Jun Xiaochen had no experience in trading insults with others; running into a difficult woman like Xu Junjun was a first in his life. Had it been anyone else, their audacity would have earned them a clean decapitation, ending the matter once and for all. But this was Xu Junjun, who had just neutralized the poison in the Young Emperor for him. Even in his fury, Jun Xiaochen had no choice but to suppress his rage. Yet, as a man long accustomed to a position of absolute power, even if he didn't lower himself to her level, he could never bring himself to speak to her again. Realizing that further conversation was futile, Jun Xiaochen flicked his robes and strode away.
Having successfully provoked Jun Xiaochen into leaving, Xu Junjun plopped down on the edge of the bed, the stifling heat of anger in her chest burning ever brighter.
"Damned bastard. He knew that old hag, the Empress Dowager, was out to get me, and he still had the nerve to lecture me. Does he really think he's my father?"
Chapter 181