Hua hesitated inwardly.
Her guardian's tone sounded... awfully reluctant.
When the Xianzhou received nine golden silk nanmu trees, Xianyu had specialists investigate them. Only after confirming they would not affect the Xianzhou's environment did he have his subordinates plant them in the Forest of Utmost Loyalty.
Then he thought of Hua.
According to Xianzhou customs from several thousand years ago, parents would prepare a dowry for their daughters in advance.
Unfortunately, Hua had neither a father nor a mother, so Xianyu, Guan Liang, and the others had to put in a little extra thought. For that reason, Xianyu specifically planted the remaining tree in Hua's courtyard.
Hua was his heir, the Xianzhou's next Marshal. She could not marry into another family; she could only take a husband into hers.
Thus, Xianyu did not call it a dowry. He only said he was preparing for Hua's future marriage.
Guan Liang glanced at his superior and could not help grumbling inwardly.
Marriage, he says...
From the Marshal's tone, it sounds more like he's preparing to kill Blondie!
Then he heard his superior speak to Lan in the same casual tone he might use to discuss what to eat for dinner:
"If her partner ever has a change of heart, remember to dispose of him."
The Aeon and the two humans instantly fell silent.
They knew the Marshal was someone who planned ten steps ahead with every step he took, but Hua had not even reached the legal marriage age!
Why was he already discussing how to dispose of cheating scumbags?!
And could he please stop assuming Hua would end up with one?!
Hua pinned her hopes of stopping her guardian on the Aeon and Guan Liang, looking up at them.
Lan opened his mouth, about to say something, but Guan Liang beat