Zhang Maoze was infinitely astute. He immediately bowed and smiled, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this old servant noticed that Chief Justice Han's residence is not far from Fan Tower, so I chatted a bit with the Chief Justice about the grand sights of Fan Tower in days gone by. Chief Justice Han is young and finds such old tales rather novel, which is why his expression was somewhat unusual."
This remark was, of course, nothing more than polite flattery.
"Oh? Old tales?" Zhao Zhen spoke as if simply following the topic for casual conversation, "Which old tale is Maoze talking about? Is it the grand literati gatherings by the winding water at Fan Tower back in the day, or perhaps some romantic anecdotes of gifted scholars and beautiful ladies?"
Chapter 497