The banquet was finally coming to an end. For Young Jade, the night passed very slowly and very preposterously.
He stood at the door and sent away table after table of drunken guests, as well as a few young masters who had been brought back. The carriages left one by one, and in the end, only Lord Zhang and his group were left.
Youyu and Sun Yizhi stood at the door together to send Lord Zhang and his group off. Youyu saw Hou Junsu walking behind them, so he leaned over and quietly asked, "When we were eating in front, did Jun Su leave?"
Lord Zhang thought for a while before he remembered, "He left for a while. I found an acquaintance and brought him to the private room next to his to get to know people. What's wrong? "
"Nothing," Youyu replied.
Lord Zhang then went to the side and reluctantly left with Sun Yizhi.
When Hou Junsu walked to the door, Youyu also said to him, "Thank you for just now."
"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. Being able to help you out is also my reward for coming to Guiyu Pavilion for the first time." Hou Junsu's face was full of respect as he bowed his head in response to Youyu.
They got into the carriages one by one, and Yizhi and Youyu watched as their carriages disappeared into the dim lights of the evening wind. In a daze. Youyu seemed to see Hou Junsu lift the curtain and turn around to look at him.
"Since you can't bear to part with him, why don't you go back with him?" Youyu asked Sun Yizhi in annoyance.
"You can't bear to part with him either ~" Sun Yizhi's cheeks were not as red as before after the wind blew. After saying this, he leisurely shook his head and went back.
Tsk! This guy, what does he mean? Youyu cursed in his heart. Don't think about it, don't think about it, quickly go back to sleep. This wine really can't be touched, I won't drink it again in the future.
After saying that, Youyu hurriedly called for Lao Song and drove the carriage back to the mansion.
The next day, Youyu realized that he had caught a cold.
She had asked for leave a few days ago due to illness, but this time, she was serious. It seemed that he really couldn't casually use such a bad excuse to slack off. Youyu, who was lying on the bed, couldn't stop complaining.
Lao Song welcomed him: "Master, this is the medicine I just brewed. Drink it and go to sleep. Rest more. I've already sent someone to inform the palace."
Youyu said, "Sigh, we won't be able to attend morning court again. People will gossip about us again."
"Master," Lao Song comforted him, "it's nothing. You don't have to worry too much about gossip."
Youyu's head was swollen. After drinking the medicine, he fell into a deep sleep and lost his appetite.
When he woke up, it was already dusky outside the window.
He sat up from the bed and found that there was someone sitting in the room. Youyu rubbed his eyes. After adapting to the environment in the room, he shouted out.
"Emperor! Why are you here? "
The Emperor changed into casual clothes and sat in the room that was shrouded in a hazy gray shadow.
"I heard that you weren't feeling well today, so I came to see you after court." The Emperor calmly said.
"Where are Lao Song and the others? This subordinate didn't take good care of them …" Youyu didn't finish speaking.
"I told them to leave so that they wouldn't disturb your rest." The Emperor said again.
"This official is indebted to …" Youyu didn't finish speaking.
"You don't need to do this." The Emperor looked at Youyu and told him.
The room fell into a long silence. Until Youyu's stomach grumbled.
"Yu'er," The Emperor looked at Youyu, "you must be hungry. I prepared some light porridge here."
"Thank you, Emperor," Youyu was a little embarrassed. He reached out to take the porridge from the Emperor and began to eat. After eating, he found that he was really hungry.
The Emperor was still sitting in the chair and watching Youyu. He ate a bowl of porridge in big mouthfuls. Then he filled another bowl for Youyu. Just like this, Youyu ate five bowls in a row.
"Since you have an appetite, your body will naturally recover quickly." The Emperor told him.
"Yes, yes, Emperor's words are very true." Youyu responded to the Emperor with a smile.
"Yu'er," The Emperor said again, "you have to pay attention to your body."
"This official … this official will pay more attention, take more precautions, and exercise diligently." Youyu replied.
The Emperor's eyebrows relaxed: "Seeing your condition, zhen is relieved." Then he got up, "it's getting late. Yu'er, you should rest well. Zhen won't disturb you."
"Yes," Youyu firmly replied.
"Recover soon." The Emperor paused for a moment, "Yu'er, zhen misses you a little recently."
Hearing this, Youyu was at a loss for words.
"This official … this official is indebted to His Majesty." Youyu began to tremble again.
The Emperor smiled and said: "Yu'er, you should rest well." After saying this, he walked out of the room.
Youyu was left trembling with fear. In order to suppress his fear, he ate another bowl of porridge before slowly falling asleep.
After three days of bland porridge, Youyu was really bored. He called Lao Song over.
"Lao Song, bring me some spicy food."
Lao Song lowered his head: "Master, I can't do this. The Emperor personally ordered this."
