Hot steam rose and the entire cup of soup splashed onto Huo Wujiu's legs. The soup dripped down along the fabric of his robes.
The surrounding maidservants cried out in alarm. Sun Yuan, who was behind him, also jumped up in shock. He hurriedly grabbed a piece of cloth and helped him wipe it.
Only Huo Wujiu, who was sitting there, did not move.
Even though the scalding soup was splashed on his body, it still hurt.
However, the pain on his skin was nothing to him. He only lowered his eyes and looked at his legs.
He watched as she deliberately poured the soup on him. In the eyes of a martial arts practitioner, this action was the most clumsy slow-motion movement. However, he could not avoid it.
Because he could not move his legs.
This kind of humiliation was much more difficult to bear than physical pain.
After a moment, Huo Wujiu raised his eyes and glanced at Taozhi indifferently.
If she was not a woman, he would definitely return the favor a hundredfold and pour the scalding soup down her throat.
However, he would never raise his hand against a woman.
However, this cold and ruthless gaze made Taozhi tremble in fear and involuntarily take a step back.
Then, she came back to her senses.
What was she doing? This cripple was actually glaring at her. She was actually afraid?
What was there to be afraid of? In any case, the prince was not in the estate today! She was the only one who had the final say in the courtyard. She did not believe that the other servants would dare to gossip to the prince. She also did not believe that this cripple would have the face to complain to the prince!
Taozhi immediately glared and sneered, "It's this servant's fault for not paying attention and accidentally tripped. It's just that the master did not know to move away. Otherwise, it would not have scalded you. "
Then, she raised her eyes and looked at Sun Yuan, who was behind her.
"How can a servant like you be so stupid? I asked you to serve here to push the master's wheelchair. What are you doing standing there? If you're so stupid, you might as well go out and sweep the courtyard tomorrow! "
Normally, his highness did not spend much time in An Yin Hall, and Meng Qianshan followed him wherever he went. Thus, she was used to acting like a tyrant in this courtyard.
The surrounding servants naturally scolded her whenever they wanted to. After scolding her, there were even a few bolder ones who came to console her and smooth things over for her.
But now that she had finished cursing, the room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
She took a few deep breaths and frowned as she looked around.
All the maids in the room lowered their heads like a flock of quails.
Taozhi looked at them and frowned unhappily.
What's wrong? Did the addition of a concubine in the house scare them to this extent? He was just a cripple who couldn't even walk. What was there to be afraid of?
She snorted coldly and turned to leave.
However, when he turned around, he saw two people standing in front of the door.
Taozhi's legs went soft, and she fell to her knees with a thud.
"Your … Your Highness!"
— —
Jiang Suzhou stayed in the study until dusk.
Two officials from the Ministry of Works invited him for a drink that night. Jiang Suzhou was a newcomer and didn't even know how much he could drink. After thinking about it, he still didn't dare to hastily attend the banquet.
Thus, he delayed for a while and simply asked Meng Qianshan to personally take the invitation and reply. He said that he didn't sleep well last night and had caught a cold. Today, he was recuperating in his residence.
Fortunately, he was famous for being sickly. Thus, this excuse was easily found and the two officials didn't press him.
After dealing with this matter, Jiang Suzhou left the study.
Although there was a ferocious and sick tiger in her room, she couldn't skip dinner just because of this.
However, he didn't expect that just as he walked to the door of his main room, he would hear Taozhi criticizing Huo Wujiu in a sarcastic manner.
That maidservant was standing in front of the table, completely blocking Huo Wujiu in his wheelchair. At this time, she had her hands on her hips and her sharp voice could be heard from far away.
When Meng Qianshan saw this scene, his expression changed. He was about to speak, but Jiang Suzhou raised his hand and stopped him.
Although he couldn't see this maidservant's face, he could tell from her clothes that she was the one who bumped into Huo Wujiu this afternoon when she was moving boxes. Jiang Suzhou originally thought that after he reprimanded her, she wouldn't dare to do it again. However, he didn't expect this maidservant to be so arrogant.
Jiang Suzhou couldn't tell for a moment whether she thought that her life was too long or that Jiang Suzhou's life was too long.
He could only silently watch her arrogant outburst and then watch her turn around to look at him in shock. She was so scared that her legs went soft and she fell to her knees.
Jiang Suzhou was speechless when he saw her trembling.
What was the use of being scared now? Why didn't she know how to be scared when she was facing Huo Wujiu earlier?
He had always hated this kind of bad character that some people had.
As a person who lived a thousand years later, he believed that he still had respect for life and personality. However, there were some people who had their personality respected, but they still wanted to trample on others. They were already enslaved by others, but they turned around and acted superior to others to enslave others.
Meng Qianshan saw that Jiang Suzhou's face was cold and he didn't say anything. He quickly stepped forward and coldly said, "Miss Taozhi, how arrogant! Do you still remember that Madam Huo is the master? Seeing you like this, this servant thinks that you are the master! "
Taozhi trembled as she kowtowed and hurriedly quibbled, "Your Highness, this servant didn't! It's … it's the manservant who pushed Madam's wheelchair! He pushed the wheelchair and bumped into this servant, so this servant accidentally spilled the soup on Madam … "
"Is this prince blind?"
Jiang Suzhou frowned and interrupted her.
Taozhi was so scared that she trembled. Her head hit the ground and she knelt on the ground, not daring to raise her head.
Jiang Suzhou looked away and said indifferently, "Meng Qianshan."
