The next day was another court meeting.
Jiang Suzhou felt a bit conflicted when he thought of his future master's glory. He hurriedly ate breakfast and left.
Unexpectedly, he bumped into someone as soon as he entered Zhengyang Gate.
"What a coincidence, Your Highness Prince Jing." That person wanted to put on a fake smile, but because he was too ugly, he looked very fierce. He couldn't hide the disgust and malice in his eyes at all.
Jiang Suzhou quickly sized him up.
He wore the uniform of a fourth-rank military official and looked to be in his thirties or forties. He was tall and had a dark complexion. He had a full beard and a pair of round eyes, which made him look like Zhong Kui.
Jiang Suzhou quickly glanced at his dentist.
Ji Hongcheng from the Ministry of War.
Ah, it was him.
Jiang Suizhou understood in his heart.
This Official Ji in front of him was so ugly that he was recorded in the history books. When he was written in the history books, he actually said that he was "ugly." Now it seemed that … it wasn't an exaggeration.
In ancient times, the imperial examinations also looked at the appearance of the examinees. If this official wanted to take the imperial examinations, he naturally wouldn't be able to pass in his lifetime. He was able to become an official because of his military background and because he was promoted by the famous general of Nanjing, Lou Yue.
Jiang Suzhou quickly ran through this person's life in his mind.
His superior, Lou Yue, was an old friend of Huo Wujiu's father. When Northern Liang attacked, Emperor Ling and the future master were afraid of him and didn't even dare to let him fight with the Liang army. From this, it could be seen that the relationship between Lou Yue and Huo Wujiu's father was deep. Presumably, the reason why Ji Hongcheng was glaring at him was most likely because of Huo Wujiu.
Therefore, Jiang Suzhou coldly glanced at him. He didn't say anything and was about to walk around him.
He saw Ji Hongcheng follow him.
"I've heard that Your Highness has a good character. Now that I see it, it's true," Ji Hongcheng said.
Jiang Suizhou didn't even turn around.
She then heard Ji Hong continue, "After all, only by showing off your might in front of the weak in the backyard can one show the true character of a gentleman, right?"
There was anger in his tone, and it was obvious that he had been holding it in for a long time. Since the last court assembly, this person must have held a grudge against him. Today, he was waiting here to say unpleasant things to him.
This person was quite brave in the army, but he was brave but not astute. Now it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Luckily, he wasn't the original owner, so he didn't dare to do anything to Huo Wujiu. If the person who heard these words was the original owner, Huo Wujiu's situation in Prince Jing's estate would be even more difficult.
Jiang Suizhou turned around and glanced at him indifferently.
Ji Hongcheng glared at him with his bell-sized eyes, as if he was waiting for Jiang Suzhou to retort and have a fierce quarrel with him.
Jiang Suzhou smiled faintly.
"Thank you, Official Ji, for your concern," he said. "This is this prince's backyard, so it's naturally up to this prince to deal with it. It's none of your business if I want to kill or torture it — — don't you agree?"
— —
Seeing that Ji Hongcheng was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't make a sound, Jiang Suizhou was in a good mood. He turned around and walked away.
He knew that Ji Hongcheng had good intentions and was worried about Huo Wujiu, but he didn't mind angering him and teaching him a lesson so that he wouldn't do such a thing next time.
He walked all the way to Guangyuan Palace Hall.
When the time came, the drums sounded and the eunuchs' singing and shouting could be heard.
There was a solemn atmosphere outside the door, and the officials in the palace hall were all dark and gloomy. However, the hall was quiet and there was no one to be seen for a long time.
The successor didn't come.
Jiang Suizhou couldn't help but look around. He saw that the surrounding officials looked as if they were used to this and were all quietly waiting.
Jiang Suizhou followed suit and waited.
They waited for almost an hour. They waited until the sun was high in the sky and Jiang Suizhou's vision was a little blurry. Only then did the successor leisurely arrive.
"My beloved officials, you're here so early?" Jiang Sunheng leaned against the dragon throne and yawned as he spoke lazily.
Jiang Suizhou glanced at him and saw that his eyes were dark and his face was green. He looked listless, and it was obvious that he had overindulged in sex.
The officials didn't dare to speak.
Jiang Sunheng continued, "Is there anything important today, Uncle?"
