The next day, not long after Jiang Suzhou woke up, he saw Huo Wujiu arrive.
He was full of energy and looked like he had slept well the night before. However, even though it was summer, he came in with a burst of damp and cold air. It was as if he had taken a stroll in the imperial garden before sunrise.
Jiang Suzhou couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
"What's wrong?" Huo Wujiu asked when he saw him staring at him.
Jiang Suizhou met his gaze, only to see that there seemed to be a faint layer of bruise under his burning eyes.
Jiang Suzhou's eyebrows twitched. The nervousness he had felt when he was about to return to his hometown disappeared in an instant.
He couldn't help but reveal a smile.
"Did you not sleep well last night?" he asked.
Huo Wujiu subconsciously denied it, "I slept well."
Jiang Suzhou didn't say anything, but his gaze paused on the bruise under his eyes.
Huo Wujiu seemed to have sensed something. He cleared his throat and sat down on the bed with a serious expression on his face, "I had some urgent matters to attend to last night, so I didn't sleep for long."
Jiang Suzhou smiled faintly and didn't continue to argue with him about this.
At this time, people were going in and out of his palace. They were all servants who had come in to arrange breakfast and tidy up the palace. Huo Wujiu didn't dare to use the original palace servants, so these people were all brought in from Prince Jing's Estate. Fortunately, there weren't many people in the palace and there weren't many masters that needed to be served. Thus, they had enough manpower.
With so many people around, the two of them didn't say anything for a while.
Jiang Suzhou looked up and saw Huo Wujiu sitting on a chair next to the bed. He was looking at him quietly.
His sitting posture wasn't very proper. His legs were crossed and his body was leaning back. It was an extremely casual and relaxed appearance.
However, his gaze seemed like it could burn someone.
Jiang Suzhou subconsciously looked away and lowered his gaze to look at the golden thread on the bedding.
Huo Wujiu's deep laughter could be heard.
Naturally, he didn't know that the early morning sun shone on his face and illuminated his eyelashes. In Huo Wujiu's eyes, they seemed to glow. He felt that waiting outside the door for an entire night in exchange for this early morning glimpse was the most worthwhile thing he had ever done in his life.
Jiang Suizhou cleared his throat, and his ears were a little hot. He lowered his eyes and changed the topic. "I still don't know how Lin 'an is now."
Huo Wujiu responded and said, "Everything inside and outside the city has been settled. You don't have to worry about anything. Just focus on recuperating."
Jiang Suizhou was about to ask again when he saw Wei Kai come in with a bowl of black medicinal concoction in his hand.
It was time for him to drink his medicine.
For a moment, the fragrance of the dishes in the palace was overshadowed by the smell of medicine. Jiang Suzhou's eyebrows twitched, and he sat up straight in resignation.
But before he could move, Huo Wujiu got up first. He held his shoulder with one hand and pulled over a pillow with the other. He helped him to sit on the bed.
"Be a snack," Huo Wujiu said in a low voice. "Don't pull on your wound."
The clear and moist smell of Chinese soap mixed with the unique smell of iron armor firmly enveloped Jiang Suzhou in place.
He lowered his eyes uncomfortably and let Huo Wujiu fiddle with him.
Wei Kai stood at the side and was about to hand over the tray in his hand when Huo Wujiu took the bowl away.
Then, Huo Wujiu sat on the edge of the bed and somewhat clumsily scooped up a spoonful of medicine and blew on it to cool it.
He couldn't control his breath well, and most of the spoonful of medicine was blown back into the bowl by him. Only a pitiful amount was left and covered the bottom of the spoon.
Jiang Suzhou saw this and couldn't help but smile. He let out an extremely light laugh.
He saw Huo Wujiu glance at him, and persevered as he scooped up another spoonful of medicine.
Jiang Suzhou hurriedly said, "Forget it, I'll do it myself."
As he spoke, he reached out to take the bowl.
Huo Wujiu dodged to the side. "You're still injured."
Jiang Suzhou said warmly, "It's not like I can't move. How long will it take to drink like this? Give it to me. "
In the half year since he came here, he had drunk an uncountable amount of all kinds of medicine. He was already used to it. No matter what medicine it was, it was extremely bitter. Rather than being tortured spoonful by spoonful, it was better to drink it all in one gulp.
