Gu Zhaoyuan suspected that the mastermind behind his predicament held a high position and was deeply entrenched in the shadows.
Communicating by letter was not easy, so he did not ask his sister to make a grand public display of the fact that he was still alive. Instead, he simply clarified the crux of the matter in a brief note.
"But ten years ago, Father stopped receiving letters from our aunt. Before he passed away from illness, he left his final wish for me to find our kin. So, I made the journey to the Capital. I finally tracked down the Xie Estate, only to find that that dog Xie had cast you out and abused our aunt. Wouldn't I have to slaughter a few of his concubines to vent my anger?"
Chapter 99