Announce in broad daylight … announce what?
Jiang Suzhou was dumbfounded by Huo Wujiu's words. He stared blankly for a long time before he finally realized what Huo Wujiu was talking about.
He immediately laughed and blurted out, "It's different from what you think."
Huo Wujiu was stunned when he heard this. He asked, "What?"
Jiang Suzhou paused the tea that was about to be delivered to his lips. Then, he raised his eyes to look at Huo Wujiu.
Even Meng Qianshan didn't know about his relationship with those two concubines. In the entire estate, only the three of them knew about it.
Jiang Suzhou's rationality told him that the fewer people who knew about his relationship with those two, the better. Moreover, even though he had already revealed everything to Huo Wujiu, there was no need to tell him these things. Telling him would only cause trouble.
However …
Jiang Suzhou felt as if his rationality had crashed when those limpid black eyes looked at him.
"The two of them are nothing more than this prince's aides in this estate," he said.
Jiang Suzhou only realized what he had just told Huo Wujiu after he said this. He immediately regretted it a little. He felt that his brain had heated up just now.
However, he couldn't take back what he had said. He could only comfort himself by saying, "Forget it."
In any case, Huo Wujiu and he were now grasshoppers on the same rope. Huo Wujiu already knew about his relationship with his successor. There was no harm in letting him know one or two more things.
With that thought, he continued, "This prince pretended to be a homosexual in order to deceive others and make His Majesty lower his guard against this prince. These two people were also raised in this estate as concubines. Yesterday, this prince summoned Gu Changyun to discuss the Pang Shao matter with him. "
After saying this, Jiang Suzhou couldn't help but curve the corners of his lips. He sat upright and waited for Huo Wujiu's reaction.
Surely Huo Wujiu would be moved by his sincerity? After all, this was a huge secret to him. He even told Huo Wujiu such a thing, so his sincerity in cooperating with him must be obvious.
However, after waiting for a long time, Huo Wujiu did not say anything.
Jiang Suizhou couldn't help but look up at him.
Huo Wujiu picked up his chopsticks and lowered his head to continue eating.
"You …" Jiang Suzhou was puzzled.
Huo Wujiu raised his eyes to glance at him, then lowered his eyes and let out a faint sound of acknowledgment.
"Got it," he said.
"However, this has nothing to do with me."
As expected of his Huo Wujiu.
Jiang Suizhou gritted his teeth angrily, picked up his chopsticks, and continued to eat.
However, he did not notice that the person in front of him had his head lowered. He was clearly not eating seriously, but was trying hard to hide the smile on his face.
— —
With a clear target, it was much easier for Jiang Suizhou to carry out his mission.
Qi Min's student was named Zhao Dunting. He was currently working in the Ministry of Personnel. Although he was not a high-ranking official, his job was very lucrative. His residence was not as heavily guarded as Pang Shao's. Xu Du's subordinates could easily sneak into his residence and clearly investigate his daily movements.
Sure enough, the time when he went out to do his business coincided with the time when Pang Shao met the unidentified courtier.
It really was him.
Jiang Suizhou felt that this person was too good at hiding. In his previous life, he did not reveal his identity even after everyone involved died. No one found out that he was Pang Shao's henchman.
It was clear that although this person was not a high-ranking official, his methods were quite impressive.
Jiang Suizhou asked Xu Du to keep a close eye on his movements. Not only did he have to find out when he met with Pang Shao, but he also had to find out if he met with anyone else.
However, he had a lot of dealings with Qi Min.
There were very few records of this person in the history books. Most of them revolved around Qi Min.
He was Qi Min's student. However, Qi Min was an extremely upright person. Even if they were his relatives or friends, he would not take care of them in the imperial court. Therefore, although he had students all over the country, he was not as powerful as Pang Shao, and he did not have many friends.
However, Zhao Dunting was especially close to him.
Even though he had been in the imperial court for ten years, Qi Min did not take care of him. He did not have anyone to rely on and his rank was very low. However, he treated Qi Min like his own father. After Qi Min colluded with the enemy, he even wrote a petition to the emperor to leave Qi Min's corpse intact.
Because of this, although he did not have a high official position, he was quite wise in the imperial court.
Jiangnan had been raining since the beginning of spring. Qi Min seemed to have a habit of suffering from joint pain when it rained. Therefore, Zhao Dunting sent Qi Min medicinal herbs early in the morning.
The men of sacrifice under Jiang Suizhou checked the medicinal herbs. They were indeed ordinary medicinal herbs and did not contain anything else.
After the medicinal herbs were sent, Zhao Dunting still visited Qi Min every few days. However, Qi Min's entire family was used to this, especially Qi Min's wife. She was especially close to Zhao Dunting.
Jiang Suizhou waited quietly.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Xu Du to send him a few copies of a letter.
These were the letters that Zhao Dunting had taken from Pang Shao and placed in the study. The men of sacrifice under Jiang Suizhou made a copy and sent it back.
From the contents of these letters, it was obvious that they were sent from Beiliang and were addressed to secret agents. In the letters, there were detailed inquiries about various news in the imperial court of Nanjing. The last letter was a half-written letter. From the handwriting on the letter, it was obvious that it was from Qi Min.
These were the forged letters from Beiliang and Qi Min's reply.
Those secret letters were forged very well, and even the signatures were stamped. Jiang Suizhou read the letters over and over again. Then, he slowly put them away with a solemn expression.
Xu Du observed his expression and asked, "Your Highness, do you need me to send someone to steal the original copies?"
Jiang Suizhou pondered for a moment and shook his head.
