In the 368th year of the Dazhou calendar, on the third day of the ninth month,

  Yuanzhou City is the culmination of generations of Jiang family management, with walls over 10 meters high made of superior stone materials, unbreakable and imposing. The massive city gate stands majestically under the sunlight, inspiring awe and reverence. The city has a permanent population of over one million people, with wide and bright streets paved with bluestone slabs stretching for miles along various main roads. The city is divided into an inner city and outer city, with the outer city mainly inhabited by local ordinary people and refugees from outside, while the inner city is where officials, nobles, and dignitaries work, live, and entertain. People from the outer city are not allowed to enter the inner city without permission, and the Yuanzhou Provincial Governors Office is located within the inner city.

  Now outside the four city gates of the outer city, tens of thousands of refugees fleeing from the Huns persecution have gathered, bitterly begging the garrison soldiers to open the city gate...

  Inside the city, the Heiyang Building is as high as twenty meters, nearly half higher than the city building. It is a high-end venue for aristocratic and wealthy young men to discuss their knowledge and attach themselves to elegance. Those who can enter are all scholars with rich knowledge, well-read poets and talented scholars and beauties.

  Located on the top floor, the attic is a private room exclusive to the Jiang family, and the owner of this private room is the peerless beauty who has captivated the hearts of countless young men from noble families, willing to spend a fortune just to catch a glimpse of her, but to no avail - Jiang Yans treasured granddaughter, the only daughter of Far State Governor Jiang Xuan, cherished like a precious gem in his palm - seventeen-year-old Jiang Ruoyan.

  At this moment, Jiang Ruoyan stood in front of the pavilion window, her slender figure perfectly set off by a white silk dress without any flaws. Her delicate fingers were holding a jade flute made of warm jade, lightly playing it as if gently stroking a cloud. Her black hair was scattered and emitted an enchanting aura, swaying gently in the breeze. Her exquisite face could not be described with words, like an immortal fairy who did not eat human fireworks under the sunlight. Even her personal maid, Waner, felt ashamed of herself, thinking that she couldnt compare to Jiang Ruoyan at all.

  Only then did Jiang Ruo Yan slowly grasp the jade flute in her hand and stand with her back to him, letting out a faint sigh that was almost imperceptible.

  "Miss, Mr. Mu has been waiting downstairs for a long time, are you going to see him?" Waner carefully walked forward.

  "Let him go back." Jiang Ruoyan directly refused without thinking, her voice was like a heavenly music that made people drunk.

  "Miss, isnt this a bit too much?" Waner said timidly, "Mr. Mu has already booked the entire third floor VIP room just to see you and prepared 100,000 taels of silver as a gift, all he asks is to study music with you..."

  "Wan Er," Jiang Ruo Yan said, looking out the window at the refugees crowding into the city, "youve grown up with me since childhood, dont you know my temperament? Dont be seen!"

  "Miss! Old Master thinks highly of Mr. Mu, Mr. Mu is dignified and knowledgeable, he was selected as a scholar at the age of twenty and will soon become an official..."

  "Yaner." Jiang Ruoyan turned around, slightly furrowing her brow, looking breathtakingly beautiful. Yaner immediately lowered her head, not daring to look up at her again. This young lady from their own household was gentle on the outside but firm on the inside; once she made a decision, it wouldnt be easily changed, even if Master and Madam tried to persuade her otherwise.

  Jiang Ruoyan glanced at Waner and sighed, saying: "Tell Mu Yunzhen that without my consent, even if the current emperor were to come in person, it would be useless. Let him give up on this idea. If you speak out of turn again, Ill have someone send you back to Jiangnan to exchange for a new maid."

  Waner was so frightened that she immediately knelt down: "Miss, dont send me away. Ive grown up with you since childhood. If I leave you, such a good person, I really dont know how to serve other masters. I wont dare do it again. Let someone send Mu Gongzi away right now."

  Jiang Ruoyan saw Waner like this, and didnt make things difficult for her anymore. She said softly: "Get up, Waner. You and I have grown up together since childhood, just like sisters. Ive never treated you as a subordinate. I just hope you understand that once I, Jiang Ruoyan, make a decision, it wont be easily changed."

  When Jiang Ruoyan said this, Waner also breathed a sigh of relief and came to her side, asking softly: "Miss, dont blame me for speaking out of turn, but the old master and the old madam have chosen so many talented and well-bred young men from good families for you, why do you always look down on them? Waner really cant understand."

  Jiang Ruoyan turned around and looked out of the window, saying to Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, look down there, why are there so many common people?"

  Waner looked out the window and shook her head, "The nomads are invading again, its always like this every year. Outside is chaotic with war and horses, but inside the city is peaceful."

  Jiang Ruoye said, "But I have a hundred million soldiers in the six provinces of the Far East. Why cant we even deal with a few tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry? The common people die and are injured countless times every year because of war. Who is to blame?"

  "Miss, I dont understand, it seems that the Hulan people are too powerful. Ive heard they come and go like the wind, their riding skills are exceptional... Masters Ji Zhou..." At this point, Waner looked up at Jiang Ruoyan, seeing her expression unchanged, she plucked up the courage to continue: "After Masters Ji Zhou horse farm was occupied, we lack good war horses, cant compete with them..."

  "You understand, yet you dont know much." Jiang Ruoyan still gazed out at the common people rushing into the city, "But why are the million soldiers of Far East afraid of the enemy like a tiger just because they lack horses? Do they not care about the safety of the common people? One by one, these tall and strong men hide behind the high walls and towers, unwilling to come out and fight, watching as the common people are killed and enslaved without batting an eye. When did the men of Far East become so cowardly? Whats wrong with the soldiers of Great Zhou?" At this point, Jiang Ruoyans face revealed a hint of indignation.

  Then, Jiang Ruoyan raised her right hand to the sky: "The Hu barbarians invaded the south, and I, a million soldiers in the Far East, feared the enemy like a tiger, hiding in the city, and the people fled and lost their homes. Its unbearable! I can only regret that I am not a man, and cannot go on the battlefield to kill the enemy and rescue the people! Now, with the yellow sky above, I, Jiang Ruoyan, daughter of Grand Marshal Jiang Yan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and only daughter of Governor Jiang Miao of the Far State, take an oath here! Whoever can drive out the Hu barbarians, rescue my people in the Far East from water and fire, and keep one side peaceful! Regardless of nobility or humility, I, Jiang Ruoyan, will dedicate myself to him! I am willing to be a cow or a horse, without regret! Heaven and earth are witnesses! If I, Jiang Ruoyan, betray my oath, I am willing to receive heavenly punishment, and death is not worth regretting!

  "Miss... this... cant be, cant be!" Jiang Ruoyans words scared Waner into a fluster. "Miss, quickly take back your words! If Master finds out about this, itll be terrible!"

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