Every year during the banquet and every festival, there would actually be some trouble in the imperial city.
It is common to faint from the heat in summer, the cold in winter, faint from excitement, fall into the water, or fall into the water.
These trivial matters that were disappointing were generally not reported to the emperor and were handled by internal officials.
But this time he had no choice but to report to the emperor immediately.
"Huo Lian fell into the water!"
The emperor stood up in shock. All the laughter and laughter here stopped. The little princess did not dare to be near her father and carefully hid in the nurse's arms. The queen also stood up in surprise.
"Why did he..." the queen also asked.
Zhu Chuan on the side said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, empress, you didn't fall into the water. Our commander jumped in to save people."
The emperor looked even more surprised. Isn't this more scary?
When will Huo Lian save people?
Could it be some important official of the imperial court?
The emperor's eyes scanned the table. That's not right. Huo Lian, no matter how important the minister was, was the same to him. Unless the emperor gave an order, he didn't care whether they lived or died.
"It's a woman." the chamberlain said hurriedly.
Huh? This time, not only the emperor, but also the concubines were shocked.
Zhu Chuan coughed: "A young lady was walking in a panic without her eyes closed. She was trembling and confused, so she fell into the water. Our governor happened to see it. We can't watch people drown. Your Majesty, you know that.
, our governor has always been kind-hearted.”
The expressions of the people present became strange.
Who? Huo Lian is kind-hearted?
I really don’t know this.
This thing is strange...
The emperor wanted to ask more questions, and even wanted to take a look, but Zhu Chuan stopped him with repeated salutes.
"We have called the imperial doctor. We have changed our clothes, drank some decoction, and are keeping warm in the room." Zhu Chuan said, "Everyone is fine. The governor repeatedly said not to disturb His Majesty and not to disturb His Majesty's happiness. The reason why the Commander saved people is because
I don’t want anything bad to happen. On such a happy day, Your Majesty, you must continue to watch the lanterns happily, otherwise the Commander-in-Chief will jump down to save people in vain. In this cold weather, Your Majesty, you have not seen the embarrassment of our Commander-in-Chief.
Look."
There must be something weird about Huo Lian rescuing people, but...
No matter what kind of trouble it is, since Huo Lian is here, it will definitely be solved.
The emperor no longer hesitated and nodded with a smile: "It's a pity that I didn't see him in such a miserable state." After saying that, he raised his hand to signal everyone, "You all sit down, we can't live up to Governor Huo's kindness in saving people."
Everyone sat down, the maids went around pouring wine, and the actors sang and danced again. However, the news spread, and everyone at the lantern viewing banquet was whispering.
"I saw it, we saw it with our own eyes."
The women could not conceal their excitement.
These words made more women lean over and look over.
"It seems like a collision."
"No, we didn't bump into each other at all. Governor Huo was walking in the middle and kept his distance."
"It was the palace maid who panicked and fell down."
"Is it a palace maid or a young lady from another family?"
"Teaching Sibei, tell me which family the girl is from."
"Which lady is she from? It's so embarrassing."
Along with the discussion, countless eyes were looking around. Everyone was looking to see if their own daughter was there, and also checking to see whose daughter was not there. From time to time, warnings sounded, "No one is allowed to wander around." "If you want to make it easier, give it to me."
Hold it in."
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Even though it was a temporary place and it was in the outer hall, it was still an imperial city, with bright lights, warm interior, and delicate and soft bedding.
Huo Lian had already changed out of her soaked clothes, but because she was not allowed to be served by the palace maids and chamberlains, her hair was not dried and was tied up wet.
He stood by the bed and looked coldly at the person on the bed.
Qixing's hair was not dried, and the quilt she was wrapped in was wrapped with dense ropes, which cut deep marks on her exposed shoulder flesh.
"Your biggest mistake was that you should not have crossed the bridge." He said, "You can escape anywhere, and you are extremely good at hiding. It was really not easy for me to catch you for a while."
Although he was tied up like a silkworm chrysalis, Qixing's expression was as calm as ever compared to Huo Lian's cold eyes.
