He then "quietly" muttered, "Becoming the State Preceptor has made him much more suspicious. I always said not to enter the court as an official. Suspicion is a kind of illness too, and it's troublesome to treat. Mental illnesses are much harder to cure than physical ones."
Qinglian, being young and simple-minded, heard these bare words and realized they were criticizing the State Preceptor!
Protective of her, she retorted, with seriousness in her delicate expression, "It's not that the State Preceptor is too suspicious; it's that you look a bit like a bad person, and he only said it out of concern for me."
Wu Canyang dared to confront his friend but couldn't bring himself to speak harshly to the ethereal Little Princess. He forced a smile, "I'm just saying; I'm not implying anything else. Come, let me check your eyes first."
Small patience avoids big chaos!
"Mm."
