Dusk deepened, and the lanterns at Spring Moon Tower had already been lit.
From a distance, the tower blazed with light.
Inside Spring Moon Tower, nearly everyone from the Two-Nation Envoy Delegation had passed out drunk.
Jiang Xiaobai swept his gaze around, then turned to Xie Yuniang. "Madam, I'll leave the people from the Two-Nation Envoy Delegation in your care!"
"Rest assured, young master. They're perfectly safe here at Spring Moon Tower."
Xie Yuniang smiled faintly. "It's just, hehe, those ten thousand taels..."
"Ask the people from the Two-Nation Envoy Delegation for it once they wake up!"
Jiang Xiaobai grinned. "If they refuse to pay, just shout at the top of your lungs that the Two-Nation Envoy Delegation has eaten its fill, wiped its mouth, and now wants to get away without paying!"
"Once you say that, they're bound to pay! Of course, if they still refuse, come to the Marquis's Residence and ask us for it!"
"All right!"
Hearing Jiang Xiaobai's assurance, Xie Yuniang relaxed.
Indeed, with the Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate backing the bill, everything would be easy enough to settle.
"Young master, let me see you out," Xie Yuniang said.
"No need. Just stay here and take good care of them!"
Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and glanced at Helian Zhaoyue, who lay slumped over the table. Then, smiling, he led Tang Ningshuang and the Elder Princess out of Spring Moon Tower.
"Jiang Xiaobai, those people from the Two-Nation Envoy Delegation..."
Once the three of them had boarded the carriage, Tang Ningshuang turned to him. "Are we really just leaving them there?"
After all, Helian Zhaoyue was the Princess of Northern Yu, a woman of exalted status.
Leaving her at Spring Moon Tower truly felt a little improper.
If things really blew up and His Majesty laid