After everyone tidied up the bedroom and helped Jiang Suzhou clean up and change into his pajamas, they were all chased out of Jiang Suzhou's room.
"No need to wait here," Jiang Suzhou ordered coldly as he leaned back on the couch and held a book in one hand."This prince will read for a while and then rest."
Hearing this, Meng Qianshan looked at the cold and arrogant Jiang Suzhou and then glanced at the back room.
Mrs. Huo was washing up alone there.
Meng Qianshan tactfully agreed and led everyone out.
Not a single servant was left in the bedroom. Before Meng Qianshan left, he even considerately closed the door for Jiang Suzhou.
Everyone left. For a moment, the large room was extremely quiet. Only the sound of running water could be heard.
There was no one else.
Jiang Suzhou let out a long sigh of relief. His body relaxed, he put down the book and leaned back on the couch.
It was too hard. He originally thought that he would only have to sleep on the couch for one night. He didn't expect that ever since he transmigrated here, he would never have the chance to sleep on a bed again.
He secretly planned in his heart.
He had to earn Huo Wujiu's trust as soon as possible and find an opportunity to chase him out of his room as soon as possible.
However, even if that was the case … he was unable to escape the fate of sleeping on the couch.
After calming down on the couch for a while, Jiang Suzhou resigned himself to his fate and picked up the book and sat up straight again.
He held the book with one hand, but he couldn't read it. After reading two lines, he couldn't help but lower his head and pat the couch under him.
Hmm … fortunately, the couch in his room is quite comfortable to touch.
With this thought, he propped himself up with one hand and looked behind him.
It was quite wide, about 1.5 meters. It could be used for a nap. There were a few pillows at the back of the couch. They looked quite solid, but he didn't know if they were soft.
Jiang Suzhou leaned over, grabbed one of them, and squeezed it a few times.
Eh, it was quite soft.
Jiang Suzhou had never had to worry about food and clothing since he was young. He never thought that one day, he would be happy because he had a bed to sleep on and a comfortable pillow for him to use.
In fact, he hadn't been able to sleep well for the past two days. He was more or less having a stress reaction to the couch.
Jiang Suzhou couldn't help but smile when he felt the softness of the pillow. He pinched the pillow again.
Suddenly, there was a creaking sound.
Jiang Suizhou was caught off guard. He was startled and hurriedly turned his head.
Only then did he realize that Huo Wujiu had come out from the back room at some point in time. At this moment, he was sitting at the door of the back room, quietly looking at him with a pair of dark eyes.
The sound came from his wheelchair.
Jiang Suzhou threw the pillow away.
He had been too relaxed just now and had forgotten that there was another person in the room!
He was at a loss as to what to do. Holding the book in one hand, he hurriedly sat up straight. However, the pillows that were originally neatly stacked behind him had been messed up. It was obvious what he had done just now.
Jiang Suzhou was so embarrassed that his scalp started to tingle.
Fortunately, Huo Wujiu still didn't want to talk to him.
Huo Wujiu's eyes didn't stay on him for long. Huo Wujiu didn't seem to care about what he had done at all. He only glanced at him indifferently, then turned his eyes away and walked out of the room in his wheelchair.
Jiang Suzhou suddenly felt a little grateful for Huo Wujiu's indifference.
He cleared his throat, put a hand on his forehead, and acted as if nothing had happened. He also covered his eyes while he was at it.
He stared at the book and said coldly, "Go sleep on the bed."
After that, he didn't raise his head again.
Although Jiang Suzhou pretended to be focused on reading the book, his ears perked up 120% as he listened closely to Huo Wujiu's movements.
He heard Huo Wujiu move his wheelchair to the side of the bed, then he slowly moved his body onto the bed and lay down quietly without making a sound.
Jiang Suzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
He thought to himself, "As long as Huo Wujiu doesn't mention it, what's there to be embarrassed about? I'm not embarrassed. "
However, this brainwashing wasn't successful. For more than an hour, he couldn't focus on the book in his hand. He kept thinking about what had just happened.
Huo Wujiu shouldn't have seen how he was holding onto the pillow like an idiot, right? The sound he heard just now was the sound of the wheelchair moving. At that time, he had just come out. Maybe he didn't see what he was doing …
Jiang Suzhou was fighting a war in his heart. He wanted to stare a hole through the book in his hand. However, he didn't notice that Huo Wujiu, who was lying on the bed, glanced at him lightly.
She saw him lowering his head and covering his face with his hands. She saw his embarrassed and angry look.
The rabbit that was draped in fox fur accidentally revealed its short tail.
Huo Wujiu's lips twitched.
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It was late at night.
Huo Wujiu, who was lying on the bed, didn't move. Jiang Suzhou turned off the lights, pulled over a blanket, and fell asleep on the bed.
Sure enough, he slept very well that night.
This couch wasn't very comfortable, but Jiang Suizhou didn't have much energy left after two days of sleepless nights. Therefore, he fell into a deep sleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. He didn't even dream that night.
He slept until the sky gradually brightened.
