Chapter 125 This is his own choice
Huo Xiao pursed his lips, his expression even calmer than Lu Mingfeng's. "This general is going to visit my brother today. Since we'll be staying at the princess's residence, I'm sure we'll have many opportunities to dine together. This one won't be a big deal."
Lu Mingfeng smiled softly, "That's true. The princess doesn't seem to like dining alone. The first time I went to the princess's mansion, she invited the shopkeeper of Jinjinglou to dine with her."
The owner of Jinjinglou?
The princess is actually with him...?
He often stayed at the border and had never met this man.
He always thought that he and Lu Mingfeng were the only ones by the princess' side.
He could understand Lu Mingfeng's talent and knowledge.
He was just a shopkeeper who helped her run the Jinlou.
Huo Xiao couldn't understand why the princess was so concerned about this person and even summoned him to the palace for dinner.
Think about it carefully.
Although he had had sexual intercourse with the princess, even her virginity was his.
But he had never dined with the princess in her mansion, nor did he know the princess's preferences.
He really knew too little about the princess.
But Lu Mingfeng brought up these things in front of him at this time, clearly intending to provoke him.
Just having dinner with the princess.
He snorted inwardly and pulled out the pearwood box from his waist. "Oh, right, I suddenly remembered that the princess accidentally left this hidden weapon at my residence when she went to the border. I was chatting with the princess last night and forgot about it. Since it's a gift from Lord Lu, and I have to go to the princess's residence later, I'll trouble Lord Lu to pass it on to the princess. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Looking at Huo Xiao's departing back.
Lu Mingfeng's fingertips tightened little by little.
The princess ended up in his house.
It couldn't be that the princess dropped this thing in order to show it off to General Huo.
That……
Lu Mingfeng's eyes slowly drooped. He had never thought that one day...
He would become so anxious and worried just because of someone he was arguing with for a momentary verbal pleasure.
After Huo Xiao came out of the palace, he went straight to Huichun Hall.
He stepped into the ward where Huo Kang was staying and saw Huo Kang sitting quietly beside the bed.
She had taken off her military uniform and was wearing a light yellow dress with her sleeves rolled up.
There was only a silver hairpin on her head.
If no one revealed her identity, no one would be able to tell from her simple attire that she was a general who went into battle to kill the enemy.
There were footsteps behind him. Ji Yan took a deep breath and slowly turned his head.
Seeing that the person coming was Huo Xiao, her blushing eyes slowly drooped and a self-deprecating smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
"I just heard from the people at the clinic that he had the accident in Yanyu Tower."
Huo Xiao paused for a moment and replied calmly, "Yeah."
"Heh." Ji Yan raised her head, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with one hand, and said with a hint of arrogance, "Sometimes I feel like my life is a joke. He clearly never had me in his heart, yet I still deceived myself. If it weren't for that battle five years ago, we would have been a loving couple that everyone envied."
Huo Xiao remained silent, and just walked to the other side of the bed and sat down, "Brother, you will wake up."
"This was his own choice. Even if he never wakes up in this lifetime, it was his own choice."
Having said that, Ji Yan slowly raised her head and looked at Huo Xiao, "Isn't it?"
"Ji Yan." Huo Xiao met her eyes. "My brother may never wake up. He has already delayed you for so many years. You can marry well now. Why keep waiting?"
Ji Yan curled her lips into a smile and raised her head.
She was too proud to let anyone see her cry, but her tears kept disappearing from the moment she entered the clinic.
"Now you are a general of the first rank, above all men and below all men. You are the young general that so many women from official families admire. You could have married, had children, and taken in concubines. But from that night when you stepped into the tiger's tent, you never gave yourself a way out. You are the same, willing to be just a nameless princess..."
Ji Yan paused here.
She didn't know what words to use to describe Huo Xiao's current position in the princess's mansion.
A concubine? A concubine? Or... a consort?
Huo Xiao laughed out loud when he heard this, "Same here."
"Now that Xijing has been destroyed and my great vengeance has been avenged, no matter whether Huo Kang wakes up in the future, I will not marry anyone else. I am a woman, and the Ji family's incense does not need me, a woman, to continue. But have you ever thought about this: if Huo Kang never wakes up, will the princess be willing to bear children for you? You are not the only man she has. She is of such noble status that the emperor holds her in his palms for fear of dropping her and holds her in his mouth for fear of melting her. How could he bear to let her bear children for all men?"
Ji Yan said this, stood up and chuckled.
"I've said everything I need to say, and I've advised everyone I need to. I know your brother and I aren't married, and I have no right to interfere in your private affairs. But you're the only one left in the Huo family now, so take care of yourself."
Huo Xiao's brows, which were originally slightly furrowed, became even tighter.
He gently squeezed his hand, which was casually placed on the bed.
He didn't look up, but said in a hoarse voice, "I was not considerate of what I said that night. Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart."
Sister-in-law...!
When Ji Yan heard these two words, he stopped in his tracks.
Her heart skipped a beat and her breathing stopped for a second.
Ji Yan took a deep breath, slowly calming down her complicated mood, and moved her lips, saying:
"You child, when have I ever really gotten angry with you? The emperor has rewarded officials of the third rank and above to go to the Tangquan Palace for a bath this afternoon. You shouldn't stay here too long, or you'll miss out on important matters."
"good."
Huo Xiao responded indifferently.
After Ji Yan left, Doctor Li walked in.
"Meet General Huo."
Huo Xiao stood up upon hearing this and said, "Doctor Li, there's no need to be so polite. How is my brother doing recently?"
Doctor Li sighed, "The spices General Huo brought last time have run out. Although we use the incense regularly every day, Young Master Huo's true awakening still depends on his own consciousness."
Huo Xiao sighed in his heart, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and placed it in Doctor Li's hand.
"If big brother really doesn't want to wake up, then let nature take its course."
Doctor Li looked at the bottle of spices and was slightly stunned. "Where did General Huo get this?"
Huo Xiao remained silent. "Brother, I'll trouble you, Doctor Li, to take care of me. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"I, your humble servant, have been ordered to take care of General Huo. I will do my utmost to ensure your safety. General Huo, rest assured." Imperial Physician Li sighed. "Young Master Huo has made great military achievements, and I admire such capable men. Even without the Emperor's order, I will devote my lifelong medical skills to treating Young Master Huo. General Huo, rest assured."
As the two were talking, they heard hurried footsteps outside the door.
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