The Wife is First - 67 Chapter 67 A chance encounter

Chapter 67 Chance Encounter

The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful, but the winter is a bit bleak.

Small bridges and flowing water, soft singing and soft words, the two of them walked hand in hand on the bluestone path, wandering aimlessly.

I have stayed in Pingjiang for two days, and I have gone to see some special sights. Several gardens are beautiful, but they are all private gardens and are not often open to the public.

“If you have nowhere to go, you can go to Qingzhu Xiaozhu in the east of the city to listen to music.” said the boss selling painted paper umbrellas.

“Is there anything special?” Jing Shao picked an umbrella with a green phoenix painted on it and showed it to the people around him.

Mu Hanzhang nodded and paid the store.

“This Qingzhu Xiaozhu sounds elegant, but it is not a teahouse.” The boss took the money and explained with a smile. Normally, the place where music is sung must be a teahouse, but this Qingzhu Xiaozhu is different. Fengya is indeed elegant, but it does not sell tea. , but they sell snacks. The snacks and snacks there are very expensive and exquisitely made. The young master in Pingjiang City who loves to play and doesn’t like to pretend to drink tea likes this place the most.

When Jing Shao heard this, he immediately became interested. His princess liked elegant things, but he liked all kinds of snacks. In this way, he killed two birds with one stone! So he picked up the people around him and headed east of the city.

The Green Bamboo House is indeed an elegant place, wrapped in layers of evergreen bamboo, with only a cobblestone path leading inside. In the center of the bamboo forest is a small pavilion made entirely of bamboo, surrounded by gurgling water. A singer is sitting on it holding a pipa, singing Jiangnan songs softly. There are sixteen bamboo pavilions in all directions of the small pavilion. Each pavilion is equipped with tables, chairs, and a heater. Each pavilion can only seat one table of guests. In order to maintain an elegant atmosphere, although this place sells snacks, there is no noisy waiter to take orders. Guests have to go behind the bamboo forest and speak directly to the shopkeeper.

Perhaps it was because of the cold weather that when Jing Shao and the others came, there were only five or six pavilions occupied.

Freshly baked plum blossom cake, paired with a bowl of hot wontons, is truly a delicacy in the world. Mu Hanzhang picked up a piece of plum blossom cake. These things were delicious, but they were too expensive. A plate of dim sum and two bowls of wontons cost one or two silver dollars! No wonder business is so bad.

Jing Shao took a sip of the soup. The fragrant and scalding hot soup tasted quite refreshing on this cold winter day. He looked up and saw his princess looking at the plum blossom cake in a daze, so he took his spoon and scooped out a wonton and gave it to him. On the lips: “Try it quickly, it won’t taste good after it gets cold.”

Mu Hanzhang was stunned, and subconsciously opened his mouth to take the wonton into his mouth. The delicious flavor immediately filled his lips and teeth. It had a moderate salty taste, and the meat was tender and smooth, with a hint of sesame oil. It was delicious!

Seeing that his princess finally no longer worried about money and was serious about eating, Jing Shao ate his bowl of wontons with confidence, and then got up to buy another bowl. The two of them did not bring any entourage in order to have a good time, and Jing Shao, who was reluctant to use his own princess, had no choice but to go alone.

Mu Hanzhang was eating wontons elegantly and seriously, when suddenly a man came over from the pavilion next to him, with a clear and pleasant voice: “Young Master, please excuse me.”

Mu Hanzhang turned around to look, and couldn’t help being stunned.

The person in front of me is dressed in snow-white. Even though it is winter, the robe is still covered with a layer of light gauze. Looking up along the slender figure, she has exquisite facial features, slightly raised eyes, and a beautiful face, but the lips look like… The curve of his smile made him look a little dangerous.

“What are you doing, young master?” Mu Hanzhang stood up, subconsciously holding the handle of the knife at his waist and pressing his thumb on the buckle.

The man saw Mu Hanzhang’s face clearly, and the curve of his lips could not help but widen a bit: “May I ask if this sword, Master, is the famous ancient Hanzhang sword?” He said the sword, but his eyes did not stay there. On the knife, he stared at Mu Hanzhang’s handsome face.

Mu Hanzhang frowned slightly: “This sword was given by a friend, and I don’t know its name.” The scabbard of Hanzhang’s sword was old and dull. Even if it was washed by a silversmith later, it was still ordinary. This man could see it at a glance. Recognizing him, he must be a well-informed person.

“Can you let me have a look?” The man took a step forward and was almost close to Mu Hanzhang’s ear. The next moment, he was dragged back by his collar.

Jing Shao was holding a bowl of wontons. As soon as he walked out of the bamboo forest, he saw a disciple approaching his princess, with a hand reaching towards his waist. He was immediately furious and threw away the wontons. He took a few steps. He rushed over, grabbed the man’s collar, and punched him in the eye socket.

The man didn’t react slowly. He raised his hand almost subconsciously and blocked Jing Shao’s fist. Jing Shao was about to hit him on the chin with his backhand, but when he saw his face clearly, he couldn’t help but froze. He has seen this face for so many years and is determined not to admit it wrong. This person is the most important purpose of his trip to Jiangnan – Huainan King Gu Huaiqing!

The moment of stunnedness was enough for Gu Huaiqing to escape from his control, turn around suddenly, and quickly punch Jing Shao in the face. Jing Shao immediately raised his hand to block, but the fist did not fall, but quickly withdrew it. He also jumped away.

Gu Huaiqing straightened her clothes elegantly and looked at Jing Shao coldly: “Hitting people indiscriminately is not what a gentleman does.” In the pavilion next to him, two guards heard this and quickly ran out to protect him.

