Capital, the Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.

In the small flower hall on the west side of the main room, Xu Huizu was sitting alone at the table, drinking cup after cup of soju.

In order to welcome the master of the house back, the chef of the mansion carefully prepared a table of exquisite dishes, but Xu Huizu, except for the first two bites, never touched his chopsticks and just kept drinking.

He really has no appetite for delicious food.

His temper was also extremely bad.

Just now, a maidservant accidentally spilled a few drops of wine while pouring him wine, and was beaten to pieces by him, so that the new maidservant was trembling every time she poured him wine, and her legs were weak when she stood aside.

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Such a thing has never happened in the past nearly twenty years.

Xu Huizu has always been praised by his servants for his amiability. He adheres to the principle of "being strict with himself and lenient with others". He never cares about the small mistakes made by his servants, but he is very strict in self-discipline, just like an ancient gentleman.

As a result, he was praised by Xiang Yixuan as "the one who looks up to the mountains" and became an example for the latter to look up to.

Being so out of control today and even taking it out on your maid was unbelievable in the past.

He entered the city at dusk today. As soon as he entered the city gate, he was summoned to the palace by the palace servants to accept the summons of Emperor Jianwen.

When he met the king, he narrated the battle at Xianyue Bay to Tian Ting, and kowtowed at the end: "We used the greater number to defeat the smaller number, but failed to break through the mountain city for many days. As a result, the thieves waited for reinforcements, which is the fault of the last general. The last general failed to unite the troops. Please ask Your Majesty."

Heavy responsibility."

Emperor Jianwen comforted him with kind words and told him that the crime was caused by Mu Sheng's rebellion and was not his fault. He asked him to go back to his mansion to rest for a few days before he could be used in any other important role.

Even so, Emperor Jianwen still took back the military power of the 60,000 city guards from him, and asked him to leave the Yingtian New Army and recommend another commander of the new army on the pretext of letting him concentrate on his training.

In desperation, Xu Huizu recommended Liu Jing, the second-ranking figure of the Erqihui, to take charge of the new army. He knew that he would be deprived of military power this time and would be left idle. On the premise that King Yan would come to Beijing soon, he became a powerful minister by establishing military exploits.

The ambition has completely failed, and there is no possibility of a comeback.

In other words, the great plan he had planned since the establishment of the Erqihui and devoted everything to it finally came to nothing.

After his ideals were shattered, his martial arts and talents would no longer be useful. Once King Yan really took over the capital, if he wanted to save his life, he would have to give up everything in the past and "will himself fall".

For example, he becomes surly, obsessed with antiques, calligraphy and painting, misses casino brothels, and devotes the rest of his life to fine wine and beautiful women.

The more he degenerates, the less threatening he is to Zhu Di, and the more he can keep everything he has.

A small life, this house, or the title of Wei Guogong.

"Liu Meiren is here." Butler Chang Hong walked towards the door and whispered in a low voice.

Xu Huizu's eyes flashed, he put down the wine glass in his hand, and said in a calm tone without any emotion: "Let her in."

Liu Yueyao was riding in a soft sedan chair carried by two people. The bearers were not the usual male bearers, but two burly women.

The soft sedan was carried into the mansion from the back door, and it was not dropped off until it reached the main door where Xu Huizu lived. Liu Yueyao lifted the curtain and got out of the sedan with great grace, straightened her clothes and hair, walked into the flower hall with light steps.

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She wore a gorgeous and graceful dress, with various pendants hanging from head to toe, some simple, some shining, and some tinkling.

"Go down." She waved her hand towards the maid like her own master, "Leave this place to me."

The maid glanced timidly at Xu Huizu, and when the latter nodded slightly, she immediately curtsied as if she was being pardoned, and then withdrew.

Liu Yueyao Yingying stepped forward, took the wine cup, and while pouring wine for Xu Huizu, she joked: "I just heard from Chang Hong that the president beat the maid who made a mistake. If others are like the maid at the beginning, pour the wine for the president

If you spill a few drops of wine, will the president also beat her up like he punished the maid?"

