It was Xiao Qingzhi from the Second Branch.
Back in the day, her grandfather and his younger brother had fought side by side to expand their territory. Tragically, her grandfather's brother had fallen for an enemy trap while defending against foreign invaders and never returned.
After that, the Second Branch gave up military pursuits. Unfortunately, their descendants were not favored by the God of Literature and steadily declined, though under the grandfather's protection, they still managed to hold idle posts in the official bureaucracy.
Chapter 43