Chapter 349: You and I Will Witness This Prosperous Era Together, Alright?
“I think the title ‘Frost Prince’s consort’ sounds better than ‘Her Highness the Princess.’”
“Xiao Mo, What do you think?”
The next morning, Qin Siyao woke from her bed and slowly opened her eyes.
As soon as she regained consciousness, the young girl recalled what she had said to Xiao Mo last night.
The more she recalled it, the more her fair cheeks flushed red, even spreading to her tender earlobes.
“How could I say something like that…”
Qin Siyao turned over and lay face down on the bed. Her feet beneath her nightgown straightened and tapped the bedding again and again. The thin nightgown occasionally lifted at a corner, revealing the fairness of her well-proportioned thighs.
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Although the young girl had long ago expressed her feelings to her beloved, in her heart she still felt she had been too unrestrained last night, too lacking in dignity…
But when the young girl recalled Xiao Mo’s response of “It does sound quite nice.”
The corners of Qin Siyao’s mouth couldn’t help but curve up happily. That joyful yet shy spring water flowed through the young girl’s heart. Qin Siyao couldn’t help but hug her pillow and roll back and forth on the bed.
“Her Highness the Princess, Young Master Xiao is here.”
Just when Qin Siyao kept savoring what Xiao Mo had said last night, Sister Huasheng’s voice came from the room.
“Ah? Xiao Mo?” Qin Siyao froze, her expression flustered. “I, I understand. Sister Huasheng, have Xiao Mo wait a moment. I, I’ll change clothes…”
“Alright, Your Highness.” Huasheng responded, then looked at Xiao Mo before her and said with a smile, “Would Young Master Xiao like to sit and have some tea and pastries? I estimate you’ll have to wait quite a while.”
“Why?” Xiao Mo asked.
“The saying goes that a woman adorns herself for one who delights in her. Every time Her Highness the Princess sees Young Master Xiao, she doesn’t know how many outfits to try on.” Huasheng explained.
“Sister Huasheng, don’t talk nonsense. I, I’ll be ready soon…” The young girl’s voice came from the room again.
Huasheng said nothing, only smiled lightly, then poured Xiao Mo a cup of tea, “Please sit, Young Master.”
“Thank you, Sister Huasheng.” Xiao Mo sat on the stone stool, took a sip of tea, and looked at the woman before him. “I’ve been busy with affairs these past days and haven’t had a chance to thank Sister Huasheng.”
Xiao Mo stood up and bowed respectfully, “In the battle below Yanmen Pass, thank you, Sister Huasheng, for coming to our aid.”
“Young Master is too polite.” Huasheng returned the bow. “I merely spat a few mouthfuls of fire. It doesn’t count as much help.”
“Sister Huasheng is too modest.” Xiao Mo shook his head. “However, Sister Huasheng entering the battlefield, will there be any consequences for you?”
Xiao Mo hadn’t expected that Sister Huasheng would actually be from the demon race.
In this world, the demon race’s realm and the Ten Thousand Laws Realm’s relationship was fairly good. Both sides communicated with each other, but the demon race had signed contracts with the human race. Neither the human race nor the demon race could interfere in the other’s warfare.
“Thank you for Young Master Xiao’s concern. Please rest assured, not many people will care. Moreover, I’ve already been expelled from the Vermillion Bird clan. No Vermillion Bird will care about an outsider like me.” Huasheng said calmly.
“…” For a moment, Xiao Mo didn’t know how to respond, nor was it appropriate to ask how Sister Huasheng came to be expelled from the Vermillion Bird clan.
“Xiao Mo, I’m ready.”
Just when the conversation between Xiao Mo and Huasheng was somewhat stalling, Qin Siyao opened the door and happily walked out.
“Her Highness the Princess was quite fast today. Probably afraid her beloved would be unhappy waiting too long.” Huasheng turned around, looked at Qin Siyao, and teased.
“Sister Huasheng, you’re still talking…” Qin Siyao’s face reddened. She walked forward, her watery big eyes blinking. “Xiao Mo, ignore Sister Huasheng. What did you want to see me about?”
“Nothing much, just that I happen to be free today and wanted to ask if Siyao would like to stroll around the city?” Xiao Mo asked.
“The city? Of course I would. Let’s go quickly.” Qin Siyao’s eyes instantly brightened. She then waved to Sister Huasheng, “Sister Huasheng, we’re leaving. We won’t be back for lunch…”
As her words fell, Qin Siyao pulled Xiao Mo’s sleeve and walked forward.
Watching the two’s backs, Huasheng couldn’t help but smile and shake her head, “Really now. Her Highness the Princess kept saying she wanted to maintain dignity. Where does this look dignified…”
…
In Yanmen Pass city.
Xiao Mo and Qin Siyao walked on the streets.
At this time, Yanmen Pass was gradually recovering to its pre-war appearance. Most shops had already opened, and street vendors were sporadically appearing.
Only some brothels hadn’t resumed business yet. Mainly because the young ladies had been starving and gotten too thin recently, lacking energy, unable to properly serve customers. They needed more time to recuperate but overall, the current Yanmen Pass was far from recovering its previous prosperity. Even everyone’s faces showed emaciation.
Fortunately, Yanmen Pass had been connected to the Northern Frontier, so Qin Kingdom’s trade would come to this city.
Similarly, to win the hearts of Yanmen Pass’s people, the Qin Kingdom had transported considerable supplies here.
In the future, Yanmen Pass should be built into a major trading city. Yanmen Pass and the southern territory’s days should get better and better but no matter what, these were future matters. Currently, the city was still very desolate.
Looking at everything in the city, Qin Siyao couldn’t help but grip Xiao Mo’s sleeve tightly.
“Xiao Mo, why must there be wars in this world?” Qin Siyao raised her head and asked the man beside her whom she trusted most.
To this day, Qin Siyao still remembered when she first came to Yanmen Pass, the tragic scene of tens of thousands of corpses on the battlefield, the devastation within Yanmen Pass city.
“Between nations, interests differ, ambitions differ. Naturally this leads to conflict. With conflict comes war. The only difference is whether it’s the Zhei Kingdom attacking Qin Kingdom or Qin Kingdom attacking Zhei Kingdom.” Xiao Mo spoke slowly.
“Then how can there be no more war?” The young girl who had lived in the deep palace and been pampered since childhood asked again.
“Perhaps when this world becomes one unified nation, there will be no more war.” Xiao Mo answered.
Qin Siyao raised her head, looking at Xiao Mo’s profile, “Then will the common people’s lives also get better and better?”
“Not necessarily.”
Xiao Mo shook his head, looking at the young girl beside him.
“It would still require a wise ruler. Otherwise, if they encounter a ruler like the current Zhei Kingdom’s, the common people would also suffer unbearably. There also wouldn’t be so many men from Yanmen Pass joining our Northern Frontier army.”
“If the realm were unified and there was also a wise ruler, that should be what books call a prosperous era, right?” Qin Siyao said with emotion.
“Should be.” Xiao Mo smiled. “And I believe this prosperous era won’t be too far away.”
“Really?” The young girl raised her head joyfully.
“Really.” Xiao Mo nodded. “I believe Siyao will definitely be able to see this prosperous era.”
“Then Xiao Mo, if that day comes, can you be by my side?”
Xiao Mo: “…”
“Xiao Mo, say something. You and I will witness this prosperous era together, alright?” The young girl pouted and shook Xiao Mo’s sleeve.
Xiao Mo turned his head, gently rubbed the young girl’s head, and smiled tenderly, “Alright.”
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