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I thought the friend was a girl? But yea maybe it's possible, he could cross dress or something ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Or it's like some kind of dejy vu (since they probably had something going on between them in ther past life)
Okay but y'all....
What if the crown prince was the marchioness' childhood friend that she made the promise with in the past? About raising farm animals and becoming wealthy. Maybe the prince visited her village as a getaway when they were younger and that's why he feels so comfortable with her. It would also explain why he seems kind of sketchy