Huo Wujiu was obviously not at ease. After a while, he reluctantly handed the bowl to Jiang Suzhou.
Jiang Suizhou placed the jade spoon in the bowl to the side and blew on it. Then, he slowly drank the warm medicinal juice bit by bit.
His movements were careful but smooth. However, he couldn't help but frown bitterly. He was so focused on the bowl of medicine in his hand that he didn't notice Huo Wujiu's frown.
Finally, the bowl of medicine was empty. Jiang Suzhou put down the bowl and sighed in relief.
However, before he could finish sighing, Huo Wujiu suddenly stuffed something into his mouth. For a moment, a sweet, juicy taste spread in his mouth. It was as if it wanted to drive away all the remaining bitterness in his mouth.
It was a peeled grape.
Jiang Suzhou looked up and saw that Huo Wujiu had pulled a small table to the side of the bed. The tribute fruits on the table were the grapes that the Western Regions had sent as tribute a few days ago.
Huo Wujiu stuffed one grape into his mouth and then peeled the second one.
His hands were clearly not as skilled as when he was peeling the grape. It was as if he had a grudge against the grape. When he peeled off the skin, he was already about to crush the grape.
Before Jiang Suzhou could speak, another grape fell into his mouth.
Jiang Suzhou hurriedly swallowed the grape and hurriedly stopped him, "No need. It's not that bitter."
How could it be that precious? In the past, when he drank his own medicine, he just washed it with tea. He was an adult and wasn't afraid of bitterness.
However, he heard Wei Kai chuckle.
"Your Highness, you don't know. Our general is the one who is most afraid of bitterness."
Jiang Suzhou looked up and saw that Huo Wujiu was also looking up from the plate of grapes. His hands were dipped in grape juice, and his eyes were fierce as he stared at Wei Kai in warning.
Wei Kai laughed mischievously and quickly continued, "Ever since he was young, the general has never been sick. Even if he did get sick once in a while, no one would be able to force medicine into his mouth. The old duke was so angry that he beat him up, but it was useless. Even when he had a fever, he would still run around the room trying to escape. Maybe he's afraid of bitterness and thinks that you're afraid of bitterness as well? "
"Is your skin too tight? Or is your head too heavy on your shoulders?" Huo Wujiu interrupted him with gritted teeth. "Get lost!"
Wei Kai laughed and ran away.
Huo Wujiu turned around with a gloomy expression and saw that Jiang Suzhou was also looking at him with a smile.
"He's talking nonsense," Huo Wujiu blurted out.
However, it was obvious that Jiang Suzhou didn't believe him at first glance.
"I actually didn't see it," Jiang Suzhou said with a smile. "When you first came to the prince's estate, I also saw you drink medicine."
Huo Wujiu hated Wei Kai for being such a blabbermouth.
Who would like to drink medicine? How could such a bitter thing be delicious? He would feel nauseous if he took a sip, but he was already an adult. He couldn't act like he did when he was young, right?
He didn't like to drink medicine, but he didn't like to lose face even more.
However, when he saw Jiang Suzhou's smiling face, he couldn't get angry at all. On the contrary, all the anger in his heart melted into spring water.
… … This person in front of him was just too attractive.
He was clearly showing his ferocious side, but Jiang Suzhou wasn't afraid at all. He only looked at him and smiled. Huo Wujiu ground his teeth. After a while, he leaned over and fiercely wiped the grape juice on his thumb onto Jiang Suzhou's lips.
"Is it that fun? You're still smiling!"
He was clearly gritting his teeth, but there was also a smile on his face that couldn't be dissolved.
— —
Jiang Suzhou only had an illusion. It was as if a large dog had suddenly appeared beside him.
Although it didn't make a sound, it always quietly circled around him. From time to time, it would secretly lick him. It was so happy that it wanted to run around.
He didn't know where this illusion came from. After all, before this, he had spent time with Huo Wujiu day and night. They ate and lived together, so there was nothing strange about it.
Huo Wujiu stayed by his bedside that day. He first accompanied him to drink his medicine, then had breakfast with him. Because Huo Wujiu was watching him so closely, Jiang Suzhou was forced to eat half a bowl of porridge. For a moment, his stomach was full and hot. It was so hot that he wanted to doze off.
