Courtroom Quarrel

What Zhou Ming had said—"I'm still young, so I'll consider marriage after thirty"—was no different, in the Old Duke's ears, from refusing a marriage alliance with the Lucis Family.

The Old Duke found it impossible to accept.

Even less could he swallow his anger!

He was going to make trouble.

He was going to show Noctis what he was made of!

So, after leaving the Imperial Palace, the furious Old Duke immediately took a series of actions, causing an enormous uproar.

A tremendous storm swept through the imperial capital!

Of course, the Old Duke had not gone to extremes at first. A shred of reason still remained in his mind.

He merely gathered all the lordly nobles of the Noble Faction in the imperial capital at his Duke Residence and told them that the Emperor had gone back on the marriage agreement.

Upon hearing the Old Duke's account, the nobles were all startled. Then they became indignant and began denouncing the matter one after another.

"What? How could Your Majesty do such a thing? How could he go back on his word?"

"Consider marriage after thirty? Who stays unmarried past thirty? If my grandson dared do that, I'd break his legs!" said one noble.

"As for marriage, Your Majesty actually has no authority to make the decision himself. His parents may be gone, but he still has his grandmother. The Empress Dowager has the right to arrange a date for him and have him married as soon as possible."

One of the Old Duke's sons shook his head. "My sister's health has been getting worse and worse lately. She may not have much time left. And she seems to have realized something—whenever Noctis is mentioned, she gets furious. She won't preside over Noctis's marriage."

"What about Rubuster? He is the