He actually went to ask Pang Shao directly.
Pang Shao, who was sitting in the front row, smiled faintly and began to play the music. He had already made a decision on all the major and minor matters of the imperial court. Every time he said something, the successor only needed to nod his head and get someone to carry out Pang Shao's arrangements.
Jiang Sunheng didn't even ask how much money the Ministry of Revenue needed to allocate. He only asked the Minister of Revenue to allocate the money.
Jiang Suizhou frowned as he listened. He wrote down the general details and sighed that Nanjing's destruction was not unjustified.
By the time Pang Shao finished playing the music, there were only a few officials who had something to report. The successor hurriedly listened to them and asked Pang Shao what to do. In the end, these officials' reports were still handled according to Pang Shao's wishes.
At this moment, the successor seemed to have finally woken up and sat up a little straighter on the dragon throne.
"I heard two days ago that Fifth Brother moved General Huo to your courtyard?" Seeing that no one else was going to report anything, the successor leaned back on the dragon throne and asked slowly.
… Here it comes again.
Jiang Suizhou stepped out from the ranks of the officials and took out the speech he had prepared.
"The truth is that General Huo was restless in Fifth Brother's residence and hurt my other concubines. After much consideration, Fifth Brother decided to keep him by my side and watch over him, "he said.
The successor leaned forward on the dragon throne and said, "But I also heard that General Huo hasn't left your bedroom since he moved into your courtyard?"
Jiang Suizhou looked up and saw the successor's small eyes sparkling. It was as if the words "forbidden" were written all over them.
Jiang Suizhou was a little speechless. He lowered his head and awkwardly put his fist in front of his mouth and cleared his throat.
He silently agreed with the successor's guess.
The successor laughed happily for a moment.
"It seems that I was right in my matchmaking?" he said."Fifth Brother is very satisfied with General Huo!"
Jiang Suizhou held back his disgust and hurriedly explained, "But that's not the case … General Huo is wild and hard to tame. Fifth Brother only used a few tricks. Please don't mention it again."
The successor heard the hidden meaning in his words and laughed happily.
"Good, good. I won't mention the matter in Fifth Brother's room again," he said.
"However, in half a month, it will be my birthday banquet.Fifth Brother, you don't have a princess, so why don't you let Madame Huo come to the banquet? "
Jiang Suizhou gritted his teeth.
Again.
Last time, when Huo Wujiu was asked to enter the palace to "return home", he had blocked it for Huo Wujiu. He didn't expect that the future master still wouldn't give up and would only give up after Huo Wujiu entered the palace once.
Jiang Suizhou quickly thought of a countermeasure. He muttered to himself for a moment and didn't reply.
The Empress saw his troubled expression and thought that he was embarrassed again. She became even more enthusiastic and said with a smile, "Fifth brother, although zhen has married her to you, you shouldn't hide a mistress in a golden house like this, right? When the time comes, everyone will bring their family. What will it look like if you come alone? "
Before Jiang Suizhou could reply, the successor asked with a smile, "Uncle, don't you think so?"
Pang Shao agreed, "Your Majesty is right. I heard that Prince Jing has two other concubines. One of them was born in a brothel and the other is a commoner. How could they be brought to Your Majesty? "
The two of them echoed each other and the successor laughed even more happily.
Jiang Suizhou pursed his lips.
He knew that he couldn't avoid this.
He paused and said in a low voice, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The successor laughed and said, "That's more like it. Fifth Brother, I don't know what's so good about men that you can linger on them like this!"
He was just lamenting and didn't expect to receive a reply from Jiang Suizhou.
However, Jiang Suizhou was holding back his anger at this time. When he heard his sigh, he looked at him and said lightly, "Imperial Brother, you'll know once you try."
Hearing this, the successor subconsciously looked at him and swept his gaze over the men in the imperial court.
They were all middle-aged and old men with wrinkles all over their faces. There were a few who were especially ugly. For example, Ji Hongcheng was tall and dark. He stood out in the crowd and looked like a ghost from afar.
Jiang Sunheng was speechless and felt his stomach churn.
— —
Ever since the successor had ascended the throne, his annual birthday banquet had become the most important banquet of the year in the imperial court. Not only did the banquet have to be extravagant and lively, but the ceremonies before the banquet also had to be grand. Therefore, half a month in advance, the Ministry of Rites was busy.
