The final great battle on the border secured a hundred years of peace and prosperity for the Great Qian dynasty.
The people cheered, and the court officials sang its praises. But the residence of the Grand General Who Guards the Nation, whose master had led the troops into battle, stood empty from then on, with only a pair of infant twins, a boy and a girl, left behind.
Moved by the Ming family's generations of loyal service, His Majesty personally bestowed the title of Bright Princess upon his youngest daughter, Ming Xun, and granted his youngest son, Ming Hong, the hereditary title of Grand General Who Guards the Nation, along with the title of Duke Ming. He brought them both into the palace to be raised, where the Empress personally watched over them.
Thus, from the time Crown Prince Fu Heng could remember, a sweet and adorable little girl was always by his side.
When she ate a pastry she liked, her eyes crinkled with a smile;
When her third elder brother teased and played with her, the tip of her little nose would turn red;
When she tugged at his sleeve and asked him to fly a kite with her, her eyes were always clear and bright;
Fu Heng's heart melted.
He doted on her as she grew, patiently and tenderly cheering her up, afraid that her pampered little body might get bumped or bruised and make his heart ache.
But one day, he finished court early and happened to pass through the imperial gardens, where he saw her playing cuju with her sisters.
The few little princesses didn't have much strength, and their kicks were always awkward and off target.
Only she leapt up and kicked the ball with a sharp thump, sending it in a beautiful arc through the air. From far away, it sailed straight into the goal!
Amid the cheers, Ming Xun proudly lifted her little face, but out of the corner of her eye she caught Fu Heng's face turning pale, then red.
"..."
She immediately crouched down and rubbed her ankle with a pitiful look.
"Crown Prince Brother, my foot hurts so much from kicking."
Fu Heng: "..."
Cut the act.
He'd forgotten: how could a family of generals fail to produce a daughter as fierce as a tiger?
/ The little girl I've pampered since childhood could knock me out with one punch /
A little princess devoted to restoring the Ming family x a gentle, attentive, nurturing Crown Prince
Ming Xun: So when will my Ming family be restored to glory?
Fu Heng: So did she eat her vegetables today?
Theme: Face difficulties bravely and keep moving forward.
