NCCnovel Chapter 421 Maybe I should just stay stupid like before?
Chapter 421 Maybe I should just stay stupid like before?
"There was no one around. I looked around when I went out earlier."
Seeing the young man's nervous expression, Xue Tong couldn't help but speak in a soft voice.
Huo Chen looked into Xue Tong's big eyes, which were full of apology, and immediately softened.
it's okay no problem!
Huo Chen comforted himself, thinking that he had only called out a name, and it wasn't anything outrageous.
"Brother Huo...do you think my brother can become emperor?"
Huo Chen's mind went blank for a moment, and the young man spoke anxiously:
"Did His Highness and the Prince say something?"
It's not like he's out there forging iron in a dilapidated house every day, acting like a dead pig that doesn't care about boiling water, and then he talks about this with his younger sister.
Consort Qi, I'm so sorry!
Upon hearing this, Xue Tong shook her head: "It's the question I wanted to ask myself."
The young woman turned and walked towards the main hall of Prince Qing's mansion, speaking as she went:
"With the eldest and second brothers fighting so fiercely, brother can't just keep hiding like a coward, can he?"
The girl's skirt swayed, and her voice sounded somewhat low.
Huo Chen: It must be something the prince said, right? Where is my innocent and lovely princess?
The young man followed closely behind Xue Tong, his voice soft:
"Your Highness's most important matter now is to return to the palace, and you must no longer call me Brother Huo."
Xue Tong nodded quickly, looking obedient and cute:
"I know, I know!"
"Brother Huo!"
Huo Chen: Didn't I tell you not to call me that? Is this what you meant by changing it?
"This princess will not be going back tonight."
Huo Chen: "Huh?"
"The situation in the capital is so tense right now, and Father is still unconscious. If my brother keeps me in the palace, and my suspicious second brother finds out, he might suspect that he is disregarding his younger sister's life and intends to seize the throne."
"Your Highness, please wait!"
Huo Chen felt that his mind was a little slow to process what was happening.
Is it that the prince, whose mind was only filled with killing and hammering, has finally seen the light?
Not only that, but his arrogant and spoiled little princess has also grown up?
Consort Qi, may your spirit dwell in heaven.
The young man clasped his hands together and bowed several times in front of him.
Xue Tong couldn't help but ask, "Brother Huo, what's wrong?"
Huo Chen slowly turned his head, his eyes glistening with tears.
Xue Tong shrank back a little. Although her current identity was temporarily created by the secret realm, it was very successful, and she still had her previous memories and experiences.
In his previous memory, Chief Steward Huo of the Prince Qing's Mansion was Lin Su's absolute confidant. Although he was not cold-hearted, he rarely cried.
Xue Tong: Have I done something outrageous?
Huo Chen wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "This servant is fine, this servant is just too happy!"
Xue Tong now felt that this person resembled an empty-nest elderly person in a public service advertisement.
Her eyes were brimming with tears, filled with deep affection.
Xue Tong watched as the young man wiped away all his tears and returned to his composed and measured demeanor as Chief Steward Huo.
"This servant will take Your Highness to see the Prince."
Xue Tong followed the young man in front of her along the corridor of the Prince's mansion. Huo Chen walked very fast, and Xue Tong found it a little difficult to keep up, so she couldn't help but speak:
"Brother Huo, slow down, I have something I want to ask you."
Huo Chen then realized that the girl behind him was falling behind, so he quickly slowed down.
"This servant deserves to die a thousand deaths, Your Highness, please ask!"
Xue Tong looked Huo Chen up and down, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.
The girl only knows the history of the original Great Yu Dynasty, but she and Lin Su were not part of the original Great Yu Dynasty.
Naturally, there are no other characters derived from the two of them...
The girl's voice carried a hint of curiosity:
"Brother Huo, I want to know about my mother."
Huo Chen's eyes darkened slightly, and he spoke softly:
"It's exactly how Your Highness knows it!"
"The only daughter of a military family married into the royal family. She was overwhelmed by the honor and favor, but died of postpartum hemorrhage due to complications during childbirth."
Xue Tong read out each word one by one, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction.
"You know, what I want to ask isn't something that everyone already knows."
Huo Chen turned around and saw the girl's eyes shining brightly:
"I want to know how she appears in your eyes."
Upon hearing this, Huo Chen immediately spoke with trepidation:
"How dare this servant speak ill of Consort Qi?"
Xue Tong continued speaking, watching the young man's retreating figure:
"Would you speak ill of my mother?"
"Of course not!"
"What kind of reckless talk is that?"
"Why are you back?"
Their conversation was interrupted by a questioning voice. Xue Tong saw Lin Su locking the door.
The young woman and the young man exchanged a glance, then bowed slightly to Lin Su.
"Tong'er greets her brother."
Lin Su felt a pang of sympathy watching Xue Tong obediently bow. However, he still gently spoke, matching Xue Tong's gesture:
"Didn't you return to the palace?"
"I'm not going back tonight, I'm staying here."
Lin Su remained calm and composed.
"That's fine, Huo Chen, arrange the rooms."
Huo Chen glanced at Xue Tong, then at Lin Su. A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.
It's gone?
Chief Steward Huo was extremely enthusiastic about the plans of his two princes, and in a short period of time, he had already prepared himself to sacrifice for them.
As a result, one of them asked himself what he thought of Consort Qi, while the other was so wooden he didn't seem like a real person.
Huo Chen glanced at Lin Su, whose expression was bewildered, then at Xue Tong, his eyes clearly conveying:
"My lord, do you really believe your brother can become emperor?"
Xue Tong understood the meaning in Huo Chen's eyes, and the girl smiled gently:
"I have confidence in my brother."
Huo Chen's heart jumped again.
May Consort Qi bless you.
Or maybe I should just stay naive like before; working as a blacksmith every day isn't so bad after all.
It's really good.
Xue Tong glanced at Huo Chen.
Xue Tong: This person is so worried and pessimistic!
Huo Chen replied to Lin Su slowly:
"Then this servant will go and prepare the room."
Like a lifeless corpse, Steward Huo went downstairs in a daze.
Xue Tong couldn't help but speak up:
"This steward is acting way too much like a steward!"
"He seems to want to help you fight for the throne."
Lin Su shook his wrist, which had been pounding iron all day.
"That's Huo Chen. He used to be Consort Qi... My mother specially trained him for the two of us. He has excellent lightness skills and is proficient in both literature and martial arts."
Xue Tong looked at Lin Su: "Do we need to train like this just to take care of us?"
Lin Su shook his head: "It doesn't seem like taking care of them!"
"It's as if we were all planned to usurp the throne."
Xue Tong spoke softly:
"The spirit master really went to great lengths to fit the two of us in seamlessly."
"After all, it is a secret realm connected to the real Yuanming Realm."
Lin Su suddenly became interested: "Senior Sister Xue mentioned this? What's the connection?"
"It's like a view in a mirror."
"This secret realm is a projection of the real Great Yu Dynasty from five hundred years ago. If there is no interference from powerful spacetime forces, what we do here has a certain possibility of affecting the real Yuanming Realm."
"That would be a difficult situation!"
Lin Su's tone was somewhat melancholy!
"If we save the Great Yu Dynasty in this space, will a Great Yu Dynasty suddenly appear in the Yuanming Realm outside?"
A small mirror appeared in Xue Tong's hand.
The girl smiled slightly: "Logically speaking, I should, but now I'm here."