Chapter 288: Drop Straight Down

He was speechless. He had investigated Qian Jiyun and knew a little about his private affairs.

He heard Qian Jiyun was framed and almost died back then. His stepmother harmed his wife, and he had been looking for her all these years.

Even the Emperor turned a blind eye to Qian Jiyun's frequent absence from the military camp because of what happened back then.

He even ignored the ministers' repeated requests to punish Qian Jiyun for his dereliction of duty.

It seemed like An Jiuyue had suffered a lot over the years.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Let's settle the matter at hand first."

An Jiuyue raised her hand to stop Elder Huang. She did not know how things would develop between her and Qian Jiyun, but she would not have mentioned it to Elder Huang if she had not known that her father trusted him the most.