Chapter 2692: Happy

“What are you doing here so late at night?”

At this moment, a maid walked out of the house, her face without a hint of a smile, looking very serious.

“Replying to Sister Xiao Zi, this maid noticed these flowers are in full bloom and wanted to send a pot to the Thirtieth Aunt’s room.”

Xiao Zi was a first-rank maid, while this maid was only responsible for guarding the entrance and cleaning, a third-rank maid. According to the hierarchy, she had to submit to the first-rank maid’s authority.

Xiao Zi was Thirtieth Aunt’s trusted maid, usually handling many matters: “Do you know what time it is? Don’t disturb them, the Old Master is inside!”

“Precisely because the Old Master is inside, it’s even more necessary to send flowers. Sister Xiao Zi, smell it, how fragrant these flowers are! This maid specially bought them from a flower shop during the day. It’s said that the noble ladies and madams of the Capital love buying flowers from that shop. The flowers there are unique; no matter the color, they all have a particularly pleasant fragrance. If you don’t believe me, have a sniff?”

With that, the maid lifted the flowers and presented them to Xiao Zi to smell.

Xiao Zi took a sniff, and a rich fragrance of flowers wafted over her, causing her to exclaim in admiration, “Hmm! Quite fragrant!”

The maid was pleased and said, “Sister Xiao Zi, I wasn’t lying to you.”

Xiao Zi was still indecisive. It was rare for Aunt Yu to have time alone with the Old Master; surely, she wouldn’t want to be disturbed. So she said, “But since the Old Master is inside, it’s best not to disturb them. If Aunt Yu blames us, I can’t bear that.”

“It won’t happen, Sister Xiao Zi. Just think, Thirtieth Aunt loves flowers the most. Seeing such beautiful flowers will surely make her happy, and she wouldn’t blame us. She might even reward us!”

With that, Xiao Zi was somewhat tempted.

Seeing this, the maid seized the opportunity and added, “This maid heard that flowers have the effect of… of what? Encouraging feelings. If the Old Master smells them, he’ll definitely be even more affectionate towards Thirtieth Aunt.”

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true. This maid wouldn’t dare lie to Sister Xiao Zi.”

Indeed, at Thirtieth Aunt’s place, Xiao Zi was a first-rank maid; it would be too easy for her to deal with a lie, and the maid wouldn’t dare to speak recklessly.

“Alright then, take them inside, but make sure to come out quickly, and don’t disturb the Old Master and Aunt Yu’s rest.”

“Yes!” The maid held the flowers, turned around, and smiled smugly.

Originally just a third-rank maid, she wasn’t allowed to walk into the Master’s room, but with the approval of a first-rank maid, things were different.

After delivering the flowers, the maid quickly retreated.

“Prince, how long do we need to wait here?” Xuexue asked, bored, from the rooftop.

Long Rui looked up at the starry sky and said, “The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, my dear wife, why don’t we enjoy the scenery?”

Prince, you have a big heart. The roof is temporarily safe, but if we’re discovered by the guards below, it’ll be terrible for us.

Xuexue rolled her eyes and said, “Hmm! It’s nice, but if we get discovered, Prince, don’t run off by yourself; you have to carry me.”

Long Rui: “My dear wife, even if I lose myself, I’d never leave you behind.”

A cool breeze brushed over the rooftop, coupled with the starry sky. If not for the location, it was quite a pleasant environment.

And so, the two of them lay on the roof of The Richest Man Under the Heavens’ house, chatting sporadically.

Suddenly, a scream came from inside the house…

“Ah…!”

“Aunt! Aunt, what happened to you?”

All the maids guarding the door rushed over upon hearing it…

“What’s wrong? What happened?”