"Minister, not sleepy yet." Hearing the words return to the room, Mu Hanzhang's ears turned even redder.
Jing Shao felt that his appearance was really cute, and raised his hand to close the uninteresting law book, pulling him up, "I happen to not be sleepy either, go, I'll take you somewhere."
"Your Highness ......" Mu Hanzhang was pulled by him to stagger to stand up, seeing his excited appearance, he could only follow to the outside, consoling himself that maybe he would forget about that thank you gift in a while.
After leaving the study and going around in circles, he actually walked into the garden.
"Wait for me." Stopping at the bottom of the wigwam, Jing Shao dug into the stone cave, and in no time at all fished out a small basket with a lid.
"What is this?" Mu Hanyang Zhang was a little curious, the garden of the royal residence even hid things, Jing Shao looked as if a child was secretly hiding toys.
Jing Shao hemmed and hawed and didn't reply, only pulling him up the tallest dirt hill in the garden, on which an exquisite octagonal pavilion had been repaired.
"You take it." Jing Shao handed the small basket to the man beside him, and when he took it, he reached out and wrapped the man in his arms.
"Your Highness!" Mu Hanzhang exclaimed, and before he could react, he was already on top of the pavilion.
"This is the highest place in the royal palace," Jing Shao smiled as he took a seat between the tiles and patted the spot beside him, "Come and sit."
Mu Hanyang only had to slowly sit down beside him, the pavilion's roof was slanted, and it always felt like it would slide down at any moment.
Jing Shao thought it was funny to see him being careful, so he reached out and wrapped his arm around his waist, "I'm here, it won't fall."
Being brought to lean on Jing Shao by that powerful arm, Mu Hanzhang moved to sit up straight, seeing that the hand around his waist seemed to have no intention of letting go, he could only let him go. After all, they have worshiped heaven and earth, now there is no one around, do not have to observe the etiquette, even if Jing Shao want to do more excessive things, he is not able to resist.
Seeing that the people around him didn't object, Jing Shao continued to embrace with great generosity, "This Star Picking Pavilion is my favorite place in this royal mansion, and on a clear night, I can see a sky full of stars."
Mu Hanyang looked up with his hand, and really the stars filled the sky, there was no eaves to cover the sky, and in all directions was the firmament, as if he was in the middle of a river of stars, the corner of his mouth could not help but show a smile, "It's so beautiful, I've never seen such a complete curtain of stars before."
He is a commoner son, can not be like Mu Lingbao that nonsense, from a young age in the marquis, everywhere to observe etiquette, line a step of the wrong way are people waiting to see the joke, let alone climb the roof of this kind of thing, was caught, then it is estimated that will be rewarded by the father of a good beating.
"Didn't you ever climb a tree when you were little?" Jing Shao was a little surprised, boys should be very naughty when they are small, he often climbed the tree in the imperial garden to pull out bird's nests when he was a child, he would also climb up to the top of the tree in the middle of the night to look at the stars, and when he was discovered by the palace people, he would be spanked by his mother, but she could not afford to lay down a heavy hand, so the next day, he was alive again to continue to do bad things.
Hear Jing Shao childhood "great achievements", Mu Hanzhang can not help but laugh out loud, did not think that the Hall Prince was so naughty when he was a child, but could not help but envy, he was a child of no one to teach, his mother did not read a lot of books, they will only teach him to plan a plate, read the account, and then was found by his father also sent a good temper, said that the mother taught him, sent him ahead to the clan school to study, not allowed to talk to him more. He was sent to the clan school to study early, not allowed to talk to his mother again.
"Reading so early, no wonder you look like an old man at such a young age." Jing Shao couldn't help but laugh at him.
Mu Hanzhang glared at him like, "Your Highness is not as old as my minister."
"Uh ......" Jing Shao accidentally said out of turn, in his previous life he lived to be more than thirty years old, naturally felt that the current Jun Qing is still small, could not help but embarrassment touching his nose, took a side of the small basket to change the topic, "This is my collection of peach blossom brew This is my treasured Peach Blossom Brew, I only get a small jar of it every year, try it."
Basket is a white porcelain bottle and two small cups of the same color, Jing Shao lifted the stopper and poured two cups, clear wine in the white porcelain cups show a faint pink color.
"Your Highness drank so much at lunchtime, don't drink any more." Mu Hanzhang took a cup and pressed Jing Shao's hand that wanted to drink.
"Haha, that little bit of wine woke up long ago, how many strong wine I have not drunk in the military camp," Jing Shao was not amused, "this clear wine is so light that I can't get drunk even if I drink ten altars."
Mu Hanzhang listened, raised his hand and took a shallow taste of the wine in the cup, the sweet flavor with a light fragrance of flowers, swallowed, lips and teeth will be filled with the fragrance of peach blossoms, could not help but drink the whole cup.
Seeing that he liked it, Jing Shao handed him the bottle, after all, one of his own hands was still placed on someone else's waist, which was inconvenient, "Bei Wei Hou's generations are all fierce generals, why didn't your father teach you to practice martial arts?"
This point Jing Shao has always been very curious, the Marquis of Northway does not distinguish between the first and the concubine, more or less have to learn some martial arts, Jun Qing is not at all.
