Huo Wuyou didn't know how he walked out of the study. He was still a little absent-minded until he got on the carriage back to Huajing.
Xue Zhiyi noticed that something was wrong with him, and he was afraid that it was because of what Shen Chiyan had just said.
The carriage set off again after resting at the post station. Xue Zhiyi planned to ride in the same carriage with Huo Wuyou so that he could get to the bottom of the matter.
But Jiang Xu felt that it was inappropriate. Not to mention that Huo Wuyou was unreliable in his opinion, even if it was for the sake of his younger sister's reputation, it would not be good for the two of them to be alone together.
Xue Zhiyi was worried and felt very uncomfortable, so he said to Jiang Xu, "Brother, please let me ride with the Marquis of Lin'an. I feel empty inside when I'm separated from him."
Jiang Xu almost lost his balance: "...Can't we just separate along the way?"
Xue Zhiyi replied seriously, "Not even for a moment."
“…”
Jiang Xu was silent, watching Xue Zhiyi get into Huo Wuyou's car.
…
As the convoy headed east, Huo Wuyou repeated what Shen Chiyan had said to her in the car.
Xue Zhiyi asked, "But General Shen withheld the forged imperial edict, yet Zhao Xu still murdered the two generals of the Huo family?"
Huo Wuyou nodded: "That's right, so Zhao Xu was not misled by the forged edict, but he himself had the intention to harm the Huo family."
Xue Zhiyi agreed: "Then this forged edict might just be a trick to complete the whole thing. With it, they can temporarily intimidate the Huo family army, making them dare not risk the execution of their entire clan and disobey the order, and force them to surrender. However, the forged edict was later intercepted by General Shen, and perhaps this is why the plan was left with a loophole."
"That's probably it." Holding the forged edict, Huo Wuyou said, "At least now, if we can prove that this forged edict was written by Zhao Xu or Prince Cheng, then this item will be irrefutable evidence of the crime."
After thinking for a moment, Xue Zhiyi asked, "Did General Shen ever tell me why he withheld this item?"
"Yes." Huo Wuyou folded the imperial edict and rolled it up into a ball. "At first, he offered his help because he didn't want Dayong to be destroyed by internal strife during this critical moment of war. Later, when the Huo family was in trouble, he didn't want to be targeted by the mastermind behind the scenes. To protect himself, he kept this secret. Moreover, the Huo family was in disarray at the time, and I had a bad reputation before, so I didn't look like someone who could handle such a thing. After much thought, to avoid further trouble, I didn't tell the Huo family about this."
He put away the imperial edict, looking a little tired. "Maybe now he thinks I'm more capable than before, and hopes I can take better care of Shen Qingwei in Huajing, so he let me know about this."
…
After more than half a month of traveling, the convoy stopped for the last time at a post station outside Beijing to rest.
While changing the horse's shoe nails, Xue Zhiyi found a table and chair to sit down and ordered a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
Shen Qingtang ran up to her mysteriously and said, "I saw that your brother called the Marquis of Lin'an to talk. Do you want to go and listen?"
Shen Qingtang was one of the few people who knew Xue Zhiyi's life story, and at this moment he felt inexplicably excited: "Don't you want to know if they talked about anything related to you?"
Without waiting for Xue Zhiyi to answer, she pulled Xue Zhiyi up and said, "Let's go, if you don't listen, they will finish what they are saying."
So, Xue Zhiyi was dragged by Shen Qingtang, and the two hid behind a big tree. They saw Jiang Xu, whose face was as pale as a ghost, talking to Huo Wuyou not far away.
"Logically speaking, Awan has been away from home for many years, and I haven't been able to fulfill my responsibilities as a brother. I shouldn't interfere in her current affairs, but..."
Jiang Xu hesitated, "But since she likes you, I still have the responsibility to make things clear to you."
Xue Zhiyi pricked up her ears and listened attentively. Beside her, Shen Qingtang shook her and said, "I'm talking to you!"
Seeing that it was related to him, Xue Zhiyi temporarily put aside his guilty conscience and listened more carefully.
Jiang Xu coughed and said, "Have you ever thought about marrying her and giving her a legitimate status?"
Huo Wuyou was startled and smiled awkwardly, "Brother Jiang, what you said... You may not know it, but it was me who begged her to give me a legitimate status."
On the side, Xue Zhiyi widened his eyes: When did she...
But then I thought, well, it seems that Huo Wuyou is not wrong.
At this moment, Jiang Xu's expression was clearly a little broken, but he still straightened his clothes and said seriously: "Since this is the case, there are some things I need to clarify with the Marquis of Lin'an. If the Marquis of Lin'an fails to agree, I will fight to the death to stop you two."
Although Huo Wuyou didn't know how he could possibly stop it, he still said, "Brother Jiang, please speak."
"First, marry her formally."
"inevitable."
"Secondly, the people of Huajing are snobbish and snobbish. Although I can't compare to the wealthy families who have accumulated wealth for centuries, I still want to do my best to treat her with respect. I hope that she can first restore her status and then marry as an official's wife, rather than the adopted daughter of a criminal with an unknown background."
After thinking about it, Huo Wuyou nodded: "It should be."
"One last thing." Jiang Xu looked at Huo Wuyou solemnly, "I want you to swear that you will never treat any concubine better than her in the future."
Hearing this, Huo Wuyou sneered and said, "Brother Jiang, our family doesn't have this tradition."
Jiang Xu's expression changed immediately, and he looked like he was going to die with him.
Huo Wuyou pointed his finger to the sky and said, "I, Huo Wuyou, swear that after I marry Awan, I will be devoted to her and will not accept another woman. I will never betray her. If I break my promise, I will be punished by heaven and earth and die a miserable death."
In the face of Jiang Xu's astonishment, Huo Wuyou smiled and said, "Is this feasible?"
From Xue Zhiyi's angle, he could only see his back. The young man had a tall figure and a reassuring and reliable look on his shoulders. His red clothes were so dazzling that they were almost blinding at the moment.
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