Time flew by, and the summer heat gave way to the cool of autumn.
The war at the Border was not yet over, but Pei Yan held the upper hand, leaving the enemy with no power to retaliate. It seemed his victorious return to the Capital City was not far off.
Meanwhile, Mei Wanying had also returned to Jiangnan and moved into the Mei family's old estate.
The estate was managed by their own people, retainers arranged by General Mei when he was still alive.
The relatives had all been moved out. Without the permission of the main family, they could not move back into the old estate.
Mrs. Mei was the lady of the house, and Mei Wanying was the family's only daughter.
Their vast family fortune inevitably attracted envious eyes. Seeing them as a vulnerable widow and orphan, the relatives began to show up one after another, no sooner had they returned to their ancestral home.
Some wanted to mooch off them.
Some wanted to curry favor.
