Inside Xiaoyue City.
There has been a dead atmosphere in the Grand Marshal's Mansion recently.
The middle-aged man in the study stood in front of the table, with some white hair on his temples.
Although he grew a beard and dressed like a Hu person, it was difficult to hide his indigenous appearance.
The study was a mess, a scene of rage.
Just now, someone came to report that the second young master was missing.
The lady fainted when she heard the news. Helian Chang had been very worried these days and suddenly thought of the reason why his good son ran away.
Unexpectedly, when I returned to the study, I found that Helian Yu had taken away the things hidden in the secret box.
Helian Chang was going crazy!
Those are things that concern his life and property!
His good son almost turned his study upside down, which was really useful!
It has been almost twenty years since Helian Chang became so emotional.
He tried hard to control his emotions and called for help.
The person guarding outside came in, "Da Sima."
"Go!" Helian Chang whispered.
Then, his voice suddenly rose, almost breaking.
"Go and bring that rebellious son back to me!!!"
"Yes!" The people around were shocked when they heard the voice. They didn't expect Da Sima to be so angry.
So they scattered and left.
Helian Chang supported himself on the table with his hands, slumped weakly on the armchair, and pinched his eyebrows.
Two days ago, Dacheng's documents were delivered to Beiqiang.
The Emperor of Dacheng demanded that the Northern Qiang hand over the traitor Huo Pingchang, and for a moment brought up the old story of the battle in Jifeng Valley.
Although the Northern Qiang government and the public have not yet made a decision, Helian Chang is still uneasy.
The main reason was that he couldn't figure out what the new king, Dota, was thinking.
He has been in Beiqiang for more than ten years. He defected to the former king of Beiqiang after the battle in Jifeng Valley.
The previous king valued him, gave him a surname, conferred him a title, and even kept his identity strictly concealed.
He thrived in the Northern Qiang court and was able to stay out of the fight for the throne among the princes. That was why he was not purged after Duota came to power and was able to rise to the position of Grand Marshal.
In the Northern Qiang court, conservatives who advocated maintaining the purity of the royal bloodline had always occupied the majority of the power. After Duota finally came to power, he cleared out many conservative old ministers and promoted a group of new ministers.
I originally thought that Dota would definitely use him.
But things started to go wrong from the moment the delegation was sent to Dacheng.
Before leaving, Duota handed over all the important affairs of Northern Qiang to Helian Chang. For a while, he held great power and was in the limelight.
Everyone in the court said that the Grand Marshal was the most trusted by the new king.
Ke Duota also took Helian Yu away.
At that time, Helian Chang only thought that Duota was sensitive and suspicious, and wanted to use Helian Yu as a condition to prevent him from having any other thoughts in Beiqiang.
But now it seems that it is far from that simple.
As soon as the Northern Qiang delegation left the capital of Dacheng, his story spread throughout the court and the country.
Helian Chang didn't believe that there was no Duota's instruction in this.
But why did the king do this? Helian Chang couldn't figure it out.
What good would it do for Northern Qiang to reveal his identity?
The king's attitude has been vague recently, and Helian Chang hasn't slept well for several nights.
His family affairs were also a mess, and now Helian Yu was causing him trouble.
Furthermore, the incident at the Gale Valley that year was exposed, and Helian Chang was still deeply afraid of someone in his heart.
His nephew Huo Yan, who had inherited his father's career and became the general in Dacheng.
Huo Yan used to think that he was dead and nothing would happen.
But now, Huo Yan knew that he was alive and well in Beiqiang. If he knew what happened back then, he would definitely not let him go.
Thinking of this, Helian Chang's mind was in a mess. He couldn't help but punch the table with a "bang".
"Since no one is reliable... I can only rely on myself..." he murmured.
After an unknown amount of time, he picked up the pen scattered on the ground and wrote several letters in succession.
Late at night, these letters were delivered to various places.
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Apart from riding a horse, Yuan Zhao did not make any other requests since he came to Chaoyuan.
Because she didn't need to mention it, she found from the first day she arrived here that Dota had prepared everything she needed.
Not only was Chaoyuan built according to the style of Qingshan Academy, but her food, clothes, and everything else were also what she usually used.
Including the marigolds she uses for baths.
Qingzhi told her on the first day that these marigolds were picked from the south and transported back by express horse.
Yuan Zhao didn't know how Duota knew all her habits, and sometimes she didn't know what attitude to take when facing them.
Apart from restricting her freedom, he did not do anything else to hurt her, nor did he force her to do anything she didn't want to do.
He went out early and came back late every day, usually coming back around dinner time to ride horses with her for a while.
After returning from riding a horse, he took her to the study and picked out one or two ancient books for her.
I sat next to her, probably handling some official business.
Yuan Zhao always behaved like a puppet, but Duota didn't care.
There was little communication between the two of them, and he didn't try to find conversation.
But when he was eating, riding, and reading, his eyes were mostly on Yuan Zhao.
Even if Yuan Zhao didn't see it, she could feel it.
Sometimes it is scorching, sometimes peaceful, sometimes smiling with ill intentions, and sometimes silent and reserved...
Many times, Yuan Zhao didn’t dare to look back, let alone meet his gaze.
Because she knew that his eyes contained too many emotions.
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