Alright, Youyu felt that he shouldn't make things difficult for Lao Song. He sneaked out in the middle of the night and went to Elegant Pavilion to choose a good private room. He ordered a table full of delicious dishes and began to eat. But after eating halfway, he felt that he was full. In order not to waste food, he called those hooligans who had nothing to do all day long to come in and eat with him.
Those hooligans were often taken care of by Youyu, so they would tell him all the gossip they heard.
"Daren, did you know? I heard that the shop across from you that has been abandoned for a long time was bought by a rich businessman!" A young man told him while eating a chicken leg.
"Really? Didn't that shop owe a lot of money and no one was willing to take over that mess?" Youyu drank tea to dispel the grease.
"Isn't that right? At that time, the owner saw that your shop was doing well and wanted to follow suit. But in the end, the owner was stingy." Another young man continued. "Compared to you, Boss Young, it's like heaven and earth."
"In just a few months, he owed a lot of money. He couldn't get the money back. He regretted it and came to us to help him collect the money. Bah, I can't stand this kind of coward." The young man spat out the chicken leg bone.
"Hahaha." Youyu was amused by their vivid actions and expressions. Then he asked, "Who is the person who took over the shop?"
"Who knows?" A young man said, "No one knows who that person is. No one knows that he has the guts and money to take over the shop." He said to the surrounding brothers, "That person is tough enough! Isn't he? "The surrounding brothers all agreed and raised their cups. Youyu had to use tea as a substitute for wine.
"Boss Young, don't worry. When that person opens the shop across from you, he won't dare to make trouble. We brothers will go and make trouble for him all day long. "In order to show their loyalty, everyone said one after another.
"It's okay, it's okay. Let's compete fairly based on our abilities." Youyu said and raised his cup full of tea. "Cheers!" He said.
Following his words, the other hooligans all raised their cups and shouted, "Cheers! Whoever doesn't finish is a coward! "
Youyu woke up that day and felt that there was nothing wrong with him. He strolled around the courtyard and felt refreshed. He ordered Lao Song to prepare clothes for him and go to the morning court.
He put on the luxurious official robe again after a few days and put on the official hat. He felt that he looked exactly like a loyal official. He also decided in his heart that he must be early for the morning court in the future. He must not be distracted and listen to every word of the other officials. He could even come up with some good ideas!
After thinking about this, he suddenly felt that he was ridiculous. What was he thinking? He was dreaming in the middle of the day.
As soon as he entered the palace, he found that the weather was good. It had been a long time.
The officials who came and went greeted him with an ambiguous expression.
"Sir Young, is your body all better now?"
"Alright, alright, it's all healed!" Young Jade smiled, the soles of her feet stirring up the wind, her steps light and quick.
When he met Lord Zhang, Youyu asked, "Did you enjoy yourself enough last time?"
"Not bad, not bad. Youyu, everything in your Guiyu Pavilion is to my liking," Lord Zhang replied.
"By the way, the new top scorer Hou Junsu, who you saw last time, has been appointed by the Emperor," Lord Zhang continued.
"Is that so? Then I have to congratulate him. I hope that he can achieve something in the court in the future," Youyu said.
"Today is his first day at the morning court. I'm afraid that he has already left early. The Emperor thinks very highly of this top scorer," Lord Zhang told him.
In the main hall, the officials stood in an orderly manner with solemn expressions. The Emperor sat high above with a solemn expression. Two officials were arguing about the tax reform. The Emperor did not say a word for the time being.
Youyu looked at Hou Junsu, who was standing on the right. He was wearing the official robe and standing upright, listening to the argument between the two officials with a serious expression.
When the argument reached a stalemate, Hou Junsu took a step outside.
"This official has a compromise." Although he lowered his head, his voice was firm and powerful.
"Let's hear it." The Emperor was still expressionless.
This was one of the few times that Youyu listened to the advice of other officials. When he first became an official, Youyu also carefully analyzed the opinions of other officials and put forward his own opinions. However, his opinions were insignificant in the court and were even considered to be disruptive. He was now very clear about how his reputation was in the eyes of other officials. Thus, he did not plan to add to his troubles and just quietly be a high ranking official who did nothing.
Hou Junsu's words did not offend anyone. She took a compromise and gave the two contending lords a way out of the situation.
At this time, everyone in the court looked at the newly appointed young man. Some of them even asked the people around them what the new official's name was.
The Emperor also showed a satisfied expression, "Then what do you all think?" He swept his gaze over them and said, "Then let's end the court."
After leaving the palace, Hou Junsu came forward.
"Young Official, a few days ago, I heard from Lord Zhang that you were not in good health. It seems that you are better now."
"Thank you for your concern. It's not a big problem now." Youyu said, but in his heart, he thought, damn, how did everyone know that I was sick? It seems that I will be labeled as weak again.
"En, that's good. The scene at the Guiyu Pavilion that night left a deep impression on me. If I am lucky, I hope that I can go there again." Hou Junsu said with a smile.
After hearing his words, Youyu raised his head and just happened to meet his gaze. He walked forward and asked him in a confused tone.
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