After Jiang Suizhou left the imperial court, he rushed to the Ministry of Rites and didn't return until night fell.
Under the flickering lights, an invitation letter was placed on the table in front of Huo Wujiu.
It was sent by an official in the imperial court named Chen Ti. Huo Wujiu didn't have much of an impression of this person. He was presumably young and didn't have a high official position.
This invitation letter was sent by Chen Ti in the name of his wife. He invited Huo Wujiu to attend his wife's flower-admiring banquet in a month's time at his residence.
The handwriting on the letter was graceful and there was a layer of delicate fragrance floating on top of it. It was clearly used by the womenfolk to socialize.
Huo Wujiu didn't need to think to know that this person was trying to curry favor with others and deliberately humiliate him.
And these people had always been good at wrapping their ugly intentions in a grand and dignified way. They pretended that they didn't know Huo Wujiu's original identity and what kind of person he was. They only thought of him as a favored madam of Prince Jing's Estate and wrote a heartfelt letter to him as if they really wanted to invite him to admire the flowers together.
Huo Wujiu knew that as a prisoner, he should endure any kind of humiliation. However, the fragrance of the incense on the letter still made him feel irritable.
At this time, Sun Yuan came in from outside. When he saw that Meng Qianshan wasn't next to him, he hurriedly stuffed a thin item into Huo Wujiu's hand.
It was another letter.
There was no signature on the envelope and it was carefully folded. It looked a bit similar to the letter that Ji Hongcheng sent a few days ago.
It had only been a few days, so what kind of secret letter was there for him?
Huo Wujiu withdrew his gaze and opened the letter.
Then, a line of extremely messy, angry words jumped out in front of his eyes.
[Prince Jing is shameless. He really isn't human!]
Huo Wujiu paused for a moment. The irritation that he had been suppressing inexplicably dissipated a bit.
Even the corners of his lips curled up into an untraceable arc.
He moved his hand and flipped the letter to the next page.
He was actually looking forward to seeing what kind of inhumane things His Highness, Prince Jing, would say in the royal court today.
The next day was another court meeting.
Jiang Suzhou felt a bit conflicted when he thought of his future master's glory. He hurriedly ate breakfast and left.
Unexpectedly, he bumped into someone as soon as he entered Zhengyang Gate.
"What a coincidence, Your Highness Prince Jing." That person wanted to put on a fake smile, but because he was too ugly, he looked very fierce. He couldn't hide the disgust and malice in his eyes at all.
Jiang Suzhou quickly sized him up.
He wore the uniform of a fourth-rank military official and looked to be in his thirties or forties. He was tall and had a dark complexion. He had a full beard and a pair of round eyes, which made him look like Zhong Kui.
Jiang Suzhou quickly glanced at his dentist.
Ji Hongcheng from the Ministry of War.
Ah, it was him.
Jiang Suizhou understood in his heart.
This Official Ji in front of him was so ugly that he was recorded in the history books. When he was written in the history books, he actually said that he was "ugly." Now it seemed that … it wasn't an exaggeration.
In ancient times, the imperial examinations also looked at the appearance of the examinees. If this official wanted to take the imperial examinations, he naturally wouldn't be able to pass in his lifetime. He was able to become an official because of his military background and because he was promoted by the famous general of Nanjing, Lou Yue.
Jiang Suzhou quickly ran through this person's life in his mind.
His superior, Lou Yue, was an old friend of Huo Wujiu's father. When Northern Liang attacked, Emperor Ling and the future master were afraid of him and didn't even dare to let him fight with the Liang army. From this, it could be seen that the relationship between Lou Yue and Huo Wujiu's father was deep. Presumably, the reason why Ji Hongcheng was glaring at him was most likely because of Huo Wujiu.
Therefore, Jiang Suzhou coldly glanced at him. He didn't say anything and was about to walk around him.
He saw Ji Hongcheng follow him.
"I've heard that Your Highness has a good character. Now that I see it, it's true," Ji Hongcheng said.
Jiang Suizhou didn't even turn around.
She then heard Ji Hong continue, "After all, only by showing off your might in front of the weak in the backyard can one show the true character of a gentleman, right?"
