Chapter 257

Chapter 257 - Pleadings

“Your Highness, you're thinking too beautifully, how can you get a fish and a bear's paw just like that?” Huo Zhengquan swept his eyes across Yin Xu, “Like I said, our ancestor's teachings cannot be disobeyed. Since Your Highness does not plan to marry into Huo Family, then I will take back Huo Tian's inheritance right.

Teng Yu frowned, he was about to retort, but Yin Xu beat him to it: “Alright, let's do it this way, I don't care.”

Huo Zhengquan sighed, feeling extremely regretful that he had failed to meet expectations, and reprimanded: “Why must you do this?” He thought that Yin Xu saying that he didn't care about Huo Family was just a casual remark, he didn't think that he would actually be so determined.

“No matter what happens, you will always be a descendant of Huo Family, and this will never change. Even if I have to kick you out of my family in the future, it won't change this fact.”

Yin Xu held onto Teng Yu's hand tightly, not allowing him to speak.

Only after Huo Zhengquan left did Yin Xu let go of Teng Yu. He realised that he had used too much strength just now and had even gripped Teng Yu's wrist red.

“You're quite delicate.” Yin Xu joked as he raised Teng Yu's hand and kissed it.

Teng Yu did not reply. Instead, he walked over to the bedside and laid down, his arms behind his head as he stared at the canopy with embroidered green lotus leaves. It was unknown what he was thinking.

“You're not going back tonight?”

“It's already too late, This Highness won't let anyone drive me away even if I live here.”

Once Yin Xu heard the tone of his voice, he knew that he was angry, but no one knew who he was angry at.

“Don't think too much into it, take it step by step.”

Teng Yu reached out his hand to pull Yin Xu onto the bed, and caressed him from the back, “Mn, Your Highness needs to think of a way to go next. According to him, as long as we do not greet him, then it would not be considered as a violation of the rules, and there will be enough time to plan things out.”

The two chatted for a while before they fell asleep. When they woke up the next day, they found that it was already night time.

Han Qing anxiously knocked on their door. “Your Highness, this morning, someone took out a piece of paper and knocked on the yells for grievances, he has already been summoned by the Emperor into the palace.”

“Who is it? What is it?”

Han Qing's throat moved up and down as he glanced at Yin Xu, “The information is not necessarily accurate. It is said that a general who had escaped from the northwest, brought a blood letter and sued the Marshal Huo for colluding with the barbarians, embezzled the soldiers' salaries and recruited private soldiers, and became the publicly recognized uncrowned King of the northwest.”

Teng Yu stood up and walked two steps into the room, then instructed with a solemn expression: “Send people to investigate, who is the one controlling this, to dare think about the Huo Family, looks like there's someone who can't take it anymore.”

Yin Xu also understood the seriousness of the situation and pulled Teng Yu along to look for him.

Inside Huo Family's study, Huo Zhengquan had obviously received the news as well. In the study, other than Huo Yiloong who had gone into closed door cultivation, his other sons were all present.

Teng Yu's gaze swept across Huo Yidao's body, guessing that this had something to do with him.

Everyone's eyes flickered as they looked at Teng Yu. They did not understand how an outsider like him could come into this meeting on Huo Family.

After exiting the study room, Yin Xu was stopped by a person. The person asked with an unfriendly tone: “Seventh Brother, do you think the Third Prince is trustworthy?”

Yin Xu raised his eyebrows: What do you mean by that, second brother, do you suspect that Teng Yu was the one who did this?

“That's not it, but he is a member of the Imperial Family after all. The military power of his Huo Family is too fragrant, do you think that he would not be moved?”

“I don't know if he's moved or not, but he's just a prince right now, there's nothing good in scheming about Huo Family, he's not that stupid.”

They had thought that Yin Xu would speak up for Teng Yu, or at least say that they believed that he didn't have any intentions towards the Huo Family.

Huo Yiming laughed the loudest, “That's reasonable.”

Huo Yidao blinked his eyes, and laughed: “I was overthinking it, then, what should I do? Are we just going to sit and wait for death? “

Yin Xu looked at him meaningfully, “What do you think?”

“Then since Yang Hu came out from the Huo Family Army, Big Brother should go and investigate just who he came into contact with. He must have his reasons for betraying us, and it's impossible for him to not reveal anything before.”

“Let's not talk about other things for now. At least, I need to first investigate how he came back from the northwest. We can receive a report on the battle every day, but not a single one of them mentioned this matter.”

Yin Xu said as he raised his head lightly, “I suggest you not to meet Yang Hu and secretly protect him and his family. If he dies, his Huo Family will at least lead to him being guilty of murder.”

Huo Yiming nodded seriously, “I will do it right away.” With that, he left.

The other brothers were still young, so they couldn't help, so they went back first and didn't cause trouble for everyone.

Inside the study room, Huo Zhengquan told everyone all the information he had received. Teng Yu had stayed in the Huo Family last night, so it was not convenient for the information to be transmitted.

“The Emperor wanted to establish the Fourth Prince as his Crown Prince. He had talked to me about it and asked me to support him.

“You suspect that he acted out of spite?”

Huo Zhengquan could tell his attitude towards the emperor from the way he addressed the emperor. He only knew a general idea of the matters of the Empress Liu back then, and it was only later on that Teng Yu revealed his sharpness that he paid attention to this matter.

“We cannot rule out this possibility. It has not been a day or two since the emperor wanted to reclaim the military power. It's just that the timing is not right.”

“Indeed, since the crown prince has not yet been established, Royal Father's health is not too good either. Now that I have calculated your Huo Family, I can actually force you two to go over to the two adult princes. It's not worth it.”

“Then, the only thing left to do is to go to the First Prince. The Yun Family ...” It has also developed quite well. “

“You never suspected me?”

Huo Zhengquan looked at him deeply, “Since you're so smart, you know what's best for you. With Huo Tian here, what you should do is let him try his best to seize power.”

Teng Yu laughed, he was not annoyed by what he had guessed.