Chapter 102 - 102. Bride Selection IV (2/2)
Meiyun: ” Why are Your Highness at here?”
Long Yang: ” I-I… Th-they were laughing at-at me. The-they said that I-I am useless an-and stupid.”
Tears flew down his cheeks as he stuttered in his words. Hong er stood still and stares at him without saying anything.
Long Yang: ” The-they bully m-me.”
Hong er unsummoned her sword and spoke in her gentle but firm voice.
Hong er: ” No one is useless. Your Highness, forgive me if I'm being nosy but let me give you an advice. If you can make even one person smile with your own ability, it proves that you are not useless. See, I'm smiling right now underneath my mask. It means you are not useless.”
Long Yang looked at Hong er with amazement and admiration, his hand gripped on his sleeve as he enthusiastically nodded his head. Hong er nodded back and waved her hand before she walked out from the alley. Long Yang realized that he hadn't asked for her name, he chased after them but they were already gone when he looked outside of the alley. He gripped his chest as he felt his heart was beating so hard.
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Three weeks passes by just like that, Hong er didn't show any special trait except her dancing skill because she had shown a magnificent performance 7 years ago and it would be suspicious if she suddenly couldn't dance.
Li Qianzi was satisfied with how average Hong er's abilities were so she didn't bother to try very hard to defeat Hong er. And the last day of Bride Selection, the day that they had to show the result of 3 weeks training in front of all ministers except Xu Tingfeng.
Xu Tingfeng had sent his apology letter a few days ago to Long Quan that he couldn't attend the Bride Selection because recently there was a group of bandit roaming around Xi An. Long Quan sent some of his spy to Xi An to verify Xu Tingfeng's letter truthfulness and it was confirmed that a group of bandit had been roaming around Xi An when they suddenly robbed one of the bank in Xi An. Fortunately Xu Tingfeng stopped the bandit before they got their hands on the money.
Long Quan crumbled the letter in his hand and threw it at the spies. He swept away everything on his desk and roared in anger. He didn't know why whenever he tried to lure Xu Tingfeng to come to capital, something always happened and coincidentally it needed Xu Tingfeng's assistance. He couldn't find any flaw in Xu Tingfeng's reasons to leave the capital. Eunuch Zhu slowly called Long Quan, afraid he would anger the already angry Long Quan.
Eunuch Zhu: ” Your Majesty, it is time.”
Long Quan: ” I know.”
Long Quan angrily stood up and walked out of his study room with his servants followed behind him.