Chapter 2264: Sisters Fooling Each Other

When she saw his reaction, Zhang Zitong was stunned at first, but she quickly realized to the implied meaning behind her earlier words. She immediately became embarrassed. “Sir, that’s not what I meant! Don’t misunderstand! But of course, if you want to... Ah! That’s really not what I meant!” She was normally extremely sharp when she handled cases, and she spoke eloquently too. But now, she stumbled over her words as if she didn’t even know how to speak anymore.

When he saw her reddened face and panicked expression, Zu An smiled. “Alright, I know that’s not what you meant. I wanted to nurture you into a Golden Token Envoy, but it seems that I need to make other arrangements now.”

Zhang Zitong immediately panicked. “Ah, I can continue to be an Embroidered Envoy, though!”

Zu An gave her an amused look. “The Embroidered Envoy has never gotten involved in political affairs. Don’t you think you're being a bit too greedy by getting involved in both sides?”

“Ah? I just didn’t want to lose my connection with Sir Eleven...” Zhang Zitong hurriedly explained. That was a memory she really cherished.

“Then you can make your choice now. You can continue to be an Embroidered Envoy, or you can start working for me.” Zu An’s eyes seemed to pierce straight through her thoughts.

“I...” Zhang Zitong immediately felt conflicted. She naturally wanted to stay by sir’s side, but her experiences as an Embroidered Envoy were something that she treasured a lot. She suddenly didn’t know which side to pick.

Zu An chuckled when he saw how conflicted she was. “Forget it, I’ll make an exception for you. You'll be reinstatedas a Silver Token Envoy, but you can't interfere with the Embroidery House’s concrete affairs. On top of that, you'll act as my secretary here to handle daily affairs. You'll also be assigned to become the Palace Commander, in charge of overseeing the guards in front of the palace hall.”

Zhang Zitong rubbed her ears in disbelief. When she finally processed what was happening, her eyes even became a bit red. “Thank you, sir!”

She naturally knew what kind of favor this was. She was probably the only Embroidered Envoy since its founding who could be a court member! Of course, someone special like Sir Eleven didn’t count. That wasn’t all, either! She was also going to command the palace guards.

She wasn’t grateful for the official position, but rather the trust he placed in her. Whether it was being a secretary or the Palace Commander, they were both positions that only the most trustworthy people would be placed in.

Sir really is too good to me.

Could it be that sir... likes me?

She felt even happier when she thought of that.

When he saw the rapid changes in her expression, Zu An couldn't help but smile. He'd gotten quite emotional when he heard about the Zhang clan’s story in the past.

The Zhao clan had ruthlessly hunted down the remnants of the previous dynasty, and yet at the time, the Zhang clan had still dared to take on the great risk of protecting the previous dynasty’s prince. That was also the reason why the entire clan had been eradicated. Even though he didn’t acknowledge the identity of the imperial grandson himself, how could he betray the blood that the loyal members of the Zhang clan had shed?

Besides, Zhang Zitong was quite charming in her own right. He admired her ability and disposition when they had worked together on several cases. This was a time when he just happened to be in need of people, so he chose her.

“Alright, stop wiping your tears on my clothes. Carefully explain the current situation with the Hub of Freedom to me, as well as everything you know about the Shadow Group.”

When Zhang Zitong returned to her senses, she asked worriedly, “Is sir going to go against the Hub of Freedom?”

“So what if I wanted to go against them?” Zu An asked.

Zhang Zitong gritted her teeth. “I will naturally help sir scheme if sir wants to act against them.” How could she still be divided at heart when he had already chosen to trust her? She had to make a clean break with everyone else.

Zu An nodded with satisfaction. “Don’t worry, the Hub of Freedom has earned their own merit to a certain extent, so how could I go against them? Going forward, I just want to place the right people in the right places as much as possible.”

Zhang Zitong sighed in relief. The Hub of Freedom had helped her, so she didn’t want to make them her enemy. Thus, she began to happily chat with him.

...

