Reborn as a King in the Hand

"I..." Mu Rugui was eager to explain, but Xia Chaosheng covered his mouth.

He tilted his head, waited for the tourists behind him to leave, then put his hands back into the armholes, and hummed softly, "Even."

Mu Rugui frowned in dissatisfaction, as if he felt that the flowers on his body were more serious, but he was too wise to refute.

Xia Chaosheng took Uncle Jiu's hand again: "Let's go, His Royal Highness the Eleventh Prince is waiting for us."

They went back to the previous rabbit lamp.

Mu Ruyi was still playing with flowers, when she heard Xia Chaosheng's voice, she turned around and threw a few flowers on him with a smile.

After finally calming down, Mu Rugui felt a vein stretch out on his forehead.

Xia Chaosheng stooped with a smile: "Young master, do you know what it means to throw flowers on me?"

Mu Ruyi put her hands behind her back and nodded maturely: "I know, my concubine said that you can marry whoever you throw flowers at!"

"But I'm already married!"

Mu Ruyi asked back puzzledly: "Mr. is indeed married, and the marriage was bestowed by the emperor...but Mr. has not married a wife. Can't you wait for me to grow up and marry me?"

Xia Chaosheng couldn't help but laugh.

Mu Rugui couldn't bear it anymore, grabbed Mu Ruyi's collar with his hands, and threw the troubled little prince in front of Haishi.

Mu Ruyi was naturally unconvinced, and kicked her legs vigorously: "Uncle Jiu?"

Mu Rugui stared at him for a while, then suddenly leaned over and sneered in his ear: "Your husband is already married to me, according to etiquette, what should you call him?"

Mu Ruyi opened her mouth blankly, and after a while, she burst into tears with a "wow".

Xia Chaosheng: "..."

Xia Chaosheng hurriedly hugged the little prince in his arms, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Uncle Nine, you and Dian...what do you care about, little prince?"

Tong Yan Wuji, he probably said something that made people laugh when he was a child.

Everyone present took it as a joke, but only Mu Rugui took it seriously.

With a cold face, Mu Rugui stood behind Xia Chaosheng, glaring at Mu Ruyi from time to time.

Mu Ruyi hugged Xia Chaosheng's neck with tears in her eyes, thinking that this was her imperial aunt, her whole body was wilted, she refused to even look at the lanterns on the roadside, and kept sobbing.

Xia Chaosheng had no choice but to coax in a low voice, "I'll take you to see the lanterns, okay?"

Mu Ruyi couldn't say it well, so she continued to whine: "I can't marry my husband, woo woo woo."

Xia Chaosheng: "..."

Mu Rugui didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, so he said lightly, "Your husband is already married to me." The tears that Mu Ruyi had finally suppressed burst out immediately, and continued to wipe tears on Xia Chaosheng's neck.

Xia Chaosheng stopped angrily, raised his head and glared at Mu Rugui: "Uncle Jiu."

Mu Rugui shut his mouth unwillingly.

Satisfied with the situation, Mu Ru sniffed and made faces at the uncle triumphantly.

Mu Rugui's eyes narrowed slightly, and when Xia Chaosheng turned around, he deliberately raised the corners of his mouth and put on a sinister sneer.

Mu Ruyi: "..."

Mu Ruyi cried again.

"Uncle Nine?" Xia Chaosheng hurriedly took out his handkerchief, wiped away the little prince's tears, and asked suspiciously, "What did you do again?"

"No." Mu Rugui lowered his eyes in disappointment, "Chaosheng, I didn't say anything."

Xia Chaosheng did not hear Uncle Jiu's words. He wiped away the tears from the corners of the little prince's eyes with a handkerchief. Seeing a shop selling paper lanterns in front of him, he had an idea: "I'll buy you a rabbit lantern, okay?"

Mu Ruyi really smiled through tears: "Okay."

Xia Chaosheng went to the shop and bought two rabbit lamps.

A candle stands inside a small paper lantern.

He carefully asked the shopkeeper to light it up, and then handed it to the little prince.

"Thank you sir." Mu Ruyi held the lamp, forgot to cry, and stared at the paper lantern in her hand, "Can I bring the lamp back to the palace?"

Xia Chaosheng felt sour in his heart: "Yes."

Mu Ruyi immediately happily ran away with the rabbit lamp.

He stood in the lamplight, tightened the cloak around his shoulders, and sighed faintly.

