Prince Yong hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It should be."
Huo Baichuan gave a fake laugh, drawing everyone's attention. When they looked at him, he appeared relaxed, but unlike Wei Caitao, he was not as carefree as he seemed; he was simply unruly.
He walked towards Wei Tingsi, reached out and touched Wei Tingsi's armor. Wei Tingsi looked at him, his face cold, and remained silent.
"So your grandfather is sick. No wonder you didn't come when I sent you a letter yesterday promising to have a drink together. Remember to invite me when your grandfather gets better. I heard that Yipinju in the capital is a good place. Let's set the venue there. You pay." He patted Wei Tingsi's chest as he spoke. "So hard. Wear something soft next time, it hurts my hand." He shook his hand seriously, glanced at Wei Caitao, and even winked.
His posture caught everyone off guard for a moment; it was so unbecoming of a young master from a noble family, he looked more like a commoner from the streets.
He happens to be the eldest son of the Huo family and the future leader. Yan Shiren even said that he has the same qualities as his father.
Unable to respond, he could only watch helplessly. Wei Tingsi knew that Huo Baichuan had come to the capital, but this was their first meeting. He was puzzled as to why Huo Baichuan was helping him.
Huo Baichuan's words evoked various thoughts among the crowd. In the past, the Wei family treated Wei Tingsi in a way that made them value Wei Tingsi even less than the Wei family did. After all, how could a mere Wei Tingsi compare to the entire Wei family?
However, at this moment, everyone felt a strange feeling. Wei Tingsi actually had a private relationship with the eldest son of the Huo family. It was said that the second young master of the Wei family looked just like his father and was even said to be better than Song Yu. However, his abilities might not be as good as Wei Tingsi's. The reason why the family was able to continue to prosper and flourish often depended on the person in charge.
Previously, everyone thought that although Wei Tingsi was the eldest son, he might not be able to inherit the Wei family, simply because his birth mother died early. Now that the matriarch of the family is deeply loved by Wei Caitao, it is likely that the leadership will be passed on to the second young master of the Wei family. However, now it seems that this is not necessarily the case.
It must be said, the human heart is truly an unpredictable thing.
Wei Tingsi stepped aside and said to Huo Baichuan, "Thank you for your kindness, Young Master Huo." He neither exposed Huo Baichuan nor offered any explanation.
His personality was such that he was never good at explaining himself, and his demeanor didn't seem like that of someone familiar with Huo Baichuan. Prince Yong shook his head inwardly, thinking that Wei Tingsi was inflexible, while Baichuan was much more clever in comparison.
Huo Baichuan didn't mind and continued to laugh carefree. When he laughed, everyone else laughed too, and he suddenly felt that it was all so boring.
Just as Wei Caitao was about to say a few more words, Liang Yunsi came out and shouted, "Attend court!"
Wei Caitao also wanted to go into the palace; he was determined to bring this rebellious son back today!
However, after Liang Yunsi finished shouting "Attend court," he walked up to him, held his whisk, bowed, and said, "Mr. Wei, His Majesty is unavailable today. Please come to the palace another day."
Liang Yunsi remained respectful to Wei Caitao, but Wei Caitao did not want to return. "It's alright, this humble subject will wait for Your Majesty to finish his business."
"Mr. Wei, His Majesty said that he will be busy all day. Please return." After saying this, he turned and followed the officials inside without waiting for Wei Caitao to speak again. Before entering, he did not forget to instruct the guards not to let Wei Caitao in.
After entering the palace gate, Liang Yunsi glanced back at Wei Caitao and shook his head slightly. He was good-looking, but his mind was muddled. If he were to become an official, his fate would probably be the same as Wang Kuanqi's.
If Wang Kuanqi had received help from two more people in the end, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state.
The crowd entered the Taihe Hall one after another. Since it was not a day of a grand court assembly, many officials did not need to attend court, but most of them came today. Prince Yong looked around and saw that Prince Rui and Prince Hui were not there.
It's unclear what the two were thinking, but neither of them came. Prince Yong couldn't understand it, but that didn't mean Emperor Mingde couldn't. Perhaps they were afraid of offending someone, so they didn't come to the morning court.
The civil and military officials lined up in order. Huo Baichuan and Yan Shiren consciously stood at the end. Regardless of their family background, once they entered the court, they had no official rank yet, so they could only stand at the end.
Emperor Mingde emerged from the left-hand gate. "The Emperor has arrived!" Liang Yunsi shouted, his high-pitched voice unusually loud.
The officials knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
After shouting, Emperor Mingde arrived in front of the dragon throne, flicked his dragon robe and sat high on it. He glanced around and saw Huo Baichuan staring at him. His eyes flickered. He had long heard that the eldest son of the Huo family was unconventional and unrestrained by worldly affairs. Those eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, which made him have to say, "This child is no ordinary person."
"Rise, my lords," he commanded.
Before Liang Yun could finish speaking, saying "Those with a memorial, please present it; those without, please leave the court," he said, "Nineteen, is that young man in white robes and ink bamboo the young master Huo?"
Prince Yong stepped forward, holding up his jade tablet, and said, "Your Majesty, it is Young Master Huo, Huo Baichuan."
Emperor Mingde nodded to himself. His nineteenth brother was becoming more and more sensible, and he no longer took the lead in calling him "elder brother" in court.
"This humble subject pays his respects to Your Majesty." Huo Baichuan stepped forward, but did not kneel. Instead, he walked up to stand alongside the first of the ministers. "This humble subject is new to this place and would like to offer Your Majesty a gift. I hope Your Majesty will not find it too inexpensive."
Emperor Mingde was speechless. He even suspected that the boy standing below was someone that Prince Yong had randomly grabbed from the streets and sent over. However, those eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, which made him unable to make a conclusion for a long time.
The officials had already experienced Huo Baichuan's unconventional behavior at the Meridian Gate, so some of them were not able to accept it. However, Emperor Mingde was meeting Huo Baichuan for the first time. In his impression, the disciples of aristocratic families all spoke in a refined and literary manner, and if you didn't read a lot of books, you wouldn't be able to understand what they were saying at all.
However, Huo Baichuan did the opposite, speaking in a way that was like that of an ordinary person, easy to understand.
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