The Wife is First - 41 Chapter 41 Xiaohei

The military camp was very quiet at night, and the patrolling soldiers would not say a word, so the noisy sound of the three generals punching each other in the middle tent was particularly obvious. These three people had all fought with him against the Huns and were accustomed to the unruly life in the desert. Now they didn’t know how to restrain themselves in the suburbs of Beijing. They had to deal with them later. Jing Shao shook his head and walked slowly away.

Now that the attack on the southwestern fiefdom is three years earlier than in the previous life, the advantage he has is very obvious. The original General Zhengdong, who was always at odds with him, was sent to reinforce the eldest prince, and his father did not send anyone else to control him, so there was a lot he could do. It’s just that there are so many things at once that I don’t know where to start.

“Hey~” Xiao Hei, who was chewing grass in the stable, saw his master and raised his head to say hello.

Jing Shao came back to his senses and walked to the stable without knowing it. He simply stood in front of Xiao Hei’s food trough and rubbed the big black head that almost blended in with the surroundings.

Xiao Hei shook his head in dissatisfaction, moved sideways, and continued eating grass.

It was miserable enough to be thrown out of the camp by the princess, but why did the horse dislike him? Jing Shao grabbed Xiao Hei’s ear and said, “Don’t eat. I don’t have anywhere to sleep. You are still in the mood for extra food!”

Xiao Hei raised his head, chewing the grass blades in his mouth, and stared at his master with a pair of big dark eyes. Because Xiao Hei is the prince’s favorite horse, the stableman prepares fresh grass for him every day. The food is not a bit better than that of other horses that eat hay.

Xiao Hei had long been accustomed to Jing Shao’s behavior of pulling his ears from time to time, and continued to chew on it non-stop.

Jing Shao and Xiao Hei looked at each other for a long time, but they couldn’t stand each other’s eyes, so they had to give up. He grabbed the pillar and sat sideways on the wooden railing. He pulled a piece of grass and put it in his mouth. The stem was slightly bitter and only the white part was slightly sweet. I don’t know why Xiao Hei ate it so happily.

“Xiao Hei, after this battle is over, I will find you a wife.” Jing Shao raised his head and looked at the bright moon in the sky. The moon in the countryside seemed to be particularly cold. In his previous life, he had never had the leisure to admire the moon like this. Every day I think about formations, training soldiers, practicing martial arts, and seizing the throne. It’s really not worth it to be so tired after living to the age of thirty. He feeds the grass in his hand to Xiao Hei, “Do you want a male or a female?” horse?”

“Hey~” Xiao Hei looked at the lone piece of grass in his master’s hand, sprayed his hand with hot air, turned around and went to sleep in the shed.

Jing Shao, who was completely disgusted by his mount, had no choice but to leave the stable and tiptoe back to the king’s tent. The person on the bed was lying on his side, with one hand on the outside of the brocade quilt. He was sleeping very well, as if he had changed his movements since he left.

Jing Shao quietly took off his coat, lifted the corner of the quilt and got in.

Mu Hanzhang moved. Maybe he was used to Jing Shao being around and was not woken up.

Jing Shao curled his lips, carefully put his outside arm under the quilt, then slowly put his own arm through it, and tentatively took the person into his arms.

“Hmm…” The person in his arms let out a soft hum, which startled Jing Shao. He paused for a moment and saw that the person didn’t wake up, then he tucked him in with peace of mind, and then buried his face in his princess’s neck with satisfaction. Nest, took a deep breath of Jun Qing’s faint fragrance, rubbed it lightly, and closed her eyes beautifully.

Jing Shao was in good health and always stayed close to bed, so he didn’t see the corners of the lips of the person in his arms slowly rising.

The next morning, Mu Hanzhang woke up early because he slept for a long time yesterday. The sun shone on the white tent, and the patterns on it were clearly visible. After being stunned for a moment, he remembered that he was no longer in the palace, but in a military camp. The people around him were still sleeping soundly, snoring slightly contentedly. The hot air sprayed on the nape of the neck, blowing the few hairs that fell there, making it a little itchy.

Mu Hanzhang moved and turned to face Jing Shao, looking at his sleeping face. I originally thought that we would be separated for months or even years. It would be a lie to say that I was not sad. I had even made plans. If he didn’t come back for a few years, I would go to do business near the battlefield. I didn’t expect that this guy would be fine already.

Stretching out a slender finger, he tapped the bridge of Jing Shaoying’s straight nose. Mu Hanzhang couldn’t help but curl his eyes. He was no longer angry at Jing Shao’s nasty little tricks, but this problem was terrible. Can’t get used to it.

Jing Shao felt itchy on his nose. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw a finger as smooth as jade. He bit it and licked the round fingertip.

Mu Hanzhang retracted his hand and watched quietly as Jing Shao opened his eyes completely.

“Hey, Jun Qing, you’re awake.” Jing Shao selectively forgot that he was supposed to be punished by sleeping with a smelly and hard general, and leaned over to kiss his princess’s soft lips, “It’s still early. , I will go to the military training, and I will come back to have breakfast with you after the morning training.”

Jing Shao didn’t wait for the person in his arms to question him, he jumped up and put on his clothes, put on a moon-white outfit, washed his face and ran out.

