"Young Mistress, if you wish to uproot the noble clans, you must not only kill them but do so with legitimate cause. You cannot allow the world to cast aspersions on you; you must stand firmly on the side of justice!"
Uncle Li kept his eyes fixed intently on his young mistress, who had only just come of age. Over these past five years, he had witnessed her intelligence, her wisdom, and her resolute decisiveness in matters of life and death.
Ever since the Ji family had taken control of the world, each successive emperor had proven worse than the last—selfish, incompetent, and devoid of virtue—leaving the people to suffer in increasing misery. The world was rife with treachery, and it was long past time for the Feng family to reclaim their rightful rule.
Chapter 18