The translation has improved in this chapter. It provides a good sense of who the stepmother is. As I read through the chapters, I see the actors who played the parts on the tv series, adding a dimension to the quality of the novel.
step mother has some regrets. was she led by others ? advisors from her family directing behind the scene ?
beginning of world of political games / plots / schemes for young MC !
Could already tell that his younger half brother, Fan Jie, is going to be a brat especially with a concubine mother like Lady Liu who wanted Fan Xian murdered.