The words "fool for love" seemed to have been played on repeat by the little girl's mysterious device, ringing over and over in everyone's ears.
The court officials who could hear her thoughts all covertly shifted their gazes toward Tan Wenhan, their eyes brimming with mischief.
A fool for love!
A real, live one!!
Several of them failed to hold back snorts of laughter, making Tan Wenhan stiffen even further.
He had served as an official for decades and considered himself blameless before heaven and earth. Yet the spine he had refused to bend before the powerful even in his youth collapsed on this morning that was no different from any other.
The family of the concubine he had driven out had little standing in the Capital City. Especially since she had been dismissed for such a disgraceful reason, they naturally refused to take her back...
He had not taken things to the bitter end, and had provided the three of them with a residence.
But his motive for providing that residence was not entirely innocent either-
[Oh, oh, oh!] After poring over the information for another long while, Jiang Yingcheng looked up again in sudden understanding. [Grandpa Tan even stationed people around that residence to keep watch on them~]
Seen that way, Grandpa Tan was not quite so blinded by love after all!
Tan Wenhan lifted his head straight up again.
Of course! How could someone who had climbed to my position be a fool who took no precautions against danger?!
Those people had lurked in his Tan Residence for years without anyone noticing anything amiss. They were clearly not without cunning.
Having severed all ties in one stroke, he had also feared they might have something up their sleeves. At a time like this, he naturally had to