Chapter 116: Forced Marriage

  Arranged marriage

  Yin Ruofei finished shouting and closed her eyes, waiting for the result. But except for Rong Jingze's "Little Fly", no one else spoke up.

  Yin Ruofei slowly opened his eyes to find the two people in the room staring at him with four eyes, and his face suddenly flushed red before gradually turning pale.

  Rong Jingze looked at his eyes, naturally loving and doting, letting him take a glance, he fell into that doting, how could he bear to move his eyes away. But his father Yin Haicheng's eyes were not so wonderful, looking at him, as if looking at an enemy who would cut off his descendants.

  "Cough... Dad..." So many sons, and now a younger son too, not lacking in legitimate children either. Why glare at him like that? Yan Ruofei suddenly felt wronged.

  No matter in his past life or this life, he seemed to be not the son that Yin Haicheng was most proud of. In his past life, it was natural, but in this life, after he reincarnated and worked so hard, his father still valued his older brother more.

  He wasn't jealous, but that sour feeling couldn't be suppressed. They were both sons, so why was he inferior to others?

  After being taken away by Rong Jingze, he rarely returned to the Hou Mansion. His food and clothing were all provided for in the Ze Wang Mansion, and from a psychological perspective, the Ze Wang Mansion was actually his true home. Now that he was with Ze Wang, this Hou Mansion was even more dispensable. Perhaps this time, his father Yin Haicheng would drive him out of the house again and abandon him as his son once more.

  "Yin Ruofei, you unfilial son! Kneel down for me at once!" Yin Haicheng slapped the armrest, and Yin Ruofei pouted and knelt down.

  "Do you really...really want to be with Zewang?" Yin Haicheng, although he had a thick skin, couldn't bring himself to say the word "marry". The Yin family had been generals for generations, and since their ancestors followed the great emperor to conquer the country, they had never produced someone like this.

  He originally thought that Yin Ruofei would bring his family into another glorious era, but who knew it would end up like this.

  "Dad, I've made up my mind." Yin Ruofei said with her head down.

  "Hmph, a male concubine, is it worth it to you?" Yin Haicheng was still uncomfortable. "If in the future the prince gets tired of you and divorces you, my Yin family will not want you!"

  Rong Jingze's face changed color, just about to speak, was stopped by Yin Haicheng's hand gesture.

  Rong Jingze's face looked extremely unsightly, he never dared to let Xiao Fei think of anything bad. Although he had sworn to heaven that this life would not abandon Yin Ruofei, but Xiao Fei was still young after all, and being a husband was indeed not easy, if this time scared Xiao Fei, making him have a timid heart...

  Rong Jingze looked at Yin Haicheng with an unkind gaze. If Xiao Fei was really intimidated by him, the person would still have to be married, and the wedding would still have to take place. The benefits would not be given to this old man at all!

  Yin Ruofei couldn't help but lift her head after hearing Yin Haicheng's words, looking at Rong Jingze with an extremely pale face. Rong Jingze's heart rose to his throat, fearing that Yin Ruofei would change her mind on the spot.

  Until Rong Jingze involuntarily trembled slightly, Yin Ruofei slowly opened his mouth.

  "If there's that day, I will never bring shame to our family. I'd rather die." Yin Ruofei spoke with a pale face.

  "I won't! I won't let you die!" Rong Jingze suddenly stood up, "I will absolutely not betray you."

  "Don't worry." Yin Ruofei's face was still pale, but he smiled softly, "If you betray me, I'll drag you down to death with me. Even in death, I won't part with you."

  "That's good, that's good." Upon hearing Yin Ruofei's words, Rong Jingze not only didn't get angry, but instead felt a weight lifted off his shoulders. He ran over to pull up Xiao Fei and hug him into his own arms. "When we die, let Xiaoming or Xiaoming's son bury us in the imperial mausoleum, we'll be together even in death."

  "Why still want Xiaoming's son?" Yin Ruofei was puzzled.

