A pair of feet wearing lotus-embroidered shoes eventually stopped mid-air, hanging quietly with no sign of life.
The door to the study was closed, as were the windows, and outside, the servants were performing their tasks as if nothing had happened. Everything seemed ordinary and normal.
The two young servants in the study showed no excessive emotion on their faces after Sun Rou ceased to struggle. They didn't try to take her body down immediately, fearing that she might not be completely dead yet.
Marquis Zhaoren turned his back, seemingly reluctant to look at the hanged person. His face was filled with solemn anger that lasted for quite a while.
He had not intended to strangle Sun Rou to death, nor had he rejected her as his daughter-in-law. On the contrary, he had felt that she had been treated unfairly and intended to seek justice for her.
