East Palace.
Huo Yan came in quietly under the cover of night and found that Yuan Cheng, who was supposed to be in seclusion in the palace to reflect on his mistakes, was not there.
He was feeling strange, and then he heard a voice saying, "Uncle Huo!"
Turning around, he saw that it was Yuan Cheng's eldest son Yuan Xuan.
Huo Yan came here very often. He looked at the young man in front of him and asked, "Where is your father?"
"Father and mother went to the princess's residence together, saying they wanted to clean up for my aunt."
The young boy puffed out his chest and pretended to be very mature.
Huo Yan understood and turned to go to the princess's mansion.
But he heard someone behind him calling him again, "Uncle Huo!"
Huo Yan turned around, and Yuan Xuan was a little scared. He had been afraid of this person since he was a child, but he still mustered up the courage to ask, "Uncle Huo, can you take me with you?"
Yuan Xuan is eleven years old this year, and he should be at a very lively and active age, but as the eldest son of the crown prince, his status has many restrictions, so he looks mature at a young age.
Huo Yan didn't say much. He picked up Yuan Xuan by the scruff of the neck like a chicken and flew away.
Yuan Xuan was being dragged along, but he didn't mind. Seeing that Uncle Huo was quite easy to talk to, he asked on the way:
"Uncle Huo, I heard that my aunt is coming back. Does that mean Brother Mu Sheng has to come back too?"
"Yes." Huo Yan replied indifferently.
Yuan Xuan was very surprised to get Huo Yan's answer. He continued to ask:
"Will Auntie go back to Yangzhou after she comes back? Or will she stay in the capital?"
"Stay in the capital."
"I heard that my aunt has three more children. I haven't seen them. Has Uncle Huo seen them?"
"Yes."
"Do you have a younger sister? I've always wanted a younger sister..."
"have."
"One? Two? Three?"
"two."
"Uncle Huo, I've prepared some gifts for them, including a green silk sandalwood pen and premium Huizhou ink... Do you think they'll like them?"
…
Yuan Xuan seemed to have opened his mouth and chattered with Huo Yan like pouring beans all the way.
Huo Yan never knew he was so talkative. In his impression, Yuan Xuan was a very upright child.
During those days of getting along with Yuan Zhao's children, he had some experience in getting along with children, but now he feels that it is still too little.
When he arrived at the princess's mansion and left Yuan Xuan in front of Yuan Cheng and the Crown Princess, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
When the Crown Princess saw Yuan Xuan coming, her smiling face instantly frowned.
"Xuan'er...didn't I tell you to study in the East Palace? Why are you here?"
Yuan Xuan trotted over to the Crown Princess and said, "Mother, Uncle Huo brought me here!"
"Mother, why didn't you take Xuan'er with you when you went out?"
"Xuan'er also wants to help aunt clean up!"
…
The Crown Princess looked at her son with despair, then looked at Huo Yan with despair again.
Huo Yan understood why they kept Yuan Xuan in the Eastern Palace.
The Crown Princess could only pull him aside and shove the rag in his arms, "Go! Clean the tables and chairs over there!"
Yuan Xuan said happily, "Okay!"
Huo Yan looked at Yuan Cheng and the Crown Princess. Both of them were wearing casual clothes, with their sleeves rolled up and cleaning with a rag in one hand.
"Didn't His Majesty say that you should be confined to the palace to reflect on your mistakes?" Huo Yan picked up another rag and joined in the cleaning.
Yuan Cheng straightened up and stretched his body. "I know why my father punished me. He said I should reflect on my mistakes in seclusion in the palace. It simply means I should not handle government affairs this month. The Crown Princess and I will come here quietly so that no one else knows."
"It's a good time for me to rest and prepare for Zhao Zhao's return."
He is quite open-minded.
"Aren't you afraid that the Third Prince will take advantage of the opportunity..." Huo Yan asked.
Yuan Cheng didn't care at all, "Did I do all these years as the Crown Prince for nothing?"
"The plans of Concubine Shu and the Third Prince are not worthy of my respect."
Huo Yan knew that he was scheming, so he didn't say anything more. He just advised: "Just make your own plans, but don't be careless."
Yuan Cheng stopped and pondered for a moment. Huo Yan thought he had something important to say.
After a while, he suddenly approached Huo Yan with a rather mysterious look on his face.
"When Zhao Zhao comes back, how about you accompany me to do something?"
Huo Yan felt a little unnatural, but he always felt that this feeling was familiar.
When he was young, Yuan Cheng always had this expression when he wanted to ask him to do something he shouldn't do.
However, since Yuan Cheng became the crown prince and Huo Yan became a general, there has never been such a time again.
He coughed and asked, "What?"
Yuan Cheng whispered something to him, and Huo Yan's face looked a little strange.
Yuan Cheng stared at him and asked, "Do you want to do it?"
Huo Yan stared at the rag in his hand and asked him, "Are you sure? With your current status..."
Yuan Cheng elbowed him, "You're still a general! Why are you so hesitant? If you don't do it, I'll go find the Shen brothers. Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I know how you feel about Zhao Zhao..."
When he got anxious, he even changed the way he called himself.
Huo Yan glanced at him and stopped him from finishing his words.
"Okay! I'll go!"
Yuan Cheng laughed, showing some of his youthful carefreeness. "Then wait until Zhao Zhao comes back, and we'll find the right time to strike!"
The two men were plotting something and didn't notice Yuan Xuan under the table behind them.
Yuan Xuan looked at his father's mysterious expression and felt curious.
In his impression, his father was always mature, steady and serious.
What are he and Uncle Huo going to do?
…
At nightfall, everyone on the boat was almost fast asleep.
Fushan and Mo Feng wrapped themselves in night clothes and sneaked into Bai Ruyue's cabin.
The two exchanged gestures and glances, and Fushan first threw something from the beam into the teacup on the table below.
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