Huo Wujiu also returned very quickly.
It would not have taken more than a few days to rush back to Lin 'an from Suzhou. In addition, Huo Wujiu rode at full speed, so he rushed back two days later in the morning.
He was obviously back to denounce Huo Wujiu. With such a fast speed, it did not seem like he was seriously injured at all.
And Huo Wujiu was indeed not seriously injured. Huo Yuyan had only sent ten killers. The rest were all Huo Wujiu's subordinates who were used as a bluff.
Huo Wujiu's injury was extremely perfunctory. Rather than saying that he was injured, it was better to say that he was simply acting.
And when he saw Huo Yuyan again, his injured arm was still bandaged very conspicuously.
His left arm was wrapped in a snow-white bandage and even hung in front of his chest. He looked seriously injured. But when he walked toward Huo Yuyan, he walked as if he was flying. He was obviously injured, but he looked like an arrogant victor.
And now, he was indeed a victor.
Huo Yuyan did not bring many trusted aides with him to the south in order to keep it a secret. Now, those who were stationed in the Imperial City were all Huo Wujiu's subordinates.
He could not escape and had nowhere to hide. For the past two days, he had waited in the Imperial City with an ashen face.
On this day, when the palace doors closed and the two of them looked at each other, it was the first time that both of them revealed their most sincere and undisguised expressions.
Huo Wujiu curled one corner of his mouth and smiled provocatively. He met Huo Yuyan's gaze, which was trembling with hatred.
"You planned this a long time ago," Huo Yuyan said through gritted teeth.
Huo Wujiu heard this and curled one corner of his mouth. He stood there and looked down at him.
"What do you mean by planned this a long time ago?" Huo Wujiu asked in return. "Big Brother, I just knew that you were in contact with Pang Shao and caused me to be disabled. I just wanted to give you a chance to repent."
Huo Yuyan's pupils suddenly contracted.
"What … what did you say?" He paused and stared at Huo Wujiu in astonishment.
"Stop pretending." Huo Wujiu rubbed his temples. "Pang Shao kept the letter you sent to me very well, and it just so happened to fall into my hands. I can still recognize your handwriting. It's more realistic than your expression right now. "
Huo Yuyan looked at him for a long time before he gradually returned to his expressionless self.
"So what if I am?" He was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little hoarse.
Huo Wujiu walked up to him and sat down on the chair diagonally in front of him. He raised his hand and removed the bandage that was hanging in front of him.
"So, why didn't you join forces with Pang Shao earlier?" Huo Wujiu leaned back in his chair and turned his head to the side as he asked. "Huo Yuyan, could it be that you can't bear to part with him after the change of dynasty?"
Huo Yuyan stared fixedly at Huo Wujiu.
Huo Wujiu's tone was so casual that it was as if all the plans he had made over the years were a joke.
But the reason he had schemed so hard and was unable to sleep in peace was all because of Huo Wujiu.
He was the one who had the public's support. He was the one who was justified. Even the Imperial Court was talking about him. He was the one who had conquered the country.
Everyone only knew that he had many outstanding military achievements, but they did not see the piles of corpses behind him. Even his closest relatives in the Huo family were either killed or seriously injured. In the end, only he, Huo Wujiu, was left unscathed.
Huo Yuyan stared fixedly at him for a long time. After a while, he laughed.
"Huo Wujiu, then you should ask why your father left the throne to my father after he died. Or perhaps you should also ask why you didn't die in that battle at Xunyang. "
Huo Wujiu couldn't help but frown at these words.
"What are you saying?" he coldly asked.
Huo Yuyan's face was deathly pale as he sneered at him.
"A good general should have died for the country. He shouldn't have deluded himself into thinking of sitting on a high post and receiving generous pay after his success," Huo Yuyan said. "You're so arrogant. Isn't it because you think you have outstanding military achievements? Weren't my and my Imperial Father's positions given to us by you out of charity? Huo Wujiu, with someone like you alive, who can feel at ease? All I've done is for the sake of the Great Liang's hundred years of state. "
Huo Wujiu's expression grew colder and colder.
Ever since he was young, he had never liked Huo Yuyan's habit of hiding half of what he said. But now, it seemed that it was better for him to hide all his heartfelt words.
"Are you crazy?" Huo Wujiu asked.
Without waiting for Huo Yuyan to answer, Huo Wujiu continued to ask.
"According to what you're saying, I have to take the initiative to kill myself in exchange for your peace of mind, right?"
As he spoke, he even made himself laugh. "Charity? How generous am I to give away the throne as a charity? It's not something I want in the first place. If I give it to you, are you afraid that I'll snatch it back? "
Before Huo Wujiu came, he had the intention of asking Huo Yuyan about his thoughts. But now, after just a few words, he felt tired and irritated.
There was no need for that. It was like playing the lute to a cow. Words should be spoken to people.
With this thought in mind, he stood up and casually brushed his robe. He stuffed the arm wrapped in gauze back into the bandage that hung around his neck.
"You can think and do whatever you want. Anyway, you're the one who lost your throne." Before he turned around, he took one last look at Huo Yuyan.
"Only when your own heart is dirty will you think of others as dirty."
— —
Jiang Suzhou had long heard that Huo Wujiu had returned.
