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Chapter 324 The mother-daughter relationship between Huo Chengjun and Huo Xian breaks down! (Please subscribe)

That day, Huo Chengjun occasionally felt cold and his throat was sore and dry, so he thought of asking Chun Yuyan for some licorice to moisten his throat.

Unexpectedly, when they arrived at Chunyu Yan's small courtyard, they heard Huo Xian and Chun Yuyan seeming to be talking inside.

In the past, the kind-hearted Huo Chengjun would not have thought too much.

But at that moment, Huo Chengjun hid by the window by mistake and eavesdropped.

Because he rarely did these "despicable" things, Huo Chengjun was not skilled in doing it. He just squatted down in the corner and accidentally knocked over an earthen pot.

This alarmed Huo Xian and Chun Yuyan who were talking secretly in the room.

She had to run away quickly.

However, in this short period of time, Huo Chengjun still vaguely heard a few words.

She did not expect that her mother, the general's wife Huo Xian, seemed to be detrimental to Sister An Jun of the Zhang family and Sister Wen Yan of the Cai family.

After that day, Huo Chengjun made excuses to visit Chun Yuyan several times, hoping to get some news from her.

However, how could she, a girl who was inexperienced in the world, be the opponent of Chun Yuyan who had experienced many hardships, so no news was found at all.

Although she didn't find out the reason, Huo Xian's image in her heart completely collapsed.

In the past, Huo Chengjun only felt that his mother restricted him too much, but after that, Huo Chengjun discovered that his mother restricted him too much.

He was cruel to his slaves, bossy to outsiders, and showed no respect to the general's subordinates. Huo Chengjun saw it with his own eyes that day. Huo Xian made insinuations and scolded the subordinate officials until they turned pale.

Gradually, Huo Chengjun also realized something that made her even more heartbroken - in the eyes of her mother Huo Xian, there were only her father and brother.

Everyone else is just a stepping stone for them.

Especially himself, he will become the biggest stepping stone for the Huo family.

In this short period of one month, Huo Chengjun's mind suddenly grew rapidly.

Many things that were previously unclear can now be seen clearly at a glance.

The clear and innocent smile on Huo Chengjun's face disappeared, and he spent more time thinking hard in front of the window.

She felt that this huge General's Mansion suddenly became very cold. Every pillar, every tile, every window lattice... exuded a suffocating atmosphere.

Huo Chengjun desperately wanted to escape from here, no matter where he went, but as a daughter, where could she go?

Not to mention Chang'an City, she couldn't get out even through the courtyard gate of this residence.

This confusion made Huo Chengjun silent for a long time, but no one noticed it, or in other words, no one paid attention if they noticed it.

Father, I can only see him when he greets me every day. From birth to now, Huo Chengjun has not dared to get close to the general.

My mother noticed that she had been silent a lot, but she was not worried at all. Instead, she felt that this temperament was more in line with her status as a queen, and it was not too late to be happy.

Brother, he only regards her as a stepping stone and a stepping stone. Who would say another word to a brick?
Although the sisters are very kind, they are poor people who were taken advantage of by their parents. How can they help Huo Chengjun?

The maids, no matter how friendly Huo Chengjun is on weekdays, there is an invisible wall between them. Now no maid dares to play with her.

……

Such melancholy has often appeared in Huo Chengjun's heart in recent days. Thinking about it again now, I still feel suffocated.

Huo Chengjun closed the Analects of Confucius on the case and hid the book under the case.

She came to the window and opened the window lattice. A gust of biting wind squeezed in, cooling her somewhat hot face.

Breathing also became easier.

Through the gap between the window lattice, Huo Chengjun saw the slaves cleaning and scrubbing in the courtyard, probably preparing for Huo Xian's birthday.

In fact, there was nothing to prepare, except that the married sisters had to bring their families for a simple meal and had to clean up in advance.

Looking at the shaking figures outside, Huo Chengjun thought of one thing. The only one who could rescue her from this cage might be the emperor.

However, there have been a lot of rumors circulating recently.

The emperor seemed to have some fears about her father.

In that case, can I still enter the palace smoothly?
Even if she enters the palace, will the emperor regard her as a "good match"?

If the emperor does not regard her as a good match, then it seems that there will be no difference whether he enters the palace or not.

Thinking of this, Huo Chengjun's mood suddenly hit rock bottom.

