Chapter 224 The Huo Family’s “Conspiracy”
After the Yun clan members "appreciated" the seven-day punishment of Yun Chen, it was the Huo family's turn to "appreciate" them.
The illustrious former General of the Lion Army, Huo Leiting, brought his only son, Huo Gannian, the current General of the Lion Army's Southern Expedition, and a group of personal guards.
With a phoenix crown and green peacock as betrothal gifts, a thousand pieces of priceless red betrothal gifts, and Huo Gannian's birth date and time, he arrived at the Yun Mansion in a grand manner, saying that he wanted to marry the eldest daughter of the Yun Mansion.
Old Master Huo, who was over seventy years old, came from afar to visit in person, holding a red invitation from the Huo family ancestral temple in his arms. He walked into the main hall of the Yun Mansion with a smile on his face, and saw at a glance that his daughter-in-law, who had not yet married, was beaten to a bloody pulp and lying unconscious on the ground.
Old Master Huo's smile was frozen on his face, and his complexion looked like a pile of black shit that had been exposed to the sun in the desert for three months.
General Xiao Huo rushed over and picked up Yun Chen, quickly looking her up from head to toe, with a mixture of pity and anger, and he was just about to gouge a few bloody holes in the bodies of all the clan members with his eyes.
In an instant, all the clan members felt a rush of wind in their hearts, as if they were pierced through by something powerful.
Under General Xiao Huo's reluctant gaze with red eyes, several maids and nannies carried Yun Chen away for treatment.
A guard named Ye Yan shouted:
"We brought two boxes of Snow Dragon Bone Melting Ointment for wound healing and scar removal. Please ask the court physician to use it on our future general's wife, the marquis' wife, the wife of the young master of the Huo Gang, and the current major general Xuanwei!"
If you can talk, talk more! It would be better to give a longer name! After that, Yun Chen's wounds healed! The Yun clan members cursed in their hearts, but dared not speak out.
Forget about Yun Zhongjun’s daughter Yun Chen. After all, she is a member of the Yun family, so naturally she will be under the management of the Yun family.
Moreover, the etiquette in Nan Kingdom is strict, and the Yun family is a large family, so it is normal for relatives to come together to discipline a girl who has made mistakes.
But Huo Leiting's daughter-in-law and Huo Gannian's fiancée, these two titles are a bit extraordinary.
A meritorious general of the previous dynasty, the richest man in Nan Country, a popular general, and an upstart marquis.
Any name is enough to scare people. All the financial power is concentrated in Nan Country. Who dares to be presumptuous?
If it weren’t for Yun Chen, these clan members would probably never have the chance to meet two such awesome people in their entire lives.
Therefore, the Yun clan members could only sit aside and be forced to appreciate the wonderful performance of Huo and his son "without any trace of acting".
As soon as Huo Leiting came up, he excitedly grabbed Yun Zhongjun's hand and choked up, saying:
"Sima Yun! Good comrade! Good brother! I am Lei Ting! Back then, I was in the Black Armor Army! You are in the Beili Eighteenth Army! The two of us—"
"We have never met before." Yun Zhongjun said frankly.
Everyone in the hall was embarrassed.
Huo Lei Ting did not feel embarrassed and continued to speak affectionately:
"I've never seen it before, but it's better than seeing it! Without Brother Yun's warhorse, how could we have driven out the enemy? How could we have won the battle? How could we have lived to enjoy this immense wealth? Benefactor!"
Yun Zhongjun couldn't handle this. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said with difficulty:
"Well said...don't say it again..."
Afterwards, Yun Zhongjun and Huo Leiting sat down hand in hand.
Huo Gannian took a long step forward, knelt down in front of Yun Zhongjun with a plop, and said in a loud voice, "Father-in-law, please accept my greetings!"
Yun Zhongjun almost jumped up from the stool, but Huo Leiting held him down. However, he unconsciously gritted his teeth as he spoke:
"Isn't this a bit early?"
