Chapter 694 - 692: I’ll go ahead, ha
Zhao Gang, upon hearing the words of Duke An, was speechless for a long while. His cousin Miss was actually a good child; it was Duke An’s malicious influence that had led her astray. Didn’t they see that as soon as the cousin Miss left Duke An’s Mansion, she immediately changed for the better? And just a few days into her second return visit, she was already showing signs of reverting to her old ways.
"I would like to see the cousin Miss and ask about what happened," Zhao Gang said.
Duke An laughed and replied indifferently, "There’s no need to look for Xinyan. Let the guard who came with her tell you."
The guard was summoned once again into the study of Duke An’s Mansion and recounted in detail the events that unfolded at the City God Temple yesterday, before exiting with much distress.
He was valued by Steward Lian for his articulate speech and keen observation, but now it seemed that this wasn’t entirely a good thing. How many times would he have to talk about the miss’s incident before it was over? This was already the third time, for heaven’s sake! This didn’t even include the questions from his fellow guards—any more and he would feel sick.
After the guard left, Duke An looked at Zhao Gang with a smile and said, "Vice General Zhao, you heard it, didn’t you? My child is not at fault; the blame lies entirely with the Han girl. Xinyan, having listened to Yuanfan’s advice, was ready to leave, but the Han girl provoked her again. If someone bullies Xinyan, she needs to teach them a lesson; otherwise, everyone will think that the Ye Family’s granddaughter can be bullied by just anyone. How can this be tolerated?"
Zhao Gang coughed drily twice, thinking, as if I’d believe you—since when can anyone bully your granddaughter?
He did not explicitly agree or disagree with Duke An but asked instead, "I wonder what Lord Jiang said to the cousin Miss? Why would she actually listen to him?" Zhao Gang did not know about the altercation at the City God Temple, but since the fight had apparently been stopped midway, and it was the cousin Miss and Guan He who intervened, such incidents were rare.