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The man's beard nearly covered half of his face. In the countryside, people needed to work the fields; who would keep such an inconvenient beard?
His skin was dark, but under the flickering candlelight, it appeared uneven in places, suggesting the possibility of disguise. Coupled with his facial features that bore a five-part resemblance to Ye Chen and the utterance of "Father," there was no doubt about his identity.
This man was King Huai'an, Liu Jin, Ye Chen's Future Father-in-law.
Pei Guanjing immediately bent down and bowed, saying, "Xiao Xu pays respects to Future Father-in-law."
"Don't! I can't accept such courtesy from you," Liu Jin replied without even glancing at him. "I have never seen anyone come to plead for a marriage, forcing their father to sign the marriage contract before letting them go."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen shot a sharp look at Pei Guanjing. It turned out that when they had signed those Promotion Edicts and similar agreements with his father, they had threatened him into doing so.
Liu Jin did not ask Pei Guanjing to rise, and naturally, Pei Guanjing did not dare to stand up. What he had done before was indeed disgraceful, but if it weren't for fearing that Lou Yu would get ahead of him, he wouldn't have resorted to such a clumsy method to seek a marriage proposal from King Huai'an.
Thinking of this, Pei Guanjing lifted his long robe and knelt directly in front of Liu Jin.
Seeing this, Liu Jin looked at him a few more times; this young man did show some responsibility and was willing to take accountability for his actions.
Ye Chen fixed his gaze on Pei Guanjing. The bandages he had helped wrap were already beginning to seep blood. He had sustained serious injuries but had still managed to carry Ye Chen away for an entire night. He had not been injured himself; rather, Pei Guanjing had taken many blows for him, which ultimately led to his own collapse from blood loss.
Now, Pei Guanjing knelt there again. It was winter, and the cold stone floor was biting; how could he endure kneeling for long? Just as Ye Chen was about to step forward to help Pei Guanjing up, Liu Jin shot him a glance and disdainfully snorted.
Liu Jin coughed a few times, signaling Ye Chen not to interfere. Ye Chen had no choice but to relent.
Time seemed to hang in the air. The wound on Pei Guanjing's chest was on the verge of bursting with blood, and Ye Chen could no longer wait. He frowned at Liu Jin, silently urging him to hurry up; couldn't he see how badly Pei Guanjing was hurt?
However, Liu Jin pretended not to notice and continued to cough.
Seeing that his father was intent on making Pei Guanjing kneel until death, Ye Chen felt an overwhelming sense of urgency. He quickly shoved the medicine from the table into Liu Jin's hands. "Drink this, Father. Stop coughing. If you catch a cold, you need to take your medicine properly."
After forcing a spoonful of medicine into Liu Jin's mouth, Ye Chen turned and hurried over to Pei Guanjing, helping him to his feet. "Are you alright?" he asked with concern.
Pei Guanjing smiled faintly and shook his head, but his eyes lingered on Ye Chen without a hint of distraction. His young man had grown into such an extraordinary figure; even the way he frowned was charming.
Liu Jin beside them scoffed, "Ah, children grow up too fast. Here I am, still alive, and you're off tending to him instead of looking after your father?"
Ye Chen pursed his lips. "Father, look at the situation! He escorted me out of the Military Camp and got hurt like this. Do you really want to hold him accountable now? Can't we wait until he's healed? Bullying a sick person isn't the lesson you taught me."
"Well..." Liu Jin was momentarily speechless. "Fine, do as you please. But Pei Guanjing appearing in Chongzhou should warrant some explanation to me."
Pei Guanjing was helped by Ye Chen to stand before Liu Jin. He first bowed respectfully and then sat down, slowly saying, "I apologize for my earlier disrespect; I hope Future Father-in-law can forgive me."
Liu Jin finished the medicine that Ye Chen had prepared and set down the bowl, wiping his mouth. "Oh? You haven't even married our Chen'er yet, and you're already trying to curry favor? Is this how Pei Yongshang's son behaves?"
Despite the insult, Pei Guanjing's expression remained unchanged; he maintained his calm demeanor as if nothing could disturb him. His gaze softened as it fell on Ye Chen beside Liu Jin.
"Prince of Huai'an," he said, "the engagement between A Chen and me has been publicly announced and cannot be broken. If that were the case, our alliance would be rendered meaningless."
Liu Jin snorted coldly, "An alliance? How dare you bring that up! Our Chongzhou was ambushed by Lin Prefecture, yet neither you nor that old thief Pei Yongshang sent troops to support us. And now you still expect me to marry Chen'er to you?"
In response, Ye Chen also cast a glance at Pei Guanjing. Indeed, they were allies, but why did no troops come from the capital to aid them when Chongzhou was attacked? Was this all just a ruse?
Pei Guanjing had ridden three horses to exhaustion to arrive first in Chongzhou. His intentions were not limited to rescuing Ye Chen; there was another matter he needed to address...
"I have already reassigned troops from Lan Prefecture, and they are expected to arrive in Chongzhou within the next couple of days. Please rest assured, King Huai'an, with A Chen here, I will ensure he comes to no harm. Trust me, marrying him to Xiao Xu will guarantee that he is not bullied by anyone in the world."
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