The Wife is First

"Yanji paid homage to the princess, and she invited her to have tea. Wangji Liu Yingying prostrated herself, kowtowed to Mu Hanzhang, took the cup handed over by the maid, and offered it to her with both hands. She had a charming face with a low eyebrow. No expression.

Mu Hanzhang took a sip of tea and rewarded her with a string of South Sea pearls. When she took it, he shouted.

"My servant kowtows to the princess and congratulates her on her wedding." The light and cheerful tone is very pleasing to the ear. Mrs. Li is a concubine and cannot call herself a slave. However, she was born as a maid, so the word "servant" was very smooth.

"Get up." Mu Hanzhang put down the tea cup and rewarded Li with a pair of golden bird hairpins. Women's accessories were naturally not included in his "dowry", and the people in the Beiwei Hou Mansion would not buy them for him. These were secretly given to him by his biological mother the night before the wedding, for fear that he would be taken away by his concubines. Taken lightly.

Seeing the princess's generosity, Mengxi could only restrain herself from the laughter she had been waiting for. No wonder others said that marrying a bastard was worth more than marrying a legitimate daughter. A legitimate daughter can only get a share of dowry money when she gets married, but a concubine can get her share of the family property when she gets married.

Mu Hanzhang lowered his eyes and said slowly: "I am a man. From now on, you must be polite when doing things and speaking. All you need to do is come to say hello in the morning and dusk. You don't need to take care of anything else." The clear voice is very nice and unhurried. The rhythm is not slow but carries an irresistible majesty.

The two of them were busy, and Mrs. Li also put away her playful face.

"If you have nothing else to do, just go back." Mu Hanzhang said calmly.

Liu Yanji glanced at Mrs. Li, who rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Thank you, Princess, but Madam hasn't come yet. The slaves are waiting outside the door so that we can go back to Xiyuan together." The show is not over yet. After reading it, I can’t just leave.

A cold light flashed in Mu Hanzhang's lowered eyes. The women's twists and turns made him slightly impatient. Just as he was about to ask them to wait in the side hall, he heard a burst of women's laughter coming from outside the door. : "I have never seen the prince live like this..."

The sound got closer and closer, and Jing Shao walked in first, with a faint smile on his face. When he saw the person in the room clearly, his face immediately turned cold.

No wonder he met the concubine on the way and insisted on going with him, but it turned out that he was late to meet the princess and used him as a cover. The concubine had already arrived before she arrived. Who was this to show off? The mood that was originally filled with joy because of the whole afternoon's chat with her brother was suddenly disturbed by Song Lingxin.

The change in Jing Shao's expression naturally caught Mu Hanzhang's eyes, and he thought that this side room was indeed quite favored, and he couldn't help but pursed his lips.

"The sisters are all here!" Song Lingxin, who was wearing a bright gouache dress, pretended to be surprised and walked up to Mu Hanzhang to bless herself, "I'm late to see the princess off, so please don't blame me. "

elder brother……

When Mu Hanzhang heard this title, he felt the veins on his forehead twitching. In theory, the side wife could call his wife "sister", but since he was a man, he should be called "brother", but why did it sound so awkward?

"From now on, I will still call you princess, and you are not allowed to call me brother." Before the person involved could say anything, Jing Shao had already spoken.

"Your Majesty?" After hearing this, Mrs. Song looked at Jing Shao aggrievedly. It was her privilege as a concubine to call her brother, and the prince's request was like slapping her in the face in front of the princess.

Jing Shao obviously didn't notice her grievance, and murmured in his heart that the name "brother" was like calling him a lover, which was jarring to his ears. After saying that, he ignored everyone's reactions and leaned on the soft couch, picking up the half-read book by Mu Hanzhang.

Song Lingxin felt bored and had to squat down obediently to give Mu Hanzhang a half salute and offer him tea. Mu Hanzhang gave her a pair of jade bracelets, which were of top quality in both color and style. Mrs. Song looked at it and was slightly surprised. She secretly thought that the concubine of the Marquis of Beiwei was not as unpopular in the Marquis' Mansion as rumored.

Mu Hanzhang didn't care what these women thought, he just told them to go back to Xiyuan with a few words of admonishment. Although these concubines were all good-looking, Jiaolanzhenfen was all his husband's women. Thinking of this, he felt very uncomfortable. The beautiful woman couldn't stop admiring her.

The room finally became quiet. Mu Hanzhang felt that facing these women for a while was more tiring than reading a book all day. Seeing that the book was snatched away by Jing Shao, he asked Lan Xuan to find another one.

"Master, "Bishui Jing Zhuan" is in a big box in the warehouse. It's hard to find it after dark." Lan Xuan said in confusion.

When the palace was built, there was naturally no study room left for the "Princess". He had many books, so he could only put a few frequently read ones in the bedroom, and the rest were in the warehouse.

Mu Hanzhang sighed softly, waved his hands and said, "That's all, go and grab any book from the small box." This Lan Xuan really couldn't speak, so speaking so straightforwardly seemed like he was signaling her to complain in front of the prince.

