Green Mountain

Second Miss Zhang came briskly and left just as swiftly.

Named ’Zaozao,’ her magnificent horse breathed out white, arrow-like breaths as it carried the fiery red figure away as if flying.

She Dengke, listening to the fading sound of horse hooves, looked around at the astonished crowd and asked, "How can she be so overbearing?"

The Medical Hall was silent; no one answered his question.

After a moment of silence, Liu Quxing remarked, "In all of Luocheng City, aside from the Liu Family and Prince Jing Mansion, there really is no one more overbearing than the Zhang Family."

She Dengke said bluntly, "But the Commandery Princess isn’t like her at all. I find the Commandery Princess very pleasant. She never bullies others with her power or puts on airs. Surely, the gate of the Prince Mansion is more formidable than behind her mother’s Xu Family, right?"

The Princely Heir, leaning his elbow on the counter, suddenly smiled meaningfully, "The gate of my Ning Dynasty Vassal Prince might not even be as high as the Xu Family’s. Here in this small part of Luocheng City, the Prince Mansion also must consult the Liu Family in everything. In the North, the three families of Qi, Chen, and Hu, and in the South, the Liu, Xu, and Yang families, though they do not get along, always unite when facing imperial power."

He continued, "Previously, my father wanted to get the cement formula, but as soon as Chen Ji said he was taking the formula back to the Chen family, my father immediately let it go. Why? Because if that cement formula fell into the hands of the Chen family, even the Prince Jing Mansion couldn’t get it back."

She Dengke’s eyes widened, "Even if a family is powerful, can it compete with the court for things?"

The Princely Heir laughed, "In their eyes, they are the court..."

"Stop," Old Yao glanced sideways at the Princely Heir, "Is that something an old man like me should hear? Are you trying to make sure I don’t live to see ninety-two by sending me off early?"