"Distressed?" Mu Rugui stood silently in front of Xia Chaosheng, shielding him from the wind.

"I just feel that it is not a blessing for him to be born in the emperor's family."

"It's good for everyone to be an emperor, but I don't know that people in the imperial city don't want to be born in the emperor's house in the next life." Mu Rugui's eyes reflected the flickering lights, "My mother and concubine lived in Xuantian Temple for a long time. , I just don’t want to see the late emperor again.”

Xia Chaosheng had never heard Mu Rugui mention the matter of Concubine Xian, so he couldn't help but tighten Jiu Shu's hand.

"It's okay." Mu Rugui seemed to be reassured, but held his slightly cool hand instead, and held the rabbit lamp in his own hand, "That's my concubine's own choice, and I have no right to interfere."

"Uncle Jiu, I'll be with you." Xia Zhaosheng's thoughts moved slightly, and he blurted out, "I'll always be with you from now on."

Mu Rugui lowered his head: "Always?"

A picture of his previous life flashed before his eyes, but he couldn't bear to spoil the atmosphere, so he bit the bullet and nodded: "Always."

For Xia Chaosheng, whether a lifetime is long or short, it is "always".

Satisfied with the promise, Mu Rugui took his hand and slowly followed the little prince, walking along the long street full of lanterns.

The breeze blows, the fragrant wind blows, and the colorful lanterns flicker, casting a dreamlike light and shadow on the ground.

Xia Chaosheng stepped through the shattered light, and his heart settled down bit by bit.

Compared with his previous life, he was already very lucky.

The family is well, Uncle Jiu is well, and he himself is well.

What else is there to be dissatisfied with?

After all, the eleventh prince was young, and after half an hour of shopping, he was too tired to walk. He was hugged by Mu Rugui and sent back to the carriage.

Until the end, Mu Ruyi was so sleepy that her eyelids were shaking, and she still muttered unwillingly: "Even if it is the emperor's aunt, I...I want to..."

Mu Rugui resolutely slammed onto the curtain of the car, and ordered Hong Wu without hesitation: "Send Your Highness back to the palace."

Hong Wu suppressed a smile: "This subordinate obeys orders."

Xia Chaosheng didn't hear the little prince's last mutter.

Holding the lamp, he took a deep breath into his palm, misty water vapor condensed on the corners of his lips.

"Let's go." The sound of horseshoes went away, and Mu Rugui returned to Xia Chaosheng's side.

He raised his eyelids, his eyebrows curved: "OK."

It was still early, and they returned to the Lantern Festival.

The crowd was bustling, laughing and rushing towards the river.

"Uncle Nine, let's go and have a look too?" Xia Chaosheng tiptoed curiously, vaguely found a few boats with lights on the distant river, and couldn't help begging, "Uncle Nine..."

Mu Rugui reached out and touched his cheek, feeling it was still warm, and reluctantly agreed: "I'll go with you."

Xia Chaosheng nodded obediently, followed the crowd to the river, and saw three or four boats with lights on.

On each boat are two entangled dragons, with lamps lit at the eyes of the dragons. The body of the dragon is probably outlined by gold and silver threads.

Xia Chaosheng heard the tourists around him say: "I heard that it is the boat of His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince."

"It's really grand."

"His Highness the Fifth Prince is probably going to enter the East Palace?"

"His Royal Highness the fifth prince is much better than the previous prince!"

"What you said... In my opinion, ordinary people are better than the previous prince."

"Yeah, who can do something so insane as killing his wife and children?"

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Hearing that the boat belonged to the Fifth Prince, Xia Chaosheng's interest disappeared immediately. He turned around and muttered: "Uncle Jiu, I'm hungry, let's go to the restaurant to have a rest."

At the same time, Mu Ruxu on the boat listened to his subordinates' reports with a gloomy face.

"What did you say? That kid Mu Ruyi bought a rabbit lamp and went back to the palace?"

The counselor sitting next to him shook his head secretly: "Your Highness, I have reminded you earlier that the Eleventh Prince is just a target specially selected by His Majesty in order to check and balance you. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"Father asked Uncle Nine Emperors to protect him, and let the young master of Zhen Guohou's mansion be his prince's teacher, can I rest assured?" Mu Ruxu picked up the wine glass angrily, and took a sip of the fine wine in the glass. And then, "I've been fighting with Mu Ruqi for so many years, I'm used to it."

