The return of the son-in-law

Huo Yu stuffed a mouthful of rice, looked carefully at Guo Zhan'an, and lowered his head again.

Guo Zhan'an noticed it, put down his chopsticks, took a handkerchief beside him, wiped his mouth, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Huo Yu shook his head, looked at Guo Zhan'an again, and after swallowing all the food in his mouth, he asked tentatively, "Brother, why do you look so bad?"

Guo Zhanan was taken aback, and asked back, "Is there?"

Huo Yu nodded and said, "Brother came back from the Prince's residence yesterday, something was not right, and he lost his mind from time to time. Brother, did His Highness the Prince say something?"

Guo Zhan'an felt panicked when he met Huo Yu's concerned gaze.He put his left hand under the table calmly, clenched his fist and pinched his palm, then cheered up, shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, it's just that His Royal Highness told me something. Thinking about what to do."

After hearing this, Huo Yu felt relieved a lot, and said with a smile: "That's good. However, if there is something useful to me, brother can tell me."

Guo Zhan'an smiled and pinched Huo Yu's cheek: "It's done, there are still a few months before the imperial examination, you should focus on studying, and don't cry when you fail the exam."

Huo Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother, I won't let my brother lose face."

With that said, Huo Yu got up to scoop up a bowl of soup for Guo Zhanan, put it in front of Guo Zhanan, and said, "Brother, use some more, today's crucian carp soup is very delicious."

This crucian carp soup has been left for a while, and it is no longer so hot.But Guo Zhanan felt that every sip of the soup that slipped into his throat was about to burn him clean from the inside out. At this moment, he didn't know what to do.

"Yu'er, let's go to Tonghua County earlier, shall we?" Before going to bed, Guo Zhanan embraced Huo Yu, who was beside him, and patted his arm repeatedly.

Huo Yu was a little strange: "Didn't you say that you will leave one month before the imperial examination? Why do you have to go so early? Will you go with your brother?"

Guo Zhan'an shook his head and said: "I can't go, I was dismissed from office, and was reprimanded by His Majesty a few days ago. If I leave the capital at this time, I'm afraid that something will happen again for no reason."

Huo Yu resisted a little, bit his lower lip, and said, "Brother, wait until there is still a month to go before leaving. I don't feel at ease even if I leave my brother alone in the capital, even if Jia Huan and the others follow."

Why isn't Guo Zhan'an in such a mood?It's just that tomorrow is the last day of the three-day deadline that Li Shaojun gave him, and Li Shaojun will do what he says, if he doesn't send Huo Yu away again, Li Shaojun will definitely not let Huo Yu go.In the past two days, he thought of countless ways, but after careful consideration, he found that none of them could escape Li Shaojun's eyeliner.

He thought about it, otherwise he would follow what Li Shaojun said and send Huo Yu far away to Tonghua County, so that he could still take the imperial examination in a few months.Li Shaojun's objection to the matter between him and Huo Yu is nothing more than because of his talent. When Li Shaojun's status is stable and he is no longer needed, he will go to Huo Yu again.

Although the two of them had to be separated for some time, even several years, and the torment in the process was unimaginable, it was still like watching Huo Yu being killed by his own brother.

But, is he really ruthless enough to send Huo Yu away?

Guo Zhan'an only felt that his eyes were dark for a while, and his whole body was weak. He thought that he had experienced many storms and waves over the years, and he had never been so helpless.It's ridiculous that he is a man, but he can't even keep the one he loves.

Seeing that Guo Zhan'an didn't speak, Huo Yu thought he was upset, and hurriedly leaned on Guo Zhan'an's body and begged, "Brother, let me go later."

Guo Zhanan let out a long sigh in his heart, raised his head and kissed Huo Yu: "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

I didn't sleep peacefully that night. When I first entered the room, there was a burst of lightning and thunder outside, and then a violent storm knocked on the door and window.Guo Zhan'an was woken up by the sound of the rapid rain. He glanced around and found that Huo Yu was sleeping soundly leaning against him.

At this moment, a flash of lightning strikes down, and the white light outside casts a figure on the window lattice for a moment, and cold sweat breaks out from Guo Zhan'an's back—who else is quietly outside at this hour?

Guo Zhan'an lifted the quilt and didn't care about putting on a coat, so he took down the sword hanging on the wall, stood quietly in the corner for a while, and after distinguishing the footsteps in the rain, he raised the sword and went outside.

A figure flashed out of the dark night, the horizontal sword blocked his blow, and then pushed forward forcefully, Guo Zhanan had no choice but to hold back his strength and take a few steps back.

