Queen Mother Huo touched his handsome eyebrows and smiled slightly.
Suddenly, a eunuch walked in quickly from outside.
"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty has summoned General Huo."
Although Empress Dowager Huo was dissatisfied, she still generously let him go and said, "Go ahead."
Huo Jingchen thought of something, a slight smile appeared in his eyes, and he bowed to leave.
"General Huo is here!" the eunuch's shrill voice sounded from outside, alerting the people inside the house.
"My lord, Huo Jingchen, pay homage to your majesty. May your majesty be safe." Seeing many people gathered in the room, Huo Jingchen bowed and saluted.
"It's okay, get up quickly." Emperor Jian'an looked at Huo Jingchen distressedly and said urgently.
Prime Minister Zhao has long been accustomed to the strange situation, but Prime Minister Zhang has no expression on his face. King Xin and King Xiang are worried about their own fate and have no time to care about it at the moment.
"It's okay, I've wronged you." Emperor Jian'an looked at Huo Jingchen guiltily and said.
Huo Jingchen looked at Emperor Jian'an in confusion, which made Emperor Jian'an feel even more sorry for him.
"You two traitors! How dare you harm Zhongliang! Wuhu is a hero of Dasheng. How dare you, how dare you do such a treasonous thing!" Emperor Jian'an said angrily when he saw the two men pretending to be quails.
"Xiao Rong! You are a bastard who pretends to be a son of man! How dare you frame your brother, protect thieves, collude with foreigners, and harm loyal people! Go back to your Prince Xin's Palace! You will be grounded for one year and punished for three years. You will not be allowed to enter the palace without being summoned.
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King Xin bowed his head and knelt down, saying: "Here."
Emperor Jian'an glared at Prince Xiang beside him again and said angrily: "And you! You idiot! You were dazzled by a bunch of foreign women and brought the royal family into disgrace! You go back to your home and reflect on it!"
He will be grounded for half a year and punished for one year, and he will not be allowed to enter the palace unless something happens!"
King Xiang immediately burst into tears and said: "My father is wrong. Please stop being angry. Don't get angry because of your ignorance! My father is willing to be punished. Please don't hurt your body because of this. The body of the dragon is important."
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Emperor Jian'an finally vented his anger slightly and sighed: "You'er, you are not young anymore. You must not trust others easily in the future. As a prince, how can you be led by a woman?"
"Father, I realize that I have made a mistake. In the future, I will respect your father's teachings, change my mind, and be a new person!" King Xiang cried.
Then he turned to look at Huo Jingchen guiltily and said, "It's okay, I can't help you! It was me who hurt you!"
Huo Jingchen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty was also harmed by a traitor. I don't blame you."
"That's good, that's good. I will keep my eyes open in the future so that I won't confuse people again!" King Xiang pretended to wipe the non-existent tears from the corners of his eyes and immediately promised.
Emperor Jian'an looked at his repentant look, nodded with satisfaction, and then turned to reassure Huo Jingchen: "It's okay, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. This Beidi man dares to do this in my grand ceremony."
I will make sure they look good to those who are doing random things in the territory!"
"Zhao Aiqing!"
"I'm here." Prime Minister Zhao, who had been watching silently for a long time, took a step forward and said respectfully.
"I have sent you to investigate this matter thoroughly. No matter what means you use, you must find out who did it!"
"I respect your decree." Zhao responded accordingly.
"Okay, all of you, please retreat! Stay safe and sound." Emperor Jian'an nodded with satisfaction and ordered.
After everyone left, Emperor Jian'an immediately walked down from the dragon chair, looked at Huo Jingchen up and down, and then breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that he was unharmed.
"It's okay, I can't help you!" Emperor Jian'an sighed.
Huo Jingchen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty is serious. This matter was done by a traitor. How can you blame your Majesty?"
Emperor Jian'an smiled bitterly and said: "That's all, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
"Your Majesty, I see that Jingzhou is still unstable, and Beidi is eyeing it. I beg your Majesty to allow me to continue to stay in Jingzhou after this year!" Huo Jingchen took the opportunity to say.
Emperor Jian'an was silent, until he saw Huo Jingchen's firm eyebrows, and then said helplessly: "Forget it, you can go if you want! Just pay attention to safety."
"My lord, thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Huo Jingchen hurriedly bowed to express his thanks, his tone unprecedentedly brisk.
In the splendid Zhengde Hall, two men were sitting facing each other on a golden black nanmu table by the window. The huge chessboard was covered with evenly polished white jade chess pieces and black jade chess pieces.
"Everything is fine. I heard that you went to the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet held by Duke Xi's Mansion two days ago. How was it? Did you meet the girl you like?" Emperor Jian'an slowly dropped a white jade chess piece and asked curiously.
"How come your Majesty is asking me this?" Huo Jingchen said helplessly upon hearing these familiar words.
Emperor Jian'an smiled slightly and said jokingly: "What? Did Empress Cai ask you about this just now?"
"Yes, my aunt told me this when she saw me." Huo Jingchen became more and more helpless when he thought of himself who had just refused to get out.
Emperor Jian'an smiled loudly and said: "Mother is also worried about you, but it's not that I'm complaining about you. You are now old enough to marry a wife and have children."
"Your Majesty, why are you going further and further? I'm still young and don't be in a hurry." Huo Jingchen suppressed the helplessness in his heart and couldn't laugh or cry.
