Chapter 158 Return to the Huo Gang
Yun Chen, the fourth personal guard of the Huo Gang and the famous Xuandu guard, is back.
It is said that Yun Chen was tasked with the secret mission of stealing the Yu family's account book. On the surface, he was expelled from the Huo Gang, but in fact, he had been lurking for a year, going through hardships, and fighting a bloody battle for three days before he risked his life to get the account book.
Wearing blood-stained white clothes, he rode his horse to the palace and personally presented the account book to the emperor, which led to a bloody massacre at the palace banquet, the death of the late emperor, and the crown prince of the Eastern Palace leading the army to quell the rebellion.
Because Yun Chen had been officially appointed as the Xuandu Guard, people called this change to purge the court the "Xuandu Palace Change."
This was the "rumor-mongering" incident that Buyan was mainly busy with when he returned to the Huo Mansion instead of going to the palace with Yunchen to deliver the account books.
When Huo Gannian and Yun Chen returned, everyone in the mansion had been waiting eagerly for them for a long time.
Everyone was even more excited to see Yun Chen than Huo Gannian.
If it weren't for the Lion Flag flying on the gate of the mansion, everyone would have almost forgotten the happy event that their master had been promoted to the third-rank patrol commander.
Yun Chen hugged and patted the shoulders of the guards he was familiar with one by one, and chatted and laughed. Huo Gannian, on the other hand, followed beside him like a guard. Whenever anyone hugged Yun Chen for a little longer, he would step forward to pull the person away.
"I used to be stuck in a wheelchair and watch, but no one is going to torture me like this anymore!"
Huo Gannian whispered into Yun Chen's ear.
Yun Chen covered his mouth and smiled secretly, feeling sweet in his heart.
Unfortunately, before they could enjoy the sweet moment, Hua Jue rushed over from a distance like a wild dog, threw himself on Yun Chen and hugged him tightly, crying:
"Achen! Good brother!!"
Yun Chen's nose was also choked with tears, and he hugged Hua Jue vigorously, "How far have you and the pear candy seller gone? Did I miss the wedding?"
Hua Jue burst into tears, "No! I told Rui'er! When will you come back! When will we get married again!"
Yun Chen wiped his tears and punched Hua Jue hard, "This is the first time I've seen a 'scumbag' like you!"
Seeing Hua Jue hugging Yun Chen endlessly, Huo Gannian grabbed the back of his collar and lifted him up, saying unhappily:
"Have you finished the errand I asked you to do?"
Hua Jue sobbed and sobbed, and replied in confusion: "It's done."
Huo Gan muttered, "Do it again!" Then he dragged Yun Chen towards Qiyunju, no matter how Hua Jue called out from behind, "Young Master, you asked me to treat the commander of the Xuanjia Army Infantry Battalion to a banquet. We just finished eating. Do you want to eat again?"
Yun Chen’s return gave everyone a sense of “complete” belonging.
In order to observe the national mourning for the late emperor, no large banquets were allowed in the palace, but in Mr. Huo's courtyard, the martial arts master's courtyard, the accounting office, the servants' quarters, the maids' quarters...
Each courtyard spontaneously set up a small dining table and invited Yun Chen to have a meal one by one.
Yun Chen ate all day and his stomach was full, he drank so much that he felt dizzy, and he had a bunch of various gifts in his arms.
When they finally returned to Qiyunju, Ye Yan put his arm around Yun Chen's shoulders and pointed at a table full of chicken, duck, fish and meat and said:
"You've been eating all day before you even knew to come home! You have to eat at home!"
Bu Yan took out two large jars of wine and said with a smile:
"We haven't had dinner together in over a year! Let's get together today, brothers! Don't leave until you're drunk! Whoever leaves first is a grandson!"
Yun Chen saw that the situation was not good and was about to slip away, but Hua Jue pulled him back and stuffed a glass of wine into his mouth:
"Come on, let's start with three cups to moisten your throat!"
Several people were making a mess, but Huo Gannian did not stop them. He watched with a smile as before. However, this time he did not just sit there idly. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and gave Yun Chen a firm look, meaning that she should "don't worry."
Runhe and a few servants quickly served all the wine and food. Yun Chen found that unlike before when Huo Gannian had a table alone and the guards had another table, now there was only one table.
Runhe approached Yunchen and smiled quietly:
"Now the young master always eats with his personal guards. He said his leg is healed now and he can fight for food—"
Huo Gannian took the main seat, and Ye Yan hurriedly invited a few people to sit down and have dinner.
The five of them gathered together, ate a round, and drank six rounds. Huo Gannian drank most of Yun Chen's wine, so she felt quite sober. However, Ye Yan and the other two were no longer sober, and their words began to sound drunken, and the atmosphere became increasingly lively.
At first, they were all laughing, joking with each other, bragging, and exaggerating their experiences over the past year.
After drinking too much, they couldn't help crying. Thinking of the hardships they had experienced after being separated for more than a year, they couldn't help but hug each other and howled a few times.
Hua Jue tearfully grabbed Yun Chen's hand, rolled up her sleeves to check, and said with a thick tongue:
"Achen! My poor brother! You've suffered so much this year! Look at your arms, they're all covered in... Hey? How come they're so white and tender? I remember there were two pretty big scars there before, how come they're gone?"
Hua Jue held on tightly and Yun Chen couldn't break free.
Huo Gannian grabbed Hua Jue's collar again, squeezing him so hard that he rolled his eyes, and poured the wine down his throat:
"Don't bother her, I'll drink with you."
Buyan kept on making a noise, "Yo yo yo, the young master is protecting his son again! You don't know, when we were in Danyang City before, Achen and I were neighbors in the inn, and the young master would hang around the door and eavesdrop all day long, and he couldn't wait to get into Achen's room to see what he was doing with his own eyes! This guy, he protects him to death!"
Hua Jue's eyes widened. "You went to Danyang City? When? And you stayed at the inn with Achen? Did you meet in advance?"
Seeing that Hua Jue's face was not right, Ye Yan quickly tried to smooth things over, "We just happened to meet him while doing errands. So, we tricked Ah Chen back!"
Bu Yan knew what Ye Yan meant, but he liked to make Hua Jue angry the most, so he deliberately said:
"Hey, Brother Ye, don't talk nonsense. There's no errand to do. We went to find Ah Chen, but Hua Jue is a big mouth and can't keep a secret, so we didn't bring him along. As for how we found Ah Chen, the story started on a dark and windy night. At that time, I and two secret guard brothers were on the roof..."
Hua Jue couldn't hear what Bu Yan said next at all. He was so angry that he almost overturned the table due to his drunkenness.
Fortunately, Ye Yan was quick to hold the table, so the delicious food and wine were not wasted.
Yun Chen and Huo Gannian looked at Hua Jue, who was so angry that he was jumping up and down, and Bu Yan, who was talking nonsense and asking for a beating. They looked at each other, grinned wickedly, and hugged Hua Jue and Bu Yan respectively.
After serving seven or eight cups of good wine, Buyan's mouth shut, and Hua Jue also went to see his Rui Niang in his dream.
Huo Gannian gave Ye Yan a gentle glance, and he immediately covered his head and shouted "I've drunk too much, I've drunk too much", and then he swiftly carried Hua Jue and Buyan away.
The room finally returned to silence.
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