Chapter 291

Was she out of her mind? Even though her Chinese language skills were good, she wouldn’t come up with such strange names, even if she didn’t use her brain!

In her frustration, Su Qiuge wanted to dismiss all these people. When she expressed her intentions, others looked at her as if she had seen a ghost, even suspecting that she had been traumatized by being rejected by Xie Xinglin.

As the sky outside had already darkened at this hour, Su Qiuge heard that Xie Xinglin seemed to have left. She couldn’t quite understand her own feelings, lying on the bed, trying to fall asleep quickly.

She had a strong intuition that if she could fall asleep quickly, she would wake up and become sober. But sometimes, the more she wanted to fall asleep, the harder it became. She remained awake until her “friend” came to visit.

At this moment, the sky had already turned dark outside. Su Qiuge heard a familiar voice and felt that something was not right. She raised her eyes once again, and damn, it was another acquaintance—Wen Mingming.

The only difference was that she now wore some golden filigree hairpins and ornaments on her head, which complemented her appearance and made her look like a wealthy and noble lady.

Wen Mingming didn’t notice anything unusual about her and leaned over, saying, “Did that Xie gentleman not appreciate your affections and refused to serve you? What are you thinking?”

Su Qiuge was taken aback for a moment and couldn’t come up with any other reason. She nodded and said, “If he doesn’t want to, I can’t force him, so I let him go.”

Then she saw Wen Mingming looking at her with an affectionate gaze and whispered, “It seems that Xie Xinglin has made you suddenly realize your true feelings. It looks like you have developed genuine emotions this time.”

苏秋格:“...”

She had a sudden realization of her conscience.

Just how lacking was her conscience in the past??

Seeing her silent, Wen Mingming thought she was even more saddened and patted her shoulder to comfort her, saying, “It’s okay. There happens to be an event tonight at the Yushu Manor and Hongtiao Tower. I heard they have newly arrived beauties from the Western Regions, with masculine men and voluptuous women. I’ll host the event tonight, and let’s go there and have a good time. Besides, I’m already tired of the male companions in my mansion.”

Real to the point where she was currently sitting in a comfortable carriage, feeling the soft white fox fur laid beneath the carriage, seeing the pigeon egg-sized night pearls placed on the sandalwood table in the center of the carriage, glimpsing through the slightly lifted carriage curtains the bustling night market with its sea of people, paper lanterns flashing like fireflies among the crowd, giving off the aroma of candy.

It was beautiful.

The pavilions and towers along the carriage route shimmered with splendor, and the fragrance of women’s powder merged into the cool night breeze.

At times, it felt like an illusion, like a moon in the water, and at times, it was so real that Su Qiuge could perceive the expressions and actions of every person walking on the street, as if they were living beings and not colors conjured up by her dream.

Her heart suddenly trembled fiercely, and she turned her head to look at Wen Mingming beside her.

The other person was also looking at her, with a smile in her eyes, and then whispered, “You’re probably afraid and still don’t know, today is Qiqiao Festival. It’s very lively at night. Isn’t Yushu Manor right next to the lake? This event happens to be on a large boat rented on the lake. Let me tell you, those high-ranking officials who previously looked down on this fireworks place, but tonight, just hearing about it, many of them have come...”

苏秋格’s eyes widened slightly, but before she could respond, the carriage had already arrived at the destination.

They could hear the sound of someone playing the zither upstairs, accompanied by the melodious tunes of an unknown instrument, and the harmonious music echoed by the lakeside.

The road ahead was congested with luxurious carriages and horses, so Wen Mingming and Su Qiuge had no choice but to get off the carriage.

As they were women, both of them wore veiled hats and long robes, accompanied by Wen family’s maids and guards.

Since Wen Mingming seemed to be a frequent visitor to places that served both women and men, as soon as she got off the carriage, someone quickly came to greet her. Moreover, the manager behind the scenes was well aware of the identity of the woman in the crimson cloak beside Miss Wen, so they were even more attentive in their reception.

Apologizing profusely, they said, “We have too many guests today. I originally planned to make sure Miss Wen’s carriage could enter, but those people ahead have been blocking the way for some time now...”

Wen Mingming didn’t care about these people. She looked towards the floating lotus lanterns on the lake. There was a winding stone bridge leading to the center of the water, adorned with lotus lanterns. In each section, there was a shadow that, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a pavilion floating on the water. The pavilions were built around the central area of the lakeside on a several-story-high ship.