Chapter 40 (1/2)
”Correct,” Teng Zijing replied respectfully He did not wish for the sa as the housekeeper from a few years before, so he remained respectful toward this half-prince
Fan Xian frowned, and a cale appeared on his face His expression was nothing like that of any nor to be married to ”I’m curious about who my bride will be,” he said softly
He was 16 years old, and he knew that ae was discussed as a part of the agenda Even after all these years, his father hadn’t forgotten about his illegitimate son, and so this day was inevitable However it seemed rather rushed, and he couldn't understand why
”I a ”But I have heard that the young lady of that fas about her in the capital”
His cautious explanation onlyofficials would wish to itimate son with no status, even if his parents were, secretly, extre his facial expression, Teng Zijing eventually spoke ”The only thing is that the young lady's health is not good She recently becaent”
Fan Xian had a sudden realization: he was a gift for the fairl He couldn't help but shake his head and s studied the expression on his face and found that the younghe seeirl - surely he should be at least sory about; he had seen this plot too ry wouldn't help irl, as in her sickbed in the capital, forced into a e to so health
And what about him? Fan Xian was not easily depressed; he had always been so that when it caot the worst of it, and et married and have children in this world If he happened to find a good woman, wouldn't that be all the better? Anyway, he had yet to arrive in the capital, so there was no need to flee straight away - he though it a good idea to investigate the matter first
He just had to wait and see
Would she be pretty? Cute? Is she like a lolita?
”Youngcarefully, ”why”
”Why a to the capital doesn'te, it irl Third, even if she is confined to her sickbed, I don't think that it's anything to be embarrassed about Fourth perhaps you didn't know this, but I a was taken aback This four-point explanation had confused hi master really aedy to happiness The young lady's family situation was by no means a simple one Even the imperial physicians could not treat her illness; how could the youngZijing stepped out and cli Fan Xian by himself The journey was a lonely one He pulled back the curtain of the carriage and allowed the wind to caress his face Squinting slightly, he looked at the scenery as it hurtled past and the flagstones set upon the road It felt like a series of endless pictures being displayed over and over again
It looked just like it had when he had coo
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It was a late April day The grass that surrounded the capital had been trimmed, and the orioles had been startled by people out on nature walks There were only ts of green s along the side of thethe people who had come to the city froes approached fro to enter the city