Duan Hong's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly explained, "Guard Su He misunderstood. I had absolutely no such intention! It's just...it's just that my daughter is so naughty. I've troubled Guard Su He to come here in person. It's really because I...have failed to teach my daughter well!"
Su He chuckled. He glanced at Duan Qingxi, who was looking down at her shoes, and said, "The general is indeed a bad parent. The Ninth Prince also thinks so!"
Duan Hong and Duan Sijin's hearts suddenly rose to their throats, thinking that Duan Qingxi had done something to offend Helian Sheng.
Duan Hong was about to yell at Duan Qingxi to kneel down, but Su He spoke again.
"The general is a skilled soldier, but why doesn't he teach his own daughter that if she's bullied, she must fight back?! She's the eldest daughter of the general's mansion, after all. It's fine if her father and brother don't care about her, but she's forced to be enslaved and do lowly tasks all day long."
"A body worth a thousand gold, yet covered in scars, with calluses all over her hands. If word gets out, those who know will say this young lady is unwelcome because of the Second Madam. Those who don't... will think the general is a cold-blooded man who would enslave even his own daughter!"
Duan Hong's face changed drastically, and his heart was trembling!
What on earth does Su He mean?
Duan Sijin wasn't as patient as Duan Hong. He stared at Duan Qingxi and asked, "I wonder what Guard Su He meant by that?"
"It's nothing special. The Ninth Prince simply asked me to give the General a few words of advice. As a general of the Shengyuan Kingdom, you must not only be loyal to the army, but also have a chivalrous heart. No matter how many faults a mother has committed, how innocent is the child?! Venting your resentment on a little girl, enslaving her for over a decade, is a bit excessive! No matter how great your anger is, it should dissipate with the death of the culprit. One must learn to be magnanimous. What do you think, General?"
Duan Hong's old face had an unpredictable expression. He swallowed hard and looked at Duan Qingxi behind Su He, unable to utter a word for a long time.
He naturally understood what Su He meant, but... he had never enslaved Duan Qingxi!
Even though he had ignored her over the years, he had placed her properly in the backyard, and provided her with food, clothing, drinks and daily necessities every month. It's just... not as good as Duan Shishi's.
But...but Duan Qingxi is a concubine's daughter, and Duan Shishi is a legitimate daughter. It's only natural that a legitimate daughter's things are better than those of a concubine's daughter. How come...
Su He continued, "Also, the Ninth Prince said that Miss Duan will be an honored guest of our Ninth Prince's Mansion from now on. If the general wants to kill someone, he must give our Ninth Prince's Mansion some face..."
Duan Sijin angrily shouted, "Guard Su He, please be more polite! Everyone in the court knows what kind of person my father is! Why would he go after his own daughter?!"
Su He was not annoyed and smiled, "Really? At first, the Ninth Prince also thought he understood the general's character, but..."
He glanced at Duan Qingxi, who was still looking down at her shoes, and continued, "According to the information we've gathered, someone in the Duan Mansion paid a large sum of money to hire the best assassin from the Killer Pavilion to hunt down Miss Duan. They've also threatened not only to kill her, but also to destroy her innocence first."
"Miss Duan is so lucky that she met our master when she jumped off the cliff to protect her innocence. Otherwise... ha!"
That last chuckle was incredibly ironic.
There was absolutely no need for Su He to wrongly accuse them. Although the Ninth Prince acted arrogantly, there was no need for him to cause trouble with their General's Mansion.
Obviously, this must be true!
Although Duan Hong didn't know what the hidden story was, he was also angry!
It's not just because the Ninth Prince misunderstood them, but also because Duan Qingxi is his daughter after all.
Although the second wife was extremely evil, Duan Qingxi was a good boy. At least he had never done anything bad in the past ten years and had always been staying in the backyard obediently.
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