The people in the room fell silent, each with their own thoughts.
Unconsciously, Yu Qianqian thought of something and suddenly became serious. Her unusually urgent tone came out unexpectedly.
“Uncle Pei, my lord has been busy preparing for the border war recently. I am afraid that the battlefield will be ruthless and unpredictable. Therefore, I would like to ask Uncle Pei to help me secretly gather some elite soldiers. I plan to train them into powerful assassins in case of emergency.”
As she spoke, she knelt down in front of Pei Hua. But as soon as she made this move, Hua Mancheng and Pei Hua were startled and rushed over to help her up.
"Hey! Seeing how nervous you are, I thought something terrible had happened." Pei Hua smiled at her, his face beaming. "Your Uncle Pei has only ever been good at wielding a sword and staff, besides sitting around waiting to die. It's a pity that since your father passed away, I was forced to retire before I could get my hands dirty. Now I can take this opportunity to stretch my muscles and bones. It's really great!"
As she finished speaking, she gazed intently into his golden eyes and smiled knowingly. It seemed that everything was now ready, and all she had to do was wait for Mu Beichen's glorious return so that all her dreams could come true.
Behind them, just as Yu Qianqian had said goodbye, Pei Hua shouted at the top of his lungs, "Hey! Young man, I see that with your extraordinary bone structure, you're destined to be a fierce general. I wonder if you'd be willing..."
Before Pei Hua could finish speaking, Hua Mancheng turned around leisurely and flicked his sleeve, a faint smile appearing on his handsome face, a smile that inexplicably sent chills down one's spine.
"I am but a wandering swordsman from Huamancheng, and I am not worthy of such high regard from you, senior. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave." After saying this, he strode away without looking back. In the blink of an eye, only a white shadow, as graceful as a dance, appeared in the vast landscape.
After bidding farewell to Pei Hua, he escorted Yu Qianqian all the way to the long street in the center of the imperial city. From afar, they saw Mu Beichen, surrounded by a surging crowd, standing majestically in the wind, clad in silver armor, atop a high platform.
At this moment, Mu Beichen in people's eyes truly shone as if a god had descended to earth.
Surrounded by a vast sea of people, his eyes pierced through her bright eyes with a single, intense gaze. He walked step by step through the throng of people until he stood before her and softly called out, "Qianqian, come with me."
Yu Qianqian stared fixedly at his dazzling smile, feeling slightly dazed. He used to possess an unseen, feminine quality, but this outfit cleverly masked that, giving him a strikingly handsome and dashing air.
As she looked up blankly, she felt him holding one of her wrists in his hand, and gradually came to her senses.
Amidst the crowd, Hua Mancheng watched as they held hands tightly and walked side by side toward the center of the platform in full view of everyone. He smiled calmly, his face radiant, and the starlight in his eyes shone even brighter.
At that moment, he wanted to ask himself, "Do I like her?"
"I like it, I really like it..."
"But I would prefer them to stay together."
Then, as he turned and stepped back, Mu Beichen's loud voice suddenly rang out: "Listen up, everyone! I am now going to formally introduce someone. She is my wife, Feng Jin."
“Actually, from the day we met until now, she has always been silently supporting me. With such a wife, what more could a husband ask for?”
"My God! So she's Princess Jing?"
"I heard that the Jici Nunnery in the city was built entirely by Princess Jing. As a woman, she is so capable!"
"Prince Jing and his queen are truly a match made in heaven!"
Yu Qianqian looked down at the people cheering for her below the platform. Her heart stirred slightly. When she turned her head, she saw her face clearly reflected in Mu Beichen's beautiful eyes. She had never been so happy in her life.
However, from a hidden corner of the crowd, unseen by them, an unusually sharp gaze pierced through the crowd.
The woman standing upright with her arms crossed in the center of the crowd at this moment is none other than Yu Qianqian's mortal enemy in this life—Su Ruan.
Since that incident, when Su Ruan learned Yu Qianqian's true identity from Mu Beichen, she left the Jingwang Mansion in a fit of rage. She then used her generous dowry to start her own business, and now she is the biggest merchant in the city.
Gazing at Yu Qianqian's smiling face from afar, Su Ruan remained motionless, but the murderous aura emanating from her pupils was as terrifying as raging flames.
"Yu Qianqian, just you wait and see! This time, I'll make sure you suffer a terrible death!"
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