Song Lianhe sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, and moistened her throat. "First," she began, "I'm from out of town, which makes me an outsider. I can look at this matter with neutrality and impartiality."
Zhou Cangyan sat beside her, tilting his head to look at her.
"The people say that before all this, E Xianwang was always an honest and upright official. Even with a son like E Jintang, who is so... so simple and straightforward, he never once considered taking a concubine. And although Mrs. E has a fiery personality and often subjected the Governor to 'family discipline,' their neighbors all saw them as a very loving couple."
She continued, "I know you can't judge a person by their appearance. Perhaps he's incredibly cunning and has fooled everyone. But I noticed one detail..."
Song Lianhe paused, her eyes shining as she looked at him with a fiery intensity.