There was anger in his tone, and it was obvious that he had been holding it in for a long time. Since the last court assembly, this person must have held a grudge against him. Today, he was waiting here to say unpleasant things to him.
This person was quite brave in the army, but he was brave but not astute. Now it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Luckily, he wasn't the original owner, so he didn't dare to do anything to Huo Wujiu. If the person who heard these words was the original owner, Huo Wujiu's situation in Prince Jing's estate would be even more difficult.
Jiang Suizhou turned around and glanced at him indifferently.
Ji Hongcheng glared at him with his bell-sized eyes, as if he was waiting for Jiang Suzhou to retort and have a fierce quarrel with him.
Jiang Suzhou smiled faintly.
"Thank you, Official Ji, for your concern," he said. "This is this prince's backyard, so it's naturally up to this prince to deal with it. It's none of your business if I want to kill or torture it — — don't you agree?"
— —
Seeing that Ji Hongcheng was so angry that his face turned red and he couldn't make a sound, Jiang Suizhou was in a good mood. He turned around and walked away.
He knew that Ji Hongcheng had good intentions and was worried about Huo Wujiu, but he didn't mind angering him and teaching him a lesson so that he wouldn't do such a thing next time.
He walked all the way to Guangyuan Palace Hall.
When the time came, the drums sounded and the eunuchs' singing and shouting could be heard.
There was a solemn atmosphere outside the door, and the officials in the palace hall were all dark and gloomy. However, the hall was quiet and there was no one to be seen for a long time.
The successor didn't come.
Jiang Suizhou couldn't help but look around. He saw that the surrounding officials looked as if they were used to this and were all quietly waiting.
Jiang Suizhou followed suit and waited.
They waited for almost an hour. They waited until the sun was high in the sky and Jiang Suizhou's vision was a little blurry. Only then did the successor leisurely arrive.
"My beloved officials, you're here so early?" Jiang Sunheng leaned against the dragon throne and yawned as he spoke lazily.
Jiang Suizhou glanced at him and saw that his eyes were dark and his face was green. He looked listless, and it was obvious that he had overindulged in sex.
The officials didn't dare to speak.
Jiang Sunheng continued, "Is there anything important today, Uncle?"
He actually went to ask Pang Shao directly.
Pang Shao, who was sitting in the front row, smiled faintly and began to play the music. He had already made a decision on all the major and minor matters of the imperial court. Every time he said something, the successor only needed to nod his head and get someone to carry out Pang Shao's arrangements.
Jiang Sunheng didn't even ask how much money the Ministry of Revenue needed to allocate. He only asked the Minister of Revenue to allocate the money.
Jiang Suizhou frowned as he listened. He wrote down the general details and sighed that Nanjing's destruction was not unjustified.
By the time Pang Shao finished playing the music, there were only a few officials who had something to report. The successor hurriedly listened to them and asked Pang Shao what to do. In the end, these officials' reports were still handled according to Pang Shao's wishes.
At this moment, the successor seemed to have finally woken up and sat up a little straighter on the dragon throne.
"I heard two days ago that Fifth Brother moved General Huo to your courtyard?" Seeing that no one else was going to report anything, the successor leaned back on the dragon throne and asked slowly.
… Here it comes again.
Jiang Suizhou stepped out from the ranks of the officials and took out the speech he had prepared.
"The truth is that General Huo was restless in Fifth Brother's residence and hurt my other concubines. After much consideration, Fifth Brother decided to keep him by my side and watch over him, "he said.
The successor leaned forward on the dragon throne and said, "But I also heard that General Huo hasn't left your bedroom since he moved into your courtyard?"
Jiang Suizhou looked up and saw the successor's small eyes sparkling. It was as if the words "forbidden" were written all over them.
Jiang Suizhou was a little speechless. He lowered his head and awkwardly put his fist in front of his mouth and cleared his throat.
He silently agreed with the successor's guess.
The successor laughed happily for a moment.
"It seems that I was right in my matchmaking?" he said."Fifth Brother is very satisfied with General Huo!"
Jiang Suizhou held back his disgust and hurriedly explained, "But that's not the case … General Huo is wild and hard to tame. Fifth Brother only used a few tricks. Please don't mention it again."
The successor heard the hidden meaning in his words and laughed happily.
"Good, good. I won't mention the matter in Fifth Brother's room again," he said.
