It was getting late, and Nong Yu was still in her room.

Xie Xian didn’t know how to face her.

To touch or not to touch, that was the question.

But he had to keep his word, otherwise it would seem too unusual.

Besides, they hadn’t eaten dinner yet, and Nong Yu was probably hungry too.

After the meal was prepared, Xie Xian went to Nong Yu’s room to find her.

As soon as he entered, he saw Nong Yu sitting idly on the bed. When she saw someone come in, her eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope.

But when she saw it was Xie Xian, the light instantly disappeared.

Nevertheless, she still put on her habitual smile and said: “Mr. Xie, you’re here.”

Xie Xian cleared his throat: “Miss Nong…”

“Just call me Nong Yu. Since Young Master Lu sent me to serve you, you needn’t be so polite.” Though her tone was gentle, Xie Xian could still hear that Nong Yu was somewhat unhappy.

After all, anyone would be unhappy being left alone all afternoon.

“Nong Yu, I’ve had servants buy some food. You must be hungry. Shall we eat together?”

Nong Yu readily agreed, then got up and followed Xie Xian to the main hall.

The table was laden with abundant dishes, and the rice had already been served.

“Don’t be nervous. Treat this as your own home.”

Nong Yu smiled shyly: “Thank you, Mr. Xie, but I have a question. Why are there only men in your household and no women?”

Here it comes!

Xie Xian felt alert rise within him and explained: “Oh, it’s like this. I came from Jianjiang.”

“This is my first visit to Haiyuan City. I initially thought I would meet Young Master Lu and return quickly, but I was concerned about bandits on the road.”

“So I didn’t bring any women with me, only bringing some servants and guards.”

“Now that Miss Nong Yu has arrived, you’ve certainly added color to this place!”

“Mr. Xie, you flatter me.”

At the dining table, the atmosphere often became easier.

Xie Xian chatted with her about this and that, while also asking about the situation in Haiyuan City.

Nong Yu was quite forthright and answered all his questions.

Seeing that the conversation was going quite smoothly, Xie Xian further asked: “Forgive my rudeness, but I heard that you, Nong Yu, are Young Master Lu’s… concubine. Is this true?”

Nong Yu, who had been picking up food with her chopsticks, suddenly stopped and bit her lip.

“It’s true.”

“But you needn’t worry. Young Master Lu has always been like this. I’m used to it already.”

Xie Xian instantly lost his appetite.

Giving away women. He had heard of such evil acts but never witnessed them.

He had originally thought this was an ordinary matter, but perhaps from spending too long in Taoyuan County, or perhaps from being with Fang Zheng for too long, now that it happened to him, he felt an indescribable aversion.

Xie Xian quickly adjusted his mindset and continued asking: “Is Nong Yu your real name? What’s your surname?”

“Nong Yu is a name given by Young Master Lu. He said my skin is like jade.” Nong Yu mechanically picked at her food, showing no expression: “My original name is Li Dahua.”

Li Dahua… this….

It sounded like a name given by ordinary people. Perhaps she had been abducted by Lu Renjie and taken as his own.

Xie Xian rubbed his nose and could only laugh awkwardly: “Dahua is a good name.”

Nong Yu’s eyes brightened: “Oh? You’re the first person to say this name is good. What’s good about it?”

“It’s unpretentious!”

Hearing herself praised, Nong Yu took a couple of bites of food from her bowl, using the bowl to hide a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.

“Mr. Xie, I’m tired. Why don’t we finish eating and rest early?”

“Oh.. good, good.” Xie Xian unconsciously quickened his pace.

After the meal, night had fallen.

Xie Xian washed up first, and then Nong Yu went to bathe.

In the bedroom, Xie Xian was still psyching himself up.

Though he had experienced that sort of thing before, this time was different!

The situation was different! This was his first time experiencing this.

What if he couldn’t control himself and said something wrong?

Would the bedroom pleasure be reported to Lu Renjie? That would be truly disgusting.

Forget it! After all, it’s for the common people!

I’ll sleep with her!

No.. that won’t do. This woman is being forced. It goes against the way of a gentleman.

What if she likes me? She smiled at me during dinner!

Xie Xian paced back and forth in the room, muttering to himself.

Until Nong Yu entered the door, he stopped pacing.

Now Nong Yu wore a white gauze robe, naturally reclining on the edge of the bed in her delicate shoes.

She looked at Xie Xian with watery eyes, saying nothing.

Xie Xian swallowed and asked: “Madam, are you willing to share a bed with me?”

“Heh, silly! What are you waiting for?”

“Wait… let me brew some tea first.”

Xie Xian took a deep breath. Damn, at this point there’s nothing more to say!

Just conquer her and be done with it!

Gulp, gulp, gulp. A pot of Fenghua Tower’s special tea went down his throat.

Xie Xian turned with a serious face: “Then please excuse Xie’s rudeness!”

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In the capital.

This month had been quite pleasant for Fang Zheng.

Everything was on track, with no special incidents.

Punctually going to and from work, holding hands with the princess, kissing.

Wandering around various industries with the Crown Prince.

King Wu had even invited him to dinner several times.

The only problem was that the spy he had sent out couldn’t be found!

When King Wu had inquired about him, he had sent two spies to King Wu’s mansion.

One of them had been caught, and the other he couldn’t find despite searching the mansion several times.

He didn’t know where this fellow had gone.

It made Fang Zheng quite anxious.

But there was nothing he could do. After all, he couldn’t forcibly search the king’s mansion.

He could only wait for the spy to reappear on his own.

On this day, just as he was about to lie down after finishing work, Xiao Tao came with a letter.

Seeing Fang Zheng on the verge of falling asleep, Xiao Tao hurriedly pushed him.

He shouted: “Young Master! There’s important news. A letter from Xie Xian!”

Fang Zheng immediately sat up: “Hmm? Let me see.”

After taking the letter and looking at it, Fang Zheng’s expression instantly became extremely serious.

“Bring me my Spring and Autumn Annals!”