The moonlight is truly beautiful tonight.

A bright moon hangs high in the sky, its clear light shining like water, illuminating the mountains and forests, making Nanshan Temple in the night seem like a fairyland, tranquil and gentle.

Even the finest moonlight couldn't entice an unmarried woman from a prominent family to wander around the temple in the dead of night.

If this happened in Kyoto, and even the slightest word got out, Wu Xin would never be able to marry again. Even in Danzhou, this act would be considered unorthodox.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

So, Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao exchanged a glance and decided on the same occasion to go and see.

Nanshan Temple was not large, and the side rooms and guest rooms were all concentrated on the left side of the back of the temple. Gan Cai'er and the other women were arranged in the same guest room, one room each, next to each other.

As Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao stepped out of the room, Gan Cai'er paused and glanced around at the side rooms under the corridor.

The guest courtyard has side rooms on three sides, most of which are dark at the moment. Only two rooms on the south side have lights on, and you can see shadowy figures moving around inside, and occasionally you can hear voices talking.

Gan Cai'er thought for a moment, then turned around and whispered, "Xiao Hong, you stay here and light up the lights in my and Xiao Xiao's room. Keep a close eye on things."

"No way!" Xiao Hong refused decisively.

"This place is unfamiliar and dark, so I'm worried about you going out alone, Miss."

"How could I be alone? I'm with Xiaoxiao and Huan'er. Don't worry, nothing will happen," Gan Cai'er reassured her gently.

"Keep a close watch in the room, be alert, and don't arouse suspicion."

“Huan’er should stay here too. If Xiao Hong is alone, and something really happens, she won’t even be able to send a message,” Zhu Xiaoxiao said after a moment’s thought.

Gan Cai'er thought about it and agreed.

Their late-night outings are already outrageous, and the more people there are, the more conspicuous they become, which is even more inappropriate.

So, Xiao Hong and Huan'er stayed behind. Only Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao left the courtyard.

Although Zhu Xiaoxiao agreed to let the maid stay, she disapproved of Gan Cai'er's excessive caution.

"If Wu Xin can come out to admire the moon, why can't we?"

"Ah Cai, why are you being so secretive? Nanshan Temple is an ancient temple with a history of hundreds of years. Is it possible for a stroll or a walk to ruin your reputation?"

"I don't care about a lady's reputation. I'm just worried that if I stumble upon something I shouldn't see and then get discovered, that wouldn't be good."

"Huh?! It can be like this?"

"Let's go, let's go, let's hurry up."

Zhu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, her gossip-loving gaze shining brightly.

Gan Cai'er looked helpless: "I just said there's a possibility."

Zhu Xiaoxiao tilted her head and suddenly said, "A-Cai, I feel like you've changed a lot?"

Gan Cai'er's heart skipped a beat: "What's changed?"

Zhu Xiaoxiao wrinkled her nose: "It seems like you've become a lot smarter. You've started to consider things carefully and know how to plan ahead."

Then, she leaned closer to Gan Cai'er and teased with a grin, "Did you learn that from your Lan Tingzhou?"

You can't learn something from someone else, but you can learn it from experience. How could she have learned it from Lan Tingzhou? It was just that she had learned too many lessons in her past life, which gradually instilled caution and prudence into her mind.

Gan Cai'er ignored Zhu Xiaoxiao's teasing and walked forward.

Nanshan Temple is built against the mountain and nestled in the heart of Nanshan. Ancient trees reach for the sky everywhere, and red maples cover the ground. For a moment, it's hard to tell whether the temple is in the mountain or the mountain is in the temple.

Nanshan Temple has few halls and few monks. As night falls, the temple is exceptionally quiet and rarely seen.

The paths in the temple are not complicated; there is only one main road with four or three smaller paths on the side.

When Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao walked around the temple paths for the second time, they finally spotted Wu Xin and her servant in a small garden.

Gan Cai'er pulled Zhu Xiaoxiao and dragged her behind a big tree next to the moon gate, where they hid.

Zhu Xiaoxiao peeked through the moon gate, saying, "It's so far away, I can't see or hear anything."

Gan Cai'er looked up at the sky. She saw the moonlight as clear as water, its silvery glow like silk, illuminating everything around her.

She sighed, "If we get too close, we'll be easily spotted."

Zhu Xiaoxiao looked around, then tugged at Gan Cai'er's sleeve and gestured to the right front with her lips.

Gan Cai'er looked in the direction Zhu Xiaoxiao pointed and was shocked to see a huge shadow there, which seemed to be a rockery.

However, there was no direct road leading there from their place; they had to leave this small courtyard and take a long detour to get there.

So the two of them crouched down and tiptoed around to the path behind the garden.

With great difficulty, the two of them finally managed to sneak up to the artificial hill. They held their breath and carefully concealed themselves in the huge shadow of the hill.

Here, Wu Xin and her servant were only ten steps away.

"Miss, it's late, let's go back." Qin Yin said while swatting away the mosquitoes.

"In the quiet of the empty mountains on this moonlit night, I'd like to sit a little longer." Wu Xin's voice was beautiful, like a nightingale emerging from a valley, clear and melodious, with a gentle and soothing tone, exuding a sense of calm and tranquility.

She truly has the demeanor of a noblewoman from a prominent family.

"Miss, are you waiting for someone?"

After feeding the mosquitoes for half a day, Qin Yin finally realized something and hesitantly probed.

"What nonsense are you spouting, you little brat?" Wu Xin said with a light scolding.

If Qin Yin still couldn't see through her young mistress's thoughts at this moment, she would be truly foolish.

"Miss, should I go and urge them?" Qin Yin whispered.

We can't just keep waiting like this.

"No need, just enjoy the moon." Wu Xin smiled gently.

Gan Cai'er and Zhu Xiaoxiao hid in the shadows, staring at each other with wide eyes, both of them saying: Ah, there really is something going on here!

Now their curiosity was fully piqued, so they held their breath and pressed themselves against the artificial hill, waiting to see who would come to keep their appointment.

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