The Wife is First - 84 Chapter 84 Tan Hua Lang

Jing Shao asked Duofu to lead him directly to the teahouse of Tingfeng Pavilion, and helped his princess organize the things on the table before going to Tingfeng Pavilion.

“Wei Chen has met His Highness King Cheng and Marquis Wenyuan.” Ma Zhuo didn’t even sit down in the teahouse, but just stood upright. When he saw the two coming, he immediately went up to salute.

“Master Ma, please get up quickly. Why don’t you sit down?” Jing Shao had a good impression of this young man. Anyway, after his performance at the Qiong Lin Banquet and being sent directly to the Ministry of Rites by Jing Chen, they were all in the same group overtly and secretly. The attitude is naturally warmer.

“The prince and the marquis haven’t arrived yet, how can I sit down privately?” Ma Zhuo had a pair of smiling eyes. He seemed to be smiling even if he didn’t smile on weekdays. But when he smiled, he was particularly lovable.

“Master Ma, what’s the matter with you?” Mu Hanzhang smiled and asked him to sit down.

“Ah, that’s what happened. Today I met a hunter setting up a stall in the south of the city. In addition to selling some skins and live animals, I saw that he also had a basket of grass. So I went to inquire and learned that this was something fresh from the mountains. Tiger grass, the hunter thought that tigers often eat it because it is an herb sold, but after selling it for a long time, he only got ridiculed.” Ma Zhuo’s voice was clear, and his words had ups and downs, like a storyteller, making life difficult to get bored. Emotionally, I just want to keep listening.

Saying this, he took out a half-old basket from behind the chair, which was filled with green grass leaves, which obviously confirmed what he just said. At this moment, Miao Xi came in with a kettle to refill the tea. Ma Zhuo He seemed a little embarrassed: “This was the girl who poured me tea just now. I was afraid that the girl would laugh at me, so I hid the basket behind the chair.”

Miao Xi couldn’t help laughing and wanted to answer a sentence, but taking into account the rules that Mu Hanzhang always emphasized, she hurriedly refilled her tea and ran out with a smile.

Jing Shao observed Ma Zhuo’s every move calmly. As expected, as his princess said, she was eloquent and very alert. She took the basket he handed over and looked at it: “What’s the use of this tiger grass?”

“Weichen has grown up in the mountains since he was a child. He knows that tigers not only eat meat but also eat a kind of grass. If they don’t eat it for a long time, they will get sick.” The Marquis sent it over.”

Mu Hanzhang picked up a piece of grass and looked at it. He had seen this tiger grass in a book and thought it was just a rumor, but he didn’t expect it to actually exist. But as Ma Zhuo had said before, the Orion would not fetch a high price when selling it as herbal medicine. He probably bought it for a few cents. This gift is not valuable, but it is expensive because he is very considerate, and there is no harm in accepting such things. It would be hypocritical not to accept it. This Ma Tanhua really knows how to behave.

“So, thank you so much, Master Ma.” Mu Hanzhang took the basket in Jing Shao’s hand and put it aside.

“Why should the Marquis be so polite? His Royal Highness Prince Rui is not in the capital these days, and the ministers have caused a lot of trouble to the Marquis. It is just a trivial matter, how can it be worth the guidance of the Marquis these days?” Ma Zhuo said with a smile.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Ma Zhuo stood up and said it was time to return to the gift department. Mu Hanzhang asked him to stay for lunch, but he declined on the grounds that he had important business to report at noon.

“This Ma Zhuo is really quite capable.” Mu Hanzhang flicked the tiger grass in his hand.

Jing Shao frowned and fell into deep thought. Why did Ma Zhuo’s posture when Miao Xi came in look so familiar?

“What’s wrong?” Seeing Jing Shao silent, Mu Hanzhang turned to ask him.

“I always feel like I’ve seen this person somewhere before.” Jing Shao’s face was very confused. He probably didn’t meet him after his rebirth, because he felt that the impression was very vague. He only remembered it when he felt familiar at that moment.

Mu Hanzhang thought for a while and said, “He has never been to Beijing before the examination, unless…” He lowered his voice and prepared to speak in Jing Shao’s ear.

Jing Shao turned his head, just in time to meet the lips of his princess, who were approaching her. They almost touched her, so he simply moved closer and kissed her directly.

“Bang, bang, bang!” Miao Xi, who came in to refill the tea, suddenly stopped and hurriedly stabilized the teapot in her hand. She didn’t dare to express her anger and hurriedly turned around and retreated.

“Well…” Mu Hanzhang hurriedly pushed Jing Shao away, and his handsome face suddenly turned red. He was looked at by the maid in broad daylight. Where would he put his face in the future?

