Her delicate eyebrows lifted slightly, her voice soft and gentle, her luminous beauty blooming like a lotus flower, yet her words were so vicious.
You Daren cried out in pain, his yells reaching the heavens, incessantly calling for his grandfather to uphold justice.
This patriarch of the You Family had some status in Andu, and even the former Governor Feng Jingteng had shown him some respect. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent away the newly redeemed concubine of his eldest grandson. But with the new dynasty, not only did He Qia show no respect for him, Feng Jingteng's daughter was also being so rude.
Old Master You humphed, "It's clear that the General Residence intends to bully our You Family."
By bringing up the You Family, he aimed to intimidate He Qia.
When powerful aristocratic families joined forces, they grew strong and numerous, and both the old and the new dynasties had to give face. This was the rule, a tradition for dozens, even hundreds of years—