Through Aunt Yu's chattering for most of the day, Fang Qingge had a general understanding of the Daliang Kingdom, which was not a peaceful and prosperous country in this alien world.

The emperor’s surname was Liang. He was over fifty years old and had four sons and five daughters.

A word suddenly popped up in Fang Qingge's mind: few offspring. Well, in her understanding, an emperor of this age in history should have many children.

She pricked up her ears and continued listening.

The crown prince Liang Hean is the legitimate son of the queen, and is 21 years old this year. He also has a 14-year-old legitimate sister, Princess Fuyu.

The second prince, Liang Hengrui, was twenty years old and was born to Concubine Xiao. The other two princes were born to concubines and were less than ten years old. The other princesses were also born to concubines. The older ones were already married.

Aunt Yu's family was located in a fortress town on the northern border, adjacent to the Guyue Kingdom.

Daliang State was troubled by this troublesome neighboring country. Because of the laziness of their people and the successive famines, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the common people were impoverished and their lives were in misery.

Once they can't get enough food to survive, they will show their rogue spirit, sneak into several villages on the border of Daliang State to invade and plunder, and they will steal whatever they see, making it hard to defend against them.

Although the imperial court sent troops many times to strengthen patrols and expel the enemy, it was a waste of money and time with little effect, causing the common people living on the border to suffer and complain.

*

But this year there is great news. Fang Qingge pricked up his ears and continued to listen with interest. Aunt Yu lowered her voice and said,

"Qingge, I heard that this time the emperor in the palace heard some rumors and actually sent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to personally supervise the battle and quell the war.

Of course, our prince is not a coward. It is said that the prince looks like a fairy! He is as handsome as Pan An, and has a handsome face! He is also a man of both literary and military skills, and has extraordinary courage.

Hehe, I heard these words from others."

Aunt Yu looked at Fang Qingge in shock as she listened to her nonsense, and hurriedly explained with a guilty conscience.

They both smiled with their eyes curved.

*

"I heard that after the prince came, morale was boosted. After several bloody battles, our Daliang army won a great victory. The enemy army retreated in disgrace and promised not to invade again within five years!"

When she said this, Aunt Yu became excited and her voice became a little higher.

"Qingge! How can we not be happy?! We don't have to live in fear anymore.

You don't know that our Qinghe Village is so remote and is also a border village, separated by a mountain.

In the past few years, we have not been able to escape the fate of being robbed by those bandits! We have suffered greatly from them and we are very angry about them!

This year, thanks to the arrival of our Crown Prince, we went to war with their army directly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so wise and brave, it is said that he is like a god descended to earth. He defeated the provocative Gu Yue army in just a few battles, and those bastards surrendered crying for their parents!

Hahaha… I won’t tell you, you don’t know how exciting the scene described by the storyteller was!”

Aunt Yu was so excited that her head was almost hit by the shaking of the carriage. However, it did not affect her eloquent admiration.

"Qingge, to be honest with you, I am just a woman, otherwise I would have followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

Our Crown Prince is a very kind-hearted person who loves the people like his own children. He has been helping disaster victims during this time. We all believe in him and believe that he will be a wise ruler in the future!"

Fang Qingge forced a smile, accompanying Aunt Yu's excited exclamation.

But she felt mixed emotions in her heart and didn't know what mood she should use to listen to and empathize with these exciting and legendary scenes.

Thinking about how I inexplicably traveled through time and space and became a prostitute in a brothel, and then died by accident.

Qingge, the girl who once carried a terrible reputation, has completely disappeared from the world.

Should she thank the prince? Or should she thank General Wang and his men who indirectly caused the original owner's death?

**

Just at this moment, Shen Qingzhi's voice came from outside the car.

"Mom, it's noon now. There's a thatched hut up ahead. Would you like to get off the car and have a rest and a meal before you continue?"

Aunt Yu stopped talking after hearing her son's words.

He lifted the car curtain and said to his son:

"Okay, I'm really tired too, so I'll get off the bus and take a rest before continuing on my journey."

Then he turned to Fang Qingge and said:

"Qingge! Your foot should be fine. Fortunately, you didn't hurt any bones or muscles. Come get off the car and take a walk later.

Oh, yes. Auntie will tie your hair up for you."

As she spoke, Aunt Yu took the handkerchief and wiped her hands, then took out her wooden comb and tied up Fang Qingge's hair. As she did so, she said:

"Qingge, this little girl's hair has not been combed for many years. Your hair is smooth, but my hands are not so good at it!"

Aunt Yu said as her fingers flew up and down for a while before stopping.

"Oh! Look at our Qingge, she's so beautiful like a fairy!"

Aunt Yu grinned, and Fang Qingge felt that her long hair, which had been heavy and cumbersome, suddenly became nimble and light.

She touched it with surprise and found that her smooth, thick long hair was tied into a complex and tight bun and fixed with a wooden hairpin.

"Thank you, ma'am. I like it very much."

"You kid, you're still so reserved. Just don't be disgusted by my clumsy hands."

*

As they were talking, they soon arrived at the thatched hut where they were to rest, and it was empty.

"Yu..." Shen Wenzhi shouted and stopped the donkey cart.

After the car stopped, the mother and daughter supported each other and walked in.

Shen Wenzhi, who was behind, also took out a package and two water bags from the car and brought them into the hut, then hurried out.

Fang Qingge took a quick glance and saw that it was the young scholar who had taken the donkey to the meadow to graze.

**

"Qingge, are you hungry? Come and have a piece of cake."

Aunt Yu opened the package with a smile, took out a pancake and a pickled radish and handed them to Fang Qingge.

"Thank you, ma'am."

"Okay, don't be polite, just eat!"

After saying this with a smile, Aunt Yu took two more pancakes and sent them to her son.

*

After a while, Fang Qingge heard the mother and daughter talking in low voices outside again.

"Mom, what are you talking about? You want her to live in our house even though she's your son's cousin? Why?

Didn't we agree to give her a ride? How did it become sheltering?

If it's because she saved our lives, can we repay her with money? Besides, we don't know her past. What if she really gets into trouble?"

"Zhi'er, mother is not confused. Mother is not acting on impulse. Qingge's appearance reminds mother of your sister Yin'er who was lost in childhood. Coincidentally, they were born in the same year and month. Tell me, is this arranged by God?"

**

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