Nervous was nowhere close to what Seungwan was feeling as they drew close to the city of Lengxue.

Similar to Fu’nan, Lengxue was the cold garrison city of the Northern Military Wolfsbane Army. But unlike its name, the city was anything but a cold barren, despite the freezing weather.

Unlike the Bae Manor in Zhaoyun, the Bae Estate in Lengxue was ten times bigger in size! That was because in the capital city, the Bae Clan were regarded as a mere military family official despite the noble title. In Lengxue, the people and soldiers regarded them as their god. To the people of Lengxue and those of neighboring cities, Bae Taeyeon was the Deity Protector of the North. Having protected the northern borders for over a decade, Taeyeon deserved nothing less.

When Seungwan left for the northern borders, aside from the Grand Princess and Seulgi, there was no one else from the Royal Palace bidding her farewell. But that she understood well, even if her other siblings had wanted to see her off, they couldn’t. Everyone had their eyes on the seventh prince, whether they were allies or enemies, it was too risky to reveal any possible weaknesses even if she was a member of the royal family. She would’ve truly been alone all these years if not for Seulgi. As she departed from Zhaoyun, it felt like she was being matrilocally married away.

“Husband, what are you thinking so deeply about?” Joohyun placed a hand on the prince’s shoulder. A blush crept upon Seungwan’s face. Although it’s been almost two weeks since their wedding, the seventh prince still couldn’t get used to the way Joohyun addressed her.

“If you’re worried about the new environment, don’t worry, everyone’s laid back. There’s no strict rules and etiquette like back at the Royal Palace.”

“Hmm, really? That’s good…”

After entering the city gates, Seungwan couldn’t keep still in the carriage any longer. The city noise piqued her curiosity. When she peeked out the carriage curtain, the view of a bustling city greeted her.

Lengxue was in no way similar to Zhaoyun at all. The capital city housed those of the affluent and government servants. It was a place where those looking for businesses were catered by those offering the businesses. It was a prosperous place of business, greed, and discrimination.

But in Lengxue, men of the working classes were sharing drinks with military officers and soldiers. Children of all ages were chasing each other in fights of snow. Women of all classes were gathered together for gossip while knitting caps and clothes. Even dogs and cats were working together to guide the cattle.

“Whoaa…”

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” Joohyun joined her. This was the image that motivated Joohyun to her fullest potential on the battlefield. She strived to bring this kind of unification through all the lands of the Li Kingdom.  

The newly wedded seventh princess consort was overjoyed. After l