General Shen would certainly not coincidentally be standing at the door hearing these words, but my attempt revealed her true feelings. I had a sense of this and secretly laughed to myself.
“This is good,” I sighed. “You know that your brother-in-law is now missing and probably can’t be found. His Majesty the Emperor has always thought highly of General Shen and wants to match me with him. Now that I think about it, it’s not impossible…”
“Elder Sister!” She looked shocked. “How can you forget about your husband so quickly?”
“If I don’t forget, what else can I do?”
“—Then you don’t have to choose that turtle of a general!” She began to get agitated. “He’s completely incomparable to my brother-in-law! Aren’t there any other choices?”
“I think he’s quite good! Although he doesn’t talk much, he’s very reliable and knows martial arts. He’s much better than those useless pretty boys.”
Her expression was conflicted. “In any case—in any case, he’s not good. I don’t want him as my brother-in-law!”
I sneered, “Then what do you want him to be?
“I—” She was speechless, then suddenly realized. “Elder Sister, are you scheming against me?”
I smiled noncommittally. She turned her head and sat down, gritting her teeth: “You’re playing favorites, bad elder sister.”
“Elder Sister is doing this for your own good,” I sighed. “A man like General Shen is worth entrusting your life to. If you don’t want him, someone else will snatch him up. If he’s taken away and you regret it, it’ll be too late.”
Little Sister said nothing, lowering her head and lost in thought.
Because we were rushing to attend the first-month celebration of the Western Liang Crown Prince, we traveled urgently. Since that conversation with Little Sister, she seemed to no longer oppose General Shen as before, instead becoming quite silent. Not only did I notice this, but General Shen probably sensed it too, and I often caught him casually glancing in Little Sister’s direction.
