Not only the Second Prince and his companions heard the sound of horse hooves, but Huo Xinyan's face lit up with joy as his father had finally arrived.
Outside the palace, Huo Cheng looked exhausted. After receiving the news from the emperor, he had been riding here non-stop.
He was afraid that if he came too late, the emperor would lose his life. Although Huo Cheng had some conflicts with the emperor, the huge Jiang Kingdom could not be without a king for a day. Moreover, in Huo Cheng's view, even if the emperor wanted to abdicate, the next emperor could only be Chu Jinglin.
The second prince was so bold that he even made friends with the Northern Di.
Huo Cheng was full of anger on the way here, so he was even more furious when he saw the Northern Di army burning, killing and looting after they broke into the palace.
Without saying a word, he cut off the retreat of the Northern Di army. This time he brought more than 50,000 people. Although the number of people was the same, the combat power was completely different.
So although the Huo family army was tired, everyone was extremely brave, and the Northern Di army was caught off guard.
By the time the second prince discovered it, Huo Cheng was already right in front of him.
Seeing General Huo riding a tall horse and looking at him coldly, the second prince felt weak in the knees.
There was disbelief on his face. It was impossible, absolutely impossible. Wasn’t Huo Cheng fighting bandits?
Why are you here now?
Old Mo also looked at Huo Cheng in horror. His people had clearly sent the news, so why was Huo Cheng here?
It was rare for the two people's train of thought to be on the same frequency, but the facts made them very desperate.
I never expected Huo Cheng to come back so suddenly.
What could they use to fight Huo Cheng? Huo Xinyan alone was enough to give them a hard time, so if there was another Huo Cheng, they might as well just surrender.
Many Northern Di soldiers knew Huo Cheng and had long been frightened by him. This time, seeing Huo Cheng, the Northern Di soldiers were already thrown into disarray without Huo Cheng taking any action.
The ministers following the second prince were complaining even more. Victory was clearly just around the corner, so how could Huo Cheng suddenly appear?
Is it too late for them to regret now?
"Father!" Huo Xinyan saw Huo Cheng put away his gun and stand up.
Huo Cheng nodded at her and asked, "Is your Majesty okay?"
"Don't worry, His Majesty is still in the palace."
In fact, looking at the conditions of Chu Jinglin and Huo Xinyan, Huo Cheng knew that the emperor was fine. What he wanted to ask about most was the safety of the young master.
However, now is not the time to ask this question as there are so many people around. Let’s deal with these small fry first.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the Second Prince and Mr. Mo turned around and wanted to escape, but they were surrounded by Huo Cheng and had nowhere to escape.
The Second Prince's face was filled with despair. After a long while, he knelt on the ground in embarrassment. "Father, Father, I know I was wrong. I was deceived by Hu Yansui and was confused for a moment..."
He knew that he was almost dead, but the second prince was unwilling to accept this and wanted to gain the emperor's forgiveness by playing the victim.
After all, I am the emperor's biological son. The emperor shouldn't be so cruel.
The second prince thought anxiously.
Zhang Yuanzhong and Empress Zhang also quickly knelt down behind the second prince and shouted loudly.
Seeing this, the other ministers also knelt down. For a moment, the entire outside of the palace was filled with corpses and everyone was kneeling down.
Old Mo was so angry at the Second Prince that he had a heart attack, but there was nothing he could do now. Huyan Sui was seriously injured and the Second Prince was stabbed. What kind of trouble could an old man like him cause?
Originally, Old Mo was still thinking about whether to fight to the death, but when he saw the trembling Northern Di army and the Second Prince crying with his face full of tears or rain, he couldn't tell whether it was tears or rain, Old Mo's eyes went dark and he fainted.
Seeing this, the other Northern Di soldiers looked at each other, dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender. What else could they do now that their leader was gone?
A rebellion was averted because of Huo Cheng's return, but it was also thanks to Huo Xinyan's desperate resistance that Huo Cheng was able to arrive in time.
Lu Cheng had been listening attentively to the noise coming from the main hall. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that reinforcements were coming. It seemed that the crisis was resolved.
Gradually the heavy rain stopped, the sky began to turn pale, and the day finally dawned.
Their nerves had been tense all night and now they could finally relax.
Lu Cheng put away his weapon and said to Chu Yi, "It seems that the matter has been resolved. I will leave this place to you."
Chuyi had a relieved expression on his face. He had just checked all the guards brought by Lu Cheng. Except for those who were dead, he had bandaged all the injured ones.
Fortunately, the casualties this time were not too great. Even so, Lu Cheng couldn't help but show a trace of sadness when he saw his former brothers.
Chuyi just patted his shoulder without saying anything, and went in carrying the medicine box.
He also needs to check on Han Xiao's condition.
Han Xiao hadn't slept all night. His face was pale due to excessive blood loss, and the dark circles under his eyes were more serious.
But he seemed to be in good spirits. Seeing Chuyi and Shiwu coming in, Han Xiao stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's okay, son-in-law, don't get excited and sit down." Chuyi quickly helped Han Xiao sit down. The wound on his arm was not serious, just some superficial injuries, but if the young master saw it, he would probably feel uncomfortable for several days.
"General Huo is back. We are fine now. You should have a good rest first, son-in-law."
Hearing this, Han Xiao rarely smiled. It felt so good to have survived a disaster.
After relaxing, a trace of fatigue surged into his heart. Han Xiao held his forehead and said, "In that case, I'll go change clothes and rest for a while."
Chuyi nodded and asked Shiwu to take out Han Xiao's clothes and send Han Xiao to the next room to rest.
Han Xiao slept until late in the evening and was woken up by a feeling of hunger in his stomach.
Han Xiao opened his eyes and looked at the bed curtains, then closed his eyes again and felt something pressing on his arm.
Turning around, he saw the young master lying on the edge of the bed, sleeping with his head resting on Han Xiao's arm.
However, the young master still remembered that Han Xiao's arm was injured, so he carefully avoided it.
Han Xiao moved and tried to pull his arm away. Perhaps because he was not asleep yet, the young master immediately raised his head.
There were still traces of tears on her face, and her eyes were red. She asked hurriedly: "Husband, husband, are you awake?"
As he wanted to check Han Xiao's wound, Han Xiao quickly stopped the young master's action: "Don't move, Ruanruan, I want to drink some water."
Han Xiao lay down for a whole day without drinking a drop of water, and his throat was so thirsty that it was about to smoke.
Hearing Han Xiao say that he was thirsty, the young master immediately jumped up and poured a cup of warm water for Han Xiao and put it to Han Xiao's mouth.
Han Xiao supported himself on the young master's shoulders, sat up, and drank a glass of water from the young master's hand.
"Husband, do you want more?" the young master said cautiously.
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