Zu An cupped his hands and said, “This humble subject isn’t in his best condition, so I’ll withdraw for now.” At the same time, he sent a ki transmission to Bi Linglong. “Don’t worry, I got this.”

Even though she didn’t know what he could possibly do, this man had done the impossible again and again in the dungeon. Bi Linglong immediately calmed down. “In that case, then, I won’t keep Sir Zu any longer. Please rest well.”

She called in the lesser eunuchs after saying so, and she also sent some men to bring over Zu An’s medicines and gifts.

The empress figured that this was because Bi Linglong was embarrassed. She didn’t treat Zu An as an outsider, but how could a young lady like her be comfortable talking about such things in front of other men?

Zu An was surprisingly quick-witted as well, and chose to use the situation as an excuse to leave.

When Zu An left, the empress looked at Bi Linglong with a smile. “There’s no need to be scared; just let those older...