Most men in the world are fickle. Lai Bao is so stupid, and Lao Wu is so cunning. He easily seduced her. He's still nice to her now because of the novelty, but what will happen to Lai Bao if he falls for someone else later?
Who knows, Lai Bao might come to me to plead for him, wanting to go and be Lao Wu's concubine, to be his eunuch. If I break off all ties with him in a fit of anger, and Lao Wu gets tired of him later, he might find another lover...
In a short time, Huangfu Jue had already gone through Qi Qi's fate after leaving him ten or a hundred times in his mind, and was convinced that he would suffer a lot after leaving him.
He sighed deeply, his gaze towards Qi Qi filled with even more disappointment and frustration.
What's so good about that fifth prince? Besides being a prince, good-looking, skilled in martial arts, and knowledgeable... what else is good about him? He's not even a tenth as good as me.
Seeing that he was acting crazy again, Qi Qi muttered something to himself and then went out, wondering if he should give him some psychological counseling later...
...
As soon as Huangfu Jue arrived, everyone was already waiting for him to eat. Huangfu Yi was sitting next to him, listening to him instruct the servants to bring food to Lai Bao. Huangfu Yi said, "Why don't I go instead? Ninth Brother, I just ate some food and I'm not very hungry yet."
Huangfu Jue gave him a sharp look and said without thinking, "You're not allowed to go!"
After committing so many sins at noon, you still want to go again? Don't even think about it! You lustful bastard! Shameless! Vulgar! Despicable! Disgusting!
The noise was so loud that people around them glanced over furtively. Huangfu Yi asked, bewildered, "What happened?"
Huangfu Jue chuckled coldly: "How can a mere eunuch trouble a prince to deliver his meals? He's spoiled rotten. Fifth Brother, you just sit and eat your meal. You don't need to worry about these things."
Huangfu Yi gave him a strange look, and could only think to himself that it was a pity.
Unexpectedly, the very next morning, Huangfu Yi was sent to negotiate with the rebels.
Another morning without seeing Laibao, I miss him.
Huangfu Yi left, and Qi Qi watched his retreating figure through the curtain. Behind him, Huangfu Jue glanced at him and sneered, "What, reluctant to part?"
Qi Qi: "What?"
Huangfu Jue said solemnly, "It's nothing."
The imperial court officials had all arrived. Wu Fugui was a man of some sense; he knew that even if he surrendered to the court and became an official, he might not be able to live the life he was in now. The pie was only so big, and the powerful families had already divided it all up. There was no place for him, a small fry who had started his own business. He might as well start his own business.
So he pretended to fight the court to the end while sending people to guard the city. But when the day came to fight, he had already fled with money and his confidants by a side road.
Huangfu Yi was well-prepared for this, and his efforts over the past few days had not been in vain. He directly led his troops and brought back Wu Fugui's head in a swift and decisive manner. With this move that combined both civil and military prowess, the political landscape of the court's power struggle is likely to change again.
Qi Qi's impromptu trip came to an end, and he returned to the Summer Palace with Huangfu Jue.
I'm grateful that Huangfu Jue didn't say much in the letters he sent to the palace over the past two months, otherwise Qi Qi would have been worried that his 54-year-old godfather would have been too anxious and harmed his health.
In ancient times, this would have been considered an advanced age for him to enjoy his retirement. In the past two years, Qi Qi's plan to persuade him to retire early has been very effective. Perhaps next year he and his dog Laifu can be sent out of the palace. At that time, Qi Qi can finally put his mind at ease.
Finally back home, he caught up with the palace maids and eunuchs he hadn't seen for many days and returned to peaceful life... But beneath the calm surface, there were undercurrents. This time, Huangfu Jue had really made arrangements for Qi Qi. He was not allowed to do anything dangerous, and he was not allowed to go anywhere except to be by Huangfu Jue's side.
Qi Qi protested this many times: "Your Highness, we've grown up now, we can't sleep in the same room anymore!"
Huangfu Jue could only sneer at this: "No means no. Have you forgotten what you learned last time?"
Qi Qi found it utterly unbelievable: "But it was precisely because I slept in your room that I was kidnapped."
Huangfu Jue: "No, that's because I'm not here. It has nothing to do with whether I'm in my room or not. If I'm not here, it would be even more dangerous in the courtyard, let alone in my room."
Qi Qi retorted: "Nonsense. I'm just a lowly eunuch. Why would they arrest me if not you?"
Huangfu Jue: "That's your fallacy. If they can't catch me, they'll catch you to threaten me."
Qi Qi: "Really? What's there to threaten? How do they know they can threaten us?"
Huangfu Jue replied matter-of-factly, "Naturally, it's because I care about you that I do this."
Qi Qi was speechless: "...But people also need some private space."
Huangfu Jue immediately became furious: "We've been sleeping together for eight years, and I've never seen you ask for any private space? Or is there something you're trying to hide from me?"
Qi Qi got angry too: "How could you think of me like that?"
Huangfu Jue couldn't believe it: "What are you doing? Are you arguing with me? Just for this?"
Qi Qi: "I didn't! I just wanted to sleep by myself! I didn't mean to argue with you!"
Sleep, sleep, sleep my foot! Don't fall asleep and end up in Fifth Prince's bed! You just want to get rid of me, Your Highness! You actually dare to argue with me over mere desire and male beauty!
Huangfu Jue was furious. He didn't care about his usual mature image anymore and shouted at Qi Qi in a fit of anger, "Don't even think about it!"
Qi Qi watched his departing figure and murmured, "...Has he reached puberty?"
But he was right.
Qi Qi scratched his head.
She'll be returning to the palace in three months. She finally got to come out and even found a boyfriend. But he lives in his own residence outside the palace. Once she goes back to the palace, how often will she be able to see him?
With nothing to do and no way to go out to play, people would be bored to death. Just as I was thinking this, Xiao Xizi came into the courtyard, looking puzzled, and brought back a letter to Qi Qi: "Lai Bao, the Fifth Prince asked me to give this to you. Is it something to bring to our Prince?"
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