Helian Jue woke up, but the news only circulated within the military camp.
Even the local officials in Zhongzhou didn't hear a sound.
The army remained stationed outside the city, occasionally conducting drills, but mostly remaining silent.
Therefore, the governor of Zhongzhou and the county magistrate all thought that the army was still the same as before.
The sage should still be in a coma.
The army has been stationed in Zhongzhou for a month, and even with the news being blocked, local officials in Zhongzhou have noticed that something is wrong.
The rumors circulating in the capital city were partly due to the influence of the Central Plains region.
However, after Xie Yuan arrived at the military camp, he intensified his patrols and strictly sealed off the camp.
The news will almost never be leaked again.
Helian Jue has now awakened, but the fishing plan in the capital is still underway.
Therefore, Helian Jue and Xie Yuan made the same decision: to continue keeping it a secret!
As long as the army remains inactive, no one will know.
"...The Imperial Guards from all over the country have been mobilized, and they have found the location of the Yellow Sect's branch altars based on the slightest clues."
"And that somewhat mysterious cult leader, we've also locked onto him."
"Things are alright in the capital. The Embroidered Uniform Guard has already arrested two or three suspicious families."
"There seems to be some unusual activity in the Cui family..."
Helian Jue sat on the bed, with a large hidden bag behind him.
Even if you weren't sick to begin with, you can still manage to get through nearly a month of bed rest.
Helian Jue had lost a lot of weight, his cheeks were sunken, and his skin was sallow, looking like he had been starving for a long time and was recovering from a serious illness.
The army will remain stationed there, not only to fish, but also because Helian Jue needs to recuperate.
Xie Yuan sat by the bed, holding a sweet white porcelain bowl, feeding the patient ginseng chicken soup spoonful by spoonful.
Helian Jue was not in good physical condition, but he was in a very good mood.
He stared intently at Xie Yuan, his focused gaze like a raging fire, almost burning Xie Yuan to ashes.
Xie Yuan: ...I'll endure it!
Even with Xie Yuan's best efforts to reassure himself, he couldn't bear such an intense gaze.
Her ears turned red, and her hand holding the spoon trembled slightly.
Helian Jue's mood improved even more.
Helian Chen: ...
Therefore, I should not be here.
However, he had to report the movements in the capital immediately.
Things are different now than before; there's no need to hide things anymore.
Helian Chen was quite happy that he no longer had to act secretly.
"Furthermore, Chen Fuli, the heir of the Marquis of Anle, will marry Lady Zheng at the end of the month."
"Lady Xiao, wife of the Marquis of Anle, specially requested the Empress Dowager's favor, and the Empress Dowager bestowed upon the newlyweds a pair of jade ruyi scepters!"
"Several families, including the Xiao family and the Wei family, have also expressed their intention to attend the wedding ceremony."
"Yuwen Hao of the Yongle Marquis's Mansion and the Crown Prince Chen have an extremely close relationship..."
Seeing that the emperor did not speak, Helian Chen had no choice but to continue his report.
"Chen Fuli, the heir of the Marquis of Anle? If I remember correctly, he is also related to A Yuan?"
Helian Jue swallowed the chicken soup in his mouth and suddenly asked Xie Yuan a question.
Xie Yuan nodded. "My mother was a princess of the Southern Dynasty. She and Marquis Anle were cousins."
"However, after my mother got married, she spent most of her time traveling around the world with my father and rarely stayed in Jiankang."
Chen was a married woman. After getting married, she followed her husband all over the country, so her relationship with her maternal family was naturally not very close.
Not to mention, Chen has already passed away, and Xie Yuan is not the original owner of this body.
Therefore, Xie Yuan felt absolutely no affection for his cousin, Marquis Anle.
She simply gave an objective account, stating, "I have met this cousin no more than ten times in total."
Although they are relatives, they don't keep in touch, so there's no real relationship or affection between them.
Helian Jue nodded. He noticed that A Yuan wasn't particularly close to either the Xie family or the Chen family.
If it were someone else, they might think Xie Yuan was too cold-hearted. After all, they are relatives, how could they have no contact at all?
Helian Jue, however, was no ordinary person; he was a stubborn and cold-hearted individual.
Not to mention relatives, Helian Jue wasn't even close to his own parents.
As for why A Yuan was so "cold-blooded," He Lianjue also had his own guesses.
When Xie Yuan and his wife passed away unexpectedly, A Yuan became an orphan and had to take care of her younger brother who was too young to understand.
Helian Jue could imagine how much scheming and torment she had suffered without even investigating.
Putting aside everything else, the fact that she was forced to marry a deposed crown prince in Xie Rou's place is enough to prove how dire Xie Yuan's situation was.
After suffering so much, it's perfectly normal for one's heart to grow cold.
Besides, the obsessive Helian Jue preferred Xie Yuan this way.
Because Xie Yuan wouldn't waste her energy on irrelevant people; she would only care about the people she loved most.
For example, her husband!
"Well, if they're not familiar with you, then you don't need to bother with them!"
Helian Jue said softly.
"I knew it! The sage understands me best!"
Xie Yuan wasn't entirely lying when he said that.
People always like "happy endings" and also like to "encourage others to be kind".
But they don't think that everything has a cause and effect.
Later generations were more insightful: "Don't advise others to be good if you haven't experienced their suffering."
In ancient times, moral blackmail was more prevalent.
It's as if simply saying "we're all family" can erase all the hurt or alienation.
As a wandering soul who has traveled from another era, Xie Yuan sometimes finds it really hard to adapt to the ancient people's ideas.
Helian Jue may be crazy, but he's good in this respect.
He wouldn't rashly tell himself to be "magnanimous," nor would he wrong her for the sake of his reputation.
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