It's easy to be a villain, but hard to be a princess

After all, when Han Zixiao took advantage of his unpreparedness to draw his sword, Chu Muqing reacted very quickly and dodged sideways.The vertical sword blocked Han Zixiao's sword, Han Zixiao backed away in time, heel landed hard, and flew forward.The sword collided with the sword, making a piercing sound.

During the sword competition, Chu Muqing obviously didn't use all his strength, and Han Zixiao tried his best, but he couldn't gain the upper hand.When the sword in Chu Muqing's hand stabbed at Han Zixiao, Han Zixiao could easily dodge it, but he went towards the tip of Chu Muqing's sword.

Chu Muqing's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately withdrew the sword. At this moment, Han Zixiao opened the sword in Chu Muqing's hand, and quickly compared the sword in his hand to Chu Muqing's neck.

Han Zixiao smiled, "My lord lost."

Chu Muqing looked indifferent, "Admit the bet and admit defeat." After finishing speaking, she raised her hand and took off the hairpin on the hair crown. The hair like a waterfall poured down from top to bottom, hanging on her back and shoulders, and the jade crown tied with her hair fell off together with her hair. landed.

Han Zixiao watched him fascinated, and let go of the sword, and the sword fell to the ground with a bang. After a while, he came back to his senses and bent down to pick up the jade crown on the ground, and handed it to Chu Muqing.Chu Muqing reached out to take it, Han Zixiao stepped forward and put his arms around his arms, and whispered in his ear: "What should I do, I regret it."

"Regret playing dirty tricks on this king?"

There was a smile on Han Zixiao's lips, "No, the way the lord let down his hair, I just want to see it alone, so whether the agreement just now can be changed, the lord let down his hair after returning to the dormitory."

Chu Muqing said: "You are the one who wins, and you will be what you say."

At this moment, Han Zixiao felt that it seemed worthwhile to turn against Chu Ruihong, who was his brother, for him.I can't tell why it's worth it, I just know that holding him now is everything.

The King of Mausoleum plotted against him and assassinated the emperor twice. Three days later, he was beheaded at the Meridian Gate. The emperor ordered his uncle Fan Youcheng to supervise the beheading.After the death of King Ling, Chu Ruihong took back the military power and territory under King Ling to the imperial court, and announced it to the world.

Han Zixiao said he was sick and asked for leave, and stayed at the mansion for several days.He knew that Chu Ruihong didn't want to see him, so he avoided it for a while.It will be New Year's Eve in a short time, and he can also help Uncle Song take care of some New Year's goods.

Han Zixiao's monthly money for this month was spent on Chu Muqing's birthday, but Song Bo gave 50 taels of silver just before leaving the house. Han Zixiao tried to be penniless for several days, and now he has a bulging bill hanging on his body bag, walking on the street feels a lot more at ease.

Walked around the street and bought a lot of things, Ye Qing followed behind him to help carry them.Turning into a silk shop, I happened to see Qin Xiao and his husband and wife.

Han Zixiao opened his mouth first, and said with a smile: "Master Qin, what a coincidence."

Qin Xiao turned around and saw Han Zixiao who was walking through the door, and smiled, "So it's Master Han."

The man and wife next to Qin Xiao smiled, "I have met Mr. Han."

Qin Xiao asked: "Master Han also came to see the silk cloth?"

Han Zixiao smiled, "I happened to pass by, so I came in to have a look."

"I haven't seen Mr. Han in the court these few days. I heard that Mr. Han is sick. I wonder if he is better?"

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your concern. Mr. Han is much better." Han Zixiao looked a little embarrassed, saying that illness was just an excuse not to go to court.

After Han Zixiao met Qin Xiao and his wife, he followed them to pick a piece of silk in the silk shop, and Qin Xiao's husband and wife helped to pick it.After leaving the silk shop, they found a teahouse and drank a cup of hot tea.

Han Zixiao was in a very good mood when he saw that Qin Xiao and his wife were in love with each other.It would be great if someday he and Chu Muqing could go shopping together or go out for sightseeing.

When going to bed at night, Han Zixiao played with Chu Muqing's long hair boredly, "My lord."

"Ok?"

"Are you free tomorrow?"

Chu Muqing opened her eyes and looked at him, "What's wrong?"

"My lord doesn't like plum blossoms. I heard that there is a plum garden in the west of the city. The plum blossoms are in full bloom at this time."

Chu Muqing pondered for a while, "Then go and have a look."

"Oh." Han Zixiao responded lightly.

The plum garden in the west of the city is the place where plum blossoms bloom the most in the capital, but it is already the end of winter, and the plum blossoms are gradually turning from prosperity to decline, and fewer people come to enjoy the plum blossoms.

The plum garden is still relatively clean, and occasionally I meet one or two people, or young couples, or Xiaojiabiyu in twos and threes, or literati.

Han Zixiao wasn't very interested in plum blossoms, mainly thinking that he had never gone out with Chu Muqing, so he found an excuse to bring him out.

The two walked side by side in the plum garden to enjoy the flowers.Han Zixiao was amazed when he saw this large plum blossom for the first time, but after walking around for a quarter of an hour, the plum blossoms that came and went all looked the same, so he didn't feel anything new.

"Why, bored?" Chu Muqing said.

Han Zixiao came back to his senses, "Uh, I'm not bored, I just think the plum blossoms are very beautiful, and I'm thinking which poem to recite is more accurate."