“What are you afraid of? I’m not a woman, and my innocence will not be stained.” Jing Shao naturally knew that his princess was shy again, and before he could get angry, he hugged her into his arms and bit her red ear. road.

Mu Hanzhang glared at him, and then couldn’t help but laugh. Then he whispered his guess in a low voice. Since Ma Zhuo is from the Zhuo family and has never been to the capital in these years, Jing Shao could only have met him when he was a child.

“When I was a child…” Jing Shao thought for a moment. He grew up in the palace when he was a child, and there were not many outsiders he could see. As for the Zhuo family, the only one who stayed with Jing Chen was his companion!

“Reading with you?” Mu Hanzhang was a little surprised. Ma Zhuo didn’t look like he was already in his mid-twenties. He looked just above his age, even younger than the brooding Qin Zhaoran.

The two guessed Ma Zhuo’s identity but were not sure about it. They could ask rashly, so they just pretended not to know and waited until Jingchen came back to ask again.

The next day, the two of them prepared gifts and went to Prince Rui’s Mansion to visit the princess.

Princess Rui didn’t look well, but she wasn’t bedridden yet. She greeted them in the main hall with a smile.

“I suffered some wind and cold during confinement, and I haven’t slept well these past few days, so I have some chest tightness and shortness of breath. It’s not a problem.” Princess Rui’s voice was a little weak when she spoke, as if she really didn’t get enough sleep, and there were some blue shadows under her eyes.

“Sister-in-law is in critical condition. If there is anything in the mansion that needs help, just ask someone to tell her.” Mu Hanzhang said warmly. In the past, when they were no longer in the mansion, they would ask Princess Rui to take care of the inner house.

Hearing this, Princess Rui slowly took a sip of tea and said, “I understand my brother-in-law’s kindness. Although I am useless, I can still handle the small things in the inner house.”

When Jing Shao heard this, his expression immediately turned ugly. This sister-in-law didn’t treat him very much in the last life, and he didn’t care much anyway. But now that Jun Qing kindly mentioned it, she hurriedly dismissed it. It was really a bit embarrassing. Slap someone in the face.

“I really don’t know much about the affairs of the inner house. Since my sister-in-law is fine, we won’t cause any trouble.” Mu Hanzhang held down Jing Shao’s clenched fist and said with a smile, “It’s getting late, so we should gone back.”

Just as she was talking, a baby cried not far away. A trace of melancholy appeared on Princess Rui’s face. She stood up and sent them off: “I should have left you to have lunch, but the prince is not here and there are many young children in the house.”

“Sister-in-law, come and have a look. There’s no need to send her away.” Mu Hanzhang said a few polite words and pulled Jing Shao out of Prince Rui’s Mansion.

After leaving Prince Derui’s Mansion, Jing Shao’s fists were still clenched tightly: “It’s too much to bully someone!”

“I heard that a woman who has not had a good confinement period will have a bad temper. Why bother with this woman?” Mu Hanzhang shook Jing Shao’s hand and persuaded him. After all, when Jing Chen ascends the throne, Princess Rui will Even if she is the queen of the palace, even if her words are harsh, there is no need to offend her for such a trivial matter.

“He always talks half-sentence to me on weekdays. Although I don’t listen to her, I never care about her, but today she is clearly trying to embarrass you…” Jing Shao’s mid-sentence was blocked by a slender finger. Lips.

“Why should we take the words of the inner house woman seriously?” Mu Hanzhang didn’t care much. He had never heard any unpleasant words since he was a child, and Princess Rui actually didn’t say anything too outrageous.

Jing Shao held the reins with one hand and hugged the man in his arms tighter with the other. It didn’t matter what kind of suffering he suffered, but he couldn’t bear to see this man suffer any injustice.

Mu Hanzhang was thinking that with Princess Guanrui looking like this, after her mother gave birth in a few months, she would have to find someone to take care of her carefully to avoid any problems.

The whole March was very busy, and the two of them never went to Prince Rui’s Mansion again.

In the blink of an eye, in mid-April, Jingchen finally came back from Jiangnan. After coming out of the palace, he went to Prince Cheng’s Mansion first.

The trip to Jiangnan went smoothly, but when he talked about the King of Huainan, Jingchen’s face showed a strange look. He muttered for a long time, “That man is very scheming” and then stopped.

Jing Shao was very curious. Gu Huaiqing was a troubled person. He wanted to know what it was like for that person to meet his brother who was deep and talkative. He wanted to ask again, but was quietly kicked by Mu Hanzhang and had to turn around. And asked about Ma Zhuo.