A handful of pecans were crushed to pieces and were inedible.
Huo Zhao let go of his hand suddenly, and let the crumbs in his hand fall with a clatter, onto the stone table and the ground. After falling away, he retracted his fist, only to realize that there were still a lot of debris on his palm.
There is no such thing as "clean and clean" in this world. Wild geese fly south and leave traces, and flowers bloom and wither can't hide a lingering fragrance. Some people say, "If you want others to know, you must do nothing yourself."
Huo Zhao claimed the lives of Tang Zhen and his wife. Back then, it was a matter of treason, and he didn't say anything about it. The emperor's own secret decree was given. Whether he learned the truth afterwards or felt guilty for many years, he never thought of pretending nothing happened.
People are killed by him, this is an indisputable fact.
"You..." Huo Zhao was dazed for a long time, staring at Rong Luoyun intently and in astonishment. His surname is Tang, and each name has a Chinese character... He had to ask clearly, but he couldn't make out half a word when he opened his mouth.
Rong Luoyun also stared at Huo Zhao, and he saw the other person's expression when their eyes collided, the surprised look in his eyes, and the hesitation he couldn't make a sound at the moment. He felt that Huo Zhao was too different from Chen Ruoyin, and Chen Ruoyin squinted his eyes to reveal his treachery, rampant and vicious, which filled him with resentment and wished he could cut him into pieces.
But Huo Zhao, rather than being majestic and coercive, it is better to say that he is upright and awe-inspiring. Rong Luoyun has seen Huo Linfeng order soldiers and horses, and run for the people. His calmness and responsibility must be very similar to his father.
Rong Luoyun thought, such a person, who spent most of his life as a golden and iron horse, said, "If you fight for the people, you will be a brave general without fear", why should he be the murderer who took the lives of his parents.
The cooked snow needle tea was gradually cooling down, the housekeeper noticed the clue and turned away the servants around him. After confronting each other for a while, just when Huo Zhao was about to speak and was about to ask for clarification, Rong Luoyun spoke first: "The secret letter is the most important thing, don't delay."
Huo Linfeng understood what he meant, and said, "Father, go to the study and talk."
Huo Zhao's words stuck in his throat, he nodded passively and bluntly, suppressed all his thoughts, raised his hand sideways, and made a gesture of "please" towards the door behind him.
The old and the young entered the house, and the halls and rooms were quiet. In the study, Huo Zhao sat down in the armchair, as if he didn't know where to look, so he looked at the small copper stove on the desk.
Huo Linfeng took out the secret letter and handed it over: "Father, take a look."
Huo Zhao took it, glanced around from the corner of the eye, and reprimanded in a low voice: "You don't understand the rules, pour tea for Mr. Tang."
The name "Rong Luoyun" had already been engraved on his heart, but Huo Linfeng was extremely unaccustomed to being called "Mr. Tang" suddenly. He promised, waited for Rong Luoyun to sit down, and poured tea for him himself.
The tea poured from the spout into the cup, gurgling, which could cover up the noise, Huo Linfeng took advantage of the situation and said quietly: "I have confessed before that the pair of sons and daughters of Mr. Tang are still in the world."
Rong Luoyun raised his eyes, and whispered back: "So your father just understood?"
Huo Linfeng said: "If you say your name is Rong Luoyun, my father will understand immediately, and he probably guessed the real name you said." After pouring out the tea, he opened the small lid box on the table, and there were two or three snacks inside , and newly made candied flower slices.
Quietly here, Huo Zhao over there has finished reading the secret letter, and asked: "Did you really get this letter from the prime minister?"
Huo Linfeng sat down at the table: "The secret letter is not mine, let Luoyun talk about it."
This sentence slipped out, Huo Zhao stared at it suddenly, just now he was only guessing in the courtyard, and once he was sure, he felt very panicked. Rong Luoyun was indifferent, as if nothing had happened, and said calmly: "Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, news of the victory in the first battle in the northern part of the Great Wall spread throughout Chang'an City. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Ruoyin wrote this secret letter."
Huo Zhaoqiang regained his composure, and after thinking for a while, he knew: "This is a wonderful way to lure the snake out of the hole. May I ask who did it?"
Rong Luoyun raised his cup and said, "I made it." He lowered his head to sip, and after drinking, he still stared at the intricate pattern on the carpet, "The Huo family and the prime minister check and balance each other, so Chen Ruoyin wants to get rid of it quickly."
The discord between the generals and the generals has never happened, Huo Zhao knew it, but he did not expect that Chen Ruoyin dared to commit the crime of collaborating with the enemy. Looking down at the secret letter again, he said: "The old man and Chen Ruoyin are in the same situation, but he emphasized in the letter that this war will take Linfeng's life."
Rong Luoyun hesitated a bit: "According to what Chen Ruoyin said, firstly, it's because Linfeng is in command and is the main force to put down the chaos. Secondly, he suspects that Linfeng is in alliance with Bufan Palace."
He didn't mention the third prince, he didn't want to expose himself, and he didn't want to have the Huo family involved with Prince Rui. Huo Linfeng listened quietly and asked Huo Zhao, "Father, what did you say in the secret letter?"
Huo Zhao replied: "Azhatai has a 'China Army' under his command. Chen Ruoyin said that the time has come, and ordered the China Army to go out and take your life."
There was silence in the room, the Chi'na army went out to take their lives, but before they fought, there was no victory or defeat on the battlefield. Why did Chen Ruoyin say that the Chi'na army would definitely win
Huo Linfeng pondered: "If that Chi Na army is really stronger than us, why didn't they show up during the fierce battle at the beginning of the year? It would be even more impossible if it was cultivated after the war. It takes at least three to five years to cultivate an elite team, and it will not be accomplished overnight. .”
