CH 100

Su Moxiu stopped at the entrance of the restaurant.

Just like what happened the day before yesterday, today the fifth prince left the palace, ordered a table of food in the restaurant, chatting and laughing happily with people.

He also knew the person who was talking to the fifth prince too. Jiang Qi, the son of Jiang Ye, the general of the Northwest Frontier Army.

Jiang Ye is in charge of the 300,000 frontier army in the northwest, and is extremely powerful, but because he was tricked by a scholar when he was young and he also felt that being a general is too hard, he was determined to make his son study.

Jiang Ye gave birth to seven or eight sons, but only Jiang Qi had the talent for studying, so he paid special attention to Jiang Qi.

A year ago when Jiang Qi went to the capital to rush for the imperial exam, Jiang Ye specially wrote to his father, asking him to take care of Jiang Qi more.

Because of this, he met Jiang Qi.

Unexpectedly, the fifth prince also knew Jiang Qi. From a distance, the relationship between the two was quite good too.

Su Moxiu raised his foot and walked towards the restaurant.

When Su Moxiu saw Yan Jingze, Yan Jingze also saw Su Moxiu.

In ancient times, there were no glass windows. In order for the restaurant to be brighter, they will remove the window during daytime, so he could see all the people coming and going on the road.

Then, after seeing Su Moxiu, he felt a little guilty for some reason.

It’s strange, why did he feel guilty?

Yan Jingze stared at Su Moxiu, and then saw Su Moxiu walking towards him.

His heart involuntarily beats faster. He doesn’t know why, but one thing is certain, he wants this person.

“Brother Su! Are you here for lunch too?” Jiang Qi followed Yan Jingze’s gaze, seeing Su Moxiu, he immediately greeted him.

“Brother Jiang, long time no see.” Su Moxiu smiled slightly at Jiang Qi, then looked at Yan Jingze with some doubts.

Yan Jingze was a little unhappy.

Su Moxiu clearly came in after seeing him, why did he greet Jiang Qi first? Wait, Su Moxiu didn’t necessarily come in because he saw him, maybe he came in because he saw Jiang Qi.

They know each other!

Su Moxiu was still smiling at Jiang Qi!

Yan Jingze was a little unhappy, feeling that his emotions were very weird, but Jiang Qi didn’t know anything, so he introduced them with a smile: “Brother Su, this is my friend, Qin Zhi. Brother Qin, this is the extremely smart friend I told you before, Su Ziyan.”

The name Su Moxiu is known to everyone in the capital, but Su Moxiu got just the name ‘Ziyan’ noy long ago when he came of age, so not many people know it.

Su Moxiu didn’t want others to know his identity, that’s what Jiang Qi meant.

“Brother Qin.” Su Moxiu smiled politely at Yan Jingze.

“Brother Su.” Yan Jingze also greeted, feeling a little aggrieved.

He has known Su Moxiu for more than ten years, yet he pretends not to know each other!

You know, Emperor Chengde took the original owner out of the palace more than ten years ago, and the original owner had also met Su Moxiu.

It’s just…they didn’t speak at that time, and they also didn’t have much contact after that.

Yan Jingze was very disappointed, but at this moment, Jiang Qi had already greeted Su Moxiu: “Brother Su, do you want to eat something together?”

“Alright.” Su Moxiu sat down and asked Jiang Qi, “Brother Jiang, long time no see. Where are you studying now?”

“I’ve been studying at Qingyu Academy recently,” said Jiang Qi, “I’m on break today, so I’m free.”

Jiang Qi is the only scholar in the Jiang family, but he is not very good at studying. Fortunately, he is very resilient and willing to work hard, so he was admitted as a juren.

However, his qualifications were tested at the border. There are few scholars at the border, so his fame is a little overstated.

Ever since he came to the capital, Jiang Qi realized that compared with other Juren, he knew too little, especially those juren from Jiangnan, who could crush him in every aspect.

So it was not surprising that he failed the Jinshi examination a few months ago. After failing, he simply chose to study in the capital.

Although his father has some skills, but the Jiang family has no background, he can only buy a small house when he comes to the capital.

