Chapter 74 - I Didn't Expect You to Have Such a Day
They had arrived at a place that was neither too early nor too late, Yin Xu stood on the carriage and looked at the beautiful and dignified imperial city, and suddenly understood why so many people would fight to the death for a chair.
“Why did he walk in?” Yin Xu pointed to the group of people walking behind him.
Teng Yu jumped down the car first, reached out to grab his waist and pulled him down, “Do you think everyone has this honor? For carriages to not be allowed to enter the Second Gate is a rule passed down from generation to generation. “
Yin Xu leaned on him, and let the gazes of the people around land on him. “Speaking of which, the Emperor has treated you quite well, even though his intentions are fake, at least the rights and rewards he gave you are real.”
“So I should be grateful?” Teng Yu ridiculed.
Yin Xu raised his head and caressed it, sighing: “Truly a dissatisfied child.”
Teng Yu held his hand, narrowed his eyes, and looked at him. “I sometimes really suspect that you're seventy or eighty, and always like to talk with the tone of a senior lecturing a junior.”
“Seven, and eighty?” Yin Xu's expression was a little strange, he wanted to laugh but did not. He had a forlorn look, “Do you believe that I am 700 years old?”
“Oh? Were you transformed by the monsters in the mountains? ” Teng Yu joked, “Is it a fox spirit?”
“The fox spirit is in your house.” Yin Xu rolled his eyes at him.
The two of them walked into the great hall, where a neat short table was set up in the large hall. As soon as they entered, an attendant came to greet them, bowing respectfully to Teng Yu.
“Third Prince came really early today, His Majesty had said before that if you came, he would invite you to the royal study.”
“You're still going to the royal study even though it's the new year? The Royal Father is truly hardworking.” Teng Yu pushed Yin Xu towards him, “Help me look after this person. If you lose a strand of hair, this hall will take it from you.”
The servant looked up slightly and glanced at Yin Xu, then nervously lowered his head and said, “Your Highness can bring this young noble along. His Majesty had instructed me to do so.”
Teng Yu frowned, “I can't even send a message, you idiot!”
Yin Xu saw that the Young Eunuch was really pitiful. He didn't know which string had been strummed, but he took out a small purse and stuffed it in the Young Eunuch's hands. “Ignore that madman, he's just like that with his bad temper!”
The Young Eunuch looked at him in shock, waiting for him to get angry with fear and trepidation. Unfortunately, the other party only said impatiently: “You are generous.”
Then they went around him to the royal study.
When did Third Prince, whose temper was so violent that no one could refute, become so easy to talk to?
Teng Yu pulled Yin Xu along before shaking off his hand, “The bag I prepared for you is not for this useless Young Eunuch.”
“Often, unintentional actions can win over the hearts of the people. Don't tell me that you want to give the silver to that old eunuch last time? At a glance, that person seems to be insatiably greedy. “
Teng Yu knew that he was talking about Lai Jiquan, and nodded in agreement: “How could that old castrated dog be treated like a golden bean? This kind of thing won't even enter his eyes.”
After talking Cao Cao Cao Cao, Lai Jiquan brought four Young Eunuch s and quickly walked over. When they saw Teng Yu, they immediately stopped and bowed, “Your Highness has finally arrived.
“Then let's hurry.” Teng Yu was too lazy to look at his old face, he dragged Yin Xu and walked ahead.
When they arrived at the royal study, Teng Yu realized that there were still people inside, and there were quite a few of them. He wondered what the emperor was planning.
“Your Majesty, the Third Prince is here.”
“Quick, call him in, haha …” This year, this little brat has come rather early. In previous years, he was unwilling to show himself until the start of the banquet. ” The Emperor smiled indulgently.
“This son greets Royal Father.” Teng Yu saluted casually and stood up, his knees did not even touch the floor, Yin Xu followed suit and called for someone unwillingly.
“Is that Huo Qi standing behind you? “Quickly stand out and let us take a look.”
Teng Yu took a step back, exposing Yin Xu to the emperor's eyes, “Royal Father, this is the person who saved this son's life, his name is Huo Tian.”
“Huh?” Anyone who saw Yin Xu's true appearance let out a soft sigh.
The emperor was also stunned. “This child really looks like Yun Xi. No one would believe him if he said that he wasn't father and son.”
He turned around and said to the middle-aged man, “Yunxi, don't you think this kid is the same as you were when you were young?”
Yin Xu followed his line of sight, and saw a face that was similar to his, and determined that it was Huo Zhengquan.
He didn't know that Huo Zhengquan had such an elegant word. Yun Xi … It fit his appearance well, but it did not match his aura at all.
When Yin Xu was sizing up Huo Zhengquan, the other party was also looking at him critically. The father and son duo did not know each other, if not for these two similar faces, they would not even have looked at each other while walking on the street.
Yin Xu only knew a few things about Huo Zhengquan: His martial arts were not bad, he had soldiers under him, he had a lot of power and he had many sons.
Huo Zhengquan's understanding of his son, on the other hand, was completely blank. Three years ago, that little fatty who happened to appear in his Huo Mansion three years ago basically did not leave him any impression at all.
But now the son was standing before him, showing his pride to the world in a new way.
The savior of the Third Prince, the good-for-nothing young master abandoned by the Marshal Mansion, compared to his savior, was truly sarcastic.
The emperor paid attention to every single one of Yin Xu's expression, and didn't miss even a single detail of his expression. He didn't notice the slightest bit of yearning, admiration, or excitement from his expression.
It seems like the words of this brat in the intelligence report that he did not take Huo Family seriously were not completely baseless.
“Huo Tian, right? Why didn't you greet your father and your brother when you saw them? “
When Yin Xu heard this, he looked away from Huo Zhengquan to the few youths standing behind him. At a glance, he felt that all of them were outstanding and handsome, he only knew of one Huo Yiloong, but that was enough for him to guess the identities of the other youths.
