When Yuan Zhao opened his eyes and sat up from the bed, he saw Yuan Qiyu running towards Huo Yan and clinging to his legs.
Huo Yan seemed to have just finished a shower, his hair was still half wet, soaking his inner clothes, and his sturdy waist was faintly visible underneath.
He bent down and picked up Yuan Qiyu.
Yuan Qiyu kicked his legs happily and kissed Huo Yan twice on both cheeks.
"Daddy! Daddy!"
"When did you come back?!"
"Why don't you tell Xiaoyu!"
"Xiaoyu also wrote you many letters!"
…
Yuan Qiyu chattered non-stop, and when he saw Huo Yan, it was like a floodgate had been opened, with endless things to say.
Yuan Zhao was still not fully awake. Hearing Yuan Qiyu's chattering, he was stunned for a moment before realizing what had happened last night.
Huo Yan held Yuan Qiyu in one hand and answered his questions one by one.
"I came back last night. Xiaoyu was already asleep. Dad went to see Xiaoyu... I wanted to give her a surprise..."
Now, he is calling himself "Daddy" more and more easily.
Looking at Huo Yan's leisurely and relaxed appearance, Yuan Zhao couldn't help but complain in his heart: He treats this place like his own home.
Outside the house, Gan Tang, Bi Yun and Mo Feng all looked as if they had seen a ghost early in the morning.
At first, hearing a man's voice coming from the princess's room was shocking enough.
After listening more carefully, the three of them realized that it seemed to be the voice of General Huo.
Mo Feng couldn't believe it. Wasn't the general in the northwest? How could he return to the capital overnight?
He was terribly panicked: What should he do? He was sent by the general to protect His Highness. Not only had he been knocked unconscious, but he must have been discovered by the general. Would he be punished by the general?
"Gantang Biyun." Yuan Zhao called out from inside, and the two hurried in.
After entering the house, the two of them didn't dare to look at each other for too long and went to help Yuan Zhao wash and change his clothes.
Yuan Zhao turned over and got out of bed. Huo Yan held Yuan Qiyu and sat down on the couch. He just said, "Don't let others know that I'm back."
Yuan Zhao glanced down at Gan Tang and Bi Yun who were dressing her. They lowered their eyes and replied, "Yes."
Huo Yan called out the window again, "Mo Feng." Mo Feng, who was wondering what kind of punishment he would receive, shuddered and replied, "Yes!"
Huo Yan looked down at Yuan Qiyu in his arms again.
Yuan Qiyu's big eyes, like black grapes, were full of smiles. He pinched his lips and made a gesture to shut his mouth.
"This is a little secret between Daddy and me, right?"
Huo Yan nodded.
After Yuan Zhao finished washing and changing her clothes, Huo Yan had almost finished packing. She was just about to ask him if he wanted breakfast.
But he took the incense he had picked up last night and seemed ready to leave.
"Your royal brother must still be waiting for me. I'll go to the East Palace first."
"I came back in disguise. It's not appropriate for too many people to see me."
"I'll take this incense to your royal brother for inspection. Be careful when I'm not around, and try not to leave the house."
Yuan Qi Yu sat aside, watching his father and mother talking.
He announced: Today is the happiest day!
Yuan Zhao listened to his instructions and pushed him, "I understand. Go ahead."
Huo Yan looked down at her, and when he thought of her sleeping soundly in his arms in the morning, he felt a little reluctant to let her go.
He suppressed the throbbing in his heart, reached out his hand to lift her chin slightly, and left a light kiss on her lips.
Yuan Zhao's face suddenly turned red, "Xiao Yu is still here!"
But Yuan Qiyu sat on the couch and stretched out his hand to Huo Yan, "I want a kiss from daddy too!"
Huo Yan laughed and leaned over to kiss Yuan Qiyu's cheek.
…
After Yuan Nan'an finished practicing sword, when he went to have breakfast with Yuan Xuan, he felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
My mother seemed to be wandering in a trance, while Yuan Qiyu was laughing foolishly the whole time.
Yuan Zhao was feeding Yuan Zhizhi vegetable puree, but the spoon in his hand didn't reach Zhizhi's mouth.
Zhizhi opened her mouth in a hurry, trying to call out,
"It's... Liang... Mother..."
Seeing this, Yuan Nan'an called out several times, "Mother, mother, mother!"
It wasn't until Gan Tang tugged at Yuan Zhao's clothes from behind that she reacted.
Gan Tang looked at his prince like this and exchanged glances with Biyun.
It seems something happened last night...
Yuan Zhao came back to his senses and fed the spoon into Zhizhi's mouth. Only then did he realize that Zhizhi had just called out "Mom".
Her face was filled with surprise, and she picked up Yuan Zhizhi, "Zhizhi! Call me again!"
Yuan Zhizhi grinned and laughed, then tried to call out, "Liang... mother..."
When Xiaobai heard his little master speak, he rolled around excitedly.
Yuan Nan'an and Yuan Qiyu also came over and taught Zhizhi to call them "brother" and "sister".
Yuan Nan'an felt relieved when he saw the children having fun together.
But when I thought of the unidentified man in black last night, I felt a little worried.
So she ordered, "The young master and the young lady must have Fushan and Fuguang accompany them to and from school these days, and the guards in the mansion must not let their guards down either..."
…
East Palace.
Yuan Cheng and Huo Yan had a secret conversation in the secret room, and Huo Yan told Yuan Cheng that someone had attacked the princess's mansion last night.
"You said that person's martial arts skills are on par with yours?" Yuan Cheng was a little incredulous.
Huo Yan's martial arts skills are among the best in the entire Dacheng. Who can fight on equal terms with him?
Huo Yan had also been thinking about suspicious candidates, but he had no clue.
Yuan Cheng couldn't think of anything, so he could only say, "I will order a replacement of guards for the princess's mansion."
Huo Yan shook his head, disagreeing. "That person came here late at night and used a magic incense. He must be trying to hide from others. We'd better not move for now."
Yuan Cheng stopped talking and turned to the real matter of summoning Huo Yan back. "In your letter, you suspected that the new King of Northern Qiang was not in Northern Qiang at the moment, but had come to the capital with the diplomatic corps. I have discussed this with my father, and I feel that Helian Shi, the eldest son of the Helian family in this diplomatic corps, is very suspicious."
Huo Yan nodded. "The identity of Helian Chang, the father of Helian Shi and Helian Yu, has always been a mystery. He has never fought in a battle, and our spies have been unable to gather any relevant intelligence."
"But over the past ten years, his official position has been rising year by year, and now he has sat in the position of Grand Marshal. This is really suspicious."
"He claims to have two sons, but not only are there a huge age gap between them, but his eldest son, Helian Shi, never shows up in public..."
Yuan Cheng understood, "That means Helian Shi is easy to be impersonated."
"Today, you will disguise yourself as my guard and go with me to meet Helian Shi."
On Dacheng's side, only Huo Yan had experience of fighting against Duota, the new king of Beiqiang.
As he spoke, Yuan Cheng was about to walk out. Huo Yan turned around to follow him, but he paused when he thought of something.
Yuan Cheng noticed it and looked back at him, "What's wrong?"
"The person from last night..." Huo Yan raised his eyes slightly and expressed his guess, "Could it be him?"
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