Lin Zao guessed at the intentions of the Prince's steward, but kept a straight face and followed the steward to his seat.
Huang Xiaohu, who was standing next to her, also shamelessly sat close to her.
The butler led her to a seat near the front, and right next to her sat the man in black. There were quite a few other people sitting there, but the main seat was empty.
Because Lin Zao looked unfamiliar and was personally led to his seat by the butler, many people at the scene turned their attention to him, wanting to see who this person was.
However, after the butler led Lin Zao to a seat, he smiled and left, leaving Lin Zao alone to face the gazes of everyone present.
Lin Zao paid no attention to the ill intentions, curiosity, or flattery in everyone's eyes, but instead focused her attention on the man in black beside her.
The man in black sat upright with his arms crossed, eyes closed and expressionless, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.
The atmosphere was disrupted by the arrival of Prefect Li Zheng.
"Greetings, Your Excellency the Prefect..."
"Greetings, Prefect."
"I apologize for keeping you all waiting. I am late, so I will first punish myself with a cup of wine." Li Zheng laughed heartily and cupped his hands to the crowd present.
"You're too kind, sir..."
Everyone in the room stood up and chatted warmly with the prefect. Even the man in black next to Lin Zao opened his eyes and stood up, although he still maintained a silent and aloof expression.
"Brother Wang, stand up quickly, lest the prefect notice you..." Huang Xiaohu saw that Lin Zao was still sitting comfortably in the chair, so he quickly whispered a reminder and reached out to help her up.
He didn't want to be driven away by the prefect in a fit of anger before he could even get comfortable clinging to him.
Even if my brother and the steward are related, how could they possibly have as much power as the prefect?
Before Huang Xiaohu could grab her hand, Lin Zao turned aside and stood up as Huang Xiaohu wished.
She didn't want to be too special or attract too much attention.
After Li Zheng punished himself with a cup of wine, he sat in the head seat. The steward stood behind him and waved to a maid outside the door. The maid bowed and walked out.
Seeing this, the others sat down one by one.
At this moment, the people in the room were glancing towards the door, as if they were expecting something. Even Huang Xiaohu, who was standing next to Lin Zao, kept turning his head to look.
Based on the behavior of these people, Lin Zao had already guessed what kind of activity was going to take place, and he scoffed inwardly.
This Prefect Li is really going all out, bewitching these people, but he doesn't realize how they'll have to repay him.
Sure enough, a short while later, more than ten beautiful young girls floated in from outside the door, dressed in flowing fairy dresses, their lotus-like steps light and graceful, as if they were about to take flight.
Even Lin Zao, a woman herself, couldn't help but glance at it.
"Slap slap slap"
Prefect Li, who was sitting at the head of the table, suddenly clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention away from the girls.
"I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the dancers of this household, so I won't say much more. However, the young master Wang who has just entered the household today is the savior of my son..."
Before Li Zheng could finish speaking, he turned his gaze to Lin Zao, his face showing an expression of deep gratitude:
"To express my gratitude to Young Master Wang, I have specially arranged for these dancers to prepare a new performance for everyone. I hope all of you heroes will be pleased."
After saying that, he revealed a meaningful smile.
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