Zu An was stunned, asking, “Who's looking for me?”0

It wasn’t too surprising for the major clans to want to visit him after what had happened the previous day. Even though he'd never returned to his own manor, he had still received quite a few messages about it. However, he'd figured that he’d just let Qin Wanru deal with it.0

Qin Wanru was still a duchess, for better or for worse. Entertaining guests and other such things weren’t too difficult for her. Even though she had looked troubled on the surface and asked Zu An to return and deal with it himself as early as possible, Zu An had sensed that she couldn't hold back her joy. As a member of the noble circles, who wouldn’t want a chance to show off a bit? The amazing regent was her son-in-law! Thee higher-level clans in the capital normally didn’t give the Chu clan a second glance, but now, they had to approach her with as much goodwill as possible. Even though she knew that they likely weren't completely genuine and sincere, the feeling of showing off a bit in front of the capital’s most noble upper-class women still truly felt incredible. She had even already begun to imagine how she would return to Brightmoon City in glory, and how her old friends would be so shocked that their jaws dropped.0

The representatives of those clans would likely go to the marquis manor to look for Zu An, but it wasn’t too likely for them to come all the way to the academy. This was a place dedicated...2