Outside, Zhao Xiaochen had also been suspended and sent home.
That included Fang Liuming, who was under investigation too.
Pei Yuan and Pei Qian were so worried they were beside themselves; they couldn't enter Tiance Mansion, nor could they even enter Pei Residence. They only received a letter from Pei Qin, saying everything was fine.
Fine? How could it possibly be fine! For such a serious crime, beheading was the punishment! No one could save them! It was an offense that could lead to the extermination of the Nine-Clan!
Fang Liuming, Zhao Xiaochen, and Chang Yonglin together sought an audience with Xiao Yong.
Xiao Yong refused to meet with them, but he was still pleading for clemency, trying to save Pei Qin and her daughters.