He didn’t want to make a big fuss in his father’s name and just wanted to concentrate on studying. That’s why he, who was not well educated but looked very strong, had no friends.

Jiang Qi was quite happy to meet Qin Zhi and Su Moxiu, who were good friends with him, today. He admired Su Moxiu very much, so he even talked a little more.

From Jiang Qi’s mouth, Su Moxiu seamlessly inquired many things about ‘Qin Zhi’, then in a blink of an eye, he saw that the fifth prince looked unhappy.

He didn’t dare to inquire any more.

Jiang Qi asked again: “Brother Su, what book have you been reading recently?”

Su Moxiu answered, “I’ve been reading law recently.”

Jiang Qi didn’t know that Su Moxiu was going to the Ministry of Justice, so he felt that it was a bit strange. Su Moxiu smiled and said, “I’m going to the Ministry of Justice.”

“Then congratulations, Brother Su.” Said Jiang Qi. Then he glanced at Yan Jingze — he didn’t mention Su Moxiu’s identity before, but now Su Moxiu suddenly said that he was going to enter the Ministry of Justice…

To be honest, it’s very rare for someone to enter the Ministry of Justice at such a young age.

Yan Jingze said: “Brother Jiang, Brother Su and I actually know each other.”

He can’t stand it!

Su Moxiu kept talking to this Jiang Qi, he was not happy!

He hoped that Su Moxiu would only talk to him!

“So you know each other?” Jiang Qi was a little surprised.

“It’s acquaintance, we’re not familiar.” Said Su Moxiu. He has only spoken a few words to the fifth prince before.

“We don’t know each other well, but my father admires you very much. I have also studied with your father, so we have a good relationship.” Yan Jingze tried his best to build a relationship, then asked with a smile, “Ziyan, what do you like to eat? Why don’t you order two more dishes?”

When Jiang Qi heard Yan Jingze say that, he knew that Yan Jingze must also be the heir of an important official in the court.

He didn’t tell his family background but he didn’t care to know about it either.

As for Su Moxiu, he had mixed feelings. The fifth prince suppressed his displeasure with him in the blink of an eye, and smiled all over his face. He’s really not simple.

However, he was still reluctant to leave, he still wanted to have a few more words with the fifth prince.

Su Moxiu said: “No need, these are all my favorite foods.”

“Then you can eat more, these dishes taste very good.” Yan Jingze asked the shop waiter to bring the bowls and chopsticks, then put some dishes into Su Moxiu’s bowl.

“Brother Qin doesn’t have to be like this.” Su Moxiu was a little flattered. Although he kept calling the person in front of him ‘Brother Qin’, it was because this person concealed his identity.

He dare not forget that this person is a prince.

“Brother Su, you’re welcome.” Yan Jingze smiled at Su Moxiu again.

Now that Su Moxiu doesn’t talk to Jiang Qi, he feels better.

After all, Su Moxiu still ate the food that Yan Jingze picked for him.

While he thought the dish was very delicious, he felt torn that the fifth prince lowered his status so much in order to win him over.

Yan Jingze didn’t know what Su Moxiu was thinking.

After he transmigrated into this world, he has been staying in his mansion. It was the first time he went out after he entered the palace the day before yesterday.

At that time in the imperial study room, the situation was complicated, so he didn’t say a word to Su Moxiu, but he only took a few glances from a distance, then he couldn’t forget Su Moxiu.

Yan Jingze tried his best to talk to Su Moxiu.

Su Moxiu was already attracted to the fifth prince, so he naturally agreed.

Jiang Qi: “…” Why did he suddenly feel…that he was not needed here?

Jiang Qi’s feeling reached its peak after the meal.

After dinner, Yan Jingze said: “Brother Su, Yanque has released a new play recently, does Brother Su want to go see it?”

This Yanque is one of the most famous actors in the capital, and his singing is very good, which is praised by many people.

Yan Jingze didn’t want to be separated from Su Moxiu, so he thought about it for a long time before thinking of this.

“Deference is no substitute for obedience1Accepting someone’s invitation with the sincerest form of respect,” Su Moxiu said.

