She rested her elbows on the armrests, her chin on the back of her hand, not looking at the imposing old prince of Xiliang, but idly playing with the tassel pendant on her body.

"Just say what you want to say, there's no need for preamble."

Seeing this, Old Master Xie disliked her even more. Her medical skills were amazing, and her reputation in Xiliang was well-known, especially for her clinic in the west of the city, and for the plague incident.

Just because you've become famous, does that mean you can act tough with the Xie family?

Grandpa Xie remained silent, so Shu Yun looked up and brought up a topic, "You should really stop using that pipe of yours. No matter how skilled a doctor is, they can't save someone like you who doesn't take care of their health."

The old man snorted coldly, dismissing her words.

Shu Yun withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "The Southern Barbarians and the Central Plains are eyeing us covetously. If you don't want Xie Fu to shoulder the heavy responsibility of Xiliang alone so soon, then put down your pipe."

Upon hearing this, Old Master Xie fumbled around on the pipe with his thumb for a couple of moments, and then actually put it down.

He looked down at Shu Yun, his voice hoarse and dry from years of smoking, "Don't think that just because you say a few words of concern for Xie Fu, I will change my opinion of you. No matter how much you care about Xie Fu, your background and status mean you can't be my Xiliang Queen."

He had no prejudice against Shu Yun; he was telling the truth. There were quite a few girls in the Western Liang capital who admired his grandson. He could pick any one of them, and they would all be from powerful and influential families, bringing even greater benefits to the Xie family.

His requirements for Xie Fu's future wife were not high: a clean background, genuinely good to Xie Fu, and preferably, Xie Fu himself would be satisfied.

Of these conditions, the last one, satisfying Xie Fu himself, was the most difficult. Shu Yun satisfied him, but she went too far.

During this period, he could hear news about his grandson and this Shu Yun in the manor at any time without having to make a special effort to find out.

To be honest, his own grandson was being far too good to Shu Yun.

If Xie Fu hadn't cared so much about Shu Yun and hadn't lost his mind and rushed into the Southern Border, he would have already been making a big fuss about his grandson announcing to Xiliang that he had found a granddaughter-in-law.

The old master of the Xie family picked up a yellow silk cloth from a side table and tossed it to Shu Yun, who was sitting below. "The emperor of the Central Plains has sent a letter, saying that he wants to make peace through marriage."