Zhi Wan's beautiful eyes dimmed.
Seeing her expression, Duan Ling was convinced Lu Zhan had a heart of stone.
'If I had a cousin like her,' he thought, 'I wouldn't care about any rules. I'd dote on her and give her whatever she wanted.'
Not wanting to make things difficult for her lady, Shuang'er spoke up. "Miss, the Princely Heir is right. I was indeed derelict in my duties today, so I deserve to be punished. When we return, the two matrons and I will go to the punishment chamber together to accept our punishment."
"But..." Zhi Wan was still hesitant.
Shuang'er immediately tugged on her sleeve, stopping her from saying more.
'I know she feels for me and doesn't want me to be punished,' Shuang'er thought. 'But since the two matrons are being punished, it makes no sense for me to be exempt.'
'If that happened, even though the order came from the Princely Heir, the two matrons would surely feel it was unfair. They would inevitably come to resent Miss.'
