Tan Wenhan bravely swallowed his bitter tears and continued speaking, enduring humiliation to buy more time.
None of the assembled civil and military officials interrupted him, but Chongyun Hall was no longer as peaceful as before.
"Chancellor Tan's second son... I remember his name was Tan Siyuan?" someone whispered to a colleague beside him.
That colleague happened to be someone who could hear the Little Princess's thoughts. His eyes lit up, and he leaned a little closer. "That's right, that's right. I heard that after last time... Chancellor Tan gave him twenty strokes of the paddle himself. Since then, Tan Siyuan's temperament has changed completely. He's thoroughly reformed..."
The first speaker cast a meaningful glance at Tan Wenhan.
They would soon find out whether he had truly reformed.
Tan Wenhan: "..."
Enough, you lot!
If you're going to feast on someone else's family gossip, could you at least not discuss it right in front of the person involved?!
Here I am, racking my brains to stall for time, while my colleagues, who should be thinking about how to pick up the conversation, are gleefully feasting on my family's gossip instead?!
Tan Wenhan slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they held the desolation of a man laying down his life for his country.
I've sacrificed far too much for Great Rui!
[Oh wow!!]
[Grandpa Tan's second son really is a genius, hahahahahaha!!]
[Hahahahahahahahaha-]
The little girl's laughter nearly drove Tan Wenhan to tears.
From that cheerful tone alone, he knew nothing good could be coming.
[After Grandpa Tan had him paddled, Tan Siyuan realized the error of his ways, hahahahahaha-]
[So he stopped bringing people back to the Tan residence, hahahahaha! He used his birth mother's private savings to buy a house and simply kept them outside instead!!]