A Vile Creature

System, what in the hell are they talking about and why do I feel threatened?

"Oh, it looks like she didn't understand yet, Brother," one of the official said to the other.

Didn't understand what? 

Chiaki chose to act passively and listen. She hadn't held a real power yet. She was only granted to live here because of Lance Hua, so it wasn't her place to have a beef with some people from his court.

However, it didn't mean she would accept being a doormat that everyone could trample on. She had her reason to stand her ground if she was accused of doing something that was not right. With her experience of conflict deescalation, she more or less knew how to handle these people. The best thing to do was to stay silent first, and then listen. When the time came to argue, she would give her best argument.