After watching the fireworks, Shen Qingli pulled Wen Shiqing aside to talk about what had happened at Baiyun Taoist Temple.
The brilliant display in the night sky was fleeting; as the last traces of light vanished, the person inside the room remained stubbornly staring upward. Old Mǎ sighed and pulled the window closed a little further.
Only then did Shen Qingxu pull his gaze away and turn back to the low daybed. He covered his mouth and coughed twice, then suddenly, a thought occurred to him: "Are you certain that the person you saw in the study was Lord Wen?"
Chapter 129