The Duke seems to forget that other people also opposed HIS marriage...what a hypocrite.

強扭的瓜不會甜。

成是非是神侯和素心的多啦 A 夢。

原來四大密探都是色呸子。

The Duke after defeating his mortal enemy Eunuch Tsao is getting a bit too arrogant and unaware of the new era. He should understand that the Emperor now views him as a threat without the Eunuch opposing him. Does he harbor any ambition for the throne? If not, if I were him I'd retire and leave the court...what's the point of sticking around and attract the hostility of the Emperor? These royal relatives hate and suspect one another all the time, and it's the exception that they don't kill each other if they see each other as a threat. He'd be happier with his woman living in somewhere free and obscure, away from all the court intrigue. Also, with all the spies he has everywhere (esp. at the court), how could he not know that the Emperor and his mom are plotting against him? That they made a move against Tienya?