"Who?" Yuan Cheng took a moment to react. "Are you talking about Helian Shi?"
Huo Yan thought that there were not many people who could match his martial arts skills.
In addition, the man who fought with him last night did not use the same body movements as Dacheng usually does.
"But...if Helian Shi is Duota, why would he visit the princess's mansion at night?" Yuan Cheng was a little confused.
Huo Yan naturally didn't know why, he was just guessing.
"Let's go see Helian Shi first."
Huo Yan disguised himself, mixed in with Yuan Cheng's guards, and followed Yuan Cheng to the post station where the delegation was.
Unfortunately, when they arrived, they didn't see Helian Shi. Jing Kangshan explained, "Young Master Helian is ill today and can't come out to see Your Highness. Let him rest for a few days."
"Really? Then it would be best to ask the imperial physician to take a look." Yuan Cheng remained calm.
"Don't bother. The imperial physician just visited a few days ago and prescribed some medicine. Young Master Helian's health is not good to begin with, so he will be fine after a few days of rest."
Jing Kangshan and Yuan Cheng went back and forth, and it was obvious that Jing Kangshan didn't want Yuan Cheng to see Helian Shi.
Helian Shi did not come out, but Helian Yu did.
He walked out with a smile and bowed to Yuan Cheng, "Your Highness, my brother is not feeling well and cannot come to see you. I hope Your Highness will not be offended."
Yuan Cheng chuckled. The group of people from Beiqiang were pretending to be quite professional.
He felt regretful that he might not be able to see Helian Shi today.
After Helian Yu finished his ceremony, he stood behind Jing Kangshan with a graceful demeanor.
Huo Yan was hidden in the guard team. Thinking about what Yuan Zhao said in the letter yesterday, she always felt a vague sense of familiarity when she saw Helian Yu.
He looked at Helian Yu, initially just a glance. But slowly, his inquiring gaze focused on Helian Yu's face.
He suddenly understood the sense of familiarity Yuan Zhao was talking about.
Because he felt the same way.
Helian Yu is eight feet tall, a head taller than Jingkangshan.
He was tall and well-built, with slightly darker skin, and his muscles were visible even under his clothes.
There are calluses on the ring finger and middle finger, which shows that he has been holding arrows for many years.
In terms of body shape, he was more in line with the characteristics of the Northern Qiang people, but his appearance was more like that of the Central Plains.
Huo Yan looked at his eyebrows from afar and was stunned for a moment.
Perhaps realizing someone was looking at him, Helian Yu frowned slightly and looked outside. Huo Yan looked away, but his heart was restless.
How could it be possible...
Without seeing Helian, Yuan Cheng couldn't force his way in, so he chatted with Jing Kangshan for a while and then left.
After leaving the post station, Huo Yan said to him outside the carriage, "Your Highness, let's go to the Princess's Mansion."
There was a hint of urgency in his tone, as if he wanted to verify something.
Yuan Cheng thought he had discovered something about Helian Shi, and ordered, "Change the route to the Princess's Mansion."
…
Yuan Zhao was watering the phoenix tree in the yard when he heard someone report that Yuan Cheng had arrived.
She saw Yuan Cheng and the armored guards behind him.
She understood what was going on, and went to her study with Yuan Cheng, dismissed her attendants, and ordered no one to come in.
Huo Yan took off his helmet and asked Yuan Zhao anxiously, "Zhao Zhao, why do you feel that Helian Yu is somewhat familiar?"
Yuan Zhao hadn't seen Helian Yu for a few days. When Huo Yan mentioned this, she remembered that familiar feeling.
This familiar feeling suddenly dawned on him when he saw Huo Yan.
She murmured, "I think... he looks a bit like you..."
Huo Yan's heart sank. He didn't say anything, but just stared at her.
Yuan Cheng was stunned when he heard the name "Helian Yu". Wasn't it Helian Shi?
After hearing the conversation between the two again, he thought for a moment, looked at Huo Yan carefully, and thought of Helian Yu whom he had just met.
Yuan Cheng was a little surprised, "It's true... now that you mention it... A Yan and He Lian Yu are quite similar."
Yuan Zhao noticed Huo Yan's mood and softened her tone. "Maybe it's just a coincidence. There are many people in this world who look alike but have no connection..."
Yuan Cheng took another closer look, resting his chin on his hand. "They're just a little bit similar in their eyebrows and eyes, but not particularly similar."
Huo Yan sat down, his hands on his knees, feeling very uneasy.
Yuan Cheng and Yuan Zhao rarely saw him like this. They looked at each other without saying anything.
"Ayan," Yuan Zhao walked to her side, put his hand on her shoulder, and called softly, "Have you thought of anything?"
Huo Yan closed his eyes, and his expression could not be seen on his perfect face.
He opened his eyes, held Yuan Zhao's hand, and said with a little force, "Zhao Zhao, take me back to the Huo family."
…
After Yuancheng left the post station, Jingkangshan asked Helian Yu to take Jingyang out for a trip.
Jingyang didn't want to go, but she had to obey her father's orders.
After watching the two of them leave, Jing Kangshan came to Helian Shi's house.
Helian Shi stood in the yard, looking up at the sun in the sky.
He was dressed in black clothes, with the sunlight shining on his face, making him look extremely handsome.
Jing Kangshan stood in the corridor at the back and saw this scene, which was really sad.
The king should have been enjoying the sunshine on horseback like all the children of Northern Qiang.
It’s a pity that he was not favored by the previous king when he was young and was exiled to a foreign frontier. He went through untold hardships to return.
Jing Kangshan didn't know about his experience when he was exiled to the foreign frontier, but he knew that since returning to Beiqiang, the king had been walking on swords every moment.
Everyone says that the fourth prince, Dota, is insidious, cunning, and extremely cruel.
But he didn't know that if he hadn't done this, he would have died a hundred times already.
Jing Kangshan thought again of the speculation that Jing Yang had told him that day, and felt both relieved and worried.
If Princess Showa is really the king...if this can be accomplished, perhaps the king's temper will improve.
Helian Shi had already noticed Jing Kangshan approaching. He lowered his eyes, a shadow under his eyelashes, and simply asked, "Are they gone?"
"Yes." Jing Kangshan replied.
"Did he see Helian Yu?" he asked indifferently.
Jing Kangshan was stunned for a moment, thinking that Helian Shi was talking about Yuan Cheng.
Didn’t Yuan Cheng meet Helian Yu a long time ago?
But he still answered, "Ayu went to the hall and saw everything."
"Very good..." A smile appeared on Helian Shi's lips. Even though he was standing in the sun, he looked inexplicably cold.
"Do you like my gift?" he murmured to himself.
Jing Kangshan didn't understand, and after a while, he just asked, "Your Majesty, can you leave all matters concerning the Northern Qiang to Helian Chang?"
"This person..." He frowned, "I don't think he can be trusted."
After all, it used to be...
Helian Shi flicked his sleeves lightly and said slowly, "Don't worry, he won't dare to do anything reckless."
"He's just adding fuel to the fire, worried that I might do something here..."
His words were cryptic, but Jing Kangshan suddenly understood.
He originally thought that the king brought Helian Yu with him on purpose in order to have a handle to threaten Helian Chang.
But now it seems that the king has other leverage...
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