The next day, a lot of visitors came to the Lord Protector's Manor to attend the banquet. The carriages parking outside the manor filled the whole street in front of it.

Ning Zu'an was the emperor's favored official. Although his family had some problems recently, his power did not seem to be much impacted. But some rumors said that the emperor thought since Ning Zu'an could not rule his manor well, he would not be able to help him rule the country well. Because of this, he did ...