  "Hmph. We're so happy, how can we not outlive him!" Rong Jingze let out a cold snort, last time's grudge, he still hasn't avenged it yet, cursing him is also something that should be done.

  The two of them hugged each other tightly, completely ignoring everyone else.

  Yin Haicheng's face twisted in anger, and after a long while, he flung his sleeve and said, "I don't care anymore!"

  "Thank you... Father." Yin Ruofei said it with all his heart for the first time in two lifetimes to Yin Haicheng.

  Yin Haicheng walked away with a hum, although he was still resentful in his heart. Seeing his son like this, it's probably hard to change his mind now. With the emperor's arranged marriage, if Ze Wang really wrongs him in the future, he'll have to go and seek justice again. Only the heir in his heart is gone now, who will inherit this marquisate?

  Jin Yuan is definitely not suitable. Ruochen is too young.

  Alas.

  Yin Haicheng let out a sigh, fortunately he still had many years to live, so he could only start cultivating a new successor again. He just hoped that Ruo Chen would listen and not follow in his brother's footsteps... Tsk tsk tsk!

  "Fei Er." Now that the annoying person had finally left, Rong Jing Ze also felt relieved. He pulled the person into his arms and carefully examined the wounds. Only after seeing that Rong Shi had meticulously cleaned out the dirt and applied medicine to each of the injuries did he feel at ease. "Trust me, I'll be good to you for a lifetime."

  "Hmm." Yin Ruofei suddenly smiled, "Master Uncle, even if you really don't want me anymore, I won't kill you..."

  "You..." Before Rong Jingze could say anything, Yin Ruofei grasped his face and pressed her lips against his.

  After a while, Yin Ruofei finally let go of him and whispered in his ear, "Because I couldn't bear to."

  "Fei'er......" Rong Jingze buried his head in Yin Ruofei's arms, not speaking for a long time. Yin Ruofei felt something was strange, lifted up the other person's head, and only then discovered that Rong Jingze had cried a lot, his chest already wet with tears.

  "Master Shu, you actually cried!" Yin Ruofei exclaimed in surprise.

  "Shut up." Rong Jingze glared back with unshed tears, "I'm so angry at you!"

  "What did I do to offend you?" Yin Ruofei pouted, "I think I performed well today."

  "Hmm."

  "Master uncle, you want to reward me."

  "How to reward?"

  "Hmm... Tonight, Shifu asked me to kiss him." Yin Ruofei's eyes sparkled with light.

  Rong Jingze almost burst out laughing, who is this reward for? He can let Xiao Fei take the initiative to kiss him, he would rather have Yin Haicheng come to disturb him every day!

  Although he was delighted in his heart, a hint of unwillingness flashed across Rong Jingze's face, as if he had suffered a great loss.

  Yin Ruofei's heart grew even more anxious at the sight, "Shifu!"

  "Fine, okay, just this once." Rong Jingze said with a reluctant expression.

  The great army defeated the Jin State at the border and was welcomed by the people of all counties along the way, and when they arrived in the capital, this situation became even more apparent.

  Rong Jingze was still riding in his own carriage, but his unique carriage was recognized by everyone in the capital. The people on both sides of the street, especially the young women and daughters-in-law, somehow managed to find flowers and threw them onto Rong Jingze's carriage.

  Of course, this is not exclusive to Rong Jingze. After several victories were reported back, Yin Ruofei, who had already made a name for himself in the capital, also became one of those who were showered with flowers.

  Gong Jiu, who was driving the horse carriage, couldn't help but burst out laughing at Yin Ruofei's disheveled appearance. Unfortunately, his own face wasn't much better off, and just as he opened his mouth to laugh, a flower landed in it. The originally disgruntled Yin Ruofei suddenly felt appeased.

  On the Golden Hall, civil and military officials stood in rows on both sides, waiting for Rong Jingze and Yin Haicheng to ascend. Rong Jingze led the way into the grand hall wearing his armor, followed by Commander-in-Chief Yin Haicheng who led the crowd behind him. They all knelt down and shouted "Long live!"

