Of course, that person couldn't be Shen Tang.
Shen Tang immediately lodged a vehement protest!
"Why can't it be me?"
When it came to the size of her vocabulary, who among those present could compare with her? She had been sick of Wu Zhaode for ages. In the past, she had to consider diplomatic relations between the two countries and the widely celebrated "Deep Affection Between Siblings" pairing, so she had no choice but to humor him, calling him "Brother Zhaode" this and "Brother Zhaode" that every time they met. Now that she had a perfectly legitimate opportunity to humiliate him, how could she pass it up?
Gu Chi: "..."
If their lord went out herself and cursed in front of over a hundred thousand soldiers from both armies, whether she performed at her normal level or went above and beyond, he couldn't even imagine how the Imperial Recorder would write it up, much less how people in later generations would judge the account.
No matter how high her achievements in governance and war, they couldn't suppress the "buzz" that would come from this impassioned tirade. Their lord truly didn't care one bit about her posthumous reputation. Gu Chi took a deep breath and forced out a stiff smile, using the others to pressure her. "My lord, perhaps you should think about Qi Yuanliang, Duke Luan Yi, and Qin Gongsu. If they found out you were so careless about your reputation, they'd make a fuss."
Qi Yuanliang in particular.
He was the least able to accept their lord's various outrageous antics.
"None of them are here, though?" Qin Li and Luan Xin were all right. They didn't approve when she did something outrageous, but they wouldn't refuse to indulge her. Qi Shan was different. Shen Tang imagined Qi Shan's face