With a bewildered Sui Zhi sent back to the front lines, Ruihan City, a place of mixed celebration and sorrow, returned to its usual peace.
Although the power structure had changed, for the common folk, the difference wasn't profound. At most, the Sui family acted a bit more arrogantly, while the other three families were ordered to lie low. Still, things wouldn't get too out of hand.
After all, the Four Great Clans were deeply intertwined through generations of intermarriage.
Sometimes, what looked like the Sui family bullying the Bian family on the surface might in reality just be an uncle picking on his nephew.
Since the other three great families had immediately feigned submission, Du Youqian arranged for the Sui Family to take a softer approach. They began to gradually absorb the power and interests of the other families, avoiding any drastic measures.
