Shen Yinning gazed out the window.
A crescent moon hung high among willow branches, the courtyard shrouded in silent shadows.
If Lu Ying found out that Shen Yunxi owed an enormous debt, how would he react?
Would he help her repay it?
A man like him...
Lost in thought, Cui Ji suddenly closed the decorative window.
He then draped a light blanket over her waist. "Autumn has arrived, Commandery Princess. Be careful not to catch a chill."
Shen Yinning fingered the warm, soft blanket and gently swayed the rocking chair. "Stay tonight and play a few games of chess with me, Cui Ji. It's been far too long since we've had a match."
They had played once aboard a painted boat last Qixi Festival after their arrival from Gan State to the Capital.
Afterward, Lu Ying discovered them. As she was wary of Lu Ying, she hadn't played chess with Cui Ji since.
Cui Ji froze briefly, his eyes betraying a restrained flutter, before murmuring a low assent.
