The Wife is First

On March 21, the thirteenth year of Hongzheng's reign, King Cheng returned to the court.

Jing Shao stood in the splendid hall, looking at the familiar or unfamiliar faces in front of him, he felt as if he had lived a lifetime ago. That year, he knelt in the center of the hall and listened to everyone counting out his crimes.

The Minister of the Ministry of Hubu participated in his reselling of salt, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry participated in his large-scale construction projects, and even the imperial censor participated in his killing of prisoners and bullying the people. But more often than not, it was because he deceived the emperor and intended to rebel. After looking at the faces of those people one by one, I found that Duke Mao Guo was the fourth prince's future father-in-law, Yongchang Bo was his successor's brother, the two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry were members of the emperor, and the rest were mostly followers.

Naturally, the relatives over there would be suppressed. As for the two ministers, Jing Shao set his sights on the minister of Hubu who was standing behind the minister of Hubu. The only people who were willing to say a fair word for him back then were his elder brothers. It's this little servant. He was originally from the Qingliu sect, and he was not rigid in his conduct. He was the number one scholar in the new department five years ago. He had a smooth career and was promoted to the rank of minister. However, he was not promoted again until Jing Shao's accident. Perhaps he could be brought over and replaced by the minister. Bit.

Jing Shao was thinking when his brother standing next to him suddenly touched him with his elbow. He suddenly looked up and found that his father and the ministers were looking at him, and Yushi Fan Jie was standing in the center of the hall.

"The rumors about the fourth prince." Jingchen gritted his teeth and kept his lips still as he whispered to him.

Jing Shao understood, took a step forward and said: "I think that the words of foolish people are just chats after tea and dinner, so they are nothing to worry about." The answer was quite satisfactory, and Emperor Hongzheng turned his attention to Jingchen again.

Jingchen came out and said: "The ancients said, 'The Zhiju comes to the nest, and the wind comes out of nowhere. If it is true, then the atmosphere is different.' Since there are such rumors among the people, there must be a reason for the matter, so it is better to clarify it as soon as possible to avoid tainting the four emperors' brothers. reputation."

The two brothers' answers had contradictory meanings, and they were obviously not informed beforehand. Even if they were informed, they would not have discussed it. Emperor Hongzheng nodded with satisfaction: "Jingyu, tell me what is going on."

The fourth prince Jing Yu came out, knelt down at the foot of the steps and said: "I am scared, because Japan sent some fresh sea fish as tribute a year ago, and they are delicious enough to eat raw. I thought it was delicious, so I used more. I don't want to be cheated by the government." People misinformed, which caused a storm in the city. I am guilty."

The fourth prince had only been in the court for a short period of time and was responsible for paying tribute to other countries. Naturally, he acquired a lot of rare things from overseas.

"The royal family sets an example for the world. Your every move will naturally be noticed by the people. How can you be so obsessed with food?" Emperor Hongzheng was a little annoyed. The most taboo among the royal family was being too paranoid about something.

"The fourth emperor brother is really blessed. I have never seen such rare things before." The eldest prince Jing Rong said with a half-smile, which made Emperor Hongzheng frown even more tightly. Except for the tributes from other countries, The emperor, no one has the right to enjoy it at will. The meaning of the eldest prince's words is quite profound.

"Father, please forgive me, but Yu'erchen only got two from his mother's queen. He really has never been a glutton!" Jing Yu glared at the eldest prince who didn't think it was a big deal, and hurriedly kowtowed to explain.

"Hmph!" Emperor Hongzheng snorted coldly. In his opinion, such rumors in the capital were entirely the result of the fourth prince's publicity of good deeds. As for the tribute matter, it should be thoroughly investigated.

Finally, Emperor Hongzheng decreed that the four princes should be confined to the wall for a month to reflect on their mistakes. Although this punishment is not serious, a bad impression has been formed in Emperor Hongzheng's mind, which is enough.

When Jing Shao spread this rumor, he originally wanted to cover up the rumors about himself and make the fourth prince and his successor feel disgusted. He didn't expect it to develop into such an effect. It was such an unexpected surprise. I quietly glanced at the expressionless brother next to me, and suddenly thought that maybe my brother had already considered it when they decided on this "topic".

After the court came down, the two brothers didn't say a word. They looked at each other and then went their separate ways. While Jing Shao lamented that his brother was indeed more suitable for that position than himself, he thought about going back and talking to his princess about today's events, and kissing and touching her on the way...

"Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the palace directly?" the coachman asked as he opened the curtain.

Jing Shao thought about it, got up early in the morning, ate a bowl of porridge and a pancake, thought for a while and said, "Go to Huiwei Building for breakfast."

"Your Majesty, Huiweilou is not open in the morning." Yun Song reminded.

"It's okay, just go." Jing Shao put down the car curtain, leaned on the soft pillow and closed his eyes to rest. Mu Hanzhang specially ordered someone to put this soft pillow up, thinking that Jing Shao would feel sleepy if he got up early, so he could sleep in the car for a while.

It is true that Huiweilou does not buy breakfast, but the boss here will open the shop early to clean up the shop and prepare breakfast for his husband who returns from the court.

The surname of the Minister of Household Affairs is Xiao, his given name is Yuan, and his courtesy name is Hengzhi. Speaking of which, he and the second prince's concubine's mother's family, the Xiao family of Dingnanhou, are from the same clan, but they are already distant relatives outside the fifth server. Xiao Yuan is a noble person and has always been unwilling to be related to this family.

