The same matter of Su Jie taking a concubine had also thrown another woman's household into turmoil.
A large estate stood south of Great Li City. It had once belonged to a powerful noble, but after he was arrested by the Great Xia Dynasty for embezzling military funds, some members of his family had died while others had been imprisoned. The sprawling estate was left vacant.
But now, this abandoned estate had a new owner. Hundreds of people lived there, all bearing an exceedingly illustrious identity: the Great Li imperial clan, the Wei family.
These imperial clansmen who had once ruled the dynasty had now been moved out of the imperial palace and settled in this estate.
Apart from the imperial family's direct bloodline—the princes and princesses, the harem consorts, and the like—there were also various relatives of the imperial bloodline. Altogether, hundreds of people filled the estate.
However, the Wei imperial clan had long since lost its noble status. Their standing was even lower than that of ordinary officials.
All imperial wealth had been confiscated by the Great Xia Dynasty. The fact that they were still alive and had not been massacred was already a special act of mercy from the Great Xia Dynasty. Su Jie had spared their lives out of consideration for Emperor Tianwu's bloodline. As for their wealth, they could forget about it.
Moreover, because of their former imperial status, they could not live like ordinary people. If they tried to get involved in business with the powerful, they would be excluded and treated with suspicion, facing resistance from Great Li City's newly risen nobles.
No one knew whether growing too close to members of the Wei imperial clan would arouse Su Jie's suspicions and land them in prison.
The Wei imperial clan cared deeply about