The Lian Family affair had erupted suddenly years ago, enveloping the entire household overnight. With the Ducal Mansion thousands of miles away from the Capital City, Su Ran had never even considered relying on them.
She was an orphan left under the care of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's Mansion. If her uncle truly cared, wouldn't he have reached out in all these years, knowing where she was? But there had not been even the slightest contact, not even an inquiry. They were simply no longer of use to him – how could such a person be dependable?
Su Ran saw through it all. This time, she simply meant to reclaim what was once owed to her and, by the same token, settle the grievances that had accumulated over the years once and for all.
That was why she brought Lian Wanzhen to the Ducal Mansion, seeking an audience with the Duke of Zheng who had withdrawn from court affairs for many years, to solicit a censure against the Guo family.
