The Wife is First

17Chapter 17 Rumors

Jing Shao was stunned for a long time before he realized that his princess was borrowing money from him. He couldn't help but frown, and took Mu Hanzhang to Tingfeng Pavilion's study, and brought him a small box made of ebony and gold: "Take these first, and then tell me if they are not enough."

"Something happened at the wet nurse's house. I don't have any cash in my hand." Mu Hanzhang lowered his head, "I will pay it back to you when the landlord collects the rent." As he spoke, he opened the box. There was about one hundred gold and silver in it. Two, and a stack of banknotes, one thousand taels each, five in total.

"Say it again!" Jing Shao heard this and became angry. He reached out and pinched Mu Hanzhang's chin, forcing him to look at him.

Mu Hanzhang was startled and looked at the angry Jing Shao blankly. He realized that it was wrong to tell his husband to pay back the money. He pursed his lips and said, "The harvest of my village is not good. These five thousand taels, I’m afraid it won’t be enough for ten or twenty years.”

Although it was obviously an excuse to refuse to repay the debt, Jing Shao's mood felt strangely better, but he still held his chin and shook it: "Come to me if you need anything. It is my responsibility to support you." After that, After kissing the still pursed lips, he went out to continue practicing his sword.

Mu Hanzhang looked at the ebony box in his hand and sighed.

He took out one hundred taels of cash and asked Lanting to take a guard to the farm. Mu Hanzhang looked at the quite generous pocket money and became active. The properties assigned to him by the Marquis of Beiwei were either desolate forests or fields with poor harvests, and there were no shops in the capital.

Mu Hanzhang's biological mother was originally a merchant. Although she could not learn from her mother's skills in arguing weapons and recognizing silk, she still had the ability to keep accounts and manage business. The five thousand taels given by Jing Shao were enough for him to buy a restaurant in the capital. It would be good to use only part of it to buy a small shop, at least he would not be left with nothing.

After putting the ebony box away, Mu Hanzhang decided to go out in the next two days to see if there was any suitable business to do. A gentleman should have a foundation for his life.

With the idea in hand, Mu Hanzhang's mood improved. Of course, there was another thing that made him happy, that is, today is March 15th. According to what was decided in the last roster, today Jing Shao should go to the side of Mrs. The room is in. In the past few nights, Jing Shao always pestered him to kiss and hug him. He was also a man. He knew how easy it would be to lose control if this continued, so he was frightened every day and waited until Jing Shao fell asleep before going to sleep with peace of mind.

After dinner, Jing Shao went to eat next to his princess, and Mu Hanzhang winked at Duofu. Duofu wrinkled his face in embarrassment, coughed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, the princess has made a reservation a few days ago. Today you should go to the concubine's courtyard."

Jing Shao raised his eyes and looked at Duofu, who had a wrinkled face: "Booklet? How did you decide?"

"In the first half of each month, we stay in Dongyuan and in the second half of each month, we stay in Xiyuan, nine days for the concubine and three days for the concubine." Mu Hanzhang took out the brochure and showed it to him.

Jing Shao frowned: "I'm not interested tonight." After saying that, he yawned and climbed into bed.

Mu Hanzhang was helpless, thinking that he might have been practicing swordplay for a long time, so he didn't think much about it, read a book for a while and went to bed. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got up, Jing Shao turned over and pinned him down.

"Your Majesty..." Mu Hanzhang's body suddenly became tense.

Jing Shao raised his hand and pulled it, and the curtain immediately dropped. Mu Hanzhang became even more nervous and put his hands on Jing Shao's shoulders. Didn't this man say he was not interested tonight?

Feeling that the reaction of the person below him was very interesting, Jing Shao slowly leaned forward and kissed the side of his neck gently. Then he looked up at him and saw that his eyes were tightly closed and his long eyelashes were trembling. I couldn't bear to scare him anymore, so I turned over and hugged him: "You let me touch you, and I will let you go tonight."

Hearing such straightforward words, Mu Hanzhang's face quickly turned red: "Touch...where?"

"Well... we kissed here last time," Jing Shao ran a finger on that beautiful collarbone, feeling the body in his arms shrinking from ticklishness, and gently pulled open some of the soft clothes, "Just go to Just a little bit, okay?"

Mu Hanzhang bit his lower lip, embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. Jing Shao took it as his acquiescence and happily stretched his wolf claws into his clothes. Jing Shao stroked the white chest with his calloused big hands, feeling how good the skin felt while feeling out the position of the two little beans.

"Well..." Mu Hanzhang's back was to Jing Shao, one hand tightly grasped the sheets, and he let that hand roam around his body, until two fingers suddenly pinched a small bean, "Well... don't ..." A burst of itching exploded from that point, and his body trembled uncontrollably. Finally, he couldn't help but hold down the offending hand.

