Chapter 1461: Living for Oneself

"At this moment, your first consideration is me, not yourself. A Jin, thank you," Fan Xinhui said.

Gao Jin’s tense expression relaxed slightly: "Why say such things? My heart has always been with you, naturally, I have to think of you."

Fan Xinhui walked to the window, watching as the people were bustling on both sides of the Jian River through the misty rain.

Her gaze was serene and distant: "For Yuzhou, I’ve done enough. I haven’t failed Yuzhou, and the achievements I’ve made live up to the Fan Family’s expectations for me."

Fan Xinhui was the only legitimate child of her generation.

Her mother passed away early and didn’t give birth to a son, and the Fan Family placed great importance on legitimacy.

Therefore, Fan Xinhui was raised by Lord Fan almost like a son from a young age.

They hoped she would one day uphold the Fan Family’s honor, continuing its legacy through centuries of glory and decline.

The reason for choosing Ke Yong as Fan Family’s son-in-law was because he was the third-place winner and came from a humble background, completely dependent on the Fan Family.

Fan Xinhui had no affection for Ke Yong, but to conform to tradition, she married and lived with him with mutual respect and politeness.

"Over the years, I’ve asked myself countless times, am I truly happy with this life? Watching the people live peacefully does make me happy, and I’ve always been the one organizing behind the scenes, yet I never felt tired, only a sense of immense fulfillment in creating happiness for others."

"But this matter with Ke Yong and the others this time truly reminded me that I shouldn’t continue enduring this life. I’ve lived for Yuzhou and the Fan Family for sixteen years, and I’m already thirty. A Jin, I don’t want to wait anymore. I want to have my own freedom, I want to run away with someone I love."

"To a place where no one knows us, to live well. Leaving Great Chu, you need not worry anymore, and we could have another child, teaching them to learn," she said, leaning into Gao Jin’s embrace.

Gao Jin nodded gently: "Whatever you say, I will follow."

However, his gaze towards the Jian River was filled with immense hesitation and concern.

After Bai Zhi’er returned to the residence,

Feng Fuce happened to head out to find her.

"Gone for so long?" He was a bit anxious.

Bai Zhi’er and Feng Fuce anticipated that as soon as she stepped out, Fan Xinhui would seize the opportunity to approach her.

So, this time, what seemed like an accidental outing and being "coincidentally" met by Fan Xinhui was actually carefully orchestrated by Bai Zhi’er and Feng Fuce.

Bai Zhi’er smiled and took Feng Fuce’s arm, while Cai Ying knowingly walked behind, chatting with Lei Hu.

"Not long, just had some Qing tea from Peng City with madam Fan, it was especially delicious. Next time, I’ll take you there too!"

Feng Fuce laughed: "Alright, so did you both understand each other?"

Bai Zhi’er nodded with a hum: "She’s so smart, she surely understood my implied meaning. As for the former dynasty Crown Prince, I saw him too. He was quite anxious, if it hadn’t been me who came today, he surely would’ve exposed himself."

"Because he was about to write ’I am the former dynasty Crown Prince’ on his face, he seemed quite uneasy."

Feng Fuce raised an eyebrow: "That aligns well with Gao Jin’s personality. Historical records of the former dynasty state that Crown Prince Gao Jin lacked cunning, only favoring poetry, calligraphy, and painting, and his favorite pastime was tasting tea."

"Oh? In that case, he and Fan Xinhui truly are a match made in heaven," Bai Zhi’er smiled brightly.

Feng Fuce couldn’t resist lowering his head to kiss her brow.

Cai Ying, who was walking behind, happened to look up and exclaimed, "Wow," at that moment.