"Besides, our master..."
Xiao Liu had wanted to say that their master had been an eunuch, so how could he possibly have any intention of taking a wife or concubines? But then he felt that would damage their master's dignity.
Yuan Wu gave him a heavy sidelong glance. "Our master's feelings for Miss Su are... the kind of appreciation a man has for a woman."
Xiao Liu was stunned, but he quickly recovered. "Then... then if he likes her, so be it. As long as our master likes her, can't we just bring her back?"
"Eunuchs who took wives and concubines weren't unheard of. There were even some in the palace who had relationships with palace maids..."
"Ahem, so what if our master brings a few women home? Could the emperor really dare refuse?"
Xiao Liu reckoned that as long as she was not a princess or commandery princess, the old emperor absolutely would not refuse.
Yuan Wu sighed.
"It's not that simple."
If that were all there was to it, then even if he had to use a few underhanded tricks, he would help their master bring her back and fulfill his wish.
Xiao Liu disagreed. "She's just a country girl. Letting her come serve our master is something her Su ancestors would have had to pray for through burning incense. Could they really refuse?"
Yuan Wu glanced at him. "You may actually have guessed right."
"You've already asked around the village about what kind of person Old Master Su is. There's no way he would sell his daughter for glory just to obtain wealth and status."
"And that Miss Su probably wants even less to have any connection with our master."
"If she wanted to curry favor with him, she should have come up the mountain yesterday morning,