The surrounding powers were just waiting for the Zhao Family and Qin Family to cripple each other so they could swoop in and pick up the scraps.
Thus, two days later, Ling Changqing and the Zhao sisters returned safely to the clan headquarters.
By this time, the Qin Family's Envoy had already reached an agreement with Shangguan Qingying and departed.
Inside the Matriarch's Inner Study.
Shangguan Qingying sat elegantly on her chair, dressed in a magnificent, wide-sleeved palace gown of embroidered vermilion silk. Her dark hair was swept up into a high coiffure, revealing her snowy skin and jade-like face. Her Bronze Mask had been removed and set aside.
She no longer wore the mask when meeting with Ling Changqing these days.
"Mother, have the talks with the Qin Family reached a conclusion?"
After paying her respects, Zhao Wanyi asked softly.
"...That traitor, Zhao Hua, has been escorted back. He's now locked in the dungeons, awaiting judgment,"
