Who in the palace didn't know that Prince Jing was a pervert?
Not only did he toy with men, but he would also toy with them to their deaths. Everyone said that he took after his evil concubine mother and that he was born to absorb men's yang energy.
The eunuch was shocked and his eyes involuntarily drifted towards Huo Wujiu.
He saw that although the person sitting in the wheelchair was tall and strong, his lips were slightly pale. His eyes were lowered and his face was expressionless. He clearly had a sharp and arrogant appearance, but under the shadow of Jiang Suizhou's body, he looked somewhat pitiful.
Look, there was a scar on his eyebrow. Perhaps it was caused by His Highness Prince Jing himself.
With just a glance, the eunuch hurriedly looked away. He didn't see what kind of emotions were hidden under the lowered eyelashes of the person sitting pitifully behind King Jing.
The eunuch lowered his head and said awkwardly, "This …"
He hesitated for a moment and forced a smile, "Your Highness, this is really against the rules."
Jiang Suizhou's expression turned cold and he was about to speak.
However, at this moment, he saw a group of people coming up the stairs from the corner of his eye. They were getting closer and closer.
Many officials were clustered together and it was very lively. Along the way, there was a civil official in a red court robe.
Red court robe, first rank.
The only person who would wear this robe would be Pang Shao.
Jiang Suizhou's heart tightened.
He knew that the eunuch in front of him was easy to fool, but Pang Shao was a thousand-year old fox. He fought for Huo Wujiu to keep him by his side. If he wasn't careful, Pang Shao would be able to see through him.
He paused and made up his mind.
In the next moment, in the midst of the approaching crowd, he turned slightly and grabbed Huo Wujiu's chin. As if he was showing off an object, he violently lifted his face.
His eyes were cold and his lips curled into an ambiguous smile. He looked at the eunuch and said, "Against the rules? Then let me see if he's a man or a woman. "
He could clearly hear the sound behind him gradually weakening. Presumably, that group of people had noticed the commotion on his side.
Jiang Suzhou was so nervous that his hands were trembling.
However, he hoped that he would not expose himself. He also hoped that Huo Wujiu would know that this was only a temporary measure …
The attendant was taken aback.
He looked in the direction of Jiang Suzhou's movements and saw Prince Jing, who had a feminine yet somewhat devilish appearance, tightly gripped General Huo's jaw and forced him to raise his head to look at him.
The man's eyes were still lowered. As he raised his head, a hideous scar appeared on his collar.
It stretched across her collarbone. Although it had scabbed over, the edges were red. Under the lively lights, it looked a little frightening.
The chamberlain's legs turned to jelly.
"Of … of course it's a man …" he stammered.
Prince Jing laughed coldly and pushed Huo Wujiu's face away.
"Isn't that right?"
He slowly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the hand that had touched Huo Wujiu.
"You're not worried about him being surrounded by women, but I'm worried."
He slowly wiped his already clean fingers one by one. Then, he loosened his grip and threw the handkerchief lightly to the ground.
"I'm afraid of getting dirty. You should know that," he said as he raised his eyes.
"This … this …" The attendant was at a loss for words.
At this moment, Jiang Suzhou heard a few laughs behind him.
"I was wondering who it was. So it's Prince Jing!" The person laughed loudly.
Jiang Suzhou turned around.
He saw Pang Shao standing a few steps behind him.
Although he had been tricked by Pang Shao many times over the past few days, it was his first time meeting Pang Shao face to face.
Pang Shao's appearance was different from that of a crooked melon and jujube in the portrait. This old man had a dignified appearance. When he wore court robes, he had an imposing aura.
Only that pair of eyes was extremely deep, suffused with an unfathomable light.
Jiang Suzhou's entire body tensed up.
He coldly glanced at Pang Shao and put on a disinterested expression. He said indifferently, "Lord Pang."
His attitude could be said to be extremely rude. Although he was a prince, Pang Shao was also the uncle of the emperor. He was also a first-ranked official. In terms of status, the two of them were about the same, not to mention Pang Shao's immense power.
However, Jiang Suzhou knew that this was the attitude that the original owner of this body should have.
Sure enough, Pang Shao's expression was amiable. He didn't look angry at all. Instead, he bowed and led the court officials around him to greet Jiang Suzhou. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, Prince Jing. May I know why Your Highness has stopped here? "
Jiang Suzhou's expression turned cold. He glanced at Huo Wujiu and quickly looked away in disdain. He didn't want to look at him again.
"Nothing." He turned away, as if he didn't want to talk about it. "After you, Lord Pang."
Pang Shao didn't move. Instead, he looked at the eunuch and asked, "Why is Prince Jing unhappy on His Majesty's wedding day?"
The eunuch quickly stepped forward and knelt down. "Lord Pang, it's His Highness … He wants to bring Madam along."
Naturally, he didn't need to explain. Pang Shao had seen everything that Jiang Suzhou had said and done.
He smiled and looked at Jiang Suzhou.
"Bring her along then. His Highness and Madam are deeply in love. Do you want to break them up?"
He spoke very slowly.
Jiang Suzhou's expression immediately turned ugly. It was as if he had swallowed something dirty. It took him a lot of effort to hide his disgust.
Even so, he couldn't help but snort softly.
The eunuch nodded and bowed to invite Jiang Suzhou to take a seat.
Jiang Suzhou seemed to be disgusted by Pang Shao's words. He didn't even look at him and turned to leave.
Pang Shao stood there and watched him leave.
