"I'm... I'm sorry..." the old noble stammered in panic, not daring to gamble his family's fate on whether Yan Xing had concrete evidence of Duke Kaiya's assassination attempt on King Griffin. He could only apologize, "Our family absolutely did not conspire with Duke Kaiya to assassinate King Griffin. Please forgive our earlier rude behavior, Elder Yan Xing..."
Yan Xing looked at the group of old nobles, who had lost all their momentum, and chuckled, "Do you think you can resolve this mess with a mere apology after making such an unwarranted scene here?
"Moreover, how are Queen Karol's and my reputations to be restored?
"The rumors started with you... What should I do with you?"
The old nobles quickly said, "We apologize again... Everything we did was because of Duke Kaiya's deception.
"He said... he said..."
