Chapter 91

  Hematemesis

  "What?" Yin Haicheng's teacup fell to the ground. Chen Shi looked at Yin Haicheng with a very ugly expression on his face, which had even turned somewhat purple.

  "Master Hou, Master Hou, what's wrong with you......" Chen Shi was startled and hurriedly called for someone, at this moment she didn't care about anything else.

  Yin Haicheng only felt a suffocating sensation in his chest, stars flashing before his eyes, and a wave of dizziness accompanied by nausea. Suddenly, a sweet taste filled his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out. Even Chen Shi, a calm and composed woman, couldn't help but let out a startled cry.

  Because of Jin Yuan's wedding, Yin Ruofei was also at home and didn't go back. Upon hearing the servant's report, she furrowed her brow and hurried over. Logically speaking, with such a big happy event in the house today, Chen Shi shouldn't have anything to be alarmed about.

  Yin Ruofei was the first to arrive at Yin Haicheng's study. Jin Yuan was busy with his wedding, so no one disturbed him.

  Yin Ruofei stepped inside and saw Chen's tear-stained face, with a puddle of blood on the floor.

  "Dad." Yin Ruofei quickly took a few steps forward and grasped Yin Haicheng's pulse.

  "Feier, how are you?" Chen asked anxiously in a low voice.

  "Someone's coming." Yin Ruofei didn't respond to her, instead she first shouted towards the outside for a few servants to come in. "Carry Lord Hou to the bed."

  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yin Ruofei ordered his servant to go back to the house and fetch his silver needle. As a medical student, he always carried it with him, but today being his elder brother's wedding day, he had put it aside for the time being.

  Zi Ling responded with a sound and soon brought back the silver needle.

  At this time, Yin Haicheng was lying on the bed in the study, with his clothes unbuttoned and his chest exposed.

  Yin Ruofei retreated four weeks and began to perform acupuncture because he couldn't be disturbed, so Chen also had to wait outside.

  "What's wrong with Father?" Jinming, Jinqin and Jinhai brothers all rushed over. Jinming and Jinqin greeted Chen Shi with a bow and called out "Mother". Jinhai was more arrogant, just casually uttering a word of greeting, but at this time Chen Shi didn't bother to argue with him either.

  "Master Hou just suddenly spat up blood and fainted." Chen Shi's face was full of worry, she didn't think this matter would have such a big impact on Yin Haicheng. But it's also no wonder, such a humiliating thing, someone as proud as Yin Haicheng, how could he bear it.

  "Where's Father?" Jingqin looked around.

  "Master Hou is inside, Fei'er is inside... can't go!" Chen Shi's words were not finished, Jinhe had already taken big strides towards the inside, Chen Shi hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop him.

  "We are all sons of our fathers, why can he enter and we cannot?" Jin was not very old, but his face was full of anger, and at this moment, his expression was extremely ferocious.

  "Feier is inside getting an injection, how can you disturb her casually? You'd better wait!" Chen's face suddenly sank, she was not intimidated by him.

  Jinming is Jin's older brother, seeing his younger brother like this, he hurried over to pull him, "What are you shouting about, not even going to one side." Jinming is now sixteen and considered a big boy. However, he has always been timid and it was the first time he was so fierce with his younger brother.

  Jin He gave Jin Ming a sideways glance, "Brother, you really know how to flatter people. Do you think that by flattering the eldest son, you'll get something good out of it?" Jin He and Ruo Fei were born in the same year, but with a difference of more than half a year between them. Since childhood, he had never gotten along with Ruo Fei and always spoke to him in a sarcastic tone.

  However, the two men's status was too far apart. Not to mention Ruo Fei and Jin Yuan, even Er Ge Jin Tang and San Ge Jin Hong had more face than him in front of Yin Hai Cheng. It was precisely because of this that he felt increasingly unbalanced in his heart, with a strange and unpredictable temper, not even sparing his own brother, constantly scolding him. Fortunately, Jin He had a timid and good temperament, otherwise, there would be no peace in this household.

  Bang!

  A slap landed on Jinhe's face.

  Jin Ming had always been a silent presence, but at this moment he slapped his hand over, not only startling Jin He and Chen Shi, but also stunning Jin Qian.

  "How dare you hit me?" Jinhe's voice rose several decibels, almost blowing off the roof.

  "I'm your brother, why can't I hit you? If you speak out of turn again, I'll hit you." Jinhe was small but well-developed, even taller than 16-year-old Jinming. However, at this moment, Jinming, who was usually timid, slightly raised his head, his face very calm, without a hint of the usual panic. His voice was soft, but everyone present had no doubt that if Jinhe said anything else, he would definitely be slapped.

  At this time, Yin Ruofei had already picked up the needle, and Yin Haicheng slowly opened his eyes, "Fei'er..."

  "Dad." Yin Ruofei put away the needle and helped Yin Haicheng sit up. "How are you feeling?"

  "Much better." Yin Haicheng smiled and said, "Your medical skills are quite good. You truly live up to being a disciple of the Divine Doctor."

  "Dad, you're so angry that the blood you've been holding in has finally come out. Now that it's out, you'll be fine. Just have the kitchen make some nourishing soup for the next couple of days."

  Yin Haicheng nodded. He had been injured on the battlefield before, and that was the time he almost died nine times. At that time, the doctor also said that he had blood stasis, but it couldn't be induced for the time being. Unexpectedly, it was a unfilial daughter who made him vomit it out with anger.

  "What's going on?" He was usually a deep and calculating person, although he was confused when it came to women, but other things were very clever. He really couldn't figure out what could make him so angry.

