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"Xiao Yue'er, this duke isn't stupid. You hid yourself because you wanted to take back everything, to avenge your mother and brother, to become this duke's woman, so that you could attack the enemies of the Mu family and withdraw safely. Otherwise, with your character, I'm afraid you won't return to the capital."

She smiled and said, "I'm still young. Even if I manage to get the title of Royal Consort, in a year's time, when I reach the appropriate age for marriage, I can still think of a way to end the engagement. Do you know?"

He was not surprised and did not get angry. "Xiao Yue'er, upon reaching the date of your wedding, you still dislike me. I can only forcefully take your body, lock you in the underground water prison and torture you everyday."

As he said that, he inched closer to Mu Bingyue until he was right beside her. He slowly stopped, "Or … Xiao Yue'er, do you want to test this duke's' stamina 'before deciding whether or not to cancel the engagement? "

Mu Bingyue laughed as she pulled away from him. Then, she smiled mischievously, "Since that's the case … "My daughter can only obey!"

He cast a sidelong glance at Mu Bing Yue and said with a profound smile, "Xiao Yue'er, do your best. This king is very curious as to how you will defeat those mediocre people."

He laughed, as if in a good mood.

The teenager driving the carriage felt weird. He thought to himself, "What's wrong with his master?" She hadn't laughed that much in twenty years. This Seventh Miss of the Mu family was so pretty and charming. She didn't seem like someone who possessed this kind of magical power with her three heads and six arms!

"Does Your Highness want the antidote?" Mu Bingyue's eyes were full of smiles, but her smile was extremely wicked. However, her appearance caused her to suddenly light up and become even more captivating.

"Of course." It was only natural, he admitted.

"Ugh …" "Then Your Highness will help me delay the primary selection to seven days from now, I have my own ways of choosing!" Mu Bing Yue smiled craftily. She looked like a little girl, but her calculating gaze made her seem like she wasn't as simple as she thought.

"How hard would that be? I'll grant you that." He nodded in a very generous manner.

The smile in Mu Bingyue's eyes deepened," Actually, the poison in your body isn't that heavy. I've already cured it for you. The most important thing is that your wound is festering and becoming inflamed. I added a bit of shrimp powder into the antidote, so it's not really a poison. As long as you take it back and take it three times a day, you'll be fine. Your Highness' wounds will easily split open, so why not try sewing them with needles, instead of using ordinary cotton threads, long hair of a woman is the most suitable for you!

Although she had spent the past two years in the countryside, she had treated countless injuries. She knew that the people of this era did not know how to speed up the healing process!

Fresh words that he had never heard of popped out of her mouth one after another. She roughly understood what she meant, and at the end, she was even more surprised.

His expression did not change as he lazily ruffled his drooping black hair. He nodded slightly and said, "Since Xiao Yue'er is so concerned about me, I will definitely take good care of myself. You can go back. I'll miss you another time, and then I'll come looking for you."

The carriage returned to the alley where the incident had occurred and Mrs Liu and the coachman were moved back to their original positions. Mu Bing Yue also pretended to be unconscious and waited for Mrs Liu to wake her up before waking up.