It's very cloudy outside and it seems like it's going to rain soon.

Suddenly, a sharp and harsh curse came from the courtyard outside.

Huo Chengjun looked carefully and found that the slaves had knelt down for some reason.

If you listen carefully, it's the mother scolding the slave again.

Huo Chengjun didn't want to hear it, and reached out to close the window lattice, but she stopped before she touched the window lattice.

She is waiting for the emperor to save her, so shouldn't she also try to help others as much as possible?
Huo Chengjun frowned slightly and made a decision. She would take care of today's affairs.

……

In the courtyard, five or six slaves were kneeling on the ground, shivering.

Huo Xian had his hands on his sleeves, his head held high, his eyes half-closed, extremely indifferent.

In front of her, kneeling was a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old. He was not a slave in the house, but a hired worker recommended by others.

On the ground in front of the young man was a shiny bronze mirror.

Slaves are cattle and horses that the master can dispose of at will, but hired workers are free agents - at least they cannot be beaten or scolded at will.

However, this difference does not exist in Huo Xian's case. Even if he is a hired worker, it will not matter if he is killed directly.

"What's your name?" Huo Xian asked coldly.

"Little, little man is Lin Fu."

"How much is your monthly salary now?"

"Reporting to Madam, the villain's monthly allowance is [-] yuan."

Lin Fu's voice trembled involuntarily. He knew that he had caused a big disaster, so he lowered his body very low.

The slaves who were also kneeling around him were all silent, and no one dared to intercede for him.

In the back house of the Huo family, everyone is in danger, who can help whom to intercede?

Why was this boy so unlucky that his wife happened to catch him when he got into trouble?
"Then do you know how much this bronze mirror costs?" Huo Xian asked.

"The villain is stupid and the villain doesn't know."

"This bronze mirror is worth at least ten thousand yuan, so if you think about it further, how long will it take you to pay it back?"

"A villain can't figure it out..." Lin Fu has lived for more than ten years, and I'm afraid he has never seen ten thousand dollars.

"Then let me tell you, if you don't eat or drink, you will have to pay back a total of twelve and a half months..."

"Coupled with this year's interest, you will have to pay back at least two years..."

"But, can you not eat or drink?"

Huo Xian's words were full of sarcasm and ridicule, and there was no sign of any soft-heartedness.

After all, in order to repay the money for this bronze mirror, this young man may have to work as a coolie for the General's Mansion for seven or eight years.

But the most important thing is that this bronze mirror only made a small dent, which did not affect Huo Xian's use to decorate his delicate face.

Huo Xian's move was not to extort this young man's mere [-] yuan, she just wanted to scare the monkeys.

"Killing chickens to scare monkeys" is a tactic most used by Huo Xianzhi's family.

"I will show you two ways, either sell yourself as a slave and come to my Huo family, or you can quickly raise money to pay back, otherwise... I will let Ting Wei send you to prison tomorrow!" Huo Xian threatened.

Little did the young man know that the "Prison Prison" would not care about such trivial matters. He was so frightened that he kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Huo Xian looked at the other party's embarrassed appearance and smiled cruelly, very happily.

Just when she was about to show off the power in her hands, a crisp voice interrupted her.

"I will repay this money for him."

Huo Xian was stunned at first, and then angry. Who was so brave and dared to disobey him?

However, she raised her head and looked at the sound, and what she saw was none other than her daughter Huo Chengjun!
"What are you doing here?!" Huo Xian asked.

"My lord, it was an unintentional mistake on his part. The bronze mirror is still usable, so let him go. You can give me the bronze mirror in my house in exchange for my lord."

"Let him go? I've done something wrong in the world, can I escape just by kowtow?" Huo Xian said sarcastically.

"Then just like what my daughter said just now, my daughter will pay back the ten thousand money for him." Huo Chengjun tried not to look away.

"What do you mean by this?!" Huo Xian said with a gloomy face.

Even if she is his biological daughter, Huo Xian will not allow her to disobey him in public like she is now.

Huo Chengjun didn't answer. She took off a jade pendant from her waist and held it in her hands - this jade pendant was given to her by the emperor a few months ago.

"This is the jade pendant awarded by the county magistrate. If my mother thinks it is worth ten thousand yuan, just take it. My daughter only begs her mother to let this boy go."

