The Wife is First

Chapter 29 Balm

Mu Hanzhang looked at the arrogant Mu Yangwen with cold eyes, walked over slowly, raised his hand, and slapped him on the face where he was smiling proudly.

Mu Yangwen was stunned for a moment and slowly turned around: "Mu Hanzhang, how dare you hit me!"

"Pah!" Another slap completely stunned Mu Yangwen.

"I am your brother, how can you call me by my first name? Didn't your third uncle ever teach you what filial piety is?" Mu Hanzhang looked down at his beaten cousin.

"Mu Hanzhang, don't go too far!" Mu Huafeng on the side saw his brother being beaten, raised his fist and was about to take action.

The two guards behind Mu Hanzhang pulled out the sabers from their waists with a swipe. Everyone was so frightened that they all took half a step back. Some of the younger brothers burst into tears.

"Stop it!" Bei Weihou's rich voice came from behind, and he walked over angrily.

A group of people in the Mu family would usually tremble in fright when they heard the voice of the family leader, but today they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jun Qing!" Jing Shao rushed over and took his princess into his arms, "Are you okay?"

Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips tightly, but couldn't help but curl them up slightly. It seemed like he was trying to teach others a lesson. This guy was really...

Seeing that the people in his arms were fine, Jing Shao turned to look at Mu Yangwen, who was covering his face, and Mu Huafeng, who had forgotten to put away his fists: "Master Marquis, not to mention that Jun Qing is my princess, in Beiwei Hou Mansion , don’t you need to respect your elder brother? The Mu family’s etiquette of filial piety and brotherhood is really an eye-opener for me!”

Mu Jin was so angry that his face turned green and white, and he pointed at his two nephews and said: "You two, go and face the wall with the prince, each copy filial piety fifty times. If you don't finish copying, you won't be allowed to eat dinner!"

Mu Yangwen wanted to say something else, but Mu Jin glared back and had to turn around and leave with his brother.

"Wait a minute!" Jing Shao let go of his princess and stopped the two of them, "Family laws are inseparable. If you disrespect the princess, what crime should you do?"

Without Mu Lingbao by their side, the two brothers had no backbone. They looked at each other, and then they felt scared and looked at their uncle for help.

"Your Majesty, please calm down, children are ignorant." Mu Jin was also a little embarrassed to get off the stage and glanced at Mu Hanzhang who was standing half a step behind Jing Shao.

Seeing this situation, Mu Hanzhang stepped forward and took Jing Shao's arm, and gently advised him: "It's okay, we are all brothers, please don't get angry."

Hearing this, Jing Shao patted the slender hand and said, "The princess doesn't care, let's just leave it for today. If I see anyone being disrespectful to the princess again in the future, don't blame me for turning against the person." !”

A group of cousins ​​all shrank their heads, and after receiving Mu Jin's approval, they left in despair.

"Third brother, didn't the uncle send us a half-day holiday because he said there were distinguished guests who wanted us to accompany him today? Why don't we accompany the guests again?" the youngest brother asked in a low voice.

"Shh~" The brothers on the side quickly covered his mouth and disappeared into the atrium.

"The old minister is not strict in running the family, which makes the prince laugh." Mu Jin sighed and looked at Mu Hanzhang, who was standing next to Jing Shao with an upright posture and extraordinary bearing. He couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. The legitimate son of the Mu family, No one lives up to expectations! Now it seems that the one who has the most Mu family style is this concubine who has been married off.

Returning to the palace in the afternoon, Mr. Yun hurriedly greeted him: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Second Prince sent someone here today. He asked you to come over as soon as you come back."

Jing Shao frowned and Mu Hanzhang said, "Brother must be looking for you in an emergency. Go quickly."

Jing Shao nodded, turned around, mounted Xiao Hei and ran out again.

Mu Hanzhang went back to his room and took a nap. As soon as he got up, he heard Yunzhu say that Zhou Jin was visiting, so he hurriedly got dressed and went to the teahouse in Tingfeng Pavilion.

"Brother Zhou, I've been waiting for a long time." Mu Hanzhang apologized.

"I just came here. With Huiweilou's kind of business, I won't be free until after noon." Zhou Jin smiled heartily.

When Mu Hanzhang heard this, he felt at ease and asked him what happened.

"Didn't you say you wanted to open a small shop last time?" Zhou Jin took a sip of tea. The tea in the palace is tribute tea distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is the best quality that cannot be bought on the market. He is very particular about food and drink. Zhou Jin could taste it naturally and couldn't help but take a few more sips, "We have everything we should have in the capital. If the small shop is not a time-honored brand, it will be difficult to do business unless it has some rare things."

"A curious thing?" Seeing that he liked the tea, Mu Hanzhang winked at Yunzhu, and Yunzhu turned around and left knowingly.

"Well, if you want to talk about something that is lacking in the capital and easy to sell, I saw something when I was in Jiangnan," Zhou Jin said, a narrow smile flashed across his face, "I slept last night I suddenly remembered it when I was playing."

"Oh?" Mu Hanzhang was a little curious. Why hasn't anyone sold something that exists in the south of the Yangtze River but is rare in the capital?