Seeing Jiang Suzhou walk away, an official next to him said unhappily, "Prince Jing was a little rude."
Pang Shao smiled and shook his head. He didn't mind at all. There was even a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
"His Highness is just young," he said slowly.
— —
The banquet hall was arranged to have one table per person, so the seats were very spacious. Huo Wujiu was in a wheelchair, so there was no need for a chair. He only needed a bowl and a pair of chopsticks.
Jiang Suzhou sat down in front of the table. The eunuch who led the way saw Prince Jing turn his head and look at the general coldly and disdainfully as he sat down.
The eunuch hurriedly left.
He didn't see that when Prince Jing looked at Madam Huo, he quickly said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Excuse me."
He was so nervous that his back was covered in cold sweat. It wasn't only because it was his first time interacting with Pang Shao directly and he was afraid of making any mistakes. More importantly, it was because of the series of actions he had taken towards Huo Wujiu.
It was like pulling a tiger's whiskers!
Jiang Suzhou was afraid. He found an opportunity and hurriedly apologized to Huo Wujiu.
He didn't expect Huo Wujiu to respond to him. He was still thinking about how to explain himself on the way back.
However, he saw Huo Wujiu look at him and blink slowly.
It was as if he was replying to him that he knew.
Jiang Suzhou was shocked. He almost couldn't keep the cold expression on his face.
He quickly looked away, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip to calm himself down.
The look in his eyes just now … was he replying to him? It couldn't be, "I'll kill you tonight," right?
Jiang Suzhou's fingers trembled slightly.
Behind him, Huo Wujiu glanced at him with a deep gaze, hiding a deep meaning that was extremely difficult to detect in the depths of his eyes.
Just now, in front of so many people, he was so calm and composed. Why did he start to feel afraid after looking at him?
However, this was the first time he saw Jiang Suzhou in front of people.
He was very good at acting. It seemed that even Pang Shao was scared by him. The way he acted was indeed quite hateful. No wonder Ji Hongcheng was so angry that he even wrote obscenities in his letter.
However …
He actually thought that he was a little cute.
When he looked at him with that seemingly ruthless but actually nervous and helpless expression, he felt as if his heart was being scratched. It was itchy and a little numb.
Huo Wujiu couldn't help but raise his hand and gently touch his chin with his knuckles.
That cold and soft touch seemed to still be there.
That hand was trembling slightly, as if someone was trying hard to control it, but the effect was not very good.
As a result, the fierceness that was supposed to be humiliating added a little pitiful. It made that fierceness seem like a paper tiger that could be broken with a poke. On the surface, it was howling, but in reality, it was trembling and leaning over, as if it was looking for support.
It seemed that resisting the urge to grab that hand required more willpower than enduring the pain of torture.
— —
Outside the door, the rain continued to fall. The inside of the hall was brightly lit.
Among the gold and jade splendor, there were all high-ranking officials and nobles. It was a scene of singing and dancing. If it were anyone else, they would be mesmerized and think that the imperial court was at its peak and still had many years to live.
However, Jiang Suzhou knew that the flourishing scene in front of him was something that they had barely managed to gather by emptying the national treasury and plundering many of the surrounding prefectures.
Beneath the ostentatious splendor was an empty, crumbling shelf.
The sky gradually darkened. The eunuch in the hall shouted, and the surroundings immediately quieted down.
The successor had arrived.
Jiang Suzhou followed the court officials and stood up. They quietly waited for the successor to sit down on the dragon throne. Then, following the eunuch's shout, they knelt three times and kowtowed nine times with the court officials to pay their respects to the successor.
After the last bow, the court officials knelt in place, waiting for the Emperor to allow them to rise.
The head eunuch standing to the side with a horsetail whisk in his hand quietly waited for a moment, but he didn't hear the person on the dragon throne speak.
… What kind of trouble was this?
The head eunuch felt a little uneasy. He carefully glanced to the side and saw that on the dazzling dragon throne, the Emperor, dressed in splendid attire, was sitting askew. He touched his chin with one hand and looked down the steps thoughtfully.
This was …?
The head eunuch followed his gaze and saw that among the numerous kneeling court officials, there was only one person who stood out. He sat there quietly, facing the successor in silence.
His gaze was calm and cold. He looked directly at the Emperor without the slightest bit of fear.
Huo Wujiu.
The head eunuch knew this person. When he was escorted back to Lin 'an, he had gone to the dungeon with the Emperor once. That was the first time that the man had met the Emperor. Many officers and soldiers had tried to force him to kneel, but they had failed.
It was also at that time that the Emperor had ordered to break his leg tendons.
This … this man really couldn't kneel now … But the Emperor seemed to want to make trouble for him.
The head eunuch felt a little uneasy.
At this moment, he heard the successor speak lazily.
"Everyone, please rise," he said.
After receiving the imperial edict, the court officials stood up one after another and returned to their seats.
The head eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.
His Majesty was indeed a little absurd. In the past, under the pressure of the former Emperor, he had restrained himself. But now he was the Emperor, and the Prime Minister always followed him. Sometimes he was so ridiculous that he didn't care about the occasion. Even the servants were on tenterhooks.
It would be best if the Emperor didn't get angry and celebrated his birthday …
But when he was half relieved, he heard the Emperor speak again.
"Hiss … Fifth Brother." Jiang Sunheng rested his chin on one hand. Before he could start the banquet, he picked up a shrimp ball from the table in front of him and threw it into his mouth.
"Just now, all the court officials knelt … Why didn't your wife kneel to me?"