Why is the young duke still called the young duke? It's because he hasn't succeeded his father to the throne yet. Calling him the young duke is just a respectful title given to him out of respect for the old duke.
In fact, the question of who would receive the title of Duke was uncertain, as he had more than one brother, and the Emperor had yet to bestow the title upon him. The old lady wasn't in a hurry; her original plan was to decide which child to give the title to before she died.
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Jiang Jin also understood that the marriage swap was now basically confirmed, and the other victim besides himself was obviously Wan Ge.
Compared to his anger, Wan Ge must be even more heartbroken. Jiang Jin had never experienced such feelings, so he couldn't fully understand Wan Ge's current mood, but anyone would feel sad thinking that even their parents didn't love them.
Jiang Jin knew that his father's affection for him wasn't necessarily genuine, but he did have a mother who truly loved him, even though he had hardly ever met her.
After being comforted by the other party, Wan Ge lay down after finishing her meal.
It seems that after the misunderstanding was cleared up, Jiang Jin became a completely different person, and returned to being extremely gentle with himself.
His angry and terrifying appearance was because he thought she had run away from the wedding. Wange didn't know how to describe this feeling.
Jiang Jin's anger had indeed frightened her, but now, thinking back on it, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart. He was angry because she had run away from the wedding!
After seeing her lie down, Jiang Jin's gaze fell on her slightly swollen lips. He took out some ointment and gently applied it to her lips before leaving.
He closed his door and stood guard outside hers.
The guard who had suspected Wan Ge of running away from her marriage stepped forward tremblingly: "Your Highness, should...should I take over the guard duty?"
Jiang Jin seemed to remember something, gave him a cold look, and then called out the name of another guard: "Ache, go back and burn all his storybooks."
"Yes, Your Highness," another guard replied obediently.
"Your Highness, I was wrong! Please don't burn them! Many of these storybooks are out of print. If you burn them, you'll never be able to buy them again. I was wrong, I was really wrong! I won't say anything like that again."
"Heh, you want a next time? Archer should double his training and halve his monthly pay, so he won't have so much time to study the novels."
"No! Your Highness, please! I really know I was wrong, I...I..."
Before he could finish speaking, another bodyguard dragged him away: "Want to keep talking? You don't want your partner's monthly allowance anymore, do you?"
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The next morning, the maids and guards who had been drugged woke up and stared blankly at the other group of people until they produced their waist tokens and said they were from the Prince Duan's residence.
They also told them to go back today.
They traveled all day and finally made it out, are they going back now?
But the other party is a prince's man. Let alone these servants, even if the Duke himself came, he wouldn't dare to say anything, right?
So they had no choice but to obey, and after tidying themselves up, they set off on their way home again.
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Because Wan Ge traveled by carriage, the journey was a day longer, and they didn't return to the capital until dark.
After returning, Jiang Jin first sent the person back to the Duke's Mansion, and then returned to the Prince's Mansion himself.
He had just returned to the palace when the guards in the capital city told him some news.
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