Her mask of authority slipped momentarily as she assessed Jiho and the Su brothers with renewed interest and perhaps a touch of wariness.
The courtroom, once a bastion of order and protocol, now simmered with curiosity and uncertainty.
Jiho sensed the shifting dynamics around her but remained composed.
Internally, Jiho felt a mix of shock and disbelief swirling within her. She stood amidst the murmurs and wide-eyed stares, outwardly composed but inwardly reeling at the revelation.
The pitiful mers she had married, whom she had come to love and rely on, were none other than the legendary grandmasters of immense power and influence.
When Jiho first joined the Gu family, tales of the four grandmasters had painted them as figures of awe and fear.
They were said to wield not only formidable military might but also political sway capable of shaking the very foundations of the country.
