Zu An glowered and said, “Aren’t you practically forcing me to do something wrong here? Just let them go; they’re all pitiful women.”

He had to say that those who caught the Crown Prince’s eyes were all top-quality beauties. Together with the temptation of the fact that they had belonged to another man… He knew that if it had been before he crossed over, he wouldn’t have been able to resist such a temptation. But now, he naturally wouldn’t do such a thing.

“Pitiful? These people lived lives of luxury and normally strutted around, bullying the common people. Can you really call them pitiful people?” the Second Empress sneered. Then, she looked around before saying with a chuckle, “But seeing as you requested it, I have to grant you that favor. There is no way we can just let them go, but we can choose not to send them to the government brothel. We will keep them under house arrest for a while. They were the people closest to the Crown Prince, so we cannot be certain if...