On the other side, Prince Wu rode away from the beach on horseback, followed closely by three guards.
Gripping the reins, Prince Wu found himself inexplicably recalling the words of the fishergirl Xi'er—"They say the Dowager Empress of Qing State, the Shen Clan, possesses celestial beauty."
"Celestial beauty? Could she truly be that stunning?" Prince Wu grew intrigued.
He was somewhat familiar with the Dowager Empress of Qing State, the Shen Clan.
After his elder sister married into Qing State, she had been under the protection and care of the Dowager Empress. In her letters to him, his sister had repeatedly praised the Shen Clan for her "unparalleled wisdom and courage, no less than a man's."
She had extolled her virtues to the heavens.
Prince Wu muttered to himself, "My sister only ever praised the Dowager Empress's intelligence, but she never once mentioned her looks."