Mu Hanzhang slowly sat up, looked at Jing Shao who was running away, and couldn’t help but chuckle.

He couldn’t sleep either, so Mu Hanzhang got up and put on his clothes. There was a delicate wooden box in the king’s tent, which was unloaded from the carriage yesterday. Most of it contained his clothes and some of his usual things. It looked like Jing Shao was really ready.

“Young master, you’re awake.” Yun Song came in to bring tea. Seeing that Mu Hanzhang was neatly dressed, he hurriedly brought water for washing his face and gargling his mouth. The identity of the princess cannot be revealed outside. Since she is not a member of the army, she cannot be called military advisor, so she calls her young master.

“Are you going on the expedition too?” Mu Hanzhang took the cloth handed over by Yun Song and wiped his face, reasoning that a palace servant like Yun Song could not be brought with him.

“The younger one is just staying in the camp for the past half month to run errands for the prince and the young master. He will return to the palace when the army leaves.” Yun Song smiled and said, “Yunzhu clamored to follow yesterday, but the prince didn’t let him come.”

“Are you familiar with this military camp?” Mu Hanzhang nodded slightly, took the tea cup and took a sip.

“This military camp belongs to the prince’s personal guard. I have been here a few times.” Yun Song answered honestly.

When Mu Hanzhang heard this, he frowned slightly and raised his hand to open the door curtain. The scent of earth in the early morning hit his face, which was refreshing: “In that case, you can accompany me around the camp.”

At this time, almost all the soldiers had gone to the school field to practice. Only some soldiers from the handyman battalion were working. The fire in the iron basin had been extinguished, and wisps of green smoke were rising.

From Yun Song’s mouth, he learned that there were about 5,000 people in this military camp, all of whom were soldiers directly affiliated with Jing Shao. They were not here on weekdays, but in Qi County, a hundred miles away. These people were the leading elites trained by Jingshao during the war against the Huns. They returned from the northwest and relinquished their military power. The emperor was particularly gracious and awarded these five thousand people and a large area of ​​​​Qixian County to King Cheng alone.

Speaking of Qi County, Mu Hanzhang thought of the hundred acres of farmland that Jing Shao wanted to trade with him for the wild forest. He heard from the servants who came to see the land that the farmland was really good land, very fertile, and there were soldiers. He was helping with the farming, but it turned out to be where Jing Shao’s barracks was.

“Brother Wang, why is this porridge getting thinner and thinner?” Two soldiers carried a large wooden bucket and placed it in the open space between the four tents.

“Aren’t there still steamed buns? Just have some soup to drink.” The man known as Brother Wang carried a large basket of steamed buns and placed it next to the barrel.

Mu Hanzhang walked over to take a look curiously. The three of them looked at him strangely and exchanged glances with each other. The news spread in the military camp last night that the prince had brought a good-looking military advisor and even talked to him. Sleeping in the same tent, needless to say, this one is definitely the one.

“The military advisor got up so early.” Wang Er saw that the prince’s personal servant was following him, and he couldn’t pretend not to see it, so he opened his mouth and said hello.

Mu Hanzhang nodded slightly and asked in a warm voice: “Is this the same for breakfast every day? Why is there no food?” He is now just the strategist whom Jing Shao orally calls, the so-called strategist offering wine, and he is only a counselor. There are no official positions, so these soldiers cannot be too showy.

“Hey, as long as you can eat enough, what kind of food do soldiers care about?” Wang Erchao winked at the two soldiers behind him, “I have to carry the food later, the military advisor can go about his own business.”

The soldier carrying the bucket wanted to say something, but when faced with the neatly dressed military advisor, he seemed a little embarrassed. He wiped two handles on his big apron and ran away after Wang Er.

“Brother Wang, you said that this military advisor is so good-looking. Is it true that he is the prince’s concubine as they said…”

“Shh… don’t talk nonsense in broad daylight.” Wang Er hurriedly covered Xiao Bing’s mouth.

When Mu Hanzhang returned to the king’s tent, Jing Shao had already taken a bath and was sitting at the dinner table waiting for him. The prince’s breakfast was not much richer than that of ordinary soldiers, just an extra plate of fried vegetables and a plate of peanuts.

Seeing Mu Hanzhang frown slightly, Jing Shao realized that Jun Qing might not be used to eating this, and said apologetically: “Life in the military camp is hard. If you don’t like eating, I will ask the palace cook to follow you…”

“It’s your duty to eat with the soldiers,” Mu Hanzhang sat down at the dining table and picked up his rice bowl, “I’m just surprised that the Ministry of Revenue didn’t give you less money this time, so why is it still so miserable in this military camp.”

“Silver?” Jing Shao took a bite of the steamed bun, “There are so many people in the army, no amount of silver is enough to spend.”

Afraid that he would bite his tongue while eating and talking, Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips and said no more, thinking that he would have to check the army’s accounts in the next two days. The soldiers are not well fed. If someone embezzles military pay, when the army leaves and the household department sends someone to take care of the accounts, it will be troublesome if something goes wrong.

“Your Majesty! Your Majesty, something is wrong!” A soldier suddenly ran to the tent and shouted, “The little black horse seems to be sick!”