"If you stop being a smart aleck, the Empress is still willing to support you. If you continue to think you're smart, we can also replace you with someone else."
Shadow said coldly, "You don't really think you were chosen because of your talent, do you?"
Ji Ziyin's oval face flushed. She clenched her fists and swallowed her anger. "I just don't want to see others look down on the reclusive family and the Empress' dignity.
"Since the Empress and Lord Shadow have other arrangements, I'll obey you," she added obediently.
Ji Ziyin was so perceptive that Shadow could not help but say, "You're a member of the Ji family. You're quite sensible."
Ji Ziyin's face was dark, but she knew what was good for her. "It's in man's nature to strive for better… I'm just leaving a path for myself."
