No one could tell whether it was Heaven's mercy, but after the calamity upon the Xiao Clan from outside Long, there were new stars rising one after another.
Mr. Xiao and Third Lady, who had joined the Empress on her journey to the East Sea, both shone brilliantly.
In reward, the Empress had promoted them beyond all protocol, making them her trusted aides.
*It was almost enough to make people wonder if they had been close all along.*
And then, together with the Chu Clan's number one talent, Chu Yu—who had also fought for the Empress in the Land of Wu and Yue—the essential core of the Empress's newly established staff gradually began to take shape.
Given the special circumstances of the Xiao Clan from outside Long, it was doubtful anyone thought the Empress had changed her policy from her two predecessors and started making peace with the noble families.
*It seemed more like she was digging away at the foundations of the Five Clans and Seven Families…*
