"How could I delay important matters for the sake of a child?"
The reason she vented her anger on the child was because it was easy to do so, like swatting away a bug that landed on her.
No need to deliberate, no need to plan.
Failure was beyond her expectation.
But no matter what, she could not let herself be consumed by anger over such a small incident. Her true enemies were Shangguan Yun and Shangguan Qing, as well as the new commander who had taken over the Han Family's Hei Fengqi, Xiao Liulang.
"The people around Shangguan Yun still need to be dealt with cautiously," she said. "Let's wait until he gathers useful intelligence, and then I'll make my move."
...
The next day, Xiao Hen first sent Xiao Jingkong to Lingbo Academy, and then he went to Baoxing in Shengdu's inner city to find a suitable courtyard through an agent.