When the counselor heard that the fifth prince mentioned Mu Ruqi, he sighed endlessly: "Who would have thought that once the prince became a prince, he would end up with a... end?"

Mu Ruxu snorted coldly: "It's what he deserves, who told him to act recklessly and provoke Di Nu?"

"Did His Majesty not order a thorough investigation?"

"A thorough investigation... how to conduct a thorough investigation?" Mu Ruxu shook his head, "The edict of the crown prince's crimes has been announced to the world, even if the person who killed him is really Di Nu, the people in the world will only applaud. The emperor will not do it for an old man. The deposed prince, against the greatness of the world, took that Di girl back."

"...The sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if father wants to catch the perpetrator back, it will be difficult!"

The counselor also took a sip of the wine, and then complimented: "It can be seen from this, that Your Highness is indeed the destiny!"

"Destiny..." The smile on Mu Ruxu's face faded, "But there is no crown prince, and the father has supported an eleventh prince. Do I really belong to the destiny?"

"Your Highness is worrying too much." The counselor talked eloquently, "According to my humble opinion, now that His Majesty has pushed the eleventh prince to the stage, you can rest assured."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Your Highness, please think carefully." The counselor nodded the wine cup with his hand, and lightly drew a line on the case, representing the eleventh prince, "If your majesty does not support the eleventh prince, it is you who say Is it up to you?"

"This statement is wrong, and Zhen Guohou..."

"Your Highness, I said something disrespectful...Your Majesty can't control Zhen Guohou now." The counselor sighed, "Just like the Ninth Prince, His Majesty has nothing to do with him! What's more, he is still the late emperor's beloved son, if not You have a disability, and now your biggest enemy is him!"

"Uncle Nine Emperors, I'm not worried." Mu Ruxu shook his head indifferently, "He's been at the border all year round, even if he really wants to covet the throne, who will follow him in the court?...I'm just worried, father What does the emperor have in mind..."

"Your Highness is worrying too much." The counselor picked up the wine cup again, "What Your Majesty is afraid of is never His Highness, but whether the power in His Highness's hands threatens... that's all."

He raised his finger meaningfully and pointed to the sky.

The fifth prince understood: "Father is suspicious, I have always known that I have been forbearing these years."

"It's good that Your Highness knows." The counselor deeply agreed, "It's not too late."

A stern light flashed in Mu Ruxu's eyes: "Yes, as long as we endure this time..."

They didn't speak any more, and Mu Ruxu didn't come back to his senses until there was a noise from the shore, "What's going on over there?"

The palace servants who were serving at the side walked quickly to the side of the boat, raised their eyes to look into the distance, and then ran back quickly: "If you go back to Your Highness, it seems that someone is throwing a hydrangea on the shore."

Mu Ruxu laughed: "No one in Shangjing has thrown hydrangea for many years."

The counselor asked, "Does Your Highness want to take a look?"

"Let's see." Mu Ruxu urged the palace servants to turn the bow of the boat on a whim.

Xia Chaosheng and Mu Rugui also stopped in front of the embroidered building.

Looking at the people around him who kept running forward, he was slightly surprised: "What's wrong?"

The people passing by Xia Chaosheng replied casually: "The daughter of the imperial doctor's family is throwing hydrangea!"

"Doctor Yushi..." He frowned slightly, and a face seemed to flash across his mind, but when he thought about it, he couldn't remember anything.

"Censor Chai Yihong." Mu Rugui reminded softly beside him.

"Chai Yihong?" Xia Chaosheng finally got some impressions, "He is a senior official from the first rank. It is impossible for a daughter-in-law to find Mr. Ruyi. Why did he throw the hydrangea?"

It was the same passerby who was standing next to him just now, and replied with a smile: "My lord, you don't know about that... This is Mrs. Chai's daughter-in-law, the young master who wholeheartedly loves Zhen Guohou's mansion!"

Xia Chaosheng: "..." Huh?

"Are you afraid you are not from other places?" Passers-by shook their heads repeatedly when they saw his surprised face, "Lang has a concubine who is interested. It's a pity that the young master of Zhen Guohou's mansion was given a marriage by His Majesty and married into the palace!"

Xia Chaosheng: "...?"

He struggled to retort: ​​"That's not right, I...that little duke is not in front of the Golden Luan Hall..."

If rumors are to be spread, it should also be spread that he and Mu Ruqi...

