"What are you getting at?" Princess Nalan asked with a raised eyebrow, still frowning.
"Well...I was just thinking about how this could be good for you." Lei Xing enlightened and Princess Nalan's frown deepened. She was obviously still confused but she did not want to ask so she just trained her eyes on Lei Xing and waited for her to continue.
Lei Xing leaned forward on the table, knitting her brows and lowering her voice, "See, the thing is I can't, well... It will be hard for me or anyone to get the Emperor to simply release Prince Yi. This is treason we're talking about, once this arrow has been released, it cannot be called back. It is not something a leader can afford to be lax about, otherwise, others will follow suit thinking nothing of such a crime -"
