The news that Duke Lu Xia had been awarded a Merit Medal, personally presented by Her Majesty the Queen, was publicly announced the very next day.
It was much sooner than Lu Xia had expected.
This was the first time Her Majesty the Queen had proactively awarded a Merit Medal since ascending the throne. Duke Lu Xia would become the first non-Imperial Family member to be granted the title of Prince during Her Majesty's reign.
Once the news was made public, it immediately captured everyone's attention. Both the common people and the nobility were stunned—
"This news is so sudden. Who is Duke Lu Xia? Why does that name sound a little familiar?"
