Chapter 339

Jiajing 24th year, October 14th.

Embroidered Uniform Guard Northern Division Thousand-Household, Lord Zhu Yijing, woke up from his sleep.

Sunlight had already penetrated through the cracks in the window, the light spots stretching diagonally onto the bed.

He knew he had already missed the time for roll call.

But he didn't need to worry, there were two people in the Embroidered Uniform Guard office who didn't need to roll call, and no one could say anything about it; one was Li Miao, and the other was him.

Of course, he also knew that the special treatment Li Miao enjoyed was because everyone was convinced by him; and he, just because he had a good father.

But so what?

The Emperor father, didn't he also have to have an Emperor father first?

"Heh..."

At the thought of the word "Emperor," he couldn't help but laugh in a low voice.

This laugh woke up the person in his arms.

"Husband is awake..."

Those eyes, warm and moist like a little deer, blinked, and then came back to their senses: "Ah, the sky is bright! This slave will serve you to change clothes!"

After saying that, an arm as white as a green lotus stretched out from the quilt, only to be pulled back by Zhu Yijing and held to his heart.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

Zhu Yijing said with a smile.

"It's cold, Jinyi doesn't need to get up, it's late anyway today, it won't be too late to go after eating lunch with you."

Liu Jinyi struggled slightly, then pressed her hand on Zhu Yijing's chest, and her face also stuck to it.

"Husband... this slave naturally wants you to stay by my side for a long time, but this slave also knows, the gentle village is the hero's grave."

She raised her head and looked at Zhu Yijing.

"Husband is a hero, you shouldn't waste time here with this slave."

"Jinyi..."

Zhu Yijing looked at those eyes full of longing, only feeling his heart melt. In his life, no one had ever looked at him with such eyes, and no one had ever recognized him like this.

He knew that everyone, including his subordinates, was only respectful on the surface, and behind his back, they all said he was a "useless snack."

But he didn't think so.

There were plenty of second-generation ancestors in the capital, and like him, willing to start from a hundred-household and handle affairs, could be said to be rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; this "useless snack" shouldn't be pinned on him.

Zhu Yijing knew this was because of one person.

Li Miao.

Under the radiance of this godson with reality but no name, all the shortcomings of his biological son became talking points and laughingstocks. Even Zhu Zai himself liked to use Li Miao as a comparison to scold him.

"Miao brother..."

Zhu Yijing sighed.

He knew this wasn't Li Miao's fault.

Zhu Zai was a strict father, who had strictly disciplined him since childhood, not even allowing him to go out to play. At that time, the thing he looked forward to most every day was Li Miao coming to visit.

Li Miao wouldn't scold him, but would take him over the courtyard wall, take him to walk the streets and alleys, eat all kinds of snacks; would take him to see the lantern festival, stroll the flower boats, and take him to drink.

But from the moment he entered the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he gradually drifted away from Li Miao. Even sometimes when he ran into Li Miao, he would deliberately avoid him, and after a few times, the two gradually had no contact.

He wasn't dissatisfied with Li Miao.

He just wasn't reconciled.

Zhu Yijing rolled off the bed.

"Jinyi, what you said is right."

"Right now, father and those civil officials are competing, the court situation is turbulent, it's a critical time, I shouldn't be greedy for warmth."

He reached out to take the clothes hanging by the bed, but a hand gently took the clothes from his hand.

Zhu Yijing turned back to look.

Liu Jinyi stood behind him naked, her skin like satin, emitting a porcelain-like luster in the sunlight, a semi-transparent satin wrapped around her waist, reaching out to drape the clothes over him.

"This slave will serve husband to change clothes."

She lowered her head, whispering as if shy.

Zhu Yijing reluctantly withdrew his gaze, waited for Liu Jinyi to dress him, then turned to drape an outer garment over Liu Jinyi, and pushed the door out.

"A great man has such a wife, what more could he ask for!"

