Chang 'an City, Du Mansion.
Beside the bed, Du He and his father, Du Ruhui, stared at each other.
Du He smiled awkwardly as she looked at Du Ruhui, who was sitting up straight with a thin blanket draped over his body. She didn't know what to say.
Du Ruhui's gaze was deep, but he did not ask what had happened in the imperial court. Instead, he carefully examined the linen robe on his son's body and said in a meaningful tone,"I asked you to attend the morning court assembly. Why did you come back with only this set of clothes? Are you cold?”
Du He coughed lightly." Father, it's May now. Moreover, I have a good physique, so I'm not afraid of the cold."”
"Then tell me…"
Du Ruhui pointed at him and asked,""Where are your clothes? As a censor, you need to wear a Xie Zhi crown, a fifth-grade crimson censor robe, and black boots to meet the emperor. What? Lost it?"
"These things don't belong to our family in the first place. Moreover, the fabric of the clothes is especially uncomfortable to wear. Also, the boots are one big and one small.”
Du He saw that Du Ruhui's face was getting darker and darker. She smiled awkwardly and said,"Anyway, it doesn't suit me, so I might as well return it to the person who made the clothes.”
"Oh ~~"
Du Ruhui dragged out his tone and laughed."Are you asking to resign?"
"More or less."
Du He thought for a moment and nodded.
There was only a difference between asking to resign and being dismissed. Anyway, the meaning was the same. As long as he did not explain the reason, Du Ruhui, as his father, would not be able to guess what had happened in the imperial court.
"Brat, do you know how much effort your father spent to get you into the court?”
Du Ruhui slammed his palm on the sickbed, causing a muffled sound. He shouted with a livid face,"How many times can my old bones withstand your torture? The position of censor was a rank 5 official. Many people wanted to take it, but there was no way. Do you want to anger me to death?"
Du He secretly curled his lips. How could he not know what Du Ruhui had done for him?
After digesting the memories in his mind, the sadness that came from the depths of Du He's heart in the past inadvertently infected his emotions. That was why he had to attend the morning court session today. Otherwise, why would he have nothing better to do and provoke the most powerful person in the Great Tang? Wasn't it to defend Du Ruhui?
But he couldn't say that!
Du He grinned. If he said this, his father would probably vomit blood. He could only patiently explain,"Father, it's not that I don't want to be an official. It's just that when I went to the morning court today, I met Wei Zheng. You also know that Wei Zheng is now an Imperial Censor and is in charge of a group of Imperial Censors. He doesn't like me.”
"Why? Did you offend Wei Zheng?"
Du Ruhui was stunned, and then he said angrily,"No, you and Wei Zheng have no grudges in the past and no grudges in the present. How could you offend him? I understand now. He saw that I asked for the position of Imperial Censor from His Majesty for you and thought that the Du family wanted to reach into the Imperial Censor Office, which made him bear a grudge against me. I am now lying in bed, so he vented his anger on you.”
Hearing this, Du He suddenly realized. So that was the case. I was wondering why Wei Zheng looked at me as if my nose was not my nose or my eyes. So this was the problem!
"Before the Black Tortoise Sect mutiny, when His Majesty was still the King of Qin, Wei Zheng served the hidden Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng.”
Du Ruhui coughed a few times and said in a slightly hoarse voice,"Later on, His Majesty started to cherish talents. In addition, His Majesty wanted to use Wei Zheng as a breakthrough point to recruit people, so he promoted Wei Zheng. However, I didn't expect that this old fellow still remembered the matter of Father and Xuan Ling dealing with him back then.”
Du Ruhui sighed and shook his head."Forget it. Since you offended Wei Zheng, you can't stay in the Imperial Censorate anymore. It's good that you're back. After a while, I'll go to the palace and ask His Majesty for a new official position for you. You can't be an official in the capital anymore, but it's not bad to be an external official.”
"Can I not be an official?"
Du He asked with some hesitation.
"Can you not eat?" Du Ruhui sneered.”
It seemed that he still had to be an official. Du He was even more conflicted.
He wasn't afraid of being an official, but he was afraid that Du Ruhui would enter the palace again. When he thought of Li Er asking Du Ruhui," Your son participated in my two books and succeeded in both. As his father, do you have any thoughts to say?" Du He's scalp went numb.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door, followed by the old butler of the Du residence saying excitedly,
"Old Master, Duke of Lu Cheng Yaojin, Duke of Liang Fang Xuanling, Duke of Zhao Zhangsun Wuji, Duke of Wei Li Jing, Duke of Ying Li Ji, Duke of Yi Qin Qiong, Duke of E Yuchi Jingde, the seven dukes have come together to see Old Master and Second Young Master!”
Hmm? When did this group of colleagues think of coming to the mansion to see him? Du Ruhui frowned and couldn't figure it out after pondering for a long time. He glanced at Du He, who was standing beside the bed, and nodded thoughtfully."Steward Feng, this old master is sick and cannot welcome them. Please invite them in for this old master.”
The butler of the Du family hurriedly bowed and said,"Yes!"”
Why did this group of country dukes think of the Du residence? Don't tell me they came here under Li Er's orders to play some tricks. Du He muttered in her heart and subconsciously walked out of the house.
Pa!
Suddenly, a hand grabbed Du He's wrist.
"Where are you going, my son?" Du Ruhui asked with a fake smile.”
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