"My husband, have you encountered any difficult problems?"
Han Xiao pulled the young master behind him to his front and held him on his lap: "Nothing, just a little tired. It's not safe outside recently. Let's not go out for now, okay?"
The young master nodded obediently, saying that he would be fine anywhere as long as he was with his husband and Chaochao.
But he could see that Han Xiao was unhappy now. He leaned his little head on Han Xiao's shoulder and said in a sweet voice, "Husband, don't be unhappy. Ruanruan will always be with you."
Knowing that there were many things he couldn't ask, the young master also knew that Han Xiao was doing it for his own good, so the young master sensibly didn't ask about these things.
He just needs to be happy and peaceful every day.
Han Xiao hugged the young master's soft body and couldn't help but bury his head in the young master's neck and took a deep breath.
Then he revived with full health and went to the front hall carrying the young master.
Han Mingyuan and the others are still discussing matters in the study, and we can't let them go hungry.
Why not find something to do for yourself?
However, what Han Xiao did not expect was that just as the rumors about the young master's background had spread and Ruan Xiuran had not yet started investigating, General Huo came to the second prince's door in the evening with a knife in hand.
With one blow, he chopped the stone lion in front of the second prince's door into two halves.
As for the Zhang family, they were even worse off. The door was kicked down by General Huo, and the Zhang family huddled in the room without daring to say a word.
After dealing with the second prince and the Zhang family, General Huo rode his horse all the way to the palace gate, sword in hand.
The guard outside the gate wanted to stop General Huo, but was pulled aside by his colleagues: "Are you trying to kill yourself? Can't you see that it's General Huo?"
"Even General Huo cannot bring weapons into the palace." The young guard looked naive and didn't understand why his colleagues didn't let him stop them.
"You don't understand this. General Huo has privileges and can bring weapons into the palace."
"Then he is still riding..."
The guard was covered up before he could finish his words: "If you want to live, shut up. Don't worry, His Majesty won't blame us."
Anyway, this isn't the first time this has happened, the older guard said with a sigh.
General Huo had a smooth journey and went straight to the emperor's study.
When he reached the outside of the imperial study, General Huo dismounted his horse swiftly and rushed in with a knife in hand.
The emperor was looking at a portrait of Su Guijun. He knew that these useless people outside could not stop Huo Cheng at all.
As expected, a short while later, cries of grief filled the air outside. Eunuch Dexi trembled as he stood before the emperor, "General Huo, what are you doing? Are you... planning a rebellion?"
General Huo had an expressionless face, like a black-faced killing god. He pointed his sword at the emperor's brow. General Huo said coldly, "I just went to the residence of the Second Prince and Zhang Yuanzhong."
The emperor remained expressionless, patted Eunuch Dexi on the shoulder and asked him to move aside: "Don't worry, Huo Cheng will not rebel."
Eunuch Dexi looked at the emperor and retreated, but he did not go far away and stayed in a corner.
The emperor pushed aside General Huo's sword and showed Su Guijun's portrait to him: "Huo Cheng, look, does the one I drew look like you?"
This time, General Huo placed his knife directly on the emperor's neck: "You are not worthy to mention him."
"Oh, unworthy? I am the emperor. If I am not worthy, who is? Could it be you?" The emperor's eyes suddenly turned red and he looked at General Huo viciously.
General Huo put away his knife, looked at the emperor's frantic expression and continued, "You are not worthy."
"Hahahahaha, Huo Cheng, ah Huo Cheng, it's been more than 20 years, and you're still like this. If you had been more proactive back then, do you think I would have taken Su He into the palace? It's all your fault. It was obviously you who gave up Su He first, so why are you blaming me?"
Huo Cheng pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. A trace of pain flashed in his eyes. He quickly looked at the emperor and said sternly, "You obviously got him, why did you let him down? Why didn't you protect him well?"
"I didn't protect him well? Huo Cheng, do you know how difficult it was for me to sit on this throne? I thought, I thought I could protect him, but Su He said he didn't need it. He would rather die than be with us. Hahahahaha, Huo Cheng, neither of us won. It was Su He who didn't want us. You are right, neither of us deserves it."
After the emperor laughed, tears kept flowing from his eyes. He looked so miserable and didn't look like an emperor at all.
Huo Cheng lowered his eyes. He knew that what the emperor said was right. He and Su He were in love with each other at the beginning, but he didn't dare. He backed down. He knew clearly that Su He loved him. It was just one step, just one step. The ending could have been different.
Blaming no one else, Huo Cheng closed his eyes tightly, tears falling silently. When he opened them again, there was no emotion in his eyes anymore: "As for Su He, the two of us are not worthy of mentioning him, but you shouldn't have allowed Chu Jingchen and Zhang Yuanzhong to spread rumors and hurt Ruanruan. If it happens again, I will come to see you with Chu Jingchen's head."
The emperor calmed down and looked at Huo Cheng coldly, saying, "I know it's my fault for being careless this time. I didn't expect that they would still be so bold even though I've been so obvious. I've been too lenient lately. I won't let them go even without you telling me."
The emperor paused for a moment, holding his forehead, and then continued, "You don't have to worry about Ruanruan's affairs. I will handle them myself, and I will not let anyone involved go."
Looking at the white hair on Huo Cheng's temples, the emperor touched the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and suddenly felt a wave of sadness in his heart. The three of them were obviously the best brothers, why did things develop step by step to this point?
"That's good. If you don't handle it, I will handle it myself. I won't allow anyone to hurt his child."
After Huo Cheng finished speaking, he walked out without turning around.
After Huo Cheng left, Eunuch Dexi came out from the corner. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Huo Cheng's back had indeed gone far away.
Looking at the mess in the room and the emperor's decadence, Eunuch Dexi could only shake his head helplessly, bent down and began to pick up the scattered wrinkles and books.
The emperor sat in his chair, lost in thought. After a long moment, Eunuch Dexi heard the emperor's emotionless voice: "Dexi, what do you think I should do with Jing Chen?"
Eunuch Dexi's expression changed drastically after hearing this. He immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This is not something I should be allowed to talk about..."
He lay on the ground and carefully looked at the emperor's face, but at this moment, the emperor had no expression on his face and nothing could be seen.
Eunuch Dexi secretly complained, what was going on every day?
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