"A decade or so ago, the noble clans were truly audacious, even daring to slap a princess in the face. If anyone dared to lay a finger on Ruyi, I'd exile their entire clan three thousand miles away!" Fengyu had this sort of temperament—family was untouchable. If she became the Empress, who would dare strike her children? Was that not courting death?
"Indeed, they were arrogant. The Li Family was at the height of their power, controlling the crucial lifeline of grain transportation. At the time, neither the Grand General nor the Marquis Mansion's influence was as formidable as it would later become. That particular incident prompted closer cooperation between the Grand General and Marquis Zhenbei—north and south united as one. Together, they seized half of the transportation routes controlled by the Li Family. The lifeline of military supplies was interrupted over a mere quarrel, something neither the Marquis nor the Grand General could tolerate."
