Azure Field.
It was early spring, with warm sunshine and gentle breezes. Three men stood together among the clouds, watching the man and woman walking through the mountains below, their expressions differing. After a long wait, Liu Qiuqi finally spoke first, smiling.
"Miss Shao Yue really is... distinctive. Still, this has brought the two of them a little closer."
Wu Ansha's face twitched slightly at those words. He said quietly,
"Her temperament is a little peculiar, but Xing Fang seems to get along quite well with her. Once they become more familiar, she'll rein it in. That much I can guarantee."
Liu Qiuqi smiled without saying more. Although he had not directly expressed his stance on the marriage, he broadly supported it. As for the moves Liu Xingfang's parents had made behind the scenes, those certainly had not escaped his notice.
Wu Ansha was a man who did everything strictly by the book. Following ancient rites, he had sent two formal documents, one to Zhixu and the other to Azure Field. This had stirred quite a few private thoughts in Liu Qiuyu.
He had simply let this older clansman do as he pleased, without giving it much thought. At the very least, there was no way his older clansman could keep Xing Fang under control.
"What does Abbot Xu think?"
Wu Ansha hesitated slightly, then turned to Xu Xuan to ask his opinion. He had specifically chosen Liu Qiuqi to arrange this marriage, first for the Liu Household, and second for Great Scarlet.
Xu Xuan considered briefly. Wu Shaoyue's behavior earlier had indeed been rather... strange, and he could not help feeling a little worried.
"We should see what the two of them think first. If they suit each other, we can consider it further."
He offered that light reply