379: It turns out we all misunderstood the King of Qin.

"The safety of the people is inseparable from the state, but the prosperity and stability of the state are even more inseparable from the people."

"This is what the Prince told me before: the principle that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it."

"So, now I don't resent my Imperial Father at all for sending me here. On the contrary, I am very grateful for the decision he made."

"The purpose of his actions was to spare the millions of future generations of Great Qin from the ravages of war."

"It's just a pity that the world is ignorant, seeing only what is before their eyes without considering what will happen to their descendants."

"Everyone says the people suffer, but who knows how much an Emperor suffers in his desire for the people of a nation to lead stable lives? Yet, my Imperial Father has never spoken a word of this."

"I truly feel for my Imperial Father now and don't want him to be so tired. Therefore, I will definitely serve the Prince well, take care of him, and help him as much as possible." Ying Man looked at the Princess with a smile, yet her eyes held a steady resolve.

By this time, the Princess was already shocked by Ying Man's words.

She hadn't expected that the Qin King, seen by the world as a tyrant, had actually achieved such great feats.

As a Princess of the Great Tang, how could she not know of the Qin King? The evaluations of him were all that of a tyrant.

However, she hadn't expected that behind the word 'tyrant' lay such profound meaning.

In the past, she didn't understand why her Imperial Father would say the Qin King was his idol, worthy of being called the Eternal Emperor.

At the time, she had asked why he evaluated the Qin King so highly, but her Imperial Father hadn't given a reason, only saying she would understand later.

She hadn't expected this to be the reason.

It now seemed the world had misunderstood the Qin King.

Though, not entirely; at least her Imperial Father had seen through the Qin King's intentions.

And Prince Duan had also seen through the Qin King's intentions.

Did this mean Prince Duan also possessed the Aptitude of her Imperial Father and the Qin King—the Aptitude to be an Emperor?

After figuring out these issues, the Princess felt her whole body become much lighter.

"Sister Man, hearing your words has truly enlightened me. I used to have the same thoughts as you."

"It seems now that both our Imperial Fathers are men of great foresight, with vision that is truly incomparable."

"Like you, I am now very glad my Imperial Father sent me here for a political marriage."

"What woman wouldn't be dazed or captivated upon meeting a man like the Prince?"

"A man like him is someone I've only ever seen in my Imperial Father."

"Actually, at the beginning, the person I admired most was my Imperial Father. I also had a wish: if I were to marry in the future, I had to marry someone as great as him."

"Originally, I thought I would never fulfill that wish in this lifetime. But it wasn't until I came to Prince Kaoshan's Residence that I realized my wish has finally come true." The Princess was so excited she was somewhat incoherent, a charming smile appearing on her face.

A happy smile also appeared on Ying Man's face; the Princess was right.

What woman wouldn't be captivated or moved upon seeing such a man?

Even though Duan Zhengchun already had several women by his side, so what?

Isn't it normal for a strong man to have many women?

It's precisely because he is outstanding that he has so many women.

You might call one person foolish, but you can't say everyone is foolish, can you?

When you call others foolish, you are actually the biggest fool of all.

"Great minds think alike... haha..."

Ying Man nodded with a laugh, and hearing this, the Princess couldn't help but nod in agreement.

As expected, there is no simple reason for the strength of an Imperial Dynasty. They must have a brilliant and martial sovereign.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for that nation or Imperial Dynasty to become powerful.

However, what the two didn't know was that their conversation was being heard by Duan Zhengchun.

Listening to their evaluation of him, Duan Zhengchun, who was currently busy using 'House Rules' to punish Dao Baifeng and Zhao Min, couldn't help but let a smile touch his lips.

"Prince, you are enforcing House Rules, can't you be a bit more serious? What's with that smile? Is it that our attitude in admitting our mistakes isn't good enough?"

Zhao Min noticed Duan Zhengchun's smile and felt a bit displeased.

She was truly speechless; they had taken the initiative to come for punishment, yet he was distracted.

Duan Zhengchun felt quite depressed in his heart. These days, things were like this?

It was one thing to take the initiative to receive House Rules, but he wasn't even allowed to be distracted? Just who was the one enforcing the punishment here?

"No, when did you two become so arrogant?"

"This Prince is already doing this, and you still have no way to handle it, yet you won't let me be distracted?"

"If you still can't complete the House Rules, then this Prince will have to take action personally," Duan Zhengchun reminded them.

Zhao Min's expression stiffened. By taking the initiative to be punished, their penalty could be lighter. If Duan Zhengchun took the lead, Zhao Min and Dao Baifeng knew better than anyone what the outcome would be.

The two exchanged a glance and stopped talking, their actions already representing their intent.

Duan Zhengchun didn't say anything more, but a wicked grin appeared at the corner of his mouth.

However, there was one thing Duan Zhengchun was curious about: ever since Dao Baifeng and the others gave birth, he hadn't been idle during this period.

Yet, there hadn't been any movement at all.

This made him start to doubt. Could it be that for the System rewards, one could only 'fleece' a woman once?

It made sense. If he could infinitely fleece a single woman, the System wouldn't have the requirement for him to marry many wives and have many children.

It seemed that if he wanted to obtain more rewards, he needed to continue pursuing the beauties of this world.

He just didn't know what the rewards for Red Musk and Qingniao would be.

And what the rewards for Ying Man and the Princess would be; after all, none of their identities were simple.

Ying Man and the Princess were both princesses.

In the jungle a hundred miles away from the Kingdom, three figures—one black and two white—were rapidly chasing each other. All three shadows were women.

The one being pursued was dressed in a black dress, barefoot, with a bell on her ankle that let out a crisp sound with the wind.

Behind her, two women in white wearing veils and possessing graceful figures were in pursuit.

These three were none other than the demoness Wanwan of the Yinkui Sect, and the two Saintesses of the Vast Sail Quiet Temple, Shi Feixuan and Qin Mengyao.

In a previous battle between Wanwan and Shi Feixuan, Shi Feixuan had originally been suppressed by Wanwan, but at the critical moment, Qin Mengyao appeared, instantly putting Wanwan on the defensive.

Facing the two great Saintesses of the Vast Sail Quiet Temple, she was simply no match and could only flee.

What she hadn't expected was that Shi Feixuan and Qin Mengyao would chase her relentlessly.

She was already on her way to the Kingdom, so she simply didn't flee toward the Yinkui Sect but instead ran toward the Kingdom.

"Wanwan, you should just give up. You can't escape." Shi Feixuan looked at the desperately fleeing Wanwan in the distance with a grim expression, her voice cold and laced with a hint of killing intent.

"Hmph, Shi Feixuan, you're so shameless. Is this the way your Vast Sail Quiet Temple does things? When one person can't beat me, you actually call for backup."

"Truly shameless. How could Prince Duan ever take an interest in someone like you? Keep dreaming."