The next morning.
The morning sun shone on Qing Yang's face, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. He opened his eyes after being woken up.
The owner of the room, who was sleeping beside her, was nowhere to be seen. He should have gone out early in the morning.
"Where should I wash my face…"
Qing Yang walked to the door and was about to go to the corridor to look for a washroom. However, the door was suddenly opened from the outside. The person who appeared behind the door was Rosa, who exuded a flirtatious atmosphere. She looked very embarrassed as she stuffed her chest under her military uniform.
"Alright, you're already awake."
"I just woke up. So, I want to wash my face now."
Just as Qing Yang was about to ask for directions, Rosa pointed behind her with her thumb.
"Before that, you have a guest.”
As she spoke, Rosa turned her head in disbelief. Qing Yang turned his gaze in the direction she spoke of.
Standing there was Prime Minister Lagi, a man with a slender face.
"I'm sorry to disturb you so early in the morning.”
Prime Minister Lagi lowered his head and apologized. At this moment, question marks also appeared in Qing Yang's mind.
"Why is Prime Minister Lagi here?”
"I'm here to deliver a letter to you on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. Since it was inconvenient for someone else to pass it to you, I knew that I would disturb you, so I came over personally.”
"A letter from His Majesty the Emperor?"
"This is the letter. Please open it and read it separately."
Prime Minister Lagi, who handed the letter to Qing Yang, glanced at Rosa before bowing and taking his leave.
After Qing Yang watched Prime Minister Lagi leave, he noticed that Rosa had been staring at the letter.
"Do you want to see?"
"If you think it's okay for me to see the contents of the letter.”
Rosa shrugged and walked to the corridor. Then, she turned back and added,
"Come to the dining room after you've finished reading. Breakfast is ready. Also, if you want to wash your face, there is a well in the courtyard.”
Rosa raised her hand and waved behind her. After saying," I'll wait for you in the dining room," she disappeared into the corner of the corridor. Qing Yang looked down at the envelope and yawned. He had roughly guessed the contents of the letter.
"Go and wash your face first."
Qing Yang, who had arrived at the courtyard, walked to the well and began to wash his face. However, he realized that there was no towel. He impatiently endured the discomfort of the water flowing into his eyes and looked for something like cloth.
"We can only do this…"
Just as Qing Yang was about to give up and walk to the dining room, something soft suddenly covered his head. He reached out and took a look. It was a white towel. Before confirming who had handed it to him, he decided to wipe the water off his face first.
"Thank you, you've helped me a lot."
Qing Yang was about to open his mouth to thank him, but he swallowed his words halfway.
Because Ola was standing in front of him with her hands on her waist.
"Second Prince…did you have a good time yesterday?”
Although Qing Yang had many questions, including why Ola would appear here, but
"The second prince?"
"Many nobles call it that.”
"Me?"
"Yes, I am. Everyone was saying that the Second Prince had grasped Princess Rosa's weakness and brought her home.”
"Wait! Speaking of which…I was the one who was brought home, right?”
"Don't worry, I just made it up at the last minute…"
"Don't scare me!"
"In fact, everyone calls you the second prince who conquered the Iron Lady.”
"Iron, Iron Lady?"
" This is Duchess Rosa's alias. Because she had used all sorts of methods to repeatedly reject the marriage proposals of other families, she was called that.”
Ola looked at Qing Yang with contempt.
"However, you conquered her at once and even returned to the mansion together. It was only natural that rumors would spread. There are quite a few nobles who want to learn 'that technique' from you.”
"Ah! They actually spread rumors like that…"
Although this was within Qing Yang's expectations, there was actually someone who wanted to ask him for advice on flirting techniques. This sudden development was something he had not expected. Just what was going on? Qing Yang could not help but hold his head in distress.
At this moment, Ola approached Qing Yang, her gray eyes staring at him.
"Yesterday, I clearly reminded you repeatedly to be wary of women.”
"You did say that…but do you think I was willing to do this? Uh…although I'm quite willing…cough cough! But I didn't take the initiative!"
"The rumor must have spread so quickly because of Hila's family. It was impossible for the other clans to say anything to flatter Qing Yang. If it were me, I would spread the word that you are a foolish prince who was deceived by a widow and use this to lower your reputation.”
"Why are you different from what Rosa said?”
"She will definitely do the opposite and deliberately spread rumors that can help you gain points. I can't help but praise her methods, as for you…I will only look down on you!”
"What does this have to do with me! I'm innocent! If you think that way, I can't do anything about it!”
"We really have to be careful from now on.”
Ola sighed and looked at Qing Yang.
" Also, what is the Dark Curtain of the Night doing? Even when its master was facing a crisis of chastity, it was still unmoved?”
"Hmm? Should it show something? Why didn't I know?"
"I remember that there are elves residing in the Dark Curtain of the Night, right?”
"Yes! However, if my life is in danger, I think it will help me!”
"It seems that this is really an awkward elf!”
"That's right."
A thousand years ago, before Qing Yang obtained the favor of the God Emperor Savior, the Evernight Veil was actually quite obedient. However, ever since the Divine Emperor Savior appeared in front of Qing Yang, the Evernight Veil seemed to have become willful.
"If only I could talk to it…"
Thinking about it, it wouldn't be strange if he was strangled to death by the Dark Veil of the Night. Perhaps it was a miracle that he was still wearing it like this. Qing Yang lowered his head to examine his military uniform. Ola, who was watching silently from the side, noticed the letter in his hand.
"What's that?"
"Oh, it's a letter from His Majesty the Emperor.”
"Haven't you seen it yet?"
"Because I want to wake up first, I plan to wash my face before looking at it. Besides, I can roughly guess the contents of the letter.”
Ola nodded.
"It should be about the attack on the Liao Duchy, right?”
