Zhou Shuren inwardly admired Lau Jing's response, "Have you thought about where you'd like to go?"
Lau Jing's heart sank; sure enough, he was in someone's way. He wasn't young anymore, and of course he wanted to climb higher. But without family backing or connections, and failing to catch the Emperor's favor, his days had been exceedingly difficult before he married into alliances with the Ning family and the Zhou family. Every step required him to tread cautiously, and his wife had to feign ignorance to survive.
Later, with those two advantageous alliances, no one at the Ministry of Justice dared bully him anymore, and the previously unpleasant tasks assigned to him had ceased as well.
He had assumed that staying in his current position and avoiding mistakes would ensure his safety. But now, since someone dared to move him, the matter clearly involved the Prince's maternal relatives.
