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Owen hadn’t expected Ruan Tang to be so tough and show no sign of repentance. His anger flared even more, and he said furiously, “What? Ruan Tang, a few days without seeing you and you’ve grown bold, huh? Do you really think you’re the Duchess?”

“But you’re just a tool the Ruan family gave to Auston to breed with. Everyone knows that. And you still dare to think you’re something…” His words didn’t hide his contempt and disdain for Ruan Tang.

Seeing this, Ruan Xi immediately pretended to look displeased, turning to Owen, and called out, “Owen…”

“Owen, that’s enough, enough, don’t say any more.” The nobles watching nearby saw another good show coming and chimed in with feigned dissuasions.

But in truth, no one was sincerely dissuading; they just muttered a few words for form’s sake. Just as Owen said, this so-called Duchess Ruan Tang was no more than a breeding tool. No one took him seriously.

Moreover, Ruan Tang had made their circle’s darling, the adored little Ruan Xi, unhappy and in tears. They were all eager to see him make a fool of himself.

“What? Did I say something wrong?” Sure enough, with their dissuasions, Owen got even more worked up, looking at Ruan Tang with utter contempt and scorn: “An Alpha who didn’t even show up at his own wedding reception, and after marriage he wears a Pheromone Masking Plug to cover every trace of his pheromones. I bet Duke Auston hasn’t even marked him. What’s he pretending to be, a noble lady?”

What he said was what many present were thinking, but no one else had such a foul temper to speak it out loud.

Before Owen’s words even died down, a few gossiping dandies in the crowd let out a burst of malicious laughter.

Ruan Tang had experienced scenes like this many times since childhood, so even hearing the mockery and laughter around him, he remained calm and composed.

But this time, he didn’t intend to endure it any longer…

The next second, before the laughter faded, Ruan Tang directly took the wine glass in his hand and threw its full contents of red wine across Owen’s face with a sudden splash.

The crimson wine streamed down Owen’s hair, soaking his entire face and clothes. The mockery still on his face instantly froze, making him look extremely disheveled.

The sudden turn of events silenced the surroundings, and everyone stared at Ruan Tang in shock.

Ruan Tang had been bullied plenty in this circle before, but he always tolerated when he could and never fought back. What was wrong with him today? He actually dared to throw wine?

And he threw it at the most favored youngest son of one of the seven grand dukes—the Feidiya Ducal Mansion.

Everyone was stunned.

Owen, utterly soaked and furious beyond belief, looked at Ruan Tang as if gravely humiliated: “Throwing wine at me? Fine, Ruan Tang, you’ve grown some nerve, daring to throw wine at me!”

Ruan Tang looked coldly at Owen, his eyes full of sarcasm: “So what if I threw wine at you? Whether the Duke attended our wedding banquet or not, I am still legally and truly the Duchess. Since Young Master Feidiya’s mouth is too foul and he doesn’t know how to speak properly, I, as your elder, naturally have to teach you how to talk politely!”

In the past, back in the Ruan Family, Ruan Ming never cared about him. When trouble arose, Ruan Ming always thought he was the one stirring up trouble and would punish him instead. So whenever something happened, he endured as much as he could.

But now, times were different. Even if everyone knew he was just a breeding tool, he was still the Duchess recognized by the royal family and Duke Auston.

He represented the dignity of the royal family and the Auston Ducal Palace.

In the face of such humiliation, even if Auston was a madman who wouldn’t do anything, the Empress would surely stand by him and not let him be disgraced.

Therefore, Ruan Tang was fully confident.

That was also why other clever nobles, no matter what they thought of him privately, would not openly provoke or insult him—except for that idiot dandy Owen.

Since this dandy didn’t know how to behave properly, he would teach him how to be a decent person.

“You—!” Owen hadn’t expected Ruan Tang to dare to pull the Duchess identity and claim to be his elder. Feeling so humiliated in front of his beloved, he rushed forward to confront Ruan Tang.

But before he could reach Ruan Tang, he was subdued by the Ducal Palace bodyguards who had arrived unnoticed.

“Milady, we arrived late.” Several burly bodyguards said to Ruan Tang while holding Owen down.

After marrying into the Auston Ducal Palace, Ruan Tang didn’t have much power, but because the Empress was afraid he might accidentally be killed by Auston, the security personnel around Ruan Tang were very reliable and trustworthy.

At critical moments, the Empress even gave them the authority to stop the Duke, whose Spirit Power was at 3S level, from harming people—let alone dealing with a dandy with useless Spirit Power.

They held Owen down like an eagle holding a chick.

Ruan Tang gave a faint “mm” in acknowledgment.

“Holding me? You dare to let your dogs hold me? I am the Young Master of Feidiya! Fuck you—!” Owen, used to being arrogant, had never suffered such humiliation. But he couldn’t break free from the bodyguards, so he started cursing loudly.

The Ducal Palace bodyguards immediately tightened their hold on the struggling Owen.

Ruan Tang directly picked up another glass of wine from the nearby table, and without a word, poured it over Owen’s face, drenching him thoroughly: “Since Young Master Feidiya still doesn’t know how to speak properly, I have no choice but to continue teaching you.”

