Ishirō burst out against Shufeng: "These impudent rascals act as though they do not want to be servants!"
"Your Lordship, you must excuse them for troubling you." Shufeng looked at him, his gaze straight and direct, "In truth, I am the one to blame for their unruly conduct since I have been too lax about teaching and enforcing the proper formalities of palace etiquette."
Ishirō blinked in surprise for he did not expect the Second Prince corroborating his surmise, thus abasing himself before him. At the same time, Jian wondered what compelled His Highness's fiery soul and proud heart to flattened itself before this humiliation.
"Well, for old time sake, I can be reasonable," responded Ishirō, in a drawling voice and a condescending tone. "All that remains to do is to agree on just one thing."
"Certainly!"
