The Crown Prince looked at the young prince.
This murderous look did not frighten the young prince.
His smile remained, but his expression turned cold.
"What do you think I, a leisurely prince of the royal family, have to rebel with?"
"You don't need to say it."
The crown prince withdrew his gaze.
He had guessed it as soon as he heard Fang Ruotang's thoughts.
The most important thing for a rebellion is military power, but the young prince only wants to be a prince of peace and happiness. He has never even served as an official in the court before. What does he have to rely on for a rebellion? Just passion?
There must be someone working with him behind the scenes.
And this person was Huo Zhige.
It's just unknown what kind of deal the two made in the original timeline.
The Crown Prince gently turned the ring on his thumb. Looking at Huo Zhige's arrogant demeanor, he didn't think that such a person would agree to coexist with the young prince.
Huo Zhige swaggered back to General Huo's mansion.
Old Madam Huo had already learned of his return to Beijing and was waiting for him in the main hall with a serious expression.
In front of his doting grandmother, Huo Zhige restrained himself somewhat and snuggled up to her like a well-behaved and lovable grandson.
"Grandma, your grandson is back. How have you been these past few days? Have you missed me?"
The stern expression on Old Madam Huo's face softened slightly.
"Why did you suddenly come back?"
"It's not sudden. Anyway, there's no war on the border recently. I asked the Emperor for permission, and my grandfather also asked me to return to the capital to keep you company and show my respect."
Fang Ruotang's matter has caused such a big fuss, but Old Madam Huo has not sent a single letter to the border. Huo Zhige does not understand why Old Madam Huo has not mentioned it at all.
But the Huo family has its own information network.
The Huo family, after all, commands 300,000 troops. The fear is that one day, once the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked, and the ruler on the throne becomes an inhuman being.
"I'm an old woman living comfortably in the mansion, with your mother and the others taking good care of me. What could possibly happen to me? You should rest for a couple of days after you come back and then return to the border! Your grandfather is old and has many injuries and illnesses. You shouldn't leave him alone at the border." Old Madam Huo saw through her words but didn't say anything.
Not every matriarch would want to sell her son for favor.
The sons of the Huo family should be upright and protect their country, not learn the ways of the inner quarters, confined to their own little world, and fight with five men over one woman.
General Huo composed himself and stated directly, "Grandmother, now that I'm back, I don't plan to leave for the time being. I'll only leave after I've married my wife."
Old Madam Huo pounded her dragon-headed cane forcefully.
"You're so foolish!"
“Grandmother, I am in love with her, and I hope you will not stop me.” General Huo’s eyes were firm, filled with an unwavering determination.
When I first received intelligence about going to the capital.
He scoffed at it.
who is he?
He, the young general of the Huo family, the next marshal of the Huo family who will command an army of 300,000, would share a woman with someone else.
Women! They'll only slow him down the speed at which he draws his sword.
It wasn't until he first shared a sympathy with the Crown Prince that he realized this, when he was leading a troop of men in pursuit of a fleeing enemy force.
He didn't know how to describe the feeling, but at that moment he felt more exhilarated than if he had cut off a hundred enemy heads.
Later, he couldn't help but look forward to news from the capital, until he finally made up his mind to return to the capital and see Fang Ruotang one last time.
He was immediately captivated.
This woman should be his.
Actually, he only wanted to take a look at it during his trip to Beijing.
He looked at the woman he had never met but who had haunted his dreams for days. But when he saw her, he knew he couldn't leave. His heart was pounding, and a voice told him that he was born for her.
"You've given up your dreams? You're not going to avenge your father, your uncles, your elder brother? You've lost all the honor of the Huo family!" Old Madam Huo said, heartbroken. "You're the only son left in the Huo family. How can you be so attached to your personal feelings and disregard the future of the family?"
“My grandfather also approves of me.”
Huo Zhige frowned deeply. He knew that disaster was imminent even while he was at the border, and he didn't believe that his grandmother in the capital would be completely unaware of it.
Nowadays, everyone is doing their utmost to curry favor with the Prime Minister's Mansion, hoping to gain Fang Ruotang's favor.
"I disagree. You must return to the border immediately." Old Madam Huo banged her dragon-headed cane loudly.
Huo Zhige gave Old Madam Huo a deep look. "Grandson knows that in that battle, Father, several uncles, and several brothers all died. It was the greatest pain in Grandmother's heart. But on the battlefield, it was either you die or I die."
It wasn't just the Huo family that suffered deaths.
The number of enemy generals who died was also not small.
Both sides wanted revenge, but revenge shouldn't be taken this way.
Old Madam Huo was furious. "Are you not listening to me now? You've grown wings and now you're willing to abandon your family for a woman."
"Grandmother!" Huo Zhige suddenly raised his voice, then laughed angrily, "Have you forgotten that I am a hopeless case? Have I been obedient for the past few years, giving you some kind of illusion?"
"Your grandson respects and is filial to you, but I hope you won't interfere too much in my affairs. Or, would it be alright if you just ignored me like you did when I was a child?"
"Rebellion! Rebellion! Rebellion!"
Old Madam Huo clutched her chest and fainted.
Huo Zhige coldly watched the man fall to the ground, and only after a while did he call the steward to fetch a doctor.
The Huo family was thrown into chaos, but outsiders were unaware of it.
However, many people are watching Fang Ruotang's situation closely.
I don’t know if it’s because of the medicine, but Fang Ruotang’s calf looks bad, but she can’t feel any pain.
Knowing that someone wanted to see her and have their fortune told, she, with her bright and lively face, went up to them.
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