Forgotten Legend of the Bloodied Flower

"Now that I have returned, I should see your progress. Come to my room, Luo."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Nan Hua ate silently, glancing over to her grandfather. However, Old Master Nan didn't ask her to come with him, so she didn't bring the matter up. She also didn't know what she should do if he asked her to show her skill.

Her skills were assassination skills that she had been developing.

The sword… well, she did learn it but she was focusing more on retaining back her previous skill and also increase her body basic ability.

…

The twins finally made their preparation and visited Old Madam Long. They made sure that they were prepared with everything. Nan Hua brought some Osmanthus Cake that Xiao Yun helped her to make.

Nan Hua herself could cook but that naturally didn't involve baking.

She couldn't make it herself, so she could only ask her servants to prepare the cake. Xiao Yun and Mu Yan naturally could cook, so they managed to prepare the cake in time. They didn't only look good but also tasted quite well.

The servants in Long Family Residence happily announced their arrival.

"First Young Miss Nan and First Young Master Nan are here?" Long Qian Xing asked when he heard the servants were busy preparing for a table at the garden along with several others. Looking at how meticulous his grandmother was, Long Qian Xing even wondered whether there was an important guest or not.

The servant bowed. "Yes, Young Master. First Young Miss Nan and First Young Master Nan are on their way here."

"I see. You're dismissed."

Long Qian Xing wiped his sweat. He was training his sword at the small field since he needed some time to think for himself. He didn't even turn around as he spoke, "Song Chuan, would you like to come along and meet my grandmother's guest?"

"Ah?"

Song Chuan, who was carrying several books and currently sat at the side, was stunned by the sudden question. He chose to follow Long Qian Xing to the Capital City in order to be able to attend the academy.

The education he received in his city was pretty good and it had managed to allow him to defend the city. However, it was far from perfect. Long Qian Xing knew that it was caused by Song Chuan's limited knowledge, so he asked the young man to follow him to the Capital City and learn in the academy.

"How could someone like me possibly follow you, Young Master? Old Madam Long's guest must be respectful people," Song Chuan declined politely.

"She's meeting my fiancée and her older brother." Long Qian Xing stretched his hand. "Even if I want to train all day long, she'll surely drag me to have a chat with her."

When he thought about this, Long Qian Xing felt a bit helpless. He was only 13 years old while his fiancée was only 9 years old and yet his grandmother already wanted him to accompany her.

Sigh…

People in this era really grew up too fast. There were still six or so years before he could even marry her and yet his grandmother already wanted him to get close to her. He didn't mind, but he also knew that he was not allowed to do so openly and had to maintain his distance….

How difficult.

Song Chuan was stunned. "It seems that having a marriage agreement can be difficult, Young Master."

Long Qian Xing passed a look at Song Chuan. "Don't you get a marriage agreement?"

"No. Father didn't allow me to get engaged when I was still too young," Song Chuan was honest. Because he was the son of the governor, there were many other families who wanted to get close to him. However, his father rejected most of them in order to not get pulled in their family's problem.

So far, there hadn't been any decent family who attracted his father's eyes.

"Minister Song wouldn't need you to help him in this regard, right?" Long Qian Xing arched his eyebrows. Song Chuan's father had already recovered after that battle. Right now, he had already resumed back his work as the governor in the city.

Song Chuan shook his head. He didn't really mind whoever his father chose since marriage was nothing more than a method to tie two families together. In a way, it would strengthen his political power.

Also, children couldn't interfere with their parents' decision. Though, the males could usually pick their own concubines.

"I'll adhere to whoever he picked."

"I see."

Long Qian Xing stretched his body and looked once more in the direction of the garden, wondering when his grandmother would call him. He was not that unfamiliar with the terms of arranged marriage since in the modern world, this thing still existed for powerful families.

The reason was mostly to ensure that their family would be married to someone of equal status. The gap of status could cause a lot of problems.

"Young Master, does your parent also arrange your marriage?" Song Chuan asked. He didn't see Long Qian Xing's parents ever since he came here, making him a bit curious. Of course, he also knew that Great General Long was away at the battlefield, so he was wondering whether the engagement was made with him present or not.

"My engagement?" Long Qian Xing asked slowly. He tilted his head. "It's done when I was still a little kid, probably nearly a decade ago by the two previous emperor."

Song Chuan was speechless. If he was not wrong, the Emperor before Emperor Xuan was someone who spent most of his lifetime at the battlefield, right? How did he even have time to arrange marriage to the generals below him?

Long Qian Xing naturally didn't explain much since he was not clear of the situation back then. He only knew that he was getting engaged when he was still young and didn't really understand how it came.

Their families still kept the Imperial Edict, though.

"Follow me."

"Young Master, is it really a good idea to visit unannounced?" Song Chuan asked worriedly.

Long Qian Xing smiled lightly. "This is my home, why can't I visit my own grandmother?"