After Huo Wujiu returned to the palace, he hurriedly bade farewell to Lou Yue, left the military camp, and went straight to the palace. As soon as he returned to the palace where he lived, he bumped into Huo Wujiu, who was travel-worn.
Huo Wujiu saw Jiang Suzhou's hurried appearance from afar. Jiang Suzhou also saw Huo Wujiu's injured arm from afar.
The way his arm was bandaged, it looked like the injury was not light. Jiang Suzhou's footsteps were a little happier. He hurriedly ran forward and asked, "What's wrong? Your arm is injured? General Lou didn't tell me at all … "
As he spoke, he hurriedly went to check Huo Wujiu's injury.
Huo Wujiu hurriedly raised his hand and held him. As he led him into the palace, he said, "It's nothing. Let's talk inside."
As soon as they entered the palace, Huo Wujiu removed the bandage on his chest and raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat on Jiang Suzhou's forehead.
"What's the rush? It's not like we won't see each other again, "Huo Wujiu said. "It's nothing. It's just a small injury. It's specially bandaged like this to scare people."
Hearing this, Jiang Suzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's finally done," he said.
However, Huo Wujiu raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction.
"Why are you only thinking about this?" he asked.
Jiang Suzhou was full of thoughts about Huo Yuyan and was about to ask Huo Wujiu in detail. When he heard this, he was a little puzzled. "Then what are you still thinking about?"
Huo Wujiu clicked his tongue.
Then, he leaned forward and approached Jiang Suzhou.
"You're thinking about me," he said in a low voice. "Have you been thinking about me these past few days?"
When the warm breath landed beside his ear, Jiang Suizhou only felt his neck heating up along with it.
"… What about you?" He quickly lowered his head and hid back as he said. "Don't talk about these indecent things. I was just about to ask you. Huo Yuyan, he …"
"Huo Yuyan what Huo Yuyan?" Huo Wujiu interrupted him. "You don't miss me? You're thinking about Huo Yuyan?"
Jiang Suzhou said, "You're being unreasonable …"
"Who wants to be reasonable with you?" Huo Wujiu's eyes narrowed. In the next moment, he had already picked him up and went straight into the inner room.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, but you don't even miss me. It's obvious that I'm not working hard," he said.
— —
By the time Jiang Suizhou finally caught his breath, the sky outside had already turned completely dark.
Jiang Suzhou only felt that his waist and legs were extremely sore. However, Huo Wujiu next to him looked like he had eaten and drunk enough. He hugged him with one arm and lazily massaged his waist.
"When I came back just now, I went to see Huo Yuyan," Huo Wujiu said in a low voice.
Jiang Suzhou's eyes were half-closed. He was too lazy to move. When he heard this, he softly grunted and motioned for him to continue.
Huo Wujiu paused and clicked his tongue.
"There's nothing much to say," he said. "He's sick. Not only is he sick physically, but he's also sick mentally."
When he heard this, Jiang Suzhou raised his head and looked at him. "What did he say?"
Huo Wujiu frowned as if he was unwilling to say.
Jiang Suzhou paused and then smiled. "Even if you don't say it, I can more or less guess. He must be blaming you for overshadowing the emperor and blaming himself for being injured and sick, right? "
Huo Wujiu asked, "How do you know?"
Jiang Suzhou smiled. "What other reason could there be?"
After all, Jiang Suzhou had already guessed most of what Huo Yuyan had done to Huo Wujiu and Huo Wujiu's ending in history.
When Huo Wujiu heard his question, he was momentarily speechless. After a while, he let out a long sigh and said, "… I don't even know what he's thinking. Is it worth it for him to think of ways to kill me just because of this? "
After a pause, he added with some dissatisfaction, "In his eyes, am I so easy to kill?"
Jiang Suzhou couldn't help but laugh.
"Why? He's made so many moves just to deal with you. Isn't this enough for him to think highly of you?" he asked.
Hearing him say this, Huo Wujiu was also amused by him. After a moment, he laughed and clicked his tongue. "That's true. Then I have to thank him?"
Jiang Suzhou smiled and said, "Such a great kindness must be greatly appreciated."
The two of them played and laughed for a moment. Jiang Suzhou couldn't help but ask again, "Then what are you going to do next?"
Huo Wujiu thought for a moment.
"Now that Lin 'an has been arranged properly, whether it's the officials in various places or the army guarding Jiangnan, they are all my people," he said. "So, in a few days, I plan to return to Ye City."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and looked seriously at Jiang Suzhou.
"I want to take you back with me," he said.
Jiang Suzhou looked up at him.
Huo Wujiu looked at him with burning eyes.
"Huo Yuyan can't be the Emperor. After my uncle, the throne can't be without a successor. Although I'm the rightful one, I still want to ask you, do you want to be the Emperor? "
As he spoke, he moved closer to Jiang Suzhou. His eyes were serious and determined, but the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile.
"If you're the one who's going to burn the bridge after crossing the river, then I'll accept it," he said. "Don't worry. When the time comes, if you're afraid that my achievements will shock the Emperor, then you can kill me or cut me up as you wish."
At this point, he paused and laughed softly.
"However, it's best to let me be the Empress. I'll be locked in the harem, once and for all, and I can serve you every day. How about that? "
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