Chapter 1426: Original text: Chapter 1423 Secret Modified: Chapter 1423 Secret
Ye Muyu saw that her daughter was clever, so she naturally wouldnât be distant. She would directly talk about things in front of her, like the matter of temperament, which required gradual training.
Chu Ziluo shook her head, âI donât know, but whether itâs done by the Second Lady of the Li family or not, she definitely isnât innocent. If she herself is innocent, she would definitely trouble the person who did the bad deeds. Anyway, we canât let them have it easy, or theyâll think we are easy to bully.â
âBy the way, Mother, Brother Zhongjin helped me with something. Should I prepare a thank-you gift?â Chu Ziluo furrowed her nose, âI donât know what thank-you gift to give. Father said we shouldnât get too close to Brother Zhongjin. Otherwise, we could invite him to the residence for a meal.â
âThe Fourth Prince?â Ye Muyu was somewhat surprised, âYou still have contact with the Fourth Prince?â
âNo, no,â Chu Ziluo waved her hand, âIt was just a chance encounter at todayâs banquet. I didnât even get to speak much, and I donât know when Brother Zhongjin returned.â
But Ye Muyu had some information. Although the battles in the Northern Region had stabilized this time, the Northern Barbarian troops hadnât retreated, so King of Huainan had been guarding the Northern Region.
Nowadays, several princes were already old enough.
It was impossible for them not to participate in political affairs, especially since the Emperor had his own considerations for the Crown Prince.
âThey probably wonât have time to meet recently. I heard the Emperor plans to let several princes enter the palace for studies.â
This had happened before. Emperor Xuanming occasionally let the princes study, and therefore, the Fourth Prince who was sent away and the Third Prince who made mistakes were called back. The political situation in the court remained somewhat unstable.
Especially since Duke Zheng wanted to stir up trouble.
âMeeting isnât appropriate now, but you can personally prepare a gift for him.â
Giving the thank-you gift quietly to Li Chongjin wasnât a difficult task.
Upon hearing this, Chu Ziluo immediately chose to prepare the gift personally. After all, todayâs public opinion went so smoothly because Brother Zhongjin helped out.
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Huo Hongyan returned to the Huo Residence.
Once she entered, she headed straight to Rongfu Manor where Old Madame Huo was.
âYoung Miss, Old Madame asked you to come in.â The old nanny serving Old Madame Huo came out, smiling, and led Huo Hongyan inside.
Old Madame Huo usually ate vegetarian food and worshiped Buddha; the Buddha Hall was right next door. After entering, the familiar scent of sandalwood greeted Huo Hongyan. Old Madame Huo let the maidservants in the room leave.
She reached out to Huo Hongyan, âBig girl, how are you? Is everything alright?â
Seeing the concern in her grandmotherâs eyes, Huo Hongyan relaxed, walked over, sat on the cushion, and leaned into Old Madame Huoâs embrace.
âGrandmother, there was a bit of trouble, but I was well-prepared and, with Sister Ziluoâs help, I wasnât hurt at all.â Huo Hongyan recounted every detail of the incident at the banquet.
Currently, the Huo Residence didnât have a male head of the family. Huo Hongyan only trusted her grandmother. The two of them were always united in handling external matters.
After hearing this, Old Madame Huo frowned, âIt seems the Liu family is still suspicious of us.â
âDid the girls from the other two families encounter any trouble?â
âNo.â Huo Hongyanâs heart had been tense upon discovering this.
At that time, the three families suffered due to blocking the invading enemy. Later, they were brought into the capital by the Emperor and promoted, stabilizing the situation in the Northern Region.
But only she knew that before her father and grandfather left, they had evidence proving that the appearance of those Northern Barbarian soldiers was not an accident but collusion between insiders and outsiders.
The evidence pointed to Duke Zhengâs Mansion.