"Something's... happened to the Jiang family?" Ye Jingyan asked, surprised.
He hadn't heard a single whisper about it beforehand.
"So it seems." Ye Chutang quickly averted her gaze. She picked up a piece of candied fruit and fed it to Xiao Wu, seemingly unconcerned.
Ye Jingyan lowered the carriage curtain, lost in thought.
"You don't seem surprised, Sister?"
Ye Chutang wiped her hands with a handkerchief and finally looked up, a faint smile on her lips as she countered, "The higher you climb, the harder you fall. It's been that way since ancient times, hasn't it? The moment Jiang Zhao Yuan stepped down as Grand Secretary, he should have known this day would come sooner or later."
As they passed an intersection, Ye Jingyan could hear people throwing things at the Jiang family's main gate and shouting endless curses.
He nodded. "You're right, Sister."
Ye Chutang said coolly, "Even honest officials sometimes die unjustly, let alone a corrupt one."
