Chapter 222 You Think Too Much

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, thinking to himself, where did I reveal my flaw that the Ninth Prince saw through it?

He remained calm and composed, "Your Highness, this is too unfair to me. The owner of the bamboo house hasn't returned yet. Where can I find him?"

In fact, Jiang He did not lie completely. Ever since Miss Honeysuckle came to see the princess and told her the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince, she has never returned to the bamboo house.

Huo Yan glared at Jiang He. "Why are you pretending? This prince doesn't even know what you're thinking. You just think Honeysuckle is useful and want to use her to make a deal with me. Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want."

Honeysuckle has no power, no influence, no money, and she regards that broken bamboo house as her only home. Where else can she go?

They had lived together for so long, and every time Honeysuckle went out, she would come back before dark.

Huo Yan didn't believe that Jiang He didn't wait for the person. He must have seen that Jin Dong was useful, so he hid the person!

Chunzhi couldn't help but interrupt, "Ninth brother, you think too much."

It has to be said that people who were born into the royal family and grew up in the center of power are extremely suspicious and can guess things more accurately than others.

It was true that she was the one who sent Honeysuckle away, but the idea of ​​using her to make a deal with the Ninth Prince was pure nonsense.

Huo Yan didn't think he was overthinking it at all. "Or are you just too impatient to sit still and want to wait for Huo Zheng to come back and talk to this prince?"

"You really think too much."

Chunzhi felt a little helpless and repeated it again.

When she had met the Ninth Prince at the palace banquet before, she had thought that he came from an imperial family and had an extraordinary bearing. But when she met him again in Xizhou this time, he seemed to have eaten gunpowder and could explode at any moment.

It can be seen that Huo Yan's previous appearance of being a good person and being friendly and respectful to his brothers was all an act.

Now that he has left the capital, thousands of miles away, he has fallen into the hands of the rebels and suffered a lot. He doesn't even have time to pretend.

Before Huo Yan could explode again, Chunzhi continued, "Excuse me, but if Ninth Brother had acted so ferociously in front of that man, he would have run away overnight. Knowing his life would be in danger if he fell into your hands, who wouldn't run?"

Her words were really heartbreaking.

Huo Yan was so angry that his teeth almost broke after hearing this. "You know nothing, what are you talking about?"

Chunzhi said, "I'm not talking nonsense, but speaking from experience."

Huo Yan instantly remembered the mess between Chunzhi and Huo Zheng.

His seventh brother, who had always been self-disciplined and respectful, caused a big commotion in Nanzhou for such a woman, killed Prince Ning and his son, and was severely punished with a hundred lashes and almost died.

Huo Yan looked up at Princess Chang'an in front of him. This was the princess that Huo Zheng had spent so much effort to marry. Perhaps she really knew what Ren Dong was thinking...

But Huo Yan couldn't lower his proud head, couldn't open his mouth to ask Chunzhi, and didn't want to admit that Rendong didn't want to stay with him at all and ran away.

Chunzhi saw that Huo Yan's eyes were dull and she didn't know what he was thinking about, and he looked so distraught.

She only wanted to quickly remove Jiang He from this matter. She cleared her throat and said, "Ninth Prince has just woken up and needs to rest. We can discuss other matters after you are better. You should rest. I'm leaving first."

Huo Yan wanted to call her, but no sound came out. He watched quietly as Chunzhi took Jiang He and others away.

After a while, only a few close confidants were left standing in front of the couch.

Huo Yan closed his eyes and tried to calm down as much as possible.

The most humiliating and painful moments of his life happened in Xizhou. After being imprisoned by the rebels, he was exhausted physically and mentally and suffered from injuries, which made it impossible for him to maintain the mask he had worn for twenty years. During these days, his true nature was exposed in front of Jindong, showing her all his badness and violent temper.

Maybe it's just as Mu Chunzhi said...

Honeysuckle ran away because she was afraid of dying in his hands.

Huo Yan took a deep breath, still feeling irritated. "Why are you running? I should have killed you long ago!"

"Your Highness..."

Several close confidants didn't know what Huo Yan meant by suddenly saying this, and they were all a little nervous.

The confidants began to advise: "Your Highness has finally woken up, it would be best for him to return to the capital as soon as possible."

"This Xizhou City is now under the control of Prince Chang'an. It is too dangerous for Your Highness to stay here."

"The Imperial Concubine misses Your Highness day and night. Given the current situation, Your Highness should return to the capital as soon as possible to regain His Majesty's favor..."

"That's enough." Huo Yan opened his eyes and regained some composure. "I know what to do next. I don't need you to teach me."

Several close associates quickly lowered their heads and said, "We dare not."

After being with the Ninth Prince for a long time, I know that this Ninth Prince only looks easy to talk to, but in fact he has the worst temper. What's more, he is too lazy to even pretend now.

Huo Yan said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Jiang He and follow him closely. No matter where he goes or what he does, record every detail."

Several close associates responded in unison: "Yes."

Although there was no evidence, Huo Yan felt that Jiang He must know the whereabouts of Ren Dong. As long as he kept a close eye on Jiang He, he would be able to find Ren Dong.

At this time, outside the water pavilion.

Chunzhi led Cui'er and others through the corridor. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and called out "Jianghe."

Jiang He stepped forward in response, "What are your orders, Princess?"

Chunzhi said, "Huo Yan suspects you've hidden Honeysuckle, and he's probably sending people to keep an eye on you. Stay away from the front lines these days, and spend more time walking around Xizhou City."

Jiang He knew that the princess was the one who had asked him to confuse the Ninth Prince, and he immediately responded, "I understand."

"Okay, go and do your thing."

Harue said as she continued walking forward.

Jiang He stood there for a moment, then disappeared into the darkness.

Cui'er whispered behind Chunzhi, "This Ninth Prince has a terrible temper. Miss Honeysuckle is so unlucky to be targeted by him."

Chunzhi said, "Who says it's not?"

As they were talking, they ran into Gu Yuanjia as they passed through the archway.

"Princess." Young Master Gu stopped a few steps away and saluted. "Victory news has arrived from the front. Shao Feiyang has captured Princess Xiling alive on the battlefield. Now that the two sides have reached a ceasefire, I believe they will be negotiating peace in a few days."

"A ceasefire? That's really great news."

After hearing this, Chunzhi also looked at Gu Yuanjia with a little more favor.

The two countries negotiated peace and stopped the war. The people no longer had to suffer from the war, and she no longer had to worry about Huo Zheng going to the battlefield.

While she was delighted, Chunzhi was also surprised that the Princess of Xiling would appear on the battlefield.

There were so many rumors about Ye Ninglan that even she had heard the anecdotes about the Princess of Xiling.

Chunzhi asked Gu Yuanjia, "How could Princess Xiling be captured on the battlefield?"

Gu Yuanjia smiled and said, "You'll have to ask the prince about this."