"..."
Fujiwara no Mei Hong looked up at the heart-stirring man before her. For some reason... she actually believed him a little!
But how was Fu Hua going to help her break off the engagement? She wasn't going to visit her father and propose marriage, was she?
If it was just a proposal, she would need benefits substantial enough to make her father take it seriously. Fujiwara no Mei Hong knew exactly what kind of person her father was. His daughters were all tools for him to climb higher.
If the benefits Fu Hua could offer were greater than those of that foreign noble, then it wasn't impossible for Fujiwara no Fuhito to cancel her engagement to that foreign noble and accept Fu Hua's proposal.
But...
"Is this really worth it? For someone like me... an illegitimate daughter." After thinking it over, Fujiwara no Mei Hong felt that she wasn't worth such effort from the person before her.
"What's there to be worth or not worth? If you're someone I've taken a liking to... then of course I'll help you as much as I can."
Fu Hua didn't take Fujiwara no Mei Hong's words to heart. As far as she was concerned... she had plenty of ways to make Fujiwara no Fuhito call off the engagement. It wasn't troublesome at all.
Fujiwara no Mei Hong was a disciple she had taken a liking to, so helping her avoid... an engagement to someone she disliked was nothing much. However, Fu Hua failed to notice what kind of misunderstanding her wording had caused Fujiwara no Mei Hong.
From Fu Hua's own perspective, she was merely showing concern for a disciple she was about to take in. There was no other meaning behind it.
But because she was currently dressed as a