The Three Kingdoms: I asked you to save Guan Yu, not to destroy Sun Quan.

Chapter 562 I treated you like a brother, and you actually flirted with my sister?

Guan Xing knew perfectly well that Liu Bei must have known about Liu Shan's surrender of the city, which was why he treated Liu Shan differently. If Liu Shan wasn't his only adult son, he might have replaced Liu Shan as the crown prince.

Although the crown prince has not been changed, there are still some concerns about Liu Shan. These concerns are evident on his face and Liu Shan noticed them, which is why Liu Shan asked this question.

But how was he supposed to respond to that? Was he supposed to say, "I stabbed you in the back"?

Isn't this just asking for trouble?

Guan Xing had no choice but to laugh it off, saying, "Who cares? His Majesty didn't beat you up, so what's there to worry about? Let's go drink first, and we won't leave until we're drunk tonight."

After saying this, he ordered someone to find Xia Tong to come and meet him, and then led Liu Shan and the others straight to his private canteen at the construction site.

Xia Tong's official rank is too low to be eligible to attend court assemblies; at this time, he's probably still sleeping soundly at home.

Not long after Guan Xing and Liu Shan arrived at the canteen, Xia Tong, who had been summoned, also rushed over.

Xia Tong wasn't wearing armor today, but a brand new black robe. This robe was clearly tailor-made, and combined with his 1.8-meter height and thick beard reaching his ears, he looked as strong as a black bear.

But the shameless Xia Tong, holding the folding fan he had taken from Guan Xing, bowed and said, "Your subject Xia Tong greets Your Highness the Crown Prince and all the generals."

Then, straightening his chest and waving his folding fan, he asked, "How about it? Don't you have a dashing and erudite air about you?"

These words almost made Guan Xing vomit. He rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you have any self-awareness? As a general, what are you trying to achieve by being pretentious? Don't try to be like those pedantic scholars, all that smugness... wait..."

During the tirade, he suddenly noticed a jade pendant hanging from Xia Tong's waist. Instinctively, he reached out, took it off, and examined it closely for a long time. With a look of astonishment, he asked, "This jade pendant looks like the one Yinping took from me yesterday. It was a gift from my wife, chosen from her dowry. Why is it hanging on your waist?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Shan, Zhang Bao, Mi Wei, and Jiang Wei all looked at Xia Tong, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Xia Tong's smile froze instantly, and he stammered, "Um, would you believe me if I said I stole it?"

"I don't believe you!" Guan Xing angrily rolled up his sleeves and lunged at Xia Tong. Xia Tong saw that things were not going well and turned to run away. Guan Xing chased after him relentlessly, cursing, "Xia Tong, you bastard, I treated you like a brother and you seduced my sister?"

Watching the two chasing each other, Liu Shan, Zhang Bao, and the others exchanged bewildered glances. After a long pause, Liu Shan finally asked, "Xingguo, you didn't instigate this, did you? You did say you would marry Yinping to Xia Tong."

Zhang Bao's expression changed slightly, and he quickly defended himself, saying, "Heaven and earth bear witness, I was just talking, I didn't take any action. Besides, Yinping has only been in Jiangling for a few days, when did Xia Tong make his move?"

Liu Shan snorted coldly, "It's not certain whether he or Yinping will make the move. I can guarantee that the black robe he's wearing was a gift from Yinping, and it was sewn by Yinping herself."

Zhang Bao exclaimed in astonishment, "Really?"

Liu Shan sighed, "How is it impossible? That black robe and silver screen were started being sewn on the way to Jiangling. It was originally intended as a gift for Brother Tanzhi (Guan Ping), but now it's ended up with Xia Tong. Maybe the two of them are already..."

Zhang Bao's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Then what are we waiting for? Quickly pull An Guo back so he doesn't hurt his brother-in-law!"

After saying that, he rushed towards Guan Xing first, and the others quickly followed, hugging Guan Xing tightly from behind and pleading, "An Guo, calm down, this is our brother-in-law."

