The then Queen Mother Yan Luanfei eventually found out the reason for her husband been cold to her and acting out of character from what a person from the fox clan would do. It was after she found out that his heart already belonged to a mortal, Yan Luanfei went to the mortal realm and carved out her beating heart and burned it with her blue fox fire, right in the presence of her husband and newborn child. In anger, the fox king sealed his wife in a cocoon made from fire and lightening buried deep within the fox fortress, the only one whose powers surpassed his from youth could open the prison of fire.

It has been several hundreds of years since then, the mortal woman's family had long since been gone from the face of the earth, but the fox king still refused to release his wife, as the bitterness in his heart from years ago never found a way to heal.

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Yan Xuequi stood in front of her grandfather, who slowly rose from where he sat to look at his granddaughter from all sides.

The princess mother silently watched from where she sat, waiting for her father to bring up the reason for their visit. After a while, as though satisfied with what he saw, the fox king eventually freed his granddaughter from his inspection.

"It seems your time at the mortal realm was very pleasing."

"Yes, it was."

"How was your Aunt and her family?"

"Princess Aunt Hairong, Mou Yaxin, Prince Yidan and Prince Zimu were all in good health. They hope to visit the fox clan someday."

Yan Xuequi was purposely vague in her reply, if she had told her grandfather that his grandchildren did not want to step foot into the fox clan, it would only create more misery for him. Which was why she made it sound like they would be coming by in the nearest future.

"Have you given consideration to your marriage?"

The out of the blue question made the fox princess almost show the surprise she felt within, but since she was in the presence of her grandfather, she had to comport herself in a manner befitting a princess.

"I was about to bring it up at a more suitable time, I'm pleased that you brought it up in my stead."

The fox princess remained serene while looking at the sharp gaze of her grandfather's, who was watching her face very closely.

"Meifang what do you thing of a wedding in a month's time?"

Yan Xuequi felt the air leave her body, "A wedding in a month's time? Why? Is anyone dying? Grandfather may look frail, but it is self-inflicted, I don't think he is dying anytime soon!"

"I'll abide by your decision."

The fox princess wasn't too surprised by her mother's response, she knew that the princess mother didn't want to risk offending her father in the name of respecting her daughter's wishes. Yan Xuequi was now left with the choice to either follow her grandfather's plan or decide for herself on when she wanted to get married.