But the man didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue, instead he dropped the black cloth covering his face and said, "Young Master Guo, don't worry, I was sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"His Royal Highness?" Guo Zhan'an still did not relax his vigilance, "You broke into my yard in the middle of the night, and this is what His Royal Highness told you?"

The man took out a token from his pocket and showed it to Guo Zhanan.Guo Zhan'an didn't dare to be careless, first took a rough look, and saw that it did look like the prince's token, so he was a little relieved.

After Guo Zhanan's tense nerves relaxed, he returned to his shrewd appearance.He thought that with this person's ability, if he really wanted to kill him, he would not be able to stand here now under the cover of the thunderstorm.

Seeing that Guo Zhan believed in him, the man put away the token and said, "His Royal Highness said that Young Master Guo must not be able to sleep tonight, so let me remind Young Master Guo. Tomorrow is the third day. Please invite Young Master Guo to sleep early." Make a decision, otherwise, once the time has passed, I will not be polite. Also, if Young Master Guo wants to act in a dark drama, please weigh your own abilities. The world is so big that you can't escape His Royal Highness palm of your hand."

Guo Zhanan's heart was greatly shaken, he only heard a sound of thunder behind him, and when he looked up again, the man had disappeared, leaving only his last words in the air: "I'll go back and return to my life, Young Master Guo can rest assured."

Guo Zhanan turned back to the house and hung the sword on the wall again.After going out for such a trip, even though I was standing on the porch, most of my body was still wet.Guo Zhan'an was worried that Huo Yu would get chilled by lying under the blanket covered in moisture, so he simply took out another set of obscene clothes from the closet, changed them generously in front of the bed, and stood in the smoke cage to warm up again. Only then did he lie down again.

Just like this, he couldn't fall asleep even more.

Guo Zhanan looked at the top of the bed with his eyes open, and the message from the previous person still echoed in his ears. He had a faint feeling that there was something in that person's words, but he just couldn't grasp the fleeting hint.

It was only at dawn that Guo Zhan'an figured out the deep meaning of the man's words—the world is too big to escape the palm of His Highness the Crown Prince, which shows that Li Shaojun is not at ease with him at all.In other words, even if he sent Huo Yu away, Li Shaojun's doubts would not be dispelled.

Those in positions of power should avoid being indecisive.He and Li Shaojun have been friends for many years, and they escaped together several times, and now they are more and more like a monarch and minister.

Guo Zhan'an put himself in his place, thinking that if he were Li Shaojun, if he wanted to be safe, he would have to cut the grass and root it out!

As soon as this idea came out, Guo Zhanan immediately sat up.He subconsciously glanced at Huo Yu beside him, and found that the latter was still asleep, so he leaned over and kissed Huo Yu's forehead, in exchange for a sleepy murmur.

Guo Zhan'an got up, went to the outside room, and asked the maid who was waiting outside to come in to dress him. After thinking about it, he called to Lai Fuquan: "It rained heavily last night, and today there is water everywhere. You look at it for me." Yu'er, don't let him go outside. I have something to go to the Prince's Mansion, if Yu'er asks, just say it straight."

Fuquan responded, and said: "The second young master said yesterday that you are not in good spirits recently, so the kitchen specially made some medicinal food for you, and also prepared the lily porridge for the morning. Do you want some?"

Guo Zhanan straightened his collar and said, "No need, His Royal Highness is in a hurry, and I have to rush over immediately."

After Guo Zhanan was fully dressed, he took out a locked box from a cabinet, opened it with the key he carried, and took out an old kit from inside.At this time, Shumo came and said that the carriage was ready, so Guo Zhanan got into the carriage alone without any attendants and asked the driver to drive to the Prince's Mansion.

When Li Shaojun came back from court, he heard about Guo Zhanan's arrival from the second steward.Hearing that Guo Zhanan had been waiting for more than an hour, he was not in a hurry. Instead, he went back to the backyard and changed into casual clothes, and then walked slowly to the front hall where Guo Zhanan was waiting.

Guo Zhan'an heard that Li Shaojun was coming, he got up and said, "My Highness the Crown Prince."

Without squinting, Li Shaojun walked past Guo Zhanan, and after sitting down, he stretched out his right hand: "Excuse me. Guo Qing must have made a decision this time, right?"

Guo Zhan'an did not answer directly, but presented the kit: "Your Highness, please take a look."

Li Shaojun didn't understand what he meant, but still let the attendant take it: "Open it and let me see."

