"Why don't you do it yourselves?"
"There is something you don't know, sir. Due to a few previous incidents, Assistant Governor Chen harbors quite a few misunderstandings toward our White Tiger Guard.
"If we were to come forward, it would only incur his displeasure."
"And it'll be fine if I go?"
"At the very least, Assistant Governor Chen has heard of your recent actions in Shu State. He will merely assume that you have come on behalf of the Xiao family."
General lifted the teapot, filling both their cups more than halfway, and continued,
"You can rest assured, sir.
"Assistant Governor Chen is not only the eldest son of the Jiangnan Prefecture Chen family but also the Imperial Top Scholar appointed by the Holy Emperor himself. No matter how ruthless we might be, we could never scheme against him.
"Asking you to go this time is truly a helpless move on our part.
"After all, Assistant Governor Chen... well, his ambitions do not lie in the Imperial Court."
