The Wife is First - 92 Chapter 92 Cloud surge

After Mu Hanzhang went to court, he saw Jing Shao himself practicing swordsmanship vigorously in Dongyuan, and Xiao Huang was nowhere to be seen. After all, Xiao Huang is a tiger. Even though he has no backbone in front of them, he is still very fierce towards outsiders. Therefore, Mu Hanzhang never allowed him to run outside Dongyuan to play, so as not to hurt others.

When Jing Shao saw that his princess was back, he sheathed his sword and came over, looking up at his sweaty face and waiting for his princess to wipe it.

“Where’s Xiao Huang?” Mu Hanzhang took the cloth handed over by Zhixi and wiped his sweat with resignation.

“I don’t know,” Jing Shao narrowed his eyes comfortably, “He doesn’t want to play with me. He probably went to sleep somewhere.”

Mu Hanzhang was a little worried, so he asked Yunzhu to look for it.

The two sat down on the couch in the corridor, and Miao Xi brought them sour plum soup to relieve the heat.

“Why are you back so late today?” Jing Shao drank a whole bowl of sour plum soup and breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the slender legs with salivation. As he spoke, he leaned over and quickly lay down while Mu Hanzhang wasn’t paying attention. Go up.

Mu Hanzhang put down the small bowl and saw that there was a big head on his thigh. Perhaps because he was bored at home these days, Jing Shao became more and more attached to him, and he would come up and kiss him whenever he had time. Helplessly, she touched the top of his hair and sat back to make him lie down more comfortably: “Father, I left me to go to the Imperial Study Room to talk for a while.”

Emperor Hongzheng seemed to be very interested in the matter of maritime trade. Mu Hanzhang handed over the charter a few days ago, but there was no movement for a long time. But unexpectedly, he was suddenly called to go and discuss many details today.

“It seems that my father has indeed read your articles of association carefully.” Jing Shao looked up at his graceful chin.

“Well, maybe my father has already had this plan.” Mu Hanzhang carefully recalled Emperor Hongzheng’s expression today and seemed to be very interested in this. There are ports in Jiangnan where overseas ships dock. If I go to Jiangnan in a while, I might be able to try this kind of business first.

“Princess, it’s not good!” Yunzhu ran in in a hurry.

“What’s wrong?” Mu Hanzhang frowned. Just as Yunzhu went to find the tiger, could it be that Xiao Huang got into trouble?

“I just found out after asking for a long time that Xiao Huang ran into the stable!” Yunzhu said breathlessly.

“What?” Jing Shao sat up immediately. Xiao Huang was already quite big now, and his roar might scare the tame horses in the stable. The horses in the palace are all famous, and any one of them will be frightened to death.

The two of them quickly followed Yunzhu to the stable. The horse breeder stood outside the stable with a sad face, trembling with fear.

“What’s going on? Where’s the tiger?” Jing Shao asked him.

“Yes, in Little Black Horse’s shed.” The servant who raised the horse was almost crying. He was so frightened when he saw the tiger that he couldn’t move, and watched helplessly as it got into Little Black’s exclusive stable.

Because Xiao Hei is the prince’s favorite horse, it is always kept alone. Its stable is much wider than other horses, and two exquisite low walls are built. The reins are also tied very long to ensure that it can move throughout the stable. Activities at will.

Mu Hanzhang walked towards Xiao Hei’s stable, but Jing Shao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and followed his princess in unhurriedly.

The stable is very clean, with soft hay on the floor, fresh grass in the trough, and a bamboo pole built over the trough. A trickle of clear water flows in continuously, and the excess will be absorbed by the outer layer. The sink catches it and drains it directly outside the stable. The entire stable was very clean, presumably because it was cleaned several times a day, and there was no smell of horse manure at all.

Little Hei nested on the haystack, waving his tail in boredom. A fluffy half-size tiger nestled next to it, sleeping with its arms spread out while holding a horse’s hoof.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

Xiao Hei was very happy to see his master coming. He stood up immediately, thinking that Jing Shao wanted to take him out to play.

Jing Shao was speechless when he saw this scene. He knew that Xiao Hei was born with abnormality. Not only could he avoid obstacles on his own, but he was also unafraid in the face of ferocious beasts. No matter what happened on the battlefield, he had never been frightened. , and Xiao Huang, who had a full meal every time, would naturally not think of Xiao Hei, so he was not worried at all. But it was beyond his knowledge that a horse and a tiger could sleep together.

Xiao Huang’s pillow suddenly disappeared, and he got up in a daze, shaking his head with some displeasure. He turned around and saw Mu Hanzhang, so he ran around and rubbed against him.

It happened to be noon at this time. Because Xiao Hei’s stable was not easy to service, the servants who raised the horses came every half day. The servants who were on duty in the afternoon came to change shifts and found that there were many people around the stable today, thinking that Xiao Hei was out. What happened? He ran over in a hurry to see. After asking what was going on, the man boldly said: “My lord, don’t worry, this tiger cub often comes to the stable to play with Xiao Hei, and he has become familiar with it already.”

But it turned out that Xiao Huang couldn’t find a suitable playmate in the palace. Once, he sneaked out into the stable and jumped onto the manger to scratch Xiao Hei’s mane. However, Xiao Hei sprayed hot air on his face, which almost scared him. It fell down, and later it was discovered that among the living creatures in the palace, only Xiao Hei was not afraid of it, and he often came to play with Xiao Hei in the afternoon.

