In the courtyard!

Xia Chen looked at his uncle, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Everything was just as he had anticipated.

The Marquis Manor had been glorious for 600 years. If it were solely based on loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, how could it have maintained its brilliance through over 600 years of power reshuffling without ever declining?

The Marquis Zhendong's Manor might not be wrong in its patriotism, but as for loyalty to the emperor, that was debatable.