"Hahaha—Wangchao really got beaten by Shaoxuan?"
The moon shone bright, with only a few stars in the sky.
Shen Tang laughed gleefully in the inner hall of the temporary palace.
"Lady Xiahou, you're so sharp-tongued and mischievous. Do you enjoy watching people suffer?"
After all, that sharp-tongued youngster was still her subject.
"I'm guessing that when you gave Wangchao a hard time, he definitely said something like 'My Lord is at the temporary palace' or 'The one who tied the knot should untie it,' right?" Shen Tang's laughter subsided, and she said with complete justification, "How can you call me sharp-tongued and mischievous? Wangchao brought this on himself with his own big mouth. He got a beating, and now he can rest and recuperate for a while. Shaoxuan beating Wangchao is just a bit of fun between a couple. She's already 'done what's right, even at the cost of family ties.' Could Marquis Luo really hold a grudge against a youngster?"
Luo San was speechless for quite a while.
"My Lord has schemed against all three of us."
Gu Chi had brought trouble upon himself with his loose tongue, giving Luo San an excuse to vent his anger. She had redirected the trouble elsewhere, sending Gu Chi to Bai Su and getting him another beating in the process, along with some sick leave to recuperate. Bai Su had taken the hint and dealt with Gu Chi herself. Luo San had watched the show from the sidelines, and no longer had a reason to hold a moment of cheekiness against Gu Chi.
How could he, at his age, bicker with a youngster?
If word got out, it would tarnish the reputation of a Che Hou.
Shen Tang shook her head. "If Marquis Luo weren't so magnanimous, willing to raise the rod