After a brief silence, there was a panic in the main hall.

A distraught maiko stepped back again and again, almost knocking down the desk in front of Deng Guanghan behind him.

Those musicians who had not seen much of the world all whispered, and their faces were terrified.

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

Huo Guang's face was gloomy, and he reprimanded angrily: "What kind of system is it to be so panicked!?" ”

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

The main hall, which was still auspicious and festive just now, has been shrouded in a shadow at this moment.

"Let's go down first, someone will take you to receive the reward, the county official is here, it is the glory of our Huo family." Huo Xian said fearlessly.

"No."

The musician and maiko hurriedly packed up their affairs and retreated as if they were running away.

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

"How long will it take for the county magistrate to arrive?" Huo Guang asked.

"To the informant, the palace where the county official left a quarter of an hour ago is probably going to arrive in another quarter of an hour."

Without any communication, it just came?

What is the Son of Heaven going to do?

Like the Son of Heaven who had left the palace several times in the past, Huo Guang actually had no idea about this matter.

If it wasn't the Son of Heaven himself, but Yu Linlang, then Huo Guang wouldn't even have time to escape.

Huo Guang hadn't seen the Son of Heaven for more than ten days, and when he suddenly wanted to meet, he was a little afraid and panicked.

"Husband?"

The flustered Huo Xian asked a question, which brought Huo Guang back to his senses.

"The county magistrate is coming, are we going to pick up the driver?"

"The county official is the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, and my Huo family is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, wouldn't it be a rebellion if I don't take over?" Huo Guang said.

"It's the concubine who is confused." Huo Xian blamed himself.

"Immediately order the main hall to be cleaned up......

"Cups, plates, and plates for the best ......"

"Wine and food also make the dining room a new ......"

"As for us, we will immediately go outside the door to greet Your Majesty."

"No!"

……

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

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

Huo Xian ordered people to light up all the lights outside the east gate, and dozens of slaves and guards also held torches in their hands, making the lights outside the gate bright.

Huo Guang knelt at the front, and behind him were 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.

Thirty or forty people, large and small, blocked this gate tightly.

Everyone knelt on the ground, and from time to time they raised their heads and looked in the direction where the Son of Heaven was coming, but the end of the alley was quiet and dark, and there was no movement in sight.

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

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

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

And Huo Xian, who is on the right of Huo Guang, has already taken the opportunity to redress and dress up, and his makeup and hair accessories are as delicate as they were a few hours ago.

It's just that between the eyebrows and eyes, there is a trace of imperceptible panic and weakness.

As for Huo Chengjun beside Huo Xian, on the contrary, although his makeup is much simpler, he looks radiant, and there is a trace of tenderness and autumn waves in his eyes.

In the past quarter of an hour, Huo Chengjun's heart has been beating wildly, and every step he takes is like dancing in the clouds, and he can't stand at all.

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

This was not only because the ethical education was restraining her, but also because she saw that her relatives seemed to be a little panicked about the arrival of the Son of Heaven.

Huo Chengjun obediently knelt on the ground, 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.

That's when she overheard a conversation between her mother and father.

"Husband, what will the county official do when he suddenly arrives?" Huo Xian asked in a low voice.

"The old man can't guess what the county official is doing here?" Huo Guang shook his head and said.

"It won't be the one who came to Xingshi to ask for the guilt, it's Yu'er and Hun ......" Huo Xian's panic was more frightened.

"Madame, beware of the ears on the wall!" Huo Guang interrupted Huo Xian's words before continuing, "If the county official is really doing that, why risk his life and send three hundred Lang Wei to come, it is enough." ”

"What else will the county magistrate come for?" Huo Xian turned the question back again.

"The old man really can't guess it, I'm afraid no one in the world can guess the county official's thoughts."

"Instead of thinking nonsense, you and I should be cautious, so as not to leave a handle on the matter." When Huo Guang spoke, he revealed a trace of helplessness and melancholy.

……

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

She couldn't help but be a little curious about what her brother had done to make her majestic and steady father a little overwhelmed.

Just when Huo Chengjun was a little distracted when he heard this, Huo Xian suddenly turned the topic to her.

"Chengjun, if the county officials come later, you have to behave generously, don't twist and pinch, that won't attract the likes of the Son of Heaven."

Huo Chengjun didn't know how to respond for a while, but felt a burst of disgust.

The mother is obviously resentful and afraid of the Son of Heaven, but she still wants to let herself deliberately curry favor, and she really regards Huo Chengjun as a tool to keep the glory and wealth of the Huo family.

"Did you hear that!?" Huo Xian glanced at Huo Chengjun and said with some anger.