At this moment, Wei Kai turned back.
"General," he said. "General Lou has returned from Yangzhou."
Huo Wujiu's eyebrows furrowed.
Two days ago, the situation in the capital was urgent. Yesterday, when he divided the military forces, he lacked a general. Yangzhou was very close to Lin 'an, and the garrison in Yangzhou was an old friend of Lou Yue. Yesterday, he had asked Lou Yue to lead troops to deal with Yangzhou and the surrounding counties.
Now that he had returned, it was likely that the matter had been settled. Since that was the case, it was time to settle some of the private accounts between the two of them.
Huo Wujiu responded. Then he stood up and bowed to Jiang Suzhou. "I have some matters to take care of. I'll be back tonight."
Jiang Suzhou saw the slight change in his expression.
Although he still looked the same, the aura around him was a bit colder. It was as if he was going to find someone to settle accounts at an opportune time.
He hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"
Huo Wujiu only answered vaguely, "Nothing."
Jiang Suzhou had some vague guesses.
Before Huo Wujiu left a few days ago, he had told him that Lou Yue would protect him in the city. However, Lou Yue's hands couldn't reach into the palace. It was also unexpected that the future emperor would suddenly get the news before them and detain him in the palace.
Jiang Suzhou was a bit worried that the matter Huo Wujiu said he had to take care of was this matter.
"Tell me the truth," Jiang Suzhou said. "Are you going to find Lou Yue to take care of something?"
Huo Wujiu didn't say anything, as if he tacitly agreed with Jiang Suzhou's guess.
Jiang Suzhou sighed and explained in a warm voice, "If it was because I was detained by Jiang Sunheng that day, then there would be no need. General Lou is also very concerned about me, but the palace is heavily guarded, and his men are outside the city. It's reasonable that he can't do anything when the matter is urgent. Moreover, he used Pang Shao as a threat. If not for that, Jiang Sunheng might not have been able to keep me for a few days. "
Huo Wujiu lowered his eyes, and his voice also lowered.
"Don't talk nonsense," he said.
"So, are you going to find Lou Yue to settle the score?" Jiang Suzhou asked.
Huo Wujiu's fierce aura suddenly weakened, and he looked like a big wolf with its tail down.
"… But he wasn't careful," Huo Wujiu said stubbornly.
Jiang Suzhou said, "Even if he was careful at that time, what could he do? Would he be detained in the palace with me? "
Huo Wujiu didn't say anything.
He was very tall, and when he stood there, he had to lower his head to talk to Jiang Suzhou. He was a little dejected now, and he looked a little pitiful with his head lowered. It made people want to pat his head and smooth his hair.
"No matter what, he's still your elder," Jiang Suzhou said. "Just talk to him nicely, don't scold or punish him. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been able to achieve what we have today, right? "
Huo Wujiu was silent for a moment, and then he spoke in a small voice.
"As if I'm that scary," he said. "I'm not going to kill him, so why are you wasting your breath to plead for mercy?"
Jiang Suzhou burst out laughing.
In all fairness, who wouldn't be afraid of Huo Wujiu when he was outside? Looking at his posture just now, he was really afraid that Huo Wujiu would act impulsively and take Lou Yue's life.
When he laughed like this, Huo Wujiu felt even more indignant.
He turned to look at Wei Kai, and Wei Kai quickly ran away. Then, he turned back, leaned over, and put one hand on the pillow inside Jiang Suzhou's bed.
In an instant, his shadow pressed down on Jiang Suzhou, enveloping him under his body.
Jiang Suzhou suddenly felt a sense of oppression, and for a moment, he found it difficult to breathe.
"… What are you doing?" His smile froze, and he was so nervous that he stuttered.
Huo Wujiu leaned over, his arms on both sides of his body. When he lowered his head, his forehead was so close that it was almost touching Jiang Suzhou's forehead.
"I'll listen to you."
Jiang Suzhou's aggrieved expression disappeared, and the oppression immediately increased by several degrees.
Amidst this oppressive feeling, there was an indescribable ambiguity.
He spoke in a low voice.
"Then you have to give me a reward in exchange, right?"
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