Just as everyone was waiting for Chuanwen to reveal the secret, Chuanwu returned. However, when everyone saw a man with a swollen, pig-like head enter, they were all stunned.
"Who...who are you looking for?"
Marquis Changxing asked hesitantly.
However, Pighead shed two lines of tears, "Grandfather, it's me!"
Chuanwu was about to cry his eyes out, but as soon as he shed a tear, his face stung painfully, and he grimaced in pain.
"Xiao-Xiao Wu?"
Wang Shi gradually stepped forward, trying to find any trace of Chuanwu on this pig-headed fellow's face. However, after staring for a while, she could only tell that the clothes were Chuanwu's, but she couldn't see the handsome young man Chuanwu on that swollen pig's head!
"How did you get into this state?"
Xu Yan also came forward, looked at her son whose face was covered in welts, and sighed, "He must have been stung by wasps!"
"Brother Wu, are you alright?"
Chuanyi quickly helped Chuanwu sit down, and Lady Changxing hurriedly sent someone out to fetch a doctor, feeling sorry for Chuanwu's face.
Chuanwu was covered up and fled. If he hadn't seen a swarm of wasps on the way, he wouldn't have been able to escape successfully. This can be considered a case of hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of his own.
Chuanwen, standing to the side, also sighed, feeling sorry for her brother.
Since my brother came, Aunt Tang's family has been much safer. Now, she sells my brother whenever she's broke. Sigh, my brother is truly pitiful!
Everyone felt sorry for Chuanwu after hearing this, and Chuanwu was really suffering inside!
The next day, Tang Fengxing's family came to visit Chuanwu, bringing some fruit and snacks. Seeing Chuanwu's miserable state, Tang Fengxing's husband, Yuan Gu, felt quite embarrassed. If it weren't for his unreliable wife, the young man wouldn't have had to suffer like this.
Moreover, because traditional martial arts were particularly difficult to sell, his family was safe. Yuan Gu was quite grateful to the traditional martial arts, while the traditional martial arts were left speechless with regret.
After Yuan Gu left, another group of people came to visit Chuanwu.
Hua Jing sat in the living room of the Marquis of Changxing's residence, while the Marquis of Changxing seemed somewhat uneasy.
Previously, the emperor had secretly sent someone to inform him, and inexplicably arranged a marriage for Chuanwu.
Therefore, Marquis Changxing was somewhat reluctant to see this princess from the Western Regions, and now that she had come to visit Chuanwu, he was in an even more difficult position.
"Princess, please return. Chuanwu's minor injury is nothing to worry about. Besides, he is already engaged, so it would be best if you kept your distance."
Marquis Changxing spoke politely, but his attitude was quite firm, and he subtly hinted at Hua Jing in his words.
Hua Jing frowned and asked, "May I ask which family's daughter Chuanwu is engaged to?"
"Cheng Wanrong, the daughter of the Vice Minister of War."
Marquis Changxing answered without hesitation, as if that were exactly the case.
That's exactly how it is; this was a marriage arranged by the emperor.
In fact, the emperor did not give it much thought. He had just met Cheng Wanrong at a palace banquet and saw that she seemed to have a good relationship with Chuanyu. Moreover, she had the looks and temperament to match Chuanyu, so he hastily paired the two together.
Hua Jing frowned, knowing that it was the emperor's obstruction, but since things had already come to this point, it would be a laughing stock if she stayed any longer. She left a medicine bottle behind and took her leave.
After watching Hua Jing leave, Marquis Changxing let out a long sigh of relief.
Chuanwu has been staying at the manufacturing camp these past few days, and he hasn't had a chance to tell that kid the news yet!
So Marquis Changxing went to Chuanwu's courtyard. At that time, Chuanwu was drawing weapon blueprints. Although he had been fighting with Tang Fengxing for the past six months, he had indeed learned a lot from Tang Fengxing and gradually became interested in these things.
No man, especially a passionate young man, is immune to the interest in weapons.
Since entering the weapons manufacturing industry, he has been looking forward to developing the weapons that his little sister had in mind. Just imagining the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty using the weapons he developed, breaking down the enemy's city gates without firing a single shot and scaring the enemy out of their wits, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep.
Just as he was drawing the blueprints, Marquis Changxing walked in and, with a smile, told him about his marriage to Cheng Wanrong. Chuanwu was so shocked that he dropped the pen in his hand.
"Grandfather, you can't sacrifice my happiness just to reject the princess from the Western Regions!"
Chuanwu's loud voice aggravated the bumps on his face, causing him to wince in pain once again.
Marquis Changxing rolled his eyes at him, "What does a little brat know about happiness? She's a beautiful and talented young lady, how could she not be good enough for you?"
"But this has nothing to do with whether I'm worthy or not, I..."
Chuanwu strongly objected, and Marquis Changxing sensed something was amiss, asking him, "Do you have a girl you like?"
Chuanwu quickly denied it, but it is certain that he and Cheng Wanrong did not develop romantic feelings for each other.
Marquis Changxing didn't care about all that. He thought it was fine as long as the girl was born, so he said to Chuanwu, "The emperor has bestowed this marriage upon us. You can't just refuse because you don't want to!"
In his opinion, Chuanwu is still clueless and doesn't understand the goodness of a girl. He'll realize he made the right choice after they get married and get to know each other better.
Hua Jing was in a bad mood after leaving the Marquis of Changxing's residence. Given the emperor's level of wariness towards her, she felt that pursuing the path of traditional martial arts was also risky.
As she was walking, someone bumped into her. She looked up, but the person quickly disappeared into the crowd of pedestrians.
Hua Jing squeezed the object in her hand, realizing it was a note. She clenched her fist without making a sound, looked away, and continued to return to her residence as if nothing had happened.
Once in the room, she pretended to be feeling unwell and needed to rest, then closed the door. Only when she was alone in the room did she dare to take out the note and read its contents:
Only by killing Chuanwen, the second daughter of the Marquis of Changxing, can we eliminate future troubles! Otherwise, not only the Western Regions, but the Great Jin Dynasty will rule the entire world!
Hua Jing frowned after reading it.
The Western Regions have already made peace with the Great Jin, so she cannot afford to start another war, at least not now. Although her brother has taken control of the Western Regions, his position is not yet secure, and his other brothers and uncles are still secretly plotting against her. They cannot afford to lose the Great Jin as an ally.
But what does this note mean? What does it mean that the Great Jin Dynasty will rule the entire world? And how does this relate to the imperial edict?
Hua Jing thought of the girls' school that the emperor would never allow her to enter, the court's deep-seated taboo against Chuanwen and the girls' school, and how the emperor could casually arrange a marriage for Chuanwu in order to keep her away from Chuanwen.
All of this undoubtedly demonstrates the importance of communication!
But she still couldn't understand what was so terrible or different about a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl and a girls' school that taught women skills. Why were they both involved in ruling the whole world? Did the Great Jin Dynasty have to rely on these women to fight wars in the future?
Hua Jing burned the note. She wouldn't be easily swayed by a mere note. She then remained still and wasn't in a hurry to contact Chuanwu or Chuanwen. Instead, she continued to tour the capital. It seemed that her interest in girls' education had diminished after several setbacks, and she settled down to choose a consort.
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