The Flower Of War

Chapter 37: The New Hell

Yiu stared in disbelief at Emperor Wang, as if he did not believe the words of the previous Emperor and thought this was all just his hallucination.

"Dad knows it's heavy for you, man, but A-Ying should still choose one of these four applications because two of them are applications to be the wife of the Crown Prince so you should consider all this well, A-Ying."

Yiu was still silent rigidly in place, his gaze staring at Emperor Wang but clearly visible if his gaze was empty.

"Consider this carefully, A-Ying. Think of your fate, your family, your kingdom, and your people. But if you already have your own moorings Dad won't forbid you from choosing one. And Dad will try to get you closer to him .. So how's A-Ying?"

Yiu regained his senses from his daydream after feeling his name being called several times, but not a single sound came out from his throat. He seems to be still answering what.

"Ahh I know you need time to think, then you can go back and think about this matter carefully. However, if in 3 days you have not been able to make a decision then the father himself will choose the best groom for you A-Ying. You have long entered the age of marriage and marriage is the honor of women and the country if you can marry their daughters. So it has to be quickened to make it better."

Yiu again glared sharply but after turning his head saw the look of his father's friendly face mixed with a little taste of 'unfavored to be opposed'it made Yiu unwillingly nod his head weakly and leave after saluting Emperor Wang.

Yiu continued to daydream all the way to his Dahlia Pavilion.

His mind was chaotic, his heart was unsettled and the soul within him was shouting loudly wanting to curse and let out harsh words while destroying the entire palace.

How can the age of now who is still 17 years old and relatively new to adulthood be required to get married?!

Hell ... What a fucking drama is going on this time!

Yes, although women in ancient times will be married if they have turned 15 years old, but still for Yiu to get married at the age of 17 years is a very surprising thing for him in addition to being married is himself!

If it was another girl Yiu wouldn't have gotten into any trouble yet the situation was now different! So different! And Yiu also read a famous article about wealth and based on general knowledge, if a marriage is established between two kingdoms, it is more based on the continuity of political relations between the two countries than on the basis of love or liking.

It was a public secret at the time. So Yiu could estimate if the same thing would happen to him and then make what the word 'choose one of them' if the choice had been determined by the leaders of both countries.

Moreover, an Emperor only has one empress but can have dozens of concubines to keep the offspring and Yiu would not be willing to marry such a man in his life!.

Or will he be the only exception? Can he ask for an oath to a man that will only have one woman by his side for the rest of his life, loving him, looking after him, pitying him and accompanying him in joy and sorrow? Like his father did?

But Emperor Wang took the oath because the desperate situation was not entirely pure on the basis of love, plus the fact that he had raised three concubines but all died with unnatural diseases. Maybe because of that oath? Oh this really made Yiu's head feel throbbing pain and getting sicker!

Yiu would rather be faced with a situation of death threats or the robbery of a group of people in the village than have to deal with a problem that he himself does not know how to deal with! His head kept turning and it really felt like he was preparing to explode this very second!

In another place and the exact time of the day after Yiu got four applications at once from four different friendly kingdoms and two of them were the wife of the crown prince. The entire city of Qiu Wang was immediately excited by the shocking news and the news quickly spread even out of the kingdom within one day and one night.

Warm news circulated outside that Princess Ying became famous in one night not only because of her charming and graceful looks but also because of her rare and only military talent made all men and women amazed at him.

Added to the old news that spread back about Princess Ying leading the troops at the forefront of the troops at the border of the capital against Tian Lu made some people not surprised if Princess Ying was proposed by crown prince of a great kingdom.

This news also made some other royal princesses grow an irian tree for her. In this age, obtaining a single proposal from a great kingdom was already a feat to be proud of and Princess Ying obtained four applications at once! It really made the princesses upset.

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Yiu was sitting daydreaming on the steps of his pavilion with his right hand that kept catching and re-turning the small pebbles around him and his empty bead that stared straight into the air and of course with the look of the face is still as cold as usual with the addition of firm eyebrows that bend sharply.

Yiu who was distracted from his daydream finally regained his senses and turned to the side staring coldly at Chichi who was still half-bending to look at his face then shook his head slowly.

"Is it because of that proposal, Princess? You take it easy, I keep praying that the princess will always be blessed with the happiness and glory of the god forever."

