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After pondering for a moment, Ye Chen decided to tell the truth. He had indeed only fed Lou Yu a single bite of food, and he had done so with the intention of making him choke. Could Pei Guanjing really be jealous over something like that?
Jealousy? Suddenly, Ye Chen felt as if he had been struck by a revelation. He looked up sharply, his bright, clear eyes piercing straight into Pei Guanjing's heart.
Pei Guanjing gazed at him, noticing how Ye Chen's lips were slightly pursed, and the mist in his dark eyes resembled a spring breeze that began to crack the icy surface of a lake.
In an instant, Pei Guanjing's heart softened. Faced with such a Ye Chen, he found it impossible to maintain a cold demeanor and speak to him reproachfully.
He sighed gently, leaned slightly forward, placed his hand on Ye Chen's shoulder, and said softly, "I haven't figured out how to interact with you these days. I may have spoken too harshly just now. But you should keep some distance from Lou Yu; don’t get too close. It’s not good for you."
"Why not? I'm leaving soon. He is my best brother in the Military Camp. Can't I spend a few more days with him?"
At this, Pei Guanjing paused for a moment but quickly replied, "That might not be possible. In two days, He Mu Ming will receive a letter from your father, and then you and I will leave the Military Camp. The fewer people who know about your identity, the better. As for Lou Yu, he has endured quite a bit during his years in the army; I believe his cousin, Princess Huaiyang, will take him back to Cangzhou. You don’t need to worry; perhaps you will have the chance to see each other again in the future."
Ye Chen's lips twitched slightly; it was clear that this guy was indeed jealous. The anger in his eyes dissipated quickly upon hearing Pei Guanjing refer to Lou Yu as his brother.
"Alright, I understand, Master."
Seeing him nod, Pei Guanjing sighed again and said, "Don't call me Master anymore." After a pause, he added earnestly, "I am your future husband; you don’t need to be so formal with me."
Ye Chen: "..." Here we go again with the reminders!
In any case, the misunderstandings between the two gradually faded away.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, He Mu Ming was inspecting the military camp when suddenly a subordinate presented him with an urgent letter from King Huai'an—sent with express delivery from three hundred miles away.
"How strange; Liu Jin actually sent me a message," He Mu Ming remarked as he took the letter and opened it.
The smile on his face froze instantly upon reading its contents. After finishing the letter, he slowly raised his gaze toward a certain direction in the Military Camp—the very direction where Pei Guanjing and Ye Chen were located in the Medical Camp.
A quarter of an hour later, inside the Main Tent.
"Speak up. Since you are the son of King Huai'an, why didn't you tell me earlier? Is it fun to deceive this general?" He Mu Ming's gaze was sharp, like a blade sweeping toward Ye Chen, who shrank back, too frightened to look up.
"Or are you saying that what you were looking for has already been found, so there's no need for the charade anymore?"
Hmm? What does that mean? Does He Mu Ming think he is in cahoots with Pei Guanjing? No, he only found out later that he had a so-called good father-in-law; how could that be his fault?
Ye Chen lowered his head and hurriedly retorted, "I truly did not know that King Huai'an was my biological father. I had no intention of hiding it from you, General. It's just..."
Hearing He Mu Ming's derisive laugh, Ye Chen helplessly looked up. It seemed that no matter how much he explained now, He Mu Ming would not believe him. Once the seed of suspicion was sown, nothing he said would matter.
In the afternoon at the Medical Camp, Pei Guanjing was still completing the final handover with Doctor Liu.
Doctor Liu was elderly, and Pei Guanjing could not simply push all responsibilities onto him and walk away. Fortunately, he had previously hired a physician at a high salary in town to take over his position in the army. Even though he and He Mu Ming were at odds politically, these were Tianqi's soldiers, and he would not let them lose their life support because of his departure.
While busy with these matters, a shadowy figure sent to protect Ye Chen reported that He Mu Ming had sent someone to take Ye Chen away.
He Mu Ming did not dare to act against Ye Chen now. Since they had already revealed their cards, there was no need to hide their engagement anymore. Moreover, He Mu Ming must have received news by now and learned about Ye Chen's true identity.
"I never expected you to be a Kun Ze. Well, you're not bad-looking; I should have thought of it sooner. It was just the lack of Xin Xiang that momentarily blinded me," He Mu Ming said as he rested his chin on his hand and slowly circled around Ye Chen, beginning to comment.
"Tell me, what do you think would happen if the people in the Military Camp found out you were a Kun Ze?" Suddenly, He Mu Ming leaned down with a mischievous grin and spoke directly into Ye Chen's face.
"And what if they did?"
It was Pei Guanjing who had arrived.
Ye Chen felt as if he had found a lifeline; he quickly turned around and stepped back to hide behind Pei Guanjing. He Mu Ming's smile was too sinister; he couldn't gauge whether this guy might turn on him just because he couldn't find Xiao Feng!
"Don't worry about it, General He. Ye Chen is my fiancée, and her matters are my matters. If you need anything from General He in the future, just come to me first!" With that, Pei Guanjing tightly grasped Ye Chen's arm and left the Main Tent without looking back.
As Ye Chen took a glance back when the curtain was lifted, she saw He Mu Ming standing in the shadows with a dark expression on his face, looking extremely displeased.
"Isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to leave like this? After all, this is General He's territory."
Hearing this, Pei Guanjing glanced at him and replied, "It's nothing. Even so, he won't easily take action against us. He has family in the capital and won't do anything to us."
Family in the capital? At this thought, Ye Chen remembered Muer and wondered how Young Master Mu was doing now.
Even if a pregnant Kun Ze managed to escape from the Military Camp, there was no one to assist him, and she couldn't imagine what dangers he might face. However, since there had been no news of him, he should have returned to the Wolf Tribe by now, back home!
Ye Chen smiled gently as she lowered her head.
After smiling, she noticed that someone was pulling her forward. Ye Chen looked up silently at Pei Guanjing, who was leading her along.
He said nothing, his calm demeanor always unruffled in the face of events. He walked ahead but deliberately matched his pace with hers.
With Pei Guanjing around, she should be safe on her way home!
Thinking this, Ye Chen smiled again.
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