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"Yun Ting Punishes Zhao Ying'er"

"Zhao Ying'er came to an abrupt stop when she saw the Empress reclining on the couch, propping her head with one hand as if idly resting. The phoenix crown in her hair sat a little heavy and solemn on her brow. She lifted her eyelids only slightly and studied Zhao with a lazy look that nevertheless carried an unmistakable, iron calm."

"Zhao felt a chill run through her despite herself. She tried to cover it with a flustered bow: “Your Majesty speaks, this humble one does not understand.”"

"“You call yourself ‘this humble one’ before you’ve even been invested,” Yun Ting said. “Do you really believe you’re already chosen?”"