Shui Bing'er and Her Mother Arrive in Heaven Dou City

Time passed, and the next day arrived.

That day, Jin Hao did not go to Ning Fengzhi's residence to study. Instead, early in the morning, an Imperial Guard sent from the Imperial Palace summoned him to the East City Gate of Heaven Dou City.

The reason was simple. Shui Bing'er and Shui Wuyue, the fiancee Xue Ye had chosen for Jin Hao, were arriving in Heaven Dou City today. Xue Ye had therefore sent Jin Hao to welcome the two of them.

When Jin Hao arrived at the East Gate with a group of Imperial Guards, he found that the entire East City Gate was on high alert, clearly prepared to receive distinguished guests.

Seeing Jin Hao's arrival, the commander of the city gate stepped forward and said:

"Your Highness, the honored guests are still ten li from Heaven Dou City. This subordinate has already sent a squad of soldiers to escort them. They will arrive shortly."

Hearing this, Jin Hao nodded to show that he understood, then continued waiting there.

Thus, the group waited at the gate.

Before long, Jin Hao saw a group of people approaching from the distance.

Jin Hao knew that Shui Wuyue and Shui Bing'er had arrived.

Their figures gradually grew larger before Jin Hao's eyes. He then saw armored soldiers of Heaven Dou City protecting the carriage in the center as it headed toward the city gate.

The commoners also heading toward Heaven Dou City wisely moved aside upon seeing this, allowing them to pass first.

The carriage soon arrived at the gate. A beautiful mature woman and a young girl stepped down from it. Both wore blue robes, had blue hair, and possessed cool, aloof features.

Just as the two were wondering who the person waiting at the gate with so many people was, they saw the soldiers escorting them from behind salute Jin Hao and call out:

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

At that point, how could the mother and daughter, Shui Wuyue and Shui Bing'er, not understand what was happening? The two of them promptly bowed to Jin Hao as well.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

Seeing this, Jin Hao hurried over to Shui Wuyue and Shui Bing'er and helped them up as he said:

"Auntie, there is no need for such formality. We will be family from now on."

Jin Hao then looked at Shui Bing'er beside her and said:

"You must be Shui Bing'er, my future fiancee."

Shui Wuyue said nothing in response to Jin Hao's words. After standing up, she merely revealed a bitter smile. Shui Bing'er, on the other hand, stared at Jin Hao after rising, as if examining the fiance chosen for her by the emperor.

After all, in Shui Bing'er's impression, the Imperial Family and many nobles were domineering and unreasonable. Tianshui Academy was often harassed by other nobles.

Originally, she had thought Jin Hao, whom she was to marry, would be the same. However, at least for now, he seemed rather good.

Shui Bing'er then spoke to Jin Hao.

"Your Highness, I am Shui Bing'er."

Hearing this, Jin Hao smiled and said to the two of them:

"Please come with me now. It is still morning, while the Engagement Ceremony will be held at the evening banquet. I will first take you to the residence Father has bestowed upon you. You can rest and recover from the fatigue of your journey. In the afternoon, I will come to pick up Shui Bing'er. Since my mother is pregnant and cannot attend my engagement banquet, I need to take Shui Bing'er to the Imperial Palace first to see her, so she can meet my future fiancee."

"After spending some time with my mother, we will head directly to the engagement banquet."

Hearing this, Shui Wuyue said:

"We understand. We will follow Your Highness's arrangements."

Upon hearing that, Jin Hao did not delay. He invited the two of them into his carriage and took them to the residence Xue Ye had bestowed upon Shui Wuyue.

After arriving, Jin Hao did not enter. Standing at the entrance, he said:

"I will not go in. The two of you should go inside and rest for a while to relieve the fatigue from your journey. The servants have long since been assigned to this residence. If you need anything, simply have them handle it."

Hearing this, the mother and daughter said:

"Then we thank His Majesty and Your Highness for your arrangements."

"Alright, there is no need to say such things. I will not disturb you any longer."

Jin Hao then looked at Shui Bing'er and said:

"I will come pick you up this afternoon!"

After saying that, Jin Hao did not say anything further. He turned and left, returning to his own residence.

However, something Jin Hao had not expected was that when he returned home, there was an extra person there.

"Senior Brother, you're back! Rongrong has been waiting for you for so long!"

The speaker was none other than Ning Rongrong, whom Jin Hao had taken around Heaven Dou City for three days.

Seeing Ning Rongrong, Jin Hao was quite surprised, so he asked:

"Rongrong, why are you here?"

"Senior Brother, Father said this morning that you would not be coming to study at our home today. Father and Sword Grandpa will also be going to the Imperial Palace later to see Uncle Emperor. I was bored at home by myself, so I secretly came to find you."

Hearing this, Jin Hao smiled and said to Ning Rongrong:

"Junior Sister, today is your Senior Brother's Engagement Ceremony, so I cannot take you around Heaven Dou City like I did the past few days."

"It is fine, Senior Brother. I will just stay at your residence and play with you. I also want to follow you today and see what your Engagement Ceremony is like."

Jin Hao smiled at that and said:

"If that is the case, Rongrong can follow me today!"

Meanwhile, Shui Wuyue and Shui Bing'er had already looked around the residence bestowed by Xue Ye and found that it was fully furnished with everything they could need.

The two then washed up under the servants' care, easing the fatigue from several days of travel, before the mother and daughter lay down together.

Shui Wuyue asked Shui Bing'er:

"Bing'er, you met Xue Qinghe today, so I want to ask how you feel about this future fiance of yours?"

Hearing this, Shui Bing'er said to her mother beside her:

"Mother, what is the point of saying that now? We have already come to Heaven Dou City. Even if I disliked it or felt unhappy, the outcome would be the same. I must marry His Highness the Prince."

"Fortunately, after seeing His Highness the Prince yesterday, I have a fairly good impression of him. He is completely different from the nobles I met before. His Martial Soul is also very powerful after its mutation. Together with his status as a prince and the future emperor, he is already an excellent match for me."

"So, Mother, do not say such things anymore. We have already come this far. Rest well and wait to attend your daughter's Engagement Ceremony tonight!"

After saying that, Shui Bing'er fell silent. She closed her eyes and rested quietly for a while, easing the fatigue from their journey.