Liu Tan was also shocked when he saw Huo Guang, and then realized that something was wrong with the scene before him.

He quickly let go of Lu Xuan, but before he could say anything, Huo Guang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is reckless."

After saying that, he quickly retreated and stood outside with his head down waiting.

Liu Tan: ...

What's going on with this atmosphere that seems like a secret affair?

Lu Xuan held Liu Tan's shoulder and said, "It just so happens that I should go. I'll go talk to him."

After saying that, he put on the hood of his cloak, hiding the exotic and beautiful face in the shadows.

Liu Tan watched Lu Xuan walk out and wanted to ask, what do you want to say to him?

In fact, Lu Xuan had said very briefly after leaving: "If you have something important to do, please go in first. Don't keep His Highness waiting for too long."

Huo Guang looked up at Lu Xuan, who was already walking out. He turned around a little while later and said, "Please take good care of His Highness, please."

Huo Guang had originally not wanted to speak. He shouldn't have been involved in the matter between Liu Tan and this young Kunmi. However, for some reason, upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, the usually gentle Huo Guang couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, young Kunmi."

Is it your turn, a person from the Western Regions, to ask for help from the prince of the Han Dynasty?

Lu Xuan seemed unaffected by Huo Guang's soft yet sharp tone and smiled at him. In the flickering light, the firelight only revealed a pair of wolf-like eyes and white teeth.

Watching Lu Xuan's back dissolving into the darkness, all Huo Guang could think of was that he must remind the Fifth Prince. This little Kunmi didn't seem like a good person.

When Liu Tan came out, he saw Huo Guang staring at Lu Xuan's back without moving. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He looked ahead and found that Lu Xuan's figure was almost invisible. However, Huo Guang was still standing there, facing that direction without moving, as if he was thinking about something.

In an instant, Liu Tan imagined a lot of strange things, such as loving you but it's hard to say it out loud.

Of course, he felt that Huo Guang and Lu Xuan would not have anything beyond friendship. After all, his brother hated the Huns so much that he didn't even want to get married and only wanted to kill them. Even though politicians would never be swayed by emotions, and even though the Wusun were not the Huns, the information Huo Guang had received since childhood would most likely not allow him to have such thoughts.

But Huo Guang's reaction really seemed a bit strange.

A gust of wind blew, and Liu Tan couldn't help but shiver. He quickly threw away all the tragic love scenes in his mind. He felt that he had really been led into a ditch by Lu Xuan. How could his mind be filled with love?

He coughed lightly and said, "Captain?"

When Huo Guang came to his senses and turned around, he saw Liu Tan standing under the light, looking at him with his head tilted. At that moment, Huo Guang's thought was that he had to protect Liu Tan and not let him be deceived by the Wusun people.

At this moment, this person has selectively forgotten how Liu Tan extracted all kinds of information from Junxumi's mouth, and how no one noticed it.

Huo Guang bowed to Liu Tan and said, "It is a cold night. Your Highness, please come into your tent quickly."

Liu Tan nodded: "Well, come in, what did the scouts find?"

Huo Guang's expression was somewhat helpless. "Just now, our scouts discovered some Wusun people cruising five miles away from us. I originally thought... but now I think they must be the young Kunmi's followers."

Liu Tan: ...

This was embarrassing, and he couldn't help but ask, "No one else knows, right?"

Huo Guang shook his head: "I didn't let the scouts make it known."

Liu Tan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good."

Fortunately, Huo Guang was not an impulsive person. If he had gotten excited and called everyone to prepare to meet the enemy, everyone would have known tonight that the little Kunmi had come all the way to meet him privately. The thought of it was suffocating.

After Liu Tan finished speaking, he looked at Huo Guang with some embarrassment, coughed lightly and said, "Since it is a misunderstanding, it is getting late, Captain, you should go to bed early."

Huo Guang looked at Liu Tan, who seemed to be hesitant to speak. Liu Tan hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Captain, just say whatever you want to say."

Huo Guang suddenly sighed. For a moment, Liu Tan felt like a bad student who had fallen into depravity and was facing a teacher who was powerless. What was going on?

Huo Guang whispered, "Your Highness, I shouldn't interfere in your affairs, but I can't bear to see you worried, so I'm reminding you not to be misled by the Little Kunmi. The Wusun and the Xiongnu share a common origin, and the Little Wusun is still young. Both the Xiongnu and the Great Wusun are eyeing them covetously. Lu Xuan ascended the throne at a young age, without any capable ministers to assist him, yet he has managed to keep the Little Wusun safe until now. He is definitely not a capable person, so please be careful, Your Highness."

Liu Tan wanted to say that he had nothing to do with Lu Xuan and that it was Lu Xuan who took the initiative, but he felt that emphasizing it would only make things worse. In the end, he could only force a smile and said, "Don't worry, Captain. I know what's going on."

Huo Guang looked worried, but he was restrained by nature. Saying these things before he was sure that Lu Xuan had ulterior motives was against his principles as a person and an official. At this moment, he could not say more and could only nod and leave.

After Liu Tan returned to the tent, he suddenly remembered that he had promised Lu Xuan to visit Xiao Wusun. This... Huo Guang probably thought that he had ignored his words!

