There was a collective note of disbelief surging through the bodies of every noble within the throne room as they watched their emperor's sister get slapped not once, but twice, by the same person the woman had been asking the man to punish just a few minutes ago.
And what made it all the more unbelievable to the gathered audience was Xuan's silence as the man merely watched the events happen without making a move, but I could feel it, a subtle sense of satisfaction surging beneath the man's stoic facade.
"Heh! Looks like he's the type that couldn't bring himself to force correction upon her."
"So a doting big brother, huh? I wonder who could ever be such a person." I didn't miss the sarcasm in Shaia's tone, but,