"If you don't fight back when you're beaten up, you'll definitely be accused of being weak by the citizens. It might also cause dissatisfaction among the nobles. The worst case scenario would be being suspected of colluding with his country.”
Qing Yang took over Ola's words and finished what she wanted to say before taking out a letter from the envelope. The contents of the letter were as they had expected, but there were a few points that caught Qing Yang's attention.
"Yes."
"Is it as you expected?"
"Yes, I am. He probably wants me to make contributions?"
"For Qing Yang's first opponent, this is very appropriate.”
Due to the defeat of the Great Liao Duchy a few days ago, the current national strength could be said to be on the verge of death. They mobilized 15,000 soldiers, but they returned in defeat. In this way, the Duke of Liao's loyalty would probably decrease. As long as they were slightly intimidated, the nobles of the duchy would definitely choose to surrender.
"The new general of the Fourth Royal Army, General Quirrell, will lead an army of 10,000 to attack the Liao Kingdom. Ellie will also go to help."
Due to General Li's loss of composure a while ago, he was grounded like the First Prince Bell, so he replaced the general.
"Where's Qing Yang?"
"The letter asked me to meet up immediately and join the ranks of the staff. In short, my job is to wait for General Quirrell to further weaken the struggling Liao Duchy before taking the opportunity to accumulate merits.”
"Since everything is settled, there should be no problem.”
"Yes, I am. The next step was to occupy the northern territory of the Liao Duchy and use it as a bargaining chip to negotiate peace with the Lion King Duchy.”
"A very appropriate ending. After all, if the Liao Duchy was wiped out, there would be no more countries that could trade slaves.”
"I can't help but sympathize with the Liao Dukedom for being able to survive for this reason.”
Qing Yang shrugged and read the letter again.
What made him quite concerned was the last sentence at the end of the letter that he did not tell Ola.
"That's why Prime Minister Lagi asked me to read it alone.”
Although Qing Yang didn't think that Ola would say anything, it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't leak out through a certain channel. He carefully put the letter away so that Ola would not be suspicious.
After that, Qing Yang opened his mouth to ask the question that he had been very puzzled about,"
"Speaking of which, Ola, why are you here?”
Ola was the military advisor of the third prince, Blu Blu.
With her sensitive identity, her appearance in Hila's mansion might cause unnecessary rumors.
"What Qing Yang is thinking will definitely not happen.”
"Did you sneak in?"
"There's no need to play such tricks."
Qing Yang turned his head in confusion. Ola replied,
"The rumors of Qing Yang are being discussed everywhere in the Imperial Palace. The small matter of me visiting Duchess Rosa's residence is not a problem at all.”
"You mean…no one has the time to care?”
"You can say that. If there were really rumors that I had defected to the Qing Yang, everyone would only band together to protect me and think that I was the only one who would not do so. Otherwise, it was very likely that some indecisive nobles would lean towards the Hila family.”
Ola's influence was very strong. In addition to his achievements in forcing Amelia into a desperate situation, his past achievements dazzled the nobles. Therefore, the faction she belonged to would definitely not allow any negative rumors about her to leak out. Because this might tempt the nobles who had been watching quietly to change their minds.
"It didn't matter before yesterday, but from today onwards, the situation will enter…a very delicate period. No one would rashly alert the enemy.”
Ola continued calmly,
"By the way, the reason why I came to look for you is because I will be leaving the capital in half a minute. So I came to say goodbye to you."
"Are you going back to the West?"
"That's right. Amelia's remaining party was currently scattered all over the country. His Majesty has already ordered us to suppress them.”
"I originally wanted to ask you to take me around the capital, but we're both very busy. We probably don't have time.”
"What a pity! I'll miss you. If there's a chance next time, I'll be your guide.”
Ola nodded and said,"Goodbye, I'll write to you."”Then, he turned around and left.
Although Qing Yang also wanted to bid farewell to Azi, he considered that Azi should also be busy preparing for his departure. Moreover, he would have to immediately leave for Jacker Fortress later.
He could only wait for the next opportunity. After Qing Yang made his decision, he returned to his room and asked the maid for the location of the dining room. When the servant standing in front of a huge door saw Qing Yang, he bowed and opened the door for him.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
"It's alright. Come and sit here."
Rosa shook her head and pointed at the seat beside her.
After confirming that Qing Yang was seated, Rosa clapped her hands. Immediately after, several maids carrying dishes appeared from behind the door that led directly to the kitchen on the west side. They quietly placed the dishes on the table. Before they started eating, Qing Yang turned to Rosa and said,"
"His Majesty's letter asks me to attack the Liao Duchy together. Therefore, I have to set off immediately after I finish eating.”
"Mm, as expected…Then, I have to send you off in a grand way.”
Rosa didn't even ask for a reason and nodded as if she had known beforehand.
After Qing Yang finished his breakfast, he walked out of the residence and was greeted by a large group of nobles.
The moment Qing Yang appeared, the nobles who were waiting in line immediately knelt down. The group of prestigious nobles in front of him actually bowed their heads to a young man. Anyone who saw this scene would be dumbfounded.
For example, the garrison team, who was observing the commotion from afar, looked at this scene in shock.
Qing Yang tried his best not to show the confusion in his heart. He turned to look at Rosa, who was standing beside him in her military uniform.
"Don't mind me. I'm just gathering the Eastern nobles who stayed in the capital.”
"Even so, there are too many people.”
Unless they were notified beforehand, it would be very difficult to gather such a number of people. How long ago had Rosa started preparing? To be able to mobilize so many nobles without being detected by the other families, Qing Yang was very impressed by such a superb method. Rosa placed her hand on Qing Yang's shoulder, who had a puzzled expression.
"Alright, it's time to set off, Second Prince.”
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