"So you pushed me into the water." She said, as if she was recalling the moment on the bridge just now. "I had no choice. At that time, I had no choice but to cross the bridge. If I were to say a mistake, my mistake was a fluke.
You didn't notice me, after all, you were still talking to the guards at that time."
When she got closer and noticed the corner of Huo Lian's eyes, she realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.
As soon as she stood up, Huo Lian pushed her into the water. Before she could move in the water, Huo Lian jumped down and held her tightly.
The noise of falling into the water in full view of everyone was too great, so I had no choice but to catch him.
"Actually, I'm just curious and want to take a closer look." Qixing said, looking at Huo Lian, "Lu Yi's position is too far back."
Huo Lian smiled coldly and refuted her lies, and then continued: "And my biggest mistake was that I shouldn't have let you get close to the imperial city. I should have stopped you from the time of Xiunei." At this point, she shook her head, "No,
It should be stopped from the moment you enter Beijing."
Qixing was about to say something when a gentle knocking sounded outside the door.
"Captain." Zhu Chuan's voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, please report back."
Huo Lian turned to look at the door: "Prepare the carriage. I'll go back first. I'll leave the imperial city to you."
After speaking, he stretched out his hand, and a hanging strap from the bed curtain was pulled off and wrapped around Qixing's mouth. The next moment, he was also picked up.
He was kicked open inside the palace, and Zhu Chuan was startled outside. Then he saw Huo Lian walking out holding Qixing wrapped in silkworm chrysalises.
"I'm going to prepare the carriage right now." Zhu Chuan shouted and hurried forward. Then he thought of something and pulled off his robe, turned around and threw it on Qixing's head, covering her face, and then waved to Inspector Si Bingwei around him.
, "Clear the place, clear the place."
Accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps, Huo Lian strode away holding the woman whose head, face and body were wrapped in her arms.
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The banquet came to an end and was interrupted again.
"Huo Lian personally sent the young lady home?" the emperor repeated Zhu Chuan's words.
It's not that I didn't hear it clearly, it's just that when the words are put together, they sound so strange.
Zhu Chuan responded and puffed up his chest: "Your Majesty, the governor has told me that I will definitely keep your Majesty safe. Please rest assured."
How can anything be safe and unsafe in the imperial city? In addition to the imperial guards, there are imperial guards all over the imperial city. If danger can be encountered in the imperial city, there will be no safe place for the emperor in the world.
The emperor waved his hand: "It's not important."
The important thing is why Huo Lian wanted to send the young lady home in person?
He originally thought that saving people by falling into the water was just an excuse and that Huo Lian had caught some criminal, but now it seems that he was really just saving people?
"Is that lady seriously injured?" the emperor asked the imperial physician.
At that time, the imperial doctor who was passed over looked a little weird. In fact, he didn't even have a chance to consult, and he didn't know whether the young lady was seriously injured. At that time, he only saw Huo Lian and the young lady were soaked, and then Huo Lian
Lian suddenly pulled off the young lady's dress.
Of course, Huo Lian also grabbed the quilt with her other hand and wrapped the person, well, then tied her up...
Round and round.
Then he was kicked out.
"It's okay." The imperial doctor was thinking about what to say, "I need to check again."
A concubine's voice suddenly sounded from the side.
"That lady, is she good-looking?"
These words made the surroundings quiet for a while, and everyone's expressions became weirder, and there was something meaningful in the weirdness.
This... The emperor's mood was also a bit complicated, and he coughed lightly.
"Which lady is she from?" he asked.
When the emperor asked about this, Lu Yizhi, who was standing behind the curtain and holding the glazed lantern, suddenly noticed a line of sight.
He looked towards him and found Zhu Chuan standing in front of the emperor.
Zhu Chuan, who was supposed to reply to the emperor, looked at him, with a weird smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
This smile made Lu Yizhi feel a tingling sensation from the soles of his feet, his heartbeat also stopped for a beat, and the sound that followed him could be heard in his ears.
"Back to Your Majesty." Zhu Chuan said, "She is Lu Hanlin's sister."
