Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1507

Without Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao as third wheels, Zhu Yuxuan and Wei Wu could finally enjoy their time together again.

Because Wei Wu's health had recovered considerably, he enjoyed the pleasure of his little brother that night, something he hadn't experienced in a long time.

However, he only tried it briefly, and the next morning he got up early and went to the palace.

However, this time the reward ceremony was not held in the main hall, so he followed Zhu Yuanzhang and the officials to the city gate.

Here, there were not only meritorious officials who were about to be rewarded, but also a large number of ordinary people from the capital who came to watch the spectacle.

But today's protagonist is not Wei Wu, although he also made contributions but he did not accept them. So today's real protagonist is Prince Yan, Zhu Di.

Of course, there were also those who returned from the border to deliver good news, and who also represented several border posts to receive rewards.

Therefore, although Wei Wu came, he merely stood beside the emperor and silently watched the process of rewarding meritorious service.

However, what Wei Wu didn't know was that while he was looking at the rewards on the city gate tower, someone was watching him from below.

This person was the old woman suspected by the captain of the Five Cities Garrison, and at this moment she was mingling in the crowd watching Wei Wu.

However, her gaze was very subtle, not staring directly at her, so there was nothing wrong with it.

Interestingly, not far from the old woman, the soldier captain was also watching her.

And like her, he was observing out of the corner of his eye, but the old woman actually knew of his existence, she just didn't take it seriously.

She could take care of this guy anytime she wanted, but the problem was that if she did, things would get even more complicated afterward.

That's why they let the soldier captain keep an eye on them, since they don't pose any threat for the time being.

Soon, the process of rewarding meritorious service came to an end, and Wei Wu disappeared from the city wall, while the old woman also dispersed with the crowd.

After a day of surveillance, the soldier captain still refused to give up and continued to keep a close eye on the old woman.

Unfortunately, despite keeping a close eye on her, the old woman never revealed the slightest flaw, leaving him quite helpless.

Today was no different. After the people dispersed, he kept a close watch but found no clues.

He followed the old woman back to the old house, and stood guard at the door until his subordinate came to take over his shift, which was already late at night.

Helpless, he could only entrust the task of keeping watch to his subordinates, while he himself pondered as he slowly walked home.

When I got home, my wife and children were already asleep, and only a faint light was still on in the kitchen.

Upon seeing this, the soldier captain immediately headed towards the kitchen, only to find his elderly mother there.

"Mother, what time is it? Why aren't you asleep yet!"

"Tiger is back. Wait a moment, Mom will be right there!"

The old man seemed to be busy with something. He didn't turn around when he heard his son's voice, but simply responded with a word.

After a while, she turned around, and only then did the soldier captain see that his mother was holding a large bowl.

"Tiger, I don't know what you've been busy with lately. You come home very late every day and you look very tired."

"There's not much I can do to help, but I was worried you'd be hungry tonight, so I made you some food. Be good, eat your fill before you go back to your room to sleep!"

Seeing the bowl in his mother's hands, the soldier captain quickly stepped forward and took it from her.

"Mom, you're too old to bother with all this. I'm all grown up now, I know how to eat when I'm hungry."

That's what they said, but the soldier captain still put the bowl to his mouth and rummaged through it, while looking into his mother's eyes.

However, that one glance left the soldier captain frozen in place, completely dumbfounded!

Just as the soldier captain was staring blankly, the old man suddenly raised his hand and reached out to him.

Before the soldier captain could react, he felt a rough and slightly cold hand on his forehead.