"However, in half a month, it will be my birthday banquet.Fifth Brother, you don't have a princess, so why don't you let Madame Huo come to the banquet? "
Jiang Suizhou gritted his teeth.
Again.
Last time, when Huo Wujiu was asked to enter the palace to "return home", he had blocked it for Huo Wujiu. He didn't expect that the future master still wouldn't give up and would only give up after Huo Wujiu entered the palace once.
Jiang Suizhou quickly thought of a countermeasure. He muttered to himself for a moment and didn't reply.
The Empress saw his troubled expression and thought that he was embarrassed again. She became even more enthusiastic and said with a smile, "Fifth brother, although zhen has married her to you, you shouldn't hide a mistress in a golden house like this, right? When the time comes, everyone will bring their family. What will it look like if you come alone? "
Before Jiang Suizhou could reply, the successor asked with a smile, "Uncle, don't you think so?"
Pang Shao agreed, "Your Majesty is right. I heard that Prince Jing has two other concubines. One of them was born in a brothel and the other is a commoner. How could they be brought to Your Majesty? "
The two of them echoed each other and the successor laughed even more happily.
Jiang Suizhou pursed his lips.
He knew that he couldn't avoid this.
He paused and said in a low voice, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The successor laughed and said, "That's more like it. Fifth Brother, I don't know what's so good about men that you can linger on them like this!"
He was just lamenting and didn't expect to receive a reply from Jiang Suizhou.
However, Jiang Suizhou was holding back his anger at this time. When he heard his sigh, he looked at him and said lightly, "Imperial Brother, you'll know once you try."
Hearing this, the successor subconsciously looked at him and swept his gaze over the men in the imperial court.
They were all middle-aged and old men with wrinkles all over their faces. There were a few who were especially ugly. For example, Ji Hongcheng was tall and dark. He stood out in the crowd and looked like a ghost from afar.
Jiang Sunheng was speechless and felt his stomach churn.
— —
Ever since the successor had ascended the throne, his annual birthday banquet had become the most important banquet of the year in the imperial court. Not only did the banquet have to be extravagant and lively, but the ceremonies before the banquet also had to be grand. Therefore, half a month in advance, the Ministry of Rites was busy.
After Jiang Suizhou left the imperial court, he rushed to the Ministry of Rites and didn't return until night fell.
Under the flickering lights, an invitation letter was placed on the table in front of Huo Wujiu.
It was sent by an official in the imperial court named Chen Ti. Huo Wujiu didn't have much of an impression of this person. He was presumably young and didn't have a high official position.
This invitation letter was sent by Chen Ti in the name of his wife. He invited Huo Wujiu to attend his wife's flower-admiring banquet in a month's time at his residence.
The handwriting on the letter was graceful and there was a layer of delicate fragrance floating on top of it. It was clearly used by the womenfolk to socialize.
Huo Wujiu didn't need to think to know that this person was trying to curry favor with others and deliberately humiliate him.
And these people had always been good at wrapping their ugly intentions in a grand and dignified way. They pretended that they didn't know Huo Wujiu's original identity and what kind of person he was. They only thought of him as a favored madam of Prince Jing's Estate and wrote a heartfelt letter to him as if they really wanted to invite him to admire the flowers together.
Huo Wujiu knew that as a prisoner, he should endure any kind of humiliation. However, the fragrance of the incense on the letter still made him feel irritable.
At this time, Sun Yuan came in from outside. When he saw that Meng Qianshan wasn't next to him, he hurriedly stuffed a thin item into Huo Wujiu's hand.
It was another letter.
There was no signature on the envelope and it was carefully folded. It looked a bit similar to the letter that Ji Hongcheng sent a few days ago.
It had only been a few days, so what kind of secret letter was there for him?
Huo Wujiu withdrew his gaze and opened the letter.
Then, a line of extremely messy, angry words jumped out in front of his eyes.
[Prince Jing is shameless. He really isn't human!]
Huo Wujiu paused for a moment. The irritation that he had been suppressing inexplicably dissipated a bit.
Even the corners of his lips curled up into an untraceable arc.
He moved his hand and flipped the letter to the next page.
He was actually looking forward to seeing what kind of inhumane things His Highness, Prince Jing, would say in the royal court today.