The smile on Huo Yuyan's face disappeared completely.
He paused for a moment before he found his voice and asked in a low voice, "Do you know what you are saying?"
Jiang Suzhou met his gaze and did not show any weakness. Instead, he said confidently, "Of course. Since Huo Wujiu is not here, why should I pretend? If you want, you can go and complain to him. Let's see if he believes you or me. "
As he spoke, he revealed a faint smile. There was a hint of arrogance in his arrogance as he turned around and sat back down on the dragon throne.
"Alright." When he raised his voice again, the viciousness in his low voice was gone. He looked at Huo Yuyan and smiled faintly. "I have been in the imperial court before, so I think I know more about Nanjing than Your Highness the Crown Prince. Since Your Highness wants to help the general, I might as well help you. You don't mind, do you, Your Highness the Crown Prince? "
Huo Yuyan looked at him. Even though he was highly skilled, he could not breathe properly.
Huo Wujiu was really blind. He gritted his teeth inwardly. Wasn't he quite clever on the battlefield? How could he lose his mind in front of a man and be coaxed by such a despicable and vicious person?
Huo Yuyan clenched his teeth and held back his disgust and anger.
Forget it. He thought to himself. I'll endure it for now. After all, Huo Wujiu was not in the palace at the moment. He could not drive him away even if he wanted to. The affairs of the imperial court were intricate and complicated. This gigolo looked like an idiot who only knew how to cause trouble. Even if he was in the way, he would not really ruin his plans.
Huo Yuyan gritted his teeth and forced a smile. "Of course, Your Highness, please do as you please."
However, after that, he understood how much trouble his hasty decision had caused him.
This idiot not only did not know anything, but also liked to order people around.
He stayed here and only cared about eating snacks and fruits. He even asked someone to bring him fruit wine and slowly drank it with the snacks. Even so, it did not stop him from meddling in other people's business. He even read every memorial and every official's arrangement.
When his eyes were tired, he let the eunuch beside him read it to him. That henchman also didn't know how to read people's expressions. His skin was thicker than a city wall. He took everything and read it to that idiot Prince Jing.
It wasn't enough for him to just listen; he had to give some pointers before he was willing to give up.
The distribution of officials that Huo Yuyan had originally arranged was messed up by him. Sometimes, just because the names of the officials did not match or their surnames were unpleasant, they would force Huo Yuyan to change them to other places.
Huo Yuyan's health was not good to begin with. With this torment, he could not take it anymore.
For the entire morning, Huo Yuyan was only able to arrange the locations of a few officials because of his disturbance. He was so tired that his consciousness was in a trance.
In the end, he had no choice but to perfunctorily follow Jiang Suizhou's wishes.
After all, this idiot was also a troublemaker. Even if the positions of those officials were redesignated, their official ranks would not change, so it would not be a problem.
He was busy all the way until dusk.
Huo Yuyan really couldn't take it anymore. He could only force a smile and take his leave for the time being.
Jiang Suizhou's gaze darkened as he looked at his back, which seemed to be floating as he walked.
This act of foolishness was quite effective.
That night, Huo Yuyan fell ill when he returned to his bedroom. The attendant beside him quickly called for the imperial physician. They were busy until midnight before Huo Yuyan's fever subsided and he fell asleep peacefully.
On Jiang Suizhou's side, it wasn't peaceful either.
When Huo Wujiu returned to the palace, he saw Jiang Suizhou sitting under the lamp with a book in one hand and a pen in the other. He was hastily copying something.
Seeing Huo Wujiu return, he raised his head and asked, "You're back?"
Huo Wujiu grunted and sat down opposite him. He smiled and said, "You're back. I heard on the way back that you've been tormenting Huo Yuyan all day. "
Jiang Suizhou smiled faintly and said, "Of course."