  Yin Haicheng was about to speak when a quarrel between Jin Ming and his brother came from outside. Jin Ming's calm tone, however, raised Yin Ruofei's eyebrows in surprise. She didn't expect her usually cowardly brother to have such a moment. But this Jin He really needed to be taught a lesson, and not bothering with him didn't mean she was afraid of him.

  Yin Haicheng grunted and Yin Ruofei helped him up. The father and son walked towards the outer room together.

  Outside, Jinhe was already furious. He had always been arrogant at home, and the two most powerful people, Jinyuan and Ruofei, were rarely at home. The second and third elders were not there either, leaving only Jinming and Jinqin. These two people were not confrontational and never argued with him, which made him even more unaware of his place.

  At this time, Jinming was furious, he wouldn't take a step back, he was almost out of breath.

  After a few sentences of ignorant insults, Jinming did not disappoint the crowd and slapped him again. This made Jin He completely furious, raising his fist to hit Jinming.

  Jin Qin stretched out his hand to block him, but was pushed away by him. Poor Jin Qin was a pure bookworm, and with this push, he fell straight back five or six steps, almost colliding with Madame Chen's body.

  Yin Ruofei took a step forward, grabbed Jin Qinxue's clothes, and with a slight turn of her foot, she used her strength to pull him over. She quickly walked a few more steps and then grabbed Jin He's arm, slamming it down heavily.

  Yin Haicheng supported Chen Shi who was dodging in a fluster and looked at Yin Ruofei nodding.

  Those two moves looked simple, but they revealed a solid foundation of skill. The technique of borrowing force to neutralize force, as well as the powerful arm strength, made Yin Haicheng feel proud.

  Jinhe threw a punch, but someone grabbed him from behind. He tried to struggle free, only to find that the hand holding him was like an iron hoop, not allowing him to move even half an inch.

  Jinming was overtaken by Jinhe a few steps, taking advantage of the gap between Jinqin's blocks to retreat a few steps, but the two were far apart in height and physique, and soon they were pressed close again, helplessly closing their eyes.

  The expected fist didn't come down, Jinming slightly opened his eyes and suddenly widened them. That powerful-looking punch was caught by Yin Ruofei with ease. Seeing that Jin struggled to break free for half a day without any success, Jinming knew that the two had a huge gap in their abilities.

  "Hmph." Seeing that Jin Ming was fine, Yin Ruo Fei shook her hand and let go of him. The force she used made Jin He retreat seven or eight steps back. By the time he looked at his wrist, it had already swollen into a purplish-blue color.

  "I'm your elder brother, how dare you treat me like this?"

  "Fourth brother is also a brother, how come you don't have half a bit of respect?" Yin Ruofei sneered. This kind of good-for-nothing, he really didn't want to bother with him much. The difference between legitimate and illegitimate sons, he actually put on airs in front of him. If he had ability and a noble status, like Jin Yuan, it would be okay, but he was the most disappointing son of the current Marquis Hou's household, yet he dared to show off.

  Jin Ming and Jin Qin were too lazy to bother with him, but when they saw Yin Haicheng come out of the inner room and sit down in a chair, they hurriedly went forward to pay their respects, their concerned expressions completely genuine.

  "It's rare that you're all so filial, with Fei'er around, I'm at ease now." Yin Haicheng said with a smile. These few sons are still quite good, although none of them can practice martial arts, but as long as they have a good nature, it's better than anything else.

  Looking at Qi Zi's tall and slender figure again, he was overjoyed and couldn't speak. This martial art is indeed solid, it seems that Ze Wang has indeed cultivated him with great care.

  "Jin He, why don't you come and see your father." Chen Shi said coldly. This kind of illegitimate child is a lingering threat, let Yin Hai Cheng know his character early on, and it's better to drive him out sooner rather than later.

  "Father's eyes, where is his son now? Probably only those who are good at flattering and bootlicking!" Jin He said angrily.

  "Does Sixth Brother think that being filial to Father and Mother is just trying to curry favor?" Jin Qian is now studying at the Imperial Academy, his knowledge has greatly increased, not to mention his mouth has also made great progress. Scholars' words are like knives, cutting deep into one's heart. Not to mention that Jin He was originally someone who lacked tact and couldn't speak well, even if he could, Jin Qian would still be able to misinterpret his words.

  As expected, Yin Haicheng's face turned even uglier, and he coldly stared at Jin He, "This unfilial son, unfilial to his parents, bullying his elder brother, is simply a beast."

  He ignored Chen's and others' persuasions, ordered the servants to drag him out and gave him twenty strokes of the cane. This was the family law of Zhenjiang Marquis Manor, which was a military general's household, and this punishment was also the same as in the army camp.

  Only house slaves and servants usually get beaten. It's rare for young masters to get beaten. In the past, only Yin Ruofei was crippled in one leg after being beaten.

  Outside, Jin He was dragged away and beaten, screaming loudly. Yin Haicheng's expression didn't change. Dead people on the battlefield were a common sight, let alone just being beaten. In the military camp, those who broke military discipline and got beaten were numerous, this was already considered light.

  Everyone ignored Jinhe, and Madame Chen ordered someone to close the door, saying that it was a shameful thing for their family.

  As soon as this was said, the three brothers all changed their expressions. This concerns the family's reputation and door, if it gets out, they will all be looked down upon, and the unmarried girls in the house will have no way to live. The seven young ladies, how can they get married in the future?

  Yin Ruofei was the most furious, his face turned pale. The two younger sisters were easy to deal with, one was Chen Niang's youngest daughter Ruyun, and the other was Tongfang Xu Shi's daughter Ruya. These two younger sisters had low status and were not close to him, so he naturally wouldn't worry about them.

  But Jiǔ's younger sister, Ruòlán, was different.