Hu Xiaotian sighed inwardly. Who would have thought that the Old Eunuch, Li Yuncong, had left descendants after all? Yet while he lived, Li Yuncong could never have imagined that his son was Murong Zhan, commander of the Imperial Guards, or that Murong Zhan had already spread the family's branches and leaves, giving him such a beautiful, adorable granddaughter. And Hu Xiaotian himself was her future husband. If Li Yuncong were still alive, the news would probably have made him jump for joy.
Seeing that Hu Xiaotian had still not answered after so long, Granny Shadow thought he was hesitating and grew anxious. "Are you going to agree or not?"
"Of course I am," Hu Xiaotian said. "Even if you hadn't asked, Granny, I would still do everything I could to help Murong Zhan. But he's very close to the Hu Family of Jinling now. I may be willing to help him, but he might not accept."
Granny Shadow looked bewildered. "How did he get mixed up with the Xu Family?" That question alone showed how little she knew of Murong Zhan's affairs.
"You must be familiar with Su Yujin, Granny Shadow?" Hu Xiaotian asked. Su Yujin was Murong Zhan's wife, and therefore Granny Shadow's daughter-in-law. Naturally, she should have known her.
Granny Shadow nodded. "She was once a disciple of the Five Immortals Cult, too. Her character was quite upright. I don't know how she met Zhan, or how they came to marry."
Hu Xiaotian was doubtful. As Murong Zhan's birth mother, how could she not keep an eye on her son's affairs, especially something as important as his marriage?
Granny Shadow seemed to guess what he was thinking. She sighed. "I always thought he was dead. It was only a year ago that someone told me about his