Chapter 250 — A Reminder
Purple Streets of Chang'an · Page 4 of 4
Half dreaming, half awake, she seemed to hear someone beside her say, "...Don't wake her. Let her get a good sleep!"
When she woke the next day, the wind was indeed raging and the rain falling in sheets outside.
Song Yan was already awake, sitting on the kang and looking at something. Seeing her wake, he smiled. "Good thing you reminded me yesterday—a century-old parasol tree over by the flower hall snapped clean through." He clicked his tongue. "The whole middle of the trunk was hollow."
Dou Yan said, "It's trees like that, a hundred years old, that I fear most—they look thick and sturdy, but the middle's all hollow, and there's no telling when they'll come down." She sighed. "A pity we have to make the home visit today. I wonder if the roads will be passable?"
"I've already sent men to scout the way," Song Yan said. "Hurry and get dressed. Once we've paid our respects to Father, we'll head for the Longhua Temple Lane."
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To my dear sisters and brothers reading this: posting the draft first, will hunt for bugs in a bit.
o(n_n)o~
ps: Let me recommend a book by Yun Ni, *The Auspicious Hour Brings the Doctor*. Book number 2689522. Synopsis: Yang Mo, a modern internal medicine doctor, returns to her former life, where a fate of bitter hardship is destined to become radiant, dazzling, and full of color; with her unparalleled modern experience, wealth and glory will be hers for the taking.
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