City Lord’s Mansion.
Moonlight filtered through the tree canopy, scattering shimmering fragments of jade across the ground. The moon, like a great jade platter, bathed everyone in its glow, a softness that felt soothing upon the skin.
Rising quietly from the eastern horizon, the moon looked like a mischievous child. It visited every household at night, gently passing by bedrooms while people slept, caressing their faces with its light. The moonlight was as bright as day, shrouded in a light veil—a radiant orb that calmed the soul, its liquid glow bewitching and serene.
Underneath a large tree in the City Lord’s Mansion, the Seventh Senior Sister and the Eldest Senior Sister sat together. The Eldest Senior Sister was warming wine, waiting for their Junior Brother to return.
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