turns out my dear Elder Sister already has someone in mind~”
“None of your business.”
“Tsk, Elder Sister, you’re so stingy! Won’t even let me play Golden House to Keep the Beauty? We’re so close,
it’s not like I’d steal your girl.”
Mi He pouted, putting on an exaggeratedly wounded look.
Xie Yier shot her a glance, knowing she couldn’t win against this mischievous little spirit, so she let out a little more:
“She’s still in school. When she graduates and the time is right, I’ll introduce you.”
Of course, exactly when that “right time” would be depended on when she herself married her!
“Her? Elder Sister, you actually found a girl for yourself?”
Mi He immediately perked up.
“Come on, tell me! What’s she like? Pretty? Are you really dating, or are you keeping her? How about bringing her home first! If she has trouble with her studies I can tutor her! I’m the genius who aced both pharmacy and medicine, you know!”
Xie Yier felt a headache coming on.
Little Ai’s dream is to study pharmacy.
If Mi He and Little Ai really spent time together… Given Mi Lian’s naturally enthusiastic and fiery personality,
plus their shared professional interests—
No way, absolutely not, if that happened they’d almost certainly fall in love over time,
and all her efforts would go to waste!
Absolutely can’t let that happen. She’d have to nip it in the bud herself before it ever started.
“Mi Cai, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. Elder Sister has always let you do as you please,
but if you even think about her, I’ll let you experience what ‘self-reliance’ really means.”
“Aiyo~ Elder Sister, why are you so fierce—”
Mi He wrinkled her nose, pouting her small mouth.
Trying to lecture herself with this kind of talk—
She probably doesn’t even know how famous I am overseas now,
so many people fighting to get my formula recipes.
Just selling one brings in a small fortune.
Besides, if you don’t introduce us,
do you really think I can’t investigate myself?
Based on her understanding of Xie Yier,
for her to warn herself so seriously only meant she really liked that girl.
She just needed to quietly tag along and take a peek when her Elder Sister went to visit that girl.
Tsk, I’m so bad~
“My Lady, we’ve arrived at the Castle.”
From outside the carriage, Ai Li reported promptly.
Xie Yier clapped her hands, lightly flicking Mi He on the forehead.
“We’re here, aren’t you getting out?”
“Big Sister, it’s so comfy lying here, I don’t want to get up—”
The two got out of the carriage.
Mi Lian stood in front of the Castle,
spreading her arms wide and taking a deep breath of the clear night air.
“Your place is the best, Elder Sister—
the air here carries the scent of home, even the courtyard feels cozy and warm.”
“That’s because I was afraid you’d get bored, so I had them light all the torches by the fence.”
“Tsk, Elder Sister, you have no sense of romance. I wonder if my future flame will get you to change.”
“Whatever you say, let’s go eat.”
Xie Yier couldn’t be bothered to argue,
lifting her feet and heading into the Castle.
“Hey! Wait for me!”
Mi Lian instantly stowed her playfulness and hurried to catch up.
She grinned—
the world is big, but eating is the most important!
Night fell.
The sisters slept side by side on a large bed.
Xie Yier lay elegantly,
even in her dreams her posture held an air of refinement.
Mi Lian, on the other hand, was the complete opposite,
clinging to Xie Yier like an octopus, arms and legs tangled around her,
treating her as an extra-large body pillow, completely without care for appearances.
No one knew how much time passed,
only the even breathing filled the room.
Xie Yier slowly opened her eyes,
golden pupils flashing with a clear, cold light in the darkness.
She carefully pried Mi He’s arms and legs from her own chest and waist,
gently, as if moving a fragile treasure.
She quietly sat up,
using the faint moonlight from the window to make sure her sister was still sound asleep,
then slipped noiselessly out of bed, quickly put on her usual clothes,
and left the bedroom without a sound.
Who would have thought,
that the dignified Lady would have such soft, stealthy, almost criminal moments.
This feeling… it was a little novel, and more than a little exciting.
The bedroom door closed quietly.
But in the same moment, on the bed,
Mi Lian—who had been sprawled out—suddenly opened her eyes.
Her golden pupils shone brightly in the dimness,
glinting with the fierce light of a hawk at the break of dawn.
“Tsk, didn’t think I’d notice? I’m not asleep at all!”
She grinned silently,
slipping quickly out of bed and into her clothes,
creeping barefoot out of the room.
She quietly padded down the stairs,
just in time to see Xie Yier slipping out the side door.
Mi Lian immediately trailed after her like a nimble little cat,
her footsteps completely silent.
“Out in the middle of the night—definitely up to no good!
A dark night, a wild wind, the third watch is the hour for lovers’ trysts.
Let’s see what you’re up to.”
Mi Lian’s little heart beat excitedly as she clenched her fists.
On the silent street, only the rustle of the wind in the trees could be heard.
Xie Yier walked calmly,
but her sharp instincts made her aware of someone tailing her.
She deliberately walked around a few corners,
then, catching a glimpse from the corner of her eye,
she spotted a shadow—one that seemed to be sneaking along.
But the person’s tailing skills were abysmal,
her footsteps not even hidden;
in the quiet of the deep night, those light steps were clearly audible.
And considering Mi Lian had seen Jie Er’s message, plus her mischievous nature…
Xie Yier was almost certain the person behind her was that troublesome imp Mi He.
“Hmph—
haven’t seen you for a few years, and you’ve gotten bolder.
Staying up in the middle of the night just to follow me, huh?”
She decided it was time to teach her sister a little lesson.
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