I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 326: I’m flirting with Chengjun’s sister in public. Does Father Zhong have any objection? (Please subscribe)
After a short silence, there was a panic in the main hall.

A lost dancer stepped back repeatedly, almost knocking down the table behind him in front of Deng Guanghan.

The musicians who had not seen much of the world started whispering, with a look of horror on their faces.

The first ones to come to their senses were still Huo Guang and Huo Xian.

Huo Guangyin had a sullen face and angrily shouted: "How can you be so panicked!?"

The musicians and dancers immediately fell to their knees in panic.

The main hall, which was peaceful and festive just now, was now covered with a shadow.

"Musicians and dancers, please go down first. Someone will take you to receive your rewards. The presence of the county magistrate is an honor for our Huo family." Huo Xian said without fear in the face of danger.

"promise."

The musician and maki quickly packed up his things and retreated as if running away.

Soon, only the Huo family was left in the main hall.

"How long until the county magistrate arrives?" Huo Guang asked.

"My visitor, the magistrate left the palace a quarter of an hour ago and will probably arrive in another quarter of an hour."

Came directly without any communication?

What is the emperor going to do?
Like the emperor's previous visits to the palace, Huo Guang was unaware of this matter.

If it was not the emperor himself who came, but Habayashi Lang, then Huo Guang would not even have time to escape.

Huo Guang had not seen the emperor for more than ten days, and when he suddenly wanted to meet him, he was a little scared and panicked.

"Husband?"

The panicked Huo Xian asked, and Huo Guang came back to his senses.

“The county magistrate is coming, do we want to pick him up?”

"The county magistrate is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and I, the Huo family, are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. If I don't take over, won't I be rebelling against the imperial edict?" Huo Guang said.

"This concubine is confused." Huo Xian blamed himself.

"Immediately order someone to clean up the main hall..."

"The cups and plates are replaced with the best..."

"The food and wine are also made new by the dining room..."

"As for us, we will go outside immediately to greet His Majesty."

"promise!"

……

A moment later, Huo Guang and Huo Xian led the whole family and knelt outside the east gate of the back house to welcome the emperor.

At this time, it was already Xu o'clock, and the moon had slowly risen, but it was still very dark in private.

Huo Xian ordered his people to light up all the lights outside the east gate. Dozens of servants from the clan also held torches in their hands to keep the lights brightly lit outside the door.

Huo Guang knelt at the front, followed by Huo Chengjun and Huo Xian.

After that, there are the five daughters, four virtuous sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law of the Huo family.

Finally, there are the dozen or so grandchildren.

There were 40 people, big and small, three and four, who blocked the gate tightly.

Everyone was kneeling on the ground, raising their heads from time to time and looking in the direction where the emperor was coming. However, the other end of the alley was quiet and dark, and no movement could be seen.

The orphans and poor children who wandered here during the day have all gone back.

So it was very quiet outside the gate, except for the torch that was blown by the wind and kept making a "crackling" sound.

At this moment, Huo Guang was very tired, but his waist was still very straight, exuding the pride of a family member from the inside out.

Huo Xian, who was on Huo Guang's right, had already taken the opportunity to dress up again. His makeup and hair accessories were as exquisite as they were a few hours ago.

But there was a hint of panic and guilt that was not easy to detect between his eyebrows.

As for Huo Chengjun next to Huo Xian, on the contrary, although his makeup was much simpler, he looked radiant, and his eyes couldn't help but have a trace of tenderness and affection.

In the past half-quarter of an hour, Huo Chengjun's heart had been beating wildly, and every step he took seemed to be dancing in the clouds, and he could not stand steady at all.

But she didn't dare to show it, she could only secretly cheer in her heart.

This is not only because ethical education is restraining her, but also because she sees that her relatives seem to be a little panicked about the arrival of the emperor.

Huo Chengjun knelt on the ground obediently, lowered his head and looked at the patterns on the marble slab on the ground, trying his best to suppress the excitement of raising his head to look.

At this time, she heard the conversation between her mother and father.

"Husband, what is the reason for the sudden arrival of the county magistrate?" Huo Xian asked in a low voice.

"I can't guess why the county magistrate did this?" Huo Guang shook his head.

