Zu An sighed in relief when he saw that she had agreed. “Then I’ll have to trouble the lady this time.”

Nan Xun smiled and said, “Young master, Lady Kong normally does not interfere with matters at all. She really has treated the young master with special favor this time.”

“Nan Xun!” Kong Nanwu reprimanded her. Nan Xun stuck out her tongue and said nothing else.

Zheng Dan was surprised. Why does this courtesan queen instead sound like a servant when those two women talk? But this Nan Xun has an incredible reputation… And with her temperament, how could she be willing to serve another? But she quickly tossed that thought to the back of her mind.

Zu An chuckled and said, “I’m afraid that there’s no way for me to repay this gratitude properly. If you don’t find it beneath you, I can offer you my body.” With how he was now, there was no way he would be swayed so easily by a few words. After all, this master and servant might just be working together to throw him off.

Zheng Dan smiled. After having known Zu An for so long, she already...