He specially observed the gazes of the people that were looking at him, and noticed that other than Huo Yiloong, all of them were staring at him with an expression of disbelief.
Perhaps it was due to astonishment at his current size, or perhaps it was because he didn't recognize him at all.
He didn't know if they would suspect that this brother or brother was a fake.
He smiled. “Who are these? I don't know him. “
Huo Yiloong glared at him, his mouth slightly moving as he silently cursed, “Little bastard!”
Huo Zhengquan also frowned, he walked to Yin Xu's side and scanned him from top to bottom, and asked calmly: “Huo Tian? If you're not staying in An County, what are you doing in the capital? “
“Who are you? Shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking others? ” With just that one sentence, Yin Xu's first impression of Huo Zhengquan dropped to the lowest point.
“How dare you!” It had been so many years since Huo Zhengquan had heard such rebellious words, but other than being angry, he also felt some regret.
This child was born at the wrong time, and was born to be a good-for-nothing whose meridians were innately blocked. Forget about Flame Yang Spell s of Huo Family, he couldn't even cultivate other martial arts, which was why under the instigation of his wife, he sent people to a faraway village.
“Haha, Yunxi, I didn't expect you to be lectured by a junior today, right?” “Who told you to just let it be raised.” The emperor joked with a bit of schadenfreude.
“Isn't my father called Huo Zhengquan? “Who's Yun Xi?” Yin Xu asked innocently.
“Yun Xi is your father's cousin, do you think she is compatible with him? This is the word that the late emperor bestowed upon us in the past. It is an honor that only exists in the entire country. “
Yin Xu declined to comment and withdrew his gaze from these so-called relatives.
Emperor Dechang was very satisfied with this result. He had originally wanted to test out Yin Xu's feelings towards Huo Family. As long as Huo Family was not an iron bucket, there would be chances to break it one by one.
The first person he chose was Huo Yiloong, but Huo Yiloong had a father and mother, at most, he could only compete with his brother, and that was not enough.
Huo Zhengquan did not plan to expose his disgrace to the emperor and did not reply. He wanted to find a chance to talk to Huo Tian privately later, he still had some doubts about this child saving someone.
He only found out about the matter regarding Huo Family's Seventh Young Masters saving Third Prince today. Thanks to the Liu State stone tablet case, he had been closing his doors to thank his guests for the past few days.
The information he received was all major matters, the gossip like the news that the Third Prince got a new pet was not in the news at all, and no one dared to gossip in front of the Marshal Huo about the people of the imperial court.
The only one in the Huo Family that knew about this matter was Huo Yiloong, and for some unknown reason, he did not tell this matter to Huo Zhengquan.
“Huo Tian, tell us about what happened that day. Ol ‘Three's mouth is very stupid, and its words are very unorganized.”
Yin Xu had told Teng Yu about the proof long ago, so he repeated the version Teng Yu had told him before, except for the details.
And this little bit of difference was the result of him and Teng Yu discussing it together.
Yin Xu ridiculed in his heart: If such a narration could make one unable to make sense of it, then the Emperor's comprehension ability would be far too poor.
“These damned traitors!” Emperor Dechang slapped the table angrily after hearing the entire story, “It's all thanks to you, otherwise, Ol ‘Three would have been in trouble.”
“I don't dare to say so, Third Prince has a powerful bodyguard by his side, if it was just me alone, I would definitely not be a match for him.”
“Mn, you're talking about Han Qing, right? That kid is really good… What stage is Han Qing at now? “
Teng Yu replied lazily: “A level 8 bodyguard with a blade.”
“Men, spread the word of our Emperor that Imperial Guard Han has rendered meritorious service by saving your father and promoting him to a seventh grade Cloud Knight and bestowing ten acres of fertile land …” As for Huo Tian, you are from a family of generals, we will just bestow you with the title of Viscount Wayne. When you grow up, we will let you into that prison. “
“Thank you Royal Father for your gift.” Teng Yu thanked him happily, and even dragged Yin Xu to thank him for the reward.
This reward verified Teng Yu's guess. The two of them looked at each other secretly and saw the smile in each other's eyes.
However, there were those who were happy who were dissatisfied, those few Huo Family brothers revealed looks of disbelief, and continued to stare at Yin Xu who was lucky.
From their point of view, Yin Xu had only been lucky enough to encounter the Third Prince that was being surrounded and killed.
It must be known that in this generation of Huo Family, Huo Yiloong was the only one to receive a title of nobility.
It was easy to imagine what the Huo Family brothers were feeling, especially since this Huo Tian was a trash who had been abandoned since he was young.
“Your Majesty, my son is still young. Saving others is a matter of course. Your reward is too great. How can the civil and military officials believe this? Please retract your order! ” Huo Zhengquan said righteously.
“Hey, Huo Tian saved our son, that is equivalent to saving half of our lives. If he was not young, we would have let him directly enter the military to train. We can use the descendants of Huo Family without worry. ” The emperor was elated, he waved his hand and added a few monetary rewards to Yin Xu.
Other than the hundred acres of fertile land, there was still a whole thousand taels of gold. It was enough to show his preference for Huo Tian.
“The emperor is too serious. He's still young, so he's not worthy of such praise.” Huo Zhengquan modestly said a few words, but in his heart, he also decided to recognize Huo Tian.
What he most wanted to know was, how did this abandoned son of his spend all these years, and why was he still able to practice martial arts?
Furthermore, listening to his story, he killed more than a dozen black-clothed men by himself. Even his eldest son, Huo Yiming was unable to accomplish such a feat, so how did Huo Tian do it?
Huo Zhengquan was extremely curious about this son of his.
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