"Qiao'er, shut up!"
"Come over here and kneel down. Beg His Lordship to spare your life!"
Su Dehong was already so frightened that his face had gone pale, and his whole body was trembling.
Su Qiao shot a sidelong glance at Feng Han across from her.
Feng Han caught her reproachful look. He smiled helplessly, then turned to Old Master Su.
"Get up! If you don't, your granddaughter is going to scold me again for having no manners, poor character, and breaking my word."
Su Dehong looked utterly bewildered. "My lord..."
He had thought his granddaughter had caused a huge disaster this time, but he never expected...
Yuan Wu and Yuan Liu were also badly frightened, as were the few eunuchs standing in the corner of the inner hall.
Yuan Liu hurried forward and helped Old Master Su, who was still kneeling motionless, to his feet.
"Old Master Su, the master told you to get up. Don't keep kneeling."
Su Qiao watched as the dazed old man was helped back into his chair, then turned her gaze across the room again, curiosity in her eyes.
"Since you haven't gone back on your word, why did you summon my grandfather here again?"
"You knew perfectly well that he was unconscious at the time and didn't know anything at all. Besides, the collapse of the coal mine had nothing to do with a minor administrator like him."
Su Qiao was certain now that this fellow had not come to cause trouble for them at all.
Feng Han did not answer her directly. Instead, he first took a sip of the tea Yuan Wu had just brought over before raising his eyes. "Am I really that bad in your eyes?"
"I sent you gifts and silver, but you refused them. I sent you