Jih Yunxiao said faintly, "Back then, the Jih Family was at the height of its power... unparalleled in the Capital. My father and I weren't fools... How could we not be on guard against outsiders causing trouble, hatching some plots or schemes?"
But despite all precautions, it's hard to guard against a traitor within... Who would have thought... Jih Yunyao and Wu Xiangyun would hate me to such an extent... wishing for my death, even... wishing for the complete downfall of the Jih Family Main House... To the point where there's no one left to take charge, that's why they didn't even spare my father..."
"Did you know all along, or did you only find out after you came back?"
"Jih Yunyao and I never got along... But back then, the elders were still around, and there was some semblance of harmony within the Jih Family... I never imagined my cousin, who grew up with me, would do such a cruel thing to our Main House.
