Chapter 525: Ridiculous
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Yin Lixing sneered. “I see that you have some talent in war and treat you as my disciple. Kid, you actually dare to covet my daughter. You dare to think about it!”
Ye Hanyuan’s face was wooden. “Your Highness, please fulfill my wish.”
King You was so angry that he laughed. “Heh, I said that you’re a toad, but you’re still clinging on. How dare you covet my daughter? Let me see if your bones are hard enough.”
Before he could finish speaking, he had already rolled up his sleeves and rushed over to beat him up.
Ye Hanyuan did not say a word.
As he hit him, Yin Lixing felt that there was no point in hitting anymore. He stared at Ye Hanyuan faintly. “You’d better dispel this thought in your heart. Although I was also someone who was a toad that ate swan meat back then, I can’t tolerate it. You’re a toad who wants my daughter, understand?”
Ye Hanyuan’s face was bruised and swollen. It was simply a tragic sight.
After being beaten up, Ye Hanyuan was no longer afraid of facing King You again. Instead, he said self-righteously, “Why can’t I do it if Your Highness did it back then?”
“You’re comparing yourself to me?” King You rolled up his sleeves again in anger.
He said that he was a toad, but did this kid really think that he was a toad?
Even if he was a toad, he was still the most beautiful toad. No matter what, he was still a prince with land, money, and power.
How could Ye Hanyuan, who was not valued by his family, compare to him?
He was courting death!!!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. King You kicked him. “Comparing yourself to me? Are you worthy? How many keys do you have? Heh, you’re the eldest son of the first wife of the state capital. Do you know what the state capital is doing? You said that you’re helping the vassal lords govern the vassal lands, but in fact, you’re planted by the Imperial Court in the North to monitor the spies of the vassal lords. You want to marry my daughter. With your status, you’re simply delusional.”
Not to mention him!
Even Ye Xiaoci himself would not agree to marry the vassal lord. If he was not careful and was convicted of forming a clique, he would lose his head.
Ye Hanyuan pursed his lips. “As long as Your Highness fulfills my wish, I’m willing to leave the Ye Residence and marry into the King’s Residence to be
Rucha’s wife.”
King You’s eyes widened. “What did you say?
Ye Hanyuan continued, “I know that I’m not worthy, but I swear that I’ll definitely make contributions in the future and not disgrace you. I’ll be loyal to you for the rest of my life and I won’t have any wrong thoughts. If I violate this oath, I won’t have a good ending.”
King You looked at Ye Hanyuan with an incomparably complicated expression. “Marriage? You’re getting ahead of yourself. The Ye Residence is a side branch of the Ye family of Linjiang. Their ancestor is the number one literary family in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Marrying into the family depends on your father’s approval.”
Ye Hanyuan looked up at him and said, “From the day I entered the military camp, Father and I have already written a letter of severance. He can’t interfere in my matters.”
Otherwise, as an official of the You Prefecture, how could he let his eldest son serve the vassal lord?
Due to his stutter, his path of taking the imperial examination had already been completely blocked. Furthermore, as he was autistic and wooden by nature, he couldn’t take the path of managing the family and doing business.
Only surrendering himself to the army was a way out for him.
It wasn’t that his father hadn’t thought of arranging for him to be under someone else’s command. He was the one who hadn’t been willing. It was his seriously ill mother who had stepped in and written a letter of disownment. She had used his father’s seal and secretly handed it to him.
“Don’t tell your father yet. You can take it out when it’s difficult for you in the
Ye Residence in the future.”
Severing ties was a mother’s last kindness to her son.
This was because she knew very well that when she died, her son would completely have nothing to rely on. There would no longer be a place for him in this family.
Not long after, his mother passed away.
After his mother’s funeral ended, he took out the letter of severance. His father was furious, but he accepted this fact out of consideration for his relationship with his first wife.
He resolutely submitted to King You.
Hearing him talk about this past, King You sighed. “Ye Hanyuan, I admire your daring personality and your talent, but…”
Ye Hanyuan was afraid of hearing a rejection. “Your Highness, the princess said that back then, when Your Highness married her, she hoped that she could live as she pleases. I have nothing and can’t give the princess all of this. It’s only human nature for you to be worried about handing the princess to me. I just want to ask for a promise from His Highness.”
Yin Lixing was silent for a long time before asking, “What promise?
Ye Hanyuan said firmly, “If I can make contributions in the future and give the princess happiness, please allow me to marry the princess. If I can’t do it, I’ll also take care of the princess for the rest of my life.”
A dignified descendant of the Ye family was willing to degrade himself to get a wife. King You felt that he couldn’t refuse such sincerity.
Moreover, Ye Hanyuan valued relationships and righteousness, so he would definitely fulfill his promise.
This promise could help his daughter’s future. Why not?
So what if Ye Hanyuan couldn’t do it?
Yin Lixing did not only have a daughter. He also had a son.
Although this son was born arrogant and might not be able to take good care of his eldest sister, he would definitely not let her suffer.
After a long silence, Yin Lixing took out a red jade pendant from his pocket. “Alright, this red jade pendant is a token of love between me and the Princess Consort. I’ll allow you to have my token today, but…”
Before Ye Hanyuan could be surprised, he heard King You change the topic and stare at him sternly. His aura, which was shaped by being on the battlefield for a long time, pressed down on him until he couldn’t breathe
“You have to promise me that if Ruocha has someone she likes in the future, and that person is someone she can entrust her life to, you can’t rely on my promise and force Ruocha to be with you. It only works if you and Ruocha are willing. There’s no wishful thinking. Do you understand?”
His meaning was very clear. This red jade pendant was just his promise, but it did not represent his daughter’s wishes. If his daughter did not agree, the marriage would still not count.
Ye Hanyuan was overjoyed. He held the jade pendant with both hands. “Thank you for fulfilling my wish, Your Highness. If I can’t fulfill my promise to you in the future, or if Ruocha makes her own choice, I’ll naturally return the red jade pendant to Ruocha and won’t force her.”
However, everything that happened next was so unexpected.
The heir gathered the resources of the North and sent them to the battlefield, alleviating the danger of the rations in the army. Then, it was spread that the heir had brought the guards of the 3,000 residences to support the battlefield in the North. However, at a narrow pass, he met the 8,000 elite troops led by Harmon and killed more than 6,000 people. Among them, several famous generals of the Di Clan beat Harmon until he fled.
When the news reached the front line, the You army’s morale soared.
There was food and morale. King You grabbed the opportunity to turn the situation around in one go.
At this moment, there was news from the court that the Marquis of Weining was the commander-in-chief. The Marquis of Changxing was the general of the north and had led an army of 300,000 to help out. This made the likely outcome of this battle clearer and clearer, and everyone in the army was overjoyed.
However, no one knew that an even greater danger had descended..
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