"Actually, this is quite nice," Huang Xiao said with a smile. He could tell that Zhao Xin'er still cared about him.
"Nice? Even those guards would disdain to take a post as a prison office guard, and you think it's nice?" Zhao Xin'er's face darkened. She had not expected Huang Xiao to accept such an arrangement. Could he really be disregarding his pride and dignity for a retainer's position? Was it all for power? If that was truly the case, she would have to reconsider her impression of him.
"I..." Huang Xiao was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure how to explain.
Seeing his troubled expression, Zhao Xin'er softened her tone a little and asked, "Do you have some difficulty you can't speak of?"
After an inward struggle, Huang Xiao summoned his courage and looked straight at Zhao Xin'er. "I... I just wanted to see you again! I don't care what standing a prison office guard has. This is still the imperial palace, after all. Here, I might still get to see you. If I left the palace, it would be far too difficult to see you."
After saying this, Huang Xiao could feel his heart pounding so violently that it was almost leaping into his throat.
Zhao Xin'er had not expected Huang Xiao to say such a thing so suddenly, and she froze for a moment as well.
After quite a while, a blush rose to her face, and she could not help chiding him softly, "You fool."
Hearing Zhao Xin'er's soft, gentle voice, Huang Xiao's heart gave a sudden tremble. Emotion surged within him. Her words were like heavenly music, leaving him utterly entranced.
Seeing Huang Xiao's somewhat dazed expression, Zhao Xin'er seemed to realize that her tone just now had betrayed her composure. She hastily gave