Jiang Suzhou's heart skipped a beat when he heard Huo Wujiu's question. Then, he rejoiced a little.
As expected, right? His plan was flawless. He knew that Huo Wujiu might have been suspicious of him all along. He definitely wouldn't believe that he was only trying to save his own life from the future master.
He indeed wasn't trying to save his own life from the future master. After all, although the future master would torture him, he wouldn't torture him to death.
What he wanted was to take back his own head from Huo Wujiu's butcher's knife.
However, this didn't make any difference to Huo Wujiu.
Fortunately, he had opened his mouth at this moment. Jiang Suzhou thought to himself.
Seeing Huo Wujiu's frown grow deeper and deeper, Jiang Suizhou firmly believed that it was because he still couldn't win Huo Wujiu's trust, causing Huo Wujiu to still have doubts about his words.
This was only natural. After all, to Huo Wujiu, no matter what, he was a member of the enemy camp. It would be strange if Huo Wujiu believed what he said.
With this thought, Jiang Suzhou's expression became serious and calm. He said, "This Prince knows that you might not believe my words. After all, to you, this is a little ridiculous. However … "
Huo Wujiu suddenly opened his mouth.
"I believe you." His voice was steady, but it seemed colder than usual.
Jiang Suzhou was stunned. "This Prince is saying …"
Huo Wujiu looked up at him and said, "Cooperation. What you want to say is cooperation, right?"
Jiang Suzhou nodded. "Yes, but …"
But why did these words sound so strange when they came from Huo Wujiu's mouth?
Huo Wujiu looked at him with a heavy gaze and said slowly, "I can see that you are doing your best to protect me. Although I don't know why you have so much confidence in me, if the day you speak of really comes, I won't bite the hand that feeds me."
Jiang Suizhou listened in a daze.
Huo Wujiu's words were reasonable. It was in line with his straightforward and upright personality, and it was also the attitude that Jiang Suzhou had always wanted.
However …
Jiang Suzhou had a strange feeling in his heart. He did not know what was going on. It was clearly a compliment, but when it came out of Huo Wujiu's mouth, there was an indescribable feeling of depression and even a bit of biting cold.
Jiang Suzhou was still in a daze when Huo Wujiu glanced at him and asked, "Are you relieved now?"
Jiang Suzhou nodded in a daze.
Huo Wujiu gave him a meaningful look, then put down the chopsticks in his hand, pressed one hand on the wheelchair, turned around, and walked away.
It took a while for Jiang Suzhou to come back to his senses.
He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip thoughtfully.
He did not doubt that Huo Wujiu would go back on his word, but …
After thinking for a while, he shook his head.
Perhaps it was because people like them, who had fought on the battlefield, were all so cold and fierce when making promises to others.
— —
Huo Wujiu did not come back to his senses the entire night.
Ridiculous?
Indeed, he was a prince of an enemy country. Although his situation was not good, he lived like a prince. At least his life was not in danger. For such a person to say that he would entrust his hopes to an enemy country's general, and even want to cooperate with a crippled prisoner of war, was indeed ridiculous.
… But what was even more ridiculous was that he also believed it.
Huo Wujiu felt as if he had been bewitched by some ghost or god. He was clearly a normal person, but when it came to matters related to Imperial Prince Jing, it was as if he had been hit with a stick, and he felt dizzy without any reason.
Now it seemed that what he had said to the eunuch was clearly just an excuse. And what he had done to protect Jiang Sunheng, just as he had said, was to prevent him from getting what he wanted. He had no one to rely on in this territory, so it was reasonable for him to entrust his hopes to Jiang Sunheng.
But Jiang Sunheng had foolishly believed those words, which could not stand up to scrutiny.
Huo Wujiu barely slept the entire night. As soon as the sun rose, he immediately moved to the side room that Meng Qianshan had prepared for him.
He only felt that he should feel humiliated.
But the emotions that pervaded his heart did not seem to be the same as humiliation.
There was some sourness, and the meridians in his chest were numb. It felt as if a row of small needles were densely pricking them. Although it did not hurt much, it made him feel uncomfortable.
Before this, he had never experienced what it felt like to be "wronged".
The courtyard of Anyin Hall was very large, so it was very easy to find a comfortable and spacious empty room. In addition, with Meng Qianshan's attentiveness, it only took one night for them to clean up the empty room on the east side that faced the sun.
That room was not much smaller than the main room, and the light was especially good. It was the best room to bask in the sun among the several side rooms.
Meng Qianshan did all this with the intention of pleasing Madam Huo's Qiao 'er.
However, Madam Huo did not seem to be very happy.
That ancestor's face was still cold, and the aura around her seemed to be a bit more frightening than usual. Although Meng Qianshan did not know the reason, he knew that he had to take note of Madam Huo's mood. After seeing the ancestor off, he hurriedly left.
The sun gradually rose, and Li Changning brought Wei Kai to Anyin Hall.
The herbs that he had prepared would take a few days to show obvious effects. After taking Jiang Suzhou's pulse, Li Changning adjusted a few of the herbs that he had used. He then gave the prescription to Meng Qianshan and asked him to decoct the herbs for Jiang Suzhou.
After doing all this, the two of them were led by a maid to Huo Wujiu's side room.
After the two of them entered the room, Li Changning casually found an excuse to send all the servants out of the room. When only the three of them were left in the room, Li Changning took his medicine box and walked to Huo Wujiu's side.
"General Huo." He bowed to Huo Wujiu.
