Chapter 159: 158 Either... Or

Endure? Endure my ass! I don't even want the Duke's title, why should I care about your family's dogshit tradition?

Looking at the mirror with extreme disgust, after seeing his face smeared pale, Li Ang, who was usually quite polite, finally couldn't help but roll his eyes at the old butler.

Originally thought that everything would be simplified, and compressing the long succession ceremony into one day would save a lot of trouble. Who knew that even the most "simple" version of the succession ceremony was so cumbersome that the process of dressing and makeup alone tossed him for more than two hours.

Not only did he have to change into a set of extremely troublesome clothes corresponding to the noble's attire, but even special pads had to be stuffed between his legs, making the crotch area bulge, saying it showed more masculine spirit.

Besides that, he had to clip on hairpieces on his head, apply lip balm on his mouth, have eye makeup and face wax on his eyes and face, and even the skin on his forehead and neck that was exposed outside had to be smeared with a thick layer of lead powder. He refused repeatedly before changing it to harmless paste-like honey powder.

And after finally finishing all this, he had to sit in this carriage that claimed to be of far-reaching significance, drive on the main road of Redwood Avenue, and leave "Bobby Laien's footprints" with the wheel prints, implying that the new Lionheart Duke had arrived at his territory...

After this messy tossing, he was already annoyed, but the entire succession ceremony hadn't even started yet!

Pure bullshit!

Using his sleeve to dip some water, he wiped away the messy things on his face fiercely, then twisted the door handle of the carriage and jumped out directly.

Must not follow their way anymore. If this continues, who knows how many torturous and strange processes are waiting for him!

"Duke? Makeup! Makeup!"

"What makeup? I'm not doing it!"

Removing the wig on his head and wiping the traces on his face, looking at the old butler who was chasing after him in a rage, Li Ang threatened with a dark face:

"Either I go like this, or you change someone to be the Duke! You choose!"

I... do I have a choice?

Looking at the new Duke in front of him who had worn out his patience and started to throw a tantrum directly, the old butler knew he wasn't joking, so he could only stomp his feet fiercely, then clutched his heart and begged bitterly:

"I... I'll listen to you, is that okay? But you should at least return to the carriage..."

"I won't go back!"

Li Ang, whose patience had long been completely exhausted, looked at the carriage behind him that was covered in jewelry and looked like a nouveau riche, and said unpleasantly:

"This car is too stupid, and it can't pass at all. Either change me to a car, or you change to a Duke!"

Hearing this, the old butler shook his head repeatedly, full of collapse:

"Duke! This really can't be changed! Every Duke's succession must leave 'Bobby Laien's footprints' on Redwood Avenue. This is tradition! If you change this car, how should the lion's footprints..."

"What kind of broken lion footprints, isn't it just the prints left by the wheels? Let those things roll the wheels themselves, don't use them to toss me!"

"This... this... this really won't work! There was no such reason before..."

Having finally wiped away the honey paste mixed with pearl powder on his face, Li Ang, who didn't want to make any more compromises, threatened viciously:

"Either there is no reason, or there is no Duke. Which one do you want!"

I... I want to die!

Looking at the new Duke who pushed away the maids and guards and walked toward the manor on foot, the old butler only felt a sense of dizziness. If he didn't have to pay attention to demeanor, he would probably have beaten his chest and cried on the spot.

Old Duke! You were happy after choosing this freak, but he is still tossing us! You... why didn't you take me with you in the first place?

Just as the old butler was leaning against the carriage, beating his chest and stomping his feet in pain, a greeting came from the front.

"You come here!"

After getting off the carriage and walking a few steps, Li Ang saw a pile of overturned carriages on both sides of the road.

Turning his head to wave at the old butler, after he followed up panting, Li Ang, with a frown, pointed to several large boxes of broken porcelain on the side of the road and demanded with dissatisfaction:

"Look at what your family has done, not only forcibly driving people off the road, but why are you still breaking people's goods? Who pushed these down? Hurry up and pay them!"

"Duke... this... this wasn't done by us."

Hearing that he had to pay, after stealing a glance at Li Ang's expression, a guard with a dark face couldn't help but defend:

"Before your carriage came, these carriages were already overturned on the side of the road. It should have been the wave of people in front who knocked them down when they drove them off."

A wave of people in front?

"D... Duke."

After finally catching his breath, the old butler first asked the attendant, then explained with a pale face:

"In front should be Prince Joshua's carriage, which is the carriage that passed by us when we were waiting for you at the intersection."

Oh, so it's that goods that almost splashed mud on me.

After hearing the old butler's words and thinking of the eye-catching carriage pulled by eight horses, Li Ang couldn't help but tsk with disgust.

Nobles, Royal Family... tsk... truly not a single good thing!

Turning his head to look at several merchants crying sadly on the side of the road, based on the principle that he didn't have to pay anyway, and he should be as generous as possible, Li Ang directly demanded:

"Then pay for it too! After all, if it weren't for delivering goods to your family, they wouldn't have met him. It's reasonable for your Laien family to bear some compensation."

"This..."

"What this?"

Originally not sleeping well and being tossed fiercely, Li Ang, who was in a very bad mood, turned his head, narrowed his eyes at the old butler, and said barbarically:

"Either you pay the money, or change someone to be..."

"Pay, pay, pay! All pay!"

After being threatened by Li Ang with quitting several times in a row, now as long as he hears the two words "either... or...", the old butler's heart, which was on the verge of its limit, jumped uncontrollably.

Forcefully covering his heart that was jumping messily, the old butler, who felt that he would have his life shortened by ten years today, reached out and grabbed Li Ang's arm, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and begged bitterly with a crying face:

"Duke! I'll promise whatever you want! Just please don't say 'either' anymore, okay? The Laien family can't do without you! I... I am old, and my heart is not very good, I really can't stand this..."

Ah this...

Looking at the old butler whose face was slightly purple, dragging his arm with both hands, looking like he would kneel down on the spot if he didn't agree, Li Ang hesitated for a moment.

To be reasonable, although in the soul vision, this old butler is not a good person, but it is mainly things like conspiracy and power struggle, and he shouldn't have done anything that angered heaven and people directly. And he is already so old, is it a bit bad for himself to toss the old man so hard?

But... he really didn't prepare to be this Duke. After the succession ceremony starts and people are all here, he has to find a way to push it away. Seeing him looking purple, can he hold on after knowing what he wants to do later?

"That... I have a matter, I think it's best to communicate with you first, don't be too excited after hearing it..."

After hesitating for a while, Li Ang turned around and reached out to support the old butler's back, then cautiously leaned over and whispered to the somewhat "flattered" old butler:

"Later when people are all here, I plan to propose to Princess Veronica in front of everyone using the entire Laien family as a dowry. In this case, they either change someone to be the Duke, or they get nothing at all! What do you think?"

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"Holy shit! Don't fall! Stand straight! Oh my! Why are you foaming at the mouth?" ===== CHAPTER 160 =====

"What the hell! Don't tip over! Stand up straight, quickly! Oh my! Why are you foaming at the mouth?"