"Yidao, whatever you do, don't tell anyone." Shangguan Haitang looked at him and said at once.
Guihai Yidao opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something. His tiger-like eyes gleamed faintly as they fell on Shangguan Haitang.
"No need to say more. Let's go—Big Brother is in danger right now." Shangguan Haitang shook her head, glanced at Jiang Xingxing, sighed, and turned to leave.
Guihai Yidao hurried after her. The two walked side by side and swiftly departed.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Jiang Xingxing covered her mouth and did not dare say another word.
"Senior Brother, I was wrong..." Jiang Xingxing watched the two leave, then looked at Su Changqing.
The Imperial Guard was entirely male. For Shangguan Haitang to become the chief Suppression Commissioner of the Xuan Division and the mistress of Number One Manor Under Heaven, no one knew how much hardship she had endured.
"Senior Sister doesn't blame you. She would have found out sooner or later anyway." Su Changqing shook his head.
Jiang Xingxing froze at his words.
"From now on, just call me by my name. We must not let the Suppression Bureau learn of our senior brother-senior sister relationship," Su Changqing said.
"Alright, I'll remember that," Jiang Xingxing hurriedly replied.
Su Changqing and Jiang Xingxing left Dragon Guarding Villa and returned to the Commander's Courtyard of the Suppression Bureau.
Meanwhile, at Youyun Workshop in Chang'an City, the lingering notes in the air came from the performance of Feng Qingxue, the foremost courtesan.
Inside a large ship, it was dim and quiet, with no candles lit.
Before a round table sat two figures. One was a black-clad eunuch with a delicate, jade-like face—it was Yu Huatian.
The other held a folding fan. He was striking in appearance, dressed in flowing