Zhou Jin chuckled and took a sip of tea before spitting out two words: "balm."

"Ointment?" Mu Hanzhang was stunned. What is that? He really hadn't heard of it.

"Haha, this stuff is very popular in the south of the Yangtze River. When I followed my husband to the capital, I found that northerners rarely use this. The only ones sold on the street are that kind of tasteless sesame oil." Zhou Jin raised a smirk on his lips. Elaborate on the benefits of this “balm”.

There are several famous workshops in the south of the Yangtze River that make red sleeve balm, incorporating seasonal flowers into it, and there are a wide variety of them. Unlike oil, grease can be carried in a box and melts when heated, making it very easy to use. It's just that the items are small and the price is not high. Many merchants look down on this small profit and are unwilling to travel so far to sell them. There are few flowers in the north, and there are no workshops to make this...

After listening for a long time, Mu Hanzhang finally figured out what it was, and his handsome face couldn't help but blush. The so-called balm is the grease used by men to lubricate them when they are having sex. Merchants are very profitable. Although this kind of thing is very easy to sell in the capital where there are many men and wives, it cannot help but that it is a long way and the profits are low. So far, few people sell it.

Zhou Jin gave Mu Hanzhang an unopened box of balm. Seeing his calm look, Mu Hanzhang secretly said that he was embarrassed because he was also a man. He suppressed his embarrassment, accepted it calmly, and asked Yunzhu to give him the tea as a return gift.

Zhou Jin didn't refuse, and happily accepted the box of tea, telling him to go find him if he thought about it, and then went back to review Lou's business.

Jing Shao rushed to the Second Prince's Mansion and learned that his father was going to send his brother to investigate the robbery of the tributes. He couldn't help but feel worried.

"Father, this is a good thing for me to give me the opportunity to be crowned king. It is better than going to war like my eldest brother." Jingchen felt very relieved when he saw his younger brother worried.

The king of Southwest is cunning, and since he can do it, he must have a backup plan. No matter what his brother said, Jing Shao could not raise his brows: "How many troops do you plan to send?"

"This matter can only be understood through secret visits, so I was only given four guards and a third-grade accompanying officer." Jingchen said.

"How can this be done?" Jing Shao almost jumped up. In his opinion, his brother's kung fu was not good, and he only had four guards. If he encountered some mountain bandits, he would not be able to deal with them, let alone the King of Southwest who had a heavy army! "I'll order five hundred people for you. Follow them from a distance and show up again if you encounter anything."

"How can you hide five hundred people? No!" Jingchen refused without even thinking.

After a long time of bargaining, the two brothers finally took a step back. Jing Shao sent two martial arts masters to follow his brother, and ordered fifty soldiers to disperse to the southwest and wait for dispatch.

After leaving the Second Prince's Mansion, Jing Shao still felt uneasy, so he asked Yun Song to go to another courtyard and ask Ren Feng to pick two top masters.

Returning to the Dongyuan bedroom, he saw his princess sitting alone under the lamp, holding an exquisite small box in her hand in a daze.

He quietly walked over, grabbed the box, and turned it around in his hands: "What is this?" Opening the lid, there was a translucent ointment, and a faint fragrance overflowed. It was not sweet, but rather sultry.

"This... this is..." Mu Hanzhang was startled, and when he came to his senses, his face quickly turned red, "The samples were sent by Brother Zhou today."

"Oh?" Jing Shao raised his eyebrows, slowly moved closer to his princess's ear, and blew into the agate-colored ear, "Then why is your face red?"

Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips, glared at Jing Shao, snatched the box from his hand, turned around and returned to the inner room and ignored him.

Jing Shao was stunned. His princess actually learned how to be angry with him? He put his fist to his lips, chuckled twice, and followed into the inner room.

He naturally recognizes that thing. Although no one sells it in Beijing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs purchases it every year. The law stipulates that only male wives are allowed, and male concubines are not allowed, but this has no restrictions on the emperor, and there is no shortage of male concubines in the palace. Besides, if a prince marries a man, the palace will naturally reward him with a lot of these things. There are several boxes of fine ointment in the small cabinet on their bed.

Entering the inner room, he saw his princess lying on the bed undressed angrily, facing the wall and ignoring him, her exposed ears still glowing pink.

Jing Shao couldn't help laughing and rushed forward, hugging the person on the bed: "I'm not kidding you anymore, this thing is really rarely sold in Beijing. If you want to do this business, it's actually very easy. Jiangnan Commander-in-Chief befriends me. , letters arrive every ten days, I ask him to just bring some with him every time."

"How can that be done? If he refuses to accept money, wouldn't it be considered as accepting bribes?" Mu Hanzhang turned his head and frowned. Such a small thing is not worth a lot of money, whether from the perspective of a friend or a subject. Angle, Jiangnan General Soldier will definitely not want that capital. He just wanted to find a way to make a living, and if he caused trouble to Jing Shao, it would be more than worth the loss.

Seeing Jun Qing thinking about himself so much, Jing Shao couldn't help but kiss the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, that guy is notoriously stingy. He will definitely ask for money from you, and maybe even more." I have to negotiate with him for travel expenses."