The First Young Master of Beijing

  Azure blue robe with golden trim, a waistband embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns in dark silver thread around his waist, deerskin boots on his feet, and a folding fan in his hand that was a treasure of the current painting sage Liu Hanzi. On his head, a crown made of green jade held back his hair, if not for his earlier rude remarks, Qing Luan really wanted to praise him as a handsome young man. The newcomer looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with a pair of peach blossom eyes slanting into his temples, a straight nose, and thin lips curved into a sly smile, the bold gaze that swept over them made Wei Qingyu's face flush red.

  Qing Luan didn't know who the newcomer was. In her previous life, she had only met a few foreign men, all of whom were friends of her brother's. After marrying Lin Zixuan, she had been living in seclusion for a long time. But that young man's gaze was really too bold, scanning from Wei Qingyu to Wei Xiner, one by one, with an audible "tsk" sound coming from his mouth.

  A surge of indignant anger rose in Qing Luan's heart, but since this was after all the princess's mountain villa, the visitor's audacity clearly indicated that they were not ordinary people. Qing Luan had no choice and could only take a slight step back.

  "We have seen the Crown Prince of Qin!" The maids and servant women who led the way bowed their heads in greeting.

  Qing Luan only then knew that the one in front was indeed the number one young master of the capital.

  As for Shangguan's story, it would take three days and three nights to finish telling.

  The current Daxia Dynasty, with a strong military in hand, is guarded by Qin Wang Shangyuan. Shangyuan and the late Emperor were brothers of the same mother, and he is also the uncle of the current Emperor. As a young man, Shangyuan liked to dance with knives and guns, was sent to the northwest military camp for training, at the age of 18, became famous in one battle, led a team of two thousand people to capture the Qiang tribe's leader and young master who had been invading Daxia's border. Since then, he has become the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army step by step.

  When the previous emperor ascended to the throne, it was also Xiangguo Gong who led his Northwestern Army into the capital to support the monarch, and only then did the previous emperor successfully ascend to the imperial throne.

  The previous emperor cleared up several brothers with ulterior motives, while Qin Qinyu Wang, who held a high position and controlled heavy troops, was always trusted by the previous emperor.

  The Northwestern Army was the most valiant branch of the Daxia Dynasty, and since Shangguan Yun took over, the Northwestern Army had never lost a battle. Shangguan Yun was a seasoned warrior with outstanding military achievements, but his greatest regret in life was that he did not have many descendants.

  One son and one daughter, two children. The eldest son is Shangguan Wan'er's father, who has a similar demeanor to his own father. At the age of three, he learned to ride a horse; at four, he grasped a bow; and by fifteen, he followed Qin Wang into battle, rising from a low-ranking soldier to general.

  It seemed that Heaven was jealous of such a genius, and in a small-scale war, Shangguan Zhan unfortunately died from an arrow wound, leaving behind only the posthumous child Shangguan Yue.

  Shangguan Yue's mother had a difficult labor when giving birth to him and died of excessive bleeding soon after his birth.

  Qin Wang was over fifty years old when he lost his son, and then received news of the death of his daughter-in-law. According to rumors, Qin Wang locked himself in his tent for a day and night, and finally gave this grandson the unlucky name Shangguan Jue.

  Shangguan Jue was born as the crown prince of Qin, with a noble status. However, this person with such a noble status did not inherit his grandfather's skills and would get angry at the mere sight of knives or arrows, let alone practice martial arts since childhood.

  It is said that at the age of five, he set fire to the armory of his grandfather's palace and drove away the famous teacher his grandfather had invited for him.

  Growing up, Shangguan Yue became the number one young master of the capital, raising fighting chickens and walking dogs, getting into fights and brawls, frequently staying overnight in brothels, doing whatever he pleased.

  So when Qing Luan heard the maids' voices, she calmed down instead. Getting angry with such a rascal would only suffocate herself to death.