"Shut your mouth!" The Grand Commandant slammed his hand onto the table, his eyes blazing with fury as he barked, "Do not speak such foolishness ever again! You are just a woman—long hair and short insight—what do you know!"
Madam Qiu flinched, startled by the sudden outburst. Her face paled and then flushed, but she dared not utter another word.
Seeing her reduced to such fearful silence, the Grand Commandant’s heart softened slightly, and his tone eased. "Do not always assume others are as muddled as you are. Didn’t you speak highly of Consort Zhao before, saying she helped Duan Chunrou vent her frustrations? Why has your attitude turned so quickly now?"
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