Huo Zhao said: "Azhatai is married to the Kipchak tribe, maybe he is the best horse of Kipchak."
In any case, since he knew that he needed to strengthen his defenses, Huo Zhao decided to order Huo Jinghai to return to the camp tomorrow, and the two brothers would defend against the enemy together. He stayed in the city for the time being, in case the barbarians attacked from east to west and caused chaos in the city.
Huo Linfeng had no objection, and returned to the barracks early tomorrow morning to make detailed arrangements.
The room was quiet again, and after discussing important matters, people couldn't help but recall the past, Huo Zhao looked at Rong Luoyun, and wanted to ask the child about his various experiences back then, where did he grow up, and what plans he has for the future
He looked at it, but he didn't ask after all, what was he asking, he didn't have the qualifications and position at all.
But there are some things I have to say, Huo Zhao said: "Son, Linfeng has already disclosed your identity, so you must know the truth back then." He stood up, tall and majestic like an old pine tree, "Linfeng, what did you say for my father? .”
Huo Linfeng's pupils fluttered slightly: "Xiao Rong, my father said to wait for you..." His Adam's apple rolled, his mouth and nose were so sore, "I bow myself to the sword, and I will pay for my life with my life."
Rong Luoyun's eyes were astonished, and he couldn't help looking at Huo Zhao. He knew that the other party was ordered to kill him, but he didn't know the details, but he didn't expect the other party to be so magnanimous, and he was willing to give up his family to pay for his life.
The son took the initiative to admit the truth, and the father took the initiative to take the blame. No wonder they all said they were loyal.
Rong Luoyun stood up tremblingly. After all, he was the one who killed his parents. He couldn't hate the dog thief Chen Sheng, but the resentment couldn't be eliminated. He supported the tabletop and said: "I came here this time for the sake of Linfeng's life, as well as the safety of Saibei soldiers and the people, let's talk about personal grievances."
He took risks to snatch secret letters, traveled thousands of miles to Saibei, and even temporarily put aside the revenge of killing his father, just for Huo Linfeng's life... Huo Zhao was startled, suspicious, and asked: "Linfeng is my son, why do you treat him like this? "
Rong Luoyun's palm left the table, so he didn't need to hold it up. He could answer calmly and firmly: "For me, he is the person I value first, and then your son."
Huo Zhao couldn't believe it: "Even if you know the truth, you still value him?"
Rong Luoyun said it more clearly: "Dingbeihou, my enmity with you will not prevent me from caring about him." His eyes moved slightly, and he looked at Huo Linfeng, "On the contrary, he was afraid, and hurt his friendship. .”
These words are naked and vague, care, affection, what kind of care, what kind of affection? The small copper stove is emitting curling smoke and the aroma of sandalwood. The tranquility is far away from the current dark tide.
After a long stalemate, Rong Luoyun was a guest, but knowing that he was taking the initiative, he pretended to complain to Huo Linfeng: "Is there anything else to talk about? My feet hurt badly."
Huo Zhao regained his composure, and wanted to call in a housekeeper to tidy up a courtyard for Rong Luoyun to rest. Huo Linfeng stopped him and said, "Father, it's good to let him live in my other garden, so it's convenient for me to take care of him myself."
Huo Zhao didn't think too much, and agreed again and again.
Huo Linfeng led Rong Luoyun out of the study, and stepped into a corridor through the small door in the side hall. At the end of the corner was the garden. There is a step distance between the two, and in the eyes of others, it can only be regarded as the relationship between the host and the guest.
When they were about to reach the Bieyuan, Huo Linfeng eliminated that step, and the corners of each other's clothes scraped against each other as they swung, and stepped into the arched door of the Bieyuan, he raised his hand slightly, and supported Rong Luoyun's back with his palm.
"Master." A maid passed by and saluted him.
Huo Linfeng nodded in agreement, passed the small pavilion, and walked along the small path. Two rows of maple trees were planted beside the path, and the red leaves were in full bloom. Walking through inch by inch, his palm moved down minute by minute, and he wrapped his arms around Rong Luoyun's waist.
Rong Luoyun kept silent, and secretly glanced at the warning, but it didn't work, and tried to push Huo Linfeng's claws away with his backhand. Pushing and rejecting, he didn't realize that he had already reached the front of the house and stepped over the threshold. He gave up struggling and only looked at it curiously.
With a bang, Huo Linfeng kicked the two doors shut.
Rong Luoyun was startled when he heard the sound, turned around, and was hugged firmly head-on. He saw it, since he left the study, this man had been holding back his energy all the way, and he had restrained himself to the limit of that step, so he stopped, palmed his back, grabbed his waist, if it wasn't for the many servants in the Hou's mansion, Hong Feng would have guessed Xiaoji hugged him.
"What's wrong with you?" Rong Luoyun asked.
Huo Linfeng said: "I should ask, what's wrong with you?" He rubbed the back of Rong Luoyun's head, almost loosening his hair, "What you said..."
Rong Luoyun said: "Every word I say to your father is from the bottom of my heart."
He broke away slightly and looked up at Huo Linfeng: "If your father is like Chen Ruoyin, I will take revenge without hesitation, but he is not. It is all his credit to live a stable life.”
Rong Luoyun couldn't be persuaded by his own personal hatred, so he ignored others.
"And..." he murmured, "I still have my own desires as a condition, but I haven't figured it out yet."
Selfish desires? Huo Linfeng asked suspiciously, "What?"
Rong Luoyun replied, "I want to ask the Huo family..." He stared intently at Huo Linfeng's expression, as if he couldn't speak, but he was determined.
After a while, he said slowly, "I want you."
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