Beauty Under the Moonlight (Part Three)
The crescent moon hung in the night sky, and someone leaned back to watch the moon atop a small building in a garden.
A pink embroidered shoe swayed back and forth from the tip of an exquisitely shaped foot.
A gust of wind blew, and the trees swayed. The girl with her legs raised immediately brought her legs together and looked around.
Gu ShuBai’s unwavering figure remained atop the roof.
Balanced on just one foot, he was as steady as Mount Tai. It seemed that Gu ShuBai had perfectly learned the techniques that Tian Shu had taught them. After achieving mastery, he was even steadier than Tian Shu.
“You were the one who begged me to bring you up to the roof to view the moon, but now you’re scared?”
He moved from roof tile to roof tile like a crane flying past some wetland, creating a number of ripples on the water.
Was there any girl who was not afraid of the dark or of ghosts?
Yu Fu was not really afraid of ghosts. She just noticed the trees sway with the wind, and it looked a bit like a ghoul had reached out with its hand.
It seemed as if Gu ShuBai knew what she was thinking, as he sat next to her and pointed at the trees shrouded in shadows, “In truth, all of that is my hair. When the wind blows, it moves with it. It’s not a ghost.”
He turned his head and showed Yu Fu his long hair that was partially tied up. Sure enough, it was moving with the wind.
She reached out for the bottom of his hair, and the tips of his hair swirled around on the palm of her hand, tickling her and making her giggle.
After looking between the hair and the trees for a while, she was no longer afraid.
“Eldest brother, your hair tie has gotten loose. I’ll help you tie it up again.”
Gu ShuBai said: “You can’t even tie up your own hair. I heard that when you first came to the capital, you had a granny come and tie it up for you. Are you sure that you know how to use a hair tie?”
Though he said this, he did not hesitate in the slightest, handing the hair tie to Yu Fu.
Yu Fu nodded vigorously and suddenly realized that he had his back to her and could not see, “I do. Did eldest brother not see a few days ago? The fur near Pang Jiu’s ears got too long and was getting into its food bowl. I was the one who tied it up!”
She was actually comparing Pang Jiu’s fur to his hair.
Gu ShuBai laughed at the comparison, “It turns out that our Yu Fu was so amazing. I will need to learn how to tie up Pang Jiu’s fur when I get the chance.”
Yu Fu put a bit of strength into her hands and brought the hair together, “What will eldest brother learn this for?”
“I’ll learn it to tie up your hair.”
Yu Fu’s hands stopped, and a sudden gust of wind blew past and pulled the hair tie from his hair, scattering his long and inky-black hair.
He turned his head, and half of his face was obscured by his hair, giving him an even gentler appearance. Holding the white hair tie, Yu Fu looked on and was at a complete loss.
Under the brilliant moonlight, your beauty remains unmatched.
With your elegant figure, feelings of concern quietly stir.*
She had always thought that those two lines from the poem were describing the beauty of a woman, but after today…
Of the many people in the world, they probably fit nobody other than Gu ShuBai.
“Give it to me.”
Yu Fu looked at him in a daze and only understood what he meant after a brief pause.
“Oh, here…”
Gu ShuBai smiled and received his hair tie before casually placing it on the back of his neck.
Not long later, the two saw a middle-aged man walk out under the moonlight, sneakily heading toward a certain courtyard.
That happened to be the direction of the manor’s private prison.
Gu ShuBai handed a pouch to Yu Fu. She had noticed the smell of candy since much earlier, casually plucking out a piece and placing it in her mouth.
“Eldest brother, you have one too.”
Yu Fu kept her eyes on Qi Zhou’s parting figure and casually brought a piece of candy up to his mouth. The latter looked at Qi Zhou then opened his mouth…
In a moment of carelessness, he caught her finger.
Yu Fu just felt something warm and moist on the tip of her finger. Caught off-guard, she turned her head.
This brought her face to face with his apologetic expression.
Following this, his lips slowly parted from the tip of her finger.
There was a taste that was hard to describe. Yu Fu was dazed. She was both embarrassed and reluctant to give up that feeling.
When the two sides fully parted, it was as though she felt an electric shock pass through her entire body.
He… He had actually lightly sucked on her fingertip!
“Un, very sweet.”
The piece of candy that she was holding between her fingers had already disappeared into his mouth, and his words had two meanings. Who knew if he was talking about her hand or the candy.
Or perhaps he was talking about both.
“Sure enough, steward Qi went. Then shall we…”
Tonight, they specifically chose this place to view the moon. It was specifically for the sake of waiting for Qi Zhou.
Now that Qi Zhou had gone to visit the prison, what would they do?
Gu ShuBai crossed his arms in front of his chest and casually leaned back on the roof, “We wait.”
Yu Fu’s mind wandered and suddenly saw a colorful cherry blossom below. She tugged on the corner of his clothes, “Eldest brother, I want a cherry blossom.”
She wanted a cherry blossom?
He sat up straight and followed Yu Fu’s gaze, immediately understanding the situation.
She wanted to use this to treat him like an errand boy and have him fetch her some cherry blossom!
“Very well, but I don’t know which one you want. How about I bring you along to pick one?”
Before Yu Fu could react, he picked her up, and the two soared into the air. Their figures soared through the night sky, floating like leaves in autumn and slowly landing on a branch.
The tree’s branches were so thin, so how could they bear the weight of two people?
Moreover, one of them was someone who knew nothing about how to adjust their weight. Although she was a young and thin girl, her weight was still a real concern.
Yu Fu was so afraid that she did not dare look down. She could only hug him tightly.
*TN: From a poem by Zhu Xi.