Jing Shao ignored him, hugged his princess and looked at her: “Jun Qing, are you okay?”

Mu Hanzhang shook his head: “I’m fine.” In a blink of an eye, he saw Gu Huaiqing looking reasonable, and he gently leaned into Jing Shao’s arms and touched his back that was tense with anger soothingly.

But this comfort seemed very wrong to Jing Shao. Jun Qing rarely took the initiative to snuggle into his arms. He must have been wronged! The anger that had just subsided burned again. It doesn’t matter whether he is the King of Huainan or the King of Huaibei, beat him first!

A moment of astonishment flashed across Gu Huaiqing’s face. He was only paying attention to the sword just now, but not to these two people. They were so intimate and ambiguous in broad daylight. They were probably the husband of the matchmaker! Before he could apologize, Jing Shao rushed over again.

Signing to the two guards not to interfere, Gu Huaiqing stepped forward to accept the attack.

Jing Shao punched directly in the face. When the opponent raised his hand to attack, he suddenly lowered his body and swept his leg. Gu Huaiqing immediately jumped up and kicked Jing Shao with his leg. Jing Shao turned around and kicked his leg away, then flew forward.

The two’s kung fu was equally matched, and they were inseparable from each other.

Mu Hanzhang watched in amazement as the two men’s duel between the eight scenes developed into a dirty trick of ogling and teasing, and finally turned into rolling on the ground and beating each other without any skills.

The people around who were listening to the music came up to watch the fun, and the two guards drew their swords with a swipe, frightening those idle young men so much that they rolled and crawled away. When the boss heard the commotion, he hurriedly came up to dissuade him. As a result of this commotion, the business was gone for a while. Mu Hanzhang stepped forward and gave him a South Sea pearl as compensation. The boss’s wrinkled face immediately beamed with joy: “You guys will discuss slowly, and I will make you a pot of tea!”

The two people on the ground didn’t care whether it was embarrassing or not to fight like this. They were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen and they were panting. Then they reluctantly separated and lay on their backs on the ground full of fallen leaves, panting.

I thought there was going to be a truce, but after three breaths, the two looked at each other, raised their arms at the same time, and intertwined their two forearms, secretly exerting their strength. Gu Huaiqing looked at Jing Shao, who had a green mouth and nosebleeds, but still had a vicious look on his face. He couldn’t help but burst out laughing and fell to the ground: “Hahaha, I didn’t know that you two were husband and wife, so how could I offend you?” , Brother, if you are angry, just punch me again!”

Jing Shao ignored him, got up from the ground, and kicked him.

Gu Huaiqing: “…” When ordinary people hear this kind of words, don’t they turn their hostility into friendship? This guy is really… so interesting!

Mu Hanzhang hurriedly stepped forward and asked the boss for a cloth to wipe Jing Shao’s face: “I said it was okay, why did you start fighting again?”

“Huh!” Jing Shao snorted, but it was difficult to put an end to the current situation.

I originally planned to go to Jiangnan to meet the King of Huainan and discuss future matters with him, but I didn’t expect to meet him here. Even though the two of them fought for so long in the last life, Jing Shao never regarded this person as an enemy, but as a once-in-a-lifetime opponent, and even as a close friend for a long time! Therefore, he had other plans regarding the Huainan fiefdom this time, but unexpectedly it developed into this situation as soon as they met.

Gu Huaiqing got up from the ground, rubbed his sore shoulders, and grabbed Jing Shao’s arm: “We don’t know each other until we fight. I have never seen anyone who is so close to me. I will sworn sworn vows with you today.” Brother!” Thinking about all the nasty moves Jing Shao used in the fight just now, he had never seen anyone with an extraordinary background and strong martial arts skills who was as shameless as himself! Truly a once-in-a-lifetime soulmate!

“Ah?” Jing Shao was stunned. This King of Huainan really didn’t follow the rules. How could this fight turn into a sworn brother?

A prince and a vassal are sworn brothers. How can this be said? Jing Shao frowned and looked at him: “Young Master’s status must be extraordinary. Isn’t it inappropriate to sworn sworn sworn friends casually?”

Unexpectedly, Gu Huaiqing ordered the guards to prepare candles and yellow paper without hesitation, and pulled him to stand up: “No matter who I am or who you are, it is rare to find a good friend, and I have decided on this one today!”

Mu Hanzhang looked at the two people with bruised noses and swollen faces who were still showing off their demeanor, and couldn’t help but purse his lips and chuckle.

Burning yellow paper and killing chicken blood, Gu Huaiqing said that the wind is like rain, and in a matter of seconds everything was ready, and he pulled Jing Shao to worship.

“Huang Tian is above, I, Gu Huaiqing, am here today, with…” Gu Huaiqing held the incense in his hand, and in the middle of speaking, he suddenly paused and turned around with a chuckle, “Brother, I haven’t asked you your name yet.”

“…” Jing Shao sighed helplessly. The King of Huainan, who was several years younger than in his previous life, was still so unpredictable, “Jing Shao.”

The smile on Gu Huaiqing’s lips froze immediately. “Jing” is the imperial surname. There are not many people named Jing in the world, but the only person named Jing Shao who appeared in Jiangnan at this time has become a king.

Jing Shao imitated Gu Huaiqing’s half-smile but said, “What, do you still want to bow?”

“Bow! Why don’t you bow!” Gu Huaiqing came to his senses and put the incense into Jing Shao’s hand, “Huang Tian is above, I, Gu Huaiqing, am here today to become brothers with Jing Shao. From now on, we will be blessed together. It’s hard to share the same responsibility!”