Jun Huang soon heard about Nan Xun’s punishment for the servants. She was momentarily stunned. The one delivering the news to her said teasingly, “You don’t know how much influence you have in the manor, miss. The prince has punished a good number of servants for you, a majority of whom are his confidantes.”

Jun Huang put away her book and threw the servant a cool glance, scaring the servant into silence. “The prince has his reasons. Why would I be involved?”

Jun Huang knew what Nan Xun’s motivation was, of course. She curved her lips into a smile. Others took that as her laughing at their misfortune.

Jun Huang brought it up the next time she saw Nan Xun. “You know I don’t care about what they said. There’s no need for you to get angry and make things difficult for yourself.”

“They’re irrelevant. I know you care about me, and I gladly accept your kindness. However,...