Madam Zhu was the daughter of the Duke of Cheng. Her maternal grandfather was the Minister of Rites. She came from a noble family and had two sons and a daughter. Unexpectedly, her only daughter who grew up was also murdered.

They died such a tragic death, one that couldn't be brought to light.

Madam Zhu didn't even wail like an ordinary woman.

He simply ordered expressionlessly, "Find out who the murderer is."

The subordinate swore confidently, "They are Her Majesty the Empress's people!"

"Yang Hu and Liu Liu are disciples of Master Zhang, a grandmaster of martial arts in Bazhou. They both worked with Liu Qi selling horses and apprehending thieves for the government!"

"This year they seized Liu Jin's private property. Liu Jin pressured the local government, and their family members were arrested by the government, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries."

His subordinate wept bitterly, "These people were pardoned and allowed to go home. Yang Hu is tyrannical; he not only burned down the county government office, but also killed the Lady of the Duke of Yansheng, who was staying at the post station!"

Madam Zhu clutched her chest, her face deathly pale, and looked at her husband, Li Dongqian.

Her voice was cold and desperate, and her eyes were like poisoned knives.

"You've swallowed the hatred of your son's death."

"You're going to tolerate the humiliation and murder of your daughter?"

"Now that you have no children of your own, are you happy?"

Li Dongqian slumped his shoulders, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

He is 64 years old and can no longer have a son.

Because they have no children of their own, they have no choice but to adopt children one by one to raise under their own name.

All the scheming and power struggles of these past years, the fame I've gained both before and after my death, seem to have lost their meaning.

Li Dongqian walked out blankly, his steps unsteady.

"I have official business to attend to."

I almost tripped over the threshold when I went out.

Fortunately, the servant caught him in time, preventing him from falling face-first to the ground.