After Jiang Suzhou blurted out these words, he was so shocked by his own words that his heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, Huo Wujiu had been pleasant to him for too long. Now that the atmosphere was so peaceful, he didn't think before he spoke. He actually joked with Huo Wujiu.
Jiang Suzhou maintained a calm smile on his face, but his heart was in a mess. He stole a glance at Huo Wujiu from behind the book.
Huo Wujiu paused for a moment and glanced at him.
His eyes were still calm and emotionless. His eyebrows were relaxed, as if he wasn't angry.
Then, the corners of his lips curled up, revealing a faint smile.
"That's really a deep hatred," Huo Wujiu said.
For some reason, Jiang Suzhou felt that the words "deep hatred" carried a deeper meaning that he couldn't understand.
However, he didn't have the time to think about it.
He blinked and stared at Huo Wujiu. He felt that he looked especially handsome when he smiled.
— —
After this, Jiang Suzhou kept a close eye on the movements in the imperial court.
Half of Xu Du's men of sacrifice had been sent out. There were still about ten men left in the capital. In the past few days, these men had sent a steady stream of information to Jiang Suzhou. Combined with the information sent by the officials in the imperial court, this was all the information that Jiang Suzhou could obtain at the moment.
He carefully read every word that was sent to him and memorized it in his heart. He tried to analyze Pang Shao's movements from the various appearances in the imperial court.
As expected, a few days later, an official in the imperial court made contact with Pang Shao.
This official wasn't Pang Shao's henchman. Before this, he had almost no contact with Pang Shao. However, in the past few days, the two of them had suddenly become very frequent.
However, because Pang Shao was too vigilant, he did not let his subordinates in Jiang Suizhou find out which official he was dealing with, whether it was a secret meeting or an exchange of information.
Jiang Suzhou had to combine his memories of this period of history to analyze it.
However, more than one official had been framed by Pang Shao during this period of time, and there were many accomplices. Jiang Suzhou pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what Pang Shao was planning.
That day, he summoned Gu Changyun to his room.
Although Gu Changyun was not as reliable as Xu Du, he was very quick-witted and had a photographic memory. Before he crossed over, he remembered all the information that the original owner had received.
When he rushed to his room, Jiang Suizhou cleared all the servants out, leaving only Gu Changyun alone. Then, he took out the information and information that he had sorted out and discussed it with Gu Changyun.
The information in their hands was rather complicated and lengthy, and it wasn't easy to deal with it.
Thus, Meng Qianshan was chased out of his room in Jiang Suizhou early in the morning. He waited in the corridor with his hands crossed, bored to death. He waited from early morning until noon, until Li Changning finished acupuncture on Huo Wujiu. He carried a medicine box and walked out of Huo Wujiu's room with Wei Kai.
Meng Qianshan's sharp eyes saw them. Since he had nothing to do, he decided to go forward and send the two of them off.
However, he didn't expect that the two of them would walk towards him.
Li Changning walked up to him and smiled, "Eunuch Meng, why are you standing outside the room?"
Meng Qianshan smiled and replied, "His Highness has someone in his room. He ordered us to wait outside for a while."
Li Changning smiled and nodded, "Madam Huo happened to see you just now. She seemed to have something to ask you, so she asked me to invite you over when I came out."
Meng Qianshan's heart skipped a beat.
His Highness was meeting with Madam Gu in his room, and Madam Huo wanted to ask him questions?
Meng Qianshan's heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.
He smiled and replied, then hurried to Huo Wujiu's room.
The rain had just stopped for the past two days. The sky was still cloudy, so the light in the room wasn't very good. Huo Wujiu was leaning against the bed frame. The quilt was only up to his waist. He was flipping through the book in his hand and wasn't reading.
Meng Qianshan hurriedly went forward and bowed.
"Madam Huo, did you call this servant for something?" He smiled.
Huo Wujiu didn't look up, "Why are you standing in the courtyard?"
Although his voice was calm, it sounded a bit colder than usual. Meng Qianshan was scared witless, "His Highness is meeting with a guest, so this servant came out to get some fresh air …"
Huo Wujiu's hand stopped fiddling with the book.
He saw it early in the morning. The person who came was Gu Changyun. As soon as Gu Changyun came, Jiang Suizhou drove everyone out of the room.
He didn't even feel the pain of being pricked by needles in the morning. He only felt an inexplicable force pulling at his soul and pulling his mind to the main room of Anyin Hall.
He was extremely annoyed, but he didn't know why he was annoyed.
He already knew that Prince Jing didn't have any other thoughts about him. It was all his own misunderstanding. Moreover, Prince Jing already had a concubine. It was different from him, who used the title of 'concubine' as a cover and didn't live up to his name.
These were all established facts and had nothing to do with him. But when he thought of these things, he was extremely annoyed, like a caged beast.
Huo Wujiu didn't say anything. Meng Qianshan, who was next to him, was trembling with fear.
He could only admit, "His Highness summoned Madam Gu early in the morning. There must be some household matters to discuss …"
There was no need to dismiss the servants to discuss household matters.
Huo Wujiu could tell that Meng Qianshan was trying to fool him, but he felt as if his anger was firmly locked in his chest. He couldn't take it out on him.
He paused.
"Mm, you can leave," he said.
Meng Qianshan didn't expect to get away so easily. He felt as if he had been pardoned and repeatedly said yes. He didn't stay a moment longer and turned to run.
Behind him, Huo Wujiu's attention wasn't on him.
He raised his eyes and looked out the window. Under the misty and overcast sky, the door was tightly shut.
He felt as if he had fallen into the enemy's trap.
