The pain of the slap lingered on his cheek before it died away with elapsing time.
Gu Yunyao's weep dawdled by his ears.
"You might hide what you had done from Yunxi, but it would not escape my eyes. You know Yunxi loves you, yet you abandoned her to wed the maid of the Kunning Palace for the Eastern Depot's sake. You were ambushed and to keep your own life, you schemed to sacrifice Yunxi for the antidote. Yunxi is so silly to not have seen earlier that she's not your love. Otherwise, how could use your dearest for yourself and the Eastern Depot?"
Taking all her anger in his vision, Leng Qingtang turned his head at Gu Yunyao silently with a calm expression.
Then, he muttered hoarsely.
"Has Your Grace released all your fury? If so, please take your servant back to the palace and worry
