After Shangguan Jing finished his lunch, he opened the window and the sunlight poured in. Outside the window, there is a quiet small courtyard with some flowers and plants planted in the courtyard, which are blooming in spring. She sat quietly in front of the window, feeling the warmth of the sun. The afternoon breeze gently brushed her face, and the floral-scented air filled her heart and lungs.
Following the sound of footsteps, Shangguan Jing looked up and found Ze Yu smiling at her through the window. She stood up in surprise and wanted to close the window, but found that her movement was blocked by Ze Yu's hand.
"What are you doing?" Shangguan Jing's voice was a little tight.
His smile deepened: "Xiao Jing, I know that what happened yesterday caused you to misunderstand me. I came here specifically to apologize to you." His voice was gentle and low, with a unique kindness.
Shangguan Jing hesitated for a moment, and then slowly sat back by the window, thinking that maybe that person mistook her for his old acquaintance and treated her like that yesterday.
"It's okay. It's over. I don't take it to heart."
Ze Yu conjured a bowl of hot Yuanxiao from his hands.
"Lantern Festival? How can there be human Lantern Festival in a place like this?" Shangguan Jing looked at the bowl of Lantern Festival with curiosity.
"I specially ordered people to make this bowl of Yuanxiao from the kitchen. I know you like sweet things, so I asked them to make your favorite sesame filling."
Shangguan Jing was puzzled, how did he know that he likes sweet Yuanxiao? Is it really such a coincidence?
She was silent for a moment and said, "Thank you for the Lantern Festival, I'm going to take a nap." Then she took the bowl of Lantern Festival from his hand and closed the window.
While eating Yuanxiao, she thought, I wonder how Tianshi and the others are doing. They must be worried about my disappearance. This place is quite far away from Jiuling, and it is not easy to go back. What's more, the current environment is heavily guarded, so I can only find an appropriate time to leave here first.
Night gradually fell.
"Wan'er."
The maid Wan'er said outside the door, "What's the matter with Miss Wan'er?"
"You come in first and I'll tell you later."
Shangguan Jing took advantage of the moment Wan'er came in and cast the spell taught to her by the Heavenly Master, which made her comatose. Shangguan Jing sighed softly, "I'm really sorry Wan'er, I don't want to be like this, but I have to leave here."
After that, she exchanged clothes with her maid Wan'er and placed the changed Wan'er on the bed, pretending that Shangguan Jing himself was sleeping soundly.
Shangguan Jing put on her maid uniform and quietly walked out of the wing. She walked carefully across the courtyard, came to the corner under the courtyard wall and looked into the distance.
"Where did you serve? How come you are here?" A gentle voice suddenly came from behind her.
She couldn't help being startled, and immediately turned around. It turned out to be another maid, so she quickly lowered her voice and said, "I, I, I..."
"You are the maid who sneaked out from the main hall. We are short of manpower at the banquet. Please come with me."
Another maid stretched out her hand to pull Shangguan Jing. Before she could react, she was urged to help at the banquet in the main hall.
The chefs at the banquet were making a fuss, and the aunt in charge urged the maids to bring the prepared dishes to the banquet.
"The banquet held by the Lord this time has invited Xu Jie from the Immortal Realm and other immortals. Please remember not to make any mistakes. Come on, get ready to serve it!" the aunt in charge warned.
Shangguan Jing held the plate in her hand and followed the other maids towards the main hall. When they entered the hall, the atmosphere at the banquet was extremely lively. Everyone was enjoying the food and talking and laughing. Shangguan Jing carefully placed the dishes on the table, trying to avoid attracting other people's attention. She looked around, looking for a chance to leave.
Shangguan Jing heard Ze Yu's voice coming from the highest place and couldn't help but look up at him. Then he quickly lowered his head, for fear of being discovered by him.
She prayed silently, hoping that the banquet would end quickly so that she could take the opportunity to leave here. She waited for her chance, listening to the chatter and laughter around her.
Suddenly, Ze Yu's voice sounded again, "Everyone, it's rare to get together today, so you might as well have a few more drinks." Everyone agreed, and the atmosphere at the banquet became more lively.
Shangguan Jing saw that the time had come and was about to leave the hall, but at this moment...