  The emperor excitedly got up from the dragon chair, and with both hands, he encouraged the two leaders for a long time.

  The two of them stood up, the emperor sat back down and ordered the grand eunuch beside him to read out the imperial edict that had been written long ago. The officials were overjoyed at their promotions and newfound wealth.

  "Where's Yin Ruofei?" The emperor looked around but didn't see his figure anywhere.

  "I report to Your Majesty......" Yin Haicheng awkwardly raised his head, "The child is young and impulsive, I had him wait outside the palace..."

  Yin Haicheng actually had an ulterior motive, and Rong Jingze had already communicated with him, but Yin Haicheng's old face couldn't bear it, so he added a layer of consideration and directly left Yin Ruofei outside the palace.

  The emperor looked at Yin Haicheng with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression. Although Yin Haicheng had rendered great service to the throne in the past, and the emperor still held him in high esteem after all these years, there was an unbridgeable gap between them as ruler and subject. The emperor's majesty was not something to be trifled with, and this one glance made Yin Haicheng feel uneasy and guilty, causing him to lower his head nervously.

  His Majesty has the air of an emperor, it's not hard to see that. But this old minister has followed him for so many years, he can't say anything about it. Moreover, looking at his expression, he also knows, it seems that there is hope for the younger brother's matter.

  "Since he's outside, let him come in."

  Yin Ruofei was sitting on the steps of the great hall, not far away, with a grass stalk in his mouth, pondering what the emperor would say. Suddenly, there were footsteps behind him, and Yin Ruofei turned around to see a small eunuch hurrying over.

  "Your Majesty has summoned you, Lord Yin."

  Yin Ruofei's eyes lit up, knowing that the Emperor must be referring to that matter. However, thinking of his father and the civil and military officials, he felt a bit apprehensive. Nevertheless, he still had to enter first before saying anything.

  The people who had just arrived were already standing on both sides, and Yin Ruofei's face turned redder as she walked. She thought to herself that this was even more eye-catching than when everyone knelt down together earlier. Yin Haicheng obviously also noticed this and now brought it up separately, wasn't he afraid of drawing even more attention to himself? This was truly a miscalculation.

  Yin Ruofei was not the first time he saw the emperor, after carefully and solemnly paying his respects, the emperor did not let him stand up straight, but instead had a slightly serious expression.

  "Yin Ruofei, I have already learned of your meritorious service in this battle."

  "I should be loyal to the country." Yin Ruofei dared not take credit and knocked his head again.

  "Merit is merit, demerit is demerit, rewards and punishments must be clearly distinguished. You have fought bravely in battles, first with the solo ride to burn down the enemy's grain and grass, then with the cooperation of Da Yue Shi to successfully besiege Da Jin, and there were also several battles that ended beautifully in between. My dear officials, should this elite of our great dynasty be rewarded or not?"

  Everyone heard the emperor's praise of Yin Ruofei and knew that he was about to reward him. At this time, they naturally wouldn't say that it wasn't deserved, but instead chorused in unison, shouting that it was deserved.

  His Majesty smiled slightly and said, "Very well, I shall grant it."

  The eunuch beside him received a nod from the emperor and stepped forward with the imperial edict that had been prepared in advance, "By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..."

  All the civil and military officials, including Yin Ruofei, listened quietly. When Yin Ruofei heard that he was being conferred as Marquis Chengen, he could no longer care about etiquette, and looked up in shock.

  Cheng En Hou, what is that? Only the maternal family of the Empress Dowager and the Queen can be called Cheng En Gong. He's just a small son of a marquis, even if he has made achievements, how could he be granted the title of Cheng En Hou?

  The next sentence shocked all the ministers, and after a month, he gave Yin Ruofei to Heze Wang as his wife, and moved into Heze Wang's mansion.