"Well... it's not impossible."
"Then let's go. Someone's treating, might as well take advantage of it."
Zhao Cheng rolled his eyes at Zhao Wu, smiled, and followed Cai, saying, "All men are brothers under heaven, and I love making friends, so I'll gladly accept your offer!"
"Of course, of course! It is my honor that the young prime minister would do me the honor!"
...
The Imperial Study.
Yuan Xiu, wearing only a thin robe, lay sprawled on the dragon table, while Wei You massaged his back, her movements sometimes gentle and sometimes rough.
Regardless of his movements, Yuan Xiu kept his eyes closed while reciting poems about geese, clearly enjoying himself.
"Your Majesty, after we finish this, we'll take a medicinal bath."
"Let's skip the medicinal bath; it'll make us too agitated."
“No, that won’t do!” Wei You insisted. “After the state banquet begins, His Majesty will have to drink for three days straight, which is too harmful to his health! The medicinal bath I’ve prepared can help His Majesty protect his liver, kidneys, and stomach.”
"You're so thoughtful..." Yuan Xiu pinched Wei You and smiled, "If everyone in the court treated me like you, how wonderful that would be..."
"Your Majesty is benevolent, and I have received great kindness from you, which I will repay with my whole life. Your Majesty treats me this way, and you treat all the civil and military officials the same way. I believe that there must be some among them who, like me, are grateful for Your Majesty's kindness!"
"Then tell me, can General Wei feel gratitude?"
Wei You paused for a moment, then didn't immediately respond.
"You bastard, you used to speak frankly with me, but now that you've only been an official for a short time, you've already become so cunning?"
"This servant wouldn't dare!" Wei You immediately knelt down.
At this moment, Lü Lu came walking briskly with small steps.
Aside from Yuan Xiu and Yuan Yun, he was the only one who could freely enter the Imperial Study without having to announce his arrival.
"Your Majesty, after returning to the palace, Guard Heng brought news that Wang Yuluan beat Zhou Jinghuan."
"What? Zhou Jinghuan got beaten up?"
Yuan Xiu looked up and asked in confusion, "Who is Wang Yuluan?"
Lü Lu said, "General Wei's son."
"Isn't his son dead?"
"This is another one."
"This one deserves to die too!"
Yuan Xiu sat up abruptly, angrily saying, "Zhou Jinghuan is an envoy from Southern Zhou whom I specially invited. I was still planning how to entertain him, and he's already been beaten up?"
"How did Wang Ren raise his son? Is he trying to make himself the sole heir?!"
"Or is it that he got cocky after winning the battle, and his whole family got cocky?!"
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