The attendant opened the kit, took out a jade pendant and a note from inside, and presented it to Li Shaojun with both hands.

Li Shaojun just glanced at it, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he slapped the table heavily with one hand: "Guo Zhan'an, you are so brave!"

Guo Zhan'an paid homage again: "Did His Royal Highness recognize it?"

"Impossible, this is impossible!" Li Shaojun snatched the jade pendant, his hands trembling uncontrollably: "This thing, how could this thing be in your hands!"

Guo Zhanan asked him repeatedly: "Did His Royal Highness recognize it?"

"Guo Zhan'an!" Li Shaojun stared at Guo Zhan'an, gritted his teeth, as if he was about to rush up and kill Guo Zhan'an in the next moment, "Tell me honestly, where did you get this thing from!"

Guo Zhanan said cautiously: "Your Highness, there are many people with mixed opinions."

Li Shaojun immediately shook his hands: "Everyone back down!"

When only the two of them were left in the front hall, Guo Zhanan said, "Your Highness, this thing belongs to Huo Yu."

"Guo Zhan'an, you are getting bolder, you dare to tell such a lie!" Li Shaojun naturally didn't believe it, "This is my brother's thing, how could it be Huo Yu's!"

Guo Zhan'an did not argue, but said: "Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can ask someone to see if this thing is authentic."

Li Shaojun clenched the jade pendant in his palm, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Why does he need others to distinguish the authenticity of this jade pendant, he himself has a jade pendant that is exactly the same as this jade pendant!This is a rule set down from the time of Emperor Wen. Every prince has a four-clawed dragon jade pendant to show the difference between the prince and other royal families.If a certain prince ascends the throne, then this four-clawed dragon jade pendant will be processed into a five-clawed dragon by the royal artisans, and it will be kept properly.As for the four-clawed dragon jade pendant of the other princes, they will always follow them. After the prince dies, this jade pendant will be placed in the coffin as a funeral object.As for their descendants, they no longer have the right to own the four-clawed dragon jade pendant.

The four-clawed dragon jade pendant is only qualified to be worn by princes. Needless to say, the materials used are of high quality.Each jade pendant is carved from a whole piece of Hetian white jade, which is priceless.The pattern of the four-clawed dragon was drawn by Wu Congzi, a great painter during Emperor Wen's reign, which took three years to draw.The craftsmen who carve the four-clawed dragon jade pendant only serve the royal family. Each craftsman was selected by the master when he was a child, and he worked hard in the company, and there was no chance to leave.

If Guo Zhan'an hadn't been lucky enough to meet Li Shaojun's jade pendant, he wouldn't have recognized that the jade pendant that Huo Yu always carried with him had such a great background.

Li Shaojun took a deep breath, opened the note, saw the word "Yu" on it, two lines of hot tears almost rolled down from his eyes.

The outside of the note has turned yellow. After opening it, except for the signs of yellowing at the creases, the rest of the note is still white. From this, it can be seen that it has been placed for many years, and it is not a fake after brewing tea recently. .

Seeing this, Li Shaojun believed it for four points, and asked again: "Aside from these, what other evidence can prove that Huo Yu is my younger brother? When Yu'er disappeared, the swaddling clothes wrapped around him disappeared. If Huo Yu Yuzhen Yu'er, what about his baby when he was a child?"

Guo Zhanan shook his head and said: "Yu'er was picked up by a man named Huo Dashan in the snow back then. Later, Mr. Sun—he was an accountant. After Huo Dashan died, Yu'er was raised by him—unintentionally. Zhong and I mentioned that Huo Dashan saw that the jade pendant was very valuable, so he put the note and the jade pendant together in the kit, perhaps it was left to him by Yu'er's biological parents, so he kept it. As for the baby, Sun Lao never mentioned it. The night I first met Yu'er, I was chased and killed. The place where Yu'er lived was burned that night, and all the things inside were destroyed. Even if Huo Dashan left her as a baby, it would have been reduced to ashes long ago. However, When he was still in Tonghua County, Master Yue An had met Yu'er and said that his profile was very similar to that of the late emperor. If His Royal Highness still has doubts, maybe you can find one or two trustworthy people who have met the late emperor to see it look."

Li Shaojun waved his hand and said: "The less people know about this matter, the safer it is. I can trust Yue An, but the world is so big, it's not surprising that there are one or two people who look alike, let alone just profile resemblance. It's a big deal, even if The possibility of superimposing the jade pendant, the note and the profile is too small, and it is impossible for me to just randomly recognize someone as my own brother."

