Chapter 191 - 122 Chang’an Gui Jianchou
Chapter 122: The Despair of Chang’an
"I’ve settled in Chang’an for many years and have never taken you out to enjoy it. When I was talking privately with my elder brother, I mentioned it, and he seemed not to oppose the idea," Ran Pingyu said with a genial look in his eyes, smiling in a way that the flesh on his chin stacked up into two layers, resembling a Maitreya Buddha, "but I’m afraid we’ll have to wait until your marriage arrangement is settled. Yan, tell me, between Xiao Langjun and Sui Yuan, which one do you prefer?"
Ran Yan was impatient with these matters, but the urgency was at her doorstep, and she couldn’t avoid thinking about it—yet if she had to choose between these two men...
"I don’t know, which one do you think is better, Third Uncle?" Ran Yan asked.
Ran Pingyu thought for a moment, gestured for the maids and servants nearby to step back, and then said, "Third Uncle thinks very highly of Sui Yuan. Yan, you may not know, but the noble ladies in Chang’an are all eagerly awaiting Mr. Sui Yuan’s return!"
Ran Yan had also heard about this from Ran Yunsheng. She really couldn’t understand how Sang Chen, that fourth-dimensional non-human, could be so in demand, "Why?"
Ran Pingyu started gossiping with the zeal of a housewife in the streets, pulling up his sleeves and leaning in close to Ran Yan, without a trace of elegance, "Yan might not know, the Cui family has few sons over six generations, and there’s only Sui Yuan, a legitimate heir. Mr. Sui Yuan is widely read and of noble character. Although he has irritated His Majesty from time to time, His Majesty always values talents, and the court has not revoked the long-vacant title. More importantly, Sui Yuan has no parents and no concubines..."
Ran Pingyu went on nonstop praising Sang Chen’s virtues but didn’t mention a word about Xiao Song; Ran Yan found this strange, "What about Xiao Song?"
"Assistant Minister Xiao..." Ran Pingyu smacked his lips a few times, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Do you know what nickname Assistant Minister Xiao has in Chang’an?"