At this moment, at the dinner party, between the laughter of everyone, few people could notice the interaction between the two, except for Huo Haoxuan, who had found this matter interesting from the beginning, only Huo Hanyan, who was on Xue Shaochen's side and noticed his murderous aura.

Huo Hanyan hesitated for a moment, looked at him with a slightly cold face, and called tentatively, "Husband." ”

"Huh?" The wine glass was full, Xue Yan looked at her worried appearance sideways, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

That doesn't feel right! Shouldn't the husband be angry? I remember that when I pretended to be Mrs. Rusu and danced in the Six Directions Pavilion, he was so angry, could it be that he was confused this time?

"But tired?" Xue Yan poured out a cup of tea from the teapot and placed it in front of her.

Yes? Huo Hanyan watched his movements, and was stunned for a moment in her mind, unable to speak. Seeing her reaction like this, Xue Yan stepped forward in a low voice and smiled, "It's beautiful."

His gentle expression made Huo Hanyan's cheeks slightly red, and he unconsciously overflowed with a smile. The next moment, Xue Shaochen frowned dissatisfied. "I don't like it when other people see it, though."

Ling Yuncong looked at the affectionate appearance of the couple opposite, the hand hidden under the table tightened, and his face gradually became dark. I thought about what I knew about the relationship between the two men. According to his impression, three years ago, Lord Huo and Xue Shaochen were not on the same page, and even had a very bad relationship with each other, and they were on the same page. King Huo and Duke Wei can be called political enemies, and Huo Hanyan was still the fiancée of King Xian, and I don't know why. King Xian returned from an envoy from Yuanguo and brought back Lin Shu and wanted to be accepted as a side concubine. Who knew that Fengcheng actually spread the approval of Master Xuanshu, coupled with the lightning strike, which caused Huo Hanyan to become a monk and practice, and Xue Shaochen went to the border.

At the beginning, the people of Fengcheng, who were not waiting to see the jokes. Although his father praised him at the beginning, he only thought that his father intended to cooperate with Wei Guogong at that time, just to save face. What can an idle marquis who wanders in the rouge pile all day long do when he goes to the battlefield, who knows that after three years, the Qianguo and even the entire Shenzhou will be shaken. Speaking of which, this Xue Shaochen is also very affectionate to Huo Hanyan, and he is willing to give up his title and military power when he asks the emperor for marriage.

How stupid! If you don't have the power and strength, how can you protect her. Even if Xue Shaochen has great achievements, now that half of the soldiers and horses of the Qianguo Kingdom are in his hands, he is afraid that he will not be able to win a Huo County Lord? !

Huo Haoxuan picked up the wine glass, felt the undercurrent fluctuations above the hall, gently rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingertips, and smiled meaningfully.

"That's Han Yan?" Ruan Qiluo suddenly thought of the joints, and said with a smile that lowered his eyes and covered the corners of his lips.

Huo Haoxuan turned his head and smiled, bowed his head slightly and said softly: "Naturally, it is Han Yan, besides her, who in this world can dance my grandmother's water sleeve drum, although she helped Miss Huasan tonight, but she also caused great trouble for herself." Huo Haoxuan's eyes swept over King Yun and the Second Prince not far away. But it's okay, if this continues, things are getting better and better.

"What's the trouble?" Isn't it just a dance? Even if the second prince was interested, he was pushed out by the queen mother. Moreover, even if it is known, no one at this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner has to be performed by unmarried women.

Huo Haoxuan seemed to be reluctant to let her think too much, and after thinking for a while, he took Qiluo's hand under the table as if he was reassuring, and his voice was slightly deep. "Han Yan's affairs are handled by others, so it is inconvenient for us to interfere."

To be honest, Huo Haoxuan himself was also curious, and now Ling Yuncong looked at Han Yan's eyes, so explicit and undisguised, obviously he didn't take Xue Shaochen in his eyes. And Xue Shaochen can't tell the joy and anger now, just a light and breezy appearance. I don't know who has the edge in the end, but if he wants to guess. Then he just wants to say that in Ling Yuncong's life, I'm afraid he won't be able to touch the corners of the dragon chair.

They are surging under the main hall, and the people above are not ambiguous at all. Just heard an exclamation, everyone's eyes were attracted, Concubine Qiong's clear eyes were lowered, the long eyelashes on them trembled slightly, and she seemed to have a little frightened, while Xue Guifei stared at the hem of her clothes that were wet with wine with a blue face.

"Minister...... The concubine didn't mean to, the concubine just wanted to toast the concubine's sister. Concubine Qiong whispered, looking aggrieved and delicate, which subtly aroused the protective desire hidden in the hearts of the men present.

Huo Hanyan raised her eyes to look at this scene and frowned slightly, toasting? Now Xue Guifei is pregnant and can't drink. Now that Concubine Qiong is doing this, does she know about Xue Guifei, or does she have another purpose, she wants to provoke Emperor Yongtai's disgust with Xue Guifei.

Emperor Yongtai looked indifferent on his face, and comforted Concubine Qiong in a low voice. "It's okay, the concubine has always been kind, and she won't mind."

"Really? Sister Guifei ......" Concubine Qiong looked at Emperor Yongtai timidly, and there was obvious fear in her clear eyes.

Xue Guifei didn't speak, looked at Emperor Yongtai and Concubine Qiong with cold eyes, snorted almost silently, and stood up directly to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. "Please go and change your clothes."

