Chapter 14

chapter xiv. the green plum

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Jing Shao's eyes lit up and moved toward his daughter-in-law's side: "What is the standard? What is this?" He really didn't have a clue about the rumors, only thinking that he had collected all the incriminating evidence and kept a lower profile lately, and the rumors would naturally pass slowly.

"The so-called standard, is the rumor itself; the so-called principal, is the person who spread this rumor, or rather, a group of people." Mu Hanzhang looked up at him, seeing that he understood, he continued, "Right now the thing to be resolved is the rumor itself, the so-called multitude of people, the rumor will become true if it's spread more, maybe now father will laugh it off, after a few years it won't be certain."

"Jun Qing!" Jing Shao grabbed the hand that was holding the wine goblet, at this moment he almost thought that Jun Qing was also reborn, but immediately dismissed this thought, otherwise how could he not see the difference between himself and his previous life. But if Jun Qing was not reborn, then his vision and wisdom really should not be underestimated!

"Your Highness?" Mu Hanzhang was uncertain, not knowing how this person suddenly held his hand.

"I'm so happy that you're willing to help me." Realizing that his behavior was a bit abrupt, Jing Shao hurriedly explained, but did not let go of the person's hand.

The person who was grabbed dropped her eyes a little uncomfortably and drew her hand back, "I'm married to you, who else can I help if not you?"

"Junqing ......" Jing Shao looked at the person in front of him, this person has the talent to help the world, but entrusted to marry him, not only did not harm him, but also willing to do this to help him plan, the previous life of his own is really stupid and unattainable. Can't help but reach out and hold Mu Hanyang tightly into his arms, "In this life, if you don't give up, I Jing Shao will not be responsible for you."

Mu Hanzhang flabbergasted leaning on his chest, do not understand why this person suddenly so excited, heart that this is not the place to talk, he deliberately interrupted himself? Think about here is a restaurant, crowded eyes, their next words really can not easily say, so also stopped the words: "We, first eat it."

"Yes, you must be hungry, come eat first." Jing Shao then remembered that the two of them hadn't eaten lunch yet, Li Yanqing ordered a table of good food, he himself hadn't moved a single chopstick before he roared off to find Ren Feng, the food was not eaten again it should be cold.

The two of them had eaten and were in no hurry to return to the house. Jing Shao pulled his own princess on the street leisurely walk to eat. Both of them are handsome extraordinary people, a cold and handsome, a warm as jade, but also in the street hand in hand, (although the Jing Shao forced to pull people do not let go,) attracted passers-by have side-eye.

"Where are we going?" Mu Hanyang Zhang helplessly let him pull him along, and it was not good to call him Your Highness outside, so he only omitted the title.

"Go to the south of the city." Jing Shao said as he turned into a store, weighed two pounds of fried melon seeds, and pulled him around the alleys, finally finding a rather old looking store.

The store has no name, only a wooden plaque hanging on the wall with two lines, "Lang rode a bamboo horse to get a plum around the bed."

Crossed the threshold, into the store, the store is made of bamboo, wiped spotless, the store floor is not paved with bricks, all the land, the four corners of the house is actually planted with live bamboo, it looks very elegant and serene.

"Good place." Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but praise it.

"Hahaha, the gentleman doesn't mind the simplicity of the small store, he must be a man of elegance." A rather cheerful woman's voice came from the back door, only to see a woman wearing a plum red zong dress and about thirty years old walk in from the backyard holding an altar.

"Miss Mei, don't come back well." Jing Shao seemed to be familiar with the place and greeted the boss's wife with a smile.

Mei girl? Mu Hanyang Zhang some strange look at the people around him, this woman is clearly wearing a woman only wear zong skirt, moreover, has already Xu Niang age, how to still call people Mei girl, when it is frivolous!

Jing Shao returned his innocent look and pulled him over to the liquor cabinet.

"You kid, still so no big deal." The boss's wife put down the wine jar and walked behind the high counter, "What can I get you?"

"A small bottle of green plum wine and two more wine goblets." Jing Shao took out a piece of silver and put it on the bamboo counter.

"Take it!" The boss's wife collected the money, put a bottle of wine and two wine cups into a small bamboo basket and threw it to him, looked up and glanced at Mu Huanzhang, smiled and said, "This gentleman is a bit strange, but your temperament is extraordinary, certainly a scholar, next time you come to buy I will give you a cheaper calculation."

Jing Shao was instantly displeased and wrapped the person beside him into his arms, "He's my new wife, don't even think about hitting on him!"

"Get lost, get lost, next time I'll charge you twice as much!" The boss's wife instantly changed her face, taking the bamboo strips and smacking them on the counter, Jing Shao laughed and took his own princess to leave quickly.

"This store ......" Mu Hanzhang frowned, feeling so strange.

Jing Shao laughed and shoved the paper bag holding the melons into his hand, carrying the plum wine himself and freeing one hand to continue pulling him along, "It's a very long story."

The woman's name is Mei, is an orphan girl, and his neighbor's man is also an orphan, the two grew up with each other, the girl has a family brewing skills, so they brewed wine at home, the boy will take out to sell, to maintain their livelihood. The man joined the army at the age of sixteen and promised to marry her after he had built up his career. In the Jing Shao from the army, the man has become a pioneer, always silly to send him silver are saved, said to go home so that he can marry his green plum girl. Unfortunately, in Jing Shao's second year in the army, the man died in battle, and the plum girl never married.

