219 Tricked (2)

When they first heard what their wives said about the duke being engaged to someone and was going to marry a young lady soon, they all laughed till their stomachs hurt and almost fell from their chair.

They simply couldn't believe that the ruthless and cold-hearted young duke would ever get himself married. It was true that most women in the Zheng empire and even ladies from other empires fancied him with ardour that they would fantasize of marrying him. 

There were even some women who tried to capture the duke and scheme to entrap him to wed them yet, no one was successful to see the light of day. The duke executed them on the spot and punished some cruelly.

Hence, their disbelief was understandable. Emperor Yun even assumed that the duke was not interested in women and that is the reason behind why he would usually let eunuchs and male attendants to serve the duke whenever he walks in the palace.