"It's not like they're here to ask questions, they're Yu'er and Xiong..." Huo Xian's panic was even more frightened.

"Madam, be careful that walls have ears!" Huo Guang interrupted Huo Xian, and then continued, "If the county magistrate is really responsible for that, why put himself at risk and send three hundred men to guard, it is enough."

"Why would the county magistrate come here?" Huo Xian asked the question again.

"I really can't figure it out. I'm afraid no one in the world can figure out what the magistrate is thinking."

"Instead of thinking wildly, you and I should deal with it cautiously so as not to leave any clues." When Huo Guang spoke, he revealed a hint of helplessness and melancholy.

……

Huo Chengjun was very close to the two of them and heard the conversation clearly.

She couldn't help but be a little curious. What did her brother do that made her majestic and steady father feel a little at a loss?

Just when Huo Chengjun was a little lost in thought, Huo Xian suddenly turned the topic to her.

"Chengjun, if the county magistrate comes later, you should be more generous and don't be coy. That will not endear you to the emperor."

Huo Chengjun didn't know how to respond for a moment, he just felt disgusted.

My mother was obviously resentful and afraid of the emperor, but she still wanted to deliberately please him. She really regarded Huo Chengjun as a tool to preserve the glory and wealth of the Huo family.

"Did you hear that!?" Huo Xian glanced sideways at Huo Chengjun and said angrily.

"No." Huo Chengjun replied numbly, and the joy of the emperor's arrival suddenly dimmed a lot.

"Look at what you look like. You are dressed so plainly, and you don't even have any makeup on. You are even worse than your eldest sister who has been married for ten years..."

"Didn't I just ask you to dress up? Why are you so uneasy!?"

"On weekdays, I laugh and joke unbridled with those lowly maids, but how come I don't even dare to say a word in front of the magistrate?"

"How can I be exclusively favored in Weiyang Palace in the future?"

……

Huo Xian kept talking about Huo Chengjun's various faults, which made her feel even more chilled.

Unknowingly, Huo Chengjun's eyes became hot and wet, and a few tears fell down, hitting the marble slab, blooming into flowers one after another.

It's just that no one can see it.

The angry Huo Xian kept talking louder and louder, and finally even Huo Guang couldn't listen anymore.

"Madam, now is not the time to reprimand her."

"I just want to remind her a few words, this is all for her own good!"

Huo Xian muttered these last two sentences with some dissatisfaction, but finally closed his mouth.

"You should also listen to your mother's words more and stop being as indecisive as you were when you were a child. You are the future queen of the Han Dynasty." Huo Guang said calmly.

"promise."

The surroundings became quiet again, and Huo Chengjun felt relieved.

The marks left by tears on the ground will soon dry up and disappear without a trace, but the hurt in the heart will not be easily ignored.

Huo Chengjun raised her head firmly and swallowed back all the remaining tears. She didn't want anyone to see her helplessness.

……

Finally, in the darkness of the alley to the south, the sounds of carriages and horses came.

The emperor's chariot roared out of the darkness, breaking through the darkness with great momentum.

First came the Changyi Lang cavalry in bright helmets, then the three leading carriages with carriage and horse bells, and then the six-horse Emperor's security carriage.

This car is red and black. In the eyes of some people, it is like a unicorn and an auspicious beast. In the eyes of others, it is like wildfire with its teeth and claws.

Huo's family, who was kneeling in front of the door, made a small commotion at first, then became quiet again, and all knelt down again.

In the blink of an eye, this car battle came over with "menacing force" - the Emperor An's car with the auspicious clouds and dragon patterns painted on it stopped exactly in front of the door.

Huo Guang raised his head and saw the emperor's thin side face in the dancing firelight.

After not seeing each other for more than ten days, Huo Guang felt that the emperor's face was much stranger and more ferocious.

Before the emperor even got out of the car, Lang Wei, who followed, had already tightly guarded the area.

The area of ​​Shangguanli is not large, but there are many government offices and mansions crammed into it, so the official roads in Shangguanli are not broad.

Originally, the area around the General's Mansion was also very crowded.

However, Huo Xian used both soft and hard tactics to clear away many surrounding houses, so the area around the general was surprisingly spacious.