He walked like a dragon and a tiger, his eyes shining.

"Do things! Do things! Miao brother is not in the capital, father is busy handling government affairs, the Embroidered Uniform Guard's manpower won't refuse my deployment!"

"The court situation is turbulent, it's time to do things! I must make father, make Miao brother look at me with new eyes! Today I will go to investigate those civil officials, collect evidence of crimes, especially that dog thing who sold me an official position last time!"

He calculated the major events of the world in his heart, his steps light as he stepped out of the house, only feeling that the world was vast and there was much to be done!

"Do things!"

"Please ask Thousand-Household Zhu to go back and drink tea."

"Ah?"

Before Zhu Yijing could react, he was squeezed in the middle by a black mass of big men, his hands pressed down before he could raise them, seven or eight feet inserted into his crotch together, making him scream in pain.

"Who! Who! What are you doing!"

"Thousand-Household Zhu, don't shout, don't shout."

Across the crowd that squeezed him into the middle, Zhu Yijing saw An Ziyang with his hands in his sleeves, looking at him with a smile.

"Lower your voice, it's just a family matter, it won't hurt you."

"An Ziyang! What are you trying to do!"

"Just want to invite you to drink a cup of tea."

"Fart! Drink what dog-fart tea, do you think I don't know, this is the way to catch a live one at home!"

Zhu Yijing was furious, struggling violently in the crowd.

"I haven't done anything recently! How dare you move me... whose idea is it! Did you go to father to slander me or what! You villain!"

An Ziyang was not annoyed at all, only saying with a smile.

"Yes, yes, I am a villain, if Thousand-Household Zhu likes to curse, then given your relationship with the Commander, cursing seventeen or eighteen more sentences is no harm."

"You!"

Zhu Yijing's veins popped.

If An Ziyang had cursed back, he wouldn't have been so angry. But this attitude of not taking him seriously was exactly what he hated and loathed the most!

"Is it Li Miao's idea!"

Impulsive, he had already started speaking without thinking.

"I ask you, is it Li Miao's idea! He told you to do this, right! He's afraid I'll snatch his position, afraid father will pass the position to me, right!"

"I knew it! Dove occupies the magpie's nest! I, the biological son, haven't even had any thoughts, but he instead—"

"Thousand-Household Zhu!" An Ziyang's face turned cold.

"I advise you, don't say anymore, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what can you do! End me for Li Miao!"

Already at the peak of anger, how would Zhu Yijing back down, seeing An Ziyang really get angry, he instead became more cheerful, more unable to stop!

These were the words he had held in his heart for a long time!

"Li Miao! Why don't you come yourself, and have your subordinates do it, the friendship between you and me, is it not worthy of you coming yourself! Do you look down on me that much!"

As Zhu Yijing cursed, he felt the Embroidered Uniform Guards squeezing him in the middle gradually retreat. He only thought it was because he had torn his face, making it inconvenient for the other side to take action, and was about to continue speaking.

"Li Miao——"

Slap.

A hand patted his shoulder, wet, splashing tiny water droplets.

Zhu Yijing turned his head violently, opening his mouth to curse this person away.

But he paused violently.

A tall figure stood behind him. The shadow cast down, covering him entirely.

Mysterious black cloak, black gold gloves, flying fish suit.

An Ziyang bent over and bowed, the surrounding Embroidered Uniform Guards knelt on the ground silently, lowering their heads, their embroidered spring knife scabbards knocking on the ground, making a neat and crisp sound.

"Miao... Miao brother..."

Zhu Yijing stammered.

Li Miao looked at him with narrowed eyes for a while, reached out, wiped the undried blood stains on his gloves onto Zhu Yijing's chest, and then pulled his collar.

"Clothes aren't worn right."

Thud.

Zhu Yijing sat on the ground.

Li Miao turned to look at Zhu Yijing's mansion and waved his hand.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards surged in like a tide.