"How could this be..." Meng Lingyi murmured, her voice laced with disbelief. "My grandfather is a veteran official who has served three successive emperors."
"Indeed," Su Wanzhao replied, her voice dripping with calculated persuasion. "The Grand Secretary has lived a life of integrity. I imagine... this must be because he offended His Majesty over the Liu Estate affair?"
The Liu Estate?
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