In the blink of an eye, it was already the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the sky in Daliang was dim, without a trace of light.
The scene in broad daylight looks like evening.
Bits of snow fell from the sky, fell to the ground and quickly disappeared without a trace.
Gradually, the fine snow like broken jade turned into heavy snow like goose feathers, spreading over Daliang City.
To the southwest of Daliang, close to the palace, there are many magnificent courtyards sitting on top of each other.
This is what the people of Daliang call 'Noble Street'.
Many dignitaries, royal relatives and relatives have purchased properties here and settled here.
Huo Fu is also among them.
At this time, with the heavy snowfall, the pavilions and pavilions in Huo's mansion were covered with a thin layer of snow.
Huo Xianshui, the daughter of the Huo family, became interested and took several maids to her courtyard to enjoy the snow.
The servants held umbrellas and warmed a pot of wine behind him.
Huo Xianshui, who was wearing a purple cotton skirt, picked up a jade-like porcelain cup and took a sip.
Then I felt a warmth all over my body, and I felt extremely comfortable and enjoyable in this ice and snow.
Huo Xianshui looks as weak as water on the outside, with a pair of pretty myolite eyes, but on the inside he is influenced by his family and is now an eighth-grade martial artist.
His talent is not as good as that of Chen Xuerong, who was also in Daliang, but compared with other children of high-ranking officials, he is already very talented.
Not long after she came to Daliang, many young talents came to pay their respects.
A quick guess would tell that these people were coveting the power of her family, so she had no intention of making friends with them, and she declined them all.
"Miss, the palace people have replied with information about the fifth prince."
"Oh, read it and listen to it."
Huo Xianshui had already heard that the Queen wanted to arrange a marriage between her and the Fifth Highness.
Currently, the Huo family is a minister under the Zhao family of the Great Wei Dynasty. They accept Zhao's wish to receive a salary, so when it comes to the royal family, she can no longer refuse casually. She must understand it clearly first.
"The fifth prince, Zhao Hongming, is currently thirteen years old and lives in Dongwusuo. After the death of Concubine Shu, he was nominally taken care of by the empress, but in reality he has been living alone."
"In the palace studies, there is no outstanding performance, and the bachelors have a bad impression of the fifth prince."
"Also, it seems that His Majesty and the Queen have not summoned him for a long time. He is a prince who has fallen out of favor."
The maid standing on one side carefully read the contents of the letter.
After listening to the information about the fifth prince Zhao Hongming, Huo Xianshui frowned.
Although she is not a member of the royal family and does not know much about some of the people in the palace, she still has some basic judgments.
I know that as the prince of Wei Dynasty, without being able to practice martial arts, the key is to have the ability to organize and coordinate various resources. Whether he is favored or not is not the decisive factor.
"What about personality?"
"I heard that the fifth prince is good at toleration and a bit withdrawn. Since he has not had a mother and concubine since he was a child, he is more submissive. He rarely talks to others and does not make friends."
"A few months ago, he suddenly wanted to practice martial arts. Now every afternoon, he doesn't study the palace studies. He just stays in his room and doesn't know what he is doing."
Huo Xianshui fell into deep thought.
Judging from this information, the fifth prince not only lost his favor, but also had a tendency to give up on himself.
She wouldn't even look at such a person.
So why would the Queen recommend such a prince to her?
Huo Xianshui couldn't help but think more.
Undoubtedly, Zhao wanted to show goodwill to the Huo family, otherwise she would not have introduced a prince to her.
But by recommending a prince that she must not like, are you waiting for her to refuse?
The maid on the side said: "Miss, do you think the empress has any other deep meaning in arranging such a prince?"
"Did you find anything?"
"Miss, as far as I know, if those low-status men outside meet an outstanding woman, they know that the other party doesn't like them, but they still put their hot face on their cold buttocks without any dignity or bottom line, and they continue to die. Stalking.”
"The fifth prince has been powerless since he was a child. If there is a chance to get involved with our Huo family, will he stalk the eldest lady like this?"
Huo Xianshui said: "I don't rule out this possibility, Qin'er, I heard that the eldest lady of the Chen family often contacts the fifth prince. What does she think of the fifth prince?"
Another maid said: "My servant went to the Chen Mansion to inquire about it. Miss Chen spoke highly of the fifth prince. She said that he was young and mature, and that he was skilled in serving his subordinates. Not only that, she also said that he has outstanding appearance and is particularly decent in dealing with others."
"How can the difference in evaluation be so huge?"
The information at hand was too little, and she had not figured out the Queen's specific intentions yet, so she could only respond first.
If you ask your father later, maybe he can see through the queen's intentions.
"Xiao Tao, did the Queen announce that I will enter the palace tomorrow?"
"Yes, Miss."
"Remember to prepare a generous gift for me and one for both the Queen and the Fifth Prince."
"Miss, what are you doing?"
"If the fifth prince likes him, I might as well get along with him and give him some charity." Huo Xianshui smiled contemptuously: "As for the future, we can talk about it later."
It depends on what the other party chooses.
If you don't understand the interest, there is no harm in discarding it like worn out shoes.
"Let's go, it's boring to see the snow, so we'd better go back."
"Yes, Miss."
Huo Xianshui stood up and planned to go back to the house.
Suddenly, she stood upside down with chills all over her body and raised her head suddenly.
"who?!"
At this moment, a sharp sword energy suddenly burst out from the darkness, as if it suddenly appeared out of thin air, and came directly towards her.
The angle is extremely tricky, and it's incredibly fast.
Huo Xianshui's eyes moved slightly, catching the trajectory of the knife.
She grabbed one of the maids beside her with one hand and held her in front of her.
"ah!"
With a scream, the maid standing in front of him was cut into two pieces.
Taking advantage of the delay, Huo Xianshui took advantage of the situation and took off.
However, before she could jump far, the next knife followed closely and struck her calf, cutting off both of her calves.
"ah!!!"
Blood splattered everywhere.
Huo Xianshui fell hard to the ground, a human-shaped hole was pressed out in the snow, and all the white snow was dyed red.
She looked panicked and shouted for help.
But not before she finished shouting.
The black shadow in front of him disappeared into the small courtyard, making Huo Xianshui feel lucky to survive the disaster.
The snow in Daliang is still falling, with no signs of stopping.
On such a windy and rainy day, most people would not choose to go out.
Otherwise, if you catch wind and cold, your life may be in danger based on the current medical conditions of ordinary people in the Wei Dynasty.
Even a relatively strong martial artist with strong Qi and blood is less susceptible to diseases than ordinary people.
But in the middle of winter, when the weather is cold and freezing, they would rather stay at home all day long, practice martial arts and walk with birds, than go out to play in the cold wind.
At this time, in the empty streets, a figure kept walking through the streets, leaving no trace in the snow.
Slowly, the figure stopped in a hidden alley.
His whole body was wrapped tightly in black clothes.
The figure was none other than the fifth prince Zhao Hongming. Seeing no one around, he took off his black coat and burned it.
Regarding the queen's conspiracy, his thoughts were simple.
Since there is a problem, just solve the root cause of the problem.
The eldest daughter of the Huo family had her legs broken and became disabled.
Presumably, the queen will not try to flirt with him again in the near future, causing trouble for herself.
As for all the strategies of Emperor Jian'an, what does that have to do with him?
He was just an unknown and unpopular prince, and it was not his turn to intervene in the court.
