Chu Nanli looked at the servants with a mocking gaze, her clear and piercing eyes causing the group to lower their heads in shame and embarrassment.
At this point, what could they fail to understand?
The "sincerity" they had devoted to Concubine Lin was but a joke to her as she saw them as fools. She had appeared concerned only to use them to provoke the Princess Consort. And themselves? They had naively believed that she was kind-hearted and would save them from peril.
Once they came to their senses, one by one they began to kowtow, begging for mercy.
"Princess Consort, we were blind and foolish, please, we beg you to forgive our ignorance and spare us!"
At that moment, the courtyard was filled with their pleas for mercy.
Yanyan watched the scene with astonishment, her eyes round with admiration for Chu Nanli.
Chu Nanli's expression did not waver as she walked over and stopped in front of the man she had pricked with a silver needle.
"Do you realize your wrongdoing?"