Chapter 29 (1/2)

Princess Yong An stood guard near the door out of worry for Tian Miao. After a while, she was bewildered to see the Emperor walk out from the hall with a relieved look on his face, as though a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

What was going on here?

The Emperor was in a rush, saying that he had to scramble back to the palace to deal with state affairs. He seemed like a conscientious and diligent ruler who loved his people. Princess Yong An froze in the face of what she saw. What exactly was going on?

Princess Yong An saw Tian Miao walk out in an idle and nonchalant manner. Her question was at the tip of the tongue, but she bit her lip in hesitation. She wanted to ask what the hell had happened to make the Emperor leave the Duke’s mansion so hastily that he looked like he was fleeing. But in the end, she was unable to find her voice to raise the question.

Of course, Tian Miao couldn’t be bothered to explain. Instead, she went straight to the training ground in the backyard. There was a spacious martial arts training ground at the back of the Duke’s mansion. Every morning, this was the place where Xiao Anning would practice martial arts. It was a pleasure to watch him practice.

When Tiao Miao arrived, she saw that Xian Anning was already done practicing the long spear and had switched over to a sword. Back when the Duke had been fighting battles all over the country in conquest, he had used the spear as his weapon. When Xiao Shengsheng had made a meritorious contribution to the military’s success, he’d also used a spear as his weapon. So naturally, the first weapon father and son had taught Xiao Anning when he’d first started practicing martial arts was the spear. As to why Xiao Anning knew how to wield a sword, it was because of Princess Yong An.

Princess Yong An was skilled in the use of whip and sword, so, naturally, she would teach Xian Anning how to use the sword.

So it was no exaggeration to say that though he was blind, Xian Anning’s martial arts skills were extraordinary.

Tian Miao sat on a rocking chair under the eaves and swayed comfortably as she watched Xiao Anning practice the sword.

In the center of the martial arts training ground, Xiao Anning was dressed in a neat, black suit, his face as beautiful as a piece of flawless jade. His back was tall and straight like a great pine tree, while his movements were swift and graceful like a dragon skimming the surface of the water.

When he struck his sword through the air, the wind blew, and his clothes fluttered.

Then, Tian Miao heard two servants whispering in the distance.

“For someone with such beauty and grace like the Young Marquis to be blind. God is really unfair.”