The return of the son-in-law

Guo Zhan'an has not received any news from the outside world under Huang Mingli's deliberate efforts in the past few days.To this day, he was resting in the yard with his eyes closed when he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening.Then, the sound of urgent footsteps approached from far and near, accompanied by shouts that became clearer and clearer.

"Brother, where are you?"

"Yu'er?" Guo Zhan'an was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that this was not his hallucination. He was surprised and worried, and hurriedly followed the direction of the voice to find it.

As soon as Huo Yu saw Guo Zhan'an, his eyes lit up. If it wasn't for the fact that there were people following behind him, he wouldn't dare to be presumptuous. He really wished he could rush up and hug Guo Zhan'an tightly.

"Brother, brother, I'm here." Even so, Huo Yu couldn't help but grab Guo Zhan'an's sleeve, and pressed the corner of his eye with one hand, suppressing the urge to cry.

These days, he is frightened, and he can't rely on Guo Zhan'an as before, so he can only think day and night; Girls use gouache to cover the huge shadows under their eyes.

It was only after he saw Guo Zhan'an that Huo Yu felt that the torment of these days had finally passed, and the burden that had been on his shoulders was gone.His whole body seemed to be stepping on a cotton ball, so light that he was about to fly up; it seemed that he was finally fished out of the water, and the pain that had been pressing on his chest that made him breathless disappeared without a trace .

Seeing this, Guo Zhan'an couldn't help feeling worried, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

He didn't know that Huo Yu had won a chance for him to clear up his grievances. Seeing Huo Yu like this, he thought that the changes in the outside world would be even more unfavorable to him.

Huo Yu shook his head first, then said with a smile on his face, "Brother, I'll be here to pick you up in two days!"

Guo Zhanan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on?"

Huo Yu then talked about what happened in class today, ignoring the abnormal reactions of the few people after seeing the ledger.

Seeing the three people behind Huo Yu standing not far away, Guo Zhan'an happened to be able to see the movements of the two people, and he couldn't hear the distance between the two of them, so he knew that what Huo Yu said was true, and He Zudao and others Also sell his face, so that the two of them can have some whispers.

He is relieved now.

However, it didn't take long for him to feel relieved, when he noticed the powder floating under Huo Yu's eyes, he couldn't help frowning, and rubbed it with his thumb.

"What's going on?" Seeing the huge dark circles under Huo Yu's eyes, Guo Zhan'an felt distressed, "What about Jiang Yannian? Why do you have to work so hard all by yourself? And Jia Huan and Fuquan, didn't they persuade you?"

Huo Yu was in a good mood, and explained with a smile: "Young Master Jiang is in the barracks, and he sent me a letter, but the barracks and Xuzhou are still some distance away, so I don't want to bother him with everything. Besides, these few days The situation is changing rapidly, and when the two of us pass the letter, I am afraid that my brother has already been tricked by them! Also, Mr. Jiang is a military officer. If they say that his brother colluded with Mr. Jiang, wouldn’t he harm his brother? As for Jia Huan He Fuquan, they are also exhausted these days, and they are still counting on my brother to go back and give some rewards."

Guo Zhan'an felt uncomfortable, and said, "I'm just asking you a question, but you have thousands of words to stop me, huh? When did you and Jiang Yannian get along so well? You actually speak for him."

Huo Yu was in love with Dou Chu, he couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Brother, did you eat dumplings dipped in vinegar today? Why are you so sour?"

If it weren't for the three people watching from behind, Guo Zhan'an really wanted to hug Huo Yu into his arms and "punish" him.In fact, he didn't know that Jiang Yannian was not easy to show up, but he saw Huo Yu being so haggard for himself, and couldn't help but "turn his anger" on Jiang Yannian.

It's a pity that the two of them didn't have much time to talk.Right now, Guo Zhan'an is still not completely cleared of the suspicion of killing Shi Guokang, and he will stay in this secluded courtyard for a few days.As for Huo Yu, as a commoner, it was not easy for him to enter the government office, he couldn't stay for long, he had to go back immediately.

On the other side, He Zudao and others had to put down all the official duties at hand and get together to discuss this matter.

Wang Kaiyang stumbled against Guo Zhan'an everywhere because of his filthy jealousy, but if what Zhu said was true, then Huang Mingli was a felony of framing an imperial official.

He Zudao and Wei Zichen thought further, let alone other things, why did Huang Mingli frame Guo Zhanan?

Even if Guo Zhan'an was an official in the Imperial Academy, when he and Huang Mingli were in the capital together, they never heard of any conflict between the two.Now that Guo Zhan'an was framed for a felony for no apparent reason, they didn't believe that Huang Mingli was in a daze to do it - there must be deeper interest entanglements involved!