Huo Lei Ting hurriedly said, "Brother Yun, don't worry about these details. While all the clan members are here, let's get down to business first. I, Huo, sincerely wish to marry Yun Chen, the legitimate daughter of the Yun family. We've calculated our birth dates and horoscopes, and they're a perfect match! Having eight or ten children is no problem!"
All the clan members frowned immediately, feeling that these words were simply unbearable to hear. How could the famous Huo family speak in such a rude and vulgar manner?
Yun Zhongjun stroked his beard and said in a deep voice:
"Brother Huo, you saw today that my worthless daughter broke the family rules. If I just agreed to the marriage without telling you the reason today, I would be lying to you. I, Yun Zhongjun, am not that kind of person."
Huo Leiting widened his eyes, looking surprised:
"What family rules did my precious daughter-in-law break?"
Yun Zhongjun coughed awkwardly twice. "When my daughter was twelve, she caused a disturbance at her mother's funeral hall and stole her spirit. She then ran away from home and hasn't returned in the past eleven years. She has no respect for her elders, refuses to serve her parents, and has no remorse."
Huo Lei Ting said "Oh" and said something that shocked the clan members:
"It's okay, just a small problem."
Yun Zhongjun continued, "Brother Huo, you saw it when you came in. I have already severely punished my daughter according to the family rules. She will definitely not do it again in the future."
"Very good! The Yun family is worthy of its upright family tradition!" Huo Lei Ting gave a thumbs up.
Yun Chen's uncle almost cursed, thinking to himself, "You are so good, Yun Zhongjun, you are really putting on a cruel show of beating a child!"
What does "won't do it again" mean? Yun Chen couldn't do it even if she wanted to! Where would she find a mourning hall and spirits for her to mess with? Why not just kill one now?
Completely ignoring the sallow faces of his clan members, Yun Zhongjun said sincerely:
"There's another thing. My daughter was naughty. After she left home, she must have disguised herself as a man to make it easier to travel and protect her innocence. Brother Huo, what do you think about this..."
Huo Leiting immediately took over:
"It's okay, just say that our two families had arranged a marriage long ago. Yun Chen left home to go to my Huo Mansion and was taken care of by me for a few years. As for the girl dressing up as a man, haha, the child is still young and doesn't understand. It was all a joke. Besides, didn't the former Queen also like to dress up as a man?"
Yun Zhongjun slapped his thigh and said, "Excellent!"
At this time, Yun Chen's uncle couldn't help it and whispered:
"Zhongjun, think twice! How can this be such a joke? This matter has never been investigated! Anyone who wants to ruin the reputation of the Huo and Yun families only needs to check when Yunchen left home. They will know that the Huo family never came to Youzhou at that time!"
Huo Leiting's face lit up with joy, and he smiled like a fox with bared fangs:
"What a coincidence! Eleven years ago, my son actually came to Youzhou! Because I killed a prince of Dongyan, my son was surrounded and killed by the blood guards hired by that prince's confidants. My son narrowly escaped death and ended up with both legs disabled - oh, right! How about saying that Yun Chen saw injustice and drew his sword to help! He just happened to save my son's life! He saved the future husband he had been engaged to as a child! How's that plot?"
Uncle Yunchen was stunned. He wondered how outrageous this was! Making up stories on the spot? Colluding with others? Are there any laws left?!
Yun Zhongjun nodded repeatedly, "That's all right."
"What's the point?" Yun Chen's uncle was so angry that he jumped up and down. "How can we stop people from talking about this fabricated story? Back then, Yun Chen caused a scene at the funeral hall, and everyone in Guangyuan City knew about it! And Yun Chen came to her rescue? She was only twelve years old at that time!"
Huo Leiting seemed to think this made sense, and with a frown on his face, he asked Huo Gannian, who had been politely keeping to himself:
"Gan Nian, what do you think we should do about this?"
Huo Gannian didn't say anything, but just snorted coldly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the sound of swords being drawn could be heard all around.
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