As night deepened, the cold wind grew sharper. Red lanterns were hung in the courtyard, and the soft moonlight sprinkled from the sky interwove with them to create a halo of light that fell gently on the figures below.
Bai Shan walked Manbao back to her courtyard, and as they stepped on their own shadows, both couldn't help but look up at the moon. After admiring it, Manbao said, "Even an incomplete moon is quite beautiful."
Bai Shan nodded in agreement.
At the entrance to her courtyard, Bai Shan told her, "Get some rest early, tomorrow we'll go out and have fun in the streets together."
Manbao nodded.
After she went inside, Bai Shan turned and made his way back to his own courtyard. Nanny Liu greeted him with a smile and a lantern. Bai Shan, noticing her, expressed his surprise, "Nanny, when did you arrive?"
Nanny Liu replied, "… Old Madam was worried, so she had me light your way, young master." Had he really just noticed her after she followed him all the way here?