After Huo Chengjun said that, he knelt down, still holding the jade pendant in his hand.

Huo Xian's eyes widened and he looked at Huo Chengjun angrily, as if he found something different about his daughter today.In the past, although Huo Chengjun was a little ignorant of worldly affairs, he was always obedient.

Why did you disobey yourself today?This made Huo Xian very unhappy.
If it had been on any other day, Huo Xian would have kept Huo Chengjun and given him a good scolding.

But tomorrow is the day of the birthday family dinner.

This big or small thing can be considered a happy event.Huo Xian didn't want to cause any unpleasantness on a day like this.

In addition, Huo Xian looked at the jade pendant and felt some unspeakable fear of Huo Chengjun.

After all, Huo Chengjun is already the queen. Although she has not entered the palace yet, she is still the queen after all.

Now that the emperor is afraid of the Huo family, it becomes even more important for Huo Chengjun to enter the palace.

No matter what, Huo Xian couldn't save the dignity to reprimand Huo Chengjun now.

Huo Xian sneered and stopped looking at Huo Chengjun, but looked at the young man kneeling in front of him again.

"Did you hear it? Today, my wife begged for mercy for you, so I will spare you this time."

"Thank you, Madam..." The young man quickly kowtowed in thanks.

"You don't need to thank me, just go and thank Miss Niang. No..." Huo Xian smiled deliberately and said, "The person you want to thank is the future queen."

The young man quickly bowed to Huo Chengjun...

"You don't need to take care of it now, get out!" Huo Xian ordered.

"promise!"

Soon, all the slaves left, leaving only Huo Xian and Huo Chengjun, mother and daughter, confronting each other in the courtyard.

"No one sees your pretentious kindness anymore. Why don't you stand up quickly and ask me to invite you when you get it?" Huo Xian teased.

Huo Chengjun stood up. This was the first time she had gone against her mother. She felt very uneasy, so after she stood up, she did not dare to face her mother directly.

Huo Xian walked up to Huo Chengjun. He couldn't help but feel jealous when he looked at his daughter's face without any wrinkles or flaws.

This look is almost the same as what he looked like more than 20 years ago.No matter how carefully I take care of myself now, I can't hide the crow's feet in the corners of my eyes.

Huo Xian gave birth to four daughters and one son for the Huo family, which can be said to be a great achievement.

And she found the best way out for these daughters.

I don’t know why, but her son Huo Yu seems to have the same character as hers, but none of her daughters have learned his tricks.

Without a strong hand, how could one gain a firm foothold in the back houses of those wealthy families?

Especially Huo Chengjun, who will enter the palace next year, but is still ignorant of worldly affairs.

"Look up and look at me." Huo Xian said coldly.

Huo Chengjun raised his head and looked at his mother calmly and a little fearfully.

The appearance of the two people is indeed [-]% similar.

"Have you and that little slave ever known each other before?"

"I don't know."

"Then why did you intercede for him today?" Huo Xian asked sharply.

"That bronze mirror is a drop in the bucket to my Huo family, but if I have to sell him into slavery, I..."

"Humph, it's so benevolent as a woman!" Huo Xian screamed. She seemed to have forgotten that she was also a "woman".

Huo Chengjun was frightened, and she involuntarily wanted to step back, but Huo Xian suddenly held her hand.

Huo Chengjun wanted to break free, but the strength in Huo Xian's hands was so frightening that she couldn't break free at all.

"In the coming year, you will enter the palace. How can you be the only one favored in the palace if you are so soft-hearted..."

"Nowadays, the county magistrate has a lot of suspicion and fear about my Huo family. If you can't be your only favorite in the palace, what use will it be to my Huo family?"

Huo Xian looked at Huo Chengjun's hand that was red from struggling, as if laughing at her cowardice, snorted coldly, and then let go of Huo Chengjun's hand.

"You look like this, and you are not qualified to be soft-hearted and do good deeds. It's all because I dote on you so much that you are so useless!"

Huo Chengjun was rarely scolded so directly by Huo Xian, and his eyes were already red at this moment.

Huo Xian was right. Huo Chengjun had never seen how cruel Chang'an City was outside the house. Today, she had exhausted all her courage to say "no" to her domineering mother.

Perhaps because he saw tears in Huo Chengjun's eyes, Huo Xian's tone finally softened.

