Huo Yuyan's gaze paused on the young man for a moment before he looked away as if nothing had happened.
He looked at Lou Wanjun with a gentle expression and a faint smile, "Who is that person in front of us? Why are you so angry?"
As he spoke, he lifted the curtain and was about to get out of the carriage. The eunuch sitting outside hurriedly stood up and hurriedly put down the footstool for him and helped him out of the carriage.
Lou Wanjun had no choice but to put down the servant in his hand and go up to him.
"It's nothing." She smiled and said casually. "I just happened to pass by here and saw a few officials' disciples bullying others, so I came over to meddle in their business."
Huo Yuyan heard this and turned to look at her with a doting expression. He raised his hand and stroked Lou Wanjun's hair, "You have always hated evil."
His tone was full of helpless laughter, which sounded a little ambiguous. The others did not notice that when Huo Yuyan said this, his eyes actually drifted, and he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the young man who was standing as straight as a ramrod.
He saw that the man was looking straight ahead, standing perfectly straight.
Huo Yuyan sneered in his heart.
He had seen many such pretentious people.
Lou Wanjun did not notice his gaze at all. Because of his strange tone, she scratched her ear uncomfortably.
Huo Yuyan's words were getting more and more intimate. She thought to herself.
Thinking of this, she did not want to stand with Huo Yuyan in this bustling city anymore. She looked up at Huo Yuyan and changed the topic, "I haven't asked yet. Grand … Brother Huo, why are you here?"
Huo Yuyan smiled faintly, "It's nothing. I just thought that since I came to Lin 'an, I haven't been out for a walk. I happened to have nothing to do today, so I came out for a walk. "
Lou Wanjun laughed a few times and said, "What a coincidence."
As she spoke, she pushed Huo Yuyan and said, "There's nothing else here. Brother Huo, you should continue walking."
As she spoke, she turned to look at the scholar who was standing upright.
Since she wanted to save someone, she might as well help them to the end. Just now, he had heard the brat surnamed Du say that this young master's family was poor and that he was going to take the imperial examinations. Why not help him out and save him from being humiliated in the future?
However, before she could say anything, Huo Yuyan, who was behind her, frowned unhappily and looked at Nie Cong.
What? She was in a hurry to chase her away, but she wanted to stay and talk to this poor gigolo.
Huo Yuyan immediately laughed and said, "Sister, if you have nothing to do, why don't you come with me?"
When Lou Wanjun heard this, he was immediately in a dilemma.
She naturally did not want to travel with Huo Yuyan. Although Huo Yuyan was indeed good-looking, his dilly-dallying always gave people goosebumps. This made Lou Wanjun feel that it would be better to find a sour scholar to play chess and recite poetry to her heart's content.
But … I can't tell him that I'm going to buy a bar, right?
She did not know why, but she felt that as long as she said that, Huo Yuyan would definitely suggest to accompany her to look for it. Then, such a joyous thing like buying wine would become torture.
Lou Wanjun was definitely unwilling to do so.
As she thought of this, she looked at the scholar again with some pity.
Forget it. Even if she wanted to do a good deed, she would do it next time. Now that she was in the fire pit, she could not even fend for herself.
Lou Wanjun turned around and smiled awkwardly at Huo Yuyan.
"Unfortunately," she said. "I just snuck out from the army camp. It's time now and my father is about to check on me. I have to sneak back quickly and not let him find out."
Huo Yuyan's expression darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Lou Wanjun hurriedly waved at him and said, "I'm leaving!" With that, she pushed through the crowd and strode out.
After taking two steps, she stopped and turned around.
"Are you still going to set up a stall here in the future?" She looked at Nie Cong.
Nie Cong paused and said, "Yes."
Lou Wanjun smiled brightly.
"That's good!" she said.
With that, she waved at Huo Yuyan and walked away.
Huo Yuyan looked at her back with a gloomy gaze.
How could a person as shrewd as him not have seen through the clues? Just now, Lou Wanjun had acted courageously and acted leisurely. She had also repeatedly looked at the scholar. He could not tell that she was anxious at all.
It was only when he invited her to travel with him that she suddenly had an urgent matter to attend to.
How could he not have seen the reason behind it?
Lou Wanjun was not like this a few days ago. Such a change naturally occurred because of the appearance of someone else.
And this someone else was naturally the person she was thinking about even when she left.
Huo Yuyan's gaze paused. With an ambiguous smile, his gaze drifted over and he glanced at the scholar indifferently.
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That morning, Jiang Suizhou did not get up to go to the imperial study.
Naturally, he could not go. A wolf that had suddenly tasted meat was not to be underestimated. He finally got to sleep when the sky turned bright. Naturally, he could not go to the imperial study to fight a battle of wits and courage with Huo Yuyan.
Huo Wujiu, on the other hand, looked refreshed.
After Jiang Suizhou closed his eyes, he vaguely heard the sound of Huo Wujiu getting up. He moved and felt Huo Wujiu leaning over and kissing him on the corner of his mouth.
"You sleep first." Huo Wujiu's voice was low and hoarse. "I have something to do."
His tone sounded as if Jiang Suizhou wanted him to stay.
Jiang Suizhou was extremely tired. He cursed him in his heart, turned his head, and fell into a deep sleep.
Huo Wujiu let out a low laugh and leaned forward to kiss him again. Then, he fastened his belt and stood up.
The thing he was going to do now was also to help Jiang Suizhou.
He knew that Jiang Suizhou was thinking about the booklets in the imperial study. With something on his mind, he naturally could not sleep well.
