"Old servant's humble opinion. They are all old servants that the Huo family has used for decades, as well as born servants. Old servant has also investigated secretly several times. I haven't found any signs of spies on anyone. Moreover, those who carried out the mission at that time did not return alive. It's really..." What Xu Fu didn't want to say was. Once those old subordinates who had risked their lives for the Huo family knew that the young master suspected them of being spies. Would it chill their hearts?
How could Huo Qiyuan not know? But he really couldn't understand, if there were no spies, how did the people in the dark know about his every plan?
Although the Huo family was at the center of power before, they had always been firm royalists, maintaining neutrality. They never formed factions or made too many enemies.
But since the death of the late emperor, the successive incidents were clearly aimed at their Huo family. First, rumors were spread in the capital, then at a critical moment, people from the Huo family were framed with treasonous letters, and then alleged evidence was found, leading to his father's arrest.
If he hadn't known his parents' character, he might have believed the accused had intentions of rebellion in the face of all the evidence.
Then they poisoned him on the battlefield, used his death to anger his father, secretly notified his mother to rob the prison, and then assassinated the emperor halfway and framed his mother, causing his mother to die by the hands of the Imperial Guard, and his father to die in sorrow!
This series of events, linked together, could not have been completed overnight. Who hated the Huo family so much? Who spent so much effort planning such a big conspiracy?
Could the person behind it predict things that hadn't happened? Even Master Zhikong could only get enlightenment. If there was truly someone with the ability to foresee the future, and they were an enemy of the Huo family, how should he respond?
Huo Qiyuan closed his eyes heavily. Everything before him seemed to be shrouded in mist. Now he was like being on a broken bridge. The road ahead was unknown, and retreating was a cliff. He was trapped in an impossible situation, wasn't he?
Being manipulated and played with like this, when could he clear his parents' names? And avenge those who died because of the prince's mansion?
Huo Qiyuan's pupils suddenly turned dark, as if possessed by a demon. His emotions became unstable for no reason. The long-suppressed negative emotions surged into his heart.
What kind of heroic figure was he? What kind of invincible general? In this half-dead state, unable to even stand up. What else could he do?
Something seemed wrong! Something was trying to break out of his throat.
Huo Qiyuan laboriously raised his arm. Because he couldn't control his strength, his arm hit his face heavily, covering his terrifyingly dark eyes. He gritted his teeth, his lips trembling slightly, resisting the despair that was about to swallow his mind.
Seeing the young master crying sadly, Xu Fu couldn't help but sigh heavily. The young master actually cried? It was known that except for when the prince and princess died, he had cried, and later even when he was poisoned and tortured, he hadn't cried again!
Xu Fu hesitated, then bowed and withdrew.
His inner monologue at the time was: The young master is such a strong person. At this moment... To avoid embarrassing the young master, as the most thoughtful old servant, he naturally had to withdraw and wait!
Huo Qiyuan: Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ Surprised face! ...Uncle Fu, didn't you see that I was in pain right now?
Xu Fu: Blame me? You covered your face, how could I see it? Don't you know old people have bad eyesight?
Huo Qiyuan: The clown is me? Blame me for being too strong usually!
On the other side, as soon as Su Muqing stepped into the hall, she saw Su Cuiping looking at her with her arms crossed. Lin Rongrong stood by holding the little milk bun.
When the people in the hall saw her, they couldn't help but take a step back. They thought to themselves, this Su family girl is usually a good person. Where did she get so dirty? Even her face had some on it. She was really sloppy!
Su Muqing didn't know what they were thinking. Otherwise, she would definitely retort, "Aunties! Haven't you looked at yourselves properly?"
"Where have you been again? We agreed to make delicious food together, and in the blink of an eye, you disappeared again. Pfft~ You, why is your face so dark? Hahaha..." Su Cuiping was about to say more, but when she got closer and saw her dark face, she couldn't help but laugh.
Su Muqing stepped forward and held her arm. "Sister, don't be angry. I was delayed by something over there."
"Is that... on your face? You didn't even wipe your mouth clean when you stole food!" Su Cuiping found a piece of cotton cloth and wiped the dirt off her face.
Considering there were people around, Su Cuiping didn't say the word "chocolate". However, when the surrounding people heard her say "stolen food," their gazes towards Su Muqing became even stranger...
This girl has so much grain, and she even got meat today. Why is she still eating... dog poop?