The small courtyard was located at the back of the Prime Minister's Mansion, surrounded by gardens, rockeries, corridors, and pavilions, making it exceptionally tranquil.
He Buning carried a lantern and walked ahead. On the way, the servants and maids of the Prime Minister's Mansion all stopped their tasks, kneeled, and paid their respects to He Buning. Seeing his somber expression and knowing he was heading to that courtyard, no one disturbed him.
The servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion all knew that was the courtyard where the Prime Minister's Wife once lived. The Prime Minister and the eldest son frequently went there and disliked intrusions from others.
Thus, He Buning successfully brought Sang Que into the courtyard.
The courtyard wasn't large, resembling the small quadrangles where ordinary citizens lived. It had a grape trellis, water tanks at the foot of the walls, and some chili peppers and garlic hanging on the outer kitchen wall, filled with a sense of life.
