Lost All Ambition

After receiving the news, the Dowager Duchess and Lu Tingchen hurried over, only to hear Lu Hetian's somewhat sorrowful sigh the moment they entered the room.

"Why, what's the Emperor's edict?" asked the Dowager Duchess.

Lu Hetian handed the imperial edict to her. "His Majesty commanded me to lead troops to the frontier and attack Danjue three days later."

Startled, the Dowager Duchess took the imperial edict, scanned it, and passed it to Lu Tingchen.

She sat down in a chair and asked in bewilderment, "Why does the Emperor suddenly want to conquer Danjue? I didn't get any wind of it before this."