"Young Miss, they've gone too far. This servant will report this to the master and have them severely punished."
Wan Cui stood nearby, her face full of indignation as she felt wronged on behalf of her young miss.
"Forget it. The situation is difficult now; we must not stir up more trouble. Let them say whatever they want!"
Having gone through so much during this period, Pei Qingyuan had matured considerably as well.
She understood the Pei Residence's current predicament. It relied entirely on these clansmen to hold it up.
If she came into conflict with them, the already fragile Pei Residence would crumble like a landslide.
Moreover, she had noticed that her father had recently become cold toward her. He would not punish these clansmen for her sake.
"This..."
Wan Cui wanted to say something, but not a single word came out.
She understood the Pei Residence's current situation and Pei Qingyuan's awkward position even more clearly than Pei Qingyuan herself.
Pei Qingyuan was betrothed to Lin Jingtan and could no longer marry anyone else.
To the Pei Family, she had already lost her greatest value. Her standing would only continue to decline.
Wan Cui was helpless as well. In the end, this had been her young miss's own choice, and she could not blame anyone else.
Inside the military camp, Li Xuancang was speaking with Huang Tianyun.
The Huang Lineage had also suffered grievous losses at the rebels' hands. With chaos in the city, many people had set their sights on them, so Huang Tianyun had come specifically to seek Li Xuancang's aid.
Huang Tianyun had brought three hundred thousand taels of silver, along with a large quantity of treasures.
He asked only that Li Xuancang dispatch a unit of Battle Soldiers to protect his residence.
Without even