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Huo Wujiu. He smiled half-jokingly and said, "Who isn't a sickly person? I can be considered an expert. I'm the best at finding the weak point of a snake like him. "
Huo Wujiu laughed a few times. Then, he reached out and naturally took the book, pen, and ink from Jiang Suizhou's hands.
"Enough. Tormenting him doesn't count. Aren't you tormenting yourself as well?" He said.
He lowered his head and saw that the book was full of the names of the officials. The book on the left was prepared by him and Jiang Suizhou a few days ago. It was supposed to be a plan for those officials. The book on the right that Jiang Suizhou was copying was arranged in front of Huo Yuyan today.
The difference between the two books was all about the positions of the officials so that Huo Yuyan would not be suspicious. Jiang Suizhou had been entangled with him all day. On one hand, he had to act like an arrogant gigolo. On the other hand, he had to repeatedly check the information of those officials in his mind and arrange suitable places and positions for them. It was really tiring.
Jiang Suizhou's hands were free. He picked up the tea beside him and drank a few mouthfuls.
He heard Huo Wujiu say, "I'll help you organize it. You just need to repeat to me who you arranged for during the day."
This was much easier.
Jiang Suizhou was exhausted from the whole day. At this time, he did not refuse Huo Wujiu's help. He slowly told him all the arrangements during the day. Huo Wujiu wrote quickly. In less than half an hour, the two of them had organized the results of the day.
"It's done." Huo Wujiu put down the pen and handed the finished booklet to Jiang Suizhou.
Jiang Suizhou took the booklet. As soon as he glanced at it, he could not help but laugh.
It was a booklet, but it was clearly divided. The first half of the booklet was his regular script. The second half of the booklet changed sharply and became a cursive calligraphy. Huo Wujiu's handwriting was not very good-looking, nor was it very methodical. However, it was majestic and extraordinarily confident. It was just that it was not easy for people to understand.
It was like a doctor in the future who wrote prescriptions.
"What are you laughing at?" Seeing him laugh, Huo Wujiu raised his eyebrows and asked.
Jiang Suizhou cleared his throat. "Nothing."
Huo Wujiu pounced on him and tried to snatch the booklet in his hand. "Are you laughing at my ugly handwriting, huh?"
Jiang Suizhou hurriedly hid the booklet behind his back. Huo Wujiu missed him.
"No, no." He said with a smile. "I just thought of something and thought it was interesting."
Huo Wujiu did not believe him. "What is it?"
Jiang Suizhou said seriously, "When I embarrassed Huo Yuyan today, I used your name a lot."
Huo Wujiu's eyebrows twitched. "So?"
Jiang Suizhou said seriously, "I told him that you spoil me so much that all your things are mine."
Huo Wujiu's lips curled up. "That's not a lie."
Jiang Suizhou continued, "I also said that if he wants to deal with me, he might as well deal with you first, the local bully."
Huo Wujiu clicked his tongue. "What local bully? That's so unpleasant to hear."
Jiang Suizhou laughed and said, "Anyway, I made his face turn ugly. Based on his character, I'm afraid he won't really deal with you. However, I'm guessing that he will come to talk to you in two days. "
Huo Wujiu frowned. "What do you want to talk about?"
Jiang Suizhou laughed. "Of course, he wants you to stop spoiling the traitor and spoiling the big picture."
— —
Sure enough, Jiang Suizhou's words came true a few days later.
Huo Wujiu left early and returned late every day in order to give Jiang Suizhou some leeway. He wanted to let Jiang Suizhou be at ease and not let Huo Yuyan have the chance to bring him to justice.
As a result, on this day, the matters in Jiang Suizhou finally came to an end. There were only a few small things left to deal with. Huo Wujiu came back early.
As soon as he entered the palace, he was stopped by Huo Yuyan's attendant.
"General Huo, are you alright today?" The young eunuch asked.
Huo Wujiu frowned. "I'm fine. What's wrong?"
