After I Married the Disabled War God As My Concubine - Chapter 215

Huo Yuyan sat in the same place, bearing a faint smile.

He picked up his cup of tea and took a slow sip.

The fish is hooked. It’s done.

At the other end, Lou Wanjun, who turned a corner and walked out of Huo Yuyan’s vision, stood still, showed disgust, and rubbed her arm.

It was not only to relieve the pain from the pinch she did to break into tears just now, but also to rub off the goose bumps on her arm.

It’s all Huo Wujiu’t fault, she thought.

Huo Wujiu arranged such a laborious job for her, but he benefited from it while seated. Meanwhile, he asked her to act against Huo Yuyan. She felt so sour, making almost the roots of her teeth give out.

——

Also in recent days, Huo Wujiu knew everything about Huo Yuyan’s movements and circumstances like the back of his hand.

How could he not know everything like the back of his hand? Lou Wanjun was straightforward, so she couldn’t handle Huo Yuyan very well, let alone confront him face to face.

Every time she met Huo Yuyan, it was Huo Wujiu who got the news and then discussed with her in advance about how to deal with Huo Yuyan.

Huo Wujiu’s skill and understanding of Huo Yuyan made Jiang Suizhou’s jaw drop.

Today, just after Lou Wanjun left the West Lake, Huo Wujiu’s men brought back news about Lou Wanjun and Huo Yuyan. With such excellent results, Jiang Suizhou couldn’t help but re-examine Huo Wujiu.

His gaze made Huo Wujiu feel a little uncomfortable, so he jumped up and pulled him into his arms.

“What’s with your expression?” Huo Wujiu said discontentedly.

Jiang Suizhou sighed.

“I was just thinking that it was simply condescending that I have not given you the opportunity to fight with the other concubines when you were in the royal residence,” he said.

Huo Wujiu’s gaze turned malevolent.

“Say what?” His tone was tinged with threat.

Jiang Suizhou had only let him torment him for a while last night, so he did not dare to provoke him again. He hurriedly changed his tune and said, “I mean, you’re scheming and can calculate.”

“What’s so difficult about this?” Huo Wujiu snorted and took the secret letter from Jiang Suizhou’s hand. “Does he think he’s the only one with brains? It’s just that others are too lazy to care about him.”

He looked like his tail was raised to the skies.

Jiang Suizhou looked at him and laughed.

Huo Wujiu let him laugh for a while, until he got a little annoyed with him and turned over to toss him again. Only then did Jiang Suizhou quickly stop laughing.

“But, the plan on Miss Lou’s side is almost ready, so can we make a move?” he asked.

Huo Wujiu kissed him ardently twice more before replying, “Let’s wait two more days.”

Sure enough, a few days later, the city of Lin’an was not peaceful.

The unrest was caused by none other than Lou Yue. Since he had surrendered to Huo Wujiu, Lou Yue had always obeyed his orders, but these days, he was acting strange.

Lou Yue began to disobey Huo Wujiu’s commands, and even started to go against him.

At first, Huo Wujiu arranged for Lou Yue to guard a poorly defended County, but Lou Yue thought it was remote and difficult to go there. He also complained that Huo Wujiu had not allocated enough provisions and funds for the soldiers. Thus, in front of Huo Wujiu, he discarded any trace of respect and frankly refused to go.

The two of them had an explosive row in the army because of this.

Huo Wujiu was furious and rebuked him for disobeying the military order, but Lou Yue retorted, “Military order? I only know that I listen to the Emperor’s orders. That place is so remote, so why don’t you let other people guard it? Besides, did His Majesty issue a decree? Did His Highness the Crown Prince issue a decree? As long as His Highness says so, I will lead the troops to guard it!”

Huo Wujiu slammed the door and left.

After that, it was naturally Huo Yuyan who calmed the conflict between the two.

And the reason behind this anomaly soon came to light.

It was said that Lou Yue was disloyal to Huo Wujiu because of his daughter, Lou Wanjun. It was said that Lou Wanjun seemed to be eyeing the position of the Crown Princess. When she returned home, she quarreled with her father, as if she wanted to take the 300,000 army originally belonging to Southern Jing as a dowry.

Naturally, this dowry couldn’t be arbitrarily dispatched by Huo Wujiu.

In the blink of an eye, the rumors spread rampantly. Huo Yuyan did nothing, as if he didn’t hear a word of it at all, but Lou Wanjun threw a solid tantrum in the army because of this.

As a result, this served as evidence of the matter.

Huo Yuyan was all too happy about everything that unfolded.

After all, in this rumor, he had always been a passive identity, while Lou Wanjun and Lou Yue did everything. On top of that, this rumor, of course, affected and disturbed the morale of the army. It made the officers in the army re-examine Huo Wujiu’s identity and his.

Since then, it has become abundantly clear who ranked higher, and who should listen to whom.

Huo Yuyan sat back and enjoyed his success. He just waited for the right moment to give Lou Wanjun some sweetness, so that she could force Lou Yue to take the initiative to ask his father to marry him.

No matter what, Lou Wanjun’s identity was that of the daughter of a traitorous minister of Southern Jing, so his father would never allow her to marry him as the Crown Princess. It so happened that he didn’t want to exchange the position of the Crown Princess so easily. By then, he would show some helplessness, and Lou Wanjun would be willing to be his concubine.

Huo Yuyan felt a lot more relieved when the big event was about to come to an end. As the fifteenth day was approaching, he pretended to invite Huo Wujiu for a gathering in the palace on the eve of the 15th.

—— After all, before the big thing was completed, he still needed to pacify him.

Huo Wujiu readily agreed to it.

And on the 15th, before it was dark, the palace where the banquet was held was bustling with activity. The palace staff went to and fro. The palace was brightly lit, and the exquisite fruits and dishes were served inside like water.

Huo Yuyan still stuck at the time for the banquet, and so he arrived late.

When he arrived, there were already people sitting on their seats. Because it was a family banquet, there were not many people in the entire banquet hall. Except for Huo Wujiu, there were only a few of his favored ministers.

But…

Huo Yuyan’s eyes swept across the hall, only to find that an uninvited guest attended again.

… Jingwang, the haunting ghost, was still sitting beside Huo Wujiu. With eyes rippling like water waves, he smiled at him.

When their eyes collided, he heard Jingwang speak.

“Your Highness is so late,” he commented.

“There were some trivial matters that tripped me up,” Huo Yuyan faintly glanced at him, averted his gaze, and responded with a faint smile.

However, Jingwang seemed to be spineless. His body softened, and he leaned on the chair behind him. He smiled languidly and charmingly, but his mouth was unrelenting.

“Did Miss Lou trip you up?” He asked smilingly. “I’m just wondering. We’re having a family dinner today. Why don’t I see the prospective Crown Prince from the Lou family?”

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