Duan Qingqing glanced at Duan Sijin who followed her, and at first she didn't dare to speak, stammering.
Duan Hong saw this and shouted angrily, "What can't be said? Just say whatever you want to say!"
Chen Xuan'er quickly stepped forward, grabbed Duan Qingqing's hand, and soothed her with her eyes before speaking, "General Duan, please don't blame me, cousin. We honestly didn't dare to say anything out of fear...we were afraid that the general wouldn't believe us and instead think we were stirring up trouble."
Hearing this, Duan Hong's expression became even uglier.
He said in a deep voice: "Just tell me what you have to say! This general will forgive you!"
Chen Xuan'er seemed relieved when she heard this and said, "Since the general has said so, we will tell the truth."
"This story has to start from when we first entered the mansion. At that time, Shishi saw that we had just arrived and had no reliable servants around us, so she thought of borrowing the servants of Princess Yunle for a while, thinking that she would return them after buying a new maid."
"But unexpectedly, when Princess Yunle found out about this, she was furious and sent two maids and two guards to take the person back. This was our fault, so we couldn't say anything. Logically, we should have even apologized. But Princess Yunle actually allowed the guards around her to kill people. Even my cousin's personal maid was killed."
"And then... they actually attacked Cousin Shishi. When we... when we arrived, Cousin Shishi had already..."
At this point, Chen Xuan'er began to choke up.
Duan Hong had a complicated expression and was speechless for a moment.
Chen Xuan'er's heart skipped a beat. She didn't expect Duan Hong to be so indulgent towards Duan Qingxi.
Even after she said so much, he was not angry anymore.
Seeing this, Chen Xuan'er said, "But this isn't Princess Yunle's fault. It's just the servants around her who are disobedient. Princess Yunle is a princess after all, and a first-rank official. A general...a general is not easy to discipline. Xuan'er will definitely persuade Shishi to...tell her not to take this matter to heart..."
These words sounded as if Duan Hong was an incompetent person who could only watch his daughter suffer injustice.
Duan Hong naturally felt uncomfortable, but for some reason, he was unwilling to believe that Duan Qingxi was such a person.
Even though Duan Shishi was seriously injured, even though Chen Xuan'er's words were all very convincing, he still...
At this time, a voice came.
"What's going on?"
Everyone looked over and saw Duan Qingxi walking towards them in gorgeous clothes.
She was accompanied by Qiao Yun and Chan Xue, and followed by Xuan Yi and Xuan Er.
However, there was another person next to her, an old man who looked to be over fifty years old, and he seemed to be carrying a wooden box behind him.
When Duan Qingqing saw Duan Qingxi, she immediately remembered the maid who had died tragically. She stepped forward and angrily said, "Duan Qingxi! Don't think you're so great just because you were conferred the title of Princess by the Emperor!"
Duan Qingxi seemed stunned by her words. She looked at her in confusion and said, "What do you mean by that, cousin Qingqing? Isn't being conferred the title of Princess by His Majesty something extraordinary? Then, in your opinion, what is extraordinary? Is someone like you, who is neither here nor there, and can only be considered a half-young lady, considered extraordinary?"
Naturally, these words successfully made many servants and maids laugh.
The obstacle of identity has always been a pain for Duan Qingqing.
She said angrily, "Shut up!"
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