"This humble woman, Diao Chan, greets Your Excellency," the woman in pink said, bowing slightly to Wang Han.
“Diao Chan.” Upon hearing this, Wang Han looked Diao Chan over carefully a few more times, and then said, “I once said that as long as she could bring my Golden Hammer into the courtyard, I would reward her with fifty gold pieces and invite her to become my retainer. You have done it.”
Wang Han instructed Xi Zhicai, "Zhicai, go and fetch fifty taels of gold."
"My lord, please wait." Upon hearing this, Diao Chan shook her head and asked Wang Han, "Can I refuse the fifty gold pieces?"
"Oh." Upon hearing this, Wang Han smiled and looked at Diao Chan, asking, "Then what do you want?"
"I want you to promise to do something for me in the future?" Diao Chan said earnestly, looking at Wang Han.
"Tell me what it is," Wang Han said. "But I've made it clear beforehand: I will not kill my fellow countrymen without cause, I will not do what I don't want to do, and I will not serve anyone."
"I haven't decided yet, but you just said you won't do things you don't want to do," Diao Chan said with a smile. "You wouldn't go back on your word to a weak woman like me, would you?"
“Of course not,” Wang Han said seriously. “If I say I’ll do something for you, I will definitely do it. I’m just afraid you might ask me something that would put me in a difficult position, so I’m leaving myself some leeway.”
"That puts my mind at ease." Diao Chan nodded and said, "This humble woman will now take her leave."
"please."
"My lord, why didn't you invite her to be your retainer? Or ask her about her future?" Xi Zhicai asked after Diaochan left. "Such a beautiful and intelligent woman, it would be a pity to miss out on her like this."
“Her name is Diao Chan, and she is the goddaughter of Wang Yun, the Minister of Works,” Wang Han said. “She is not only beautiful, but also skilled in both literature and martial arts.”
"So, our lord already knew about this woman," Xi Zhicai said with a smile.
"That's not the point," Wang Han said speechlessly.
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