After jotting it down, the masked young woman tucked away the notebook and writing brush, then pulled a steamed bun from the pouch at her waist.
As she bit into it, she watched the eastern horizon slowly change color and brighten.
’This meat bun is so good. I need to ask the Captain for more later. He still owes me a cup of boba milk tea and hasn’t paid me back. I must remind him to pay me back as soon as possible the next time I see him.’
Thinking of the sweet, creamy, magical drink, the masked young woman glanced down toward the courtyard.
’I wonder if Fairy Bai can give us more boba milk tea. Since she is here... should I just ask her directly?’
While she debated whether to ask Bai Hanyun for a cup of boba milk tea or not, Bai Hanyun finished bathing and put on a gorgeous blue dress that Feng Xiyan had prepared for her.
When she walked back to the dressing room, Bai Hanyun looked at the door and said, "Xiao Cui, I’m done bathing. You can come in now."
Hearing this, Xiao Cui opened the door and entered with four maidservants, each carrying a tray.
Looking at the trays filled with jade, gold, and silver accessories, Bai Hanyun was speechless.
"..." Feng Xiyan is so generous. I wonder how wealthy he must be to keep giving out these treasures without a second thought.
While Bai Hanyun was calculating the value of the accessories, the maidservants placed them neatly on the large dressing table.
Xiao Cui smiled at Bai Hanyun and explained, "Miss Bai, the Young Master said these are all for you. If there is nothing you like from this batch, he said, you may go to the storage room and choose for yourself."
After saying that, Xiao Cui took out a bunch of keys and presented them to Bai Hanyun with both hands.
The moment Bai Hanyun saw them, she recognized the keys to the storage rooms where Feng Xiyan kept the Dong Zhu and other treasures.
Swallowing hard, Bai Hanyun barely managed to say, "..... This is too precious. I can’t take it."
The moment Xiao Cui and the others heard this, they immediately dropped to their knees.
Startled by their sudden kneeling, Bai Hanyun unconsciously took a step back and asked in shock, "What are you all doing?"
Lowering their heads, Xiao Cui and the four maidservants said in unison, "Miss Bai, please accept the keys."
Noticing their anxious expressions, Bai Hanyun quickly held Xiao Cui’s arm and said, "Please, get up first. If there is anything, we can slowly talk it over."
Xiao Cui shook her head and insisted, "Miss Bai, please accept the keys. Otherwise, Steward Huang will punish us."
Although it wasn’t true that Huang Wenping would punish them, Xiao Cui and the others feared failing their task and being cast out of the Great General’s mansion.
With the Central Continent in turmoil and hit by countless natural disasters and prolonged drought, they knew they wouldn’t survive long outside.
Helpless before their pleading, Bai Hanyun finally said, "Alright, alright. Please get up first."
Hearing this, Xiao Cui’s eyes lit up. She asked carefully, "Then... Miss Bai, will you accept the keys?"
Thinking she could return them to Feng Xiyan later, Bai Hanyun took the keys and said, "Yes. Now, can you all get up?"
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With a smile, Xiao Cui guided Bai Hanyun to sit before the dressing table and said, "Miss Bai, you have such smooth and long hair. What kind of hairstyle would you like? This servant knows many styles."
Hearing that Xiao Cui would help with her hair, Bai Hanyun turned on her phone and showed her a picture. Although the phone had no signal, she could still open the gallery and other offline apps without a problem.
When Xiao Cui saw the picture of a woman, she screamed in fright and exclaimed, "T–there is a woman trapped inside that black box!"
Bai Hanyun was speechless at Xiao Cui and the other maidservants’ reactions.
"..." Why are you all acting like you have seen a ghost?
Remembering Feng Xiyan’s own reaction when she’d first introduced modern items, Bai Hanyun patiently explained, "This is a phone, and this is a photo. There is no woman inside this phone."
Hearing this, Xiao Cui slowly calmed down and carefully asked, "Miss Bai, so... that woman isn’t actually trapped inside this black box?"
Bai Hanyun shook her head, then turned on the camera. She aimed it at Xiao Cui and snapped a photo.
When the flash brightened the room, Xiao Cui and the others froze, staring at Bai Hanyun with awe and fear.
After editing the photo, Bai Hanyun showed it to Xiao Cui. "See? I just took your photo. Isn’t it better than those portraits painted by those famous painting masters?"
Looking at her own image, Xiao Cui’s fear melted into amazement. She leaned closer and asked in surprise, "Is... this really this servant?"
Bai Hanyun nodded, then took photos of the others one by one, editing each before showing them. "The camera is a basic feature of a phone. It’s very convenient. Do you like the photo?"
Nodding eagerly, Xiao Cui and the others replied, "This servant likes it very much."
Grinning at them, Bai Hanyun added, "When I go back later, I will print these photos out and give them to Feng Xiyan. You guys can get them from him then."
Hearing her call Feng Xiyan by name, Xiao Cui and the maidservants were stunned. They secretly thought that their Young Master must truly adore this Miss Bai to allow such intimacy.
Not knowing what they were thinking, Bai Hanyun asked, "Xiao Cui, can you do that hairstyle?"
Snapping back to her senses, Xiao Cui quickly bowed and replied, "This servant will do my best."
As Bai Hanyun and Xiao Cui chatted about the situation in the city and the lives of common folk while doing Bai Hanyun’s hair, the masked young woman sat on the rooftop, took out her small notebook and writing brush again.