Tan Qu had a gut feeling that the other man was up to no good.
But how could he refuse Yu Hai, who had always treated him with such thoughtful care?
"...Gui Long, this isn't appropriate. I'm just a commoner, not a subject of Qu, so I shouldn't get involved." Tan Qu's gaze shifted from the familiar new outfit. "I remember having an old set exactly like this, don't I? Why make two identical ones?"
Yu Hai changed into a new outfit every day, but Tan Qu had no such requirements. His clothes didn't need to be elaborate; they only had to be clean and neat enough not to offend.
There was even less need to make identical outfits.
"Alas, it's because I have no one I can use." Yu Hai sighed repeatedly, sounding pitiful. "You've been away from Qu for some time, so you probably don't know how dire things are. Circumstances are stronger than people; for the sake of the common folk, my lord had no choice but to compromise. And even so, that thief is still swaggering about, trying to drive my lord to his death. The ministers in court have been set against one another, and now everyone's hearts are scattered."
"Is Kang really so overbearing?"
Yu Hai replied, "The truly overbearing one is someone else!"
"You mean that Director of the Secretariat and Grand Tutor of Kang, Qi Shan?"
"Who else could it be? In his early years, he ran rampant all over the place and earned himself the nickname 'Evil Schemer.' He wasn't ashamed of it; he took pride in it. Even now, he refuses to mend his ways. From what I know of him, now that this petty man has gained power, he'll only become more brazen."
Seeing how heated Yu Hai was,