Chapter 205 The back garden in the middle of the night

　　Suhe city, Gu residence.

　　Gu Xun's residence could naturally not be compared to the Gu residence at Jingtian city, but there was also a small and exquisite garden, decorated with pavilions and kiosks and a small bridge with flowing water. It gave another graceful and subtle charm.

　　Due to the disaster at Jingtian City, Gu Da's business was in a mess. So, old madam ended temporarily to be taken care off by Gu Xun. Gu Xun had always respected this legitimate mother (father's first wife), so he didn’t push it off. Two days ago, he took off with some people to work. Hence, only his wife Chen s.h.i.+ and an unmarried daughter were left at the residence.

• s.h.i.+: clan

　　Under this circ.u.mstance, Chen s.h.i.+ naturally strived to be cautious. She patrolled the garden every night with some servants, locking all the doors leading to the outside.

　　It was the same this night. After she had patrolled the garden, she went to old madam to pay her respect and then went back to her room. Then Lin s.h.i.+ came to visit her, so both sisters-in-law sat down under the candlelight and talked until the middle of the night. Afterwards, Lin s.h.i.+'s maid Shuishe brought some midnight snacks. Chen s.h.i.+ originally didn’t eat these midnight snacks but today she was resting late so she felt a little hungry. She picked up a piece of plum blossom cake and also accompanied Lin s.h.i.+ to eat a small portion of white fungus sweet soup.

　　After eating midnight snacks, it wasn’t good to go to bed immediately. But Chen s.h.i.+ was a bit tired after sitting and her face showed tiredness.

　　Lin s.h.i.+ smiled and said, "No one else will come over so late on this night. The two of us don’t need to be so restrained. Loosen the outer garment a bit and call someone to bring water to wash the hands and face. After digesting the food a bit, I will also be on my way."

　　Chen s.h.i.+ wanted to reject but Shuishe was so diligent. She (S) already came forward to help her (C) loosen her clothes, so she (C) just said "Excuse me" and let the maid loosen her clothes and remove the bracelets. And finally she washed her hands and face. Afterwards, she really felt that her body had become much lighter and her mind became more refres.h.i.+ng.

　　While the sisters-in-laws continued the chat, Shuishe cleared away the leftovers of the midnight snacks and then went out. She (S) walked for a while and then arrived at the southwest corner gate. After checking that there was no one around, she left the plate on a rock at the side of the road. She took out a bunch of keys from her sleeves and tried one by one to unlock that side door.

　　After she had fumbled with the lock for quite a while, she heard a 'ka' sound and the lock handle was opened.

　　Shuishe took a deep breath, looked up at the moon, and estimated that it was almost time. As she was just feeling anxious, she saw one after another figure in the distance coming this way.

　　She was afraid that it wasn’t the people she was waiting for and thus she hid behind the mountain of rocks and looked around quietly. After seeing that it was Gu Xiren and Gu Xuan who walked elegantly under the moonlight, she came out of her hiding place and called softly, "Here."