Seeing that appealing to Si Boyan was getting them nowhere, the Fang Family hurriedly turned to beg Old Madam Si instead.
"Old Madam, you simply must save us! We are truly at our wits' end. No matter what, we are relatives after all."
Lord Fang put on a pitiful expression, though a flicker of calculation lurked beneath his features. Squeezing out a few tears as he spoke, he whimpered, "The emperor has already fled, and everywhere is torn apart by war. We are truly driven to a dead end."
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