Xia Tong ran over to her side, clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said with a smile, "Second Brother, don't worry, I will treat Yinping well."

Guan Xing struggled but couldn't break free from Zhang Bao and the others' grasp. He kicked wildly in the air a few times in anger before sighing, "Girls grow up and leave home! Tell me honestly, how did you manage to kidnap my sister?"

When did this guy do it? He's kept it incredibly secret!

Xia Tong chuckled, touching his nose, "It's a long story, why don't we chat while we eat?"

"Get out of the way..." Guan Xing pushed aside Zhang Bao, Mi Wei, and the others, then angrily turned and went into the kitchen.

What else could he do? He couldn't just beat Xia Tong up, could he?

What did Guan Yinping see in this kid?

After exchanging glances for a moment, the group split into two. Liu Chan went to comfort Guan Xing's wounded heart, while the others surrounded Xia Tong, asking for details, focusing on how far the two had progressed and whether they had had any physical relationship.

Soon the food was served, and everyone sat around the table. Guan Xing breathed a sigh of relief after learning from Zhang Bao and the others that the two had not broken through the defenses. He then asked, "Tell me, how did you two meet?"

Xia Tong scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "I met you last time when we went out of the city to welcome His Highness the Crown Prince. After that, I led troops on patrol and passed by Yinping's tent..."

Needless to say, they saw each other every day and were mutually attracted to each other, making it difficult for them not to have sex.

Although Guan Xing strongly suspected that Xia Tong had deliberately gone to patrol his house, he had no evidence. He could only pat Xia Tong on the shoulder and sigh, "I support free love, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to get past my father."

Xia Tong said firmly, "Second Brother, don't worry, I will definitely persuade the General."

After saying that, he personally poured wine for Guan Xing and said with a smile, "But this matter still needs your help, Second Brother, what do you think..."

Guan Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Let me make it clear beforehand that I support your free choice in marriage. Girls will get married sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter who she marries. It's safer if she marries one of your own brothers, but..."

"As your brother-in-law, I agree to this marriage, but as your brother, I don't recommend that you have anything to do with my sister."

Xia Tong's expression changed slightly, and he quickly asked, "Why?"

Guan Xing said, "Let me make this clear beforehand. What I'm about to say is purely rational and devoid of any emotion. Yinping is, after all, the only daughter of a great general, while you come from a very humble background. Marrying Yinping would be a step up for you, do you admit that?"

Xia Tong nodded; this was an undeniable fact.

Guan Xing continued, "My father, my elder brother, and I won't have any objections to this. After all, our Guan family also comes from a humble background. But Yinping, you can't figure out a woman's mind. She's prone to impulsive words and actions without considering the consequences. You two are naturally fine now that you're in love, but can you expect to avoid conflicts and arguments when you live together in the future?"

"To give you a simple example, if you two have a fight and things get heated, and Yinping says something like, 'You're where you are today only because of my dad's support, without my dad you're nothing,' how would you feel?"

As a brother, Guan Xing sincerely advised against marrying a wealthy woman, because he had seen too many tragic cases of men from humble backgrounds marrying rich women in later generations.

One of his brothers in the police force married the chief's daughter, but his status in the family was lower than that of a dog. Not only did his wife openly cheat on him, but she also didn't go back to her hometown when her parents-in-law passed away. She didn't treat his relatives like human beings at all.

Every time I drink with that guy, he cries and says that his biggest regret in life is marrying the bureau chief's daughter. If he had the chance to do it all over again, he would never get married.

These are all lessons learned in blood. Guan Xing considered Xia Tong his brother and naturally didn't want him to end up in the same situation. You have to understand that the Han Dynasty didn't have the Three Obediences and Four Virtues of the Ming and Qing Dynasties; relationships between men and women were very open.

Xia Tong's face twitched upon hearing this, clearly indicating that he had taken it to heart and was having second thoughts about his future status in the family.

Seeing this, Liu Shan quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, alright, why are you talking about this? Xia Tong, don't listen to his nonsense. Just do what you're supposed to do. Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet at such a young age. Let's eat."