Bi Linglong replied, “The Director of the Imperial Secretariat Pei Ming has two sons, Pei Zuo and Pei You. The one who they sent was Pei You. He’s always been sharp, and he’s also a well-known figure among the Pei clan’s younger generation.”

Zu An thought to himself, The ones who are coming aren't the best after all. Looks like the crown prince’s faction did think this through. He thought that it might have been Big Manman, but it seemed he might have been overthinking it.

“What is it? You seem to be a bit disappointed,” Bi Linglong asked out of curiosity.

“It’s nothing.” Zu An obviously wouldn’t be so stupid as to mention another woman in front of the girl in front of him. “Right, are you guys close to the Pei clan?” he asked. Why did he seem to recall Pei Mianman saying that their clan was part of King Qi’s faction?

Bi Linglong shook her head. “It’ll take a while to explain our relationship. To put it simply, the Pei clan is split into two parties. The first...