Everyone's attention was on Shi Guogan again. The military salary he had been greedy for five years has not been recovered. Is it because of this that Huang Mingli framed Guo Zhanan?

Thinking of this, He Zudao tapped his finger on the table, cleared his throat, and said, "Guys, we can't continue to make wild guesses here without evidence. In my opinion, for the present plan, the only way to interrogate those jailers is first." Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that what they are telling is the truth. In addition, I have to trouble Mr. Wang to verify Zhu's confession and see if Mr. Huang had a secret conversation with the prisoner Shi Guogan. Mr. Zhang, please write another letter To the Ministry of War, we need detailed records of the military pay sent to the northwest military camp in the past five years, and check them with the records of the military camp one by one to find out what Shi Guogan was greedy for, so that we can send people to track down the whereabouts of these military pay. Mr. Wei, I and You still have something to discuss, please stay."

Wang and Zhang understood He Zudao's intentions, so they went to work separately.He Zudao nodded to his subordinate again, and the subordinate went out to wait.Seeing this, Wei Zichen waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to go out as well.

He Zudao didn't ask until there were only the two of them left in the room: "Lord Wei, this matter may be related to the fourth prince, what is His Majesty's plan?"

Wei Zichen looked solemn, shook his head, and said, "I'm afraid your majesty never thought that Shi Guogan would go so far as to curry favor with the fourth prince. This matter is beyond our decision, but we can't rush to write a letter to your majesty now, we must have evidence Only when it is confirmed can His Majesty know."

"After thinking about it, I don't understand why Shi Guogan insisted on greedy for military pay. He is a prefect of Xuzhou and manages a huge territory. The annual tax revenue just slipping through his fingers is enough for his family's extravagant expenses. Shi Guogan Guo Gan would be greedy for the military salary of Mexico, and it must not be for his own enjoyment."

Wei Zichen naturally understood what He Zudao wanted to say, but if he said this and let someone know, even he, Wei Zichen, would not be able to go around for a while—he could not bear the crime of slandering the prince.

But he also understands this matter. The military pay includes weapons, armor, cotton-padded clothes, horses, horse grass, and rice, vegetables and meat, especially the first ones, which are all used for marching and fighting.If Li Shaojin really instructed Shi Guogan to embezzle Mo's military salary, then no matter what Li Shaojin's real purpose is, he will definitely be punished as treason!

Li Shaojin is the son of Concubine Liu. Although Concubine Liu is now out of power, she is a favorite concubine of the generation and has been in charge of the harem for more than ten years.Also, although Concubine Liu's father, Liu Yuanheng, had to retreat to the second line, he had many students, even if the new Prime Minister Yue An made several moves after he took office, his position in the court could not be shaken.

The two forces of the court and the harem supported Li Shaojin, allowing Li Shaojin to live a smooth life for more than ten years, even Li Shaojun, who was born successively, was suppressed by him and couldn't move.

Li Shaojun is the eldest son, and his biological mother, Empress Jiang, came from a century-old family. She was supposed to be under one person and over ten thousand people, but because she was not loved by the emperor, she was often scolded on weekdays.Last year, Li Shaojun was even sent to the northwest to herd horses. It is said that it was because a senior member of the court wrote a letter asking him to be crowned prince.

Wei Zichen could see it clearly. To put it bluntly, the emperor never thought about establishing a crown prince.Li Chonghao is only in his 40s, he is in his prime, and he still wants to enjoy life for decades.He prefers Li Shaojin only because his biological mother, Concubine Liu, is the woman he has loved for more than ten years, and loves the house as well as Wu.Coupled with his aversion to the interests of the aristocratic family represented by Li Shaojun, Li Chonghao is naturally willing to throw more love on the upstart Liu family.

Li Chonghao would suddenly recall Li Shaojun from the northwest because he realized that the court and harem were controlled by the Liu family, and he was worried that one day the Liu family would suddenly attack and pull him off the dragon chair to support Li Shaojin's ascension to the throne.

In the same way, Li Chonghao also didn't want to see Li Shaojun calling the wind and rain in the court, and making him the father of the emperor.In other words, he was even more unwilling to see such a scene.

Although many high officials in the court are Liu Yuanheng's disciples, literati always talk about the future.Li Chonghao's eldest son died when he was very young. The second son was born of a palace man and could not be seen on the stage. The third son was born after the Yuan Dynasty. They all hope that Li Shaojun will succeed, because he is the best candidate.

Wei Zichen is the emperor's confidant, and he has a thorough understanding of the emperor's thoughts.Therefore, he dared to boldly conclude that even if it was true that Li Shaojin was greedy for military pay, Li Chonghao had no choice but to hold back for the sake of the situation, and punished him with minor punishments.