Therefore, at dawn, Huo Wujiu hurried out of the door and packed up all the booklets in the imperial study.
After taking the booklets with him, he galloped out of the city and returned to the military camp. He checked the booklets in Jiang Suizhou one by one.
These appointment documents were all drafted by Huo Yuyan under Jiang Suizhou's supervision. They would take effect as long as he signed and stamped them. Now that Jiang Suizhou could not go to the imperial study, he could not leave these booklets in Huo Yuyan's hands. Otherwise, it would easily cause trouble.
After Huo Wujiu checked them one by one, he waved his big pen, signed his name, and stamped his seal.
In any case, the authority to appoint these officials was given to him by Emperor Zhaoyuan's imperial edict. Now that Huo Yuyan was here, although it was his duty to listen to Huo Yuyan's orders, it was not overstepping his authority to make decisions on such matters.
By the time he finished dealing with these booklets, the sky was already bright.
At this moment, Huo Wujiu kicked open the door of Lou Yue's tent and stuffed all the booklets into Lou Yue's hands.
"Take them. Go to the posthouse where they are staying and make arrangements for them one by one," he said. "Just say that it's my decree. If there's anything you don't understand, ask Qi Min yourself."
Lou Yue was sleeping soundly at this moment. When he looked up, he saw a pile of booklets and Huo Wujiu with dark circles under his eyes.
Lou Yue suspiciously flipped open the booklet on the top and saw that it was an appointment document for an official. The seal on it was Huo Wujiu's.
Lou Yue was flabbergasted.
"This …" Such an important matter, how could it be handled so carelessly?
Huo Wujiu said, "Be quick. The sooner the better. Do you understand?"
Lou Yue understood. This was not carelessness, but a matter of utmost urgency.
"Yes!" Lou Yue hurriedly replied.
This way, when the document was sent to the officials, the matter would be closed and there would be no turning back. Huo Wujiu handed over to Lou Yue, then felt relieved and turned to leave.
He rode a fast horse back to the palace.
Jiang Suzhou was sleeping soundly in the palace. He was extremely tired the night before, and now he felt as if all the bones in his body were falling apart. When Huo Wujiu entered, he saw Jiang Suzhou sleeping quietly. There were clear and ambiguous red marks where the thin blanket didn't cover.
Huo Wujiu crouched down beside the bed, as if he had finally found a rare treasure. He lay on the edge of the bed and looked at Jiang Suzhou, laughing softly.
His laughter was a little silly.
Jiang Suzhou was awakened by his voice. He moved his body, then groaned uncomfortably.
Huo Wujiu's body tensed up, and he hurriedly got up.
Last night, he was too busy tormenting himself. It was as if he had gone crazy, and it was too much. At this moment, Huo Wujiu felt a bit of heartache in hindsight, but this heartache was mixed with a bit of strong affection. He urged him to climb onto the bed and take Jiang Suizhou into his arms like a treasure.
Jiang Suzhou, who was in his arms, frowned and mumbled incoherently.
"Why is it so cold …" he whispered.
Only then did Huo Wujiu notice. He rode back and forth. When he left, the sky was still dark, and he was soaked in the morning dew. He didn't think it was very cold, but now that the blanket was warm, it made his whole body seem cold and threatening.
Huo Wujiu hurriedly moved back a little. He didn't care about getting off the bed. He tossed around in the blanket and took off his robes. Then, he went up to Jiang Suzhou again and embraced him.
This time, Jiang Suzhou was welcomed by a warm and firm chest.
The breath of this chest was too familiar. It was like a bird's nest, warm and tame. Jiang Suizhou welcomed the embrace and unconsciously leaned into it. His warm breath instantly intertwined with the warm aura emitted from his skin.
Huo Wujiu only felt his heart go numb.
He lowered his head and saw Jiang Suzhou's sleeping face in his arms. He wrapped his arms tighter around Jiang Suzhou. Then, he felt the tiredness from a sleepless night and a busy morning hit him together with the charming warmth of the blanket.
This kind of tiredness and laziness only existed when he was with Jiang Suzhou. When he was in the army, he only knew that this kind of tiredness was a fatal weakness. Therefore, even when he rested in the army camp, he always rested his head on his weapon. Even when he fell asleep, he always stayed alert.
But it was different now.
No one could stay rational and alert in a gentle home. They only wanted to dive in, hug that person, and sleep soundly until the sky turned dark.
That was what he thought, and that was what he did.
He tightened his arms around Jiang Suzhou and heard the person in his arms whisper.
"… Huo Wujiu."
Huo Wujiu was shocked. He thought that his arms were too tight and Jiang Suzhou woke up.
"Hmm?" He hurriedly responded and lowered his head. He saw that Jiang Suzhou was still asleep in his arms. Her eyes were closed, and only her eyelashes fluttered a few times.
So she was talking in her sleep.
She even called out his name in her dream. Huo Wujiu laughed softly. He felt that his heart was melted by that soft call.
However, he heard Jiang Suzhou continue in a low voice.
"… The bastard is dead."
So she called out to him in her dream to scold him?
Huo Wujiu's laughter stopped.
Then, he laughed even more happily, and even his chest began to tremble slightly.
"Yes, I'm a bastard. I'm especially a bastard."
He responded and lowered his head to kiss Jiang Suzhou's forehead. Then, he closed his eyes.
The sun was shining brightly outside the window. The palace servants came and went as they busied themselves.
However, the door of the main hall was tightly closed until the sun was high in the sky. The cicadas outside the window gradually chirped.
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