During the New Year, there were several minor skirmishes between Dayong and Beirong at the border, which confirmed Beirong's covetous gaze towards Dayong.
The people were indignant and started denouncing Beirong, momentarily forgetting Princess Hexiu, who had a grand wedding procession.
If anyone would really feel sorry for Cheng Yuexiu, it would be the idle young ladies in the capital.
The gatherings among them grew more frequent, and every time they met, the topic of Princess Hexiu's demise was inevitable.
In their lamentations, many secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that they were not chosen, or otherwise, they might have faced a tragic death in a foreign land themselves.
As they pondered, someone suddenly thought of Princess Cuiwei, who was about to marry far away to Xiliang.
If even a small marriage alliance could attract Beirong's resentment and assassination, what misfortunes might Princess Cuiwei face when she marries far away?
