"Are you waiting to be killed here in the capital?!" Duke Changning gritted his teeth as he confronted Lu Jiming. "Gu Chaoyan is the Queen now, and we've already caused trouble. If she learns about our past grudge from the people, she could have us all executed!"
"…."
"I don't see any chance of promotion for me in my current position. What's the point of staying here if I can't secure a higher rank? The best course of action is for us to leave the capital, start a business, get married, and have children," Duke Changning said, glaring at him.
Lu Jiming shook his head. He couldn't accept that.
He had been the one engaged to Gu Chaoyan, and he had been so close to attaining that throne.
Now he was being told to leave the capital, find an ordinary woman, and become a businessman?
The disparity was too great for him to bear.
He wouldn't leave.
If he left, he would have nothing.
