The old farmer raised his head in shock, looking toward Zu An. “This one is?”

Jiang Luofu helped introduce Zu An. “He is my friend, Zu An.”

“Oh, so it was eighth sister’s friend. It’s nice to meet you.” The old farmer smiled sincerely.

Judging from his reaction, it didn’t seem as if he had ever heard Zu An’s name before. Not only did Zu An not feel a trace of dissatisfaction, he instead respected the man even more. After all, it was because the farmer was completely devoted to helping the common people that he paid no attention to outside matters and didn’t know about the disturbances in the court.

“Ah Zu, this is my seventh brother, Wang Shuyang.” Jiang Luofu told Zu An in secret, “He’s a virtuous and prestigious elder. You absolutely can’t trick him like you did Yin Shi.” She was worried that Zu An might do something similar to the previous incident and gave him a warning ahead of time.

Zu An couldn’t help...