Huo Wujiu put down the book in his hand and looked up at the two of them.
"General, Doctor Li is here to take a look at your injury!" Wei Kai had a smile on his face as he pushed Huo Wujiu's wheelchair to the side of the bed.
"General, you still don't know, right? Doctor Li's words yesterday were all used to fool Imperial Prince Jing! After he took a look at your injury yesterday, you should know that he has a hundred percent confidence that he can cure your disability caused by a sharp weapon! "
Huo Wujiu glanced at him indifferently.
Wei Kai immediately understood what he meant. He scratched the back of his head and smiled, "This subordinate knows. His Highness must have guessed it a long time ago."
However, Huo Wujiu suddenly asked, "What about Imperial Prince Jing's illness?"
The two people in the room were stunned.
For a moment, Wei Kai and Li Changning looked at each other in dismay.
They both knew that treating Imperial Prince Jing was only a pretense. They only wanted to use this as an excuse to enter Imperial Prince Jing's Estate.
Why did the general ask this?
After a short moment of silence, the two of them looked at Huo Wujiu's dark eyes.
"Can he be cured? Who knows?" he asked.
Li Changning hurriedly said, "General, Imperial Prince Jing's weakness was caused by someone drugging him when he was young. It's impossible to cure him immediately. However, as long as you use the right medicine and slowly nurse him back to health, he should be able to get rid of the root of the illness in about three to five years. "
Huo Wujiu lowered his eyes and didn't say anything.
Li Changning looked at him, then at Wei Kai. For a moment, he didn't know what to think.
"Then … according to the general's opinion, do you want me to cure him or not?"
Huo Wujiu paused for a moment, and when he raised his eyes again, his gaze was filled with coldness.
Did he want to? What did he have to think or not? Right now, he and Imperial Prince Jing only had a "cooperative" relationship. As long as he could protect him in the future, he didn't care who drugged him or what illness he had.
As he thought about this, he coldly opened his mouth.
"What do I have to think or not think?" he said.
Li Changning was even more at a loss.
Then, he heard Huo Wujiu say, "Since you came to his estate to treat him, why don't you think about how to cure him? Are you waiting for him to take revenge on you?"
Li Changning's heart trembled.
As expected, he knew that Imperial Prince Jing wasn't a good person.
But why did it sound like … the general wanted him to be cured?
Li Changning couldn't figure it out. He could only go along with Huo Wujiu's words and say, "I understand! I will do my best to cure Imperial Prince Jing! "
Wei Kai's eyes almost popped out. He wanted to kick Li Changning.
Didn't he hear how much the general hated Imperial Prince Jing? He even said that he wanted to cure him. What kind of blockhead was this?
However, he heard Huo Wujiu say, "Mm."
"Don't tell him," he added.
Li Changning repeatedly said yes.
Wei Kai was dumbfounded, "General, why is that?"
Huo Wujiu's lips moved, but he swallowed the words he was about to say.
He said this because he wanted as few people to know about this matter as possible. After all, it would take a long time for Jiang Suzhou's body to be cured. Jiang Sunheng wouldn't be able to find out in a short time. However, if he heard the slightest rumor, Jiang Sunheng would definitely think of a way to stop it.
But …
Why did he have to think so much for Imperial Prince Jing?
Huo Wujiu felt an inexplicable sense of irritation in his heart.
After a pause, he coldly said, "Just use him as a bargaining chip. He'll be useful in the future."
The two people in front of him had an expression of understanding on their faces. They thought that the general was a step ahead of them and had a vision that they, as subordinates, couldn't hope to reach.
However, only Huo Wujiu knew how chaotic his heart was.
Imperial Prince Jing didn't have any ulterior motives towards him. He only wanted to cooperate with him. For him, this should be an easy and joyful thing. At first, he was a bit unhappy. Presumably, it was because he had been fooled like that stupid eunuch Meng Qianshan.
However, this feeling, which should have been forgotten immediately, became more and more intense as time passed.
Huo Wujiu couldn't figure out why he felt like he had lost something important.
— —
When Jiang Suzhou woke up early in the morning, he found that someone was missing from his room.
Huo Wujiu was gone.
Meng Qianshan told him that Madam Huo woke up early. When she found out that his room was ready, she moved out early.
Jiang Suzhou felt that he should be relieved.
After all, as an adult, who didn't want to have their own private space? He had been forced to eat and live with Huo Wujiu for so long. Today, this torture finally came to an end.
Huo Wujiu had moved out. Before he left, the two of them had made everything clear. Huo Wujiu had promised him that he wouldn't have to worry about being killed by Huo Wujiu. For him, it should have been a happy day.
However, for some reason, he felt like something was missing.
Perhaps it was because he had been forced to live with Huo Wujiu as soon as he transmigrated. At the same time, Huo Wujiu was too quiet and didn't cause him any trouble.
This made him feel that the room was a bit empty when Huo Wujiu suddenly disappeared, as if something was missing.
This feeling lingered in Jiang Suzhou's heart. He didn't notice it, but he subconsciously ate a lot of his breakfast.
Meng Qianshan, who was serving him on the side, had sharp eyes and noticed it.
After Jiang Suzhou drank his medicine, he sat on the edge of the bed and began to read absentmindedly. Meng Qianshan came up to him and said with a smile.
"Your Highness, since you have nothing to do today and the sun is just right outside, why don't you go out and bask in the sun? While you're at it, go to the side room and see how the doctor treated Madam Huo's leg."
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