Guo Zhan'an saw that Li Shaojun was loose, so he took advantage of the situation and asked, "What does His Highness mean?"

"Blood confession."

Guo Zhanan frowned: "Your Highness, have you thought about it? I don't recognize such things as dropping blood to recognize relatives. Back then, the blood of the First Emperor was fused with the blood of King Qin Zhuangxiang and Lu Buwei, which shows that such things are not allowed. "

Li Shaojun had made up his mind: "I don't believe what other people say, so you say that, don't you dare?"

Guo Zhanan hurriedly said: "Of course not. It's just Your Highness. When I saw this jade pendant, I asked Huo Yu if he wanted to find his biological parents. Yu'er said that he was afraid that his biological parents would not want him, so he deliberately threw him in the snow Yes, so I am not very willing to find my biological parents. Your Highness, if Yu'er is really the sixth prince, please be sympathetic to Yu'er's mood, and don't recognize Yu'er so quickly."

"What do you mean? My mother and I love Yu'er very much. After he disappeared, my mother vomited three mouthfuls of blood, became ill, and then died of depression. I finally found my brother. Of course, I want him to recognize his ancestors." Zong, so as to comfort the spirit of the queen mother who lives in heaven."

Guo Zhan'an bowed and said: "Your Highness, the situation is not yet clear. Even though His Highness is already a prince, the fourth prince is still watching. Now His Highness is the only son, and it is justified to inherit the throne. If the sixth prince recognizes his ancestors at this time, It is inevitable that someone will plot against him. When the two dragons stand side by side, even if the Sixth Prince is far inferior to His Highness in political affairs, there is no guarantee that no one will use him as a puppet to attack His Highness."

Li Shaojun pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "It makes sense, my brother who was finally found, I don't want my brother to turn against me so early."

After speaking, Li Shaojun glanced at Guo Zhan'an who was still bowing in front of him, and said abruptly: "You are very affectionate, and you have planned to such a degree for a Huo Yu."

Guo Zhan'an didn't deny it either: "I've been so devoted to Huo Yu that His Highness laughed at me."

Li Shaojun didn't bother to talk to him: "Forget it, since it's not convenient for me to see Huo Yu right now, you take my people to your house and take a drop of blood from Huo Yu's fingertip, that's okay, right? "

Guo Zhanan smiled wryly: "Yes."

Needless to say, Guo Zhanan thought of a way to hide it from Huo Yu, took Huo Yu's fingertip blood, and sent it to the Prince's residence.It is said that Li Shaojun pricked the tip of his index finger, forcing a drop of blood into the water, and then Guo Zhanan took out a small bamboo tube and poured Huo Yu's blood inside into the water.

As soon as Huo Yu's blood entered the water, it was entangled with the blood from Li Shaojun's fingertips.Two drops of blood pulled each other, like two armies trying to annex each other; or like twin flowers on a branch, fighting each other.In the end, the two drops of blood merged together and could never be separated.

"Sixth brother, it's really my sixth brother!" Seeing the two drops of blood in the water fused together, Li Shaojun couldn't restrain his inner excitement anymore, and cried out, "My queen, I found my sixth brother!"

Since he believes that Huo Yu is his own younger brother, and he is already in love with Guo Zhan'an, it is impossible for Li Shaojun to say anything like asking Guo Zhan'an to marry Princess Rongfu.

As Li Shaojun himself said, he didn't have any particular dislike for Nanfeng. The previous objection was nothing more than the consideration of employing people. In addition, the two had been friends for many years, and they were worried that Guo Zhanan's reputation would be damaged.But now that Huo Yu's identity is clear, Li Shaojun can't wait to summon people to the prince's mansion immediately, and put all the treasures in the mansion in front of Huo Yu, and he is worried that he can't make up for the family affection that Huo Yu has been absent for so many years, so why would he object?

Not only did he not object, Li Shaojun still felt that Guo Zhanan was a bit of an eyesore at the moment, at the moment he felt that Huo Yu was wronged because he did not have an official position, and at the same time he felt that the parents of the Guo family were not easy to get along with. After staying for so many days, there are always places that Guo Zhan'an can't take care of. What if he is bullied?

The more Li Shaojun thought about it, the more he felt that Huo Yu must have been bullied, and he really wanted to call Guo Xiantong and his wife over immediately and beat him hard.

Seeing Li Shaojun's attitude changed greatly, Guo Zhan'an couldn't laugh or cry, he made promises and promises in front of Li Shaojun, and finally received many treasures and rewards back home.