He had never seen Chai Yihong's prostitute before!

Xia Zhaosheng didn't notice that Mu Rugui's face was gloomy, and he was still persistently asking: "This Chai...Miss Chai, how old is she?"

"Young master also wants to join in the fun?" Passers-by looked him up and down, the more they looked, the more startled they became, and they cupped their hands repeatedly, "Just now I didn't see the appearance of the nobleman clearly, I offended you so much, please forgive me."

"I'm not... Oh, tell me about Miss Chai first."

"Miss Chai is a well-known beauty in the capital city." Passers-by did not dare to keep it private, and said what they knew, "Since you have heard the rumors about the young master and the former prince in the capital city, you naturally know, Rumors are just rumors."

"...How could the little Marquis, with his celestial appearance, swallow the pill willingly and marry like a woman? He must be coerced!"

"..."

"It is said that Ms. Chai fell in love with the young master at first sight at the poetry meeting, and waited for the young master to reconcile with the prince. Until now, she finally gave up, so she threw the hydrangea disheartened and prepared to marry herself. Woolen cloth!"

"..."

The protagonist of the story coughed lightly in embarrassment: "Is it really so affectionate?"

The passer-by nodded solemnly: "Then there is still a fake?"

If he wasn't Xia Chaosheng, he would really believe it.

Xia Chaosheng slowly raised his hand: "Then the young master...is interested in Miss Chai?"

"Intentionally!" The passer-by nodded of course, "I heard that he has saved Miss Chai's life, and there is a token of love between the two of them... So, most of the rumors in the capital are not credible. A little Marquis was forced to marry into the palace in the end, alas."

"..."

"If I were him, I might not want to live long ago!"

"..."

The passer-by shook his head and left, Xia Chaosheng held Mu Rugui's hand tremblingly: "Uncle Jiu."

Mu Rugui's expression did not know when, but he had already regained his indifference. He leaned over to his ear and laughed softly: "Love is deep, huh?"

Xia Chaosheng trembled: "It's all a joke, Uncle Jiu, don't take it seriously."

Mu Rugui let out a "hmm", led him for two steps, and said, "A token of love?"

Xia Chaosheng wanted to cry but had no tears: "Uncle Nine, I really don't know about tokens of love, you...don't be angry."

"Why am I angry?" Mu Rugui lowered his eyes.

Before he married Xia Chaosheng into the door, he knew how many noble women in Shangjing City wanted to marry into the Hou's Mansion.

That young master in bright clothes and angry horses must be the lover in the dreams of many women in boudoirs, right?

Mu Rugui could even accept that Xia Chaosheng had exchanged tokens with others before marrying into the palace.

... After all, Xia Chaosheng even knelt in the Golden Luan Hall.

It's just that Xia Chaosheng is now his princess, and when he hears others talking about the past, his heart is filled with heavy bitterness.

"Uncle Nine, I really don't have one." Xia Chaosheng saw Mu Rugui's expression, and knew that Uncle Nine was going to go into a corner, so he couldn't help but said anxiously, "If you don't believe it... If you don't believe it, just..."

His explanation was drowned out by a wave of cheers.

Xia Chaosheng raised his head Xunsheng, and saw the embroidery building not far away. At some point, the lights were turned on, and the slim figure of a woman was printed on the window.

Miss Chai in her wedding dress is like a raging fire, swaying on the embroidery tower.

Xia Chaosheng narrowed his eyes, and a face flashed across his mind again. In a blink of an eye, he remembered something, and suddenly exclaimed: "It's her?"

"Uncle Jiu, I remembered." He whispered under Mu Rugui's suddenly tense expression, "So it was her..."

That was what happened when Xia Chaosheng first entered the Imperial Academy.

At that time, he and Mu Ruqi hadn't gotten to know each other well, and the students in Taixue hadn't formed any cliques, so everyone was friendly in front of Mr., as if they were good students.

Xia Chaosheng was born in the Marquis Mansion, and he didn't like to listen to his husband's long speeches. He would often sneak out with the young son of the Chai family who was also the prince's companion, and beg for food from the maid.

One day, he repeated his old tricks, only to find that Young Master Chai was shy, not only refused to leave, but also buried his face in his arms.

Xia Chaosheng didn't know, so he slipped out alone, found two sweet dates, brought them back and distributed them to Young Master Chai.

