Chapter 225 Asking questions knowingly
Huo Zheng turned around to look at Ye Ninglan and said in an unclear tone, "Princess, enough is enough."
Ye Ninglan smiled and said, "It's enough, don't you have anything else to say to me?"
Huo Zheng didn't respond, but instructed the maid beside him, "Princess, please move into the house."
"Yes, Your Highness." The maid responded immediately and walked to Ye Ninglan, "Princess, please follow me."
Ye Ninglan rubbed her aching wrist. She had just fought with Huo Yan for a long time, and the iron chains really weighed her down, making her a little tired. Before she left, she smiled at Huo Yan and said, "See you another day, Your Highness the Ninth Prince."
Huo Yan closed his eyes in anger and clenched his hands into fists. If Huo Zheng hadn't stood in front of him, he would have killed Ye Ninglan today.
Ye Ninglan followed the maid and the servants and guards who were watching around also dispersed.
The civil servants who came with Prince Chang'an were still standing in the corridor. Rather than seeing the Ninth Prince and Princess Xiling fighting, they wanted to see what would happen when Prince Chang'an and the Ninth Prince met today.
But Huo Yan seemed to be hurt by Ye Ninglan and didn't speak for a long time.
Huo Zheng looked at Huo Yan, who was pale and clearly still injured, and frowned slightly. "You haven't recovered yet, why are you running out here making trouble?"
Huo Yan was already furious with Ye Ninglan, and now seeing Huo Zheng acting like a brother and lecturing him, he became even more impatient. "Did my royal brother see me making trouble? It was clearly Princess Xiling who provoked me first!"
Huo Zheng said, "You exploded when Ye Ninglan provoked you? Ninth brother, where is your composure and magnanimity?"
Huo Yan paused slightly when he heard this.
He has indeed been too irritable and easily angered recently. Huo Zheng pointed this out to him in person, which made Huo Yan extremely embarrassed.
Huo Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "She is from Xiling. Why should I give her my generosity and demeanor?"
Huo Zheng said, "Xiling has already asked for peace with Daxing. When the two countries reach a truce, Daxing and Xiling must communicate with each other to demonstrate the power of a great power."
When Huo Yan heard that Xiling had asked for peace with Daxing, he became more aware of the gap between himself and Huo Zheng.
When they were in the capital, Huo Yan was the most favored by his father. He never took Huo Zheng, the Queen's adopted son, seriously, thinking that Huo Zheng only gained his father's trust because he was good at studying and willing to work. Compared with himself, he was not even a little bit inferior.
But now, Huo Zheng not only solved the mess he had messed up, put down the rebellion in Xizhou, but also drove Xiling back to his hometown, forcing Xiling to take the initiative to seek peace with Daxing.
Even his father could not match Huo Zheng's achievements.
From then on, Huo Yan could only look up to him.
The Ninth Prince remained silent for a long while.
Seeing that he looked unwell, Huo Zheng said, "The wind is strong near the bridge. You are injured now and cannot stand the cold. Go back to the house and rest early."
The civil servants not far away saw the two brothers standing under the bridge and talking, and they pricked up their ears to listen, but unfortunately they were a little far away and could not hear clearly.
Gu Yuanjia stopped moving forward and turned to the crowd, saying, "Everyone, disperse."
When everyone heard what Master Gu said, they all responded with "OK" and left one after another.
Gu Yuanjia walked slowly, and the flying red plum petals brushed against his sleeves and fluttered in the wind.
Huo Yan said coldly: "If Seventh Brother really wants to be a good person, then return Honeysuckle to me."
Huo Zheng said calmly, "What's that? I don't know what the Ninth Prince is talking about."
Huo Yan raised his eyes and met Huo Zheng's gaze, trying to find some flaws on his face.
But Huo Zheng was too calm, his eyes were very composed, and he didn't reveal anything.
"Stop pretending, Seventh Brother." Huo Yan suppressed his anger and said, "If it wasn't for you, how could Jiang He dare to hide my people?"
Huo Zheng smiled. "Why are you talking about Jiang He? I really don't know what my ninth brother is talking about. Why don't we call Jiang He over and ask him face to face?"
"Okay." Huo Yan said, "Call Jiang He now."
The Ninth Prince was certain that Rendong was hidden by Jiang He, and the mastermind behind this must be Huo Zheng.
Although he has no evidence yet, it is definitely true.
Huo Zheng did not refuse and immediately said, "Come here, find Jiang He."
The guard a few steps away murmured "yes" and immediately did as he was told.
Huo Zheng said, "It will take a while for Jiang He to come over. The wind is strong here. Let's go inside and wait."
Huo Yan looked very unhappy and turned around to walk towards the Yuntai Waterside Pavilion.
Just then, footsteps were heard crossing the bridge.
The guards not far away bowed and said, "May the princess be well."
Huo Zheng turned around when he heard the word "Princess." He saw Chunzhi, dressed in a white fox fur coat, walking quickly towards him. He immediately went to meet her and asked with a smile, "There's been a commotion over here. Are you disturbed too?"
Chunzhi shook the hand that Huo Zheng extended. "I heard that the Ninth Prince and Princess Xiling had a fight, so I hurried over to take a look. What's going on now..."
"The fight is over." Huo Zheng said, "Princess Xiling provoked my ninth brother a few times. My ninth brother might have been in a bad mood recently, so he exchanged a few moves with her. It's nothing serious."
Chunzhi said, "That's good."
She originally wanted to let Princess Xiling and the Ninth Prince live next to each other to prevent them from causing harm to others.
Who knew they would start fighting on the first day?
Chunzhi whispered to Huo Zheng, "It was inconsiderate of me to have Princess Xiling and the Ninth Prince be neighbors. Should we ask one of them to move somewhere else?"
Huo Zheng smiled and said, "It's not inconsiderate at all. This arrangement is very good."
The two of them whispered so quietly that only each other could hear clearly.
Seeing Huo Zheng's expression, Chunzhi really didn't think there was anything wrong with Huo Yan and Ye Ninglan fighting, and there was nothing wrong with them continuing to be neighbors, so she stopped talking.
Huo Yan, not far away, saw this and stopped. He was now alone, and seeing Huo Zheng and Chunzhi hanging out together made him increasingly annoyed. "Where's Jiang He? Why hasn't Jiang He come yet?"
Huo Zheng didn't even want to bother with this ninth prince anymore. How long had it been since he went to look for Jiang He's guards?
Even if you fly, it won’t be that fast.
"You're looking for Jiang He again?" Chunzhi was used to Huo Yan looking for Jiang He every day these days. She said, "Jiang He went out of the palace on business today. What does Ninth Prince want from him?"
In fact, she knew in her heart that Huo Yan was looking for Jiang He just to force him to tell her the whereabouts of Rendong.
Jiang He is not easily persuaded and has a very stubborn mouth.
Huo Yan refused to believe it and was sure that Ren Dong was in Jiang He's hands.
Very stubborn.
Chunzhi has been acting opposite Huo Yan these days, and her acting skills have been honed to about 70%.
Huo Yan said in a bad tone: "Don't ask questions here when you already know the answer!"
After hearing this, Chunzhi felt even more that she had made the right decision to arrange Princess Xiling to live in the Plum Garden and have her be a neighbor of Huo Yan.
Then why didn’t Princess Xiling beat Huo Yan into a mute?
"Huo Yan!" Huo Zheng, who had just been calling him 'Ninth Imperial Brother', suddenly said in a gloomy tone, "Is this how you usually speak to the Imperial Sister-in-law? Do you still have any respect for elders? Come here and apologize."
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