He didn’t believe he couldn’t cure Owen of his bad habit.

“Owen! Duchess!” Just then, Owen’s elder brother, Eldest Young Master Fedia, arrived upon hearing the commotion. Seeing his brother in such a miserable state, his face immediately darkened.

He had always known that his younger brother liked to pick on Ruan Tang, but the whole family doted on this little dandy, so no one had ever disciplined him. Today, he was aware that Owen was starting trouble with Ruan Tang again, but thinking that Ruan Tang’s status wasn’t that of a proper Duchess, he had only given a few verbal warnings and hadn’t strictly restrained his brother.

Little did he expect that after marriage, Ruan Tang was no longer a pushover but had turned into a prickly character, causing his troublesome brother to fall into his hands.

“Brother!” Owen called out aggrievedly upon seeing his brother, like a bullying dog that sees its master coming.

Everyone thought that now that the heir of the Feidiya Ducal Mansion had arrived, Ruan Tang would surely be afraid.

“Eldest Young Master Fedia, long time no see.” Unexpectedly, upon seeing the eldest son of Duke Feidiya, Ruan Tang calmly greeted him: “Your younger brother just used foul language. Seeing that none of his family was around, I, as a sort of elder, took the liberty of teaching him a lesson. That shouldn’t be too much, I hope it doesn’t anger you?”

He took the initiative, succinctly clarifying the conflict between him and Owen.

He had always been objective and not personal; no matter what Owen’s brother thought of him privately, as long as he showed him courtesy, he wouldn’t take the initiative to offend.

“Of course it’s not too much. You are the Duchess of Duke Auston, and you and my father are of the same generation in terms of social standing… naturally deserving of being called an elder.” Eldest Young Master Fedia ignored Owen’s shouts and gave a dry laugh toward Ruan Tang: “My younger brother was rude, but it’s better to resolve disputes than to keep them. I’ll first apologize to you on his behalf…”

As the heir of the family, Eldest Young Master Fedia was a clever man, unlike his dandy brother. No matter what he really thought of Ruan Tang, and no matter how well he knew that Ruan Tang held little status in the Auston Ducal Palace, he understood that when Ruan Tang appeared, he represented the dignity of the royal family and the Auston Ducal Palace. He was a legitimate Duchess, not to be humiliated by others.

If Ruan Tang didn’t pursue the matter of Owen’s offense, it would be fine.

But since Ruan Tang did pursue it, they had to apologize to save face for the royal family and the Auston Ducal Palace.

“Eldest Young Master Fedia has done nothing wrong, so why apologize? It would make me, as the elder, seem to be bullying by power.” Ruan Tang smiled gently at the eldest son of Duke Feidiya, but his eyes fixed straight on Owen, showing no intention of having the bodyguards release him.

What he wanted was Owen’s apology.

Eldest Young Master Fedia hadn’t expected Ruan Tang to be so persistent. His expression stiffened slightly, but considering the face of the royal family and the Auston Ducal Palace, he still shoved his incompetent younger brother and ordered: “You idiot, apologize to the Duchess now!”

Everyone present hadn’t expected the situation to reverse like this.

Seeing that his plan to steal the spotlight was about to fail, Ruan Xi’s expression also stiffened.

“Brother, no! Why should I apologize to him!” Owen hadn’t expected his brother to force him to apologize to Ruan Tang. Instantly enraged, as if suffering great humiliation, he shouted: “He’s nothing but a worthless thing that can’t be shown in public. Is he worthy of my apology?”

Eldest Young Master Fedia was enraged and immediately raised his hand to slap him, scolding: “Owen!”

“…Brother, it’s all my fault. I’ll apologize to you on Owen’s behalf. Please just let Owen go.” Seeing this, Ruan Xi immediately began to weep hypocritically, as if he were the one being bullied and was thinking of both Ruan Tang and Owen’s good: “It’s better to resolve disputes than to keep them, big brother…”

But Ruan Tang ignored him completely, staring straight at Owen, waiting for his apology.

He wouldn’t give these people a way out today unless he heard an apology.

“Xixi, don’t beg him! Who does he think he is!” Seeing his beloved like this, Owen only became more furious: “He says he’s been busy with the wedding and just now had time to see people? I think he’s only now recovered from his injuries… You worthless thing, how dare you be so rude to Xixi…”

Even while being held down, he still couldn’t help sneering at Ruan Tang: “I won’t apologize today! Let’s see if Duke Auston will stand up for such a Duchess as you. Hahaha~”

He was certain that after marrying Auston, Ruan Tang must have been abused, spending the time at home recovering from injuries and only now going out with a forced smile. Auston would never care about such a breeding tool enough to stand up for him.

Earlier he had been too lazy to poke at this thing’s sore spots, but now Ruan Tang was pushing him too far, so don’t blame him for being rude.

“Owen!” Seeing his foolish brother making the matter worse, Eldest Young Master Fedia’s face turned the color of liver with anger.

The next second, Owen seemed to be struck by some terrifying spiritual attack, suddenly falling to his knees with a ‘plop’, and coughing up a mouthful of blood.