As he watched Sun Jiajin's back disappear into the night, Zhao Xuanqi weighed the packet of medicine in his hand, a strange expression on his face.
The Zuo Dongrui that Sun Jiajin mentioned was the second son of the Zuo Family in Guming County. The Zuo Family and the Zhao Family were both local gentry with similar businesses. As the saying goes, competitors are natural rivals, so conflicts often arose between the two families. This extended to Zhao Xing, who would often clash with Zuo Dongrui whenever he was out and about; the two couldn't stand the sight of each other.
Now, the Zhao Family had met with disaster while the Zuo Family remained perfectly intact. The loss of the Zhao Family's assets had a great deal to do with the Zuo Family, who had played a leading role in the affair.
