"At the Xiao Mansion, the doormen keep private records of everyone entering and leaving through the front and back gates—who leaves, when they depart, and when they return. I recall that the Yuyi Tower, where the opera performers reside, keeps a similar register documenting the times their performers come and go."
Xiao Yunsheng walked step by step toward the gauze curtains, his gaze fixed on the shadow behind them. As he finished speaking, the figure behind the screen nodded lightly, their voice soft, supple, and feminine: "The General is quite correct."
"Husband."
Chapter 69