In the past few days, Qiao almost always kneeled in this ancestral hall.
She thought a lot, but she didn't know who to talk to, nor did she know how to face Zhengze, and she was too ashamed to face the ancestors of the Huo family.
After learning that Huo Pingchang had "died in battle", a part of herself was also taken away.
Over the years, she has become accustomed to suppressing all her emotions in her heart.
But these days, she really wanted to talk about these past events.
Because if she doesn't say it anymore, she will be the only one in this world who can still remember these things.
Her knees were so numb that she couldn't move, so she could only maintain the same posture.
"Your Highness, I just feel so sorry for A Yan..." After saying this, Qiao, who had remained calm all this time, burst into tears.
"For all these years, the Huo family has relied on A Yan alone to support it... When the Huo family fell overnight, everything he has from his teenage years to now was earned by his life on the battlefield..."
Yuan Zhao squatted down beside her and comforted her.
"A Yan even knew my selfish motives and took the initiative to suggest that Zheng Ze not pursue martial arts. He said that he had to leave some incense for the Huo family..."
"He fought hard outside, leading a hard life, just to give us, an orphan and a widow, a stable life..."
"I've told Pingchang countless times in this ancestral hall: Don't worry. Thanks to A-Yan, we can live a smooth life."
"But...but I really didn't expect..."
Mrs. Qiao suddenly broke down emotionally, and tears as big as beans rolled down her pale cheeks.
Her hands tightly grasped Yuan Zhao's arms, her eyes widened, and her lips trembled, "But...how could he do such a thing?!"
"He abandoned his wife and children! He betrayed us, mother and son! He betrayed his elder brother and his wife! He betrayed Dacheng! He betrayed so many innocent soldiers..."
At the end, she almost shouted at the top of her lungs,
"How dare he!!!"
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After she finished shouting, she slumped down on the ground, her whole body deflated, as if she had aged more than ten years in an instant.
Yuan Zhao supported her and prevented her from falling, feeling extremely depressed.
Now it seems that Helian Chang is Huo Pingchang.
He used some unknown means to escape from the Gale Valley and went to Beiqiang, becoming the mysterious Grand Marshal.
From Helian Yu's perspective, he was not only promoted to a higher position, but also married another woman and had a happy child.
He left behind an orphan and a widowed mother, who grieved for him all their lives and protected the Huo family all their lives.
But today, the life and death separation that I thought we had was fake, the deep love between husband and wife was fake, and dying for the country was also fake...
He even betrayed all those who regarded him as a hero, and wanted all the members of the Huo family who remained here to bear the consequences of all the evil he caused.
Yuan Zhao could understand the feeling of the Qiao family's sudden collapse. She had experienced the same thing more than half a year ago.
After a while, she patted Qiao gently and comforted her, "Second Aunt, if you really feel sorry for A Yan, you should support yourself."
"Now, from the court to the people, everyone wants to take this opportunity to force the Huo family into a dead end. If you fall at this moment, will you leave A Yan to face it alone?"
"What about A Yan? What about Zheng Ze? What about the remaining members of the Huo family, young and old?"
After a long silence, Qiao's face was covered with tears. She looked up dejectedly, "What should I do?"
Yuan Zhao held her arms with both hands. "The Huo family is in a panic right now. We need someone to lead the inner house well. We must not lose our composure."
"This way, Ayan won't have to worry about anything."
…
Under Yuan Zhao's persuasion, Qiao finally staggered out of the ancestral hall. Yuan Zhao asked her to go to sleep first and replenish her strength.
After letting Mrs. Qiao go to sleep, Yuan Zhao did not leave, but asked the housekeeper of the Huo Mansion to call other people from the Huo Mansion.
Although the Huo family's main branch was small, with only Huo Yan and Qiao's mother and son left, there were still many members of the side branches, all living in the Huo Mansion.
Now that something has happened, naturally everyone has different thoughts.
Yuan Zhao came here to warn everyone and persuade them to behave themselves and understand the principle that the Huo family will prosper and suffer together.
At first, some people were dissatisfied. Although Yuan Zhao was a princess, she was not a member of the Huo family. The people below her felt that she was not qualified to judge.
But when they saw Mo Feng and Mo Xue following behind Yuan Zhao, everyone shut up.
The Huo family recognized them. They were the most important secret guards around Huo Yan.
The side branches have also relied on Huo Yan over the years, because Huo Yan is the only one who can maintain the glory of the Huo family and allow the children below to get some official positions.
They all respected Huo Yan from the bottom of their hearts, but they hated Huo Pingchang.
On second thought, Yuan Zhao is a member of the royal family. Does she also represent part of the Majesty and the Crown Prince's wishes here?
If Huo Pingchang really committed treason, it would be a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of his clan!
Now almost all the noble families who had connections with the Huo family in the past are avoiding them. Yuan Zhao's arrival today undoubtedly gives the Huo family a glimmer of hope.
It is better to have the royal princess come forward than for the Huo family to be isolated and helpless.
Now that Huo Yan hasn't returned yet, Qiao and Huo Zhengze are deeply shocked again. Someone has to come out to take charge of the situation.
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Yuan Zhao comforted everyone and instructed the Huo family on how to deal with the rumors from the outside world. He stayed in the Huo Mansion until midnight before returning to the Princess Mansion.
The housekeeper of the Huo Mansion sent Yuan Zhao out. She asked the housekeeper to take good care of Qiao and Huo Zhengze, and to send someone to the princess's mansion if there was anything.
The butler nodded repeatedly and watched Yuan Zhao's carriage leave.
Yuan Zhao has hardly had a good night's sleep these days.
Whenever she closed her eyes, she would often think of what Helian Shi said that day.
Like the devil's whisper, it kept lingering in her mind.
Now that she was in the carriage, she felt a little exhausted and fell into a deep sleep leaning against the wall.
The capital city at midnight was so quiet that there was not a sound at all.
For safety reasons, Yuan Zhao took Mo Feng, Mo Xue and Gan Tang with him when he went out, leaving Bi Yun, Fu Shan and Fu Guang at the princess's mansion to take care of the children.
Now, as we were heading back towards the Princess's Mansion, the only sound on the entire street was the clatter of horse hooves.
Mo Feng and Mo Xue gradually realized that something was wrong.
It's too quiet.
Even at night, it shouldn't be this quiet.
The two men had already drawn their swords and approached the carriage, saying, "Your Highness, there's something fishy going on here. Be careful!"
But there was no response from inside the car.
Mo Feng and Mo Xue looked at each other. Mo Xue jumped into the car and lifted the curtain, only to see that Yuan Zhao and Gan Tang were both unconscious.
She had a bad feeling in her heart. It was okay that His Highness fell asleep, but Gan Tang shouldn't have slept so soundly.
This is not normal!
She was about to go in and wake the two of them up, but as soon as she took a step, she heard the sound of breaking wind behind her.
"Be careful! There's a sneak attack!"
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