"Why are you still young? When I was your age, I already had princes, so you should settle down so that your mother won't worry." Emperor Jian'an was unhappy and said anxiously.
"Besides, I have inquired and found out that the eldest granddaughter of Prime Minister Zhao's family is indeed well-educated and well-educated. She is a good match for you." Emperor Jian'an cautiously probed.
But when he saw Huo Jingchen frowning when he heard this, he changed his voice and said: "Of course, if you don't like the daughter of Prime Minister Zhao's family, I think Song Zifei, the eldest granddaughter of Song Taishi, is not bad, and she has known you since childhood.
We are childhood sweethearts, what do you think?"
Huo Jingchen's head hurt more and more, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense, don't slander this girl's reputation. Miss Song is just Yao'er's close friend, what does it have to do with me? Besides, I am a man, so what?"
Your Majesty, please don’t mess around with the boudoir women in the inner courtyard of the Taoism."
Emperor Jian'an smiled, opened his mouth, and was about to say something.
"Your Majesty, can you not talk about this matter today? I have been really annoyed by this matter recently." Huo Jingchen took a deep breath, interrupted what Emperor Jian'an wanted to say, and begged.
"Okay! I won't say anything anymore, let's continue playing chess! If you have a woman you like, just remember to tell me." Emperor Jian'an saw that he was really distressed, so he mercifully spared him.
Huo Jingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he was surviving a disaster that was difficult to save.
At this time, Gao Desheng walked in with a tea cup and a smile.
"Your Majesty, it's snowing outside, and the fluttering snowflakes are so beautiful!" Gao Desheng bowed and poured a cup of tea for the two of them, smiling.
Emperor Jian'an immediately became interested and hurriedly put down the white jade chess piece in his hand, saying anxiously: "Seriously? This is a good sign! Hahaha."
"Yes! Your Majesty, as the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year. The first snow came very early this year, and next year will definitely be a good year!" Seeing that Emperor Jian'an was very happy, Gao Desheng immediately flattered him without leaving any trace.
"Well said! Reward! It's okay. Let's go outside to enjoy the snow!" Emperor Jian'an became more and more excited and said happily.
Gao Desheng smiled even more happily, and said loudly in a long voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
Huo Jingchen glanced regretfully at the chess game where the black jade chess pieces were about to attack the white jade chess pieces. He was silent for a while, and then nodded helplessly.
So, a group of people arrived at the Imperial Garden not far away.
As soon as I walked into the Imperial Garden, I saw the Qionglou Yuyu in the distance, the bronze lion-backed beasts were all covered with white snowflakes, the white snow was inlaid with the red wall, the red wall reflected the green tiles, and the butterfly-like snowflakes were in the colorful sky.
Flowers are dancing in the bushes, pink, green, purple, yellow and white, creating a beautiful picture.
"These snowflakes are so beautiful!" A silver bell-like laughter sounded, accompanied by the woman's delicate cheers, everything was wonderful.
Emperor Jian'an was attracted by the familiar laughter. When he got closer, he saw that it was the pretty woman he had just met yesterday.
"Baoning, why are you here too?"
Emperor Jian'an came closer and saw the familiar young figure again, and said: "Han'er is here too."
"Father! Baoning has met father." The charming and innocent woman with bright eyes and white teeth immediately bent her knees and saluted as soon as she saw the tall bright yellow figure.
"My dear father, my dear father, may you wish him peace and prosperity." A boy of about seven or eight years old saluted with a sweet voice and said hello.
"No courtesy." Emperor Jian'an said warmly.
"Your Majesty, Huo Jingchen, comes to see the Third Prince and Princess Baoning." Huo Jingchen hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"General Huo, please get up quickly." Princess Baoning waved her hands hurriedly.
"General Huo, hurry up and excuse yourself." Xiao Han said in a sweet voice.
"Baoning, what are you doing?" Emperor Jian'an asked curiously.
Xiao Ning hugged Emperor Jian'an's arm and said coquettishly: "Father, originally I was admiring flowers in the Imperial Garden with the Third Emperor's brother, but unexpectedly it started to snow. Isn't this how happy I am?"
"Hahaha, that's it. Wu Wei and I were also attracted by the first snow." Emperor Jian'an said with a smile.
"Then it proves that my son and my father have a close connection. Otherwise, how could they have met in the Imperial Garden by such a coincidence?" Xiao Ning winked playfully and said softly.
"Yes, yes, Baoning is absolutely right." Emperor Jian'an's smile deepened and he said cheerfully.
"Your Majesty, why don't you sit in the pavilion? The snow is getting heavier, so as not to hurt the dragon's body." Gao Desheng said at the right time.
"Okay." Emperor Jian'an glanced at the sky with fluttering snowflakes and responded.
Snowflakes flying all over the sky fell on the crystal clear lake. The tall trees by the lake were covered with snowflakes, and the branches of the jade trees were covered with silver, which was particularly enchanting.
A few people were sitting at the pavilion in the middle of the lake, sipping hot tea and admiring the first snow, and everything looked peaceful as time passed.
"General Huo, do people from Beidi really have three heads and four arms?" Xiao Han, who was sitting peacefully on the chair, saw that Emperor Jian'an was only concentrating on admiring the snow, and cautiously leaned towards Huo Jingchen, lowering his voice and asking curiously.