Jing Shao didn't feel embarrassed at all when the touching turned into pinching. He smiled and kissed the sweaty forehead of the person in his arms, covered him with the quilt and tucked him into his arms, rubbing him happily. Go to sleep.

Like this, for several days in a row, every night, Jing Shao was either tired or said it was too late. Anyway, the end result was to stay in Dongyuan again. Mu Hanzhang guessed that Jing Shao might not like the Song family, so he didn't urge him anymore. He just considered giving the two concubines a few more days next month.

Originally, Jingshao was supposed to go back to court on March 18th, but he submitted a letter and postponed it for a few more days, so on the morning of March 20th, His Highness King Cheng was still fast asleep in his wife's bed.

When he woke up in the morning, Mu Hanzhang could only sigh helplessly at the big hand that ran to his chest again, stretched out his hand to take it out of his clothes, and slowly sat up.

Jing Shao, who was moved, reached out to touch her in a daze, hugged her waist, closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

"Aren't you going to another hospital today? Can't you afford it?" Mu Hanzhang pushed him helplessly.

"Don't worry." Jing Shao muttered and buried his face in his waist.

"It's time to go to court tomorrow. It's better to finish the matter today." Mu Hanzhang looked at his exposed ear and couldn't help but stretched out his hand to tug it. "That Ren Feng's accent doesn't sound like someone from Beijing." How could I become the commander of your personal guard?"

"He was originally a hero who traveled around the world. Because he was short of money, he washed his hands and followed me to do business." Jing Shao opened his eyes and lay down on his back.

Jianghu? Those heroes in novels and legends? Do these actually exist? When Mu Hanzhang heard this, he couldn't help but become curious.

"Jianghu does exist, but it's just not as exaggerated as in the book." Jing Shao got out of bed and stretched, "Next time I will take you to see those Jianghu heroes." He was going to let Ren Feng He began to recruit talented people in the world. Based on the experience of his previous life, Hongzheng's fourteenth year, that is, next year, the three battles will begin. Before that, he must be fully prepared.

Jing Shao went out, and Mu Hanzhang, who had nothing to do, also took Yunzhu out for a walk.

The main street in the capital is bustling with activity every day. They range from wine shops, pawn shops and antique shops to small ones such as entertainers and candy blowers.

"Master, it's getting late, let's find a place to eat." Yunzhu touched his hungry body and suggested alone. It's not easy to call the princess outside, so he followed Lanting and the others to call him the master.

Mu Hanzhang smiled and looked at the greedy Yunzhu: "Where to eat?"

"Of course it's the Huiwei Building," Yunzhu immediately became energetic, "It's a good time to go there, and it will be a bit later."

Although Mu Hanzhang doesn't go out often, he has heard of Huiweilou. The restaurant was opened just two years ago and its business has been booming because the Central Plains cuisine it cooks is particularly delicious.

The decoration in Huashei Building is not very exquisite, but it is clean and tidy. There are many tables and chairs. It must be because the business is good that more tables are added. Not long after the two sat down, people started to sit around one after another, and it was full before long.

"Master, do you know who the boss here is?" Yunzhu whispered into Mu Hanzhang's ear.

"Who is it?" Mu Hanzhang took a sip of tea and his eyes fell on the young shopkeeper behind the counter who was bowing his head and settling accounts. The man was tall and had a resolute face, but he was wearing an emerald green gown, which was really weird.

"That person is the wife of the Minister of Hubu." Yunzhu said mysteriously. The Minister of Hubu is from the south. He is handsome, but a little short, but his wife is a northern man with good looks. Tall and mighty, his colleagues in the court frequently joked about him as the Minister of Account Opening.

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Mu Hanzhang's eyes lit up. Since the wife of the Minister of Household Affairs can open a restaurant, then no one will gossip about how many shops he opens, right? Thinking of this, Mu Hanzhang had some thoughts of making friends with the boss, but he didn't know what the relationship between Jing Shao and the Minister of Hube was like, so he had better go back and ask him.

"Hey, have you heard? There are rumors recently that the fourth prince likes to eat human flesh." A man at the next table said to his companion in a low voice.

"It's not that disgusting. I heard that he likes to eat placenta. It's a great supplement. Some powerful people also take it." A person next to him corrected him.

"Haha, you guys don't know that clearly about me," the people at the other table heard their conversation, laughed, and came over mysteriously and said, "The fourth prince was born a little frail. There was a Taoist priest back then. It is said that one must eat a bowl of raw baby meat every year to live long.”

Mu Hanzhang bowed his head and drank tea in silence. The people of Chen Dynasty were open and allowed to marry men and women and discuss government affairs, so rumors about the royal family could spread quickly. I just don’t know what kind of news Jing Shao sent out, but it has become so bizarre!

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