Arriving One After Another

Although he had just been seriously considering how to secure Zhou Mo, this crucial witness,

now that he heard Zhou Mo had come to him of his own accord, Sun Shaozong's first instinct was instead to keep his distance—after all, the uncontrollable variables between "taking the initiative" and "being passive" differed by far more than a little.

For now, he did not know why Zhou Mo had come looking for him, much less what circumstances Zhou Mo was currently in.

If things went wrong, this so-called key witness could turn into a hot potato.

It would be one thing if trouble fell upon him alone, but if it implicated his wife and children, how could Sun Shaozong bear it?

Sun Shaozong now understood why time-travel novels always talked about how "those with permanent property possess permanent resolve," and why armies assembled from respectable families had greater fighting strength.

Pah!

Put plainly, people with families could not risk defying orders, making them easier for rulers to enslave!

But the problem was...

There were not many capable hands in Dali Temple. Even if he wanted to send someone to sound out Zhou Mo's intentions, he could not find a suitable candidate at the moment.

Just as he was wrestling with this dilemma, a petty official hurried over from outside. He had originally intended to report something to Wang Biao, but seeing Sun Shaozong standing nearby, he quickly changed direction and bowed. "My lord, someone else has come with word from outside. Princess of Beijing has come to pay a visit, and she specifically asked to see you!"

The Long-Legged Princess Consort had arrived?

This had actually been arranged between them. Given Wei Ying's usual temperament, since the Niu family had already come knocking, how could she possibly lag behind?

That was why