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The sky was clear, and the moonlight was as bright as daylight.

Fujiwara Reya flew down from the main building, glancing around like a thief.

The dim and cold main hall was lit only by flickering candle shadows, with no one in sight... Has everyone gone to sleep?

Yukino Ritsuko was also curiously observing.

Jade tiles, crane screens, light veils, and the strange wood patterns vaguely visible on the ceiling. Everywhere the eye could see exuded a sense of classical elegance.

"Where are we going?" Yukino Ritsuko gently held Fujiwara Reya's palm.

The beautiful and melancholic Snow Woman displayed a gentle and sweet demeanor like a doe, adding a special charm.

"I'm taking you to find Aunt Qing." Fujiwara Reya pulled her inward.

Meeting the elders already... Yukino Ritsuko, in a daze, was pulled by him, feeling as if her body was about to float into the air without strength. In the dark night, her innocent and pure face had a quiet beauty, matched with her snow-like silver hair, it was breathtakingly beautiful.

"So beautiful!" Fujiwara Reya said, lost in thought.

Yukino Ritsuko's cheeks faintly blushed, and her half-closed eyelashes seemed moist and pitiful. Without thinking, Fujiwara Reya picked her up, and she heard his rapid breaths.

Suddenly, her heartbeat also intensified fiercely.

"I can walk, put me down..."

"No," Fujiwara Reya gazed intently into her wide eyes, "I want to hold you."

"..." Yukino Ritsuko, like a maiden, was tightly held by him.

Her mind still felt empty, and upon contact with Fujiwara Reya's strong body, she felt flustered. Probably by instinct, she covered her face with both hands, and a feminine shyness surged in her heart, making her whole body weak, as if her limbs were paralyzed.

Cradling the beauty in his arms, Fujiwara Reya briskly ran through the corridor.

Yukino Ritsuko slightly lifted her head from his embrace, asking coldly, "Who is Aunt Qing?"

"The palace's butler."

"What do you need her for?"

"Well, since another lady is temporarily added to the wedding, preparations must be made overnight to be on time."

Upon hearing this, Yukino Ritsuko's gaze sharpened.

At this moment, Fujiwara Reya, holding her, felt a chilling cold emanating from the delicate body in his arms, seeping into his skin through his pores.

Mrs. Riho was very angry.

Her face was frostbitten, an expression that could not be easily soothed.

If she could fight back, Yukino Ritsuko would have instinctively frozen him with her Snow Woman powers to say a few heart-to-heart words. But fortunately, the Snow Woman's instinct also included a steadfast loyalty, once committed, she would follow him unwaveringly until death.

Fujiwara Reya held her a bit tighter.

This enchanting woman with a pure and gullible soul was the greatest treasure bestowed upon him by the heavens.

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On the other side of the palace, another pair of figures walked hand in hand back from the hot spring.

"Heading back to sleep?"

"I want to stop by Butler Kiyoshi's place."

"For what?"

"It's still early, can't sleep, and besides, I want to discuss the upcoming schedules."

"I'll go with you."

The corridors of the palace were covered with long carpets.

Stepping out of the hot spring, they walked barefoot step by step.

Arriving at the auxiliary hall where Butler Kiyoshi lived, Natsuki Kuri's heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat.

Kawashima Miki let out a cold sneer.

In the clear moonlight of the courtyard, a couple was approaching, whispering sweet words to each other.

"Snow Woman, can you take me to Hokkaido to see the snow?"

"What's so special about the snow?"

"I mainly want to see the place where you were born and the little room where you first lived."

"What kind of place do you think my little room was?"

"A very warm feeling. The kind you can't imagine when you see Miss Yukino outside..."

"Am I really that bad outside?"

"On the contrary, you're great outside, but at home, not so much. Were you like a lazybug when you were young, unable to do any housework?"

"Don't make me sound so terrible! I can cook my own meals, it's not like you haven't eaten them! Also, I did clean seriously. I even learned from my grandmother how to use lime residue to clean the sink's dirt!"

Under the gentle starlight, the silver-haired woman said this proudly, as if it were something extraordinary.

"Snow Woman, why are you so adorable?" Fujiwara Reya mischievously extended his finger to touch hers. For a moment, they touched, but it felt like a slow-motion scene from a movie, a moment worth savoring for a long time. Yukino Ritsuko frowned and tried to remove his hand but failed, so their fingers became entangled, repeatedly competing for territory at her elegant nose.

Arriving at Aunt Qing's door, just as Fujiwara Reya was about to knock, a clear voice called from behind.

"Won't you introduce such a beautiful sister to me first?"

?

Why is Miss Miki here!

Fujiwara Reya's heart felt a tremor of shock, and he looked over in the direction of the voice.

In the shadow at the end of the corridor, long black hair swayed in the wind, so dark it was almost invisible. Wearing a bathrobe and barefoot, Kawashima Miki gazed intently this way.

Countless cold winds swirled around her, lifting her long hair high, almost like a demonic dance.

The ghostly figure of Miss Miki standing in the dim light could scare anyone to a stupor.

"..."

Fujiwara Reya quickly thought of many excuses.

But in the end, he carried Yukino Ritsuko over, greeting Natsuki Kuri in passing: "Aunt, please tell Aunt Qing that another person will join the wedding tomorrow."