The Wife is First

"My lord, you're not sleepy yet. When he heard the word "go back to the room," Mu Hanzhang's ears turned even redder.

Jing Shao thought his appearance was really cute. He raised his hand and closed the boring book of law, and pulled him to stand up: "I'm not sleepy anymore. Come on, I'll take you somewhere."

"Your Majesty..." Mu Hanzhang was pulled by him and staggered to his feet. Seeing his high interest, he had no choice but to follow him out, comforting himself that maybe he would forget the thank you gift after a while.

After leaving the study, I walked around in a circle and walked into the garden.

"Wait for me." Stopping under the rockery, Jing Shao got into the cave and soon took out a small basket with a lid.

"What is this?" Mu Hanzhang was a little curious. There was something hidden in the garden of the palace. Jing Shao looked like a child secretly hiding toys.

Jing Shao smiled and didn't answer. He just pulled him up to the highest earth hill in the garden, where an exquisite octagonal pavilion was built.

"Take it." Jing Shao handed the small basket to the person next to him. When he took it, he reached out and put the person in his arms.

"Your Majesty!" Mu Hanzhang exclaimed, and before he could react, he was already on top of the pavilion.

"This is the highest place in the palace," Jing Shao smiled and sat down among the tiles, patting the seat next to him, "Come and sit."

Mu Hanzhang had no choice but to slowly sit next to him. The roof of the pavilion was sloping, and he always felt that it would slide down at any time.

Jing Shao found it amusing to see his cautious look, so he put his arms around his waist: "As long as I'm here, you can't fall."

Led by the strong arm to lean against Jing Shao, Mu Hanzhang moved to sit upright. Seeing that the hand on his waist seemed to have no intention of letting go, he had no choice but to let him go. After all, they had worshiped heaven and earth, and now there was no one around, so they didn't have to observe etiquette. Even if Jing Shao wanted to do something more extreme, he couldn't resist.

Seeing that no one around him objected, Jing Shao continued to hug her openly: "This Star Picking Pavilion is my favorite place in the palace. On a clear night, you can see the sky full of stars."

Mu Hanzhang followed his hand and looked up. Sure enough, the sky was full of stars, without any eaves blocking it. The sky was all around, as if he was in the galaxy. He couldn't help but smile: "It's so beautiful. I've never seen it before. Through such a complete star screen.”

He is a concubine and cannot act like Mu Lingbao. Since he was a child in the Marquis Mansion, he must observe etiquette everywhere. If he makes a wrong step, there will be people waiting to laugh at him, let alone climbing on the roof. If he is caught, he will probably He will be given a good beating by his father.

"Didn't you climb a tree when you were a child?" Jing Shao was a little surprised. Boys must have been very naughty when they were young. When he was a child, he often climbed the trees in the imperial garden to dig out bird's nests. He would also climb to the top of the tree in the middle of the night to watch the stars. He was If the palace servants find out, they will be spanked by the queen, but the queen is always reluctant to give a harsh blow, so she will be lively and continue to do bad things the next day.

Hearing Jing Shao's "great achievements" when he was a child, Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but laugh out loud. He didn't expect that the dignified prince would be so naughty when he was a child, but he couldn't help but envy him. He had no education when he was a child, and his mother didn't read much, so he only knew how to do it. He taught him abacus and accounting. Later, his father found out and lost his temper. He said that his mother had taught him badly, so he was sent to a family school in advance to study, and his mother was not allowed to talk to him anymore.

"You study so early, no wonder you look like an old man at such a young age." Jing Shao couldn't help but laugh at him.

Mu Hanzhang glared at him: "The prince is not even as old as the minister."

"Uh..." Jing Shao accidentally let it slip. In his previous life, he lived to be in his thirties. Naturally, he felt that Jun Qing was still young now. He couldn't help but touch his nose in embarrassment, and took the small basket beside him to change the subject, "This is me The treasured peach blossom stuffing is only available in a small jar every year, you can try it.

In the basket was a small white porcelain bottle and two small cups of the same color. Jing Shao opened the cork and poured two glasses. The clear wine showed a faint pink color in the white porcelain cups.

"Your Majesty drank so much at noon, don't drink any more." Mu Hanzhang took a glass and held Jing Shao's hand that wanted to drink.

"Haha, I've already woken up from that little wine. I haven't drunk much strong liquor in the military camp." Jing Shao didn't care. "This sake is very light. You can't get drunk even if you drink ten jars of it."

After hearing this, Mu Hanzhang raised his hand and took a sip of the wine in the glass. The sweet taste had a faint floral aroma. After swallowing it, his lips and teeth were filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms. He couldn't help but drink the whole cup.

Seeing that he liked it, Jing Shao handed him the bottle. After all, it was inconvenient to have one of his hands on someone else's waist: "The Marquis of Beiwei has been a fierce general for generations. Why doesn't your father teach you martial arts?"

Jing Shao has always been curious about this. The Beiwei Hou Mansion does not distinguish between concubines and concubines, and they all have to learn some martial arts, but Jun Qing doesn't know any.

