When Huo Yan entered the hall, Emperor Xuan was still looking at the chessboard in front of him.
He was about to kneel down to pay his respects, but Emperor Xuan waved his hand and said, "Sit down and finish this game of chess with me."
Huo Yan sat in the seat where Yuan Zhao had just sat.
The chess game situation is at a stalemate, and both sides find it difficult to find a way out.
Huo Yan was thinking about how to break the spell when he suddenly heard Emperor Xuan's voice from across the way: "What's the situation in the northwest?"
"Now the northern Qiang people are relatively safe. With the construction of the trade channel in the northwest, the northern Qiang people can also benefit."
"They recently established a new king, and there has been a change of power. For the time being, they pose no major threat to our dynasty."
Huo Yan answered while making a move.
Emperor Xuan nodded approvingly. "The Northern Qiang are strong and powerful, and have always been the greatest threat to Dacheng. However, the Huo family has been loyal for generations, and with you in the northwest, I am very relieved."
"Your Majesty, thank you for the compliment. This is what I should do." Huo Yan replied with his eyes lowered.
After the two of them walked back and forth for several steps, Emperor Xuan said again: "In the northwest, we still need a general like you to suppress the Northern Qiang."
"Yes." Huo Yan hesitated in mid-air, the chess piece in his hand. "Then I will return to the northwest soon."
He placed a piece, and the situation on the chessboard was already somewhat unfavorable to him.
Emperor Xuan smiled and said, "There's no need to be so anxious, but I do want to ask a question."
"Your Majesty, please feel free to ask."
"Do you still remember what you said to me in the Qinzheng Hall ten years ago?" Emperor Xuan placed his last child and then looked at Huo Yan intently.
"I remember." Huo Yan looked directly at Emperor Xuan, "I haven't forgotten a single word."
"Is there any change?" Emperor Xuan asked again.
Huo Yan put down the chess piece in his hand, stood up and knelt.
"Your Majesty," he looked at Emperor Xuan with a firm gaze.
"I remain consistent."
Emperor Xuan looked at the figure kneeling in front of him, standing tall and straight like a pine tree. In the candlelight, it seemed that the figure overlapped with the stubborn figure from many years ago.
Suddenly, a smile appeared in the emperor's throat, "It seems... I am really old!"
"It's time for you young people to rule the world."
The atmosphere in the hall became a little more relaxed. Emperor Xuan finally just smiled at Huo Yan and said:
"General Huo lost this game."
…
After Huo Yan left, the Qinzheng Hall became quiet again.
When Zheng Lu came in, he saw Emperor Xuan sitting alone on the couch, looking very tired.
He raised his hand and summoned tea and snacks. "Your Majesty, you must be tired from playing chess. Have some fruit and snacks and take a break."
Emperor Xuan used some of it, and at the same time Zheng Lu told him what he had just seen at the entrance of the hall.
"It seems that Her Royal Highness's second daughter and young master like General Huo very much!"
Emperor Xuan didn't say anything, but just looked at Zheng Lu with a smile.
"You old sly fellow!"
Zheng Lu bowed and smiled, then asked, "Your Majesty, are you going to visit the Imperial Concubine today? Or..."
Emperor Xuan shook his head and stood up. "Come with me for a walk."
…
After the crown prince was punished to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, the Eastern Palace has been deserted.
Today, all the lights were on, and people were constantly looking back and forth in front of the door.
Yuan Cheng and the Crown Princess were waiting at the door, while Yuan Xuan went straight to the door and looked around.
"Does Your Majesty have so much to say to Zhaozhao? Why hasn't he released her yet?" Yuan Cheng was getting impatient.
Shen Yunzhou was also there, fanning himself with a jade fan and seemingly not in a hurry.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. It's already time for dinner, so it will probably be here soon."
As soon as the Crown Princess finished speaking, Yuan Xuan came trotting in and shouted, "Here she comes! Auntie is back!"
At that moment, Yuan Cheng didn't care about the seclusion in the palace and strode out to meet him.
