Jia Huan Cuts Ties, and the Jia Family Begs Me to Come Back

[Act One: A Dead End]

The main hall of the Rongguo Mansion. Madam Wang shrieked, “Jia Huan! How dare you use wicked sorcery to curse Baoyu!”

A scalding porcelain bowl smashed into my forehead. Blood and tea ran down my face. I had become Jia Huan, the most despised illegitimate son of the Jia family, and from the start, I was trapped in a dead end.

[Act Two: The Break]

No way to defend myself? I laughed.

I wiped away the blood and tore up the family register in front of everyone. “From this day on, I, Jia Huan, sever all ties with the Jia family of the Rongguo Mansion! Our bonds are broken, and our ties are cut!”

The entire hall was stunned. Jia Zheng flew into a rage, while Jia Baoyu stared in disbelief.

[Act Three: The Comeback]

Three years after leaving the mansion, I topped the imperial examinations, presented strategies to the court, pacified the borderlands, and became a chief minister trusted by the emperor.

[Act Four: Begging on Their Knees]

The Jia family was confiscated, and the whole clan was marched to the execution grounds. Leading them, Grandmother Jia knelt before my horse and wept until she fainted, begging me to save their lives.

I reined in my horse and swept a cold gaze over the people who had once bullied and humiliated me. I asked only one thing: “Do you think you deserve my help?”