Good match for Princess

In the dining hall of the Marquis Mansion, the atmosphere was a bit tense when Yue Jun entered.

He looked at Old Master Yue and Xia Jingxi and said, "Why are you trying to scare her? She just woke up."

Princess Jingxi looked at him and passed him a small smile.

"I'm scaring her? What I want is for her to be safe. You are a Princess, why didn't you take enough trained soldiers with you instead of few royal guards." Old Master Yue said getting angrier by the word.

"I didn't expect such thing to happen. Taking soldiers to the temple is too much." Xia Jingxi replied.

"You-" Old Master Yue slapped the table angrily.

"Don't get angry Grandfather. Take a taste of this tea to calm down." Yue Jun intercepted with a cup of water.

Old Master Yue held the cup and took a sip calming down.

"I will take care of such things in future, Grandfather don't worry." Princess Jingxi reassured.

"You are already here sister. I went to your room to call you for dinner." said Yue Lin, daughter of Marquis Yue and Yue Jun's younger sister.

She quickly sat by Xia Jingxi's side and hugged her arm saying, "You came here after a long time. I missed you so much."

Xia Jingxi patted her head and said, "If you miss me you can visit me anytime."

"You are always in Army camp these days. How can I do that?" Yue Lin pouted.

"I'll take you for a stroll after some days." Princess Jingxi said.

"Really? You treat me the best." Yue Lin said and was flicked on the head by Yue Jun.

"Do we not treat you best?" Yue Jun asked.

"Both you and elder brother keep telling me to behave myself all day." Yue Lin said sticking her tongue at to him.

Yue Jun looked at her and threw a hand cloth at her.

"You wait.. " She said standing up and throwing it back.

Princess Jingxi looked at Old Master Yue who was unbothered by them and sipping his tea.

"What's going on? Settle down you two." Came the voice as Marquis Yue entered the hall following him was his Elder son, Yue Chen.

Both Yue Lin and Yue Jun sat down quietly on their seats.

Marquis Yue and Yue Chen took their seats after greeting Old Master Yue and asking about Xia Jingxi's health.

"Where Aunt Fei?" Princess Jingxi asked about the wife of Marquis Yue.

"Mother has gone to her maternal home in order to take care of her mother who is sick." Yue Chen replied.

"What do you want to do with the man you brought here today?" Marquis Yue questioned her.

"He is injured, it's better for him to recuperate a few days. He said he wants to follow me as a personal guard." Princess Jingxi said.

"Follow you? What's his background? What if he has some kind of motive." Yue Chen interjected.

"His name is Ye Hong and he was an assassin at a organisation. He is skilled in combat and overall a capable person." Princess Jingxi answered.

"Do you want him to work for you?" Marquis Yue asked.

"I haven't decided yet Uncle." she said.

"In my opinion it's better to have some capable around to protect you. Enough about it the food is geeting cold. Have a taste, I asked them to make the dishes you like." Old Master Yue said placing the food in her bowl.

...

At the Palace...

Benevolence Hall...

Consort Wang entered the Emperor's place with a young man following her.

"Greetings to the Emperor." She said as she bowed.

"Peng Jianying greets the Emperor." The young man said kneeling down.

"Wang Xin, who is this young man?" The Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, trusted me on finding a good match for the First Princess. Mr Peng has ranked number one in literary exam this year and is trusted aid of Grand tutor."

"Really, Get up, lift your head and let me see your face." Emperor said to the kneeling young man.

Peng Jianying stood up and looked at the Emperor.

"Not satisfied." Emperor said shortly.

Consort Wang looked at the Emperor and asked, "What is Your Majesty dissatisfied with?"

"There are a lot of young talents in the capital, young masters of big households, sons of respected minister. The best you can find is this man here. Wang Xin, let me remind you once again, the most important person for me is Jingxi." Emperor said getting angry.

Consort Wang knelt down and said, "Calm down Your Majesty. My intention was to choose a person away from swords and battles so Princess can focus on other things. Don't misunderstand my intentions."

Emperor didn't say anything and took another look at the man standing in front of him noticing that he was hesitating to say something.

"What do you want to say young man? Say your thoughts freely."

"Thank you Your Majesty. I understand you don't find me outstanding enough for the First Princess to marry. Although I'm a scholar working with Grand Tutor, I'm a skilled Martial artist too. I'm just 19 this year, I have trust that I will be outstanding in the capital in the 2 years time. Better than the young masters of the capital." He said to the Emperor.

"Is this your confidence or arrogance talking, young man?" Emperor asked.

"I dare not Your Majesty. I, Peng Jianying believe in my ability to achieve success." He replied.

"Good, I'll remember your name, Peng Jianying. Let me see if you are outstanding enough for my daughter."

....

Later at night in Sunrise Courtyard..

"He is quite bold." Third Prince, Xia Rong said.

"I was worried that His Majesty will get angry at his crude talk. Luckily he got impressed with it." Consort Wang said drinking tea.

"Even I'm impressed by his talk, I hope he has some talent too, not just talk."

"Do you think it's right choice to choose this person for the First Princess." Consort Wang questioned.

"He is a scholar and can't pose a threat to us. He doesn't come from influential background so Xia Jingxi marrying him will only decrease her status." Third Prince said.

"Are you sure we will be able to control him in future and he won't be a problem?" Consort Wang asked.

"Don't worry about it, mother. I'll make sure that he won't be a problem." Third Prince replied.

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