Meanwhile, in Yun Yuqing’s manor, the sisters both clenched their teeth in annoyance after finding out how many more rivals in love there were.

Zu An is too unfaithful! Just what do we do with all of these love rivals in the future?

Yun Yuqing wanted to borrow her big sister’s strength to form an alliance with her martial niece. They could then face these vixens together.

Yun Jianyue was actually a bit relieved. Even though she was upset, she didn’t want to participate in this battle between women. After all, there was no way her relationship with Zu An could be exposed. If that happened, the only one who would be hurt was Honglei. That silly girl was probably bound to feel like a lonely soul.

The two of them had already chatted for a long time. Both of them really did gradually fall asleep on the same bed. After a long time passed, their breathing became steady and light, with a stable rhythm.

Just then, Yun Yuqing suddenly opened her eyes. She secretly left the bed. She was scared of making the slightest sound, so she carried her clothes and shoes in hand to walk barefoot on the ground.

When she reached the door, she was still a bit worried. She gave the sleeping woman a look and asked in an extremely quiet voice, “Big sis?”

She waved her hand while calling out. When she saw that her sister didn’t respond, she felt completely at ease. She gently closed the door and flew out in high spirits.

As soon as she left, Yun Jianyue suddenly opened her eyes. She couldn't help but sneer when she recalled her sister's movements.

That woman really is good at acting. She said she was sleeping, but she’s secretly looking for Ah Zu now.

I’ll have to be sure to warn Honglei to always remain vigilant. None of these women are easy to deal with.

She turned over, intending to continue sleeping, but for some reason she just couldn't get back to sleep. She felt really annoyed, as if wind had disturbed a previously calm lakeshore. The memory of when she was with Zu An earlier appeared in her mind. The embarrassment and awkwardness of being interrupted midway really was an extremely disturbing feeling.

She continued to toss and turn for a while longer in bed. In the end, she decided to just sit up. A blush appeared on her usually dignified face.

“I'm just going to see what that silly girl Yuqing is up to. Then, I’ll also talk to Ah Zu about the highest state of cultivation,” she muttered to herself while getting dressed. She also quickly disappeared from the room.

...

Meanwhile, as she stood guard outside the Heart Nurturing Palace, Zhang Zitong’s back was especially straight. She was tall and slender to begin with; now that she was dressed in a military uniform, she looked even more valiant and formidable.

Many guards snuck looks at her. There was amazement in all of their eyes. Even so, no one dared to develop any strange thoughts. They all knew that this woman was their future immediate supervisor, and that she had once been an Embroidered Envoy. Embroidered Envoys were famous for being fierce, and none of them wanted to be brought back to the Embroidery House.

More importantly, she had been personally appointed by the regent and was even made his secretary. Not only was she in charge of the regent’s safety, she would also take care of his day to day affairs. They all knew what that meant.

Zhang Zitong could sense their gaze. She was embarrassed but also proud. She didn’t really mind their misunderstandings, because she did admire Sir Eleven, after all...

This was the first time she had chatted for so long with the real Sir Eleven. Even thinking about it now was exciting.

Sir really is handsome...

Just then, she shivered and looked in a certain direction. “Who is it?!”

She quickly charged in that direction. What kind of a joke was this? This was her first day of duty, so if she let an assassin approach her boss, wouldn’t that mean she was completely unreliable?

The other guards also immediately responded and charged forth.

“It’s me,” Yun Yuqing called out, feeling really embarrassed. She had wanted to sneak in and look for Zu An without anyone knowing, but was this guy the cat zodiac or something? She had actually been discovered!

Yun Jianyue, who had been following closely behind, grinned.

Little sis really is an idiot. She’s losing face for the entire Demon race.

She wasn’t worried at all. Her body merged with the moonlight, and then she snuck into the Heart Nurturing Palace while the guards’ attention was drawn.

“Madam Wu?” Zhang Zitong saw who the ‘assassin’ was and had a weird expression. She had heard about the events of the day.

There's no way she can avoid looking suspicious while coming to look for sir in the middle of the night.