Chapter 262 Hou Yuanji Enters the Palace

Xie Deyao was stunned.

He noticed that the eyes of the people around him were all focused on him.

The undisguised mockery made him feel a little embarrassed, and he reminded her loudly: "Xie Yuyan, I am your father, do you really think you can kill me?"

He repeatedly emphasized this point just to make Xie Yuyan think it through.

If she really dared to hit her own father, she would be scolded to death by the whole world if the news got out.

This time, Xie Yuyan didn't say a word and took action directly.

Xie Deyao only felt a pain in his hand, and he subconsciously retracted his hand. There was a deep wound on the back of his hand that was visible to the bone.

Blood kept oozing out, dripping onto the snow, forming a pool of bright red blood.

Xie Deyao, who was already malnourished, felt dizzy and fell to the ground, unable to recover for a long time.

Xu Yinghe, who had just returned from collecting firewood, saw this scene and was so frightened that she dropped the firewood in her hand: "Husband, this, this is..."

Xie Ziqian's brain was so shocked that he couldn't react, and he subconsciously looked at Xie Yuyan.

Xie Yuyan, who had attacked, acted as if nothing had happened. She grabbed some snow from the ground and carefully wiped the blood off the blade. "He's lucky he pulled back quickly, otherwise, this knife would have landed on the back of his hand."

Everyone could see that Xie Yuyan was serious.

The iron sheets were replaced with sharp knives, for fear that they would not be able to cut off Xie Deyao's hand.

Xie Ziqian quickly pulled Xu Yinghe over and whispered the whole story.

Only then did Xu Yinghe notice the half-eaten rabbit in the hands of the two children, and she was grateful to Xie Yuyan for her generosity.

When he looked at Xie Deyao again, hatred was already in his eyes. "You still think you are a grandfather, yet you keep snatching food from your own grandson."

So shameless.

She was too lazy to care about Xie Deyao.

Anyway, there are no vital injuries, so he won’t die.

Just then, the firewood was picked up, so Xu Yinghe lit the fire a little brighter and took out the small broken basin that she had used to boil water.

As she worked, she said, "It's just right. We can make some bone soup with the leftover bones later."

Lu Wanyin and a group of people gathered around the fire, eating barbecue, but they were unusually quiet.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the noise over there.

Song Jiuning winked at Lu Wanyin and said, "Alright, you actually raised someone into a ferocious wolf just like that."

Lu Wanyin ate the barbecue and looked up at the sky in silence: "I didn't expect it either."

"The soup is here."

Xuan Yi came over with a steaming hot kelp soup: "The guards on guard have already sent the soup, madam, please feel free to eat."

Lu Wanyin was not polite at all and extended her hand at the same time as Xie Jingci.

Each person took a bowl and blew a breath of hot air into it in unison.

After tasting the soup, they praised it in unison: "Not bad, it is indeed very fresh."

Song Jiuning and the old lady, who were looking at the two of them with strange expressions, finally couldn't help laughing at the same time: "You two, haven't you practiced well?"

Lu Wanyin blew away the steaming hot air calmly: "No, maybe it's just a simple telepathy."

Song Jiuning, who was just joking, choked and said, "You are so direct, I can't go on."

Everyone burst into laughter again.

The flickering flames illuminated every smiling face, and the fatigue accumulated from days of climbing mountains and crossing rivers seemed to dissipate in the bursts of laughter.

On the other side, it’s not so easy.

Hou Yuanji and Wu Fan traveled day and night to return to the capital.

As soon as he entered the city gate and before he took a step towards the marquis' mansion, he was invited into the palace by the Yulin Guards with the emperor's oral order.

He was summoned in the middle of the night, so naturally he was not in the Golden Palace.

Hou Yuanji and the other man followed them into the side hall, where there were already quite a few people standing.

Hou Yuanji took a quick look and saw that there were basically people from the Wang family, Duke Xuan of Qi, and their Hou family.

The queen sat beside the emperor, gently pouring tea for him and exchanging glances with Marquis Xuan of Qi from time to time.

The rule that the harem cannot interfere in politics has become meaningless in Da Sheng.

The Queen appeared here at this important event.

But everyone present looked like they were used to it.

When Hou Yuanji came in, covered in dust and dirt, everyone was startled.

The emperor looked him up and down and asked: "My dear, how did you become like this?"

If you don’t know, you might think he was the one who was exiled.

Hou Yuanji quickly bowed and said, "I am guilty of failing to send the prisoner to the wilderness as ordered. I have failed Your Majesty's grace and feel guilty. I just want to come to the palace and apologize. I am incompetent."

His heart is now entirely with Lu Wanyin and the others, and the more he looks at the emperor, the more he dislikes him.

Why does he look like this? Doesn't this dog emperor know?

She shouted at him to hurry back, and once he entered the city, she forbade him to go anywhere else and told him to go straight to the palace.

Otherwise, he would definitely have to go back and clean up the mess so as not to be laughed at by the idiots of the Wang family.

Hou Yuanji looked at Wang Fugui and felt even more unhappy.

Has this guy completely ignored him now?

Why are you staring at Wu Fan?

Following Wang Fugui's gaze, he saw the two casseroles carried by Wu Fan on his back.

Hou Yuanji became alert instantly.

These two pots were used by Lu Wanyin to make chicken soup when the Hulukou earthquake occurred.

At the beginning, their conditions were difficult, and this pot was really useful. The water it boiled tasted like chicken soup.

Later, following Lu Wanyin, he no longer had to worry about food and drink, but he still couldn't bear to throw it away.

After all, it was the first gift given to him by the goddess.

He was reluctant to throw it away along the way, and asked Wu Fan to take good care of it while he was on the road.

But as soon as he arrived, he was spotted by Wang Fugui.

What's with that look on this kid's face?

It was as if this pot belonged to his Wang family.

"My dear, please get up quickly."

The emperor spoke gently, "My dear minister, you have traveled all the way to share my worries. This is just a disaster sent by heaven to punish the guilty. It is not your fault. Please take a seat and have some tea."

The emperor originally wanted to give Hou Yuanji a little warning, after all, he had been delayed for so long.

But he looked so miserable as soon as he entered the palace that the old man Hou beside him was almost crying out of heartache, and the emperor was too embarrassed to blame him anymore.

In addition, Hou Yuanji apologized as soon as he opened his mouth and mentioned Xie Jingci's death. The emperor felt very happy.

This is a hero.

The emperor simply brushed aside Hou Yuanji's apology.

After he sat down, she chatted with him gently: "I heard that when you were in Fanzhou, you were very close to a wealthy businessman and his wife. Xuan Qi and his guards also had good relations with them."

Hou Yuanji was shocked.

Here it comes.

Sure enough, this dog emperor is not a good person.

She kept staring at him without saying anything and tried to trick him into talking.

All the people from the big families present at the scene looked at Hou Yuanji.

Uh...except Wang Fugui.

He continued to stare at the two pots.

But his eyes had turned into one of confusion.

Cold sweat began to appear on Hou Yuanji's forehead.

The worried look in Mr. Hou's eyes made Hou Yuanji realize that this matter was not as simple as he thought.

The emperor did not give him the chance to return home because he wanted to catch him off guard.

He now knew nothing about the situation in the capital, and didn't even know why so many people appeared here.

If he said the wrong thing, he and the entire Hou family would be finished.