"My respects, Baron of Pingyang!"
Chen Zhongyi knelt in greeting the moment he entered.
"Hahahaha, Standard-Bearer Chen, please, rise."
Pei Shaoqing laughed and made a gesture to help him up.
Chen Zhongyi rose and said with a smile, "Upon hearing of your Lordship's promotion and ennoblement, this humble one was overjoyed. I came in a hurry today, so I will deliver my congratulatory gift another day."
'Damn it, it really pays to have a good father!'
Killing the Kaiyang Saint Heir was indeed a great achievement.
But Chen Zhongyi believed that if it had been him, the most he could have hoped for was a promotion to Hundred Households Commander. He couldn't even dream of being ennobled.
He couldn't count on his own father, so his only option was to cling to Pei Shaoqing's coattails and give his son a head start in life.
"Gifts are for outsiders. There's no need for such formalities between brothers," Pei Shaoqing said with a grin, waving his hand dismissively.
