Jiang Suzhou and Huo Wujiu chatted casually, and gradually fell asleep.
His seat was soft, but the walls of the carriage were abnormally hard. He leaned against the carriage, and as the carriage shook, he felt a little uncomfortable.
However, perhaps it was because he was sleeping too soundly that the discomfort gradually disappeared. He felt as if he was leaning against a hard but resilient object, warm and steady, supporting him, as if he was gradually sinking into an embrace.
He slept until Meng Qianshan woke him up.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, wake up. We're here." Meng Qianshan called out in front of him.
Jiang Suzhou opened his eyes in a daze, and saw that the carriage window was brightly lit. They had already entered a courtyard. The servants were already waiting outside the carriage, and Huo Wujiu was also sitting next to the carriage, pushed by Wei Kai.
It was the day when Li Changning decocted the medicine for him, and said that it was inconvenient for him to accompany them, but Jiang Suzhou and Huo Wujiu needed someone to decoct medicine every day, so he asked Jiang Suzhou to bring his disciple along.
Jiang Suzhou did not want to make a fuss, and was also afraid that something would go wrong, so he simply let Wei Kai take Sun Yuan's place, and left Sun Yuan in the residence.
He only felt that he was in a daze from sleep, and his vision was a blur. After a while, he gradually regained his consciousness.
"I slept too deeply, and did not realize that we've arrived." His voice was a little hoarse as he spoke.
Meng Qianshan helped him out of the carriage, and he saw that he had already arrived at the palace on the mountain. Although the altitude of this area of Balance Mountain was not high, there were many mountain peaks, and this was one of them. It was the old site of the Taoist temple that was razed two years ago.
The scenery here was really good. In the night, one could faintly see the green mountains, dense forests at the foot of the mountain, and the murmuring river. Pang Shao spent a lot of effort to build this palace on the mountain. Although the area of the palace was not large, it was exquisite and unique. From afar, it looked like a celestial abode in the mountains.
The main building in the courtyard was a room with five rooms, and there were two rows of side rooms on both sides. Meng Qianshan quickly settled the servants, and invited Jiang Suzhou and Huo Wujiu into the main building.
There were two beds in the east and west rooms, and this saved a lot of trouble.
Although Jiang Suzhou slept all the way, the bumpy ride, he was still sore and tired. When he entered the room, he let Meng Qianshan tidy up, and lay down on the bed. and
"This Prince feels that my body seems to have gotten a lot better," Jiang Suizhou said.
When Meng Qianshan heard this, he tucked him in and asked, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"
When he heard Meng Qianshan spoke, Huo, Huo Wujiu, said, and Huo Wujiu, Huo Wujiu, when I, I Wujijijiu.. Huo Qianshan.
Huo. Huo, Huo Huo, Wuu..
"What's wrong?" Jiang Suzhou looked confused.
Meng Qianshan shook his head.
"Nothing, nothing." Huo Wujiu smiled. "This servant is happy for Your Highness."
Jiang Suzhou looked confused. He looked at Huo Wujiu a few more times, but didn't ask any more questions.
As Meng Qianshan spoke, he lowered the bed curtains for Jiang Suzhou, and left with a smile.
He was happy for Huo Wujiu, but he couldn't tell him why he was happy.
After Meng Qianshan left Jiang Suzhou's bedroom, he chuckled.
He couldn't tell Huo Wujiu that the reason Huo Wujiu didn't feel tired today wasn't because Huo Wujiu's body was strong, right?
Huo Wujiu recalled what he saw during the day.
When he lifted the curtains, he wanted to reply to Huo Wujiu, but he saw that Huo Wujiu was asleep. He wasn't leaning against the carriage, but Mrs. Huo, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was leaning on her shoulder.
When he lifted the curtains, Mrs. Huo was looking down at Huo Wujiu. Meng Qianshan had never seen Mrs. Huo look like that before.
Based on Huo Wujiu's words, Mrs. Huo must have let Huo Wujiu lean against her all the way.
Meng Qianshan couldn't hold back his laughter.
He was happy for Huo Wujiu. He was happy that Huo Wujiu's feelings weren't one-sided, but mutual.
— —
The estate on the mountain wasn't big, and there weren't many rooms in the side rooms. Because there were many servants, they had to squeeze in. Even Meng Qianshan had to share a room with others.
He might have to follow the Emperor to the mountain the next day, so there were many things to do. Meng Qianshan sent someone to keep watch outside his room in Jiang Suzhou, and went back to his room to rest.
His room was quieter, and there were only two beds. When he entered the room, the other bed was already occupied.
Seeing him enter, the person stood up politely and bowed, "Eunuch Meng."
This person was the disciple of Doctor Li Changning, who had disguised himself as a servant and followed him here.
Meng Qianshan waved his hand and said, "Don't stand on ceremony, just rest."
He had specially arranged for this fellow to stay here. He had to stay by Mrs. Huo's side and brew medicine for his two masters. There were many people in the other rooms, so it wasn't as quiet as Meng Qianshan's room.
Seeing that this fellow looked dull and obedient, he listened to him and sat back down on the bed. Meng Qianshan sat on the bed, took off his boots, and started chatting with him.
"Your teacher has been by Huo Wujiu's side for a while now. Has Mrs. Huo's leg improved?"
Wei Kai, who had been playing dumb, immediately tensed up when he heard this.
He was testing her. He said in his heart.
He chose his words carefully and said carefully, "Eunuch Meng, I can only reduce Mrs. Huo's pain so that she won't be in so much pain on rainy days. However, my teacher also said that the meridians in Mrs. Huo's leg are completely broken, so I'm afraid … this is the best we can do. "
Hearing this, Meng Qianshan couldn't help but sigh.
