Capítulo 143: Undying Love

Once breakfast came to a conclusion and everyone settled down their chopsticks, the butler stepped forward.

He bowed and addressed the Duke and Duchess. "My lord, my lady, there is a man requesting entrance."

"This early? And so unexpectedly?" Duchess Wang Qixing asked, daintily wiping her mouth.

Duke Li Shenyang quirked a brow. "Who is it?"

"It's Commander Yu Zhen, my lord," the butler responded.

Four pairs of eyes instantly snapped to Li Xueyue who was taken aback by this. "I didn't request to see him, if that's what you're wondering," she said.

The Duchess placed an understanding hand over Xueyue. "You will have to establish your relationship with him, sweetheart."

"To the public?" Li Xueyue asked, not sure of the proper procedures.

"To us first, and then to the public," Duchess Wang Qixing answered. "That way, we can slowly ease the news to the aristocrats."