Chapter 394: The fruiting of the lotus draws near
# 394. The fruiting of the lotus draws near
*Li Miaozhen is back? Or is it just the cleaning staff knocking?*
The princess consort hurriedly wiped away her tears, cleared her throat, and tried to sound calm. “Who is it?”
A familiar, rich voice came from outside the door, deliberately lowered. “It’s me. Open the door.”
The princess consort shot up from her seat. Her plain face flooded with uncontrollable joy and excitement, her beautiful eyes lighting up—but she quickly sat back down, turning her back to the door.
“Who are you? I don’t know you. Why should I open the door for you?”
“I’m your wild man from the shores of Daming Lake,” Xu Qi’an knocked on the door.
The princess consort spat in annoyance, her willow brows arching sharply. She scolded, “I don’t know you. Stop bothering me. Otherwise, I’ll call the innkeeper to throw you out.”
A scene from a play she had watched earlier that morning suddenly surfaced in her mind. In the play, the scholar didn’t win over the wealthy lady’s heart right away. There was a scene where the lady said, “If you truly care for me, wait outside the courtyard until the third watch. If I see you through my window, I will believe you.”