Thinking of this, Wei Zichen had already made a plan, and said: "Master He, you are right, this matter is no longer up to us to decide. According to what you said, we can neither watch Mr. Guo being framed and remain indifferent, nor You can't conclude that Mr. Huang is guilty just because of Mrs. Zhu's few words, you still need to collect evidence and let His Majesty make a judgment."

He Zudao thought about it for a while, and knew that he would not be able to get through this muddy water, so he nodded and said, "In that case, the issue of military pay should be left to Mr. Wei to continue investigating."

Wei Zichen responded, and after leaving, he continued to arrange for someone to track down the clues of the military salary without mentioning it.

Three days later, under Huo Yu's eager anticipation, Guo Zhan'an finally returned from the government office.

Seeing that Guo Zhanan was more haggard than three days ago, Huo Yu hurriedly ordered his servants to prepare bath water and clean clothes, and ordered the kitchen to make some Guo Zhanan's favorite food, while he accompanied Guo Zhanan back to the house.

"Brother, really, why are you haggard again?" Huo Yu complained, while swiftly changing Guo Zhanan's clothes that he hadn't changed for a few days.

"Xuzhou has been busy with official business for so many days, so he has to finish it sooner." Guo Zhan'an took off his crown with a smile, and said, "Actually, I can come back this morning, but there are too many official tasks, and I don't know when I can finish it. Simply deal with a batch of urgent ones first."

Huo Yu was dissatisfied and said, "It can't be done in one afternoon. My brother clearly knows that I'm waiting at home, but he refuses to come back earlier, so he might as well just live in the government office."

Guo Zhanan looked at him with a smile and didn't speak.

Counting from the day he met Huo Yu, this is the longest time he has been away from Huo Yu.He clearly felt Huo Yu's change, no, not a change, but a growth.

That's right, Huo Yu has grown a lot. If it was Huo Yu who was always worried about gains and losses when it came to relationships, how could he get angry with him?

Huo Yu has gone through this catastrophe, and although he can't say he's completely reborn, he's obviously sharpened and energetic. From a child who relied on him, he has grown into an adult who can gradually take charge of himself.

Huo Yu rambled on for a while, only to realize that Guo Zhan'an hadn't spoken.He looked up and met Guo Zhanan's smiling eyes, and his face turned red.

"Why, stop talking?" Guo Zhanan stretched out his hand to pinch Huo Yu's cheek, feeling a little hot, obviously extremely ashamed.

He always likes to "bully" Huo Yu, and this time is of course no exception: "Where did my guts go when I was talking nonsense just now? Last month I saw Wu Xin's wife scolding Wu Xin, but she went out with you Same. Tsk tsk, I never thought I would marry a 'male tiger' and go home."

"It's not a 'male tiger'!" Huo Yu was in a hurry, and argued, "I just, said these things because I was worried about my brother. If my brother doesn't like it, I, I won't say it."

Guo Zhan'an knew that Huo Yu was serious, so he took it when he saw it, took Huo Yu into his arms and said, "What's the hurry, I can't talk easily, come, let me kiss you."

A cool thing fell on his mouth, Huo Yu struggled a few times, and when he felt Guo Zhanan nibbling his lower lip, thinking of his fear these days, his heart trembled, not only did not struggle anymore, but even reached out to hug Guo Zhanan , clumsily but earnestly responded.

For Guo Zhan'an, this was a big surprise.You know, it is very rare for Huo Yu to take the initiative to respond, it is even rarer than the blossoming of iron trees.

Guo Zhan'an was not polite either, he panted heavily and pressed Huo Yu on the couch beside him, put his hands on both sides of Huo Yu's body, pried open Huo Yu's lips and teeth with his tongue, and first swept Huo Yu's gums inside , and then entangled the soft flesh in Huo Yu's mouth, teasing him.

Huo Yu was so hot from being kissed that he gradually lost his strength, so he could only lie on the couch and let Guo Zhanan play tricks on him.Seeing Guo Zhanan's kiss leave his lips, going all the way down, getting more and more excessive, Huo Yu repeatedly begged for mercy, but Guo Zhan ignored them.

Fortunately, someone knocked on the door suddenly at this time, and it turned out that the bath water was ready.

Guo Zhanan saw that the person under him was as red as a freshly cooked shrimp, so he raised Huo Yu's chin with his index finger: "Do you want to wash it together?"

Huo Yu was angry and ashamed, turned his head inside, covered his hands with his hands, and refused to show his face: "No!"

Guo Zhan'an laughed loudly, carried Huo Yu into the bed inside, and then opened the door to let people in from outside.