A sense of helplessness pervaded the room as they exchanged glances. How could they conjure any solutions?
The road ahead was obstructed by the cunning maneuvers of the Fan mother and daughter!
With this path leading inevitably to a dead end, there seemed to be no alternative.
While other predicaments might offer room for reversal, the specter of "rebellion" loomed as an irrevocable verdict.
No monarch could brook such insubordination.
Even the most lenient ruler would sooner execute the offenders than let them slip through their grasp.
Following Fan Ruyin and her daughter's brazen actions, Sun Meng's public interrogation, and the ensuing altercation…
Shao Yunduan found himself at a loss for words.
No one would entertain notions of innocence. No one would chalk it up to mere misunderstanding.
Sun Meng, especially, with his singular focus, would undoubtedly stoke the flames of accusation upon his return.
