Gu Yurong's eyes widened.
She couldn't have misheard, could she? What did this maid call Pei Xuan? Brother?
Could it be...?
"What, you don't even recognize Princess Zhaohua?"
Jiang Wan chuckled softly.
"You must have a death wish! You stole the princess's clothes and now you dare to slander her?"
"Princess?"
Zhou was terrified and murmured, "How could this be..."
“Brother, I see it now. They’re conspiring to frame Madam Jiang.”
"If I hadn't happened to borrow her clothes that day, she would have had no way to explain herself!"
Pei Tang said indignantly.
"Madam Jiang is kind and compassionate, a good person who helps disaster victims. You must stand up for her!"
"That's not how it is, Your Highness..."
Gu Yurong was so frightened that her legs went weak and she was covered in sweat.
Upon learning Pei Tang's identity, Zhou fainted from fright.
"It's all Li Si's fault! He's the one spreading rumors and misleading the public! I didn't..."
Pei Xuan was too lazy to listen to her explanation: "Drag her away and confine her to the courtyard."
"Lock Li Si in the imperial prison. Also, tell Song Ziyu to return to the mansion."
He said coldly.
"His household affairs are constantly in turmoil, yet he still wants to participate in the royal spring hunt? Until he settles his family matters, he's exempt from attending court!"
"Yes." The subordinate accepted the order and left.
After dealing with the Song family, Pei Xuan said, "A-Tang, go and see how Master Chenyi is doing."
Pei Tang nodded, patted Jiang Wan on the shoulder to comfort her, and then went out.
Jiang Wan looked up and met Pei Xuan's cold and deep gaze.
"Your Highness, what happened today was not my intention."
Knowing that Pei Xuan disapproved of infighting within the family and intended to protect the Song family, she carefully considered her words.
“It’s not that I deliberately caused trouble. The courtyard walls are deep, as you saw with your own eyes. If I had just sat there and waited to die, I would have been devoured to the bone long ago.”
Pei Xuan's expression remained indifferent, and he did not refute further.
Jiang Wan tentatively asked, "Your Highness, could you lend me a few of the Crown Prince's guards to watch over the General's residence?"
"Trying to use my power to bully others?"
Pei Xuan chuckled, raising his long eyes slightly.
You wish!
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