After finishing this story, the two had already walked to a peach blossom forest, March is the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom, when Mu Hany Zhang came back to his senses, he saw the peach blossoms burning all over the place, a vast expanse of bright pink color, which continued all the way to the edge of the sky.

"It is very beautiful ......," Mu Hanzhang said softly, the scenery is very beautiful, the story is also very beautiful, but it is a pity that the end of the story is just like this full of peach blossoms, and in the end, it can only be zeroed down with the wind.

Jing Shao saw that he was a bit depressed and hugged him from behind, resting his chin on someone else's shoulder, "Brother Wang is a good person, when I first entered the barracks I couldn't eat the rough meals in the barracks and starved for a few meals, he didn't know that I was a king, but he still secretly caught small birds to roast for me to eat." Therefore, he had been secretly taking care of this Mei girl.

"Your Highness is actually very kind." Mu Hanzhang slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

Jing Shao secretly smiled, kindness? He did not feel that this word had anything to do with him, he was merely returning favors and avenging them. But if this could change Jun Qing's impression of him, then let him think so.

Pulling his own princess towards the depths of the peach blossoms, it wasn't long before an exquisite little pavilion was revealed in front of him.

"Such a nice place, why don't we see others coming?" Mu Hanzhang unwrapped the paper package and poured another cup of green plum wine for each of the two.

Jing Shao smiled, this garden was his elder brother Jing Chen's private garden, naturally no one dared to just come in. Just now, Jun Qing was listening to the story too attentively and didn't even notice that they entered a small moon gate, which was still guarded by guards on both sides.

Mu Hanzhang heard, only to understand the reason why he brought himself here, here outsiders can not enter, surrounded by very empty, naturally not afraid of people eavesdropping, so they continued the unfinished topic in the gathering of immortal building.

"If Your Highness really has no intention of taking the throne, then there is no hurry to salvage this reputation," Mu Hanzhang picked up his wine cup, which was made of bamboo and not worth much, but was very interesting, "but you can't just let it circulate, the best way to do this is to use blackmail as a means to combat blackmail!"

"What do you mean?" Jing Shao couldn't help but lean forward when he heard for the first time that there was such a way.

"The people spreading rumors are nothing more than being jealous of the king's achievements, then they will find a rival that the king hates and make up some bad words about him to spread, true or false doesn't matter, just as long as it's hard to hear," Mu Hanyang's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, looking a little bit crafty, "The people don't care if it's true or false, as long as it sounds appalling will be happy to pass it on, and by then, the rumors about the prince will naturally be forgotten."

Jing Shao's eyes widened, it seemed that Jun Qing had guessed that the source of the rumor was one of his two brothers, and possibly the step-queen, and since they could make things up, so could they themselves!

"Hahahahaha, what a word to wake up the dreamer, Jun Qing, you are much worse than me!" Jing Shao laughed out loud, but at the same time, he was also glad that if it wasn't his stupid concubines that helped succeed the Empress, but the person in front of him, he was afraid that he would have died many years earlier in his previous life.

"I am merely discussing the matter." Being spoken to like this by Jing Shao, Mu Hanzhang was a little uncomfortable, subconsciously increasing the force of rubbing the rim of the cup, but unexpectedly the edge of the bamboo was not carefully polished, and a thin bamboo gimlet stuck into his fingertip, the sharp pain caused him to knit his brows, and when he looked down, a rounded drop of blood had already risen out.

"Jun Qing!" Jing Shao immediately scurried over and clutched the injured hand, skillfully pulling out the spikes.

"Hiss ......" ten fingers, Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but suck in a cool breath as more beads of blood bubbled up from the wound, but Jing Shao's next action made him forget to even exclaim in shock.

Jing Shao looked at the jade onion-like finger that kept bubbling with blood, and painfully took it into his mouth, licking away the beads of blood and sucking it gently twice more to prevent any fine thorns from remaining in the flesh. When he raised his head, Mu Hanzhang's face was already red to the point of dripping blood, and when he saw him looking over, he lowered his eyes in panic.

Jing Shao then realized how ambiguous his behavior was, taking advantage of the peach blossom petals fluttering in the wind behind him, he only felt that the blushing person in front of him was as beautiful as a peach blossom fairy. He couldn't help but embrace his own princess, who was about to go up in smoke, and pressed the back of his head and kissed him.

"Well ......" the touch of the burning lips in their own lips rolling over and grinding, was sneak attacked Mu Hanzhang did not resist much, only, when a soft and smooth thing into the mouth to try to pry open his teeth, he was really frozen,. "Your Highness ...... hmmm ......" Just when he wanted to open his mouth to speak, that flexible guy took the opportunity to drill in, and gently swept over the soft upper jaw. The body was provoked by this unfamiliar feeling, Mu Hanzhang did not know where the strength came from, a hand pushed Jing Shao out.

Jing Shao was not on guard, but was actually pushed out of the pavilion with a hand, subconsciously reaching out to grab the peach tree, but unexpectedly that branch was infested with insects, and it broke with a click. Thus, the handsome and majestic, war hero, kind hearted, wife molesting Cheng Wang Qianyi ...... fell to the ground!