Minister Liu fell to his knees with a heavy thud, followed by the young woman behind him, who knelt down, trembling.
Lu Shangfeng finally felt a surge of release. He had been dragged out and beaten early this morning, and he was still seething with rage. However, his anger could not be resolved simply by beating Minister Liu. The men who had attacked him last night were certainly not from the Minister’s Mansion. The more he thought about those two, the more suspicious he became; he felt as though he knew them, though he couldn't put his finger on it just yet.
It seemed unlikely, but that laughter sounded exactly like the Fourth Imperial Younger Brother. Still, why would the Fourth Imperial Younger Brother beat him for no reason? It made no sense.
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