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Huo Baichuan gave a half-smile, then chuckled twice, sat down, beckoned to Zhao Shu, his handsome lips pursed in a smile, and blinked his eyes, saying, "Tell me why you had people watching the princes, and I'll tell you."

Zhao Shu felt a chill run down her spine. She stared at Huo Baichuan with icy eyes, and at the same time, she worried that someone else besides Huo Baichuan might know about the princes that she had sent people to monitor them.

"Hahaha." Huo Baichuan leisurely ground ink and played with it, looking at Zhao Shu with amusement. Zhao Shu felt a chill down her spine. His smile was clearly warm, like the rising sun, but she couldn't feel any warmth at all.

"I was just trying to scare you. Nobody knows except me. With your cowardice, do you think the Crown Prince is worth treating him like this?" Huo Baichuan sent people to investigate Zhao Shu. Xiao Zhuzi was quite capable and initially failed to find anything. It was only by sheer luck that Prince Duan found out. However, Prince Duan probably will never know that the person who stabbed him in the back was Zhao Shu, because that person died at the hands of the Huo family.

Hearing his words, Zhao Shu still felt a huge weight on her heart. Indeed, she was not strong enough. If she were surrounded by an impregnable fortress, like the Huo family, she wouldn't always have worries.

Seeing that she still didn't speak, Huo Baichuan pouted and looked at the prescription. "Give it to me, are you stupid? If you knew it was dangerous, you would have stayed at home and embroidered. You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

He always seized every opportunity to persuade Zhao Shu to go home and embroider, but his tone was always so unpleasant.

Zhao Shu handed him the prescription, saying, "Mr. Huo hasn't told me yet how my father is doing or when he will arrive in Guanzhou."

Huo Baichuan smiled again, a bright and beautiful smile. He beckoned to his ear and said nonchalantly, "Oh, how boring, not cute at all. You should learn from that girl from the Sun family, she's so cute. You're like a little old woman, aren't you tired of living? Come on, tell me, what color clothes do you like? It's not some dark cyan, dark purple, black, or gray, is it?"

"Mr. Huo, aren't you meddling too much? What color clothes I like is none of your business. Whether I look like an old woman or not is none of your business. Please tell me about my father's situation!" Zhao Shu said coldly, her tone very unpleasant.

At this moment, Huo Danlan, who had just returned from going out, saw Zhao Shu standing unhappily in front of her younger brother and sighed, "Bai Chuan, aren't you going to drink some ginger soup? You're going back to the capital tomorrow, you should also see your uncle."

Huo Baichuan didn't mind Zhao Shu's attitude at all. He just said to Huo Danlan in a coquettish tone, "Yes, elder sister." After saying that, he stood up, winked at Zhao Shu, and when Zhao Shu wanted to ask more questions, he didn't give her the chance. He pulled out a piece of dry grass from somewhere, put it in his mouth, and walked away, waving his hand as he turned his back to Zhao Shu.

"Aunt." Zhao Shu turned and bowed to Huo Danlan, noticing that she was carrying a food box and was followed by two maids, each carrying a food box, and wondered what they were doing.

When Magpie saw her young lady, she hurried out to greet her and took the food box from her hands. Huo Danlan, with her hands free, took Zhao Shu's hand affectionately and said, "Did Bai Chuan bully you again? Don't take it to heart. Bai Chuan has always been like this since he was little. Actually, he doesn't have any bad intentions. I don't know what kind of food the Empress Dowager likes. This is what I prepared for the Empress Dowager." She pointed to the food box carried by one of the maids.

After saying that, she pointed to two other food boxes, "These two are for you and Ayun. The palace is not close to the Huo residence. Your aunt was afraid that you would be hungry for two nights, and the maids and servants did not take good care of you, so the food was chilled. You can heat it up when you want to eat."

"Thank you, Auntie. You're so kind to A-Jun." Zhao Shu took Huo Danlan's arm and leaned her head against her.

Huo Danlan smiled but didn't say anything. Sun Yun, who was inside the house, waved excitedly, urging the two of them to come in quickly. "Aunt, Ajun, I heard there's a Camellia Mountain in Guanzhou. It's currently the season for Camellias to bloom. When are we going to go and see it? It's rare to see Camellias blooming so beautifully. I've never seen a large area of ​​Camellias before."

"Alright, as long as the Empress Dowager approves, I will take you there." Huo Danlan glanced at the magpie. It must have been the magpie who told Sun Yun, otherwise, how could anyone dare to say they wanted to go to the Huo family's tea and plum forest in Guanzhou?

When Sun Yun heard that Huo Danlan was willing to take them, she was so happy that she grabbed Zhao Shu's hand and cheered. The longer Zhao Shu knew Sun Yun, the more she realized that she was actually a lively person, full of energy, but sometimes she seemed particularly aloof, especially in front of people she disliked.

After the group ate another plate of stir-fried snails, a servant came to report, "Miss, several young ladies from the imperial family have come to ask the princess to return to the manor."

Upon hearing the servant's report, Zhao Shu's face immediately turned cold. "It's getting late, Aunt. A-Jun will come to see you again in a few days. I have written down the prescription and precautions for Mr. Huo. You should take the medicinal diet as I instructed every day, and you will recover in at most a year."

“Alright, the weather is better now, let’s go see the camellia.” Her eyes were full of smiles as she pinched Zhao Shu’s cheek and then instructed someone, “Send the food box to the princess at the palace.”

"No need, Aunt. The Huo residence is not like the Huo family. There are not many people to begin with. Just give the food box to Xiao Guozi." Zhao Shu hurriedly gestured for Xiao Guozi to take the food box.

Huo Danlan didn't dwell on the issue with her, but repeatedly reminded her to eat well and not to anger the Empress Dowager, etc. She even wanted to see Zhao Shu out, but Zhao Shu stopped her.

After leaving Xiyan Courtyard, Zhao Shu and Sun Yun exchanged a glance and slowed their pace as they walked forward. In the distance, they saw several young ladies talking to Huo Baichuan.

Their voices were neither loud nor soft; they spoke quickly and excitedly, so they could be heard from afar. “Young master’s integrity in refusing official appointment is like that of a noble gentleman, pure and detached, transcending worldly affairs. We truly admire him. Throughout history, perhaps only Qu Yuan, who lived beyond the dust of the world, can compare to you.”

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