Yiu smiled at the sweet smile that Chichi showed and for a moment his heart warmed up.

Shortly after, a purple-clothed man with a gold-adorned black hat on his head (the hallmark of an emperor eunuch) entered the Dahlia Pavilion and bowed respectfully towards Yiu.

"Sorry to interrupt your time, Your Highness Princess Ying. I am here to bring a message from His Majesty the Emperor for you to meet him immediately in Shanliang Hall to discuss a matter of considerable importance."

Yiu understood what to talk about and gave a small nod before straightening his back, standing up and walking behind the eunuch.

Arriving at the Shanliang Hall, Yiu saw Emperor Wang sitting with a young man who had at first glance a beautiful face with a firm eyebrow tip, a nose that was like a mountain slope, a bead that was as soft as a peach, and thin lips and thin dimples adorn his white face that makes him look more charming when smiling.

The young man looked charming in the sun with snow-white skin and a red shirt decorated with golden sparkles seemed to contrast with him, with a sturdy back and dark black beads as dark as the night sky that can be sure to make all women hypnotized by him in one glance.

Yiu bowed in greeting to the two, as his manic met a look with a dark black bead the young man Yiu had flinching for a few seconds.

Who is this charming young man? She is indeed very charming but why do I feel such a strange feeling like .. she is so strange and suspicious ... Who her?

"A-Ying sit here, son ... Introduce him is the Crown Prince of BaiQing Liu Kingdom, Prince Liu Yu. He's your fiance from now on."

Yiu's body pecked for a few seconds with the bead widening after hearing the word 'engagement' spoken from Emperor Wang's mouth which was still full of smiles.

She ... my fiancee?! I haven't even decided on choosing one of those proposals and suddenly I've become someone else's fiancee whom I don't even know?!

However Yiu had heard quite a bit about the State called BaiQing Liu from the central region, it was the strongest country in the central region led by an Emperor named Liu Song who was fairly ruthless in warfare and almost always won in battle, the, even the area of his territory was three times the area of Qiu Wang's territory.

"Don't be so disrespectful in front of your fiance, A-Ying. Let's sit down for a while and I'll explain everything, we've discussed a lot."

Yiu's anger had not completely subsided yet but his body started to relax and finally walked towards the empty seat beside Prince Liu Yu sitting himself with his body slightly away, his manic still showed a sense of demanding explanation from the Emperor who was his father.

Prince Liu Yu looked at him warmly with a friendly smile still emanating on his face, there was not at all an annoyed or angry aura that read from the look on his face, making Yiu even more shudder in horror.

The Emperor began to explain the intent of Prince Liu Yu's arrival and slightly flattered him, "Prince Liu Yu came far from the central region here specifically to bring this 'gift from heaven' to you, being his wife as well as picking you up to return with him to 'your new home' .. In fact this is too much of a Prince, Qiu Wang Kingdom has almost no face for you."

Prince Liu Yu replied in a soft and calm delicate voice before smilingly displaying thin dimples on his handsome face made Yiu couldn't help but glance at her item for a moment, "The Emperor does not need to behave like that to me, I came here because I want to prove my seriousness to Princess Ying, after all the talent he has is very rare, after all, I myself have long been amazed at her so how could I dare to send a proposal by my representative to such an amazing person like your daughter, Your Majesty. I don't have the guts for that."

Emperor Wang smiled again and again explained, "Sorry to have troubled you Prince, Prince Liu Yu will be staying here for a few days while taking care of your wedding preparations here before taking care of your wedding ceremony at BaiQing, so please prepare yourself, A-Ying. Ah yes and don't make trouble again."

Yiu jumped in shock and stared at the horror of his father. Seeing that, Prince Liu Yu restrained his smile and said, "I'm sure Princess Ying doesn't like to make trouble so please don't put so much pressure on her, Your Majesty."

The Emperor smiled a lot of relief before returning to talk at length about the wedding ceremony plan between Yiu and Prince Liu Yu with a face full of twinkle, very contrasting looks to show a sense of his mood is very good.

Yiu who was just silently watching with a bored face mixed with annoyance could only mutter mockingly inwardly.

What kind of disgusting drama are you guys playing?! Can you not drag me into this dirty plan please .. I don't want to get married yet! Oh my god my life will end this very second in the hell of gloom ....

TB