There was only one door open in Huiwei Building. A waiter was sweeping the floor alone in front of the door. Jing Shao walked in with his hands behind his back.

"Hengzhi, you're back." The tall boss in a blue cloth came out of the back kitchen with a basket of steaming steamed buns in his hand. He was stunned for a moment when he saw Jing Shao, and then smiled: "I'm sorry, sir, Huiwei Building is not open yet."

"Hello, madam," Jing Shao greeted with a smile, "I am Xiao Yuan's colleague and I came to discuss something with him."

The waiter's wife frowned slightly, asked Jing Shao to sit down, gave him the steamed dumplings in her hands, and then filled out a bowl of fragrant and glutinous rice porridge.

"Madam, you are really good at craftsmanship. I also married a man, but I am not as skillful as Madam." Jing Shao ate a bun. The paper-thin dough melted in his mouth, and the fragrant meat filling was filled with soup. He bit into it. Take a sip and your lips and teeth will be immediately fragrant.

"I don't know much about literacy. I only know how to cook. Your Majesty is a very wise person. You must not compare yourself to a vulgar person like me." The boss said with a smile.

Jing Shao was stunned for a moment. This person actually knew his identity. He immediately smiled and said, "Madam, you are really smart. I don't know how to call her?" A male wife is different from a female wife. After all, she is still a man. Others can directly ask her name. Not offensive.

"Your Majesty, you are too polite. The commoner's surname is Zhou, and his single name is Jin." Zhou Jin's cheerful personality suited Jing Shao very well, so he couldn't help but chat with him for a few more words.

So, when Xiao Yuan came back in the sedan chair, he saw a certain prince who had nothing to do with him, eating his own soup dumplings, drinking rice porridge from his own restaurant, and chatting happily with his wife. He felt the veins on his forehead throbbing: "Wei Chen has met His Highness King Cheng!"

"Haha, Mr. Xiao is back. I stopped by and came to your house to have a meal. These buns are so delicious, Mr. Xiao is so lucky." Jing Shao said, stuffing the last soup dumpling into his mouth. Then he said, "Brother Zhou, are there any more?"

"Yes." Zhou Jin smiled, turned around and went to the kitchen to get the buns.

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" The fair-faced young servant's face was now darker than the bottom of the pot. Does this man know etiquette? He dares to call his wife "Brother Zhou" in front of his husband! They probably didn't know each other before, right?

"Actually, it's nothing. I just heard that Master Xiao and Madam Xiao have a very close relationship." Jing Shao paused, looked around, leaned into Xiao Yuan's ear and said in a low voice, "I just want to ask you for advice. , how can we make the husband and wife no longer afraid of having sex with each other."

Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Jing Shao's sincere face, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth: "So that's what happened, then the prince has found the right person..." So, the usually taciturn Master, Suddenly he became the master of ceremonies in the Ministry of Etiquette, and talked endlessly to Jing Shao about the topic of "how to conquer a man's wife".

When Zhou Jin came out with two drawers of steamed buns, he saw the two of them whispering together and snickering from time to time. He shook his head helplessly, glanced at Xiao Yuan who was flushed with excitement, and turned to the back. The chef directed the workers to pack up today's ingredients.

Sometimes the friendship between men is established in an instant, such as Xiao Yuan and Jing Shao. By the time they left after breakfast, the conversation between the two had become:

"Hengzhi, please let Brother Zhou take my Junqing out for a walk when he is free. I'm afraid he will get bored alone."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll take care of it. Have you remembered the methods I told you?"

"Well, if things work out, I'll treat you to a drink."

Jing Shao left with satisfaction, and Xiao Yuan happily wandered to the kitchen to see his wife.

"What did you talk about with King Cheng? Your face is red." Zhou Jin pinched his husband's chin and looked at it carefully.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yuan shook off his hand and said angrily, "I still want to ask you, what did you tell him before I came back? Why did he call you Brother Zhou before he left?"

"Let me kiss you and tell you." Zhou Jin hugged him and pretended to kiss him.

Xiao Yuan hurriedly pushed away his wife who was taller than him, and said angrily: "If you don't tell the truth, you will be punished by wearing water-pink clothes tomorrow!" After saying this, he rolled up his sleeves and walked out.

"I don't have water-pink clothes." Zhou Jin said helplessly. Every time he did it, this person would ask himself to wear colorful clothes, which made everyone in the capital know that the boss of Huiwei Building had a weird temper.

"I'll buy it for you as soon as I get my job!" Xiao Yuan waved his hand and went to the household department in a good mood.

"I didn't do anything last night..." Zhou Jin muttered, then gave a bad smile. Since he was going to wear water pink, he had to make a fortune tonight.

Jing Shao returned to the palace and walked towards Dongyuan, thinking about the various methods introduced to him by Xiao Yuan. As soon as he arrived in front of the small study room, he heard the sharp voice of Madam Song: "The rules of the palace are like this, even if you are a princess, We cannot break this precedent, otherwise the palace will be in chaos in the future."

"It's just a temporary residence for the servants. Their expenses will be paid according to my quota." Mu Hanzhang's voice was still gentle, but there was a hint of anger.

"Princess, you speak so lightly. I'm sorry to be blunt, but the princess got married on the eighth day of March. There is no exception this month. Where do you want me to tie it?" Song Lingxin's unyielding voice sounded a bit sharp, which also made her originally Jing Shao, who was in a good mood, suddenly became angry.