The two armies were engaged in battle, though formal contact had not yet begun, but the two sides were slowly drawing closer. Amidst such a tense situation, however, a few out-of-place people were there, making a fuss and being overjoyed.
Mother, sitting on the highest platform, guided by the explanations of Princess Wenjing, Shan, Linger, and two bed-warming maidservants, was in an abnormal state of excitement, somewhat distorting the serious atmosphere of the battlefield.
Acting as the leader—at least in her own mind, since she was the oldest—she naturally took the lead as the commentator. The young general who had just charged out, who was also a student of the 18th Prince, what was his name again? What were his special skills, what mistakes had he made in the past, and who had beaten him up—all these things were told one by one. She even gave a comprehensive commentary on his performance on the battlefield, picking bones out of an egg anyway, and finding all sorts of faults with him.
Chapter 259