In Jiang Suzhou's sleep, he felt someone carefully patting him. When he opened his eyes, he saw Meng Qianshan standing in the blurry morning light. He had a shocked expression on his face.
Jiang Suzhou was immediately startled awake.
He sat up and saw Meng Qianshan standing in front of him with a bow. He was holding an envelope in one hand. He looked at the bed in surprise, then looked at Jiang Suzhou. He stammered, "Master, why did you sleep on …"
Jiang Suzhou gritted his teeth and interrupted him in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
Meng Qianshan was good in every way, but he was a little slow-witted.
How could he see his master sleeping on the sofa and ask him why he slept on the sofa?
Meng Qianshan was stunned. He handed the envelope to Jiang Suzhou and said, "This was last night …"
Jiang Suzhou paused. He suddenly raised his hand and motioned for Meng Qianshan to shut up.
He saw Huo Wujiu on the bed.
At this time, the sky was only a little brighter. It was far from time to get up. Huo Wujiu looked like he was sleeping soundly. Presumably, their conversation would wake him up.
Meng Qianshan followed Jiang Suzhou's line of sight and immediately understood.
Jiang Suzhou got up and said softly, "Let's talk outside."
Meng Qianshan quickly and quietly followed behind him.
The two of them walked to the bedroom and closed the door. Only then did they speak again.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Suzhou asked.
Meng Qianshan handed the letter to him and said, "Your Highness, this is from the two officials who invited you to dinner last night. They asked someone to secretly deliver it to you before dawn. They said that they wanted to personally hand it to you yesterday, but because you were not feeling well, they rushed to deliver it today."
Jiang Suzhou took the envelope.
He roughly understood. The two people who invited him to drink wine last night were low-ranking officials in the Ministry of Works. He guessed that the message was most likely related to the repair of the ancestral hall.
He put the envelope away, grunted, and turned to leave.
However, at this moment, Meng Qianshan stepped forward and stopped him.
Jiang Suzhou frowned and looked at him. Meng Qianshan's face was filled with righteous indignation.
"How could Madam Huo let you sleep on the couch!"
Jiang Suzhou was speechless.
You still ask! I interrupted you just now and asked you to stop talking, and you still ask!
He said indifferently, "Is this something you should care about?" He turned to go back into the room.
However, Meng Qianshan looked like he was ready to die.
"This servant shouldn't care, but Your Highness's body is so weak. How could I let him bully you!"
Jiang Suzhou could hear that Meng Qianshan's voice was trembling. It was obvious that he was afraid. However, Meng Qianshan stopped him and said in a low voice, "Is Madam Huo bullying you because of her superior martial arts? Your Highness, don't be afraid. This is not Beiliang. She can do whatever she wants … "
Jiang Suzhou raised his hand helplessly and stopped him.
He knew that Meng Qianshan was loyal, but this person … was really stubborn!
He said coldly, "What are you guessing for? Just do your own thing. "
After that, he walked around Meng Qianshan and opened the door.
However, he heard Meng Qianshan's voice behind him. He sounded wronged and confused.
"Your Highness is already sleeping on the couch. Why did you bring this person to your courtyard?"
… If he didn't explain clearly, this matter wouldn't be resolved, right?
Jiang Suzhou took a deep breath, closed the door, and turned around.
"This prince wanted to sleep," he said.
Meng Qianshan's face was full of astonishment.
Then, he saw his Highness's frosty expression and said stiffly, "Although he is a concubine, this prince likes him and doesn't want to treat him lightly. Do you understand? "
Meng Qianshan's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, "Your Highness! But you just … just met him two days ago! "
… He was trying to get to the bottom of things.
Jiang Suzhou wanted to quickly fool this hothead, so he blurted out some nonsense, "How do you know it was the first time? When Marquis Dingbei returned to the capital, this prince had already seen him and had long had feelings for him. After that … a long time had passed. Although I haven't seen him, I have heard a lot about him. "
Meng Qianshan was stunned.
Jiang Suzhou saw that he obviously believed him and stopped talking. He warned, "No one knows about this. This prince has never revealed anything in front of Madam Huo. So, even if you know, you have to keep it to yourself.Remember? "
Meng Qianshan was so stunned that his eyes almost popped out. He nodded his head stupidly.
Jiang Suzhou glanced at him indifferently, then pushed the door open and went back in.
It was still early. Rather than dawdling with Meng Qianshan, he might as well hurry back and sleep for another hour.
With this thought in mind, he quietly returned to the couch.Before lying down, he didn't forget to glance at Huo Wujiu.
He was still motionless and hadn't been woken up.
Jiang Suzhou laid down and closed his eyes.
He didn't know that the moment he closed his eyes, the pair of dark eyes in the darkness slowly opened.
The man frowned, his face full of surprise. His gaze fell on the young man's back with a complicated expression.
He didn't know that Huo Wujiu had been in the army for many years. Even if he was asleep, the slightest sound could immediately wake him up.
He also didn't know that Huo Wujiu had extremely sharp ears and eyes. Even if he lowered his voice and was separated by a door, Huo Wujiu could hear everything he said clearly.
He didn't miss a single word.