“Wow!” Seeing that the owner ignored it, Xiao Huang ran back to Xiao Hei to catch the tail that was swinging around. Xiao Hei was anxious to go out to play, stamped his feet, turned around and sprayed hot air on his face, only to The hair on the top of his head blew out a small Xuan’er.

Xiao Huang usually came to the stable in the afternoon, but today he came in the morning, which caused everyone to worry. Mu Hanzhang looked at Jing Shao, he must have bullied the tiger so much that he forced the little guy to the stable to escape.

Jing Shao looked away with a guilty conscience: “It’s not my fault, I was just bored and played with it for a while.”

Mu Hanzhang sighed. He had been raised in the palace since he was a child. It would be fine if he stayed in the palace for ten days and a half without going out. He could also pass the time by writing and reading. But Jing Shao was different and let him stay in the palace by himself. Li really felt wronged by him: “I have already told my father that this charter needs to be drawn up in detail. My father has already exempted me from other errands. I will come back after the court.”

“Really?” Jing Shao heard this and immediately became happy. While he was away from the court, Emperor Hongzheng actually asked Mu Hanzhang to take over the affairs of the Ministry of War. And his princess was a serious person who often came back from court to have lunch. , and I have to go to the Ministry of War to spend an afternoon. Now, as long as he goes to court, he can go back to sleep in the morning and see him when he opens his eyes.

Seeing that he was happy, Mu Hanzhang also raised his lips. This was another reason why he didn’t help the government more. The emperor discovered that King Huainan went to Beijing privately and issued an edict to reprimand him, but he never got a reply. King Huainan acted like a dead pig and was not afraid of boiling water, which made Emperor Hongzheng angry. The tone of the imperial letters became more and more intense. Strictly, it seems that the withdrawal of the feudal clan is not far away.

Emperor Hongzheng still seemed to be unable to let go of Gu Huaiqing’s previous visit to Beijing to have contact with Jing Shao. He discussed with Jing Chen to avoid the limelight, so he should try to avoid sensitive places like the Ministry of War as much as possible.

Of course, for Jing Shao, this is really the best thing.

In the blink of an eye, July is here, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the situation between the DPRK and China is getting more and more tense. Jiangnan is very important to Jing Shao and the others, and the fourth prince has long been eyeing this “opportunity to make meritorious deeds.” The decree to withdraw the vassal has not yet been issued, and both parties have already made a lot of money, and Jing Shao has not yet been released. , the situation seems to be very favorable to the fourth prince.

At the same time, Qiu was about to give birth.

“I heard that the young prince of Prince Rui’s Mansion is sick again. Have you visited him?” Mrs. Qiu asked worriedly as she took the fresh fruit from her son.

Mu Hanzhang is a man, and there are many royal rules. Qiu has always been worried that her son will not handle it well, which will hurt her sister-in-law’s harmony.

“How could my mother know this?” Mu Hanzhang frowned. It is taboo to tell anyone about an underage child’s illness. With Princess Rui’s temperament, she would naturally not want others to know about it. Her mother never leaves home every day. How do you know these?

“The third lady went to Biyun Temple to offer incense. Master Mo Bei is not here. I heard from the little nun that she went to Prince Rui’s Mansion again.” Mrs. Qiu sighed. It is not easy to raise a child. If the child is in good health, the child who is often sick will always be let go. It’s heartbreaking, but Princess Rui now places too much faith in that nun Mobei, which is not a good thing.

Na Mobei coaxed Princess Rui to light forty-nine everlasting lanterns at Biyun Nunnery. The money for the lanterns cost forty-nine taels of silver per month. Every time the third lady came back from offering incense, she would sigh for a long time.

“The child is still young, and I’m afraid I’ll get in trouble if I go there,” Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips, “Besides, there are so many things going on in the court, and the prince is under grounding, so I can’t go to Prince Rui’s Mansion.”

A few days ago, the old nun figured out that the one who was in conflict with Xiaosi was the concubine who was only a few days away from her. Princess Rui said that she would send the concubine to another hospital to raise her. When Jingchen found out, he was very angry and said that she was obsessed, but it was Wang Ji who was more thoughtful. She knelt in front of Prince Rui and said that she wanted to take the child to another courtyard. Now she has lived there for more than a month.

After hearing this, Ms. Qiu frowned and said, “Then it’s better not to go for now.” Now that the concubine is away and the fourth son has a fever again, he doesn’t know who to blame, so it’s better not to cause trouble.

Mu Hanzhang advised her not to have such idle thoughts. He was very careful about his mother’s health. After all, she was old and giving birth was a bit dangerous, so he spent a lot of money to hire the famous Wen Po to live in the house of Beiwei Marquis. Doctor Jiang’s pulse diagnosis was also changed from once every seven days to Check-in every three days to prevent any accidents.

The women in the Marquis of Beiwei’s Mansion were secretly speechless as they watched, sighing that it was different to have a son of the Marquis of Beiwei. Even if the Marquis of Beiwei’s wife was pregnant, she had never been cared for with such care.

In mid-July, the imperial court and the King of Huainan finally broke up. Emperor Hongzheng issued an order to withdraw the vassal, but Gu Huaiqing directly blocked the emissary from the city gate and asked him to finish announcing the edict under the city gate. He immediately announced that he was resisting the edict, which frightened him. The messenger turned his horse’s head and ran away.

Emperor Hongzheng was furious and decided to send troops to attack Huainan.