Chu Qianli still stood erect.
It was Qin Liuyan, kneeling at the side, who suddenly had tears brimming in her eyes.
"Xiaoqi, it's Mother's fault... it's all Mother's fault! Xiaoqi, Mother has wronged you!"
Chu Qianli looked at her coldly, "Hold on, you are merely a concubine of the Grand Tutor, not my mother."
A stepmother, having the audacity to call herself 'Mother' in front of her?
Qin Liuyan continued to force tears, crying in a pitiful and lamenting manner.
However, Chu Hongtao could no longer restrain himself and angrily said, "Unfilial daughter, look carefully, she is your mother! Your true mother!"
"What did you say?" Chu Qianli's eyes darkened, staring at Chu Hongtao. "Make yourself clear!"
This low growl, not very loud, yet the intimidation it carried made Chu Hongtao subconsciously want to step back.
Not just him, even the others present were genuinely shocked by this girl's imposing attitude!
How come, they felt she possessed an aura meant for a sovereign?