Zu An frowned. His first reaction was that Cheng Xiong had set another trap for him.

However, he quickly realized that Cheng Xiong had thrown all his chips in on the meeting with the emperor. There was no way he could launch another attack so quickly.

“Please lead the way, pretty miss.” He was curious, so he decided to just see where this went.

The palace maid blushed when she heard him call her ’pretty miss’. She had never been called this before. This Embroidered Envoy didn’t seem as scary as his colleagues. He was a lot more friendly.

She quickly brought him to a secluded palace, within which were grown all types of beautiful flowers. It was a truly delightful scene.

Zu An was rather astounded by this sight. These flowers were clearly not native to this place. There were some flowers around his own residence as well, but they paled in comparison to the natural beauty arrayed in front of him.

Someone must have taken meticulous care in planting these...