Two spiral staircases extended to the second floor, lined with dark red Persian carpets that were so magnificent, they rivaled any of the palace buildings.
Li Qiao had never inquired about the whereabouts of the real Marquis Lawrence.
Only when Xi Luo followed them to the second floor did she come to understand the whole story.
The Old Marquis had long passed away without children.
Before the Marchioness passed away, through the efforts of Bai Yan via the Flame Alliance and Xi Luo's arrangements, the hereditary Marquis's title had been passed to an adopted nephew, Shang Yu.
It turned out that aside from this manor, the Marquis Lawrence had no significant property left, and he was even heavily in debt.
It was said that after the family's decline, it couldn't even afford the annual maintenance fees for the manor; the Marquis's title was only noble in name, now merely an empty shell.
