Chapter 174: Wei Jiao’s Dinner
“Captain.”
An Embroidered Uniform Guard standing in front of the desk couldn’t help but call out softly.
Wei Jiao, leaning back against the chairback with knees bent, glanced at him with his uninjured hand tapping his knee.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard reminded: “Eat, it’s all getting cold.”
Wei Jiao sneered: “Eat what?”
He stretched out his finger pointing at a bowl of porridge and several dishes of side dishes on the desk.
“Is this kind of thing for people to eat? I’ve been fed medicine all day, and now eating this at night?”
The Embroidered Uniform Guard hurriedly explained: “This was prepared according to the imperial physicians’ requirements… There’s meat in the porridge, and the dishes are fresh too.”
And it’s always been this.
Oh, the difference is that there used to be Miss Yang’s meal on the table too.
Miss Yang’s meal was more abundant.
Miss Yang hasn’t come all day today…
It must be that the Captain crushed the news about General Gaoyang and didn’t let Miss Yang see it, so Miss Yang got angry.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard muttered inwardly.
Wei Jiao looked at the empty desk and sneered.
This dog thing, it’s not anger at all, clearly she couldn’t get usable information from him, so she won’t come.
Better if she doesn’t come.
Wolf-hearted and dog-lunged.
Wei Jiao looked at the meal on the table, continuing to tap his knee.
“Captain, eat something quickly.” The Embroidered Uniform Guard urged again.
Wei Jiao said lazily: “I won’t starve to death if I don’t eat for a day or two.”
But he’s recovering from injury now, the Embroidered Uniform Guard was anxious but didn’t dare urge, Wei Jiao’s temperament was eccentric, no one knew which words or actions would stimulate him to have an episode, so usually these Embroidered Uniform Guards were silent and expressionless.
Suddenly the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s ears twitched, the next moment fragmented footsteps came from outside.
“Miss Yang, please wait—Miss Yang is here—”
Just like before, the eunuchs seemed to want to come in to announce, but Miss Yang ignored them completely and came straight in.
This time before Miss Yang could push the door herself, the Embroidered Uniform Guard inside stepped forward to open the door, beaming: “Miss Yang is here.”
Mo Zheng walked in carrying a food box and a bundle, also a bit surprised, seemingly startled by the enthusiasm of the Embroidered Uniform Guard who was usually like he didn’t exist.
Wei Jiao had a faint smile on his face, leaning against the chairback.
“What is the Princess here for?” he said.
“Things the Princess sent you.” Mo Zheng smiled and said, placing the small bundle in her hand on the table and opening it, revealing a box containing precious delicacies.
Seeing the royal mark on it, Wei Jiao pursed his lips slightly.
Without Wei Jiao speaking, the Embroidered Uniform Guard stepped forward, picked it up, and casually threw it aside. Mo Zheng saw a pile of large and small boxes there, emanating medicinal fragrance.
They should be what the Wei Clan people sent today.
“Your life is better than mine.” Mo Zheng said, her expression sighing, “Your family members still know to come send you tonic medicine and care, look at my uncle and cousin, they came empty-handed with a mouth full of lectures.”
Wei Jiao nodded: “Yes, my life is better than yours.” Then he smiled squinted and said, “Miss Yang is done talking, now get lost quickly, don’t bring your bad luck here, I haven’t seen you for a day, my injury has improved a lot.”
Mo Zheng seemed not to hear him cursing.
“Your family had people come today, my family had people come too.” She said softly, “A Sheng still has to go to the Imperial City to report back to His Majesty for me.”
This was explaining to him? Wei Jiao tsked: “Such a small matter, where does Miss Yang need to worry, your people are squatting outside every day.”
He had long ago told Wei Jiao about Zhang Sheng You and his wife, so Mo Zheng didn’t mind, and ignored Wei Jiao’s words, saying to the Embroidered Uniform Guard beside: “It’s my fault delaying the Captain’s meal, it’s cold, take it away, make some new ones.”
The Embroidered Uniform Guard happily agreed, picked up the porridge and dishes and left, only realizing after going out that the Captain hadn’t given the order…
Laughter from Wei Jiao’s cold sneer came from inside.
“…Make new ones? How long do I have to starve? Miss Yang, I’m a seriously injured person, and injured because of you…”
Although Wei Jiao’s words sounded angry, he didn’t call back the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Immediately Miss Yang’s light and cheerful voice came.
“…Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, I had A Sheng bring back a few dishes from a restaurant in the city, already heated up.”
“…Specially asked the imperial physicians, all things you can eat.”
The Embroidered Uniform Guard breathed a sigh of relief, the heart he’d been holding all day relaxed, and left briskly carrying the cold porridge and dishes.
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Four plates of hot dishes were placed on the desk, not appearing too many.
Wei Jiao still leaned against the chairback, tapping his own knee, no smile on his face.
Wei Jiao was always smiling daily, when smiling his two eyes made people unable to see clearly, when not smiling, his two eyes were cold and deep.
However, Mo Zheng probably had already figured out his temperament.
The more he smiled squinted, the less human he was.
Not smiling meant normal.
