When He Yunxiao told his father, He Yuanhao, about the Fan family's marriage proposal, He Yunxiao, who was prepared to be beaten, was surprised to find that his father agreed very readily.

"good."

He Yunxiao: ?

"Do you think I would disagree?" He Yuanhao laughed.

He Yunxiao scratched his head, "After all... this is the third one..."

"You bastard, you even know it's the third one?"

He Yuanhao slammed his hand on the corner of the table and almost stood up, while He Yunxiao instinctively took a half step back.

The two exchanged a glance. He Yuanhao sat back down, while He Yunxiao withdrew his half-step back, pretending nothing had happened.

He Yuanhao continued, "Earlier, I asked the Empress Dowager for Princess Nanzhu's hand in marriage, but Meng readily agreed on the surface while making excuses in reality. Later, when war was about to break out, I made an agreement with Meng to marry Princess Xiaoyue. Now, there is still no news. Forget it, our Marquis's mansion is small and we can't afford to play games with the powerful royal family. Marrying a girl from an ordinary family who is well-educated and reasonable will suffice."

He Yunxiao nodded and dared not speak.

He Yuanhao said, "Miss Fan has always had a good reputation, and her father is an old acquaintance of mine. We trust each other. When I see the Fan family father and daughter at the celebration party the day after tomorrow, I will personally inquire about it."

"Yes, yes, yes." He Yunxiao nodded quickly.

...

The next morning, He Yunxiao went to the Fan residence to look for his younger sister, Ziruo.

This journey turned out to be quite unexpected, as it led to a chance encounter with several of his colleagues from the rear army: King Ling, Chen Wu, and Shen Kai.

"Brother He." "Commander He." King Ling and the others greeted He Yunxiao one after another.

Although He Yunxiao only had about two thousand short-sword soldiers under his command, no one in the rear army, which was mainly composed of the New Chu Army, dared to underestimate this "commander of a thousand". Even Ling Wang, the nominal commander of the rear army, usually treated He Yunxiao with great courtesy.

Leaving aside He Yunxiao's father, He Yuanhao, even those who frequently associate with He Yunxiao, such as "Chu Fan" and "Fairy Daoist," are all outstanding individuals. Whether it's their talent or their character, anyone with a brain knows that these people will achieve great things in the future.

The stupidest thing to do is to offend those in power, and the second stupidest thing to do is to offend those who will be in power in the future.

"King Ling, General Chen, General Shen." He Yunxiao was internally cursing, but he had to be polite to his colleagues on the surface.

King Ling smiled at He Yunxiao and said, "Brother He, are you also here to visit the strategist?"

He Yunxiao thought to himself: If you don't come, it won't just be a visit; I'll have to stay overnight.

"Oh right. Are you the same, Spirit King?"

The three kings exchanged a smile and said, "We have important matters to discuss with the strategist."

Shen Kai said, "I've heard that the Fan family is semi-secluded year-round. I wonder if we'll be able to meet the strategist this time."

Chen Wu then said, "The Prince of Ling is a member of the royal family and can freely enter and leave the palace. Why would the Fan residence close its doors to guests?"

King Ling, flattered, said calmly, "There are too many people here, so please come with me into the palace to talk."

He Yunxiao, a frequent visitor to the Fan residence, was forced by a group of people to pretend he was unfamiliar with the place and knock on the door. Previously, when He Yunxiao came on his own, he always handled everything independently, without needing any maids to guide him.

The group knocked for a long time, but no one responded.

He Yunxiao couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Your Highness, the Fan family is short-handed, and since they have been living in seclusion for many years with little contact with people, their maids rarely pay attention to the movement at the gate. I think we should just go in."

The Spirit King hesitated, "This...isn't this inappropriate?"

He Yunxiao laughed and said, "It's alright, we can just go inside and wait. Otherwise, we'd be standing here all morning."

He Yunxiao pushed open the door and led the Spirit King and the others inside. They had only taken two steps when they bumped into the maids of the Fan family who were walking towards them. Among them was Hong She, He Yunxiao's spy.

He Yunxiao left early and was the first to step into the Fan family compound. The other colleagues only stepped in with one foot, and when they saw the maids arrive, they withdrew their feet.

King Ling and the others exchanged glances, each thankful for their swift action; otherwise, their impolite entry into the courtyard might have been relayed to the strategist through the maids' mouths. That would have been extremely disastrous.

To everyone's surprise, the maid who came from the Fan family not only did not reprimand He Yunxiao, but also said very politely, "Greetings, Young Master He."

He Yunxiao also greeted the ladies, then turned around and saw the three Ling Kings standing neatly outside the threshold, about half a zhang away from him.

"Come in."

“This…” King Ling hesitated, then cleared his throat and solemnly said to the girls of the Fan family, “King Ling Mengzeng requests an audience with Mr. Fan Ziruo.”

Chen Wu and Chen Kai followed suit, saying in unison, "Please see Mr. Fan Ziruo."

The three men's comical actions really amused the girls.

Hong She smiled and said, "Come in. Although the Fan family is a scholarly family, there aren't many rules. Just be as casual as Young Master He."

Faced with the girls' smiling faces and He Yunxiao's strange gaze, the three Spirit Kings blushed and followed He Yunxiao in silence.

He Yunxiao sighed and shook his head.

Actually, it's not surprising that these military colleagues are to blame. Ruobao usually behaves exactly like this. Whether it's his expression, speech, actions, posture, or manners, they are all impeccably polite, which explains why they pay special attention to etiquette when they visit him.

Since he was with his colleagues, He Yunxiao didn't go to the study alone, but instead followed the crowd to the living room of the Fan residence. After everyone was seated, He Yunxiao, who knew the inside story of the Fan residence, did not see Chu Fan.

Logically, Chu Fan should be waiting for Fan Yu at the Fan residence at this time.

Could it be that a clue has been found?

Before He Yunxiao could think it through, Ruobao walked into the waiting room.

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