Beauty Under the Moonlight (Part Three)
The crescent moon hung in the night sky, and someone leaned back to watch the moon atop a small building in a garden.
A pink embroidered shoe swayed back and forth from the tip of an exquisitely shaped foot.
A gust of wind blew, and the trees swayed. The girl with her legs raised immediately brought her legs together and looked around.
Gu ShuBai’s unwavering figure remained atop the roof.
Balanced on just one foot, he was as steady as Mount Tai. It seemed that Gu ShuBai had perfectly learned the techniques that Tian Shu had taught them. After achieving mastery, he was even steadier than Tian Shu.
“You were the one who begged me to bring you up to the roof to view the moon, but now you’re scared?”
He moved from roof tile to roof tile like a crane flying past some wetland, creating a number of ripples on the water.
Was there any girl who was not afraid of the dark or of ghosts?
Yu Fu was not really afraid of ghosts. She just noticed the trees sway with the wind, and it looked a bit like a ghoul had reached out with its hand.
It seemed as if Gu ShuBai knew what she was thinking, as he sat next to her and pointed at the trees shrouded in shadows, “In truth, all of that is my hair. When the wind blows, it moves with it. It’s not a ghost.”
He turned his head and showed Yu Fu his long hair that was partially tied up. Sure enough, it was moving with the wind.
She reached out for the bottom of his hair, and the tips of his hair swirled around on the palm of her hand, tickling her and making her giggle.
After looking between the hair and the trees for a while, she was no longer afraid.
“Eldest brother, your hair tie has gotten loose. I’ll help you tie it up again.”
Gu ShuBai said: “You can’t even tie up your own hair. I heard that when you first came to the capital, you had a granny come and tie it up for you. Are you sure that you know how to use a hair tie?”
Though he said this, he did not hesitate in the slightest, handing the hair tie to Yu Fu.
Yu Fu nodded vigorously and suddenly realized that he had his back to her and could not see, “I do. Did eldest brother not see a few days ago? The fur near Pang Jiu’s ears got too long and was getting into its food bowl. I was the one who tied it up!”
She was actually comparing Pang Jiu’s fur to his hair.
Gu ShuBai laughed at the comparison, “It turns out that our Yu Fu was so amazing. I will need to learn how to tie up Pang Jiu’s fur when I get the chance.”
Yu Fu put a bit of strength into her hands and brought the hair together, “What will eldest brother learn this for?”
“I’ll learn it to tie up your hair.”
Yu Fu’s hands stopped, and a sudden gust of wind blew past and pulled the hair tie from his hair, scattering his long and inky-black hair.
He turned his head, and half of his face was obscured by his hair, giving him an even gentler appearance. Holding the white hair tie, Yu Fu looked on and was at a complete loss.
Under the brilliant moonlight, your beauty remains unmatched.
With your elegant figure, feelings of concern quietly stir.*
She had always thought that those two lines from the poem were describing the beauty of a woman, but after today…
Of the many people in the world, they probably fit nobody other than Gu ShuBai.
“Give it to me.”
Yu Fu looked at him in a daze and only understood what he meant after a brief pause.
“Oh, here…”
Gu ShuBai smiled and received his hair tie before casually placing it on the back of his neck.
Not long later, the two saw a middle-aged man walk out under the moonlight, sneakily heading toward a certain courtyard.
That happened to be the direction of the manor’s private prison.
Gu ShuBai handed a pouch to Yu Fu. She had noticed the smell of candy since much earlier, casually plucking out a piece and placing it in her mouth.
“Eldest brother, you have one too.”
Yu Fu kept her eyes on Qi Zhou’s parting figure and casually brought a piece of candy up to his mouth. The latter looked at Qi Zhou then opened his mouth…
In a moment of carelessness, he caught her finger.
Yu Fu just felt something warm and moist on the tip of her finger. Caught off-guard, she turned her head.
This brought her face to face with his apologetic expression.
Following this, his lips slowly parted from the tip of her finger.
There was a taste that was hard to describe. Yu Fu was dazed. She was both embarrassed and reluctant to give up that feeling.
When the two sides fully parted, it was as though she felt an electric shock pass through her entire body.
He… He had actually lightly sucked on her fingertip!
“Un, very sweet.”
The piece of candy that she was holding between her fingers had already disappeared into his mouth, and his words had two meanings. Who knew if he was talking about her hand or the candy.
Or perhaps he was talking about both.
“Sure enough, steward Qi went. Then shall we…”
Tonight, they specifically chose this place to view the moon. It was specifically for the sake of waiting for Qi Zhou.
Now that Qi Zhou had gone to visit the prison, what would they do?
Gu ShuBai crossed his arms in front of his chest and casually leaned back on the roof, “We wait.”
Yu Fu’s mind wandered and suddenly saw a colorful cherry blossom below. She tugged on the corner of his clothes, “Eldest brother, I want a cherry blossom.”
She wanted a cherry blossom?
He sat up straight and followed Yu Fu’s gaze, immediately understanding the situation.
She wanted to use this to treat him like an errand boy and have him fetch her some cherry blossom!
“Very well, but I don’t know which one you want. How about I bring you along to pick one?”
Before Yu Fu could react, he picked her up, and the two soared into the air. Their figures soared through the night sky, floating like leaves in autumn and slowly landing on a branch.
The tree’s branches were so thin, so how could they bear the weight of two people?
Moreover, one of them was someone who knew nothing about how to adjust their weight. Although she was a young and thin girl, her weight was still a real concern.
Yu Fu was so afraid that she did not dare look down. She could only hug him tightly.
*TN: From a poem by Zhu Xi.