"No." Huo Chengjun replied with a word a little numbly, and the joy of the arrival of the Son of Heaven suddenly dimmed a lot.

"Look at your appearance, dressed so plainly, you don't even apply powder, even your eldest sister who has been married for ten years is not as good as ......"

"Didn't you just let you go and dress up, why is it so worry-free!?"

"On weekdays, I laugh unscrupulously with those lowly maidservants, but I don't even dare to say a word in front of the county magistrate."

"How can you be favored in Weiyang Palace in the future?"

……

Huo Xian chattered endlessly about Huo Chengjun's various wrongs, which made her feel even more chilled.

Unconsciously, Huo Chengjun's eyes were hot and wet, and a few tears dripped down, smashed on the marble slab, and bloomed into one flower after another.

It's just that no one can see it.

Huo Xian, who was angry, became louder and louder the more he spoke, and in the end, even Huo Guang couldn't listen to it anymore.

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

"I don't want to remind her yet, it's all for her 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, don't be as careless as you did when you were a child, you are the future queen of the Han Dynasty." Huo Guang said quietly.

"No."

The surroundings returned to tranquility, and Huo Chengjun was relieved.

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

Huo Chengjun raised her head strongly and swallowed back all the remaining tears, she didn't want anyone to see that she was at a loss.

……

Finally, in the darkness of the alley to the south, there was the sound of a car bell.

The chariot of the Son of Heaven roared out of the darkness and broke through the darkness with great momentum.

First there was the Changyi Lang cavalry with bright armor, then the three leading cars with the carriage and horse bells, and then the six-seated Tianzi Ancha.

The car is red and black, like a unicorn in the eyes of some, and like a wildfire in the eyes of others.

The Huo family, who was kneeling in front of the door, first had a small commotion, and then quieted down again, and re-arranged the kneeling posture in unison.

In the blink of an eye, the car was "violent" - the Tianzi Anche with the auspicious cloud dragon pattern was parked in front of the door without any difference.

Huo Guang raised his head, and in the beating firelight, he saw the thin side face of the Son of Heaven.

After not seeing him for more than ten days, Huo Guang felt that the face of the Son of Heaven was much stranger and more hideous.

Before the Son of Heaven got out of the car, Lang Wei, who followed, had already tightly guarded the vicinity.

The area of Shangguanli is not large, but there are many mansions stuffed in, so the official road in Shangguanli is not open.

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

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

At this moment, the full suit of the Son of Heaven and the hundred Lang Wei suddenly arrived, and the front of this gate did not seem particularly crowded.

Huo Guang squinted his eyes and carefully identified these Lang Wei's emblems, and found that what was written on them was not the word feather, but the word Chang.

There were a hundred of them, and although most of them were still a little immature and young, they also hid a heroic spirit.

This is a genuine Son of Heaven forbidden army, and its combat power cannot be underestimated.

Huo Guang had some regrets, he shouldn't have waved his hand that day, and gave the Son of Heaven the post of 300 Changyi Lang, where did he think that he would become his confidant at that time.

"The Emperor is coming to the General's Mansion!"

With a shout from Fan Ke in the waiter, the Son of Heaven in the car was finally about to get out of the car.

Huo Guang's eyes were quick, and he immediately made a big bow and bowed deeply.

"Weichen Huo Guang and the Huo family are waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to come!"

"Wechen is waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to come!"

Together with Huo Guang, Huo Xian and Huo Chengjun, dozens of people, all of them knelt down and bowed.

No one dared to look up.

Liu He got out of the car slowly, he looked at the lintel and remained silent.

A few months ago, Liu He passed through here and went to inherit the heir temple when Weiyang Palace went to inherit the throne.

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

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

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

He looked at the Huo clan kneeling on the ground, and everyone's faces were also blown red, but no one dared to move.

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

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

In his mind, for no reason, he flashed the lyrics of an opera that he heard repeatedly in later generations.

"Look ahead, black hole, wait for me to rush forward and kill him cleanly!"

Father, I want to make a good fuss in your General's Mansion today.

From Anche to Huo Guang's side, it was only a dozen steps away, Liu He took a step forward, and walked in front of the other party in the blink of an eye.

Liu He had never seen Huo Guang worship so low.

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

This is a little different from the Huo Guang that Liu He knew in the past.

It seems that the words that struck him in the edict he gave that day had worked.

Only such a major event as "Huo Yu's matter has been known by the Son of Heaven" can make Huo Guang's attitude so complex 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 did not hesitate, and reached out to support Huo Guang's arms on the ground.

"Father, it's autumn, it's cold on the ground, you don't have to kneel, please get up quickly." Liu He said gently as before.

