Su Zixi opened her eyes feeling a bit bewildered.
She scratched her still somewhat itchy cheeks, not sure if it was her imagination, always feeling that she'd been bitten by mosquitoes after falling asleep, but she remembered there were never any mosquitoes in her room, and besides, it was already autumn.
She turned over and checked the time—it was just eight o'clock.
Jingyao probably hadn't come back yet.
Su Zixi crawled out of bed, put on her coat, quickly washed her face, then left the room to look for something to eat downstairs.
As she walked into the dining room, she saw Uncle Li directing the servants to set a rich dinner on the table, which made her quite surprised, "Uncle Li, is this prepared for me?"
Uncle Li saw her and smiled gently, "Young Mistress, you're awake. Yes, the young master is back; he's in the study."
Su Zixi's eyes lit up.
...
She immediately went to the study with a plate of washed fruits to find him.
