"Absurd! Do I want to marry the daughter of the Duke's mansion? I want to marry her." She dared to elope! She actually ran away from her wedding!
"This..." The guard seemed oblivious to the wink his colleague gave him, and fearlessly added, "His Majesty's decree is for you to marry the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Protectorate, and the Second Miss is also a legitimate daughter."
Therefore, the Duke of Huguo's actions were theoretically permissible. The reasons were also quite valid: the eldest daughter was unwell and needed to recuperate in Jiangnan, and with her wedding date approaching, the second daughter had to marry in place of her elder sister.
"Eh? Your Highness, where are you going?" The guard looked completely bewildered as the prince walked straight out the door.
Another bodyguard quickly tugged at his sleeve: "Don't say anything more, are you out of your mind?"
It's obvious that the prince cares a lot about Miss Chi; otherwise, he wouldn't have sent them to secretly inquire about her situation at a time like this.
If it weren't for the fact that Miss Chi had someone protecting her, the prince would probably have had them provide close protection.
In fact, when they first met the young lady, they knew that she was also protected by secret guards, and their skills seemed quite formidable.
They all knew this, so the prince must have realized it long ago as well.
It is said that when the old Duke Protector of the State was fighting on the battlefield, he had a team of secret guards. Some of them accompanied the Duke to the battlefield and died, while others were there to gather information about the enemy.
I wonder if one of them is the one following the young lady.
…
Sitting in the carriage, already out of the city, Wan Ge looked at the hairpin in her hand.
This is the hairpin that Jiang Jin bought for her when she wanted to buy a bracelet for her grandmother.
She thought... he was interested in her too, otherwise he wouldn't have said those things. When his betrothal gifts were delivered, she thought he was going to marry her.
Until yesterday... Yesterday, my mother said that my maternal grandmother was sick and asked me to go to Jiangnan to take care of her.
At that time, Wan Ge was still completely bewildered, and asked her mother in confusion, "But the prince's betrothal gifts weren't..."
Her mother sighed and told her earnestly that the prince was going to marry his sister.
At first, Wan Ge didn't believe it, after all, the prince had always told her that she would be his queen.
But her mother's eyes were firm, and her tone was particularly resolute.
“Wange, you should know that there has never been a younger sister who married before her older sister. Now that Prince Duan has decided to marry your younger sister, if you don’t find an excuse to leave, you will be the one who loses face and ruins your reputation.”
Madam Chi lowered her head and continued, "I hope you can understand your mother."
When Wan Ge heard what the other person said, she understood perfectly well that her grandmother's illness was probably a pretense, and that her real intention was to get her away from the capital city temporarily to avoid the gossip.
There is indeed no precedent for a younger sister to marry before her older sister, but the fact that the prince has already sent the betrothal gifts proves that it won't be long before the younger sister marries.
If that's the case, how could Wan Ge disobey? I just feel sad.
At this moment, no matter how hard she thought about it, Wan Ge couldn't believe that her parents favored her younger sister so much that they would even give her a marriage contract.
She hadn't had much contact with Prince Duan after all. Although she liked him a lot, she had only met him twice and didn't know much about him. Perhaps she had just misunderstood him.
But what he said was far too misleading. Wan Ge had seriously considered whether he had treated her like a younger sister when he said those things to her before, since she and her sister did share some similarities.
The more Wan Ge thought about such things, the more distressed she felt, so she simply stopped thinking about it and decided that going to Jiangnan to avoid the limelight was a good idea.
…
Looking at the hairpin in her hand, Wan Ge realized that it was ultimately not meant to be hers. Oh well.
Just as she was about to throw away the hairpin in her hand, she heard the sound of the carriage stopping.
When Wan Ge lifted the curtain, she realized that it was almost dusk.
A maidservant entered the carriage and said, "Miss, it's getting late. There's an inn up ahead. Let's rest there tonight."
Wan Ge nodded. Guards had already entered the inn, and she, supported by her maid, stepped down from the carriage.
When Wan Ge entered the inn, she felt something was off.
But something felt off, so in the end, I didn't say anything.
It wasn't until dinner time that he watched as the guards around him collapsed one by one, including the maid he had told to eat first.
The maid told her that Wan Ge was still bathing and thinking about some things when it was time to eat, so she told the maid to eat first and then rest early.
Unexpectedly, before Wan Ge could even pick up her chopsticks to eat, she saw them fall down one by one.
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