Once Nan Jihan was seated, Ji Bo gave the dancers a pointed look. Without missing a beat, the two women approached Nan Jihan and each took a side. Their delicate fingers found their way to Nan Jihan. One of them poured wine for him. The other massaged his shoulder.

Disgust flashed through Nan Jihan’s face. Barely managing to stop himself from throwing them out, he seized the hands wandering all over his body. The guard stepped out to dismiss the girls. The dancers had no choice but to go back to serving Ji Bo.

Ji Bo drank some wine and laughed. “It’s said that Your Majesty never lays a hand on the stunning women in your harem. An uninformed mind would’ve assumed you are into men. However, I know you must have grown to dislike the impure women since you’ve seen the most stunning beauty.”

Nan Jihan could tell that Ji Bo was testing him. He put on a polite smile. “That’s not the case. I simply don’t like...