"Your Majesty loves his dog son, I am very grateful, but this move is not in accordance with the rules. Please take back your order." Duke Huo suppressed his dissatisfaction and said respectfully to Emperor Jian'an.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I can't bear this kind of love!" Ning Hou hurriedly echoed.
Even Zhao Xiang, who was always silent, said, "Your Majesty, I understand that Your Majesty wants to express his favor to General Weiyuan, but excessive favor will only make the general embarrassed. What will your Majesty do to make the general in the future
Getting on your own? How to deal with rumors?”
"Okay, OK, I'm just talking casually, why do you care?" Emperor Jian'an waved his hand irritably and looked at Huo Jingchen regretfully.
"Well, just follow my dragon chariot and return to the palace with me." Emperor Jian'an thought for a while, patted Huo Jingchen's palm with a smile.
"I obey the order." Huo Jingchen responded respectfully.
Zhao Xiang and others were too lazy to get involved with Emperor Jian'an in these details, after all, as long as they did not exceed the rules.
So the group entered the capital in a mighty manner and received the greeting of the people in the capital.
"So that's the Beidi people, and they don't look very good." A woman spat at a Beidi prisoner with contempt. Seeing his daring to speak out, she curled her lips disdainfully.
"That's because General Huo is very capable! My hometown is in Jingzhou. When the Beidi army invaded Jingzhou, it killed, injured and plundered everywhere, and was cruel and unkind! I was the only one of our family of five. I was lucky enough to escape to the capital, so I was spared from the mercy of the five.
Once you die," an old woman swallowed even more, staring at the Beidi prisoner in front of her, only staring at him to the point of feeling terrified.
"Yes, I also fled from Jingzhou to take refuge in the capital. My old man can finally return to Jingzhou to live a peaceful life. This is thanks to General Huo." An energetic old man on the side was filled with emotion.
Upon hearing this, the original woman smiled embarrassedly and did not dare to do it again.
"Dad, is that the Beidi people? They look very different from us." A boy sitting on his father's shoulder was shocked when he saw the Beidi prisoner in the prison car.
The man smiled and said, "Yes, they are the people of Beidi who do evil and are now defeated by General Huo. Beidi can no longer invade our border."
"Dad, I will be like General Huo, a great hero who stands up to the top and serves the people as the Master said!" The boy's silence sounded, but his eyebrows were extremely serious.
When the man heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly encouraged him: "My son is so ambitious! Dad supports you!"
Hearing this, the boy laughed happily. When he saw Huo Jingchen riding a horse, he was struggling for a moment and mustered up the courage to wave his hand at him.
Hearing the boy's silver bell-like laughter, Huo Jingchen looked curiously and saw a terrifying boy blinking his big eyes and looking at him fearlessly. He couldn't help but think of Jiang Heyun's chubby face, so he nodded at him with a smile.
When the boy saw it, he almost fell off his father's shoulder with joy. He held his father's hand and kept shaking it, and said excitedly: "Dad, General Huo smiled at me!"
"Dad saw it." The man said in a daze, obviously not reacting.
"It's okay, it seems that the people respect you quite a lot, I'm very pleased!" Emperor Jian'an's deep voice sounded.
Huo Jingchen smiled slightly and said softly: "This is all your Majesty's longing."
"You!" Emperor Jian'an pointed at him as soon as he heard this, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It was not until the grand team could not see the figure from afar that they stood by the window on the second floor of Juxiang Building and stared at the woman in red below. They came to their senses and sighed quietly.
"Girl..." The maid looked at her worriedly, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Zhao Xu forced a smile and pretended to be calm and said, "I'm fine, I just want to see what the Beidi people look like."
"I have seen it now, let's go home." Zhao Xu sorted out her clothes and walked out of the private room.
The maid hurriedly chased after him.
Huo Yunyao and Huo Jingyan, who were separated by several private rooms, were very excited and cheered loudly, only seeing Huo Jingrui who was accompanying them was helpless.
After finally escaping from Emperor Jian'an under the pretext of having a hard time, Huo Jingchen hurried back home, but unexpectedly, as soon as he left the palace gate, he saw a familiar figure.
"Young Master, you have calculated it. The Duke has been waiting for you for a long time." The groom bowed and greeted Huo Jingchen with a smile.
At this time, the thick curtain was lifted by a pair of calloused hands, revealing a heroic face that was not angry and powerful.
"What are you doing while standing there? Haven't the cold wind blown enough? Come in quickly." Looking at the increasingly calm eldest son, Duke Huo raised his lips slightly and nodded quietly, but he was not forgiven.
Huo Jingchen laughed softly, and didn't take it seriously, and immediately got on the carriage.
Jingyun and Bai looked at each other and smiled. They didn't know the quarrels of the prince, so they rode a horse and chased after him.
"Dad, are you in good health now? How about grandmother and mother?" Huo Jingchen took the lead in breaking the silence, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Duke Huo handed the Tang Pozi in his hand to Huo Jingchen, his mouth slightly raised, pretending to be reserved and said, "Everything is pretty good."
