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Chapter 256

Chapter 256

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At Han Zhi's command, the Court of Judicial Review instantly sprang into a bustle of activity. In the prison, the guards methodically set their plan in motion, stepping into their roles as actors. The Zhang Family servant had been brought into the cells only yesterday, and for the first time, he felt a considerable sense of ease—after all, this was not the family estate. While the estate offered freedom, he had to walk on eggshells every day, constantly reading his master's expressions. There were things he was not supposed to overhear, words he was not supposed to utter, and on top of that, he had to rise before dawn every single day.

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