“It was you who had His Majesty order that we don’t need to investigate General Gaoyang anymore, right.” He said, looking at the woman opposite, “What benefits did your own father promise you, to make you forget how your mother died?”
Mo Zheng picked up the bowl and chopsticks, first picked up some dish, said softly: “It’s not stopping the investigation, but not to investigate too urgently, you Embroidered Uniform Guards’ actions are secretive but still too conspicuous, Marquis Yichun is also watching you.”
Then she smiled.
“I gave His Majesty a good idea, wait and see, you’ll know then.”
He’ll know then? Who is this dog thing looking down on, Wei Jiao sneered, he couldn’t wait a few days to know.
He didn’t speak, suddenly raised his hand to grab the chopsticks and thrust, hitting Mo Zheng’s chopsticks that had just stretched out to pick dish.
With a clatter, the piece of braised duck meat just picked up fell back into the plate.
“You said it’s meal brought for me, what are you eating with your chopsticks not stopping?” Wei Jiao said, then sneered, “Your good father didn’t give you delicious imperial meals?”
“Wei Jiao.” Mo Zheng didn’t answer the question, her expression seeming somewhat wistful, “What is your father like?”
This was feeling sentimental?
Although he acknowledged his father, the harm was already done, at a loss on how to face this father?
Because both he and she were abandoned by their fathers, so she wanted to know how he viewed his father?
Wei Jiao held the chopsticks leaning against the chairback, raising his brow.
Earlier wasn’t it said that whether he acknowledged or not had nothing to do with her, didn’t care.
“My father is not as capable as your father.” He said slowly, “Abandoning wife and son but still couldn’t become emperor, get the rivers and mountains.”
Mo Zheng thoughtful: “My father was from humble origins, no clan to rely on, to get the rivers and mountains, there were many inevitabilities, your Wei Clan is big and established, yet still needed to abandon wife and son to survive, indeed not as capable as my father.”
Wei Jiao laughed in anger: “Indeed, your father is capable, the daughter he abandoned, upon seeing her, actually took the initiative to feel for his difficulties, not blaming at all.”
Mo Zheng hurriedly explained: “I’m not not blaming him, he is emperor, being emperor naturally has many inevitabilities, your father didn’t become emperor, since he met you, why send you to the Capital City, so many years father and son not seeing each other…”
Wei Jiao raised his hand and pointed: “Get out!”
Mo Zheng seemed unhappy too, turned and strode out, nearly colliding with the Embroidered Uniform Guard coming in carrying the just-made meal.
“Miss Yang—” The Embroidered Uniform Guard hurriedly called.
Miss Yang ignored him, strode away, eunuchs and palace maids carrying lamps hurriedly followed, like crystalline flowers drifting far in the night.
Already very good.
These years, besides Princess Pingcheng, no woman has been able to talk with the Captain.
Miss Yang was different from Princess Pingcheng.
With Princess Pingcheng, it was the Captain taking the initiative, but with Miss Yang, it was Miss Yang coming and going freely.
Although now the Captain drove Miss Yang away, but if the Captain didn’t want it, Miss Yang couldn’t come in at all.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard looked indoors, saw Wei Jiao still sitting lazily, tapping his knee, the hand from a day holding chopsticks, slowly eating the dishes on the desk.
The corners of his mouth still carrying a smile.
Not that creepy smile, but… a normal person’s smile.
What the imperial physicians said privately was indeed right, Miss Yang could soothe the Captain.
“Captain.” The Embroidered Uniform Guard said with light steps, placing the newly made meat porridge and side dishes, “The meal is ready.”
Wei Jiao ignored him, didn’t tell him to throw away the meal either, the Embroidered Uniform Guard quietly withdrew.
Those words just now shouldn’t be really comparing fathers with him, then giving herself an excuse to forgive the emperor and get close to the emperor.
This dog thing was cunning and heartless, even if getting close to the emperor, it was to achieve her own goals.
Instead, the Emperor would definitely be manipulated by her using guilt.
Wei Jiao pursed his lips.
So what was she doing saying those silly words?
Still bringing him dishes bought from outside.
He picked up a bite of dish and chewed slowly.
Actually, any meal was the same to him.
From childhood he ate anything, long ruined his taste and intestines and stomach, the world’s delicacies all tasted like wax to him.
Wei Jiao raised his brow again.
Understood, this dog thing came to comfort him.
Couldn’t say directly, using these silly words to distract.
Just like saying you blocking arrow for me proves you’re better than me, or if you don’t recover well you’ll be inferior to me in the future.
Heh, he’s not a fool, she was willing to say, he just didn’t poke it.
Wei Jiao’s mouth curved in a smile, picked up the hot porridge beside and drank heartily.
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“How was it?”
Seeing Mo Zheng return, Yang Luo hurriedly asked softly.
Mo Zheng shook her head, looked toward the direction of Wei Jiao.
“Can’t ask anything in one or two sentences, I can’t ask too much, just raised the topic first.” She said, smiled lightly, “Take it slow, I’ll always stay by Wei Jiao’s side.”
If it really was Wei Cui, he absolutely wouldn’t think that the little prince he was looking for was right by his son’s side, watching them.