“Let’s go now.” Yan Jingze stood up, ready to leave.

Jiang Qi: “???” Why didn’t anyone ask him?

Luckily, Su Moxiu did not forget about Jiang Qi: “Brother Jiang, do you want to go together?”

“Okay!” Said Jiang Qi, “I’ve heard of Yanque long ago, but I haven’t seen his play yet!”

Yan Jingze: “…” Su Moxiu still remembers Jiang Qi, so unhappy!

The theater building is square and not large. A tall stage is built on the north side of it. The houses behind the stage are for the actors to live in. As for the three places in the south, east, and west, there are many wooden benches for people to sit while watching the play.

There are two floors for watching the play. There are many private rooms on the second floor. Some people like to be in a quiet place, or bring their families, so they will go to the second floor. There’s also an extra fee for tea.

Yan Jingze directly asked for a box on the second floor then continued talking to Su Moxiu.

There were not many topics he could find, so in the end, the two of them could only talk about their knowledge.

The original owner Zhou Zhen’s knowledge is actually very good.

He was taught by a famous teacher since he was a child, he himself is very smart, and he also has four outstanding elder brothers as role models…His talent and learning may not be comparable to those juren from Jiangnan, but he is definitely above Jiang Qi.

But…After chatting with Su Moxiu, he felt that he knew too little.

Fortunately, although he liked to transmigrate as an animal before, he could also observe human beings. With his knowledge, he also had unique insights into many things, so he didn’t have nothing to talk to Su Moxiu.

When he goes back, he must study hard!

Yan Jingze was thinking like this, but he didn’t know that his knowledge had already shocked Su Moxiu.

The fifth prince, although he doesn’t know much about the imperial examination, his knowledge far surpasses him!

You know, the princes don’t need to do the imperial examination, what they need is knowledge!

Jiang Qi: “…” He was able to interject the conversation between the two at the beginning, but he couldn’t understand what they were saying now.

He really wants to take out a brush and paper to write it all down!

Listening to what they were saying is really better than reading ten years of books! His two friends are very knowledgeable!

While Yan JingZe and Su Moxiu were talking happily, the second prince, third prince, and fourth prince already knew about their meeting.

They all arranged people around old fifth.

Previously, they had told their father about the close relationship between old fifth and Jiang Qi through others, then asked their father to reprimand old fifth.

Then, old fifth didn’t go to see Jiang Qi for a while.

But today…old fifth just came out of the palace and went to see Jiang Qi again!

Looking at old fifth’s appearance, it seems that he has not received any punishment in the palace!

Their father loves old fifth so much?

Could it be…emperor father thought, after a hundred years, he will give the throne to old fifth, right?

Because of the third prince’s wangfei’s deliberate guidance, these three princes are now very wary of their fifth younger brother.

Now that they found out that they had been calculating for a long time, but couldn’t do anything to their fifth brother yet, they felt even more annoyed with a deep fear.

Fortunately, they realized early on that their fifth younger brother was also one of their enemies, otherwise…they worked so hard to pull the crown prince down from that position, perhaps they were just making a wedding dress for their fifth younger brother2Painstakingly do finish but it end up in others hand!

They must get rid of their fifth brother as soon as possible!

The second prince immediately asked his people, who were lurking beside the crown prince to inform the crown prince about the meeting between Yan Jingze, Jiang Qi, and Su Moxiu.

As for the third prince…he has recently gotten used to discussing things with his wife, so he went to his wife to ask for advice.

These people are all in a hurry, but for Yan Jingze…

It’s getting dark, Su Moxiu is going home, unhappy!

T/N: I finally have time to read and replied to the comments. Thanks for reading.

Lao Wu —> Old fifth

Imperial theater:

Third Wangfei: Fifth prince is ambitious and deep minded!

Second/Third/Fourth Prince: Fifth brother is dangerous, we have to get rid of him!

Crown Prince: Who is dangerous? (Sharpen knife to protect his little pitiful didi)

Emperor: How to cure my son and coax my wife, need urgent answers!

Empress: My position is secure, my son is okay, time to farm!

Amnesia Yan Jingze: (thinking about how to have more time with AXiu)