Chapter 191: The Maiden Yue’er
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“Hehe, I’m not making this up—it’s what the master said!” Xiao Huan dodged Fei Yue’er’s pinching fingers.
“You wretched girl! Stop it!”
Fei Yue’er’s face turned even redder, burning with embarrassment. Matters between men and women had always been too shameful for her to discuss.
Xiao Huan teased, “Miss, I’m not joking. You and Prince Qi are the same age—you should have been married long ago. It’s only because the master pampers you and worries about your health that he hasn’t arranged anything. But now that the Emperor himself is proposing the match, how can the master refuse? Besides, all of Chang’an is praising Prince Qi’s achievements. Dreamy young girls call him a hero, and since he’s still unmarried, many ministers’ wives are rushing to visit Consort Zhen, hoping to marry their daughters to him!”
News of Cangzhou’s victory had spread widely in Chang’an, and Fei Yue’er was well aware of it.
Then she remembered the poem Prince Qi had once written. Now, with Cangzhou’s triumph and the Emperor’s marriage proposal, her heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Her eyes drifted to the newspaper on the table. Ignoring Xiao Huan, she picked it up and started reading.
The entire front page was dedicated to the battle of Cangzhou—how they defended the city on the first day, how the barbarians attacked on the second, and how the city gates were breached on the final day.
The vivid descriptions played out before her eyes like scenes from a play. When she read about Prince Qi personally leading his soldiers in a bloody battle at the broken gates, forcing the barbarians into retreat, her emotions surged along with the words.