After a moment of affection, Fang Zizhen and his wife started talking about their goddaughter, Yu Xiaocao.

“Chuxue, what do you think about our daughter?” Fang Zizhen intimately called his wife’s name and asked with slight unease.

Lady Fang, who was resting on her husband’s sturdy arm, smiled and said, “You have good eyes. She’s a lovely and interesting girl.”

Fang Zizhen finally felt relieved in his heart. He had a silly smile on his face as he proudly said, “Of course, how can there be anything wrong with our daughter? I was thinking, after I complete my assignment here, we should take our daughter back to the capital and raise her to become a noble young lady. Then, we can find a son-in-law to marry into our family and they can give birth to a cute and clever grandson. I have already come up with a name, which is Fang Wulue [1]—to possess both civil and military skills. My, Fang Zizhen’s, grandson will definitely be a general in the future…”

Lady Fang tried her best to not laugh out loud. She rolled her eyes at him and said, “Well, it seems like you have it all planned out already. You have even thought of our grandson’s name ah! But, have you considered the fact that our daughter, Cao’er, isn’t someone who would allow others to control her? The little lass is a very independent person who makes her own decisions! Based on what I have seen during these past two...