As a mother, how could she not have any love for her daughter?
However, Huo Xian's way of expressing his love was to make his daughter the winner in those intrigues - and by the way, become the Huo family's bargaining chip.

"You have to remember, no matter when the time comes, you can never be a little soft-hearted..."

"Do you understand?" Huo Xian asked sharply.

"I understand..." Huo Chengjun could only nodded, but he only felt more sad in his heart.

"Tomorrow, your sisters and brothers-in-law will come to the mansion for a gathering. Then you should be calmer. Don't be as crazy as before. You should look like a queen."

"No." Huo Chengjun said expressionlessly.

All those coming tomorrow will be close relatives of the Huo family. Only by stabilizing the hearts of these close relatives can we possibly stabilize the hearts of outsiders.

"Go back to your room and think about what I just said."

"No." Huo Chengjun bowed dullly and walked towards the side courtyard where he lived.

When she was about to enter the courtyard, she stopped again and turned to look at Huo Xian, who was still standing there.

"Mom, when you gave birth to me, did you already think of a way out for me? You knew that one day, you would send me to the palace."

"It's natural. I went from a humble servant to the mistress of the Huo family, and you went from the daughter of the Huo family to the queen of the Han Dynasty. Isn't it right?"

"Then am I your daughter, or a stepping stone for the Huo family to gain glory and wealth?" Huo Chengjun's face was filled with sadness.

"Hmph, if you can become a queen who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, wouldn't it be better to be a stepping stone than to be my daughter?" Huo Xian dismissed Huo Chengjun's sadness.

"Mom, I know, I will definitely be a stepping stone for the Huo family."

After Huo Chengjun finished speaking, he walked into his side yard lonely and walked all the way to the outside of his bedroom without looking at his mother again.

Standing here, Huo Chengjun looked back at the surrounding courtyard walls that were not too high but were suffocating, and sighed softly.

At this moment, she had grown up a bit and understood that the so-called close relatives may not necessarily be the real close relatives.

The general's mansion controlled by Huo Guang and Huo Xian is more like a cold cage than a home.

As long as you can escape from here, not to mention going to Weiyang Palace, but also to those thatched cottages outside the North City Wall.

Huo Chengjun pushed open the door and entered, his figure disappearing into the thick darkness of the room.

On the other side, Huo Xian was also a little surprised. She was still a little confused by what Huo Chengjun said just now, and she couldn't figure out why her daughter would ask such a childish question.

What's wrong with being a queen? If it weren't for the fact that my youth is gone, I have to find a way to climb onto the emperor's dragon bed.

In order to have a higher status, in order not to be bullied by others, in order to be able to stand high - all cruelty and cruelty are nothing.

"One day, you will understand my mother's intentions."

……

The turmoil in the middle residence ended like this. At night, the entire back house of the General's Mansion was cleaned up, and there was a joyous atmosphere everywhere.

The big slaves, who had been weighed down by rumors and rumors for the past few days, walked with their chests held high.

Since the general's wife's birthday can be held as usual, the prosperity and wealth of the Huo family will not fall.

These parasites living under this big tree are naturally safe and sound.

Then play music, then dance - isn't this still worthy of joy?
……

In a side courtyard, two teenagers were hiding in a corner and whispering under the cover of night.

One of them was Lin Fu, the young man who was almost punished by Huo Xian in the afternoon, and the other was his companion Lu Ping.

They are all from Changyi.

"It was so dangerous today. You almost became the slave of the Huo family." Lu Ping said, without any worry on his face, but with a teasing smile.

"Ah, who is Huo Xian? I was just performing a show for her. If you really dare to punish me as a slave, I will burn down the general's mansion and run away immediately!"

"You are a runaway slave. If you are captured, you will be your boss." Lu Ping was frightened.

"I'm afraid of eggs. At worst, I'll escape to the Western Regions and see who can catch me? Besides, Dai Shijun won't ignore it," Lin Fu said angrily.

"That's true."

"Don't say it. It's not convenient to go out at this late night. You have to find a way out of the house early tomorrow morning. Please tell Commander Dai about tomorrow's family banquet as soon as possible. There can be no further delay."

"You don't need to tell me, I understand the importance and have already made up my mind."

The two teenagers conspired again, and after a while they separated without anyone noticing.

There will definitely be a good show in the back house of the General's Mansion tomorrow.

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