Whoosh.
The room instantly fell silent.
Chu Haoze stopped coughing, too, staring at County Lady Baojin in utter disbelief.
Everyone's eyes fixed squarely on her.
[Well, well, County Lady. Even rebellion has to take second place to assassinating you. I have to give you a nine out of ten-you're one better than great.]
[Then again, I actually had a hand in this whole grand performance. I really am amazing.]
[Who knew I had such a gift for staging drama? I must have chosen the wrong path back then to end up a corporate slave with barely a few coins in my pocket.]
The corners of Chu Wenzong's mouth twitched involuntarily as he sized up County Lady Baojin.
She did not seem particularly bright, but at least she had gotten to the heart of the matter without lying to her sovereign.
How should he punish him?
County Lady Baojin naturally realized that she seemed to have said the wrong thing and hastily dropped to her knees to kowtow.
"Forgive me, Your Majesty. I was nervous and spoke without thinking, but no one in Prince Anhe's household harbors any disloyalty. Please judge us with your discerning wisdom!"
She certainly knelt quickly.
Chu Wenzong raised his brows, his expression turning cold as he looked toward Chu Haoze, who stood nearby with no defense left to offer.
"Seventh Son, now... with witnesses and material evidence both present, do you have any evidence to defend yourself?"
Chu Haoze stared so hard at County Lady Baojin that he seemed intent on boring a hole through her. His voice was so sinister that it sent chills down people's spines.
"Why?"
He had thought County Lady Baojin loved him wholeheartedly, never imagining that she would now stab him in the back without the slightest hesitation.
Even she dared