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

"Okay, I've seen the middle father's salute, so get up."

After Liu He finished speaking, he didn't wait for Huo Guang to agree, and with a strong hand, he helped Huo Guang up from the ground.

Huo Guang, with the help of the Son of Heaven, slowly straightened his body.

In the flickering lights, the eyes of the two monarchs and ministers were in contact.

At this moment, Huo Guang found that the Son of Heaven was actually taller than himself.

That day, when Huo Guang retreated from the court in embarrassment, he never saw the Son of Heaven again, and now he felt a little rusty.

But if you look closely, there seems to be no difference in this young face, and even that smile is still on your face.

Liu He also quickly observed Huo Guang's face, there were many more wrinkles, and he didn't have the same spirit as before.

Suddenly, he bent down and helped the other party pat off the dust on his front placket under Huo Guang's surprised gaze.

It wasn't until Huo Guang's new robe was 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 hadn't seen you for a long time, so I made a temporary intention and came here on purpose, Father Zhong won't blame me for being abrupt, right?"

Is the Son of Heaven just here for this matter?

Huo Guang looked at those solemn and majestic Changyi Langs, and suddenly felt some pressure, and when he started to move at this moment, it was really a river of blood.

However, even though there were many suspicions, Huo Guang could not reveal anything on the surface.

"Your Majesty's arrival in the Huo Mansion is the glory of the Huo family, where can it be said that it is abrupt, Your Majesty has tormented the old man."

Huo Guang thought he was speaking calmly, but he didn't realize that unconsciously, he no longer had the domineering attitude he had in front of the Son of Heaven.

"That's good, I've been lonely for a long time, I've grown up to nineteen years old, and I rarely attend family dinners......"

"The last family banquet in Changle Palace made me unforgettable, and I really want to share the joy of family with my middle father and mother-in-law like that night."

Liu He said emotionally, he actually choked a little, and the hand holding Huo Guang trembled slightly.

Half-truths and half-truths, even I can't tell them apart.

"Mother-in-law, let's be even, today is your birthday, you don't have to make this big gift."

"No." Huo Xian also stood up with some trepidation, took a step forward, and hid beside his husband.

"Your Majesty, it's windy in the middle of the night, let's go into the mansion, right?" Huo Xian said flatteringly.

"Good! Zhuqing is the relatives of the Huo family, that is, my relatives, you don't have to kneel for a long time, hurry up! ”

"There are only relatives in this house tonight, and there are no monarchs and ministers!" Liu He said generously.

"No."

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

No one spoke, not even the five or six-year-old children snuggled up to their mothers, not daring to make any pretentiousness or noise.

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

Even with the protection of the great general, the child who has not yet understood knows that the power of imperial power is irresistible.

The people stood up, but there was no one in front of the door.

This person is Huo Chengjun.

The arrival of the Son of Heaven made Huo Chengjun uncertain, and his mind was naturally in a trance.

When she heard the Son of Heaven tell others to get up, she was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, everyone around her had already stood up.

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

So there can only be some awkward kneeling.

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's face.

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

Some are cold, some are wet, and there is some shivering and dodging in the softness.

For some reason, Liu He's hard heart trembled a little: at the same time, he felt that hand twitch as well.

The hand seemed to want to escape, but Liu He held it resolutely, not giving it any chance to withdraw.

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

"Chengjun, I will help you up."

Liu He said and gently helped Huo Chengjun up from the ground.

The person stood up, but Liu He's hand did not let go, but held it tighter.

Huo Chengjun didn't dare to struggle, she could only tolerate the "crazy behavior" of the Son of Heaven, and when she raised her head shyly, her cheeks were already crimson.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huo Chengjun said in a low voice.

"Between you and me, there is no need to say thank you."

Liu He didn't use the cold and murderous word "I", as if he wanted to pull in the relationship between the two.

In this way, Liu He held Huo Chengjun's hand and looked at Huo Guang and Huo Xian, who were shocked and surprised.

He smiled and said: "Holding the hand of the son, growing old with the son, I am holding the hand of Chengjun today, the middle father and mother-in-law will not feel that I am crazy and disobedient to Meng Lang, right?" ”

"This, this ......" Huo Xian was surprised and delighted, and he didn't know where to start.

"Your Majesty......"

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

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

Chang Yilang behind him was even more one step ahead, guarding all the gates in the courtyard and hall - this is the rule of the arrival of the Son of Heaven, and there is no exception in the general.

Huo Xian and Huo Guang didn't come back from the shock, they thought back to the scene just now, and they felt more and more incomprehensible.

Finally, they gave up thinking and judgment, and hurriedly followed the Son of Heaven towards the main hall.

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

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