These words instantly sent Qin Jianye’s heart back into his throat, undoing all the relief he had felt when the conversation had finally eased its tension.
This girl was truly bold! To speak like that was to explicitly lay bare the Qin family’s intent to rebel. Did she really not fear that she might never walk out of Duke Qin’s Estate alive? She was nothing more than a slip of a girl, barely sixteen or seventeen—where did she get the nerve?
Duke Qin was watching her as well. It would be a lie to say he wasn't angry; for a mere girl to stand before him and speak so brazenly was audacity itself. Prince Mo was his own grandson. For years, the Qin family had dedicated themselves to supporting the Prince, with their own sons and grandsons even renouncing their claims to the throne, all to ensure Lu Beimo would one day become Emperor.
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