When Xie Qun from the Dali Temple arrived with his men, it was exactly when Yan An was standing in front of the Yan Family members, putting on an arrogantly insolent display.
He dismounted from his horse and quick-stepped to the side.
Seeing Xie Qun arrive, Yan An immediately gave the order, "It's perfect timing for Your Excellency to come. Take them away."
Xie Qun was momentarily startled. He frowned and was just about to raise his hand to signal his men to haul them away.
Yan Wanqing, who had been silent at the side, raised her bowed head. She looked at Xie Qun and coldly uttered two words, "Who dares."
The hand that Xie Qun had raised instantly fell.
Yan An glared at Yan Wanqing, "Are you defying an imperial edict?"
"I dare not," Yan Wanqing said, neither servile nor overbearing. Her lips were chapped, and her entire demeanor was haggard, but at that moment, she still managed to carry herself with grace, eliciting unwarranted sympathy from onlookers.
