Chapter 9 The Incomparably Noble Man——Xiao Yihan

"Bring in some water!" a hoarse voice shouted outside the room.

The night watchman was startled, covered his mouth and laughed, then quickly picked up the bucket and walked out.

The general is strong and healthy, so it is normal for him to get angry at night.

Just wait until Miss Chu gets married, and the general won't have to bear it anymore.

But Miss Chu looks so delicate and weak, can she really suppress the general's evil spirit? If I were to say, it would take someone like Doctor Shen...

The servant was pondering when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a purse with the word "Ning" embroidered on it, sticking out from Pei Yanzhou's pillow.

The tassels on the purse were neatly arranged, clearly hidden under the pillow.

The servant's eyes widened. Could it be that the general fell asleep at night clutching Miss Shen's token? Then did he like Miss Shen or not?

"What are you looking at! Do you think you can look at the master's things?"

Pei Yanzhou threw the purse far away in front of the servant, then turned around and quietly hid the purse when no one was around.

—

The next day, Pei Yanzhou took a rest.

Because of the guilt he felt towards Chu Ruyan in his dream last night, he went to the palace in advance to personally ask the emperor for permission to cancel the engagement.

As expected, Emperor Xiao Sheng smashed the teacup and threw the memorial on his head.

"You bastard! You're so fickle that you want to break off the engagement at the last minute! How could you do that?"

Xiao Sheng thought of Shen Yuning, a bright and beautiful woman with outstanding medical skills, and couldn't understand why he was so stubborn.

"You said Chu Ruyan saved you? That embroidered pillow who can't even walk steadily?"

"Uncle, Yan'er also knows martial arts, but her skills are not very high..." Pei Yanzhou hurriedly explained.

"Even though I don't have high martial arts skills, can I still carry you out of Tiger Roar Mountain? And can I even help you fend off the wolves?"

The emperor snorted coldly and said earnestly, "Yanzhou, it's okay to eat the wrong thing, but don't make the mistake of admitting it, otherwise you will regret it in the future."

"Uncle, I didn't recognize the wrong person!" Pei Yanzhou answered firmly: "Although I was unconscious at the time and couldn't see the person clearly, I have confirmed repeatedly afterwards that the person who saved me that year was Chu Ruyan!"

"Putting aside the life-saving grace, Yan'er's temperament and character are what I yearn for. She is the woman I want to spend my life with."

He did not tell Xiao Sheng about Shen Yuning's murder of Pei Yan. Firstly, he was worried that the emperor would not believe him because of insufficient evidence. Secondly, because the Shen family had made many contributions and refused rewards, he was worried that the emperor would favor the Shen family out of gratitude.

Seeing Pei Yanzhou's determination, Xiao Sheng looked stern: "...How could you bear to let down such a good girl?"

"If Chen Yuning leaves you, who are you going to marry her to? The new number one scholar, the son of a powerful official, or a soldier from your Xuanjia Camp?"

"Yanzhou, are you really willing to let go of Shen Yuning?"

Pei Yanzhou felt a sharp pain in his heart when he heard this.

He had indeed never considered this question.

Shen Yuning is with another man...?

Vaguely, he seemed to see Shen Yuning's resolute and stubborn little face, her graceful figure, and her skin that was whiter than jade...

Shen Yuning is so beautiful, stunningly beautiful, and is known as the most beautiful woman in Dayu Kingdom. If she leaves him, someone should come to marry her soon, right?

She will get married, be embraced by another man, and spend every night with another man...

Pei Yanzhou closed his eyes, not daring to imagine that scene.

However, he had already pledged his life to Chu Ruyan, so how could he care about someone else?

Yes, whether Shen Yuning is dead or alive has nothing to do with him, he just needs to cherish the person in front of him.

The emperor sighed deeply and walked up to Pei Yanzhou himself: "Yanzhou, listen to your uncle and marry Shen Yuning home when the wedding date comes. As for the daughter of Prime Minister Chu——"

"Chu Ruyan was the one who intervened first, and that was unfair. You're doing the Chu family a favor by making her a co-wife."

