Yan Xiaohan had no idea which eye of his saw “sympathy” on his face, but knew he was teasing him, so he said coolly: “You’re welcome. It’s only right, after all, we’ll be family from now on.”
Fu Shen: “…”
“You really are… bringing up what shouldn’t be mentioned,” he said, laughing and crying, “Hurting the enemy by a thousand, losing eight hundred to yourself. Are you really so eager to become a family with me, huh?!”
“My lord, you must think carefully,” Yan Xiaohan said patiently: “You are first-rank, I am third-rank. If we truly become a family, I actually don’t lose, but gain instead.”
Fu Shen was speechless.
Seeing he was about to breathe fire, Yan Xiaohan tactfully retreated: “Alright, if we keep talking, dawn will break soon. Let’s sleep.”
Fu Shen’s ruffled feathers immediately smoothed down. He knew Yan Xiaohan was coaxing him, but couldn’t help being lulled by his gentle tone.
A person who could say “there are things to do and things not to do” while in the midst of wind blades and frost swords had far greater endurance than these people who went with the flow.
In this world, hot blood would cool, ambitions would fade, heroes and villains would ultimately return to dust. Forcing things was meaningless, so he only hoped that this person’s sincerity and backbone could wear away more slowly.
“Is there any movement in the palace today?” Fu Shen casually tidied the papers and brush on the table. Yan Xiaohan replied, “The news has spread, but everyone is waiting and watching. I heard the Imperial Censorate is going to submit a memorial about you, after all, you knelt in front of the palace gates for quite a while yesterday. How is your leg injury? Does it still hurt?”
“A bit, but nothing serious. Shen Xiansheng came to check this afternoon,” Fu Shen said. “The imperial betrothal is a private matter, and if we don’t speak, others won’t dare to say anything. What do you think?”
Yan Xiaohan: “I’ve already promised the Emperor. I can’t go back on my word.”
Fu Shen pondered for a moment, not elaborating, simply saying, “Alright, I understand.”
