“What are you making such a huge fuss for? What happened?” Sang Hong asked with a frown.

“A large group of smaller clans banded together, demanding to see the duke. There are also some merchant groups who have merchant slips that they wish to convert ahead of time. The Duke Manor’s guards explained that the duke was currently in seclusion, but they did not listen at all. Just who is leading this mess? They barged straight in, and for some reason, those guards did not stop them,” his subordinate quickly replied.

Sang Hong said seriously, “That is normal. Such a major event happened in the Duke Manor, and yet the duke never appeared. He never showed himself even after so many people asked to see him, so they all suspect that he is already dead. Now, the loyalty of the entire Duke Manor is divided. It is to be expected that those guards are not putting up much effort.”

Zu An was alarmed. Looks like I left for too long, I’ve already caused many people to become suspicious.

After his subordinate left, Sang Hong said to Zu An, “Either way, no matter how out of control things are on the duke’s end, it has nothing to do with us. Cloudcenter Commandery’s stability is Xu Yu’s responsibility, so he can deal with that headache. You don’t...