He didn't know whether he should gamble or not.
The position of the prefect of Wangcheng is not very high, and he was truly unwilling to spend his whole life guarding this place!
Oh, right!
Why did he insist on making the Xia family's stance clear in public?
Why can't we find another way? What relationship in this world is stronger than the one between your spouse and you?
"Someone, go and call Lin'er over."
In no time at all.
A young woman wearing a pink dress walked in with a smile on her face.
She was around eighteen years old, with fair skin and a beautiful face. She had a pear-shaped figure and a pair of alluring phoenix eyes that she was unaware of. She walked with a swaying waist and a hint of haughtiness in her eyes.
Magistrate Xia had three daughters, and he was most pleased with his youngest daughter, who was a beauty in the making: "Lin'er, I have something to ask you."
"Zhou Cheng of the Zhou family has arrived in Wangcheng today."
“Zhou Cheng is armed with a deadly weapon, young and impetuous, and also fond of beautiful women. I once saw Lin Jiaoyun, who is the subject of much gossip, in the capital. She is pretty and can be considered a beautiful woman.”
"But compared to you, Lin'er, you are far inferior."
Prefect Xia looked Lin'er over and nodded in satisfaction.
In Wangcheng, his daughter's beauty was considered one of the best.
Even someone as beautiful as Lin Jiaoyun could bewitch Zhou Cheng, let alone his daughter, whose beauty is one in a million. Once they meet, wouldn't she be completely captivated by that young man, Zhou Cheng?
Thinking this way.
Prefect Xia became even more convinced of his inner thoughts: "Lin'er, I have already sent someone to send an invitation to Zhou Cheng, inviting him to a banquet to reminisce about old times. You should come with me."
Lin'er didn't realize Xia Zhifu's intentions at first.
Once they realized what was happening, their expressions immediately changed.
She pouted and asked in a high-pitched voice, "Dad, you don't mean to ask your daughter to seduce Zhou Cheng, do you?"
"Every official in Yan Kingdom knows how bad Zhou Cheng's reputation is. He squandered half of the Zhou family's fortune chasing after that Lin Jiaoyun in the capital. He was shameless and incredibly ugly."
"The only son of a general's family couldn't even win the heart of the daughter of a fourth-rank official, and he licked Lin Jiaoyun's boots like a dog for three years. You can imagine how despised he is by his appearance."
"Besides, the Zhou family is about to fall. They're traitors, traitors! Do you want your daughter to go and die?"
Seeing his daughter so willful and unwilling to go no matter what he said, Prefect Xia couldn't help but sigh heavily.
He spent fifteen minutes analyzing the current situation for Lin'er.
He then repeated Lin'er's words, exactly as they had been spoken by the magistrate of Lituo County.
at last,
Prefect Xia patted Lin'er on the shoulder and said solemnly, "Lin'er, those ministers are all certain that Zhou Cheng will stay in the capital because they have never seen how terrifying the weapons are."
“But your uncle, the magistrate of Lituo County, saw it with his own eyes. He told me that Zhou Cheng, though seemingly unruly, is actually extraordinary. With those deadly weapons, he might be able to turn the tide!”
"I have met Zhou Cheng. He is handsome and has a decent appearance."
“Lin Jiaoyun is blind to his worth, that’s why she rejected him. Listen to your father, with your looks and skills, you will definitely be able to capture Zhou Cheng’s heart.”
"Once Zhou Cheng wins, the Yan Kingdom will belong to the Zhou family. You'll be the first woman to follow him, wouldn't you be rising to the top and becoming the Queen Mother?"
The words "Empress of the Nation" struck Lin'er's heart like a hammer blow.
In an instant.
She felt her heart racing and her body getting hot.
Based on Magistrate Xia's analysis, Lin'er was horrified to discover...
The weapons Zhou Cheng possesses are probably more powerful than imagined; otherwise, why has the imperial court been unable to subdue Zhou Cheng time and again?
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