The Sickly Scion’s Petite Wife Is Sweet And Cool

Chapter 218: Marriage Settled, An Xiu’er Enters the Capital

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Fan Mingyuan coughed awkwardly and said, “I couldn’t sleep. I came out for a walk. Why aren’t you resting?”

Xiao Ruoshui rubbed her nose awkwardly. She had already laid down and saw a figure standing outside the door. She had to open the door to see who it was.

Fan Mingyuan also realized that he had asked a stupid question. He was so nervous that he didn’t know where to put his hands and feet. After a long time, he found his voice. “You should rest early. I’m going back to my room.”

“Brother Yuan.” Xiao Ruoshui suddenly stopped him. She bit her lower lip and mustered her courage. “If you’re unwilling, you can refuse.”

After all, what she had told Shen Yijia before was her own guess. When she asked Fan Mingyuan if he was willing to marry her, he only agreed and nothing else. If she guessed wrongly and Fan Mingyuan only agreed because he wanted to help her, how awkward would that be?

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Fan Mingyuan was stunned for a moment. He did not expect his silence to cause Xiao Ruoshui to misunderstand. He forgot all decorum and stepped forward and held her hand. “No, I’m not unwilling. I just didn’t expect this day to come. I’m very happy.”

Xiao Ruoshui was stunned. She did not expect a person who usually looked calm to be so childish. When she returned to her senses and realized that they were holding hands, her face instantly turned red. She pulled her hand away and said anxiously, “I- I’m going to rest. Go back to your room quickly.”

The door closed with a bang. Fan Mingyuan looked at his hand for a long time and smiled foolishly.

Because they were in a hurry, it took them less than a month to reach the capital.

In the general’s residence, Xiao Ruoshui was summoned by the general’s wife, Madam Zhou, the moment she stepped into the residence. Fan Mingyuan handed over a visiting card and went to see General Xiao.

General Xiao was in his early fifties. Perhaps it was because he was a general, but he did not look old. The most impressive thing about him was his slender and sharp black eyes. He was like an eagle in the night. When he saw Fan Mingyuan, he laughed heartily. “Nephew, you haven’t returned to the capital for a long time.”

This was not the first time Fan Mingyuan had seen General Xiao, but it was the first time he was so nervous. He cupped his hands and bowed. “Greetings, General Xiao.”

General Xiao helped him up. “You’re being too polite. You can still call me Uncle Xiao as usual. Speaking of which, thank you for taking care of my daughter these days.”

Fan Mingyuan pondered for a moment and said, “Of course.”

General Xiao glanced at him. “Sit.”

“Thank you, Uncle.”

After taking a seat with Fan Mingyuan, General Xiao slowly said, “You haven’t returned to the capital for so many years. You didn’t come here just to send Ruoshui back, right?”

Although he had yet to meet his daughter, General Xiao was not stupid. If Fan Mingyuan wanted to send a gift, he could have sent a few people to deliver it.

Fan Mingyuan did not expect him to be so direct, so he went straight to the point. He stood up, lifted his robe, and knelt down. “I would like to ask for your daughter’s hand in marriage, General.”

General Xiao was stunned. He had guessed many possibilities, but he had never guessed this. He knew that Xiao Ruoshui had always admired Song Jingchen. The incident at the Bulwark Duke’s residence had only happened because he had ordered someone to lock Xiao Ruoshui up.

However, to betroth Ruoshui to Fan Mingyuan…

Thinking about how the situation in the capital was still unclear, the voices of the eunuchs in the imperial court gradually became louder. Recently, the Eldest Prince had mentioned Ruoshui to him a few times.

General Xiao weighed his options and did not let him get up immediately. He said, “I watched you grow up, so there’s no need to say anything. I’ll only ask you one question.”

Since the general didn’t reject him immediately, there was hope. Fan Mingyuan asked anxiously, “Uncle, please speak.”

General Xiao said, “Do you have any plans to return to the capital within five years?”

Fan Mingyuan was stunned. If it was in the past, he would definitely have replied, “Yes.” But now, he shook his head firmly. “No.”

If General Xiao was unwilling to let his daughter marry far away, his words would completely end his marriage with Xiao Ruoshui.