The Fan Clan must have dispatched Fan Ruyin to undermine him, Shao Yunduan speculated. It seemed inevitable!
As anticipated, the citizens' laughter rendered Sun Meng and his cohorts visibly incensed. They seethed with anger and humiliation!
"Shao Yunduan, are you plotting treason?" Sun Meng's tone was biting, his subordinates shooting daggers at Shao Yunduan.
Had they not been in Anze Province, Shao Yunduan had no doubt they would have attacked him outright.
Shao Yunduan composed himself, his voice steady. "General Sun, what baseless accusations are these? Why stoop to quarreling with an ignorant woman?"
Sun Meng sneered. "You've always been cunning! I won't trust a single word from you! Proving your innocence should be simple, but this woman has insulted the Emperor! I'll apprehend them! And these fools dare mock the Emperor! How disrespectful! Do I need to spell out your duties, Lord Shao? Are your officers merely for show?"
