Colin Gu smiled, "So, have you set a date for your wedding?"
Xiao Yan replied, "Yes. It's set for July."
Grace was taken aback by this. That was an odd way to put it.
It's already March. Is he really planning to marry Shannon in July?
"Hahaha! As the saying goes, even heroes fall for beauty! So, our great general is actually whipped!" Colin Gu laughed. "In that case, forget about it!"
Xiao Yan thanked him.
So, despite being the biggest hero, General Xiao didn't score any reward at all.
......
Bianca Whitefan (Shannon) wasn't part of the military. At that moment, she was dining with Leon Zane.
Suddenly, she sneezed loudly.
Leon Zane glanced at her. "What's wrong?"
"Achoo!" Bianca Whitefan (Shannon) sneezed again and said curiously, "I suddenly have a bad feeling."
"What kind of feeling?" Leon Zane frowned.
Shannon was a skilled Rune Master, and her intuition was always spot-on.
"I don't know," Bianca Whitefan (Shannon) sniffed. "Maybe someone's gossiping about me."
"My cousin is so beautiful and adorable, who'd dare gossip about you?" Leon Zane said. "If anyone does, I'll knock some sense into them!"
Bianca Whitefan (Shannon) laughed, "You really are my dear cousin!"
......
After the military banquet ended that day, Minister Zhuo loaded a box of Earth Spirit Jade and six big boxes of Mystic Spirit Jade onto the carriage of the Prime Minister's Residence.
Grace was in a great mood, jumped onto the driver's seat, and grabbed the whip herself, ready to drive the horses home.
Just then, Molly Liang, Empress Wendy Zhu's personal maid, appeared with a smile and said to Minister Zhuo, "Minister Zhuo, Her Majesty says to bring the spirit jade directly into the palace. There's no need to move it around."
"What?" The Prime Minister was surprised. "Why bring it into the palace?"
"Huh? Didn't you request these spirit jades from His Majesty for Her Majesty?" Molly Liang asked.
"No, they were meant for Grace," Minister Zhuo replied.
Molly Liang frowned, "What does Miss Grace need so much spirit jade for? Her Majesty is feeling unwell and needs it for a healing formation. Please bring the spirit jade straight into the palace!"
"Uh..." Minister Zhuo hesitated.
"Father." Suddenly, a silvery voice sounded from behind.
Minister Zhuo turned around and saw Wendy Zhu.
"Your Majesty!" Minister Zhuo bowed respectfully.
"Father, didn't Mother tell you already?" Wendy Zhu asked with a smile.
"What did she say?" He hadn't visited Wan Xuezhen yet since returning.
"It's like this, Father. My old illness has flared up again," Wendy Zhu said, looking delicate. "This time it's worse than before. I can't even absorb spiritual energy. If this keeps up, I'll be ruined!"
"Really?" Zhuo Minghan frowned. "It's that serious?"
"Yes," Wendy Zhu replied. "Mother said she can set up a formation to cure me, and she needs these spirit jades to do it."
"I see! Well, is there any extra here? Give some to your sister too, she could use some spirit jade as well," Minister Zhuo said.
"Sorry, Father, Sister. I need fifty jin of Earth Spirit Jade and three hundred jin of Mystic Spirit Jade. That's exactly what's here—there's none left over!" Wendy Zhu said.
"Grace, what do you think..." Zhuo Minghan looked at Grace, clearly troubled.
Grace jumped down from the carriage and said generously, "Dad, don't worry. Since Empress Wendy Zhu needs these spirit jades to heal, of course I'll let her have them."