News that the Xie and the Li families had been suppressed spread quickly throughout the empire.
Some of the better-informed had guessed that the two families were in trouble earlier.
The few people who did not know better were afraid of getting into trouble. They immediately distanced themselves from the Xie and Li families. However, the two heads of the families, Xie Xuning and Li Xing, carried on with their work. They did not seem to be affected by the news.
Everyone was puzzled by how calm they were. They wondered if Xie Xuning and Li Xing thought they would not get into trouble.
When news got around that the two families had spent billions of dollars on the wedding, some people wondered whether or not they got that money legitimately.
How could these people be so narrow-minded and ignorant? These families were powerful and influential for reasons. How would they lack money?
