"Damn it, you dare hit Duke Gong? Taste my Heavenly Pegasus Meteor Fist!"
*Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.* Fist met flesh.
"You think you're tired of living, coming here to cause trouble? Eat my Thousand Year Kill!"
"Ah~~~!"
Chai Shao took a dirty trick and howled in pain, clutching his backside.
"Damn it, I sprained my finger. You guys fight on, I'm going to rest for a bit."
When Chai Yue arrived at the scene, she saw a lewd, elderly but strong man lying on the ground, clutching his backside and rolling around.
If not for the clothes, she would have barely recognized this pig-headed man as her own father.
"Stop!"
A tearful shout halted the soldiers who were about to continue kicking.
"Ah, Madam!"
"Greetings, Madam!"
Chai Yue ran directly towards Chai Shao.
"Father! Father, how are you injured?"
Chai Shao was filled with shame and indignation. This was not the script he had imagined! He had wanted to take down all these soldiers and silence them, but now, every move sent stabbing pain through his rear.
"Damn it, I'll remember this dirty trick!"
The Tianhuo Army soldiers nearby, hearing Chai Yue's choked words, were instantly petrified.
"What the hell? We hit the Duke's father-in-law?"
"Could it be that the Duke's earlier instruction not to fire meant not to engage, but not to stop the fighting?"
"Madam, spare us!"
"Madam, spare us!"
"Madam, this is all a misunderstanding! Please spare us!"
The Tianhuo Army men, long accustomed to military discipline, were terrified and immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, begging for mercy.
Assaulting a sitting Duke, their own Duke's father-in-law, the former Emperor's son-in-law, and the current Emperor's brother-in-law! Any one of these titles was enough to have their entire clans executed.
Chai Yue glared at the crowd with her phoenix eyes. "What are you all standing around for? Save him first! If anything happens to my father, I'll have your heads!"
"At a time like this, instead of saving him, you're kneeling here begging for mercy?"
This was the first time Chai Yue had shown her anger since marrying into the Fang residence.
The kneeling crowd quickly got up, carried Chai Shao to the back courtyard, and simultaneously dispatched a few men to the new district to find an imperial physician for his injuries. The imperial physician had accompanied Sun Simiao and was stationed in the new district, rarely visiting the manor.
When Fang Er woke up, his head was still buzzing. He shook his head forcefully.
Xiao Qing, who was guarding by his side, immediately threw herself into his arms.
"Sob, sob, sob, Master, you really scared Qing'er to death."
"Hiss~!"
As Fang Er moved, his shoulders felt sore. He rubbed Xiao Qing's hair and comforted her, "Alright, alright, it's nothing. It's just being beaten by my father-in-law. Who told this master to forget to send someone to pick up Yue'er when he went to train the troops?"
Damn it, just before Chai Shao knocked him out, Fang Er finally realized what he had forgotten. He had promised Chai Yue that he would send Zhang Tian back to pick her up after they returned to Shenyang. However, he had been away for two months training troops. Upon his return, he hadn't remembered, being too busy with drills, steel rails, and electrolysis of aluminum. This beating was truly deserved.
"Where's Yue'er? Did she come with Father-in-law too?" Fang Er asked softly, stroking Xiao Qing's back.
"Madam has also come. She's in the next room taking care of Duke Chai," Xiao Qing straightened up. Speaking of Chai Shao, she stopped crying and instead covered her mouth, giggling softly.
Fang Er was stunned. "What happened to Father-in-law?" He only remembered shouting to his subordinates not to open fire, but he didn't know about Chai Shao being beaten.
"Duke Chai was beaten by our manor's guards. He was beaten badly," Xiao Qing, with great discretion, glanced around before whispering into Fang Er's ear. After all, if Chai Yue overheard this, it might lead to a misunderstanding.
Fang Er threw off the blanket and got out of bed. After taking just two steps, he felt the world spin.
"Damn it, this old father-in-law really hit hard!" He touched his face. Fortunately, they had only hit his head at the time, not his face. Otherwise, he would have been disfigured.
Xiao Qing quickly got up to support him, and they went to the next room.
Hearing the door open, Chai Yue turned and saw Fang Er, then walked out to meet him.
"My lord, does your head still hurt?" She reached out and touched Fang Er's head, checking for any lumps or bruises.
"No, I'm fine. How is Father-in-law?"
Chai Yue helped Fang Er to the bedside and nudged Chai Shao with her hand.
"Father, my lord has come to see you."
Chai Shao not only remained silent but also pulled the blanket over his head.
"This is too embarrassing!" Why, oh why, could his father-in-law beat him like a grandson? But his attempt to beat his son-in-law for the first time was thwarted by his son-in-law's men before he could even enjoy it? The son-in-law of a thousand years had become a father-in-law, and yet the salted fish had failed to turn things around?
"Brother Fang? Brother Chai?" Just then, a man's voice came from outside the door.
Fang Er blinked. "Who is this now? The voice sounds so familiar?" He walked over and opened the door. Good heavens, Li Xiaogong had also arrived!
"Brother Li, why are you here too?"
"Hahaha, brother has been waiting for you in Shenyang for two months and still hasn't seen you return. The Emperor ordered you to take brother over there to get money. If you don't go back, brother will come to find you. I heard you beat up Old Chai? What's going on, let me take a look?" Li Xiaogong pushed his way into the room without any hesitation.
Fang Er was extremely awkward, but he couldn't stop him. This was also a relative. Forget it. Let him look. Anyway, the one who was embarrassed was the old man on the bed.
"Yue'er pays her respects to Uncle."
"This servant greets the King of Hejian."
Chai Yue and Xiao Qing stood up to pay their respects to Li Xiaogong, who waved them off. He walked to the bedside and plopped down.
"Duke Chai?"
"Marquis Chai?"
"Brother-in-law?"
"Chai Shao?"
Li Xiaogong called out four different titles with schadenfreude, but Chai Shao simply didn't respond.
"Damn it, I have no face to see anyone!"
"Old Chai, I heard you were stabbed? Where were you stabbed? Get up and let me see!"
Well, with his saying that, Chai Shao was even less likely to get up. Not only did he not get up, but he was gnashing his teeth under the covers, vowing to tear apart the Tianhuo soldier who played that dirty trick, or his hatred would not be appeased!
"Alright, you lie there. I'm going to drink with Brother Fang!" Li Xiaogong saw that he wasn't responding and felt a bit bored. He pulled Fang Er out of the room.
Chai Yue stood up to see them off at the door, then returned to guard Chai Shao.
In the courtyard, while waiting for Li Baoju to prepare food, Fang Er and Li Xiaogong began to chat.