"Thousand-Household Commander Qin, there must be some misunderstanding!"
"A misunderstanding? Lord Jiang, are those two eyes on your head just there to let out air?"
"Look at the state of them, and you still think there's a misunderstanding? What, are you trying to shield them?"
Jiang An hurriedly shook his head. "No, no, but... but this is a scandal involving both families, after all. One hand can't clap alone. If word gets out, I'm afraid your reputation will suffer too, Commander."
The rank of Thousand-Household Commander was not particularly high.
In the past, Jiang An would never have been so polite to a Thousand-Household Commander, but things were different now.
He knew that if trouble arose at this critical juncture before the Spring Imperial Examination, it would affect his prospects. He might even lose this chance to turn his fortunes around.
Jiang An could only force an ingratiating smile. "Look, not many people know about this. Why don't we..."
Huahua: [Hmph, why pretend to be the good guy? If Chen Yongwang hadn't drugged Qin Si's wine yesterday, only to shoot himself in the foot and fall victim to it too, Qin Si would never have gone this far.]
[Come to think of it, Qin Si is the most innocent one here. His child is three or four, right at that age when even dogs can't stand them. He finally came home from a work trip and merely accepted a friend's invitation for a drink, only to get drugged.]
[Poor boy!]
Thousand-Household Commander Qin froze. His son had been drugged?
Qin Si's head was splitting, and hearing Jiang Shuyue's words gave him a terrible shock.
He vaguely remembered several friends inviting him out for drinks. He had planned to leave after a few cups, but then his head had grown dizzy,