Fengyu glanced at the young man speaking, her brows lightly furrowed. The speaker was the legitimate second son of the second branch of the Li Family, Li Wang, only eighteen, unaccomplished and yet to undergo the coming-of-age ceremony. This branch of the Li Family was exceedingly influential during the Yuwen Royal Family period, second only to the Lin and Xie Families. After Xie Xun ascended the throne, the main branch of the Li Family fell into disfavor; they were so sidelined that they hadn't received Fengyu's invitations to several imperial banquets. Fengyu was known for protecting her own, a trait renowned during her youth, and for bearing deep grudges—those who offended her invariably faced ruin. The matter of Li Si and Fang Lingjun naturally had planted a seed of resentment in her heart.