The consequences of ignoring Huo Guang's words... Liu Tan thought about it and finally found that there didn't seem to be any major consequences.

Huo Guang was indeed cruel to his political enemies, but he was actually quite kind to the royal family. The deposed emperor would not be killed, but would be given a piece of land to live out his retirement.

Liu Tan will not become the emperor, and the princes will generally not be deposed, so it is quite safe.

What’s more, that’s all about coming back, now… never mind!

Escaping is shameful, but it works.

Liu Tan simply stopped thinking about it. The next day, he took the collected information about Wusun and went to see Princess Danyang.

Princess Danyang was fiddling with her jewelry out of boredom at the time. When she saw Liu Tan coming over, she smiled and said, "Brother is here!"

Liu Tan paused. Princess Danyang was more restrained when she was in Chang'an, but when she was outside, she acted as if he was her only brother. He didn't know how the prince had offended her.

Princess Danyang ran over and took Liu Tan's arm, saying coquettishly, "Brother, you've been so busy these past few days. I haven't been able to see you much."

Liu Tan raised the booklet in his hand and said, "I've been running around for a long time because of you. Take a look at these things. They might be useful."

Princess Danyang took it and opened it, her eyes widening immediately: "Huh? What is this?"

She twisted the paper and said, "It doesn't look like silk. It's a little rougher than silk, but it doesn't look like paper either. It's much smoother and more delicate than paper. I've never seen this before. Brother, is this something new you made?"

After hearing this, Liu Tan burst into tears. He didn't expect that after using it for so many days, only Princess Danyang asked him how it came about.

In fact, Huo Guang and Jiang Chong did not fail to notice it, but it was not easy to ask.

The two of them knew that Liu Tan liked to tinker with some strange things, and the finished products were quite good. Except for those that were expressly banned by the court, Liu Tan used all these things to make money.

This involves business, so Huo Guang and Jiang Chong naturally didn't ask too many questions. What's more, every time Liu Tan wrote on paper, the content was more attractive than the paper itself.

Princess Danyang had no such concerns and asked whatever she wanted to ask.

Liu Tan explained: "Just a slight improvement, so it's easier to carry."

Princess Danyang just asked casually. She was used to Liu Tan coming up with new things, so she sat down and started looking at the information compiled above.

She glanced through it quickly, then looked up and asked in surprise, "How did my brother get these things?"

Liu Tan said calmly: "Just chat with Junxumi and you'll find it."

After he finished speaking, he worried that Princess Danyang might be too stubborn and ask Junxumi directly, so he explained, "However, it does require some skills. Don't worry about that for now, just read more about these."

Princess Danyang bit her lower lip and said, "Brother, let me see...are these really useful?"

Liu Tan already, what's going on, is he going to back down?

He immediately asked, "What's wrong? Are you homesick?"

Princess Danyang shook her head and hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Great Han... will His Majesty help me?"

Liu Tan keenly noticed that Princess Danyang had changed the way she addressed Liu Che, and in an instant he understood why Princess Danyang was worried.

He asked in a low voice: "You...know everything?"

Princess Danyang bit her lip and nodded.

Liu Tan didn't know what to say for a moment. Should he comfort Danyang or encourage him?

No matter who it is, if she suddenly finds out at the age of fifteen that the man she calls dad is not her biological father, and that he wants her to marry far away and she will never be able to go back for the rest of her life, would she hate him?

In the feud between Liu Che and Chen Ajiao, the two of them were probably the most innocent. However, Liu Tan was a vested interest, as he was indeed Liu Che's son, so Liu Che would not be dissatisfied with him. But it was different for Princess Danyang.

Princess Danyang saw the pity in Liu Tan's eyes and face, sniffed and said, "I've finally figured it out. I stole the past ten years. I wasn't a princess to begin with. After all these years of living a life of luxury, everything should have been yours..."

Liu Tan quickly said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Besides, my life outside the palace is not necessarily worse than inside. For food, clothing, shelter and transportation, I only need so much in terms of exquisite luxury."

Princess Danyang looked at him seriously and said, "That's because you're a kind person, brother, so you don't care about these things. If it were someone else, for example, Liu Fuling... what do you think he would do?"

Liu Tan was at a loss for words. He never expected that his sister would give him a nice guy card.

He coughed lightly and said, "Liu Fuling is not naturally like this. Madam Gouyi comes from a poor family. What kind of education can she bring up for her children?"

Princess Danyang nodded in agreement, but she soon realized the topic had gone off track, and quickly said, "Actually, what I want to say is, if I really did something, would His Majesty think I was too radical? All I rely on is the big man behind me. If His Majesty is unwilling to help me, then..."

Liu Tan immediately understood Princess Danyang's concerns. He advised, "Don't worry. This is a matter of national importance. How could the emperor let his emotions get in the way? Moreover..."

Liu Tan paused before saying, "Besides, don't I still have you?"

The author has something to say: Liu Tan: I am not me, I don’t have you, don’t talk nonsense!

Huo Guang: I know, you take after your father.

Liu Tan: ???