He glanced at Qiao Lian'er out of the corner of his eye and saw that she remained expressionless, as if she had been here more than once. He thought to himself that she was indeed a woman who became a county princess at the age of thirteen, and she had a lot of courage.
Otherwise, a little child would have been terrified and cried long ago.
Upon entering the inner hall, we took our seats, and servants brought us tea.
Vice General He sat at the head of the table, looking down at Qiao Lian'er: "The county princess is a noble person in the emperor's court, so please don't look down on the coarse tea here."
Qiao Lian'er used her spatial detection to check the tea and found that there was nothing wrong with it, so she picked it up and took a sip.
She was too lazy to waste her breath on such pointless talk and asked, "If the matter is verified, what does Vice General He intend to do?"
"Of course, they should be punished," Deputy General He said in a nonchalant tone.
Qiao Lian'er paused for a moment, then said, "It seems that Deputy General He values Lieutenant Pang highly."
Deputy General He's eyelids tightened, and he glared at her: "What does the county princess mean by this?"
"I was just expressing my admiration for the mutual trust and unity between superiors and subordinates, which is truly touching. Whether it's within a family or in matters of national importance, it's worthy of praise," Qiao Lian'er said earnestly.
Deputy General He pursed his lips. This little girl was really sharp-tongued. It seemed she wouldn't let the matter rest. He had to take a stand on this matter to avoid it escalating to the point of reaching the Emperor's ears.
Of course, this was already his limit. If she didn't know what was good for her and went too far into danger, then he wouldn't be polite.
Pang Da returned with his troops and instructed his soldiers: "It is a rare honor for the county princess to grace us with her presence. You shall stay in the courtyard and protect her safety."
"Yes," the soldiers answered in unison, their hands on their swords, ready to fight.
Pang Da stepped into the main hall and clasped his hands in greeting to Vice General He: "General, you are in a hurry to summon your subordinates back. What are your instructions?"
Everyone else addressed him as Deputy General, but Pang Da was the only one who called him General, which Deputy General He found very pleasing.
He said, "Please sit down first."
Pang Da, with his hand on his sword, sat down opposite Qiao Lian'er. The moment their eyes met, Qiao Lian'er felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. The other man's eyes seemed to carry some kind of deep-seated hatred? His face was extremely unnatural, twitching from time to time.
Looking at that figure again, if it weren't for the completely different face, Qiao Lian'er would really think of someone else.
Lieutenant General He said, "Lieutenant Pang, the Princess of Dingxiang County came to the military headquarters to accuse you of instructing your men to deliberately sabotage the examination. Is that true?"
Pang Da reacted with great surprise: "General, you are wise. This is a complete false accusation. I am responsible for protecting the examination site and I am extremely cautious. How could I dare to do such a treasonous thing?"
So it was this brat who did this. She really is his nemesis. Pang Da gritted his teeth and unconsciously clenched his fists in his sleeves.
Then a sinister glint appeared in his eyes. Now that she was here all alone, if he didn't take this opportunity to deal with her, when would he?
Qiao Lian'er, you think General He will uphold justice for you? You are so naive.
He thought he would have to wait several years, but the opportunity came to him so quickly; heaven had finally smiled upon him.
Ponda wanted to burst out laughing.
"However, your soldier was caught by the county magistrate, who said she saw him climbing onto the roof and attacking the examinees in the examination hall with short arrows. Fortunately, a pigeon knocked him away, preventing him from succeeding."
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