After I Married the Disabled War God As My Concubine - Chapter 222

A few days later, Huo Wujiu and Jiang Suizhou set foot on the road north.

Now that Jiangnan and Jiangbei were unified, the journey was quite smooth. When they arrived in Ye City, it was already July, and since Ye City was located in the north, it was much cooler than Lin’an.

Compared with Lin’an, Ye City was much more grandiose. Ye City has been the capital of the state since the previous dynasty, and has been so for three or four hundred years now.

When entering the city, Jiang Suizhou raised his eyes and saw the deep black city walls quietly stretching far under the turquoise sky through the brocade carriage curtain he raised. Ye City was no more greener than Lin’an with willows lining up. However, there were drought-tolerant cypress trees outside the city with darker branches and leaves, hidden outside the city walls.

The carriage entered the shimmering town, and at first glance, there were thick and tall houses, pavilions, and spacious as well as straight roads. When Ye City was built, it was constructed in the shapes of the Eight Trigrams and the Yin and Yang. In this manner, making it wide and square, and with straight roads. Lin’an was much more graceful compared to Ye City.

People were walking to and fro on both sides of the road, and the clothes they were wearing were different from those in Lin’an.

Seeing that he kept staring outside, Huo Wujiu, who was beside him, also leaned forward.

“What are you looking at?” Huo Wujiu asked.

Jiang Suizhou looked out the window.

“It’s very different from Lin’an,” he commented.

Huo Wujiu followed his gaze and looked outside. He hadn’t lived in Ye City for a few years, but he didn’t see anything new. He took a second look, then withdrew his gaze and asked, “Do you like it here?”

Jiang Suizhou nodded and shook his head again.

“It’s not because I like the scenery of Ye City either.” He said, “It is just a sentiment that the north, south, east and west are diverse. Thus, the scenery is, of course, different, which makes it really interesting.”

Huo Wujiu’s gaze shifted from the window to his face.

He remembered that Jiang Suizhou was very fond of reading travelogs. He had no idea what was the point of those idle people writing those books. But now it seemed that what Jiang Suizhou liked was not the literati who wrote the books, but the lakes, seas and mountains under the pen of those literati.

With that thought, he suddenly raised his hand and tore down the curtain of the carriage.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Suizhou turned his head and was about to ask, but he was greeted with a kiss from Huo Wujiu.

“There’s a lot for you to see later.” Huo Wujiu said, “If you like traveling, let’s not have this throne, and I’ll take you out to have fun.”

He sounded serious, and his expression told him he was not joking. At a glance, he knew he was serious.

Jiang Suizhou burst out laughing.

“Don’t be ridiculous.” He said, “Without your support here, the court is going to be in chaos sooner or later.”

Huo Wujiu scowled.

He would not say that the chaos has nothing to do with him, but the thought of delaying Jiang Suizhou’s preferences for these external matters made him very unhappy.

Jiang Suizhou saw through his thoughts.

“I do like to see such scenery.” He said sincerely, “But what I like to see is the way they are peaceful and stable.”

Huo Wujiu glanced at him.

Jiang Suizhou leaned over with a smile and asked.

“If there is such a day, I wonder if General Huo is willing to go on a tour with me to see our peaceful and prosperous world?”

Huo Wujiu’s Adam’s apple rolled up and down.

“With pleasure,” he replied in a guttural voice.

——

Upon their return to Ye City, they got the news that Emperor Zhao Yuan’s health has been declining in recent days.

Huo Wujiu settled Jiang Suizhou in his mansion in Ye City and hurriedly entered the palace.

Emperor Zhao Yuan’s physical condition was indeed not optimistic.

He was totally in poor health. To top it all off, Huo Yuyan’s attempt to assassinate Huo Wujiu also reached his ears a few days ago.

It was then that his health worsened.

By the time Huo Wujiu entered the palace, Emperor Zhao Yuan had just finished taking his medicine. The eunuchs who came out shook their heads at Huo Shu who was guarding the door, saying that His Majesty had only drunk half of his medicine today and couldn’t eat anything else.

When Huo Shu saw Huo Wujiu approaching, she looked at him and gave him a gentle nod.

Huo Shu was only two years younger than Huo Yuyan, and about the same age as Huo Wujiu. She had a dignified and quiet personality since she was a child, but when she looked at Huo Wujiu now, her eyes turned a little red.

Huo Wujiu naturally knew why.

He stepped forward, stood in front of Huo Shu, bowed to her, and said, “Second Sister.”

Huo Shu nodded, responded, then turned to the side. She said, “Go in and have a look. Father has been looking forward to seeing you these past few days.”

Huo Wujiu nodded and walked towards Emperor Zhao Yuan’s bedroom.

But just after taking a step forward, Huo Shu stopped him again.

“Wujiu,” she called out.

He turned around and saw Huo Shu looking at him. She hesitated for a moment before asking, “…W-Where is big brother now?”

Huo Wujiu replied, “We came back together, I didn’t kill him.”

Huo Shu sniffed and said softly, “Thank you.”

Huo Wujiu nodded.

Just as he was about to turn around, Huo Shu spoke again, “This matter… is Big Brother’s fault.”

Huo Wujiu made no reply. Instead, he lifted his legs and entered Emperor Zhao Yuan’s bedroom.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, he smelled a pungent medicinal odor. The smell of the medicine was strong and heavy, with a kind of potency that made people unable to breathe. Moreover, a heavy air of death circulated amidst the medicinal smell.

Huo Wujiu frowned tightly, and his footsteps quickened.

Just as he reached the bedside, he heard a series of hoarse coughs that sounded lifeless.

When he left, Emperor Zhao Yuan hadn’t been this sick.

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