Tears welled up in Young Master Chai's eyes, and he ran away crying.

Later, Xia Chaosheng found out that it was not a young master Chai, but a younger sister who was dressed up as a man by his brother and forced into Taixue.

And the young master Chai who was discovered was mercilessly imposed by Master Chai, had a cane whip on his buttocks, and lay in the mansion for more than a month before appearing in the Taixue again.

Xia Chaosheng also laughed at him for a long time because of this.

Of course, not long after, Xia Chaosheng gradually lost contact with the young master of the Chai family because he followed the prince.

He never expected that a sweet date when he was young would lead to such a long series of things.

Xia Chaosheng told Mu Rugui exactly what happened.

Mu Rugui's stiff body gradually relaxed, took his hand again, and said in a warm voice: "The rumors should not be taken seriously, and the words of passers-by just now are not entirely credible."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Mu Rugui finished speaking, there were a dozen people galloping towards him on horseback.

The young master at the head cried: "Sister! What's so good about the young master? When I was a child in Taixue, he knew how to hit me in the head with a stone. Why don't you marry him?!"

If it's not Mr. Chai, who is it?

Chai Wenxuan turned over and rolled off the horse downstairs, and looked at the younger sister who held up the hydrangea in panic: "Ashu, come down quickly! Father told you about the kiss, you don't like it, just push it, why is this?"

Chai Shu, who was holding the hydrangea, heard the words, and shouted angrily: "I don't care, I just want to marry the young master!"

"He...he is already married, how can you marry him!" Chai Wenxuan was furious, "There is no grass anywhere in the world, why do you insist on marrying him?"

"He treats me well!"

"He gave you a date!"

"You didn't even leave me dates!"

Chai Wenxuan: "..."

Xia Chaosheng: "..."

Mu Rugui: "..."

Xia Chaosheng felt his five fingers tightening suddenly, and couldn't help but tremble: "Uncle Jiu..."

"It's because you don't want to marry?" The flickering flames danced again in Mu Rugui's eyes.

Seeing that something was wrong, Xia Zhaosheng quickly took the initiative to hold Mu Rugui's arm, stood on tiptoe, and whispered softly in Uncle Jiu's ear, "Uncle Jiu, I'll go and explain it to her, don't be angry."

Mu Rugui's eyelashes trembled slightly, an itch passed through his heart, and his eyes drooped dryly.

The dim light set a delicate and soft border on Xia Zhaosheng's face.

His eyes sparkled, filled with the brightest starlight in the world.

In his eyes, there is only one him.

Mu Rugui's depressed mood instantly calmed down, he took Xia Chaosheng's hand, and brought it to his lips for a gentle kiss.

Xia Chaosheng blushed: "Uncle Jiu..."

But Mu Rugui had already pulled him, striding towards Chai Wenxuan.

Chai Wenxuan still belittled Xia Chaosheng wantonly for the sake of his sister: "You don't know, he just looks good, but actually he has a dark heart!"

"You are jealous of him!"

"I'm jealous? I... Let me tell you, the teacher who was Taixue at that time asked us to endorse. Every time the teacher ordered him, he said that he had a stomachache and couldn't stand up!"

"That's his wit!"

"When it comes to riding and archery, who doesn't know that he is the young master of the Hou Mansion, who is very good at riding and archery? He couldn't find an opponent, so he forced us to take turns to compete with him in archery. If we lost, we would buy him sweet cakes." eat!"

"That's his bravery!"

Chai Wenxuan said that his mouth was dry, and his sister was so angry that his eyes stared like gold stars. He took the water bottle handed by the attendant, and gritted his teeth: "Xia Chaosheng, don't let me see you again, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

"Otherwise, I will insist on what you did before..." Chai Wenxuan took over the words naturally, and then froze, "Xia... Xia Xiaxia..."

With a mouthful of water in his mouth, he turned around in a panic. After seeing Mu Rugui who was exuding coldness all over his body, he couldn't hold back, and with a "poof", he sprayed all the water on Mu Rugui's clothes.

Mu Rugui evaded in time, but there were still a few mercury splashes on the boots, his face became more and more gloomy, and he looked like a storm was coming.

Seeing this, Chai Wenxuan closed his eyes, and fainted in front of Xia Chaosheng.

The author has something to say: Mu Rugui: You are so angry, why do you want to marry my Chaosheng? ?

Hehehe, thank you for the white...hehehe...

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