Then, he glanced at Lord Chen and asked coldly, "Lord Chen, what are you doing?"
Upon seeing Dongli Lu Cang, Lord Chen was startled and immediately knelt down, saying, "This humble official greets Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort."
However, Lu Cang of Dongli did not call him up. Instead, he looked at Xu Liang and the others who had been arrested and asked, "Lord Chen, I wonder what the Princess's uncle and cousin have done that you would treat them like this?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Chen was at a loss for words. Not only him, but An Xiuyuan and Madam Wang had already knelt down in fear.
Neither she nor her son ever dreamed that Lu Cang of Dongli would stand up for Yunzhi over such a trivial matter.
Thinking about what she had just said, Wang wished she could slap herself.
Why did she have to say so much nonsense?
Now look what's happened! The Regent must have heard it. Will she and her son have any good days left?
There must be none!
Looking at the mother and son kneeling before her, Yunzhi couldn't help but recall the harsh treatment she received from Madam Wang when she first married into the An family. Madam Wang had even gone so far as to call it the rules of a wealthy household, saying that Yunzhi, raised by a merchant, didn't understand and needed to learn properly.
And this learning session lasted for one or two hours, and it took more than half a month.
Honestly, looking back now, Yunzhi doesn't know how she managed to endure it. The reason she endured it was because she didn't want others to speak ill of her maternal grandparents. She also didn't want to divorce them because of contradicting her elders.
But who could have imagined that after enduring so much, she still couldn't make it through three months and ended up getting a divorce?
"Release them," Lord Chen ordered, glancing at his subordinates.
The regent has intervened; we have no choice but to release this person.
Besides, they didn't cause any serious harm to An Xiuyuan; it was just a superficial injury. It will heal with time.
If it were him, and his daughter encountered such a situation, he certainly wouldn't be able to swallow it either.
Seeing that Lord Chen was so sensible, Dongli Lu Cang didn't say anything more. Instead, he turned his gaze to Xu Liang and his two sons and asked, "Uncle, are you alright?"
"It's nothing, thank you for your concern, Your Highness." Xu Liang cupped his hands in greeting. An Xiuyuan was a coward and didn't dare to resist at all, so it was a complete one-sided crushing defeat, even if it was three against one.
Seeing that Xu Liang and his two sons were unharmed, Dongli Lu Cang felt relieved. Otherwise, if they had been injured, Yunzhi would definitely be upset and might even blame him for arriving too late.
Thankfully, they are alright.
"Alright, you can all go back now. I'll handle the rest." Dongli Lu Cang waved his hand, signaling Xu Liang to leave with his men.
"Thank you, Your Highness. We'll head back now." Xu Liang cupped his hands in greeting to Dongli Lu Cang and left the An residence with his men.
When he went outside, he found that the main street in front of the An residence was crowded with people. Seeing them come out, everyone was extremely excited and said, "Look, they're coming out!"
"They're alright? I just saw Lord Chen lead the government officials inside."
"So what if Lord Chen went in with the government officials? Didn't you see the Regent went in too? Who dares to oppose the Regent? Besides, they're just seeking justice for their daughter; they've done nothing wrong. If you were in their shoes, could you swallow this insult?"
Yunzhi was unaware of what was being discussed outside; at that moment, she was contemplating whether to trip up An Xiuyuan. Unexpectedly, Dongli Lucang spoke first.
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