After staring at her for a while, until Nanxun started to tremble, Kong Nanwu finally looked away and leisurely lay back down on the soft chair: "Let's go back."
"Yes!" Nan Xun answered respectfully, then slightly opened the carriage door, gave an instruction to the maids and servants outside, and the carriage slowly drove towards Hongxiuzhao.
"Brother-in-law, last time you said you were going to the Red Sleeve Pavilion to investigate a case, how come the courtesan has come knocking on our door?" Chu Youzhao, who was not far away, watched the carriage slowly disappear into the distance, her face looking rather unpleasant.
Zuan was in a bit of a headache. Chu Yan wasn't around, and he still had to explain all this to a little girl. It was really too difficult: "Who told my brother-in-law to be so sociable and popular? Both men and women like me. If you don't believe me, look at those two over there. They're men, but they keep smiling at me."
Following his gaze, Chu Youzhao indeed saw Pei You and Gao Ying. Upon seeing her, the two immediately revealed even brighter smiles.
Brother Zu must be introducing us to his brother-in-law, right? Well, we should naturally act friendly.
"Perverts!" Unfortunately, the smiles of the two men took on a different meaning in Chu Youzhao's eyes. She nervously pulled Zu An, "Brother-in-law, don't get so close to men."
Many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital had the habit of keeping male concubines, and Chu Youzhao had naturally heard of this as well.
After thinking it over, she decided it was better to let her brother-in-law go out and have affairs than to mess around with other men.
Ugh... Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.
“Brother Zu, that courtesan is truly devoted and affectionate. Such an extraordinary woman is truly admirable.” Zheng Dan walked over with a smile, with Sang Qian, who had become taciturn, beside her.
"Haha, we're just ordinary friends..." Zuan chuckled, thinking to himself that having many female confidantes is great, but once you meet them, it's a battleground.
Fortunately, he heard some noise from the other side and hurriedly said, "The boat is about to depart. I'll get on first. It's cold outside, you should go back quickly."
As their parting was imminent, the women forgot about their jealousy. Chu Youzhao, Zheng Dan, and the others waved goodbye to him, saying, "Take care on your journey!"
His tone was full of worry. Zheng Dan knew that his journey was likely to be fraught with danger. Chu Youzhao was unaware of these things, but the thought of being separated for so long made her equally worried.
Zu An nodded, then looked at Sang Qian: "Little Qian, we're about to part ways. Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Feeling the gazes of everyone, Sang Qian's face flushed slightly. She thought to herself, "What can I possibly say to you? This guy is really shameless."
Despite thinking this to herself, she still said, "Brother Zu, I wish you a safe journey!"
From any perspective, she didn't want anything to happen to Zu'an.
Zuan laughed heartily: "With so many of you worried about me, I'll definitely come back safely no matter what."
Watching his departing figure laughing, Murong Qinghe thought to herself that although her brother-in-law, Brother Chu, was a bit thick-skinned, he was indeed very magnanimous.
After the group boarded the ship, it quickly set sail. The delegation members stood on the deck and waved goodbye to their families who had come to see them off.
Gao Ying and Pei You arrived at Zu An's side and looked at the beautiful young women waving to him in the distance. They couldn't help but feel envious: "Brother Zu is really blessed with good fortune in love."
"Sigh, having too many women can be troublesome. They almost got into a fight just now, and I was caught in the middle, which was really difficult." Although Zuan said it was troublesome, Versailles' meaning was obvious.
Gao Ying: "..."
Pei You: "..."
Zuan laughed and put his arm around the two of them, saying, "Why didn't I see any of your family members come to see you off?"
Pei You said, "I told them not to come, so that their crying wouldn't affect their mood."
Gao Ying said, "I don't have any close relatives at home. Rather than pretending to socialize with them, I'd rather save myself the trouble."
"Haha, you two are quite open-minded. It's good to travel together, so you won't be lonely." Zu An laughed. He knew that Pei You was too young and didn't know the meaning of sorrow, so he didn't feel anything about parting. Gao Ying, on the other hand, had a problem with his status. Although he was nominally a member of the Liu family, he was only a nephew of the Liu family and could not be considered a direct descendant, so he inevitably felt like a guest.
The two men laughed heartily: "It's a good opportunity to ask Brother Zu for advice on how to attract women along the way."
“That’s simple, just use Pan, Lu, Deng, Xiao, and Xian…” Zu’an then explained the specific meaning of each word to the two of them, leaving them stunned and completely in awe.
After the group had been chatting and joking for a while, a guard came to report: "My lords, Lord Sang requests your presence."
The group immediately dropped their frivolous smiles, knowing that Sang Hong must have something important to say to them.
As the imperial envoy, Sang Hong held the highest position in the group, so his room was naturally the largest and most luxurious, even divided into a living room, bedroom, study, and so on.
In addition, Jinpai Eleven and Zuan's rooms are also good, as they are not far from Sang Hong's room. Of course, Jinpai Eleven has not appeared yet, so that room is still empty, but we still have to prepare one.
Pei You and Gao Ying also had separate rooms. Although they both held some official positions, they were all idle and nominal. The main reason for their different treatment was that they represented their respective families.
As for the rest, they basically need to share a room in the dormitory with several other people.
"Please have a seat, everyone." Sang Hong smiled slightly when he saw Zu An.
"Greetings, Lord Sang." Pei You and Gao Ying muttered to themselves, everyone said that Sang Hong was ruthless and taciturn, but today it seems that the rumors are not quite right.
"There's no need for such formalities, everyone. We'll need to work together to make our trip to Yunzhong County possible," Sang Hong replied.
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