Ming Lingyi didn't let Li Yun finish. She cut him off, "Wasn't last night just a matter of mutual consent? How did this suddenly become about status?"
A smile played on her lips as she spoke, but it drew no similar reaction from Li Yun.
Li Yun's expression darkened at her words.
"What did you say?" he asked in a low voice.
If any of his court officials had seen him now, their knees would have buckled in fear.
When the Emperor is angry, those who serve him are the ones to suffer.
What's more, Li Yun was making no attempt to hide his fury.
Ming Lingyi was not intimidated in the slightest. "Did you not understand? Last night," she paused, pointing a slender, pale finger between Li Yun and herself, "was a one-night stand. Do you understand now?"
She looked Li Yun straight in the eye as she spoke, her gaze unwavering.
She couldn't help but notice the color drain from Li Yun's face as she finished.