"Go ahead." The Queen Mother nodded, and instructed the grandmother beside her: "Send the concubine back with the lamp, the road is slippery, be careful." ”

Huo Hanyan didn't pay attention to what happened, but just looked at Xue Guifei's back as she gradually moved away, feeling a little lonely. On the other hand, Emperor Yongtai carefully comforted Concubine Qiong, who was hidden in tears, couldn't help the awkwardness in his heart, and quietly opened his eyes. Xue Guifei didn't know what to think at this time, she lost the emperor's favor when she was still pregnant at the moment, and she didn't know what to do when she couldn't hide her stomach in the future.

Huo Hanyan turned her head sideways and asked her husband, who was sitting next to her. "What's going on?"

"Concubine Qiong toasted the eldest sister, but poured the wine on the eldest sister." Xue Yan Yuguang happened to see Fang Cai's scene and explained to her.

Huo Hanyan suddenly felt as if she had captured Xue Guifei's mood, it was a kind of sadness that could not be told in words, and the sadness that emanated from the bottom of her heart, probably more about the coldness of Emperor Yongtai, the sweetness that used to be accompanied by day and night, now that I think about it, it has probably become a poison that makes my heart full of holes.

Until the end of the dinner, Xue Guifei did not return, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner became a stage for Concubine Qiong alone.

Walking on the corridor of the palace, Huo Hanyan was still thinking about Fang Cai, "Husband, the emperor is too much, eldest sister, she is also-" Huo Hanyan remembered that her husband didn't seem to know about it, so she was silent and glanced at the people beside her. It's really too imprudent, and the one who clearly promised the eldest sister to keep it a secret almost blurted out, and was about to open his mouth to cover up his words. Xue Shaochen pursed his lips, his eyes were waveless, but his voice was a first-class mocking spit out two words. "Incompetent."

Before Huo Hanyan could react to his words, a familiar voice came out from behind them, "Shaochen's words are wrong, this is just to balance the forces of the harem and the previous dynasty, how can you say that you are incompetent." ”

Huo Hanyan turned around abruptly, looked at the two people snuggling behind her, and said with a shallow smile: "Big brother, sister-in-law." ”

"Hmph, as an emperor, he can't even protect his beloved woman, and he doesn't even dare to admit that his children are incompetent, so why make more excuses." Xue Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, and turned around slightly, "If he is really a tough monarch, why should he be suspicious and indecisive." External worries can't be suppressed, and internal troubles are also connived, this is the so-called balance of power? It was only a matter of time before the Ling family fell. ”

Huo Hanyan's expression at this time can only be described as shock, the meaning of her husband's words is clear, she already knows that Xue Guifei is pregnant, and she still thinks she is hiding it, she is really stupid.

Maybe the husband knows everything, but he doesn't break it if he doesn't say it.

"What are you talking about?" Ruan Qiluo frowned and asked.

With this question, Huo Hanyan finally felt that she was a lot more balanced, but fortunately, she was not the only one who didn't know anything about them, otherwise she would really be at a loss.

"No one is perfect, even if Shaochen is in his position, he may not necessarily do better." Huo Haoxuan's words have a deep meaning. "There are many things that the superior has nothing to do, and the fish and the bear's paw are often incompatible."

"If you have great power, who are you afraid of?" Xue Yan said with a smile. The eyes are full of wanton arrogance, the virtuous people live in the country, the king of Yun wants, the king of Xian wants to get, and the two kingdoms of Rongyuan are eyeing each other. If you don't kill and decide as an emperor, and put the imperial entanglement on the harem all day long, it is better to stop the flag and get down from the position.

Huo Haoxuan's expression was slightly condensed, he didn't expect what happened tonight to make Xue Shaochen have the heart to seize the throne, but he didn't know if it was a bud or an idea that only arose today.

But even so, it should be, King Yun's thoughts about Han Yan now, I believe Xue Shaochen understands better than anyone else, no matter how deliberately he is restrained in front of Han Yan, it is difficult to hide the strength of his nature. The power of the Cloud King is increasing day by day, if he really ascends to the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future, who can resist the power and oppression, it is better to hold the power in his own hands and be reliable.

Huo Haoxuan's eyes were still unfazed, and he said to Huo Hanyan, who was solemn: "Han Yan, do you remember what the eldest brother asked you last time?"

"......" Huo Hanyan suddenly remembered the question of the eldest brother in Tianling Temple. She only understood the meaning of that sentence at this time, when did her husband have this thought? I didn't even realize it. "Yes."

Is the eldest brother throwing the problem to her and letting her solve it? couldn't help frowning and holding her forehead, this couldn't help but look up to her too much, thinking that in front of Xue Shaochen, anything could be changed?

"Big brother, do you know how ...... emperor he is to the concubine?" What is the intention, or what kind of attitude? Even if you have memories of your past life, you can't understand it.

If Emperor Yongtai has no heart for the concubine, he almost arranged everything for her in his previous life. If you have a heart, why has the concubine fallen out of favor since Concubine Qiong appeared. Even if Concubine Qiong died of illness later, she did not see the emperor's mind change, but insisted on alchemy and ignored the government.

Huo Haoxuan asked with a smile: "Han Yan, do you know why the emperor has no heirs for many years?" ”

“……”

"The emperor is a prince in this life, and he is alone in the belly of a concubine." The royal family is ruthless, but the emperors of the Ling family are full of infatuation.