Chapter 124 Juting Guard
The banquet on Egret Island ended in a bad mood.
Nan Lijun suppressed his anger and walked away with a flick of his sleeves.
Other big merchants also felt resentment towards the Huo Gang, but they dared not speak out.
Finally, under the threat of Huo Gannian's powerful force and the Huo Gang, Nan Lijun ordered a sugar merchant to accept the task of sending a peace envoy.
The most handsome guard was selected, given the title of "Juting Guard", and sent to the Yu family.
Hua Jue would never forget the humiliated and desperate look on the face of the Juting guard as he knelt in the hall and expressed his gratitude with gritted teeth.
Few masters would cherish the guards who have been through thick and thin with them as much as Huo Gannian does.
No one would be like Huo Gannian, who, in order to protect his guards, would be willing to bear the infamy and collude with others to put on a show. He also confronted the dignified Princess of Nan Kingdom with an extremely intimidating momentum and became enemies with all the merchants.
It was said that the Juting guard had indeed been favored by Yu Yangji, but unfortunately, he was forced to drink the Yu family's unique aphrodisiac "Soul-Stirring Smile" in one gulp and was tied up in Yu Yangji's room for three days and three nights...
When he was carried back, the lower half of the body of the Juting guard was in a horrible state. He was not even wearing pants and was only covered with a thin blanket stained with blood and feces. He was half dead.
A guard with great martial arts skills, a loyal man who had practiced martial arts for many years, has since become a laughing stock.
No one will remember the blood he shed and the life he risked for his master. People just say:
"Hey, have you heard? That 'Juting Guard' was already married, but he was toyed with by Yu Yangji for three days and three nights, leaving him with a lifelong disability, unable to take care of himself."
"Alas, guards are servants after all. How could the master be willing to start a war when a servant could settle the matter? This Huo Yu dispute is ridiculous. How could the Huo Clan just give in like this?"
"I heard that the young master of the Huo Gang was unwilling, but the people should not fight against the officials. Huo Gannian couldn't persuade the princess after all!"
“Tsk tsk…”
In this way, the peace talks with the Yu family finally went smoothly. The Huo Gang was cleared of the charge of "hiding weapons with the intention of rebellion", and Princess Nanlijun was also spared from the trouble of being affected.
When the emperor recovered from his illness and returned to court, the whole court was in harmony. Everyone seemed to have the same mouth, and no one mentioned a word about the Huo Gang and the Yu Family.
It seems that everything is at peace.
But the Huo's ancestral hall with its demolished beams and blood splattered on it is still there, as are the hall and Nianli that were ceded.
The body of the guard who hanged himself was still warm, and his wife's crying was still there.
Everyone and everything reminds me:
The Huo Gang was defeated.
The Yu family returned to the peak of being the richest family in Nan Country.
Today, the Huo Gang can only barely compete with the Yu Family.
Rumors were rampant and continued to spread into the Huo Mansion in various versions.
Because most people are in the Huo Mansion in Kyoto, the mansion here in Yancheng is sparsely populated, and there is silence and depression all around.
After hearing all kinds of decadent and shameful rumors about the Huo Gang, the guards simply closed the door and sought some peace and quiet.
There were also those who were so disturbed by the rumors that when they heard others talking about the Huo Gang's defeat in an insulting way, they would directly fight with passers-by in the street.
What's worse, some people directly traced the rumormongers back to the source layer by layer, beat them up at their homes, and then made the rumors even more unbearable.
For a moment, even the Huo Gang guards themselves felt as if the sky was about to fall.
However, Huo Gannian did not have any special reaction. He was still busy in the study from dawn to dusk every day. He occasionally attended banquets and occasionally was ordered to go to the princess's mansion to discuss matters.
His posture was calm and his expression was as cold and gloomy as before.
This made everyone in the Huo Gang feel much more at ease.
But no one noticed that those beautiful phoenix eyes never curved again.
There was no smile on that handsome face that was as handsome as a lonely star in the sky anymore.
Huo Gannian seemed to have returned to the body of "Young Master Huo" - the "Huo Gannian" before Yun Chen appeared.
If Hua Jue still didn't understand and come to his senses at this point, then he would have served as the Huo Gang's personal guard for so long in vain.
Hua Jue was so ashamed that he asked Ye Yan and Buyan:
"You two already knew that the young master was doing all this to protect Achen?"
Ye Yan sighed:
"Yes. But I can't persuade you, so you have to make a few more scenes, so that others will really think that the young master dislikes Achen. If this gets to the princess's ears, she will believe it a little and have a way out."
Without saying a word, he whispered:
"What else can we do? With Ah Chen's personality, if she knew the truth and knew that the Yu family specifically wanted her to go and negotiate peace, I'm afraid she wouldn't hesitate for a moment and would jump into the fire pit herself."
Feeling even more angry than guilt, Hua Jue punched Ye Yan and Buyan fiercely, then ran to Huo Gannian's bedside, who was already preparing to go to sleep, and knelt down with a thud, saying with red eyes:
"Young Master, I was wrong!"
Huo Gannian waved his hand, lay down facing inward, and didn't say much.
Hua Jue thought Huo Gannian was still angry, so he said to Huo Gannian's back:
"Master, it's my fault! You can punish me, you can use a whip or a stick, as long as you calm down, anything is fine!"
"Ah..." Huo Gannian sighed, rubbed his brows tiredly, and said, "No need. I've been busy today and I'm very tired. I want to sleep for a while."
Upon hearing this, Hua Jue kowtowed twice on the ground, then stood up and walked out, saying firmly:
"I'll get ten smacks to appease the young master!"
When he reached the door of the house, Hua Jue suddenly froze in place, then walked back slowly.
His face was filled with regret and heartache, and he spoke softly:
"Brother, you should be suffering more than us..."
Only when no one is around would Hua Jue occasionally call Huo Gannian like this.
"Brother, now I know. You drove Achen away because you didn't want him to know the truth and take risks... Then when we defeat the Yu family, can we call Achen back?"
Huo Gannian didn't say anything, but Hua Jue clearly saw his shoulders stiffen for a moment.
Judging from the current situation, this "one day" may be one or two years, or even ten or eight years...
Not daring to say anything more, Hua Jue quietly retreated.
He knew very well that Ye Yan, Buyan... everyone was sad and upset, so what about Huo Gannian, who lived with Yun Chen day and night and loved Yun Chen so much?
I'm afraid the pain will be just as much.
Moreover, everyone can complain and miss Yun Chen as they please, except Huo Gannian, who personally "expelled" Yun Chen...
After Hua Jue left, the room returned to silence.
Huo Gannian slowly turned over and lay flat on his back, looking tired and pale.
He raised his hand and touched the cold blanket under his pillow, where he felt a sword tassel and two cool southern pearls...
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