Jing Shao raised his head and saw the way his brows furrowed, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed: "No need to look for it, I just took a look." As he said that, he stretched out his hand to return the book to him. Mu Hanzhang had to come over and take it, but unexpectedly Jing Shao pulled him to the soft couch.

Mu Hanzhang was unprepared and was pulled onto Jing Shao's body. He immediately blushed and struggled hurriedly: "Your Majesty!"

Jing Shao smiled and sat up, holding her waist tightly: "Sit on the couch, let's watch together."

When Zhixi saw it, she snickered and led the maids out. Mu Hanzhang blushed even harder. The people behind him didn't seem to notice, and even put their chin on her shoulders: "Are you still feeling uncomfortable this afternoon? ?”

The place where his chin rested was itchy, and Mu Hanzhang moved uncomfortably: "Much better."

"Don't worry about those concubines. The Li family was arranged by the palace when I was a child. Yanji was given to me by my elder brother last year. I have never touched her." Jing Shao hugged the person in his arms. So that he can lean on her and reduce the burden on his waist.

Originally, he thought that having three wives and four concubines was nothing, but now facing Jun Qing's black eyes that seemed to see through everything, Jing Shao felt inexplicably weak and began to confess honestly.

Mu Hanzhang turned to look at him. Is this person helping him understand the true status of women in the inner house so that he can control them more easily? Although he really has no interest in controlling this group of women, it is indeed very useful for his survival here. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly: "The prince and concubine arrived today. I was negligent. Fortunately, Mrs. Side was alert. , I didn’t neglect my brother and sister-in-law.”

"Haha, I also forgot about my sister-in-law. I only remembered it during dinner." Jing Shao remembered that he and his brother had talked in the study today, and a smile appeared on his face again.

It seemed that the Song family had made the decision on its own, and Mu Hanzhang knew it.

Jing Shao lowered his head and saw that the person in his arms was contemplating, and then he remembered that he was praising Song Lingxin just now. The smile on his face immediately disappeared completely. What good thing is that woman? Jun Qing even praised him for his alertness: "Song Lingxin, she Dad is the minister of the Ministry of War, and I carried her through the door because I was afraid of being tripped up when I went to war."

As he said this, his tone couldn't help but become colder and colder. In his last life, he was framed by everyone, but Song An, who had been promoted to Minister of War, kept shrinking his head and refused to defend him. In the end, he used tricks to deceive the letter of confederation to protect him. daughter, and that woman also left the palace as if running for her life. Cats and dogs know how to protect their master to the death, and that woman, if she hadn't exposed her husband and was going to jail, she would have gone to her father to express her merits with evidence of his crime.

Mu Hanzhang listened to him quietly, and naturally heard his displeasure with the Song family. There was a loneliness in those beautiful eyes that he himself was not aware of. He couldn't help but reach out to touch the end of his eyes, but I don't know what to do.

Jing Shao was pleasantly surprised by the movements of the person in his arms, but he did not dare to move. He watched him tentatively touch his face like a cat, holding his breath for fear of disturbing him. However, the man just put his fingertips at the corners of his eyes and stopped moving. Jing Shao couldn't help but tilt his head slightly and placed a soft kiss on the soft palm.

"Well..." Mu Hanzhang came back to his senses and let out a soft cry, as if he had been burned. He quickly retracted his hand and jumped off the bed, "I have to go back tomorrow, early... early Let's get some rest." After saying this calmly, he turned around and returned to the inner room.

Jing Shao looked at his fleeing back and couldn't help laughing, got up and followed him.

"Your Highness, I really didn't mean to show up today." On the carriage back to the Prince's Mansion, Mrs. Xiao looked at her husband anxiously.

Jingchen glanced at her and said in a deep voice: "Whether it's intentional or not, please remember that Jing Shao is my biological brother. I won't allow anyone to destroy him by any means." Not even his father. ! The last sentence was not uttered, but Mrs. Xiao heard it and responded quickly, but she was worried in her heart. If you treat someone as a brother, they may not appreciate it.

Jingchen thought about what his younger brother said in the study, and couldn't help but smile with relief. His little Shao'er had finally grown up.

After returning home from the third dynasty, Prince Cheng and his wife got up early to freshen up.

"Your Majesty..." Sitting on the carriage, Mu Hanzhang hesitated to speak, pursed his lips, and swallowed the words.

"Huh?" Jing Shao turned around and saw that he was hesitant to speak, and reached out to hold his clenched hand in his palm, "Jun Qing, do you remember what I said yesterday?"

Mu Hanzhang raised his head and met Jing Shao's tender dark eyes, and his heart suddenly relaxed: "If my father brings up the matter of Jiangnan Yanyin, Your Majesty... don't agree."

Shiohiki? After this reminder, Jing Shao remembered that the Marquis of Beiwei really wanted to lend his hand to the Salt Road business back then. Salt has been controlled by the government since ancient times. To be precise, it was controlled by a few feudal officials. Jiangnan is a place where salt is produced, and the Jiangnan General Soldier has a good relationship with him, so there are naturally many people who want to use him to ride on the salt road, but... this was also one of his crimes back then.