At this moment, the emperor's chariots and a hundred men's guards suddenly arrived, and the front door did not seem particularly crowded.

Huo Guang squinted his eyes to carefully identify these Lang Wei's emblems, and found that the characters written on them were not the character for Yu, but the character for Chang.There were a full 100 people. Although the faces of most of them were still a little immature and green, they also had a heroic spirit hidden inside.

This is a genuine Imperial Forbidden Army, and its combat power cannot be underestimated.

Huo Guang regretted that he should not have given the emperor the position of [-] Changyilang with a wave of his hand that day. How could he have imagined at that time that it would become a serious problem for him.

"The Emperor has arrived at the General's Mansion!"

With a loud shout from the attendant Fan Ke, the emperor in the car finally got out of the car.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Huo Guang immediately saluted and bowed deeply.

"The humble minister Huo Guang and the Huo family are waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor!"

"We are waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor!"

Including Huo Guang, Huo Xian and Huo Chengjun, dozens of people, old and young, all knelt down and worshiped.

No one dared to raise their head.

Liu He got out of the car slowly. He looked at the lintel and remained calm.

A few months ago, Liu He passed through here when he went to Weiyang Palace to inherit the Si Ancestral Temple.

At that time, I was still an ant that could be crushed to death at any time in Huo Guang's hands.

Now, his ant has grown so big that Huo Guang, a giant, has to be extremely careful.

In late October, the autumn wind in Chang'an City already carried a hint of frost, which made Liu He's ears hurt.

He looked at the Huo clan kneeling on the ground. Everyone's faces were flushed, but no one dared to move.

These people are all his relatives, but for some reason, Liu He can't have any close feelings.

Liu He stood silently by the car for a moment to calm down his somewhat hesitant heart, and then walked step by step towards Huo Guang, who was kneeling on the ground.

A line from an opera that he heard repeatedly in later generations flashed through his mind for no apparent reason.

"Look ahead, it's a dark hole. Wait for me to rush forward and kill him cleanly!"

Father Zhong, I want to make a big fuss in your general's mansion today.

There was only a dozen steps from Anche to Huo Guang's side. Liu He stepped forward and was in front of the other party in the blink of an eye.

Liu He had never seen Huo Guang worship so lowly.

From this simple body movement, Liu He could read many things - fear, humility, caution and evil intentions.

This is somewhat different from the Huo Guang Liu He knew in the past.

It seemed that the words that struck him in the edict he issued that day worked.

Only a major event like "Huo Yu's affairs have been known to the emperor" can make Huo Guang's attitude so complicated and changeable.

Huo Guang is not an ordinary person, and the trick of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger is particularly useful to him.

Liu He didn't hesitate, stretched out his hand to support Huo Guang's arms on the ground.

"Father Zhong, it's already autumn and the ground is very cold. There's no need to kneel down. Please get up quickly." Liu He said as gently as before.

"There is a difference between a monarch and his ministers, and I must not be rude." Huo Guang hadn't knelt for so long in many years. His knees were numb and his head was a little dizzy.

"Okay, I have seen what Father Zhong did. Father Zhong, please get up."

After Liu He finished speaking, without waiting for Huo Guang to agree, he used both hands to help Huo Guang up from the ground.

With the emperor's help, Huo Guang slowly stood up straight.

In the flickering light, the eyes of the monarch and the minister came into contact.

At this moment, Huo Guang discovered that the emperor was actually taller than himself.

That day, after Huo Guang bowed embarrassedly from the court, he had never seen the emperor again, and now he felt even more unfamiliar.

But if you look closely, there seems to be no difference in this young face, and even the faint smile is still hanging on his face.

Liu He also quickly observed Huo Guang's face. There were many more wrinkles and he was no longer as energetic as before.

Suddenly, he bent down, and under Huo Guang's surprised gaze, he helped him brush off the dust on his front.

It wasn't until Huo Guang's new robes were spotless that Liu He finally stood up straight.

"Father Zhong, I heard that today is my mother-in-law's birthday, and I thought that I haven't seen you for a long time, so I came here specially on the spur of the moment. Father Zhong won't blame me for being abrupt, right?"

Did the Emperor come just for this matter?
Huo Guang looked at the solemn and majestic Changyi Lang, and suddenly felt some pressure. At this moment, when he moved his hands, there was really a river of blood.