He was firmly surrounded. There was nowhere to hide, and nowhere to run.
— —
Gu Changyun narrowed down the scope for Jiang Suzhou. Jiang Suzhou could more or less confirm that Pang Shao was going to make a move on Qi Min this time.
He had kept Qi Min alive for so long only because Qi Min didn't pose a threat to him. But once there was a threat, Pang Shao would definitely eliminate a big tree like Qi Min, who was of virtue and prestige.
Jiang Suzhou knew that this had nothing to do with him. If he interfered, he would be meddling in other people's business.
But he had to meddle in this matter.
No matter if it was because of Pang Shao, Qi Min, or because of himself.
However, there had always been controversy over whether Qi Min had any dealings with Beiliang. He didn't even know if Pang Shao had something on Qi Min, or if someone was using this scheme to frame him. Who was the one who framed him?
He didn't have a clue for the whole day. It wasn't until the light gradually dimmed and Meng Qianshan came to his room to light the lamp that he suddenly realized that his whole body was sore and dizzy.
It was time to rest.
He raised his eyes and looked around his empty house. Then, he stood up.
"Your Highness?" Meng Qianshan hurriedly went forward to greet him.
"I'm going to take a look at Madam Huo," Jiang Suzhou said.
He made this decision so naturally that he didn't notice the surprised smile on Meng Qianshan's face. He got up and walked out, walked around the corridor, and arrived in front of Huo Wujiu's door.
A maid had already gone to inform him that Huo Wujiu was coincidentally having dinner. When Jiang Suzhou entered, a set of chopsticks had already been placed on the table for him.
Jiang Suzhou sat down at the table and felt that the turbid air in his body had cleared up.
Huo Wujiu raised his eyes and saw that his brows were still furrowed.
He paused for a moment.
Before this, he had never met someone who was so difficult to deal with, yet he was helpless against them.
He had been annoyed the whole day. Now that he saw the source of his annoyance, he could only see the other party. The emotions that he had accumulated all day were all covered up by the sadness and fatigue on the other party's face.
He was the only one left in his eyes.
Huo Wujiu was silent for a moment, then he couldn't help but speak.
"Is there trouble?" He asked.
Jiang Suzhou had just picked up his chopsticks when he heard Huo Wujiu's question.
It was useless to say these words to Huo Wujiu, but he really wanted to say it to him. Especially when he asked, he couldn't hold it in anymore.
He felt like a tired bird returning to the forest.
His hands paused for a moment, then he put down his bowl and raised his hand. Meng Qianshan understood and hurriedly cleared out all the servants in the room. He also left and closed the door for the two of them.
Jiang Suzhou picked up some food with his chopsticks and said, "After the ancestral temple collapsed, if Pang Shao wanted to vent his anger, who do you think would be the easiest person to attack?"
Huo Wujiu didn't raise his eyes and said, "Taichang Ling."
The Taichang Ling he was referring to was Qi Min. Jiang Suzhou was stunned. He stared at Huo Wujiu, his chopsticks suspended in mid-air.
He had been analyzing the situation for several days. How did Huo Wujiu know?
Huo Wujiu raised his eyes to look at him and said, "Pang Shao committed a serious crime. Even if he wasn't punished, some of his henchmen would be punished. Other than him, Taichang Ling Qi Min is the most influential person in your court. He and Pang Shao have been at loggerheads for many years. At this time, he would naturally suppress Pang Shao and put him at a disadvantage. Pang Shao wouldn't sit idly by in this situation. "
Jiang Suzhou couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
He was so familiar with Nanjing's political situation. It was no wonder that he had won every battle in the past few years. His ability to know himself and his enemy was not something that ordinary generals possessed.
Jiang Suzhou nodded and said, "That's right. This prince also guessed that. It's just that Pang Shao is very careful. He hasn't revealed what he wants to do until now. "
Huo Wujiu looked at him and said, "Colluding with the enemy."
Jiang Suzhou was stunned. Huo Wujiu continued, "This is the most direct and easiest way to kill Qi Min."
Jiang Suzhou slowly put down his chopsticks.
Huo Wujiu's thoughts coincided with his, but he had so many historical documents to support his thoughts. How did Huo Wujiu come up with this?
He couldn't help but size up Huo Wujiu.
Huo Wujiu made him feel a little uncomfortable.
It was just that Wei Kai had reported to him the results of their surveillance over the past few days. Although they didn't really find out what Pang Shao wanted to do, he could roughly guess it.
He cleared his throat and continued, "Although Qi Min doesn't get along with Pang Shao, he has never contacted us. If he was found to have colluded with the enemy, he must have been framed. "
Jiang Suzhou said slowly, "If they want to frame someone, they must have evidence. Then, someone must have helped Pang Shao create evidence against Qi Min. The person who created the evidence must be someone that Qi Min trusts greatly … "
As he said this, his eyes gradually lit up.
"I'll send someone to investigate in the next two days to find out who has the motive! I'm sure the person who contacted Pang Shao in private has something to do with this too … "
Huo Wujiu looked at him. He twirled the chopsticks in his hand and tapped Jiang Suzhou's forehead lightly.
"Investigate his student. The student who came in third in the imperial examination ten years ago," he said.
Jiang Suzhou was surprised. "You know about this too?"
Of course he knew. Wei Kai found out about this yesterday and reported it to Huo Wujiu this morning.
Huo Wujiu paused, but swallowed the truth.
"Of course I know," he said calmly.
"You've been investigating for a few days, and you still don't know? If you have so much free time, why don't you do something more serious? It's better than being a concubine in broad daylight. "
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