Jiang Suzhou felt that Huo Wujiu would not want to poison him to death.
But... why would he give him medicine?
He looked at Huo Wujiu suspiciously and did not move.
At this moment, a gentle breeze blew in through the open window. It was clearly a warm breeze, but it blew away the water vapor on Jiang Suzhou's body, causing him to cough violently.
He coughed violently. It was probably because his immune system was low to begin with, and he was tired today, so his body was even weaker.
After a while, he stopped coughing. His voice was hoarse, and his eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
He suddenly raised his eyes. Through the hazy mist, he saw that the window had been covered by someone.
Huo Wujiu was sitting under the window, reading a book. He did not even raise his eyes.
Jiang Suzhou calmed his breathing, walked to the bedside, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
... His bed was so comfortable!
The bed was spacious, the bedding was thick, and the brocade used was thick and soft. Just touching it made him feel as if half his soul was about to sink into it.
Jiang Suzhou was momentarily moved. After all, ever since he came to this world, he had not known what it was like to sleep on a bed.
He originally wanted to decline and let the disabled person sleep on the bed, but because of this, he gave up.
— — Since Huo Wujiu gave it to him, sleeping on it for one night was not a big deal. He was not bullying him.
With this thought, he pulled open the blanket. Following his movements, the small object on the table came into his sight.
His gaze fell on the medicine on the table.
What... what kind of medicine was this?
Jiang Suzhou was uncertain. He looked at the medicine, and then looked at the silent Huo Wujiu.
He did not really want to eat it. After all, he did not even know what it was. However, he also knew that even if Huo Wujiu wanted to poison him, he would not use such a direct method.
What if he did not eat it out of good intentions and made him unhappy?
After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Suzhou still believed in Huo Wujiu's character. He simply took the medicine and lay down on the bed.
It was too comfortable. How could there be such a thing as a bed?
Jiang Suzhou was already tired and dizzy, so he fell asleep not long after pulling up the quilt.
He didn't notice that when he fell asleep, Huo Wujiu, who was sitting on the couch, quietly looked at him.
Despite his shrewd appearance, he actually dared to take the medicine given by the enemy without even knowing what it was.
The pill he had placed on the table was the one he had brought out of prison. This kind of medicine was best for improving the qi and replenishing the blood. When he was in prison and his mind was in chaos, he would take one to keep his life. After a month, he only had a few pills left. Last time, he had used two pills to scare Doctor Zhou.
He saw that Jiang Suizhou had already fallen asleep on the bed.
… That was a little stupid.
He raised his hand and extinguished the candle on the table.
For a moment, the bedroom fell into a quiet darkness, leaving only the window paper fluttering in the breeze.
Huo Wujiu glanced at the window.
… He didn't know why he was so weak. A gust of wind that he didn't even feel was enough to make him cough until tears welled up in his eyes.
With this, who was he still thinking about protecting?
— —
When Jiang Suzhou woke up the next day, he felt refreshed. He had never slept so well before.
He didn't know if it was because he finally slept on the bed or because of the pill Huo Wujiu gave him. In short, when Jiang Suzhou woke up that day, he felt that his breathing was much smoother.
However, he still had to do the work of the Ministry of Rites.
Jiang Suzhou had studied the etiquette system of the Jing Dynasty and knew that it was complicated, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome.
It was all because the empress was extravagant and extravagant.
In the past few days, because he had to compare various details, Jiang Suzhou obtained the records of the empress's Qianqiu Banquet two years ago.
When he held the banquet in the first year of his ascension, the previous Emperor had just died for less than a year. The Imperial Palace in Lin 'an was only half built. It was a time of turmoil and chaos, and the treasury was empty. Even then, the empress's Qianqiu Banquet was extremely extravagant, twice as extravagant as the previous Emperor's.
In the past two years, Nanjing gradually settled down in Lin 'an, and the standards of the banquet were also higher and higher year by year.
The Ministry of Rites was also very busy because of this.
Under such circumstances, even though Jiang Suzhou received a lot of care from Ji You, he could only return home on time and didn't have to work until the middle of the night. However, when he returned home every day, he was still so tired that his feet were light and his head was dizzy. He was so sick that he wished he could fall down.
However, he rested well every day.
Huo Wujiu seemed to have forgotten that the bed was his territory. Every day when Jiang Suzhou wanted to rest, he would occupy the couch so that Jiang Suzhou had no choice but to sleep on the bed.
Jiang Suzhou wanted to remind Huo Wujiu every day to switch places with him. However, he was extremely tired every day, and the bed was too comfortable, so he delayed this idea.
It was also because of this that during this period of time, although Jiang Suzhou was tired, he could sleep well every night. When he woke up the next morning, he could more or less replenish his energy and didn't really collapse from exhaustion.
Huo Wujiu played a part in this. Even when he looked at Huo Wujiu every day, he felt that he was much more pleasing to the eye.
He also gradually formed a subtle balance with Huo Wujiu.
The two of them still didn't communicate much, but because they were in the same courtyard, they would eat breakfast and dinner together every day. After breakfast, if it was still early, the two of them would each occupy a corner of the bedroom and do their own things.
It was quite peaceful.
Until the fifteenth of this month.
Although Jiang Suzhou was busy, he still remembered the account book that he found in the study.
On the morning of the fifteenth, after breakfast, he called Meng Qianshan to the side.
"Did you bring back this month's account book?" He asked ambiguously.
Meng Qianshan was indeed fooled by him. When he heard his question, he quickly took out a thin piece of paper from his bosom.
"It was only delivered last night. This servant originally wanted to wait for Your Highness to finish your work today before giving it to you." He said with a smile.
Jiang Suzhou took the account book and saw that it was recorded in detail. It was actually the food and accommodation of a family of two for a month. Because the two of them didn't go out, they spent very little. After a month, there wasn't much money.
Jiang Suzhou looked at Meng Qianshan and probed, "This month's expenses are a bit less."
Meng Qianshan quickly said, "Isn't that so? That young miss doesn't spend much money. The old madam's cold is also better, so she doesn't even need money for medicine. "
Jiang Suzhou paused and then probed, "That's good. If there's anything to spend money on, there's no need to be thrifty. These two people are very important, so you must take good care of them. "
Meng Qianshan really took the bait.
He smiled foolishly and nodded, "Master, don't worry. This servant knows! This servant will definitely not let anything happen to Madam Gu's family! "
Jiang Suzhou was stunned.
… … Madam Gu?
He didn't think that the original owner would actually detain Gu Changyun's family in the manor in order to make him listen to his orders.
No wonder the two of them didn't have any travel expenses, but instead spent a large amount of money on hiring guards. No wonder Gu Changyun didn't dislike him at all even though he was probing him. It was as if he didn't have any master and servant relationship with the original owner … …
Jiang Suzhou paused and then put away the bill.
"It's good that you know." He gave a slight nod and then turned to walk out.
He had a rough idea of Gu Changyun's background. Now, he really wanted to know how Xu Du had been taken in by the original owner.
He didn't forget that on the fifteenth of every month, he still had a transaction of money with Xu Du. From this, he might be able to get a glimpse of Xu Du's background.
After coming back from the Ministry of Rites tonight, he still needed to go to Xu Du's courtyard.
Jiang Suzhou was planning in his heart as he walked out of the courtyard and got on the carriage parked outside.
There were still a bunch of miscellaneous matters waiting for him at the Ministry of Rites. He also had important news from his subordinates in his hands. Too many things occupied his mind, so he forgot to tell Meng Qianshan that he wouldn't be coming back to the courtyard for dinner tonight.