The court lady hesitated for a moment. "Your Majesty, in my view, it isn't that he hasn't seen anyone good-looking. It's just... it's just that the Little Prince's tastes are rather... rather unusual."
The Empress pondered for a while.
"That's true. Back then, Imperial Sister Ying seemed to favor men who were tall and sturdy as well. She didn't much like delicate men."
"That child inherited both her temper and her tastes from her mother."
What a pity that Imperial Sister Ying had passed away.
"What about the news of Da Jin invading and raiding the village? Is it true?"
The court lady nodded. "It's true. The local official in Xiaoqiu Town has already reported it to the imperial court."
The Empress nodded, then remembered something else. "Have you found out why Da Jin suddenly sought peace?"
"Your Majesty, that's because they were afraid."
When the matter came up, the court lady didn't know how to describe her feelings.
Excitement, exhilaration, pride, admiration...
"That night, Da Jin did indeed send five thousand elite soldiers across the border through the mountain forests to raid Xiaofeng Village. However, they were driven back by the Little Prince and his husband."
The Empress was utterly astonished. "The two of them? Are you certain there were only two?"
The court lady was somewhat agitated. "I had the people below investigate several times. There really were only the two of them that night."
"Based on our investigations, we speculate that the Little Prince invented something capable of exploding."
"That thing is extremely powerful. It can be buried underground, and if someone accidentally steps on it, it explodes, sending people nearby flying into the air. Some were even blown to pieces."
"The cleanup after the battle was handled by the local county magistrate. According to her, the