Flowers Bloom from Battlefield

”Princess, I would appreciate it if you didn’t bother General Jun Qing again,” General Hen looked at the princess helplessly. After hearing some ideas, she just pointed out a few things before dumping everything to the other officials who can do the job better. In any case, she knows that she can’t handle the matter as well as them, so why should she bother?

Kuina stuck out her tongue. ”He didn’t mind it.”

”But…”

Before he can say anything, the princess had slipped out again. General Hen face palmed in defeat. If only the princess was a prince, he didn’t mind giving him a few sticks as a way to discipline him. The problem is, their leader is a girl…

”You should just let her have some fun,” General Tou laughed behind him.

”But general… I need to find a good match for her.”

”Isn’t there another good candidate?”

General Hen’s face darkened. ”Please don’t say that the next leader of Mountain Kingdom would be people who don’t know politics…”

”Who knows?” General Tou laughed out loud as General Hen can only look on in helplessness. Inside his heart, he pitied the other officials who had to work until night just because the princess dumped all the work to them.

”General Jun Qing, what are you doing?”

Jun Qing had just wanted to go towards the field to have some training. He was cleaning up his documents when Kuina barged in.

”I want to go to the field.”

”Let me go with you.”

”But…”

Jun Qing wanted to go there to practice and not to accompany the princess. Unfortunately, upon looking at her expression, he could not bring himself to say no. In the end, the princess tagged along with him happily.

The princess changed her dress into training clothes and joined Jun Qing’s soldiers in practice. But after an hour, she already could not follow them. She watched them train from the side as General Hen came to the field to beg the princess to finish her work.

”Princess, you still have mountains of papers to look at. Please return,” General Hen said in a pleading tone.

Kuina pursed her lips. She did not want to go there and stay inside the boring room. It was better to stay here and watch the soldiers practice. At least, here she still has some entertainment rather than looking at those papers. She’s not an official and doesn’t have any plans to become one.

”Give them to the others. I never had any plans to join the court.”

Despite the fact that she loved to nag her father about some matters, she never joined in the court meeting even once. All this time, she would just voice out her opinion and let the officials handle it themselves. Before, they often ignored her, but now, they all listened to her carefully.

Kuina was sick with those officials’ attitudes. Although they are all loyal to her, she still found them annoying to look at. It’s better if she stays here and look at the soldiers training rather than at them.

”Princess…”

”Just tell me the important matters. Do I look like someone who’s used to those things?” Kuina retorted. She did not want to go there no matter what they said. It’s not like she even know that many things and she did not want to get fawned upon day and night.

General Hen can only raise his hand in defeat. He stayed beside Kuina as the girl’s eyes kept on following the soldiers. After another couple of minutes, a man came towards them. He smiled wryly upon seeing General Hen’s face.

”Good day, General Hen.”

”General Jun Qing.”

”Princess, I think you need to finish looking at your papers. Your people still need you,” Jun Qing said calmly.

Kuina pursed her lips. It’s true that her people still need a leader, but she doesn’t want to get confined inside a room just to look through things she doesn’t even understand. They are truly boring.

”If you want me to look at it, then accompany me, General Jun Qing.”

Jun Qing raised his eyebrows. Those documents are a secret of the Mountain Kingdom. Letting him see it is the same as spreading the secrets of the Mountain Kingdom to an outsider. If words were to get out, what would others think of this princess?

”I’m only an outsider…”

”Its fine, you won’t tell anyone,” Kuina cut his words.

Jun Qing laughed dryly. ”You really trust me that much?”

”Why not?” Kuina smiled. ”You’re a good person.”

After being persuaded by General Hen, Jun Qing relented and accompanied the princess to her workroom. Inside, he finally understood why Kuina did not want to do it. The number of papers here… even he cannot finish them all in three days.

Kuina took a look at a piece paper and after a few seconds. ”Rejected.”

”Rejected.”

”Rejected.”

This kept on continuing for an hour. Only a few of them were not rejected with most of them being thrown to the side. The officials all had their faces blue from holding themselves back. The act of this princess is even more annoying compared with her running away.

”It’s time to eat. I finished them all,” Kuina said as she strolled outside. Despite her not acting gracefully, she still walked really elegantly. Years of practice in the palace didn’t make her change her habit and she was still a refined lady.

The papers were all too much and many of the matters are those she never touched upon, so she simply put them away. She only looked towards those she had some clear image of and the number of those matters are simply too little. She doesn’t want to drag her country down with her handling matter she didn’t know, so she dumped them to the officials.

The officials who are left behind: Princess…. Please come back!

No matter what, the papers still need to go through their ruler’s permission. One way or another, they would need to force Kuina to look through them and give her opinion. If she didn’t know… they had to teach her… the path of becoming an official sure is hard.

Jun Qing followed her and they arrived at the dining room. He was forced by the princess to eat with her, but the palace food is indeed good. This was one of the best dinners Jun Qing ever had. If he were to know that Jun Hua had been eating good meals every week in the capital, he would surely ask her to give him some. The food in the military is limited and they never had many good cuisines.

”You seem happy, is it that good?” Kuina asked with a grin on her face.

”As a soldier, I rarely eat this good. Thank you,” Jun Qing replied honestly.

”You should come here often. I will let them prepare good food for you,” Kuina said as she stood up and walked to the balcony.

Jun Qing followed after her.

Kuina smiled towards him. ”Thank you for accompanying me all this time.”

”It’s nothing. You’re a unique princess.”