Chu Muqing also thought about it, and chanted: "This body in the ice and snow forest is different from peaches and plums mixed with fragrant dust. Suddenly, it smells fragrant all night, and it disperses into heaven and earth. How about it?"

Han Zixiao's eyes were full of admiration, "My lord is very talented in writing, this poem can express the character of plum blossoms in just a few dozen words, it is not only beautiful but also pertinent, my lord is really talented and well-educated."

Chu Muqing glanced at him lightly, "This is Wang Mian's "Ink Plum", not my work."

Well?Didn't he do it himself?

"Hehe." Han Zixiao broke into cold sweat and laughed dryly, "But the prince can recite word for word, which shows that he has read poetry and books and is erudite."

"Han Zixiao."

"The subordinate is here."

"How on earth did you get into Tanhua?"

Han Zixiao wanted to say that he used some money to get money all the way from the township examination to the general examination, and when he got to the palace examination, he happened to meet his childhood playmate again, so Tanhua got it by accident.But it is enough to know this well, telling it out is not only embarrassing, but if it is found out, it will be imprisoned.

Seeing that Han Zixiao was silent, Chu Muqing took a deep breath and said, "It's nothing to lose face in front of this king. In the future, you should be more careful in your speech and behavior in front of civil and military officials, so as not to expose your family's ugliness."

Han Zixiao's head was covered with black lines, "My lord, what I heard correctly is that you despise my ignorant officials."

Chu Muqing glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, and said, "This king didn't say that."

But that's what it means.Two women in big cloaks came towards them, the one in red cloaks said to the black cloak, "Look, those two gentlemen in front are really handsome." She blushed as she spoke.

The woman in the dark cloak looked over, pursed her lips and smiled sweetly, lowering her eyebrows in a shy gesture.Han Zixiao's face was a bit smug, and he deliberately smiled at the woman in the red cloak, which happened to be seen by Chu Muqing.

Han Zixiao met Chu Muqing's gaze, suppressed his smile, Chu Muqing raised his eyebrows, "Are you happy?"

Han Zixiao looked around at the plum blossoms and smiled, "Of course I am happy to see such beautiful plum blossoms today."

Chu Muqing said with ulterior motives: "If you want to enjoy flowers, I will not do anything to you, but if you dare to pick flowers, you can give it a try."

Han Zixiao greeted him with a smile, "With the prince here, how dare you think so."

"So, if the king is not here, would you dare?"

"The prince is not here, so you have to be more self-disciplined."

Chu Muqing remained silent and continued walking.Han Zixiao suddenly took his hand. Before Chu Muqing could react, Han Zixiao had already turned around with him, and shouted at the two girls just now: "You two girls, please stay!"

The two women turned around and said in a shy voice, "I don't know what advice you can give me?"

Chu Muqing glanced at Han Zixiao, and Han Zixiao said cheekily: "This young master and I are husband and wife, do you think we are a good match?"

The two women were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other and couldn't help but chuckle. The woman in the red cloak said: "The two young masters are both good-looking talents, so they are naturally a good match."

"Thank you." Han Zixiao looked at Chu Muqing again, and said with a smile, "Look, they said we are a good match."

Chu Muqing glanced at him speechlessly, "The next time you want to lose face, don't involve me." After finishing speaking, she turned around and continued walking. Han Zixiao held his hand tightly and followed.

"Just now, I just want to tell the prince that one flower is enough for me, and other things, whether they are wild flowers on the side of the road or flowers in other people's yards, I am not interested."

Chu Muqing gave him a sideways glance, "Smart words."

"It's clearly from the heart."

I went around the Plum Garden, took a carriage back to the house, and passed by the bustling street.Han Zixiao stopped the carriage, Chu Muqing glanced at him, "What's the matter?"

Han Zixiao said: "This is the most prosperous place in the capital, it's still early, and it's not too late to go back after visiting."

Chu Muqing did not object, and followed Han Zixiao out of the carriage.Han Zixiao ordered the groom to park the carriage at the end of the street, and he and Chu Muqing would stroll there later.

Mixing in with the crowd in the bustling street, Han Zixiao took Chu Muqing into a shop selling jade wares.

"Shopkeeper, show me all the jade hairpins in your store." Han Zixiao said loudly.

The old shopkeeper replied: "Okay." After a while, more than [-] hairpins were placed, including sapphire and white jade.

Han Zixiao focused on picking, while Chu Muqing waited aside.Han Zixiao picked up a Hetian white jade hairpin and rubbed it lightly, looked at it for a long time, and said to the shopkeeper, "Treasurer, I want this one."

The old shopkeeper smiled with a wrinkled face, "Young master, you have a good eye. This Hetian jade hairpin is of pure quality, and it is the best hairpin in this batch. The price is also reasonable, only 18 taels of silver." As he spoke, he made gestures.

Han Zixiao took out two ingots of silver from the money bag on his waist, and the shopkeeper found another small ingot.After leaving the jewelry shop, Chu Muqing said: "I remember that your monthly payment is 30 taels of silver, so you are willing to buy a hairpin for 18 taels."

Han Zixiao smiled, "How can a lowly official be shabby for something given to the prince."

Chu Muqing was stunned for a moment, and Han Zixiao handed the hairpin in front of him, "The last time the prince was born, I didn't buy a gift because I didn't have any money. This one is to make up for it."

Chu Muqing took the hairpin, the jade hairpin had Han Zixiao's temperature on it, it was warm.It was also warm to meet Han Zixiao's smiling eyes.