Nutrient Solution's quiet muttering showed that he still believed the Imperial authorities would not openly target nobles with such malice.
To so brazenly ignore the Fief Law, they must have had sufficient reasons.
But Qu Jianlei had far less faith in the authorities' conduct.
He shook his head. "Not necessarily. Is there any way to find out what happened as soon as possible?"
Neither of them intended to go out and gather information. Since arriving on Qingyuan Star, they had never left the fief.
Going out now might not necessarily be unsafe, but it would damage their image and make it seem as though they were afraid of something.
Nutrient Solution replied casually, "Have the steward ask around. Those two families are not particularly close, but nobles have emergency communication channels."
Sure enough, before long, the steward hurried over.
"Greetings, honored guests. The Marquis Cicero seems to have encountered an old grudge. We are still investigating the details."
"An old grudge?" Old Lady Jia, who had rushed over after hearing the news, could not understand. "The Cicero Family cannot even use the Fief Law to fight back?"
The steward answered respectfully, "We are working hard to obtain information. The military has sealed off all related news."
"This Empire is becoming more and more bastardly!" Paranoid suddenly flared up.
"Can private grudges really outweigh the law?"
He was not merely speaking up for the Cicero Family. What he cared about was the Fief Law being trampled by power.
Qu Jianlei and the others did not blindly believe in the law's protection, but another layer of security was always better.
"Let's see how things develop first," Mu Yu said, remaining calm.
Later that day, news arrived. Sure enough, the Marquis Cicero's fief had been forcibly occupied.
However, the other party had not