After the death of Prime Minister Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong became the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, winning the political struggle and causing the Li faction to gradually disintegrate.

The Minister of Revenue, W, had originally sided with Li Linfu. Soon after Yang Guozhong gained power, W was unable to switch sides in time and was betrayed by his colleague. This colleague had a grudge against W and had already aligned with the Yang faction. He exposed all the tax evasion and collusion between W and the L family. W was imprisoned and awaiting trial by the Ministry of Justice. As W was from the defeated Li faction, the trial process was particularly swift. Within a month, the entire family was sentenced to a heavy punishment and exiled to Lingnan, 'she' was also among those exiled.

The L family, due to years of bribery and significant tax evasion, was judged to have extremely egregious circumstances and was also sentenced to confiscation of property, leaving them with nothing and forcing the entire family to become beggars on the streets.

After the news of Minister W's exile spread, the owner of the medical clinic heard the rumors and appealed to the Jingzhao Prefecture, explaining that he had been coerced by W's son to give false testimony. The Jingzhao Prefecture quickly released 'him', and the clinic owner invited 'him' back, allowing 'him' to resume practice at the clinic. After all, 'he' was a top doctor, the cash cow of the clinic.

Yang Guozhong won the political struggle and became the Prime Minister, and his faction's corrupt practices became even more rampant. Three years later, the Anshi Rebellion erupted, and Yang Guozhong was killed by the angry Tang army in the second year of the rebellion. Yang Guifei, after Yang Guozhong, was forced by the angry court officials to have Emperor Xuanzong order her death, and the legendary Guifei met her end. Upon hearing of Yang Guifei's death, 'he' was shaken for a long moment. The imperial consort was a unique figure 'he' had once saved—yet even someone of such high status could not escape. The relentless wheel of history crushed everything indiscriminately, sparing neither nobles nor commoners.