Chapter 441 What's so special about your place?

"Your humble servant Qiu Suan is late! Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Before Emperor Longqing could stop smiling, he saw a figure wrapped in the cold air outside come in and kneel at the door.

The minister's thoughtfulness once again pleased the already happy emperor.

Xiahou Jie, on the other hand, didn't care that Qiu Suan was late at night. He waved at him and said with a smile, "Qiu Aiqing, come and sit here."

Qiu Suan knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and when he stood up he quickly glanced at his old father.

Seeing the old Duke nodded secretly, he mustered up the courage to kneel and move to the side, picked up the wine pot very tactfully, and served the king and his minister in the game of chess.

Xiahou Jie was very pleased with his flattery.

The father and son worked together perfectly, coaxing the emperor out of the palace late at night to relieve his boredom.

Qiu Suan was having a great time drinking with his friends at Mingfang in Xicheng District when someone suddenly came to his house. Without saying a word, the alcoholic bug in him was scared away.

Without even saying goodbye to his friends, he left behind the delicious food and the beautiful dancers, got in the car, and rushed home at full speed.

There was a cold wind along the way and I almost fainted in the car.

In the carriage, he wiped his body inside and out countless times before he finally got rid of the smell of alcohol. He slapped his cheeks hard, just to make his muddled head clearer and more alert.

On the way back home, I don't know how many times I asked the servants about the emperor's condition when he came. When I heard the emperor's gloomy face, I was even more frightened. My heart felt like a drum was beating, thump thump non-stop!

He looked in his head, trying to recall what had happened in the court recently that he hadn't noticed, or what cases were currently being handled by the Ministry of Justice that were prone to problems.

I've been thinking about it so much that my head is about to explode.

Even when the carriage stopped at the door of his house, Qiu Suan's brain, which had been paralyzed by alcohol tonight, still couldn't make sense of anything.

Irritable!

Everyone in the mansion was on high alert because the emperor was being received late at night.

When he came on the way, he specifically grabbed the servant who was returning from delivering something and asked him about it.

"Is Chief Steward Wei available tonight?"

"Eunuch Wei is guarding the corridor."

When Qiu Suan heard that Wei Xi was accompanying him, he couldn't help but feel happy and immediately asked his servant to go to the storehouse to get some high-quality things and a bag of gold.

With the presence of the Imperial Eunuch Wei, Qiu Suan finally felt a little more confident.

While Duke Qiu was accompanying the emperor inside to discuss matters, Qiu Suan was waiting outside the door early and quietly showed his goodwill to Wei Xi.

Wei Xi's eyes curved when he saw this, and he whispered to him, "The Emperor is discussing important matters with the Duke. Why don't you wait a moment, Minister, and let me inform you later?"

Qiu Suan was just dreaming!

Bowing repeatedly, silently thanking!

At this time, only Wei Xi's help could help him find a suitable opportunity to meet the emperor.

So Qiu Suan stood outside in the cold for a while longer.

It is not known whether Emperor Longqing knew that there were ministers "standing guard" outside. Just when he was in a good mood, Wei Xi came over and reported.

Thinking back on how I had rushed all the way back and was now serving the king in front of the chessboard, it was a whole thrilling process.

Qiu Suan could even hear his own heartbeat at this moment.

Boom boom boom——

Emperor Longqing raised his eyes and glanced at him indifferently.

Qiu Suan's neck was stiff!

"My dear, you have come back to see me after such a long journey. Thank you for your hard work."

Qiu Suan kowtowed, his voice trembling slightly, "Your humble servant is terrified!"

Xiahou Jie glanced at him and could only see his head lying on the couch, his eyes dimmed.

"Winter wine does seem to be very fragrant. I can smell it even from where I sit. I wonder which winery produced it?"

Qiu Suan really wanted to nod his head wildly!

Still couldn't hide it from the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die."

Xiahou Jie chuckled.

"Stand up."

Qiu Suan didn't dare to move.

The old Duke looked at the emperor's intention and saw Xiahou Jie nodded, then he was relieved and said to his son Qiu Suan: "Why don't you thank the Lord for his grace! The emperor asked you to get up, so you should get up."

Qiu Suan raised his head carefully and glanced at his old father.

Sure enough, he saw the old Duke give him a look that said "don't worry".

Then he prostrated himself on the ground, raised his head and asked the emperor's opinion again.

Xiahou Jie laughed and scolded, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy!"

Although he was already the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the old Duke could not bear to see his son looking so timid, so he could only turn around and continue playing chess with Emperor Longqing.

There was one more person in the room.

Especially since he was an imperial official who had just returned from a brothel.

Xiahou Jie's interest in playing chess was obviously not high anymore.

Instead, he was more interested in Qiu Suan's going out to play tonight.

Although there was a curfew in the capital of Daliang, it was not strictly enforced. Emperor Longqing knew privately that many court officials had a preference for sleeping with prostitutes.

However, when they went to court, everyone looked very decent and behaved very properly in front of him.

Since he was bored tonight, he suddenly became curious about what interesting things were in the place Qiu Suan went to.

Qiu Suan broke out in a cold sweat when he was questioned by the emperor.

How should he answer His Majesty about this?

For a moment, Qiu Suan stammered, not knowing how to start.

He frequently looked towards his backbone, his old father, Duke Qiu.

Duke Qiu frowned slightly.

Since the emperor has asked you a question, just tell me what use I am to you!

Qiu Suan didn't say anything for a long time, and Xiahou Jie saw that his face suddenly turned pale.

He smiled faintly and said, "I forgive you, tell me."

Seeing that his old father ignored him, Qiu Suan thought that the consequences of not answering would be equally tragic, so he gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I have been working on the corruption case of the Zhangzhou Transport Commissioner tonight. I was so busy that I didn't have time to eat, so I went to the singing hall with some friends to listen to some music and relax."

Having said this, Qiu Suan suddenly stopped talking.

"What? Keep going."

Emperor Longqing looked as if he was really interested in Qiu Suan's trip tonight.

"Your Majesty, I dare not hide the truth from you. Yesterday, a group of dancers from the Western Regions came to the singing and dancing house. They are very bright and beautiful, so... so..."

"oh?"

When Xiahou Jie heard this, he turned around and looked at him.

"From the Western Regions?"

Qiu Suan stole a glance at Duke Qiu, who avoided his gaze.

Qiu Suan could only nod and answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, that's right!"

Xiahou Jie frowned slightly when he heard this.

But it opened in a moment.

Instead, he raised his brows and twitched his lips slightly, "Really? How's the dance music? Is it pleasing to the eyes?"

Qiu Suan nodded repeatedly: "Excellent! The singing and dancing are exquisite, and can be regarded as the best in the capital today!"

When people who have drunk too much talk about exciting topics, their minds can easily get out of control due to the momentary excitement.

The old Duke said in his heart: Not good!

Immediately after the next sentence, the king sitting opposite him turned around and said to Qiu Suan:

"Since it's so good, please take me there to feast my eyes."