The young eunuch smiled and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince is concerned about your hard work these days. He wants to invite you to have dinner with him and catch up on the old days."
Catch up on the old days? Isn't he just going to complain to me?
Huo Wujiu raised his eyebrows.
Unfortunately, he already knew the content of Huo Yuyan's complaint in advance. Not only did he know, but he also participated in it.
However, he would not say these thoughts out loud. He looked at the young eunuch and smiled faintly. "Alright, lead the way."
The young eunuch bowed in acknowledgment and led him to Huo Yuyan's courtyard.
Huo Yuyan's residence in the palace was rather remote. According to him, it was for peace and quiet. Fortunately, this palace was exquisitely renovated. The doors and windows faced the sun, so the light was good all year round.
When Huo Wujiu arrived, the sky was already dark. The courtyard was lit.
Huo Yuyan was already waiting for him at the table.
As soon as Huo Wujiu entered, he saw a round table in the middle of the main hall. There was a rich variety of dishes on it, and it was obvious that they had put in a lot of effort. These dishes were not commonly found in Jiangnan. They were all specialties of Yangguan. There was even a dish of roasted mutton that looked very authentic. It seemed that both the ingredients and the chef had put in a lot of effort.
"Wujiu, you're back?" Huo Yuyan stood up and smiled when he saw him enter. "You've really worked hard. It's getting late."
Huo Wujiu grunted in acknowledgment and sat down at the table with him.
"I've been delayed for a long time. It's all a mess of trivial matters. It's a headache," Huo Wujiu said faintly.
Huo Yuyan smiled.
"It's said that major matters in the world must be done in detail. To achieve great things, which one doesn't accumulate these trivial matters? You shouldn't always be frustrated because of this, "he advised gently.
Huo Wujiu smiled disapprovingly and said, "It's not a big matter. It's just the words of those rotten scholars to coax me. Forget it, let's not talk about these vexing things. Big Brother still remembers what I liked to eat back then. "
Huo Yuyan smiled faintly and said warmly, "But. Ever since you went to Ye City, I could tell that you've always missed the scenery of Yangguan. It wasn't easy for you to find a chef who's good at cooking northwestern dishes. But at that time, you were already stuck in Nanjing … This time, you've done such a big thing. I'm happy for you. When I came, I brought that chef with me. "
Huo Wujiu glanced at him.
This person had been good at playing dumb since he was young.
However, when he was young, he always played dumb in front of his elders and outsiders. Huo Wujiu never argued with him. Instead, he always protected him because of his weak and gentle appearance.
However, he didn't expect that Huo Wujiu would become an outsider who needed him to play dumb.
Huo Wujiu smiled without batting an eyelid, "Big Brother, you've put in a lot of effort." As he spoke, he raised the wine cup on the table and clinked it with Huo Yuyan's. Then, he raised his head and drank it all.
After a mouthful of wine entered his throat, Huo Wujiu's brows furrowed. When he put down the wine cup, he looked at the cup suspiciously.
Huo Yuyan, who had also drunk the wine in his cup, saw his expression and asked with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong?"
He heard Huo Wujiu ask, "What wine is it? It's very bitter."
Huo Yuyan replied with an 'oh' and smiled faintly, "I forgot to tell you. I haven't been feeling well these two days. The imperial physician said that I shouldn't drink wine. If I want to drink, I need to drink the medicinal wine that he specially concocted. "
Of course, he didn't forget to tell him that this wine was specially poured for Huo Wujiu to drink.
If he didn't drink it, how could it be so bitter that he asked? If he didn't ask, how could he tell him how his' beautiful concubine 'had made him so angry that he was mentally and physically exhausted these few days?
However, he didn't know that the imperial physician didn't tell him either.
This medicinal wine was a great tonic. His body was extremely weak, so drinking some of it was indeed beneficial.
However, for a healthy person, this kind of tonic wine was a good way to increase the fire, replenish the qi, and nourish the yin and yang.
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