"the Dai Family has sat securely on the imperial throne for generations, while the Zhu Family has had to read their faces, with even the fates of its family members bound by marriage alliances—if you were in my place, could you accept such a situation?"
Su Yu listened quietly without interrupting.
Zhu Zhuyun withdrew her gaze and lightly tapped the rim of her cup with her fingertips, her eyes sharp as blades:
"Zhu Qing is pure-hearted. She only wants to escape the engagement and gain her freedom, but I can't."
"I'm the eldest daughter of the Zhu Family, and I carry the future of the entire clan on my shoulders."
"The Dai Family has occupied the high ground for far too long. They've long forgotten the alliance we made back then!"
"Dai Weisi first targeted Zhu Qing, then tried to drug me and control me."
"I don't believe Dai Tianfeng didn't know about this. Since the Dai Family has shown us no mercy, they can't blame the Zhu Family for showing them none either."
Her ambition had not appeared out of thin air. It had been built up from the resentment and endurance of several generations.
She had no objections to whatever vicious methods Dai Weisi used against her, but he should never have targeted Zhu Qing!
"You want to replace them?" Su Yu asked, his tone calm.
"Yes." Zhu Zhuyun made no attempt to hide it.
"The realm of the Star Luo Empire should have belonged half to our Zhu Family in the first place."
"Rather than watch the Dai Family grow increasingly arrogant and suppress our Zhu Family's position in the Star Luo Empire!"
"We might as well have our Zhu Family take the throne instead. At the very least, I won't let the Zhu Family suffer the