Chapter 225 – Finding a Weaponsmith to Be My Father-in-Law - Part 3
Li Yuan received a response from the Cui Clan. To his surprise, the clan head himself delivered it in person. After a lengthy discussion, Cui Heng departed, and Li Yuan agreed to make an official visit in the coming days.
Once Cui Heng left, Li Yuan sat for a moment to let the new information sink in.
Yin Consort? The Emperor’s consort? She was just conferred her title when the Emperor fled?
But that was six years ago; any chaos tied to that should have settled by now. And if it hadn’t, well, he did have the human-skin manacles, though he wasn’t keen on using it against the woman he hoped to share his life with. Still, it was an option if push came to shove.
Li Yuan thought about it from another angle. If he married the Yin Consort, not only could he learn her father’s smithing skills, he might also gain insight into imperial secrets—giving him a deeper understanding of this world. In other words, he could maximize the benefits of this marriage alliance.
With that in mind, he recalled what Cui Heng had just told him about the Yin Consort. She was proud, had a strong sense of vanity, carried herself as if she were above the mortal realm, and loved poetry above all else.
Scratching his head, Li Yuan remembered how he had spent ages revising old poems back when he was trying to create his own cultivation technique. At least that might help here. Not because he’d already fallen for this woman—he had never even seen her face—but because he had his own objectives for the marriage.
“Well, I’ll just go and see what happens,” he murmured.
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The next day.
Li Yuan arrived at the Cui residence by carriage.
Many onlookers had gathered. Everyone knew he was here to face a sort of trial, because he was the man daring to seek marriage with the Yin Consort.