"You can try." Xu Huizu said coldly.

"Just hit me. People are already used to it anyway." She paused, then smiled sweetly and said, "I remember in the beginning, every time the president was under great pressure, he liked to find someone to vent his anger to, but he also worried about taking care of it.

He has the image of a gentleman, so he has no choice but to go to the Goddess Tower to look for people, and often spreads anger on them."

"That's all in the past. I don't dare to touch you now. After all, you are no longer the same Yue'er you were before." Xu Huizu spread his hands as if nothing had happened, "Am I right? Liu Meiren."

Liu Yueyao frowned slightly and said angrily: "President, don't be so mean and unfeeling. I was willing to be the president's personal favorite, but the president decided to send her to the palace, and then created a series of events with the emperor outside the palace.

It was a chance to get to know each other. Now that I am finally favored by the emperor, the president turned around and said some slanderous words. I am very innocent and wronged."

Xu Huizu snorted noncommittally and closed his eyes slightly. He recalled that at the beginning of the year, in order to strengthen his control over Emperor Jianwen, he arranged a series of chance encounters while Emperor Jianwen was out incognito during the Lantern Festival, allowing Jianwen to get to know the enchanting Liu Yueyao.

Ruoshui beauty.

Although Zhu Yunwen also has many beauties in the palace, most of them are dignified ladies from famous families. This is the first time he has encountered someone like Liu Yueyao who is good at dancing and dancing with long sleeves. Over and over again, under Liu Yueyao's charming methods, he is very charming.

He almost fell into it, and finally brought Liu Yueyao into the palace and named her "Liu Beauty".

This time Xu Huizu led the new army to the Huaibei battlefield. The reason why Emperor Jianwen lent him 60,000 city guards was because the wind blowing by Liu Yueyao in the harem played a big role. Assuming that Xu Huizu can really defeat Zhu Di and achieve great military exploits,

He and Liu Yueyao, the combination of a powerful minister and a beloved concubine, will begin to completely control the government.

Unfortunately, assumptions are still assumptions after all.

Now Zhu Di's entry into Beijing has become an unstoppable trend. There will be no eggs left in the nest. No matter how exquisite the design and layout are, it will always be a dream.

Thinking of this, Xu Huizu sighed sadly and drank the wine in one gulp.

Liu Yueyao took the initiative to refill the wine for him, and then poured a glass for herself. She held the wine glass in both hands and said, "Don't think too much about what has happened in the past. We are not at the end of our rope yet."

"Oh?" Xu Huizu smiled bitterly and took a sip of wine, "What else can you do?"

"I have one last trick." Liu Yueyao blinked, not sure if she was deliberately showing off. She didn't directly say what she could do, but picked up a shrimp in the bowl and peeled it off with her hands like spring onions.

He fed the shell into Xu Huizu's mouth and said, "Let's eat something first. If you look like the president, who doesn't eat anything and just drinks, Yue'er is a little confused. Please cheer up."

She peeled three prawns in a row, held them directly with her hands, and fed them into Xu Huizu's mouth. Xu Huizu didn't want to eat them at first, but after smelling the petal-like fragrance on her fingertips and seeing her sincere expression, he ate them anyway.

Go down.

"That's right." Liu Yueyao showed a cute smile, narrowed his eyes into two crescent-shaped lines, picked up a piece of fragrant braised pig's trotters, carefully separated the bones, and placed them one by one

In Xu Huizu’s bowl, “Eat some more.”

Xu Huizu looked at her and saw her sucking the sauce on her fingers as if nothing had happened, with an innocent and seductive look. He couldn't help but remember that when he first saw her, his heart was also struck by this face of hers.

"President, cheer up~" Liu Yueyao finished sucking her fingers and knelt down next to Xu Huizu's legs, beating his legs with her small fists and saying coquettishly.

Xu Huizu was moved in his heart, secretly thinking that even though he was in such a state of desperation, she still refused to leave her, supporting him so firmly that he couldn't help but touch her head.
Chapter completed!