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Ji Xiaoyuan nodded. Even if the children of official families are young or not focused on government affairs, they are very clear about the hierarchy of status. Once they learned that Prince Yu was angered, Ji Xiaoyuan believed his grandson would certainly treat the matter with caution.

Ji Xiaoyuan instructed Ji Chengxian and Madam Zhou, "Not only should he not mention it, but no one in our mansion is allowed to bring it up again. Pretend it never happened. Treat Chengru’s wife as usual, and do not express our views on Duke An’s Mansion. Just behave as we always have."

There was nothing that could be done, Duke An was not an ordinary family. Besides a few military generals with whom Ye Tang, Duke An, was close, most of them were junior officers, and his relationship with other court officials was merely superficial. He never cared about what others thought of him, and outside matters of state, he never compromised with anyone.

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How to behave towards one’s relatives according to proper etiquette was a mystery when it came to Duke An.

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Compared with families living in various directions and places in the capital, Ye Hongyang learned of the incident quite late. He was out watching a play with friends and only when the show was ending, did he hear a few whispers from his servant, informing him that his disreputable daughter, or rather the baseborn lad she brought back, also managed to get into a fight.

Moreover, the servant heard that the wild child who fought with several young sons of officials had somehow startled His Highness Prince Yu enough to intervene on their behalf at Duke An’s Mansion.

Maternal Aunt Liu, despite being at Duke An’s Mansion, was oblivious to the incident.