She Shouldn't Have Appeared at the Flower Banquet

"Ningyu, you informed me that there was oil beneath the Western Mountains, and indeed, this information was not false. However, in the end, I didn't manage to obtain even a drop of that oil. I almost got caught, and if His Majesty and Prince Cheng'en were to find out, it would bring disaster upon our Duan Mansion. If they knew, we would be in great danger!" Duan Wang sighed with lingering fear.

He didn't want to involve himself in the power struggle between His Majesty and Prince Cheng'en. The throne and the power of this world were not meant for him.

Duke Duan knew very well that he lacked the ability to contend for the throne.

He was just a leisurely duke, getting older with no one to rely on and no army to command. How could he compete with Xiao Chengjun and Emperor Hong Wen?

All he desired was to live out his remaining years in peace and prosperity, until his last breath.

However, Ningyu was an ambitious person, and Duke Duan couldn't understand.