When Mu Hanzhang heard him ask about this, the brilliance in his eyes dimmed instantly, and he silently added a glass of wine for himself: "When I was a child, my veins were frozen due to freezing, and the doctor said I couldn't practice martial arts anymore."

"What?" Jing Shao looked at him in shock, "How could he freeze?" Even if the dignified son of Bei Weihou was not as high as the prince, no one would abuse him, right?

"I fell into the pond when I was thirty-nine days old..." Mu Hanzhang drank all the wine in his glass and added another glass, with a self-deprecating smile on his lips. Not being able to practice martial arts was a pain in his heart. When he was a child, his father said that he had good bones and wanted to teach him the family's marksmanship. Later, after the doctor said that he could not practice martial arts, his father seldom asked him anything. He only got angry and threw him when he saw him doing the abacus in the room. His little calculation threw the 4-year-old into family education.

Jing Shao frowned, watching him drink cup after cup, and reached out to grab his cup: "This peach blossom wine must be savored carefully. How can you drink it like this?"

"Make the prince laugh." Mu Hanzhang forced a smile and put the cups into a small basket, "It's getting late...well..." His body was suddenly pulled over and fell into Jing Shao's arms.

"Who pushed you down?" Jing Shao's eyes were filled with a rare gloominess, as if a storm was brewing. Normally, wealthy families would have stone platforms beside their ponds. Besides, it was hard to believe that a young master like him ran to play by the pond. How could the servants follow him and watch him fall into the pond in the middle of winter!

"I fell by myself." Mu Hanzhang lowered his eyes and did not want to say more. The lotus pond from back then appeared in front of his eyes. He was so young that he couldn't remember anything else. He only remembered that his grandmother made him a new snow-white rabbit fur cloak. He only remembered the hands of the little fat man who was two heads taller than him and were covered with pastry residue. Then It's the cold pool water and the gray sky of the snowy sky.

Jing Shao looked at the person in his arms and felt that his heart ached. He slowly lowered his head and placed a soft kiss on his lowered eyes. When he opened his eyes in surprise, he didn't stop. His eyebrows, forehead, He kissed his cheeks one by one, as if this could save him from that cold nightmare.

"Your Majesty..." Mu Hanzhang stiffened and finally couldn't help but speak out when Jing Shao kissed the corner of his mouth.

Jing Shao raised his body and looked at the stars in the sky falling into the beautiful eyes of the person in his arms. He couldn't help but hold him tightly to his chest: "I will avenge you!" He held such a beautiful person in his arms. He was afraid of hurting his arms, how dare someone dare to hurt him like this! Think about how scared, cold, and painful a little Jun Qing would be when someone pushed him into the water on Sanjiutian!

Feeling the strength behind him hugging him tightly, Mu Hanzhang slowly reached out and hugged him back. Just let him be a little vulnerable, a little sad, just a little... greedy for this warmth...

The next day, Jing Shao changed into casual clothes after breakfast: "I'm going out for the day, and I probably won't be back for lunch."

"Yes." Mu Hanzhang hung the jade pendant on his waist for him without asking where he was going. They got married, and the emperor exempted him from the nine-day morning court. If he went out now, he would definitely not go to court, and it would be difficult for him to interfere with other matters.

"I'll be back before dinner. If you feel bored, you can take two guards out for a walk." Seeing that he didn't ask where he was going, Jing Shao couldn't help but add a few more words, "I heard that there is a garden in the south of the city. Men and women often get together, and you can go and have fun later."

"Really? This is the first time I've heard of it." Seeing his attitude of "If you don't answer seriously, I'll keep talking", Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but smile and finally responded with a long sentence.

Jing Shao went out with satisfaction, walked to the outer courtyard, and called the housekeeper, Mr. Yun: "Go and find out how the concubine of the Marquis of Beiwei fell into the pond."

"Yes, I will do it now." Mr. Yun had a long beard and looked like an immortal. "Your Majesty, will you ride in a carriage or on a horse?"

"Horse a horse." After saying that, Jing Shao's servant Yunsong came over leading a black horse.

Jing Shao touched the shiny hair: "Xiao Hei, long time no see."

"Hey~" Black Horse snorted and rubbed Jingshao affectionately. Xiao Hei was a wild horse he had tamed on the grassland. He had a strong temperament and was not a famous purebred horse, but he outshone all the famous horses of the generals. Because it is much smarter than ordinary horses and can avoid obstacles on its own. If Xiao Hei had been around back then, he and Jun Qing wouldn't have been forced to jump off the cliff.

However, in that case, he would not have this chance to do it again. It is said that misfortunes lie on the back of blessings, and blessings lie on the backs of misfortunes. Who can tell whether it is a blessing or a disaster?

"Master Li came to visit yesterday. He said it was nothing important. He left when he heard that the prince was not here." Mr. Yun reported what happened yesterday.

"Li Yanqing?" Jing Shao frowned when Butler Yun nodded. This person was the person whose last entry was recorded in the blue ledger in Angri. "If he comes again, ask him to go to Juxian Tower at noon the next day. Wait."

"Yes." Mr. Yun responded and watched Jing Shao riding out.