Xu Qingxiao did not know who the heir of Yongping was.
But Xu Qingxiao knew who Prince Yongping was.
Prince Yongping's father belonged to the same imperial lineage as the Martial Emperor. Had it not been for the Jingcheng Humiliation, Prince Yongping's father would very likely have become emperor.
Unfortunately, after the Jingcheng Humiliation, Great Wei no longer needed an Emperor Wenjing. What it needed was a Martial Conqueror, a great emperor.
And so the prince's father had lost the supreme imperial throne.
As for why that royal prince had managed to swallow this, it remained a mystery. Perhaps he was simply broad-minded.
But at the mention of the prince, Xu Qingxiao's first thought was not of his heir, but of his daughter.
Hadn't the woman who entered his dream yesterday called herself a princess?
"Has the princess come?"
After a moment's thought, Xu Qingxiao asked first.
"Princess Yongping? She should be here. The two of them arrived in Southern Yu Prefecture some days ago, on a spring outing. They happened to be passing through, and now that they've heard of your great reputation, Brother Qingxiao, they wished to meet you."
"Brother Qingxiao, the heir of Yongping is as gentle and refined as jade, and a scholar himself. With his royal status as well, he could be of help to your future. In my humble opinion, you should meet him."
Li Xin did not understand what Xu Qingxiao meant, and his answer was rather conventional.
"What does Princess Yongping look like?"
Xu Qingxiao asked.
"Er... the princess must be an exceptional beauty. After all, Prince Yongping certainly wouldn't marry an ordinary-looking woman."
Li Xin was a little embarrassed. He had never met Princess Yongping, so how would he know whether she was pretty?
But putting himself in the prince's shoes,