However, even if there were many doubts, Huo Guang could not reveal any of them on the surface.

"Your Majesty's visit to Huo's house is an honor for the Huo family. How can it be said to be rude? Your Majesty has offended me."

Huo Guang thought he was speaking frankly, but he did not realize that before he knew it, he no longer had the domineering attitude he had before in front of the emperor.

"That's good. I've been alone for a long time. At the age of 19, I rarely attend family dinners..."

"The last family dinner at Changle Palace was unforgettable for me. I really want to share the family happiness with my father-in-law and mother-in-law like that night again."

Liu He spoke so emotionally that he choked up a little, and the hand holding Huo Guang trembled slightly.

Half truth and half falsehood, even I can't tell the difference.

"Mother-in-law, please be fine. Today is your birthday, so there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony."

"No." Huo Xian also stood up with some fear, took a step forward, and hid next to his husband.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night and the wind is strong, shall we go into the mansion?" Huo Xian said flatteringly.

"Okay! All the ministers are relatives of the Huo family, that is, my relatives. You don't have to kneel for a long time. Get up quickly!"

"There are only relatives in this mansion tonight, no monarchs or ministers!" Liu He said openly.

"promise."

After everyone responded, they hesitated for a moment and finally stood up slowly.

No one spoke here, even the five or six-year-old children snuggled close to their mother obediently, not daring to make any pretense or noise.

This is the silent existence of the innate imperial power in people's hearts.

Even with the protection of the general, the child who is not yet sensible knows that the power of the imperial power is unstoppable.

Everyone stood up, but there was still one person in front of the door who did not stand up.

This person is none other than Huo Chengjun.

The arrival of the emperor made Huo Chengjun uneasy, and his thoughts were naturally in a trance.

When she heard the emperor asking others to stand up, she was stunned for a moment. When she came to her senses again, everyone around her had already stood up.

But when Huo Chengjun wanted to keep up with the movements of the others, his legs and feet were numb from kneeling for too long, and he couldn't stand up for a while.

So I could only kneel down with some embarrassment.

Of course Liu He saw it. He didn't know why Huo Chengjun didn't stand up, but he knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He crossed Huo Guang in one step and came to Huo Chengjun.

Without the slightest hesitation, Liu He bent down and stretched out his hand, holding Huo Chengjun's hand.

Some are cold, some are wet, and there is some trembling and dodging among the softness.

For some reason, Liu He's hard heart trembled suddenly: at the same time, he felt that his hand twitched.

The hand seemed to want to escape, but Liu He held it firmly and did not give it any chance to escape.

After a short moment of stalemate, it finally lay obediently in Liu He's hand.

"Chengjun, I will help you up."

After Liu He said that, he gently helped Huo Chengjun up from the ground.

The man stood up, but Liu He's hand did not loosen, but held it tighter.

Huo Chengjun did not dare to struggle and could only tolerate the emperor's "ironic behavior". When she raised her head shyly, her cheeks were already blushing.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huo Chengjun said softly.

"There is no need to say thank you between you and me."

Liu He did not use the cold and murderous word "I", as if he wanted to draw in the relationship between the two.

Just like that, Liu He held Huo Chengjun's hand and looked at Huo Guang and Huo Xian, who looked shocked and surprised.

He smiled and said: "Hold your hand and grow old together with me. I am holding Chengjun's hand today. My father-in-law and my mother-in-law will not think that I am crazy and disobey Meng Lang, right?"

"This, this..." Huo Xian was surprised and happy, not knowing where to start.

"His Majesty……"

"Even if it's Meng Lang, let me, Meng Lang, do it once today!"

After Liu He said this boldly, he took the shy Huo Chengjun and walked through the crowd towards the main hall in full view of everyone.

Behind him, Chang Yi Lang filed in first and guarded the various defenses in the courtyard and hall - this was the rule when the emperor came, and there was no exception for the general.

Huo Xian and Huo Guang did not recover from the shock. When they recalled the scene just now, they found it increasingly difficult to understand.

Finally, they gave up thinking and judgment and hurriedly followed the emperor towards the main hall.

The Huo family's family dinner today is destined to be very exciting.

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