Wu Jinmai's POV
Those who are not guilty, their faces remain calm and curious. Those who were keeping lovers were nervous and pale. "Eunuchs are castrated the moment they work in the palace. Male servants go home before dusk falls. They are also assigned in areas where consorts and maids rarely visit. Now... the question is," I pause.
I look at them, serious and deadly. "Which families will be exiled and annihilated for having an affair with the late emperor's woman??" I add.
The guilty ones lower their heads and press their hands as they try to compose themselves. "Your Majesty, investigation should be done to prove such scandal. We mustn't believe lies that might be trying to ruin the reputation of the late emperor's harem. That would become a stain in the royal family's image," Royal Consort Qin says.
