The political climate in the Capital shifted rapidly.
One day, the threshold of a certain official's mansion would be worn flat by a constant stream of visitors. The next day, after that same official was thrown into prison, the courtyard would fall deathly quiet, deserted by all, let alone anyone willing to lend a hand.
When Tang Jingyan was dragged out of the Chengyuan Marquis Manor by the agents of the Imperial City Bureau, the members of the household looked on with cold indifference, not a single person stepping forward to intervene.
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