The queen had already leaned back against her throne.
At those words, she sat a little straighter.
"More handsome than King Tang's Imperial Younger Brother?"
The posthouse warden lowered her head. "If we judge by looks alone, then yes."
"Was he truly wearing silver armor?"
"Yes."
The queen turned to the Green-Robed Female Official.
"You saw him at the eastern gate earlier."
"Did the warden exaggerate?"
The blush on the Green-Robed Female Official's face had not yet fully faded.
Hearing the queen's question, she hurriedly cupped her fists.
"Your Majesty."
"She did not."
"Ao WujI wore silver armor and white robes, with handsome features and a tall, straight figure."
"When I reached the eastern gate, he had the most women gathered around him."
The queen's eyes brightened. "Did he react the same way as the Imperial Younger Brother?"
The Green-Robed Female Official replied, "No. The closer the townspeople came, the faster he backed away."
"When someone asked whether he would go home with her, he gave no answer."
"When someone reached out to tug his sleeve, he stepped back."
"In the end, he simply hid himself away."
Several young female officials in the hall could not help lowering their heads and laughing.
The queen smiled too. "So handsome, yet so timid."
The Green-Robed Female Official shook her head. "He did not seem timid to me, merely deeply unaccustomed to women approaching him."
"When I spoke with them afterward, I glanced at him a few more times, and he turned his face aside."
The warden nodded beside her.
"He was the same at the posthouse."
"I had tea served. When the maid bringing it lingered before him a little longer, he directly asked whether she needed anything else, as though he dared not let women come close."
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