Mu Hanzhang heard him ask about this, the light in his eyes instantly darkened, silently adding a cup of wine to himself, "I froze my tendons when I was a child, and the doctor said I couldn't practice martial arts."
"What?" Jing Shao looked at him in shock, "How could he freeze?" The son of Marquis Bei Wei's own son, even though his status was not as good as the son of the world, it wasn't so bad that someone would mistreat him, right?
"Fell into the pond on the third nine days ...... " Mu Hanzhang drank the wine in the cup and added another cup, his lips hooked up a self-deprecating smile. Not being able to practice martial arts was a pain in his heart. When he was a child, his father said that his bones were good, but also to teach him the family's gun skills, and then after the doctor said that he could not practice martial arts, his father seldom questioned him, only to see him in the house to plan the disk when he was angry and dropped his small abacus, threw the four-year-old him into the clan school.
Jing Shao frowned, watching him drink from cup to cup, reached out and snatched his cup: "This Peach Blossom Brew is to be savored, which has you drinking like this?"
"Let Your Highness laugh." Mu Hanzhang forced a smile and packed the cups into a small basket, "It's getting late ...... Well ...... " her body was violently pulled over and flung into Jing Shao's arms.
"Who pushed you down?" Jing Shao eyes are rare gloomy, as if in the brewing of a storm, normal big family pond side are built with stone platforms, besides, he a young master ran to the pond to play, do not believe that there is no subordinate to follow, how can you watch him fall into the pond in the middle of winter!
"I fell by myself." Mu Hanzhang lowered his eyes, unwilling to say more. In front of his eyes appeared the lotus pond of the year, the age of the other can not remember, only remember his grandmother gave him a new snow-white rabbit fur cloak, only remember than their own taller than two heads of the little fat man full of pastry crumbs of the hand, and then the cold water, and snowy day gray sky.
Jing Shao looked at the person in his arms and only felt his heart ache, slowly lowering his head, dropping a light kiss on the lowered eyes, and when he opened his eyes in surprise, he didn't stop, kissing his brow, forehead, and cheeks one by one, as if this would save him from that icy nightmare.
"Your Highness ......" Mu Hanzhang stiffened his body and finally couldn't help but make a sound when Jing Shao kissed the corner of his mouth.
Jing Shao lifted himself up, looking at the sky full of stars all falling into the beautiful eyes of the person in his arms, he couldn't help but hold him tightly to his chest, "I will take revenge for you!" Such a beautiful person, he was afraid of hurting him even when he held him in his arms, but someone dared to hurt him like this! Think about how scared, cold and painful it should be for a tiny Jun Qing to be pushed into the water on the third nine days!
Feeling the strength behind him to embrace himself tightly, Mu Hanzhang slowly reached back to embrace, just let him be slightly vulnerable for a moment, slightly sad for a moment, slightly ...... covet this warmth for a moment ......
The next day, Jing Shao changed out of his casual clothes after breakfast, "I'm going out for the day, I don't think I'll be back for lunch."
"Uh-huh." Mu Hanzhang hung the jade pendant on his waist for him, and did not ask where he was going. When they got married, the Emperor exempted King Cheng from the morning court for nine days, so he definitely wasn't going to the court at this moment, and he couldn't be bothered to ask about anything else.
"Will be back before dinner, if you feel bored, it's fine to take two guards out for a stroll," Jing Shao saw that he didn't ask where he was going and couldn't help but say a few more words, "I've heard that garden in the south of the city often has some male wives getting together, turn around and you can also go and have some fun."
"Is that so? This is the first time I've heard of it." Seeing him with a look of "I'll keep talking if you don't answer seriously," Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but smile, finally answering a long sentence.
Jing Shao was satisfied and went out, walked to the outer courtyard and called the housekeeper, Mr. Yun, "Go and find out how the commoner son of Marquis Bei Wei fell into the pond back then."
"Yes, my subordinate will go and do it now." Mr. Yun had a long beard and an immortal look, "Will the king take a carriage or ride a horse?"
"Ride a horse." After saying that, Jing Shao's boy Yun Song walked over with a black stallion.
Jing Shao stroked the oily fur, "Little Black, long time no see."
"Whinny~" the black horse snorted and rubbed against Jing Shao affectionately. Xiao Hei was a wild horse that he had tamed in the grasslands, with a strong temperament, and not a purebred famous horse, but it compared all those generals' famous horses. Because it was much smarter than the average horse, and would avoid obstacles on its own. Back then, if Xiao Hei had been there, he and Jun Qing would not have been forced to jump off a cliff.
However, in that case, he would not have this chance to start over again. As the saying goes, what goes around comes around, and what goes around comes around, so who can say whether it's a blessing or a curse?
"Yesterday, Lord Li visited, saying it was nothing important, and left when he heard that the king was away." Mr. Yun reported the events of yesterday.
"Li Yanqing?" Seeing Butler Yun nod his head, Jing Shao frowned, this man was the one who had the last entry on the blue ledger in the dark compartment, "If he comes again, tell him to wait at the Gathering of Immortals at noon the following day."
"Yes." Mr. Yun answered and watched Jing Shao beat his horse out the door.