"Reducing her pain is also good," he said.
Wei Kai looked at his expression and nodded repeatedly.
Meng Qianshan saw that this fellow was being honest, so he couldn't help but remind him, "You and your teacher just need to take good care of her. As long as Mrs. Huo's leg recovers even a little, the two of you will live a luxurious life for the rest of your lives. "
Hearing this, Wei Kai's pretense of being in a daze became more genuine.
Could it be that he had seen through his identity? Otherwise, why would he say something like this?
Meng Qianshan put his boots on the ground and glanced at him with a smile, "This Mrs. Huo is very important."
Wei Kai paused and asked hesitantly, "Why … is that?"
Meng Qianshan chuckled when he heard this.
He was truly a naive and naive boy. One was a prince, and the other was Mrs. Huo. Why else would the prince dote on Mrs. Huo?
He chuckled and looked away.
"You don't understand," he said slowly. "You'll know in a few years."
— —
Early the next morning, someone came to deliver an imperial edict, telling Jiang Suzhou to prepare. He was going to go hunting with the Emperor in a while.
Jiang Suzhou was tired from the long journey yesterday, so he didn't want to move at all. He originally wanted to send Meng Qianshan back and say that he was tired and sick. However, the servant who delivered the imperial edict insisted on waiting there and said that the Emperor had decreed that Prince Jing must go today.
Jiang Suzhou naturally knew that the empress didn't have good intentions.
There was no other way. Jiang Suzhou could only resign himself to fate and sit up on the bed, allowing Meng Qianshan to help him change into his riding attire.
At this moment, Huo Wujiu came over in his wheelchair.
"What is it?" Jiang Suzhou hurriedly raised his head and asked.
Huo Wujiu glanced outside.
Although the courtyard was filled with people from Jiang Suzhou's government, there were guards from the Imperial Palace everywhere. Every exit of the courtyard was guarded.
"Before you leave, have a conflict with me," Huo Wujiu said. "Make a big deal out of it. Say that you're worried about me and lock me in the main room."
He paused for a moment, then continued. "Leave Wei Kai alone in the room."
Jiang Suzhou was stunned, "Why is that?"
Huo Wujiu opened his mouth to explain, but when he looked up, he saw that someone was looking at them from a distance. He lowered his head and succinctly said, "It's for self-protection."
Jiang Suzhou thought for a moment and realized that it made sense. He left with his men, leaving Huo Wujiu alone here. If the empress sent someone over, what should he do?
Jiang Suzhou quickly and slightly nodded his head, indicating that he understood.
Thus, the personal attendant sent by the empress waited in the courtyard for less than an hour before he saw His Highness, Prince Jing, walk out of the room in his riding attire. The surrounding servants also seemed to have been reprimanded. They all lowered their heads and filed out of the room.
When the personal attendant saw this, he hurriedly walked over.
He saw Prince Jing coldly instructing the servants to lock the door.
"Give the key to this prince. If this prince doesn't come back, he's not allowed to open the door, even if he dies inside," he coldly said as he stood at the door.
"Oh, Your Highness, what are you …" The personal attendant hurriedly asked.
"What?" Jiang Suzhou turned his head and coldly said. "Do you want to meddle in this prince's family matters?"
The personal attendant hesitated for a moment, but his eyes were sharp. He looked through the crack in the door and saw Huo Wujiu sitting inside with a cold expression. Behind him was a servant pushing his wheelchair.
The personal attendant exclaimed in surprise.
"Your Highness, the other officials all brought their families today!" He said. "Why did you have to leave your wife in the room …"
"He can't even ride a horse. Did he leave this prince's people behind?" He said.
"This …"
The personal attendant was about to say something when he saw Meng Qianshan walk over with a bitter expression and pull him to the side.
"Eunuch, don't try to persuade him!" Meng Qianshan said. "Don't meddle in the affairs of the person inside!"
At this point, he lowered his voice and mysteriously said, "The person inside is a captive. It's not like you don't know … His Highness locked him up because he didn't want to take him with him, but he also didn't want him to wander outside. That's why he locked him up with the excuse that he was afraid he would run away."
The personal attendant understood and nodded. He thanked Meng Qianshan.
Jiang Suzhou had already told Meng Qianshan that if the personal attendant heard anything, he would definitely tell the emperor. Thus, after he said what he needed to say, he crossed his arms and stood a little further away. He watched as the heavy lock locked the door tightly. Even the windows were closed one by one.
Only then did Imperial Prince Jing lead his people and majestically leave the courtyard.
The courtyard gradually quieted down.
"General?" Wei Kai only hurried over when he heard that there was no more movement outside. He was also shocked by today's sudden turn of events. For a moment, he didn't come back to his senses.
He saw the general in the wheelchair stand up and nimbly take off his clothes.
"Change your clothes," he ordered Wei Kai.
Wei Kai was in a daze, but he didn't dare to disobey the general's order. He also took off his clothes.
"Listen carefully to what I'm about to say next," Huo Wujiu said.
Wei Kai hurriedly complied.
"What happened this morning was intentional on my part," he said. "I'm going out in a bit. Just sit in the wheelchair and wait for me to come back. Remember not to make any noise and keep the doors and windows locked. No one will come in. "
"Yes," Wei Kai said. "But General, what are you going to do?"
Huo Wujiu had already taken off his outer robe. He quickly put on the short jacket that Wei Kai had left on the table.
He tied his long hair behind his head and looked at Wei Kai.
"That day, didn't I tell you that I was going to take someone away?" he asked.
Wei Kai nodded.
After Huo Wujiu finished tying his hair, he lowered his hand and patted him on the shoulder.
"That person is Imperial Prince Jing," he said. "It's not safe in the wilderness. I'm going to protect him."
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