The lad servant who arrived was from Yue’s Gold Pavilion, and he brought this news from Mr. Zhao. He stated that he was willing to sit down and negotiate for peace.

This signified a compromise, which was good news. It allowed for the time needed for the subsequent peace talks. After the lad left, Yu Dong reported to Qu Moying about the discovery of closely monitoring the Earl Ling'an's Mansion for a few days.

"A manager named Shaw?" Qu Moying raised her ...