Wu Yuting's heart, which had been hanging high with anxiety, settled back down. At least her anger was no longer as fierce as before.
"...If I'd known that bastard Nan Zhengqian would actually dare not report to you, Auntie... I wouldn't have done it even if someone beat me to death! I lost my mother when I was little, and you were the one who raised me. That debt of nurturing is as high as heaven and as deep as the earth... How could I ever forget you, Auntie? I'll make sure to honor you properly for the rest of my life..."
Then, at the very end, the Heavenly King changed his tune again. "But no matter what, I still bear quite a bit of responsibility for this. I count as half the instigator... Even if you forgive me, Auntie, I can't forgive myself. One of these days, I'll definitely come to your door to apologize! I'll come specifically to kowtow to you..."
One had to admit that this speech was truly... fucking brilliant!
Even Zuo Changlu, listening beside her, could not help secretly giving him a thumbs-up.
With a fucking silver tongue like that, he really ought to enter the palace as a eunuch and devote himself to bootlicking.
You Dongtian had actually talked away more than half of Wu Yuting's seething fury.
"So you're saying it's all Nan Zhengqian's fault?"
"Although that really is what happened! Still... ahem, we can't put it entirely that way. No matter what, as the Right Route Heavenly King, I have to bear some responsibility too. I can't just dump all the blame on him... There's still our bond as comrades to consider... Besides, although Nan Zhengqian was indeed at fault, the thing about him is, he's all brawn and no brains... as