"Dad, when did you use Tao Pozi? Haven't you always dislike these things the most? Why do you say that this is something that women use?" Huo Jingchen subconsciously took Tao Pozi, but looked at him in confusion.
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Upon hearing this, Duke Huo froze and opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. A hint of redness seemed to appear on his bronze face.
After following Duke Huo from outside the carriage for many years, the groom, who was a veteran, immediately took the conversation and said with a smile: "The eldest son doesn't know anything. Duke Guo feels sorry for you, and is afraid that you will be frozen, so he specially sent his subordinates to get it. Duke Guo
But I have been waiting for the eldest son in the palace gate for a long time. The prince really cares about the eldest son."
When Huo Jingchen heard this, he looked at Duke Huo, who had been a strict father since childhood, in disbelief. After a long time, the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised and said with a smile: "Thank you, my father."
"Yes." Duke Huo waved his hand dryly and stared at the thick curtains as if he wanted to stare at it with a flower, but no matter how awkward it was, he still didn't lift the curtain to get rid of it with the excuse of watching the scenery
Awkward.
"Dad, my son just accepted the order of the title of marquis, and his son has rejected the other rewards to the soldiers." Huo Jingchen couldn't bear to be so arrogant that his father, who had been so arrogant for the rest of his life, hurriedly talked about the serious matter, "Also, my son has returned the tiger talisman to His Majesty,
In the future, my son will enter the Ministry of War for training according to His Majesty’s will."
Upon hearing this, Duke Huo nodded with satisfaction and praised: "You have done a great job. Our Duke Huo Mansion is already a top family. You don't need these extra favors. You can understand this truth and feel very pleased for your father.
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"Dad taught his son how to be a minister since he was a child. Dad devoted a lot of effort to his son. The son always remembered it in his heart, so he naturally dared not forget it." Huo Jingchen smiled slightly and poured a cup of tea for Duke Huo.
Duke Huo hurriedly took it over, his eyebrows and eyes were full of pride, but he waved his hand indifferently, pretending to be modest: "You have been steady and smart and studious since childhood. I am just the icing on the cake."
Upon hearing this, Huo Jingchen smiled but didn't understand his father's pride, but he didn't say anything.
The atmosphere inside the carriage along the way was very warm, which was a world of difference from the bitter cold winter outside.
After a stick of incense, the carriage finally drove slowly into Duke Huo's mansion and finally stopped in front of Chunhui Hall.
"Old lady, the eldest son is back!" As soon as he heard the movement, the maid hurriedly ran in to report the good news.
Huo Jingchen and Duke Huo rushed into the house, fearing that the old lady would have to go out to greet the two of them.
"Grandmother, grandson is unfilial, and I finally returned home after a long time of delay."
Huo Jingchen kowtowed three times respectfully to the old lady, then bowed to the eldest lady beside her, and said with a smile: "Mom."
"Get up quickly, my good grandson, my heart." The old lady hurriedly walked down Nuancai, hugged Huo Jingchen and touched him again and again, feeling his thinner cheeks, and felt very distressed.
"My good grandson, why have you lost so much weight?"
"Grandmother, grandson is busy with war, so he will naturally lose weight." Huo Jingchen smiled helplessly, saluting Mr. Huo and Mrs. Huo on the side, "Second uncle, second uncle."
"Brother Chen is a good person! He is worthy of being the species of our Huo family!" Mr. Huo Er couldn't help but patted Huo Jingchen on the shoulder, and it was so unhappy to put his arms around.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo Er coughed lightly and looked at him with a smile.
When Mr. Huo Er saw that he had said the wrong thing, he smiled embarrassedly and sat back on his original position, never daring to act rashly again.
"Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. My brother is still as energetic as ever and is extremely handsome." Huo Jingrui walked over, saluted Huo Jingchen and greeted him with a smile on his lips and his eyes were clear.
"Second brother is becoming more handsome!" Huo Jingchen patted his slightly thin shoulders and couldn't help but frown, "Second brother, you are too thin, it's not good to continue like this."
"That's right, brother, I always ask my second brother to practice martial arts with me, but my second brother always refuses it every time, and he secretly dislikes me." Huo Jingyan stared at Huo Jingrui with accusation and held Huo Jingchen's arm
Eye drops.
Hearing this, Huo Jingchen raised his eyebrows and looked at Huo Jingrui inquiringly.
Huo Jingrui said lightly: "My third brother wants to be my master, which is against ethics. As a brother, he naturally cannot make trouble with him."
"That's right, the third brother always looks for opportunities to bully the second brother when practicing martial arts. The second brother is not happy to pay attention to you!" Huo Yunyao curled her lips and pulled Huo Jingchen's arm to playfully stick out her tongue at Huo Jingyan beside her.
"You! I am a big man, I don't have the same knowledge as you, a little girl." When Huo Jingyan heard this, he glared at her in anger and walked to the eldest lady in anger.