Prince Qi asked, “What’s her surname? What business were they in? Are you sure she’s in Jingzhou? What if they went somewhere else?”
“My surname is Meng, and my family is in the cloth business,” Ren Miao said. “The matter of leaving Beijing for Jingzhou was arranged by her family elders. As an unmarried woman, she had no choice but to secretly have her maid deliver a letter to me.”
The Prince of Qi exclaimed: “You… you two are actually in love?!”
Ren Miao said: “Of course. Otherwise, why would I chase her thousands of miles? Though she hasn’t explicitly said it, she must be longing to meet me. I cannot let her down.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the listeners were stunned, especially those with families, who were deeply moved. Yan Xiaohan, who originally had some prejudice against him, was suddenly touched by the phrase “cannot let her down”.
After a long silence, Yan Xiaohan said: “Alright, don’t tarnish the girl’s reputation here.”
Ren Miao looked back at him and said defiantly: “Big brother, you look dignified. I suppose you’re already married?”
Yan Xiaohan coldly nodded and asked: “You’re from Yanzhou.”
Have you heard of the Northern Yan Cavalry Commander, Jingning Marquis Fu Shen?”
“Of course I’ve heard of him, who hasn’t,” Ren Miao said casually, “You’re not going to tell me you’re related to the Jingning Marquis, are you? Forgive me, big brother, but that’s quite a boast hahahahaha…”
Everyone: “…”
“Why is everyone staring at me?” Ren Miao asked awkwardly.
Yan Xiaohan barely composed himself and said: “I mean, since you’re in Northern Yan, why don’t you join the Northern Yan army, earn military merits, and then grandly marry your Miss Meng? Even if you chase her to Jingzhou and propose, they might not be willing to marry their daughter to you.”
“Military service isn’t good,” he shook his head and laughed, “I’m not ambitious. I just want to live peacefully with my beloved. I can earn enough to support a family now. If I join the army, I might not even make it back, leaving her alone. I’d never rest in peace.”