"If the letters are lost, they won't succeed this time. However, what about the next time?"
As he spoke, he looked at Xu Du.
"Now, we know that Zhao Dunting is the one behind this. However, if Zhao Dunting's letters are lost, Pang Shao will definitely know. Not to mention that Pang Shao may find us, what if he doesn't use Zhao Dunting anymore and changes to someone else and does it again? What should we do then? "
Xu Du nodded slowly.
"Your Highness is right. It's easy for us to investigate Zhao Dunting. However, if Pang Shao is alerted, we can only guard against him this time. It will be difficult for us to guard against him the next time. In that case, Lord Qi will still be in danger. "
Jiang Suizhou grunted in agreement. He held the letter and pondered.
"However, if we don't stop him, Zhao Dunting will place this evidence in Lord Qi's residence in less than two days." Xu Du said. "When that happens, when the imperial court investigates, Lord Qi will not be able to defend himself."
Jiang Suizhou nodded.
"So … this prince is thinking of how to get the best of both worlds." He said.
Xu Du pondered over his words. Suddenly, he froze.
"Your Highness is saying …" He spoke hesitantly.
Jiang Suizhou nodded.
"We can only take a risk." He said.
— —
On this day, he and Xu Du discussed the matter for the entire morning. After the discussion, they hid the evidence and the letter properly and sent Xu Du out.
As soon as he walked out, Xu Du made a strange sound of surprise.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Suizhou asked.
Xu Du looked around.
"Why don't I see Changyun?" He asked.
Jiang Suizhou was puzzled. "Gu Changyun is here?"
Xu Du nodded. At this moment, they were outside the door. There were maids and servants everywhere. When he spoke again, the way he addressed them had changed.
"Your Highness, Changyun came with this concubine this morning. This concubine said that she wanted to see Your Highness alone, so he threw a tantrum and said that he wanted to wait outside."
When Jiang Suizhou heard this, he was speechless at Gu Changyun's acting.
However, it was probably because he was too confident in the script. Everyone in the residence knew that he was a spoiled brat who could cause trouble. No one doubted their identities as concubines.
Thus, no one doubted Jiang Suizhou's identity as a homosexual.
Jiang Suizhou looked around and did not see anyone. He said, "Maybe he went back first. Don't worry about him. Just go."
But at this moment, Meng Qianshan hurried over.
"Your Highness!" He said anxiously. "Do you want to go to Madam Huo's room to take a look?"
Jiang Suizhou frowned.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
Meng Qianshan's face was full of anxiety.
"This … just now, Madam Gu insisted on going to Madam Huo's room to take a look. This servant couldn't stop her, so …"
He stammered.
"So, Madam Gu has been sitting in Madam Huo's room for a long time."
— —
Wei Kai's face was ashen. He stood next to the medicine stove like a flagpole and stared at the small stove above the fire. He wanted to stare a hole into the small clay stove.
Behind him, a beautiful young man dressed in red was sitting on a couch with a cup of tea by his hand.
It was Gu Changyun.
The sun was really too good today. It had been scorching since early in the morning. He was waiting for Xu Du in the courtyard. After waiting for a long time and not seeing him come out, he knew that he must have something to discuss with his master.
Then he would have to wait forever. Gu Changyun didn't want to be scorched in the courtyard, but he also didn't want the chair that Meng Qianshan brought out to be comfortable. He thought that it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go back now, so he simply hid in Huo Wujiu's room.
The room was very lively. Other than the servants who didn't make a sound, there were a total of four people including him.
However, Huo Wujiu had always ignored him. At this moment, he was lying on the bed and didn't say a word. The other two were doctors who entered the residence. At that time, in order to make it easier for him to investigate the skills of the doctors who came from all over the country and scare them away, he deliberately put on a crafty appearance. Therefore, when these two entered the residence, they suffered a lot from him.
Therefore, when he came in just now, these two bowed to him submissively and went about their own business as if he didn't exist.
However, Gu Changyun didn't have much interest in them. He was a doctor, after all, and his job was to treat illnesses with medicine. He had no interest in Huo Wujiu's leg, and he couldn't be bothered to know how they were treating Huo Wujiu and what the outcome would be.
Gu Changyun only felt very bored.
He held the teacup and looked around. In the end, his gaze fell on Huo Wujiu.
He remembered the last time when Huo Wujiu looked at him, the murderous intent hidden under his calm black eyes.
Gu Changyun had never been afraid of death. Instead, he was very interested in the deeper meaning behind it.
If Huo Wujiu was annoyed by him, he shouldn't have such intense emotions. However, if it was jealousy, wasn't this person's jealousy a little too fierce?
Last time, when Jiang Suizhou was present, Gu Changyun didn't have time to look at it in detail. He only felt that it was a pity. However, leaving it until now gave him a good opportunity to kill time.
With that thought, Gu Changyun put down his teacup and smiled coquettishly.
"This room is quite bright. It's even more spacious than my main room." As he spoke, he looked at Huo Wujiu and smiled.
"Madam Huo has only been in the prince's residence for a few days, but you're already so favored by the prince. Big Brother is really jealous."
Huo Wujiu looked up indifferently and glanced at him. His eyes were as calm as a pool of stagnant water.
On the other hand, Wei Kai, who was sitting in the corner, was so angry that his eyes turned red and his hands began to tremble.
This was too much! How could their general be treated like a woman in the harem? This was a great humiliation!
However, at this moment, he heard their general's calm voice.
"It's just the new replacing the old."
His voice was calm and steady. It didn't sound like he was joking at all.
Wei Kai's eyes widened.
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