It wasn't that the Great General and Lord Zuo were prone to conspiracy theories, but even when Qin Liuxi previously mentioned that Luan Bailin might be trying to wipe out a lineage, they didn't quite believe it. Luan Bailin's image was simply too good: top scorer, honorable and incorruptible after taking office, often engaging in charitable acts. Especially after his fiancée disappeared, he would go to the Charitable Hall and refugee camp every year to distribute porridge, claiming to accumulate merit for his fiancée. Who wouldn't praise him for being sentimental and righteous?
Moreover, he didn't have a powerful family backing him, yet within just a few years, he had been promoted three times and became a favorite in the eyes of the Saint, proving his excellence.
However, this person, outstanding in their eyes, secretly had an illegitimate child, who was already two years old.
