Every single laugh around him felt like a razor-sharp blade, drilling straight into Qin Xiangru's ears.
Every single discussion around him felt like a silver needle, piercing straight through Qin Xiangru's heart.
He forced himself to stay calm, looked ahead at the aggressive Eldest Princess holding the imperial decree, and spoke up: "Your Highness, choose your words carefully. His Imperial Majesty once promised me that as long as I led the army to battle and returned in triumph, he would pardon my maternal grandfather's family for their crime of disrespect. Now that I have fulfilled my promise, so..."
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