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Upon returning to his residence, Xiao Mu angrily confined Madam He to her quarters.

He Wan's fate was even worse; Xiao Mu slapped her hard across the face in front of everyone.

"You've always seemed like a worry-free girl, someone who doesn't like to stand out! I never expected you to cause me such a huge mess today! If it weren't for your sister's meritorious service before the Emperor, my Xiao family would be finished!"

Although He Wan looked aggrieved, what good would it do to play the victim at this critical moment?

"Do you really think being the daughter of my General's Mansion is so easy? Your words and actions are what truly guarantee you a life of comfort and security!"

As he spoke, Xiao Mu was about to lash out again, picking up a wooden stick, intending to invoke family discipline, but Xiao Ran stopped him.

"Father, please don't get angry. It's not good for your health if you get upset."

Xiao Mu's anger subsided somewhat.

“Sister Wan, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s just that what you’ve done is really serious and you deserve to be punished…”

As she spoke, she looked at Xiao Mu:

"Father, my sister is still young and shouldn't be treated roughly. Let her kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment, and release her whenever you've calmed down."

Xiao Mu was about to respond when he was interrupted by the sound of He Wan's maid in a green dress kneeling down.

"No, young lady! Our young lady is already frail; she'll die if this happens..."

Xiao Mu squinted at the maid and said angrily, "What are you, daring to talk back?!"

Xiao Mu was a general, and his murderous intent erupted instantly. The little maid was instantly out of breath and unable to utter a word.

Even the other servants in the room knelt down, trembling.

Xiao Ran stepped forward, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since you care so much about your girl..."

"Then let's go to the ancestral hall together and keep watch."

The woman in green turned pale instantly. She wanted to say something, but she was afraid of saying the wrong thing. If she said something wrong again, would she lose her worthless life...?

He instantly regretted speaking up for his daughter.

Xiao Mu sat down, pinched the bridge of his nose, and gave instructions to the servant.

"That's it, drag him away!"

When Afu came in, Xiao Ran's eyes met his for a moment, and then he dragged He Wan to the ancestral hall.

And at that moment, He Wan saw it clearly.

People left, some scattered. In the end, only Xiao Mu and his daughter Xiao Ran remained in the house.

Xiao Ran sat down, picked up the scissors from the cabinet and trimmed the lamp wick a bit, then brewed a cup of calming tea and handed it to Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu was stunned for a moment, then took a sip, and the worry between his brows dissipated somewhat.

"Ran'er, if only I had listened to you and hadn't taken He Wan into the household... none of this would have happened."

"Although Ran'er cannot change the established facts, there is a saying that the teacher once taught me, and Ran'er still wants to tell Father..."

"To admit one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue."

Xiao Mu raised his eyes, a look of doubt in them.

"Ran'er means that I should sever ties with He Wan?"

Xiao Ran took a sip and shook her head slightly: "It's too late now. His Majesty and everyone already know that Sister Wan is from the General's Mansion. If Father sever ties because of this..."

"His Majesty and his men will suspect Father."

Xiao Mu asked in confusion, "Why? Isn't it a good thing that I cut my losses in time?"

"It's certainly a good thing for others to cut their losses in time, but not for Father... because Father is a general of a country."

“If a general abandons his troops because they are weak, or abandons his country because it is not prosperous, then to outsiders, Father’s behavior would be seen as disloyal.”

“At this critical juncture, if something like this happens to Father, His Majesty will doubt Father’s loyalty.”

Xiao Mu understood. He would soon be leading troops to guard the border, and if any suspicion arose, he might even be accused of treason.