Chapter 349 Don't call me brother

The Ganqing Palace in the evening was as quiet as ever. The big orange crawled under the door and was dozing. The osmanthus flowers that blew from somewhere, mixed with the wind, fell a few under the threshold, and the fragrance came quietly.

Huo Xiu stepped into the palace gate, and the ambergris from the hall immediately filled his nose again. Several bundles of sunsets poured into the house through the carved windows, and the floor of the table that was illuminated turned golden, while the rest of the place became dim.

The emperor sat on the Arhat bed under the beam of light, wearing a loose Taoist robe, holding a book in his right hand, and a burning of incense was rising slowly beside him. This quiet and gentle picture was like a very fine brushwork painting.

"I bow to the emperor."

Huo Xiu knelt down and saluted.

The emperor raised his hand and said, "Give him a seat to Marquis Weiyuan."

After Huo Xiu finished doing it, the emperor also put down the book: "I heard that Sister Yu fell and injured?"

Huo Xiu's head: "Two days ago, she was naughty and climbed the ladder to pick osmanthus flowers. She fell off the ladder and rubbed her leg. But it was fine. It was reported that the female doctor had seen it and took medicine. Thank you for your concern."

"It's fine." The emperor put his hands together: "I remember that she has always been quiet, so why would she have acted so recklessly?"

"That's because the emperor doesn't understand her. This girl is actually very naughty."

The emperor smiled slightly and then said, "If this is the case, then you brother and sister are really different in personality. She is so naughty and you are so cautious, sometimes you are a little too cautious."

Huo Xiu raised his words and looked up.

However, the emperor stroked the ring on his hand. His right hand was placed on his crossed legs, and a small piece of his barefoot left calf revealed, and a new scar appeared under the gauze dress.

Huo Xiu remembered what Long San mentioned, his heart moved slightly and asked, "Is the emperor's wound so clear?"

"Injury?" The emperor followed his eyes to his calves and smiled, "It's not a big deal, it's healed. But--"

He left another tail when he said this.

"But what?"

"If the big orange raised by the queen mother hadn't suddenly jumped out that day, there wouldn't be an accident. But why would the big orange suddenly jump out at that time?"

Huo Xiu was silent.

The emperor stretched his waist slightly and said, "The next day, I found the big orange, and then found that it was actually injured. Judging from the wound, it should be the injury that you and me fell during the fight. This matter was a bit strange," the emperor's hissing suddenly, "Who would hurt a royal cat in the palace? Why did the cat jump past the wall here after being injured?"

Huo Xiu held his breath unconsciously.

The emperor seemed to have no idea and continued to say: "I have been thinking about it all these days that according to the nature of a cat, after being frightened, they will only look for remote places to hide. At that time, the noise of our fight was so loud that it shouldn't run there. Either it was desperate, or it was thrown in by someone."

Huo Xiu's body was unconsciously stiff.

"But who dares to do such a move under my nose?" The emperor frowned, looking extremely puzzled by this.

Huo Xiu looked at him with his head turned to meditate and swallowed slowly.

"By the way," the emperor suddenly looked up, "Is there anyone you know in the Imperial Guards Department? Go and check it out for me to see if there are any clues?"

Facing the emperor's unremitting gaze, Huo Xiu slowly raised his hand: "I obey the order."

After saying that, he straightened up and exited the palace gate.

The emperor looked at his back through the window, and it took him a long time to withdraw his gaze.

...

When Huo Xiu returned to the mansion, Duan Shu was already waiting for him under the gate of the main courtyard. Long San was also with him. Duan Shu looked at Long San with a broken arm in shock, motionless, as if he was holding his breath.

"What are you doing here?"

Long San bowed and bowed: "When the carriage and horses were just being prepared to leave Beijing, the third master discovered it."

"Brother! How could he be here?! Shouldn't he do business in the south?!"

Huo Xiu pursed his lips tightly and frosted the two of them, and raised the trail: "Come in with me."

Duan Shu followed him into the house first: "What happened? Why was he here? One of his arm was cut off? ... What happened to Yujie's injury? Why do I think it's so weird lately?!"

Huo Xiu sat down after the book case and took turns to look at the two of them: "Long San came to Beijing for his mother. If you want to know why he ended like this, you turn around and ask yourself. But now, the situation seems not very good."

When he spoke of the end, his eyes turned to Long San.

Long San looked solemn: "What happened?"

Huo Xiu calmed down: "The emperor just told me that I entered the palace and talked about the incident of me accidentally hurting him during the fight that day. He suspected that someone deliberately used the Royal Cat to cause trouble, and the suspect seemed to be me."

Long Sanxin mentioned: "How could this happen?"

Duan Shu was even more confused!

Huo Xiu took a deep breath: "It was me who fought against the emperor, but it was the emperor who was injured. Isn't it normal for me to be suspected? What's abnormal is that the emperor hasn't doubted me until today."

"Did he say anything?"

"What did you really say? Can I come back?" Huo Xiu glanced at him.

Long San was silent.

Huo Xiu pondered for a moment and said, "But I don't think he would feel that I have the ability to put my hands into the palace. He has always been sober and is not easily confused. So he did this, either to notice the strangeness behind him, someone used cats to create trouble, or to test me on excuses."

"Why are we tempted?"

Duan Shu couldn't help it anymore.

Long San glanced at him and pulled him out in a breath.

Huo Xiumo sat for a while, got up and called out: "Where is Yao Lin?"

A tall and thin man came in soon and leaned over in front of him: "The matter of the remnant armor has been delayed for so long, so you need to make some progress. You can make arrangements immediately."

Yao Lin bowed and said, "I'll go now."

"Brother!"

As soon as Yao Lin left, Duan Shu rushed in, angrily looking at Huo Xiu, "I don't know these things from beginning to end. You're hiding them from such a big thing?"

Huo Xiu's eyes were like water: "It's not just you, but Sister Yu also knows."

"Why!"

"Because I don't need you to be buried with you."

"Have you never regarded me as a relative?" Duan Shu was furious, his eyes were blood red.

Huo Xiuding sat behind the desk and raised his eyes after a moment, saying, "Yes. So from now on, you should not call me elder brother again. And I will write another document to declare that you have nothing to do with my Huo family."

"Big Brother."

"I said, I'm not your elder brother!"

"Huo Xiu, are you crazy?" Duan Shu rushed to him.

Huo Xiu stood up in a deep voice: "Come here, please serve me!"
Chapter completed!