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As darkness fell, Chu Lingyun's tall and slender figure finally appeared before us.

"Brother Chu, you're back!"

The moment she saw him, Shen Qingtang's almond-shaped eyes lit up. She quickly stood up to greet him and softly asked, "I just brewed some tea. Would you like some now?"

Looking at that face so close to his, Chu Lingyun took a step back without making a sound, lowered his eyes, and said calmly,

"Alright... Miss Shen, you are not a servant, you don't need to serve me."

"I was saved by Brother Chu, so naturally I'm one of Brother Chu's people!"

Shen Qingtang was not discouraged. Instead, she poured a cup of tea and served it to him, smiling as she said,

"I know Brother Chu doesn't treat me like a servant, and I'm very grateful. But if Brother Chu doesn't let Tang'er serve me, what use is Tang'er in this mansion?"

Chu Lingyun slightly curled her lips.

"Miss Shen, please just consider yourself a guest here. Aren't I also staying at my junior sister's residence?"

"That's different. Brother Chu is Miss Liuli's senior brother."

Shen Qingtang sighed softly and pursed her lips, saying, "What is Tang'er anyway? She was saved by Miss Liuli and has no way to repay her. Does she expect her to eat and stay for free and be supported by her?"

Chu Lingyun couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He was by nature indifferent and not very talkative, and was rendered speechless by Shen Qingtang's few words.

"Then... do as you please."

He really didn't know what to say, so he raised his hand to cover his lips, "Miss Shen..."

"Call me Qingtang, or Tang'er."

Shen Qingtang bit her lower lip lightly, tears welling in her bright eyes, her voice tinged with melancholy.

"Brother Chu, Tang'er is no longer some rich young lady. Tang'er knows her place."

It is already a blessing from heaven that Tang'er can have a place to stay in the Princess's mansion.

If even Brother Chu can't get close to Tang'er, then Tang'er really doesn't know how to face herself...

"Don't say that, Shen... Qingtang, you'll get better."

Looking at those reddened eyes, Chu Lingyun felt rather helpless, as if he had done something wrong and made her cry.

"Then it's settled. From now on, Tang'er will treat you as her older brother, and you will call me Tang'er too!"

A smile finally appeared on Shen Qingtang's beautiful face. "Now that you're inside, take off your outer clothes. Tang'er will take them to wash them clean."

A loose nightgown has been prepared and placed on the bedside table. Brother Chu, please go and change.

"good……"

Chu Lingyun nodded, and waited quietly for her to leave before slowly taking off her clothes to change.

"Brother Chu, I'm coming in to get some clothes to wash."

Shen Qingtang asked through the window, and seeing him sitting at his desk silently flipping through a book, she moved both candles in the room to the front of the table.

"It'll be brighter so it won't hurt your eyes, Brother Chu. I live in the room next door. Just call me if you need anything tonight."

Chu Lingyun glanced at the candlelight and nodded silently.

"You have nothing to do tonight, go and rest."

He was really not used to having Shen Qingtang by his side. It was like a lake that had been dormant for many years, suddenly having a stone thrown in, breaking the long-standing tranquility.

……

After reading for a long time, Chu Lingyun reached out and touched the teacup.

The teacup was long gone, so he had to move his chair, get up, and go out to get more water.

"Brother Chu, would you like some tea?"

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingtang appeared at the door, carrying a pot of boiling water. Her beautiful face showed a hint of fatigue, but she smiled and said, "The water has been boiling for a while. I kept telling you to keep the water warm since I saw that your room hadn't been used for a long time."

"You... haven't gone to bed yet?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Lingyun's cool eyes.

"No, I just can't sleep anyway, so I'll just sit in the yard."

Shen Qingtang said casually, "I'll just refill your tea... Oh, by the way, I also asked the people in the manor for a few extra candles. The candles in your room are almost burned out, and you didn't even mention refilling them."

She poured herself some tea, then took a few candles to replace the old ones on the table before picking up the copper kettle and leaving.

Chu Lingyun sighed softly.

Shen Qingtang's attentive service made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Looking at that busy figure, Chu Lingyun didn't know what to say.

Shen Qingtang did not go back to her room to rest, but instead sat quietly in the courtyard, guarding his window.

After finishing the last page of the book, Chu Lingyun blew out the candle and prepared to go to sleep.

He glanced out the window for no apparent reason, only to see Shen Qingtang still asleep at the table in the courtyard.

The charcoal in the small stove had burned out, but the water in the copper kettle was still warm.

A feeling that was hard to describe welled up in Chu Lingyun's heart.

For a moment, he even had a disorientation that the person in front of him was his junior sister!

Years ago, in order to try the medicine, he brewed a dose of medicine according to the prescription in an ancient book and drank it. However, that very night he vomited and had diarrhea and was unable to get out of bed.

The master quickly administered acupuncture and massaged his uterus to drain the blood.

The junior sister was busy serving him tea and water, and helping him wash up.

To help him take a medicinal bath to detoxify, his fellow disciples went down the mountain overnight to gather herbs and chop firewood.

The junior sister tended the stove, brewing pot after pot of herbs, until she was so tired that she collapsed onto the table and fell asleep.

Back then, his junior sister also stayed by his side in the same way...

The way Shen Qingtang fell asleep from exhaustion was exactly the same as her junior sister back then!

Chu Lingyun walked up to her in a daze, stared at her blankly for a long time, and was reluctant to look away.

If only she were my junior sister...

"Brother Chu..."

Shen Qingtang slowly opened her eyes, then sat up as if startled awake. "You...you're still awake? Did I wake you?"

"No...why don't you go back to your room to sleep?"

A hint of pity flickered in Chu Lingyun's cool eyes. "It's late at night and the wind is chilly; you're likely to catch a cold."

Shen Qingtang's eyes widened like those of a startled fawn as she stammered...

"Oh, no... I saw the candle in your room was still lit, and I was afraid you wanted some tea, so, so..."

Brother Chu, I'm not very good at taking care of people. If I do anything wrong, please don't be angry.

"Don't do that again."

Chu Lingyun looked away and said quietly, "Go back to your room and sleep."

He knew Shen Qingtang's feelings, but she was never going to be his junior sister.

"Well, Brother Chu, you should go to bed early too."

Shen Qingtang saw a cold resistance in those clear, cold eyes.

A wave of sadness washed over her.

It's okay, she'll be able to warm his heart someday!

……

"That's great, at least there's some life in Senior Brother's room now!"

When Yin Liuli returned home that evening, she was not surprised at all when her mother told her that Shen Qingtang had entered Chu Lingyun's courtyard.

I was actually a little happy.

She's about to get married, but her senior brother, who is seven years older than her, is still single and doesn't even have the thought of getting married. How can this be?

If Shen Qingtang works hard, she might just become her sister-in-law!

Granny Jin pouted and said,

"She is, after all, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family, but now that she's fallen on hard times, does she even know how to take care of people?"

"Taking care of others is something you have to learn gradually."

Madam Zhen patted the old woman's hand and said with a smile, "I don't think that young lady from the Shen family is spoiled."

She's gentle and has beautiful features; who knows, she might even make a good match for Ling Yun.