Chapter 42 (1/2)

This was the second wife of Count Sinan, Lady Liu Ruyu, as taken into the Count's household over a decade ago Her faenerations, they had becoh nobility So when she had becoreat discussion within the capital Everyone wondered what the Liu clan could be thinking, to give away a daughter to Fan Jian Even if he had just been made Count Sinan, he was only a distant relative of the influential Fan clan It was only in the past decade that he had gained the E up the ranks; now the great faely, the Count had never intervened in her sche Whether this decision was made rationally, or out of deference to the Liu clan, it made little sense either way

Fan Xian sood to finally meet my father's concubine”

Lady Liu also smiled, but an indescribable expression flashed in her eyes Hearing this child call her 'concubine' rankled; most people would have called her his second wife

There was a world of difference between 'concubine' and 'second wife'

”Co way What have you been doing dawdling under these eaves? If anyone saw you, they'd think that Fan Manor was inhospitable”

Inhospitable? There were certainly soht Fan Xian He knew that she was reitimate child, but at the same time, he admired the beauty of her words He wasn't prepared for a war of words with the woman; he knew full well that she had been in thetime, and it wouldn't have been worth it to spar with her verbally But, considering that they were at cross-purposes with each other, why did he have to back down?

It seemed that she wasn't soined her before So now he felt soo?

As he followed her into the hall, he made sure not to stay too far away Her unique scent reached his nostrils, and he inhaled It was quite a pleasant arohts Fan Xian felt rather pleased with himself, and he smiled as heon a facade of a enuine Wufeng tea - a fine variety The refreshments had also arrived - fine flaky pastries fro about the journey, how the lady of the house was faring back in Danzhou, the seaside scenery of the town he had just left behind, and orth seeing in the capital, the two found that they had nothing else to say to each other - at the very least, nothing polite

So, going by what see, Lady Liu and Fan Xian sat in silence Both were aware that the other person was not easy to deal with There was no sense in sounding out each other with clever words; it was best that they both stayed silent

The aard atirls to keep quiet out of fear, even htly as they came by to refill the tea

But neither Fan Xian Nor Lady Liu felt aard; once in a while they would grasp their teacups and look at each other, their gazes soft and gentle but hiding daggers underneath

Lady Liu was perturbed She had discovered that this was no ordinary young man before her To her surprise, the situation had not stopped hi freely, without the least bit of nervous restraint He seemed mature and earnest, perhaps even more prudent than his father