Chapter 266: Inferiority, Taboo

Her Royal Highness the Princess did not comment, but only ordered her maid to take him to wash and change clothes, and to find a doctor to check his injuries.

After cleaning up, the young man appeared in the study in a green robe. He saw the woman was concentrating on reading "Chu Ci". When he came in, she did not turn her head, but said lightly: "What is your last name?"

The young man did not speak.

The Princess looked up at him. The thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was in her prime, with a stunning appearance and a pair of clear and clean eyes. However, because she was born to inherit the destiny, her eyebrows and eyes were naturally noble and majestic: "When I ask you questions, you need to answer in time."

The young man was silent for a moment: "I..."

"Well." The Princess said lightly, "Since you don't want to use your previous surname, I will give you a surname of 'Rong', which means tolerance, and a name of Huaijin, which means beautiful. I hope you can be a gentleman with a noble temperament and a broad mind in the future."

The young man did not speak, but he could not hide the shock in his heart at that moment.

Perhaps he had never thought about how much a name could bring him, but this princess whom he met for the first time, the crown prince of Dongling, took the trouble to read "Chu Ci" for his name, just to give him a name with a beautiful meaning.

Rong Huaijin.

She didn't ask whose son he was, nor did she ask the purpose of his being sent to the princess's mansion. It seemed that from the beginning of this name, he belonged only to her, a unique person, not controlled or constrained by anyone.

"From now on, you will follow me and do some reading and ink-refining work. Don't worry about other things." After the princess said this, she lowered her head to flip through the files on the desk, "No matter what the purpose of your father sending you here is, I have no interest in you. You don't have to treat yourself as a servant or a chess piece."

The young man didn't speak, just lowered his head in silence, and kept reciting the new name in his heart.

After that day, he followed the princess closely. During the day, when she read and wrote, he was responsible for grinding ink for her. Grinding is a job that requires patience. It took him several days to learn how to mix the ratio of ink and water and how to control the strength of grinding ink. He was clumsy at first and then became proficient.

When the princess went to the palace to see the emperor, the queen, and the court officials, he always followed her. He quietly remembered what the emperor or the queen said to the princess. He saw the princess's bearing as a crown prince in front of the court officials.

When the army returned, she rewarded the three armies on behalf of the emperor, and the proudest generals of Dongling were convinced by her.

This was the crown prince of Dongling Empire, second only to the emperor. A girl who was less than fourteen years old, but she was respected by all the civil and military officials in the court.

Rong Huaijin's eyes fell on the soldiers in iron-blooded uniforms, and he couldn't take his eyes away for a long time.

On the princess' fourteenth birthday, a big banquet was held in the palace.

The sons and daughters of the powerful and noble families congratulated the eldest princess respectfully. The elegant and graceful young men did not hide their admiration for the eldest princess in their words and actions, and their affection was overflowing.

The eldest princess, who sat in a high position, was unparalleled in her elegance and grace, which made people feel submissive.

The young man followed her and received a lot of hostility and jealousy.

They felt that he was of low status and unworthy of the noble and elegant eldest princess. They were jealous that he could always be with the eldest princess. Unfortunately, with the eldest princess around, the powerful and noble young men dared to express their bad intentions with their eyes most of the time.

Even if someone occasionally said something bad about him in front of the eldest princess, the eldest princess would only say lightly: "Huai Jin is young, you should tolerate him."

This tone, like treating her own younger brother, made the young man feel warm and protected. At the same time, he couldn't help but frowned slightly, and there was a bit of strange dissatisfaction in the warmth.

She was obviously a few months younger than him.

One day after the birthday, a middle-aged man came to the Princess's mansion.

Rong Huaijin recognized this man and knew that he was the best master in the palace. He had been with the emperor for many years. Although his status and rank were not high, his power and strength should not be underestimated.

"Huaijin, he will be your teacher in the future." The princess said calmly, "If you like to practice martial arts, you should study hard. It's not a bad thing. You don't have to practice secretly."

The boy frowned: "I didn't practice secretly."

The princess had a playful smile on her lips: "Isn't it considered practicing secretly if you don't sleep in the middle of the night to practice martial arts?"

The boy was speechless.

But facing the princess's clear and beautiful smile, his heartstrings could not help but throb.

"From now on, practice martial arts with the master in the morning and read beside me in the afternoon."

The boy accepted this arrangement silently.

After he came to the princess's side, his temper was much calmer, because the princess never forced him to do anything he didn't want to do, nor did she say anything sarcastic or insulting to him. Even her orders sounded gentle and full of negotiation, which made him unable to refuse, and he never disobeyed her.

His time was arranged more and more fully. Even in his dreams, he seemed to be able to feel the changes in the boy. As time went by, it was not only his body that was getting taller, but also his increasingly strong physique and strength, and the girl's bright and warm face that embedded in his heart, and the love that took root in his heart but could not be expressed.

To him, the princess was a sacred and noble existence that could not be offended, the untouchable bright moon in the night sky, and the noble white crane in the clouds.

And his feelings are taboo feelings. The inferiority complex from the bottom of his heart makes him suppress his feelings day by day, practice martial arts like self-abuse every day, and study military strategies day and night, just to make himself stronger.

When he was sixteen years old, with everyone watching in shock and complete disbelief, he defeated the best master in the dynasty and started his career.

In the words of the master in front of the eldest princess, "He has three points of qualifications that are beyond ordinary people, and seven points of perseverance that are different from ordinary people, so it is not a miracle to achieve such results, but few people can achieve it."

After hearing this, the eldest princess corrected her words with a gentle smile, "Three parts are different from ordinary people's qualifications, three parts are different from ordinary people's perseverance, and the other four parts are due to the master's generous teachings - the teacher's contribution is unparalleled. Can’t forget.”

The eldest princess is smart and smart. She has always used her own way to teach the young boy to learn rules and etiquette, and learn to respect teachers. This implicit and gentle way does not give him any feeling of coercion, but it clearly makes him understand. A lot, I learned to deal with people and respect others, which played a big role in the period when I became a powerful minister.

The eldest princess ascended the throne at the age of sixteen. In the first month before she ascended the throne, there was civil strife among the vassals in the southwest territory of Dongling. The eldest princess asked the boy if he had any thoughts of going to war.