Chapter 253 - 253 Something That Shouldn’t Have Happened
253 Something That Shouldn’t Have Happened
When Jiang Danhe received Xiaoguo’s letter, he had just returned from court. He bumped into the courier before he could enter the house.
He took the letter excitedly and was about to return to his residence when he was stopped by the courier.
“Please wait, General.”
“Huh?” Jiang Danhe turned around. Could there be something else? At this moment, all he could think about was what delicious food Xiaoguo had made for him.
Under his quiet anticipation, the courier handed him a letter.
Feeling curious, Jiang Danhe took the letter. There were only three words on the envelope—Li Shouji.
The courier left happily after he was done with his job of handing over the letter. He didn’t know that the letters were meant for two different recipients as he didn’t check carefully. He subconsciously thought that they were written by Mrs. Jiang to the general, so he gave both letters to the man.
Jiang Danhe held the envelope and studied it. It was a letter to Li Shouji, but the handwriting looked like it belonged to Xiaoguo. Should he read it? Should he?
On the other side, Li Shouji got off his horse and nodded at the guard with a smile. He was humming a tune while walking into the house.
He walked to his door and saw that it was wide open.
Li Shouji instantly tensed up. With a straight face, he tiptoed to the window, wanting to see who was so bold as to barge into his house. Was there a conspiracy?
“Li Shouji, come in.”
Just as he was about to open the window and look in, someone spoke first.
Li Shouji’s anxiety instantly disappeared, and he reverted to his slovenly attitude again. So it was Jiang Danhe. He knew it. Other than himself, Jiang Danhe was the only one who enjoyed coming to his room.
“Why are you in my room?”
“Your room? This entire mansion is mine.”
Jiang Danhe sneered and leaned lazily against the back of a chair. He said softly, “Have you contacted my wife recently?”
As he spoke, he took out an open envelope and placed it on the table. He stared at Li Shouji without blinking.
As expected, when Li Shouji saw the letter, he straightened his back immediately. A guilty expression appeared on his face, and his eyes darted around. It was obvious that he had a guilty conscience.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Danhe was even more certain of his guess. He narrowed his eyes and sized up every expression on Li Shouji’s face. What had this kid been doing behind his back recently?
“Haven’t you read the letter? Why are you asking me?”
Li Shouji was not stupid. After his initial moments of panic, he quickly calmed down and looked straight at Jiang Danhe. If he had read the letter, he would not be asking him these questions now. It was more likely that he had not read the letter and was trying to fool him.
Jiang Danhe’s eyes lit up with satisfaction. “Seems like he isn’t such a fool after all.”
It was a pity though. He only allowed himself to be easily read by a selected few.
If he wanted to play mysterious, he wouldn’t leave any traces behind.
On one side, Li Shouji was feeling flustered. On the other hand, Jiang Danhe was handling the situation with ease. It was very obvious who had the upper hand.
After a while, Li Shouji lowered his head helplessly. He’s totally done for. Did Jiang Danhe know the contents of the letter? If the answer is yes, he would get beaten up by him, if the answer is no, he would still get beaten up once he told him the contents.
“Do you know the difference between being proactive and being passive?”
Just as he was hesitating, Jiang Danhe gave him an ultimatum.
He was going to get beaten up either way. In any case, it was a dead end. So be it!
Although he was mentally prepared, it still took a certain amount of courage to read the letter out loud under Jiang Danhe’s threats.
In the end, he made up his mind. Since he was going to die anyway, his death should be a glorious one!
Hence, Li Shouji read out the letter word for word. The more he read, the calmer he became. There was no way out. So, whatever.
However, Jiang Danhe’s face was turning darker by the minute. If Li Shouji was looking at him now, he would be able to see his changing expressions.
After reading the last word, Li Shouji carefully raised his head. However, he did not look Jiang Danhe in the eye. Instead, he looked at the ground and quietly waited for his fate.
There was nothing much in the letter. It was just that a few days ago, when Li Shouji was delivering the letter for Jiang Danhe, he had attached his own letter of complaint and handed it over to the courier. Xiaoguo was just replying to his letter.
“Give me the letter.”
Jiang Danhe said after a while.
Li Shouji walked towards him with tentative steps. He was trying to read Jiang Danhe’s mind. Was he trying to trick him into going over so that he could hold him down and spank him? He had long passed the age of receiving spanking as a punishment. Could Jiang Danhe really be so brutal?
He handed the letter to him tentatively. Jiang Danhe suppressed his anger and carefully folded the letter before putting it aside.
Then, with lightning speed, he threw Li Shouji over his shoulder.
What followed was a storm of abuse and beating. Of course, this was only based on Deputy General Li Shouji’s description.
According to General Jiang Danhe’s description, he simply lifted Deputy General Li Shouji up and threw him down.
After it was over, Jiang Danhe shrugged his shoulders and returned to his room with the letter that Xiaoguo had written to Li Shouji.
When Jiang Danhe returned to the house, he was no longer as calm as before. He was pacing back and forth anxiously like an angry lion.
He had let Li Shouji off lightly. He should have given him a few more punches.
Li Shouji had actually told Xiaoguo about how he had mistakenly used the Fragrance Bead. He even described him as a walking aphrodisiac in the letter—the kind that managed to charm dozens of old ministers!
He was absolutely dying to beat up Li Shouji again!
Jiang Danhe sat in a chair and tugged at his hair vigorously with his strong hands. His neat bun was instantly ruined.
The last thing he wanted had finally happened…
At this moment, he no longer had the courage to open the letter that Xiaoguo had written to him.
She was so close, but yet so far.
Would she laugh at him? What would she say? What if she did laugh at him?
Jiang Danhe’s mind was no longer working. His eyes were filled with melancholy. Although the fragrance had disappeared, he didn’t want to bring it up again. He was hoping that Xiaoguo wouldn’t find out about this.
Li Shouji was such a nosy parker. He’s totally wasting his talent here.
Jiang Danhe hesitated, but he still had to read it. He took the letter and slowly opened it, while taking deep breaths to calm himself down.
“Hahahaha…”
Countless words of laughter appeared in front of him. He was so frightened that he immediately folded the letter with a regretful expression on his face. As expected, she was mocking him.
Jiang Danhe mustered his courage and continued reading. Only then did he realize that it was a misunderstanding. Xiaoguo was not laughing at him. Instead, she gently explained that Li Shouji had written to her about the Fragrance Bead. Towards the end, she even comforted him considerately.
Jiang Danhe read the entire letter with flushed ears. The last sentence in particular made his heart beat faster.
“Actually, I think you must smell very sexy…”
Jiang Danhe couldn’t help but imagine what tone Xiaoguo would use to say those words.
After a while, he shook his head in shame, telling himself that he should not think about it anymore. Otherwise, he would lose control and use the Fragrance Bead to bathe again. After which, he would run to her side and show her how sexy he really was!
Actually, this could be considered an accidental misunderstanding. The sexiness that Xiaoguo was thinking about was completely different from what he was thinking.
Xiaoguo was actually referring to a grown man smelling like a seductive concubine. Since the letter had mentioned that he attracted many ministers, so… hehe…
If Jiang Danhe had known about Xiaoguo’s evil thoughts when she was writing the letter, he definitely wouldn’t have the same bashful thoughts. He would be showing benevolence if he didn’t slash Li Shouji with his sword.