se he couldn't afford it. Everyone hoped that you would become an official and bring prosperity to both families. But you became an official and instead turned against your own people! Every year, you...Chapter 1164: Speak While Kneeling >

Before the person arrives, their voice reaches first.

Li Chen looked up in the direction of the voice. He saw a middle-aged man in silk clothes, glittering with jewels and adorned with gold, silver, and jade, walking out of the rice shop.

This man was thin, but he liked to adorn himself with extravagant decorations, making him look like a clothes rack strutting around with a pile of jewels on it.

This man had a sneer on his face, standing at the door of the rice shop and sizing up Li Chen. "Judging by your accent, you're also from Beijing"ecrecy and intrigue. Power is finite, and everyone desires a larger share of it. This inevitably leads to competition and rivalry, and with competition comes enemies. Therefore, political friends or a...