Meng Qianshan immediately understood and said, "Are we still letting her stay here to be an eyesore to Your Highness? Take her away! "
Immediately, two servants from the corridor came forward and dragged Taozhi away.
Jiang Suzhou knew that Meng Qianshan would take care of it for him. He pressed the space between his eyebrows and walked in front of Huo Wujiu.
His legs were dripping wet, and the soup bowl beside him was still steaming.
Being splashed with a cup of soup was already extremely humiliating. Moreover, the servant girl had purposely splashed it on Huo Wujiu's leg. It was like she had purposely sprinkled a handful of salt on his wound.
Seeing him sitting in the wheelchair without saying a word, Jiang Suzhou's heart inexplicably felt stifled.
He strenuously looked away.
He couldn't just sit there and do nothing if the other party was wronged. But as an arrogant and cold prince, he couldn't just casually apologize to the other party.
Jiang Suzhou's head was hurting.
He paused and said, "Go, push the madame to the back to change into a clean robe."
He needed to organize his words.
Sun Yuan quickly complied and pushed the wheelchair to the inner room behind the screen.
Jiang Suzhou sat down at the table and rubbed his temples.
Just as he was about to calm down, he saw Sun Yuan, who had just entered behind the screen, walk out alone.
Jiang Suzhou looked up, "What's wrong?"
Sun Yuan's hands were empty. He stood there and didn't know what to do, "The madame said that she doesn't need this servant."
Jiang Suzhou's eyes couldn't help but fall on the screen.
He could faintly see the figure of a person sitting on the other side of the screen.
He paused and made an "en" sound, but didn't say anything else.
He didn't know why, but he could understand Huo Wujiu's current state of mind. Perhaps it was because he had studied history for nearly ten years, but he had already written several papers on Huo Wujiu.
He knew that Huo Wujiu didn't need anyone.
Even if his legs were broken, he didn't need anyone to take care of him like a disabled person. He was a falcon that was born in the sandstorm of the Sun Pass. He had a strong vitality and was especially proud and independent.
It wasn't easy to kill him, but it was even harder to keep him in a cage and take care of him.
This wasn't what he needed.
Jiang Suzhou was deep in thought. He should have been thinking for a while about what to say and how to deal with it, but his mind couldn't help but drift away.
The room was silent. Only the faint sound of clothes rubbing against each other and the sound of the wheelchair swaying could be heard from behind the screen.
Not long after, Huo Wujiu changed into a clean robe and came out from behind the screen in his wheelchair.
Sun Yuan hurriedly came forward to help him push the wheelchair.
Huo Wujiu didn't have any clothes to change into here. None of the masters in the residence had a body as tall as his. He was currently wearing a coarse short robe that he had brought over at the last minute. It was a servant's uniform.
Jiang Suzhou looked up at him.
This person was so handsome that he looked like a clothes hanger no matter what he wore. It was clearly just a coarse gray robe, but when he wore it, he looked like a soldier on horseback.
Sun Yuan nimbly pushed Huo Wujiu's wheelchair to the table. Jiang Suzhou picked up his chopsticks and secretly glanced at Huo Wujiu.
He remembered that Huo Wujiu's leg was still injured. Although the injury was on his calf, it was very likely that he had been splashed by the hot soup.
However, when he saw Huo Wujiu's silent appearance, Jiang Suzhou felt uncertain.
If nothing happened, it would naturally be inappropriate to call a doctor rashly. However, he also knew that Huo Wujiu was very good at enduring the pain. Jiang Suzhou wasn't sure if he had been scalded or not …
As he thought about this, he couldn't help but glance at Huo Wujiu a few more times.
However, at this moment, Huo Wujiu looked up at him and accurately caught his furtive gaze.
Jiang Suzhou wanted to cover it up and avert his eyes, but he saw that Huo Wujiu's expression was indifferent. He looked straight at him quietly, as if waiting for him to speak.
… He had been caught red-handed and couldn't hide anymore.
Jiang Suzhou cleared his throat. As he picked up some food, he asked indifferently, "Do you have any wet gauze?"
"No." Huo Wujiu spoke.
His voice was deep and pleasant to the ear. It was like mellow wine that permeated the night.
Jiang Suzhou made a sound of agreement.
"This person acted on his own initiative. He won't appear again in the future." He said.
Huo Wujiu didn't say anything.
Jiang Suzhou didn't expect him to respond. He only looked up at Meng Qianshan.
Meng Qianshan hurriedly nodded and bowed. "Master, don't worry! There won't be a next time! "
Jiang Suzhou made a sound of agreement and didn't say anything else.
He thought that he could show a bit of guilt because of what happened today. Then, he could slowly change his attitude towards Huo Wujiu.
As for the people in his room, he didn't have to worry about them. After what happened today, no one would dare to slight Huo Wujiu again.
Although he knew that Huo Wujiu didn't need this kind of care, he needed to use this opportunity to show his attitude — at least let Huo Wujiu know that although he didn't like him, he didn't have any intention of targeting him.
The meal was extremely quiet.
After the meal, the maids removed the plates and cups from the table and went to the inner room to tidy up.
The books that the prince needed to read at night and the beds that the masters needed to sleep on had to be tidied up properly.
Jiang Suzhou sat to the side with a book in his hand. He looked on helplessly as Meng Qianshan led the maids to tidy up the bedroom.
His gaze was a bit stiff.
He had spent too much time alone in the study today and had accidentally forgotten about this important matter.
His gaze fell on Huo Wujiu, who was sitting to the side. He lowered his eyes heavily and looked at the book in his hand.
… If Huo Wujiu slept in his bedroom, then where would he sleep?