"Yes, my daughter-in-law has realized her mistake." Xie Yao quickly lowered her head.
She knew that this was Emperor Zhaochu taking the opportunity to beat her. If he really wanted to take back the soft hedgehog armor, he would not have said this, but directly ordered her to hand over the soft hedgehog armor!
When she used her soft hedgehog armor to fight against the queen, she had thought that this day would come, but she didn't expect it would come so quickly.
Even if he just resisted Yi Zhi, it would be tantamount to damaging the face of the royal family. Emperor Zhaochu could not remain indifferent.
If he was disobeying the imperial edict, Emperor Zhaochu must have taken back the soft hedgehog armor at this moment.
"Yes." Emperor Zhaochu did not mention the soft hedgehog armor again, and directly waved his hand, "I still have something to do, you two, please step aside."
"Yes, I (my daughter-in-law) will retire." General Xie and Xie Yao bowed and left.
Before leaving, Xie Yao wanted to come over and help her grandfather leave.
Old General Xie had a cold face and avoided Xie Yao's arm, deliberately keeping his words distant, "Princess Han can't help me, I will go on my own."
Xie Yao sighed deliberately and retracted her arm.
After the two of them had gone some distance away, the indifference on General Xie's face disappeared and was replaced by deep sadness and pain.
The whole person looked much older instantly, as if even his back was stooped.
Xie Yao's heart felt sour when she saw it, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
In this way, both grandfather and grandson continued to move forward without saying a word.
At some point, Xie Yao's hand had already put his hand on General Xie's arm, but General Xie did not refuse.
Xie Yao has been silently accompanying her grandfather, not speaking, just accompanying him.
After a long time, General Xie slowly came back to his senses. The tears in his old eyes had not completely faded away, "Yao'er, you have also heard the rumors outside, right?"
Xie Yao nodded, "I heard something."
"Do you think what they said is true?" General Xie's voice was deep and his eyes were a little cloudy.
Xie Yao hesitated for a moment, held back the soreness on the tip of her nose, and nodded heavily, "My granddaughter thinks it is true."
"Alas," Old General Xie sighed, revealing indescribable vicissitudes of life and desolation, so intense that even the scorching sun could not dispel it. "What is supposed to come will come after all, and no one can avoid it."
Xie Yao said nothing and looked at her grandfather silently.
At this time, my grandfather no longer seemed to be a powerful old general, but just a father, looking forward to the early return of his children.
But this hope has no end.
Because my father can't come back.
Today, both she and her grandfather know that this is the truth, but they just don't want to admit it.
"Grandpa, you and I." Xie Yao's voice was soft, low, and clear.
General Xie's old eyes also glowed with light. Every pronunciation that Xie Yao said just now was clearly heard in his ears and imprinted in his heart.
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Old General Xie said three times in succession, each sound more powerful and steady than the previous one.
After three sounds, most of the desolation and sadness in General Xie's eyes were hidden, leaving only clarity and sharpness.
"Did you hear what the emperor just said to me?" General Xie's voice was low and deep.
"I heard something." Xie Yao answered honestly.
"Then why do you think the emperor summoned me to the palace this time?" General Xie asked again.
Xie Yao thought for a while and shook her head, "My granddaughter doesn't know."
Emperor Zhaochu's behavior was beyond her expectation, and she couldn't understand what Emperor Zhaochu's purpose was.
General Xie let out a long breath and seemed relieved, "Very good, you were not deceived by superficial things."
"My granddaughter just doesn't understand, but she doesn't see through it." Xie Yao felt a little strange when her grandfather said, "Very good."
"You don't need to see through. Even I can't see through the emperor's intentions." Old General Xie said with a cautious look on his face, "So, you have to be careful not to be deceived by the emperor."
Xie Yao's eyes narrowed and she lowered her voice and said: "Grandpa is saying that the emperor is pretending to appease, but in fact he will take action against the general's palace?"
Old General Xie's eyes were profound and unfathomable, "Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. No one can guess the emperor's thoughts. I only know that his ability to use poison on the general's palace shows his attitude towards the general's palace."
"Back then, he was able to stand out from all the princes and become the emperor. There must be a reason! But there is one thing that is necessary to be an emperor, and that is to be ruthless! I don't know whether he will let the general's palace go.
But be careful in sailing the ship for thousands of years, and there is nothing wrong with being more careful."
Xie Yao nodded, deeply agreeing with his grandfather's words.
She doesn't know or understand the emperor's mentality, but as her grandfather said, among all the emperors in history who have achieved something, which one is merciful and soft-hearted?
"Grandpa, don't worry, I will be careful. You should also be careful, especially the food in the house, which must be carefully inspected by Uncle Li." She warned.
Although the effect of pretending to be poisoned has been maintained, no one dares to say that Emperor Zhaochu did not see through it.
Old General Xie smiled haggardly, "He won't do it anymore. Even if he knows that the poison on my body has been cured, he doesn't bother to poison me again. Today's General Mansion can be destroyed in a flash if he wants to.
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"Then it's better to be on guard. Even if he doesn't do it, there's no guarantee that others won't do it." Xie Yao was still a little worried.
General Xie nodded and did not refuse again.
Xie Yao looked at her grandfather's pale face and heavy steps and frowned slightly, "Grandpa, how is your recovery going?"
Last time, when she was still a mute doctor, she had cured her grandfather's condition, but now it seems that his grandfather's physical condition is not good.
"It's okay, he's already much stronger than before." General Xie said, suddenly coughing.
Xie Yao's heart moved, and seeing no one around, she planned to check her grandfather's pulse to check the situation.
Old General Xie immediately stopped him with his eyes and said in a low voice, "Let's check your pulse when you return home. This is still in the palace, and there is someone who has the emperor's spies somewhere. Since I want to pretend to exclude you, I have to play it out to the end."
Xie Yao took his hand back with concern in his eyes.
From her grandfather's face, she could tell that he had not rested well and probably didn't eat much. His entire face had lost weight several times, and it also looked darker, and his complexion was very poor.
"Grandpa, granddaughter, please go back to the general's mansion today." Only after she went back could she keep an eye on her grandfather's situation to avoid emergencies.
General Xie's eyes turned red, he glanced at Xie Yao, and sighed: "Come back, if someone is bad for you, I won't be able to quench my thirst with water far away."
Xie Yao heard the meaning of her grandfather's words and was a little confused.
"No need to guess, I know you have been kidnapped." General Xie said it clearly.