He had arrived in this godforsaken place thanks to his eldest sister-in-law—the mother of his eldest brother and his father’s officially wedded spouse. His own mother was merely a concubine. He was well aware that the reason he had been exiled was that his natural talent was slightly superior to that of his eldest brother. For the sake of her son, his sister-in-law was capable of anything. If not for his father’s partiality, he likely wouldn't have even survived long enough to reach the Hantang Great World. Of course, had his father not held him in such high regard, his sister-in-law would not have treated him with such hostility.
Born into a massive family, one enjoys certain privileges but must naturally confront certain realities. From a young age, Liu Liangzhe understood that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. If you want to gain something, you must pay the price. Due to his sister-in-law’s interference, he had arrived in this backwater land completely alone, without a single attendant or servant. She had even framed it under the guise of "toughening him up."
Liu Liangzhe did not resist, because he knew he could not. A large portion of the Elder Council was aligned closely with his sister-in-law. After all, her surname was Zhang—she was a daughter of the third most powerful noble family in the Great Thousand Main Realm. His father, merely a deacon, was considered by the clan to have "married up" when he took her as a wife. Thus, he, a son of a concubi…
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