Zu An noticed that the maids had tactfully withdrawn into the distance. Of course, there was no way they could leave completely. Apart from the emperor, no other man was allowed to interact with these concubines one on one. He lowered his voice and said with a smile, “I would love to come here every day, but I fear his majesty wouldn’t be too happy about that.”

A blush immediately appeared on Concubine Bai’s cheeks. She harrumphed. “You’re getting bolder and bolder; you even dare to tease me!” She was clearly annoyed, but because she was soft-spoken, it was still nice to listen to.

“Does your highness have some amnesia? We even swung on the swing together last time.” Zu An wasn’t really saying such things out of perversion, but rather because he wanted to try and see what kind of a relationship she really had with the emperor. She was working for both the emperor and the Devil Sect, so he had no idea which side she leaned more toward. It was something that...