Of Soil And Sovereign

Rui looked like his soul left his body he now understood while his cousin was acting the way he was, the young lady in front of him looked like a demoness that could steal any man's soul upon a click of her finger and Now he apologised to his cousin in his mind for he would have acted the same way or more if he was in his shoes.

Chen was also stunned, the lady looked pretty but also calm she looked very confident as she knew she was in control of everything and everyone he knew his friend was far gone and was not coming back from these, he just hoped as much as he loved her she would give him love as well as his friend lost his father and mother early and inherited the throne at a young age with a lot of responsibilities on his shoulders and with the death of his empress after only two years in power he knew his friend was very lonely and now that he found someone he loved he was happy for him.

Shirong looked at his cousin Mei. She was his favourite of his cousins, and the last time he saw her was two years ago. He thought with their condition, they would be in poor condition, but looking at her, they looked more than okay. In fact, she looked more beautiful than she ever did.

Xuan sitting there, looked like his soul flew away. It was just a month that he hadn't seen her. She looked more beautiful and more unattainable now. He regained his senses and could see all the men staring at her as if they had lost their souls to her.

Mingde, looking at all the men, felt annoyed he was already dealing with Xuan looking at her like that every time. Now these young masters were doing the same as, well, it looked like his sister was like a bright light attracting a lot of moths. What he didn't know is that Mingde just referred to the emperor of the entire nation as a moth, if only he knew. Having enough of them staring at his sister, he cleared his throat, and they all looked down, embarrassed.

Xuan looked at Mingde's annoyed expression and he wanted to laugh. The little boy was still as protective as ever. He looked like he wanted to kick them out, but he was glad at least she had a support system.

Xuan asked the gentlemen to introduce themselves, and Mei, seeing the gentlemen for the first time since her arrival, was wowed. It was a table that had the potential of being a successful boy band. They all looked handsome.

One looked playful and full of life and he introduced himself as the Duke's younger son and Xuan's little brother. Mei looked at him and noticed he looked nothing like Xuan, he had softer facial features and a small dimple when he smiled and looked like someone she could get along with.

The next one had a fierce, handsome look. More pronounced jawbone and introduced himself as the Young Master of General Liu's household. The best feature of him was his eye. It looked like one could get lost in them forever, and she nodded, moving to the next guest.

This one looked familiar he was handsome just like the rest his distinctive feature was the black beauty mark that sat on his nose looked cute and she didn't know why she felt a sense of familiarity but once he introduced himself, she knew why he was her "cousin" and the young master of the prime minister household.

Shirong looked at his cousin and felt completely broken. Mingde seemed to recognize him, but Mei, on the other hand, appeared to be looking at a stranger, which caused his heart to ache. His cousin had always been smiling, calling him a cousin affectionately, but now it seemed like it was all gone, and he blamed himself.

She finally looked at Xuan, smiling at him, and he noticed how he only got the smile from her, which made him ecstatic.

He missed her so much, but it looked like she was oblivious to his feelings for her.

Once the introduction round was over, everyone gave out the gifts they brought, and Mei accepted them with gratitude. The men stood up to leave, but Xuan stayed back as he wanted to speak with Mei. He removed a very heavy pouch from his sleeves and handed it to her as a gift, and she took it.

He also informed her that the teacher had accepted the request and Mingde would have to travel in a month Mei was happy that her brother was accepted by such a famous teacher but was also afraid of sending him alone but the emperor suggested that since his younger brother was travelling the following month Mingde will follow his brother and his younger brother will take him directly.

After solving that, Mei had no worries and was grateful to Xuan for his help, and then they discussed her how-to guidebook was coming along. He informed her it was finished and would be distributed the following week.

Mei was happy. At least she would help farmers and now about making life easier for women. The project would start soon, but she needed to look for materials to create what she wanted to create, and with that, it was time for Xuan to leave. He bid her goodbye, and she walked him to the door.

Xuan was now glad his plan was in place, and he would put it into effect immediately after Mingde left for school. He bowed to her and entered his carriage, leaving for the palace.

Mei came back to her courtyard. Now that her brother's schooling was solved, she will start with her creations, starting with sanitary pads and underwear to support the pads, and that was her first mission.

She removed her blush and lipstick and went to bed as she needed to look for raw materials the following day.