Wei He froze.
He looked at the calm face before him, momentarily at a loss for words.
He truly had not expected Jiang Yuechu to make such a request.
After a long while.
He finally spoke slowly. "Now that you have entered Core Formation, there are some things I can tell you without issue."
"However, what I know is not much either."
Jiang Yuechu immediately sat properly, looking like a diligent student listening attentively.
After hesitating for a moment, Wei He said, "Do you know the current Empress Dowager?"
"The Empress Dowager?"
Jiang Yuechu was stunned.
What did this have to do with the Empress Dowager?
Wei He shook his head and explained, "If it were merely the Empress Dowager of the Liu Household, it would be nothing... The key lies with the Liu Household behind her."
"The Liu Household is a great clan for ten generations, an aristocratic house for a thousand years. Its origins can even be traced back to the previous dynasty. Within the clan, an ancestor of the Burning Lamp Realm stands guard. Looking across the realm, only ancient lineages such as the Imperial Li Clan or the Qinghe Cui Clan, which have endured for thousands of years, can compare with it."
"On the surface, your father Jiang Xun's case was the result of factional strife and political crushing. But behind it, it was most likely the Liu Household's handiwork."
"..."
Jiang Yuechu's heart skipped a beat.
She rapidly searched through the memories of the body's former owner.
Nothing.
There was nothing at all.
Not to mention having had any contact with a behemoth like the Liu Household—even hearing of them had never happened.
She had originally thought that, since she had occupied this body for nothing, it would not be unreasonable to do something for