Zhou Shuren embraced Zhulan and whispered into her ear with an especially soft voice, "The registration records of the exile's land were mostly destroyed by a big fire last year, and the Emperor has been investigating the deaths of this year. Those who died were all in good physical shape, aged between twenty and thirty years old. The Emperor was furious and ordered me to look into the suspicious individuals."
Zhulan thought to herself that the current dynasty did not continue the previous one's practice of branding criminals, and it seemed that this time, none of the officials from the exile's land would be spared, "No one from the officials in the exile's land will escape this time."
Zhou Shuren hummed in response, knowing the Emperor well, a major purge was inevitable, "But not now, the timing isn't right and might startle the snakes."
Zhulan spoke softly, "I suspect it's about to startle the snakes."
