"Heh, your Jiang Family has a marquis's residence, after all. If the lettering really is crooked, you'd be a laughingstock!"
Helian Mingchuan smiled faintly and looked outside the carriage in the direction Jiang Xiaobai was pointing.
"Brother, don't look!"
Helian Zhaoyue's expression changed, and she hurriedly tried to stop him.
Indeed, she knew this bastard Jiang Xiaobai all too well.
Other people simply said it outright when they wanted to show off.
But Jiang Xiaobai liked to lead people elsewhere, letting them look and discover things for themselves.
Then Jiang Xiaobai would put on an air of it being nothing worth mentioning.
Such behavior was utterly shameless!
But Helian Zhaoyue's warning had clearly come too late.
Helian Mingchuan had already looked at the plaque, and the smile froze on his lips. "Duke of the State's Estate?"
This...
Helian Mingchuan raised his head and took another careful look, confirming that he had not misread it.
"Yes, that character for 'duke' in our Duke of the State's Estate. I keep feeling... it's a little crooked!"
Jiang Xiaobai looked at Helian Mingchuan. "What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Your Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate..."
Helian Mingchuan looked utterly stunned. Only after a long moment did he speak. "It's now called the Duke of the State's Estate!"
"Ah, exactly. To tell you the truth, I still think Marquis's Residence sounds better, but the Princess insisted on helping us move up!"
Jiang Xiaobai sighed. "Tell me, isn't your sister infuriating? As her older brother, you really ought to give her a good lecture when you get back!"
"Tell her never to do this again!"
With that, Jiang Xiaobai did not even wait for Helian Zhaoyue to react. He lifted the curtain and hopped out of the carriage with Tang Ningshuang and the Elder Princess.
**"You bastard,