Marquis of the Eastern Kingdom

After the return trip from the Eastern Kingdom, Shu Xia was in the palace and spent his days peacefully. Was it because she always lived in a hurry? Spending every day doing nothing was strange and precious to her.

Shu Xia wakes up wanting in the morning and has breakfast with Qing Wei after she finishes school and spends the afternoon reading or going for a walk.

One week after three weeks of peaceful days, an unexpected visitor visited the North.

"What did you just say, Yanjing ?"

"It's the name of the son of the knight order in the Eastern Kingdom, Mo Qing Hai. I've already brought that guy to the guest room. What do you plan to do next ?"

Shu Xia worriedly sat up. Just a few weeks ago, she proposed a new tax based on a part of his conversation as if it were mine.

Reflecting on it, she went to the living room. When entering the room with Yanjing, the man sitting on the purple sofa stood up. Shu Xia slowly walked toward the stranger.

"Greetings, princess, the little moon of the North. The god is Mo Qing Hai."

"Sit down please." Shu Xia greeted him briefly and told him to sit down. Now she could face him.

"Yanjing, bring tea in here."

"Is it rosemary tea? I see."

Shu Xia carefully watched him while Yanjing was preparing tea. Her hair was as green as a rose hip and her emerald eyes were like her father's, shining with wisdom. Qing Hai has white tan skin as if to confirm rumors that he practiced a lot when he was young. Qing Hai is handsome to anyone, that beauty is enough to make anyone fall in front of him.

She had never met him before, but she remembered correctly that he was the same age as her, so she was also 13 years old this year.

"I brought tea already."

"You go in."

Carefully pouring tea, Yanjing quietly closed the door. The unique fresh scent of rosemary wafts through the room.

"I heard you practiced a lot, so I prepared rosemary tea, it will help you better after training. Did you like it?"

"I really like this tea. Thank you for your concern."

Shu Xia silently enjoys tea. Qing Wei also loves rosemary because its spicy scent hits the nose and its taste in the mouth is better than breathing.

How much time has passed? Qing Hai quietly put down the cup and said:

"I should have sent a letter to let you know in advance, but I can't wait any longer. Please forgive me, princess, for this rudeness of mine."

"No problem."

"Actually, I came here to discuss something with the princess."

"What is it ?"

"As you know, I have a special relationship with the great prince of the East Country."

"We've heard of this."

"You are the future queen of the Eastern Kingdom, which means you are the future wife of the great prince. As the emperor's only knight, allow me to be by your side." Qing Hai said loudly, knelt, and held her hand. Shu Xia was stunned by this unexpected request.

"Umm-...H-marquis-...!?"

"You just call me Qing Hai. Can I call the princess by her first name? Shu Xia. I meet very few people my age that I can talk to on an equal footing. I feel like a princess and a big sister. The prince is a natural couple."

Shu Xia was a little confused. What happened to her? She was speechless as he slyly called her Shu Xia, with her emerald eyes sparkling brightly. Shu Xia nodded to him, surprised and amused by this sudden change.

As if satisfied with her smile, Qing Hai picked up the teapot and filled the teacup. Shu Xia gradually regained her composure when she smelled the scent of pine needles. Suddenly, she wanted to ask Qing Hai something, so she hesitantly opened her mouth.

"Umm, then...Q-Qing Hai, how do you know I'm the future queen of the East Country?"

Shu Xia felt awkward calling the boy in front of her by name. When she called out to him with a stutter, Qing Hai laughed and said, "Is that so? My father started looking at books related to politics as soon as he returned from the palace. It is worth mentioning that he's never seen those books before."

"And he mentioned you. My father is extremely weak at commending, so I rarely see him complimenting anyone. Yet that day, he complimented you for an hour."

The door suddenly opened and she shouted at the other party.

"Qing Wei !?"

"Greetings to the five princesses, the little moon of the East Country."

Unlike you, you don't know what to do next. Qing Hai greeted Qing Wei in a calm voice as if he was ready for Khanh Vy's reaction.

"Xia Xia, come here." Yanjing quickly approached and pulled her behind.

"Is the fact that a man and a woman are together in the same room and there are no people, something that shouldn't be done at the first meeting?"

"You're overdoing it, aren't you?"

"There's a saying on Earth, prevention is better than cure. You've probably heard of it, haven't you?"

"..." Qing Hai said as if he was dumbfounded

Shu Xia feels strange because she has never experienced it