Gift

When the envoy sent by the Imperial Court handed a decree to Aier Sha.

Facing the decree, Aier Sha slightly closed her eyes, afraid to look at the words upon it.

She feared the result would be exactly as she had expected: the Imperial Court would not permit the Lucis Family to return to court.

After all, there were simply far too many people who opposed and hated the Lucis Family.

Yet even though hope was slim, Aier Sha still lifted the decree, widened her eyes, and carefully read it word by word.

As expected, the first half of the decree was mainly criticism, listing the Lucis Family's many offenses: "coercing the emperor," "overbearing and domineering," "being too impatient," "failing to compromise," and so on. In short, they had no shortage of flaws.

But...

The tone of the decree shifted. After suppressing them first, it began to praise the Lucis Family's achievements.

For example, during the founding of the Empire, the Lucis Family had rendered illustrious military service, and their merits could not be erased.

For example, throughout more than three hundred years of governing the Empire, the Lucis Family had made many contributions to the Empire's prosperity and stability.

In short, in terms of merit, the Lucis Family had contributed enormously and was irreplaceable.

Thus, at the end of the decree, the emperor stated that if the Lucis Family could reflect on its faults, correct its mistakes, and guarantee that it would never commit similar errors again, he was willing to give the Lucis Family another chance and allow it to return to court and participate in state affairs.

However, the position the Imperial Court could offer was merely that of an ordinary Noble Councilor. Its status would be greatly reduced from before, its speaking rights would be about