There are eight prime ministers in the court. The affairs in charge of Prime Minister Chu are not important, so it is not excessive to inconvenience Prime Minister Chu's daughter.

"Uncle, absolutely not!"

Pei Yanzhou's pupils shrank sharply, and he bowed: "Yan'er can never be a co-wife. I have promised her that we will be together for life. We have made an oath!"

"Have you sworn an oath?" Xiao Sheng laughed out loud. "You and Shen Yuning even bowed in the ancestral hall. You bowed in front of the Shen family's ancestors!"

Pei Yanzhou's handsome face showed a hint of unnaturalness, but he still said firmly: "Only by marrying Chu Ruyan can I concentrate on leading troops to fight. Otherwise, if I marry someone I don't love, my nephew may never be at peace for the rest of his life..."

"Evil thing!"

Xiao Sheng, in a panic, snatched Su Fuwang's whisk and threw it at Pei Yanzhou. "Are you threatening me with war? Just for a woman of bad character who stole someone else's fiancé, how dare you?"

Pei Yanzhou was horrified and quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, I dare not!"

"I am loyal to the Emperor and would not dare to disrespect you in any way!"

Xiao Sheng paced back and forth in the study, "If you persist in being stubborn, be careful or I will take back the military power of your Xuanjia Battalion!"

Pei Yanzhou lowered his head even lower.

Xiao Sheng flicked his sleeves and said, "Forget it, I'll just obey you for now."

"However, if you want me to withdraw my order, you must let Miss Shen come and ask for it in person. Otherwise, if you don't marry her when the wedding date comes, I will force you to marry her!"

Pei Yanzhou panicked, "Uncle, but what if Shen Yuning doesn't want to come?"

He felt that Shen Yuning's situation was more difficult than the emperor's.

"If she refuses to come, then you'll be very lucky!"

The emperor angrily asked, "What else do you want? Do you want me to be that unkind and unjust person?"

Pei Yanzhou knew he was in the wrong, so he could only respond, "Nephew, I understand. I'll go find her now!"

After the others had gone far away, Xiao Sheng called Su Fuwang to help him massage his solar plexus.

"Ronghe is guilty of raising such a short-sighted son!"

Su Fuwang pursed his lips and didn't dare to respond.

I thought: Like son, like mother. Maybe Princess Ronghe is also a reckless person.

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At the same time, a man in a black python robe in the inner hall quietly raised the corners of his lips.

He has an outstanding temperament and is extremely noble.

A face as handsome as a god became even more charming because of this smile.

"Break off the engagement? Fall in love with someone else?"

Xiao Yihan tapped the table with his fingertips, his eyes darkening slightly, "He's fickle and treacherous. How could I have such a cousin?"

The jade ring suddenly shattered between the slender knuckles, and the temperature in the room dropped instantly.

Xiao Yihan's martial arts skills are at level ten, and his skills are almost unmatched in the Dayu Kingdom.

He had always concealed his inner strength and never displayed it on a daily basis. But at this moment, as if thinking of something, he suddenly created bursts of sword energy.

The emperor coughed a few times outside and said, "Han'er, be more restrained. You are freezing me."

Xiao Yihan responded, "Yes," and easily suppressed the sword energy in his body.

The haze of several years was swept away almost in an instant.

There were some things he had to do.

——

When Pei Yanzhou arrived at Shen's Medical Clinic, Shen Yuning was making medicine in the pharmacy.

"I didn't know that the doctor in the Shen camp was so diligent. He even went to the clinic to research medicine during his rest days?"

He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes narrowed, and his tone was full of sarcasm.

They had just caused trouble with the emperor, and there was a rift between them, uncle and nephew. Wasn't it all because Shen Yuning refused to let go?

"Without hard work, how can I save enough for the general's dowry?"

She added the herbs into the furnace little by little, without raising her head, but her eyes gradually grew colder.