Although Duan Hong was also confused, he and Duan Sijin still respectfully escorted the person out of the general's mansion.
When I came back, Duan Qingxi happened to be still in the main hall.
Duan Hong asked, "Xi'er, what do you think the Ninth Prince meant by this?"
He felt quite uneasy when he said this. "It seems like nothing bad has happened in our General's Mansion recently. The Duan Ming incident just happened this morning, and I handled it. Could it be that... the Emperor is dissatisfied with me?"
Seeing how frightened he was, Duan Qingxi said speechlessly, "Dad, the Ninth Prince just came here for a walk. He's probably bored... er, bored. Don't think too much about it."
"Really?" Duan Hong asked doubtfully.
"Yes, yes, go and do your own thing!"
After Duan Hong was brainwashed by her in a few words, he had no choice but to go about his own business.
But Duan Sijin was not so easily fooled and stared at her.
"Xi'er, tell me the truth, what is your relationship with the Ninth Prince?"
He was a man after all, and about the same age as Helian Sheng, so he naturally understood what the look in his eyes when he stared at Duan Qingxi meant.
To be honest, Duan Sijin really admired Helian Sheng and felt that Helian Sheng was more than a hundred times better than Helian Yun.
However, Duan Qingxi is already engaged to Helian Yun, and the emperor has also granted marriage to Duan Shishi and Helian Sheng. They are uncle and sister-in-law, so they should avoid suspicion.
Although the emperor had asked them to deal with floods and mountain bandits together before, and the two of them had some private relationship, Helian Sheng would not take the initiative to come to the general's mansion to find Duan Qingxi, let alone when there was nothing wrong.
Duan Qingxi felt extremely guilty and stammered, "Big... Big Brother, what are you talking about... The Ninth Prince and I are just ordinary people. We... just have a little personal relationship, you know..."
"I don't understand. I know the Ninth Prince came to you for no reason, and he looked at you with such tenderness and doting eyes, but he was completely indifferent to his fiancée, Duan Shishi. Do you know how much of an impact this would have if it got out?!"
Even though Duan Qingxi is the disciple of Master Qingyuan and the younger sister of the Imperial Master, even though Helian Sheng is the Emperor's favorite son and the Crown Prince's most favored younger brother, in this world, ethics are what people care about most.
If something bad happens, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Duan Qingxi naturally understood what Duan Sijin meant, and also understood that his words were purely for the sake of her reputation.
She could only sigh and said honestly, "Brother, to tell you the truth, the Ninth Prince did express his love to me, but I didn't accept it and told him that there was absolutely no chance for us. At that time, he didn't pester me and later accepted the Emperor's marriage proposal. I thought that was it, but I didn't expect him to cause such a thing."
After a pause, she continued, "Don't worry, I will find time to have a good talk with him and ask him not to do this kind of thing again."
Duan Sijin was actually just guessing. Although he was about 70% sure, he still held on to a little bit of luck. He always felt that no matter how outstanding his sister was, she would not be able to charm the Ninth Prince.
But I never thought... Helian Sheng really likes Duan Qingxi!
He couldn't express his feelings. He glanced at Duan Qingxi and said, "Actually, if you hadn't already been engaged to the Fifth Prince, I would have hoped you could be with the Ninth Prince. There are a lot of rumors about the Ninth Prince, and ordinary people are afraid of him, but he's actually many times better than many of the nobles in the capital."
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