"That's good, that's good." Qiu Honglei breathed a sigh of relief.

Zuan asked curiously, "Why are you suddenly asking that?"

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually," Qiu Honglei said hesitantly after a moment, her eyes flickering. "Don't take the Crown Prince too seriously. Just leave work when it's time to leave each day and don't linger."

Zuan stared into her eyes: "Are you saying this because something is going to happen?"

“Nothing happened,” Qiu Honglei said, her expression calming down. “I just heard that eunuchs and palace maids from the Eastern Palace are frequently disappearing mysteriously, and I was worried that something might happen to you too.”

Zuan felt a warmth in his heart: "Thank you, Red Tears, but I should be able to protect myself now."

Qiu Honglei hummed in agreement, clearly not wanting to talk any longer: "Now that I see you're alright, I'm relieved. I'll head back now."

"Are you leaving so soon?" Zuan was a little reluctant to see them go.

Qiu Honglei turned around and looked at him with a half-smile: "You just finished messing around with another woman, and now you're bothering me. Don't you think you're a bit of a jerk?"

Zuan smiled wryly and said, "You know that's not what I meant."

Qiu Honglei snorted: "It's getting late, I have to go back. There are a lot of things waiting to be dealt with in the sect."

Zu An hurriedly said, "If you need any help in the future, just ask. I'm a member of the imperial court now, so maybe I can look after you in the future."

Qiu Honglei pointed to the surrounding houses: "The last court official who colluded with us was just executed and his entire family wiped out. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?"

Zuan: "..."

"I'm only helping you, not the evil cult."

"Hmph, helping me is the same as helping the Demonic Sect?"

Despite saying this, Qiu Honglei felt much better: "Your kindness makes our acquaintance worthwhile. Hope we meet again someday."

With that, she lightly touched the ground with her toes, and her skirt fluttered as she flew out.

Zuan hurriedly waved from behind: "Oh right, I forgot to mention, your eyebrows look even better today than usual."

Hearing his words, Qiu Honglei turned around and smiled sweetly. It was worth it for me to dress up for him this time.

The next day, when Zu'an entered the palace, he would recall Zheng Dan's gentle and graceful demeanor from the previous day, and then Qiu Honglei's smile as she turned away. They were truly charming in their own way, making it hard to say which was better.

Scumbag!

He even felt a little contempt for himself.

They arrived at the Eastern Palace quickly. Someone verified his identity and led him to the Crown Prince's study.

"The Crown Prince is inside. Go and report to him yourself."

Zu An nodded and announced from outside the door, "Zu An, the newly appointed attendant to the Crown Prince, requests an audience with the Crown Prince."

"Come in quickly, come in quickly," came the prince's voice from inside.

Just by listening to the sound, one could imagine how excited the fat man was. Zu An couldn't help but chuckle. He pushed open the door and went in, when suddenly a warning signal arose as a gust of wind swept in.