"Send her away." Wei Tingsi didn't say much. After speaking, he walked up to Zhao Shu and said, "Does the princess still have things to do? I have disturbed the princess. I would like to make amends for my mistake."

At the moment he uttered a cold "Send him away," the onlookers hiding in the distance were terrified and fled in all directions. They did not want to be in the same space as this murderer. This demon not only called a deer a horse, but also casually destroyed Xie Jinhuan's foot. He was not human, not a normal person, but a devil! No wonder the entire Wei family disliked him.

"General Wei not only did what the officials of the Ministry of Justice did, but he also did what women do?" Zhao Shu's violent impulses surged wildly; that was just too damn good!

I'll just call a deer a horse, what can you do about it!

"I only know how to share your burdens."

Sun Yun leaned close to Zhao Shu's ear and whispered, "This 'lord' is not that 'lord,' it's you, this 'lord.'"

Her tone was sarcastic, a far cry from the calm and domineering demeanor she displayed in the bamboo house. She was clearly just a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur). Zhao Shu looked at her with disdain and lowered her voice, asking, "Where's your stance?"

"What stance do you need? The strong are the ones who have a stance. Don't you still have things to do? Aren't you leaving?" Sun Yun urged, and then gave Wei Tingsi a flattering smile.

Zhao Shu looked at her obsequious face, thinking she was too flexible and opportunistic. Was this a good thing?

In the blink of an eye, she smiled too, her eyes narrowing into slits, looking just like a second Sun Yun. "Thank you, General Wei. General Wei, please." Wouldn't it be stupid not to use free labor?

After deciding to go with Wei Tingsi, Zhao Shu hurriedly said to Chu Chun and Sheng Xia, who had suffered knife wounds of varying degrees, "You two go find Old Peng to get them bandaged up."

Both of them were very sensible and knew that they would not be of any help to Zhao Shu at this time and would only be a burden, so they accepted the order and left.

As she left, Zhao Shu glanced in the direction Xie Jinhuan had been taken away. Perhaps she was the fuse that ignited Xie Jinhuan's tragedy. Perhaps if she hadn't gone to the Xie family, Xie Yun might not have sided with Emperor Mingde, and Xie Jinhuan could have lived a peaceful life as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Sun family.

But as things change and nature changes, Xie Jinhuan has her own hatred, and she also has things she wants to protect. She doesn't have the compassionate heart of Buddha cutting off his own flesh to feed the eagle, and she won't use her so-called great love to influence a twisted soul.

"What are you looking at? Feeling sorry for her?" Sun Yun asked. She couldn't tell whether it was sympathy or pity, but more pity, since she strongly disapproved of her approach of killing eight hundred enemies while losing a thousand of her own.

Zhao Shu shook her head. "It's nothing. I just feel that I'll have to trouble others to vouch for my father again."

"It's a simple matter. Just have the Empress Dowager find a princess for your father, and everything will be fine." Sun Yun was much more decisive than before. Perhaps he had overcome his mental hurdle, and he suddenly seemed much brighter.

“There’s no one to choose from, how can you expect the Empress Dowager to issue an edict?” Zhao Shu was talking quietly with Sun Yun when she was suddenly pulled back by Xiao Guozi. She stopped in her tracks and realized that if she continued walking, she would inevitably bump into Wei Tingsi’s back.

Wei Tingsi stood on the corridor like a pine tree, facing Huo Baichuan as he walked towards him, with Xie Yun standing beside him.

"Thank you, General Wei, for saving my life. Otherwise, my granddaughter's life would have been in danger. Thank you, thank you." Xie Yun bowed deeply in gratitude. For the first time, he felt that Wei Tingsi was actually quite good. At critical moments, he could both intimidate others and protect his own people. In the past, he and others thought that Wei Tingsi was as bloodthirsty and unreasonable as rumored.

Upon seeing Wei Tingsi, he felt that Wei Caitao was truly a scoundrel, capable of humiliating his own son to such an extent!

Wei Tingsi politely returned the greeting, "I was merely sharing your burdens, thank you for your hospitality, sir."

Xie Yun bowed again in gratitude. As the head of the Xie family, he was not a petty person and was not confused in the face of matters of principle. Moreover, Wei Tingsi had truly stood up for the Xie family, so he would not mind that Wei Tingsi was decades younger than him.

However, Wei Tingsi avoided it.

After thanking Wei Tingsi, Xie Yun apologized to Zhao Shu. He was extremely sincere and earnest, and bowed deeply to Zhao Shu with his hands clasped in a respectful gesture, saying, "I have failed in my duty to manage the household properly, please forgive me, Princess."

Zhao Shu also avoided Xie Yun's gifts.

"Madam Xie was jilted at the prime of her life and has suffered the pain of losing her husband. I beg Lord Xie to find her a good home. After all, she is your eldest granddaughter and has been a part of your family in mourning." Zhao Shu thought for a moment and finally said these words. It wasn't out of sympathy or kindness, but because a passive approach is never the best.

"Thank you, Princess. I thank you on behalf of my good-for-nothing granddaughter." Xie Yun had already thought of a solution in his mind. After such an incident, Xie Jinhuan only had two options.

One option is to spend the rest of one's life at the ancestral temple.

Second, execute them secretly.

But after hearing Zhao Shu's words, he suddenly thought that the more he explained, the worse it would get. It would be better to be open and honest, let people educate her, give her a normal life, and let her get through it. Perhaps then the sun would shine again, and all the rumors and slander would fall apart and disappear with the wind.

"Brother Wei, leave your matter to me." Huo Baichuan, seeing that he had said enough, walked over to Wei Tingsi, patted him on the shoulder, and said something out of the blue.

Everyone knew what it meant and remained silent. Wei Tingsi glanced at him and said, "Brother Huo, it's time for you to get married."

"General Wei not only stole the Ministry of Justice's job, but he's also going to steal the matchmaker's job?" Huo Baichuan took two steps back and looked Wei Tingsi up and down, shaking his head with a tsk-tsk sound. "I'm worried about my life's happiness being in your hands."

"Princess, are you leaving?" Wei Tingsi inexplicably didn't want to talk to Huo Baichuan and turned to ask Zhao Shu.

Zhao Shu nodded; she didn't want to waste any more time here.

Wei Tingsi bypassed Huo Baichuan and Xie Yun and walked ahead first, followed by Zhang Chang, who only wanted to use him as a backdrop. Zhang Chang knew Wei Tingsi better than the others; the general was in a very bad mood today.

Zhao Shu and Sun Yun curtsied and followed behind Wei Tingsi, bypassing Xie Yun and Huo Baichuan. When they reached Huo Baichuan's side, Huo Baichuan said, "Did you notice? I'm trying my best to ease the awkwardness."

"No." Zhao Shu smiled at her and left.

After the others left, Xie Yun and Huo Baichuan leaned against each other, and Xie Yun said, "Did you offend him?"

"No, but my elder sister will definitely scold me when I get back to the manor." He then gave a fake laugh. "How about I come over to your place for a couple of drinks later?"

"It's an honor to have you here." Xie Yun turned around and looked at him; both of them smiled like foxes.