Yuan Zhao saw Yuan Cheng jogging towards him through the light.
As soon as she got off the sedan chair, she was pulled into someone's arms.
Before she could say anything, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's voice was already choked with sobs:
"You bad girl! You had a fight with me and then ran off to Yangzhou and never came back. Do you know how worried I was about you all these years? So what? Are you suffering now?"
Yuan Zhao's tears fell, and she raised her head:
"Royal brother, it was Zhao Zhao who was wrong."
Yuan Zhao saw the Crown Princess following behind Yuan Cheng and couldn't help but pat him on the back: "Royal brother! My sister-in-law and nephew are watching us. Aren't you ashamed as a grown man?"
Yuan Cheng let her go, and after hearing her admit her fault frankly, he couldn't help but scold her: "What's wrong with you?! What's wrong with my sister? It's all Wei Shaoqing's fault! Today, I..."
He suddenly stopped talking as he thought of something.
Yuan Zhao looked at him in confusion.
The Crown Princess looked at the brother and sister with a smile and took over the conversation:
"Come in! The table is ready, and all of them are Zhao Zhao's favorite dishes."
Yuan Xuan trotted to Yuan Musheng, the only person he knew, and called out "Brother Musheng".
He looked at his aunt's other three children with curiosity, and the little kids were staring at each other with big eyes.
Seeing this, Yuan Musheng introduced several younger brothers and sisters to Yuan Xuan.
"Xuanxuan, this is my second sister Yuan Nan'an, this is my third brother Yuan Qiyu, and the youngest sister is Yuan Zhizhi."
"Xuanxuan is older than them all. He's the older brother."
Yuan Xuan widened his eyes. It was unbelievable that he suddenly had so many brothers and sisters!
Yuan Nan'an and others greeted him one by one.
"Hello, Brother Xuanxuan!"
"Xianxian...Brother...Okay."
[Brother Xuanxuan! Brother Xuanxuan! Brother Xuanxuan is the one who made the mistake of marrying Wei Jiaojiao!]
[Not only was he cuckolded, but he was also poisoned and died young!]
[The last spark of the Dacheng Dynasty, snap, extinguished!]
…
Yuan Zhao, Yuan Cheng, Yuan Xuan, Yuan Musheng and Shen Yunzhou all paused.
The three adults almost instantly focused their attention on the little kid who was only halfway to their waist.
Chen Yunzhou: Good fellow! Yuan Xuan looks like a tiger, he is a real tiger!
Yuan Cheng: Who did Xuanxuan marry? Wei Jiaojiao? Isn't that Wei Shaoqing's bastard? Is Xuanxuan so blind? And she's been cuckolded? Also, what do you mean the flame of the Dacheng Dynasty is extinguished... Wait, who's talking?
Yuan Zhao stared at the half-grown Yuan Xuan, and in a flash he figured out all the things he hadn't understood before.
So in the previous life, the Bai family killed Zhizhi, let Wei Jiaojiao be fostered under her name, and coaxed her to take Wei Jiaojiao back to the capital to be married to the royal family.
Wei Jiaojiao somehow attracted Yuan Xuan and married him. After Yuan Cheng was sentenced to death by Emperor Xuan, Yuan Xuan was enthroned before his death. However, Yuan Xuan was eventually killed, and Wei Jiaojiao became the empress dowager.
If Wei Jiaojiao became the empress dowager, who would become the emperor next?
No matter who it was, Yuan Zhao was certain of one thing: it was not Yuan Xuan's child, and not a member of the Yuan family.
After thinking about this, she felt really scared.
The Bai family took every step carefully and planned for two generations, from being a small concubine to becoming a powerful family.
It is true that ants can destroy a hole.
The little kid Yuan Xuan was startled by the strange sound at first. When he came to his senses and was trying to find the source of the sound, he found that everyone around him was looking at him with an indescribable look.
What hat? Did his aunt give him a green hat as a gift?
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