Common Sense of a Duke's Daughter

Chapter 264

That day, I returned to our mansion in the capital .

“Glad to see you home safely . ”

Now I could finally greet my father, who had also returned home from the palace .

Although he looked healthier than before when he was confined to bed, he still looked quite pale . It seemed as though his weight hadn’t recovered either .

Of course my mother would worry about him, seeing him go to the palace and deal with a heavy workload like this .

“It’s thanks to everyone else . ”

“No need to be modest . Really...I’m so happy you’re fine . ”

My father embraced me gently .

The warmth warmed my heart too .

“Thank you . ”

After a while, we moved apart .

“I’ve heard from Bern . You’re planning on inheriting the role of ruler, aren’t you?”

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“Who could oppose that? Especially watching you come all this way and what the territory is currently looking like . ”

My father’s words made my chest tight with pride and joy .

“Is that the case?”

“And Bern has discovered his own path too . No one can speak against that . Although it’s rather sudden, Iris . Bern has agreed to this too . You should go ahead and take on the role of leader tomorrow . ”

“Well...this seems a little quick . ”

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while . My body can’t handle as much work as it used to . I’ve already prepared the paperwork . In terms of actual work I don’t think there’s much overlap . ”

“You don’t want to think about it a bit longer?”

“No . As long as we don’t promote the news too much it shouldn’t pose a problem for us . ”

Father didn’t seem to mind my concern . Instead he smiled quietly, gently .

“Is that the case...”

His smile only made me more worried for his physical condition . But I couldn’t ask too much, so I just swallowed my words .

“Well then, how about it? Are you ready?”

“Yes . I’ve long been prepared to shoulder the responsibility of our people . ”

“Is that so . I don’t want to instruct you about anything, but there’s something I must say . When you’re in pain, you must say so . We’re here for you, your family and everyone else . ”

So the second day, I officially became the leader of our territory, and the official head of Duke Armenia’s family .

Father and Bern had prepared all the documentation, so I just signed off on everything .

Originally I was thinking there might be a ceremony of some kind . But the palace was too busy dealing with the aftermath of the war that they didn’t have any additional energy .

Without much emotional turmoil, the applications were completed .

It wasn’t a bad thing either .

The second day, I boarded the carriage to return to my territory .

“Milady, are we just going to go back now?”

Even Tanya was shocked enough to express her confusion .

“Yes . Although connections in the capital are important, the current situation over there...it’s more important . If I’m just going to be wasting time here, I might as well go home . ”

“I see . ”

“Yes . We’ll be busy from now on, Tanya . ”

I smiled warmly .

My mood was like the sky outside the carriage, splendid and bright .

The wind that blew in from the open window caressed my cheek .

So much had happened .

I’d walked on a thorny path, experienced countless tears, countless torment .

But also countless laughter .

Obtained countless warmth .

From now on there would still be plenty of sadness, hesitation, bewilderment .

But I was prepared for all that .

I wanted to see the bright future where everyone could laugh together .

So I would move forward, with everyone by my side .