Gu Yi had exactly this intention. He had been waiting here recently just to leak some information. "Sigh, speaking of this matter, my older cousin and his wife are the true victims.
"The embezzlement of the sea trade dividends by Marquis Bai wasn't actually discovered by my cousin. He just found things a bit strange and sent a letter to Shangjing, complaining a bit to Marquis Zhou.
"Who would have thought that Marquis Zhou would treat it as a joke and mention it to the Holy Emperor? That's how Marquis Bai got dragged into this."
Hou Cunjin's heart trembled as he listened to these titles. These were the big shots at the very top of the hierarchy, figures he had never dared to even think about before. Yet here his son-in-law was, mentioning them so casually.
"Marquis Bai must have directed his anger at my cousin, which is why he sent his subordinates to cause trouble here.
