23Chapter 23 Temple Fair

"There are still many things to do in this mansion. Besides, your father punished you, but you immediately ran to the other courtyard to play. Isn't it a problem?" Mu Hanzhang sighed, pushed the guy in his arms away slightly, and picked up the account book again.

Jing Shao fell on the soft couch with his strength: "My father asked me to copy the "Military Book" ten times. It will take at least a month to finish it. I can't stay at home all the time, right?"

Mu Hanzhang glanced at him, pretending not to hear, put the reviewed account book aside, and picked up a list of the palace to read: "I have something to ask you."

Although the matter of Li's drugging was solved, where the drug came from was only revealed today. The names of the servants involved in this matter were circled one by one, but there was one person who was special.

"Yanji?" Jing Shao couldn't help but frowned when he heard the name, "Let's put this matter aside for now, and deal with it after the eldest prince goes to war in three days." Liu Yanji was sent by the eldest prince. Although he knew that she had problems, it would inevitably cause gossip if the eldest prince rushed to deal with the princess he sent before he went to war.

"I have an idea," Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips, glanced at Jing Shao, and said hesitantly, "Did the prince really never touch her?"

Jing Shao sat up and touched his nose awkwardly: "Why would I lie to you about this?"

"What I mean is that the fourth prince's confinement order will be lifted next month, and the prince, as a brother, naturally has to send a gift." Mu Hanzhang lowered his eyes and said slowly.

Jing Shao's eyes lit up: "You mean, give her to Jing Yu?" Concubines below the level of concubines can be given away. Since the eldest prince sent a trouble to him, he can give the trouble to others. Although the eldest prince and the fourth prince have been close in recent years, they are also not in harmony. With such a ready-made source of information, I don't believe that the eldest prince will not use it.

This trick of shifting the trouble to the east is really well used!

"Jun Qing, you are so smart!" Jing Shao excitedly hugged his own princess and kissed her.

"Prince..." Mu Hanzhang pushed him away, and his ears were stained with a layer of pink. He was talking about business, why is this man so unruly?

The result of the two people's final discussion was that all the servants who participated in sending medicine were dealt with. Yan Ji was not touched for the time being. When the fourth prince was released in mid-March, she would be sent to him.

In the afternoon, Jing Shao took a beautiful nap with his own princess in his arms, and then followed him to the small study room, one to handle the affairs of the inner house, and the other to copy military books.

"The Book of War" is a summary of military tactics compiled by four scholars at the beginning of the founding of the country. It is indeed a good book, but Jing Shao still looked bitter when he saw the half-foot-high complete set of books. I am afraid that it will take more than a month to copy it ten times.

Mu Hanzhang glanced at the guy who just copied three pages and lay on the table without moving, and pushed the tea brewed by Miao Xi to him: "The affairs of the mansion can be arranged in the next few days. There will be a temple fair on April 3rd. We will go shopping at that time, and accompany you to stay in the other courtyard for two days." After the monthly allowance was paid on April 1st, and the new maids and servants were selected on the second day, there was basically nothing to do.

Jing Shao was immediately happy after hearing this. He drank a sip of tea and started copying again. But he couldn't sit still for a while: "I'll practice sword for a while and then copy. After saying that, he threw down his pen and went out.

Mu Hanzhang smiled and shook his head. No one knows his son better than his father. The emperor punished Jing Shao to copy books because he knew that he didn't like writing and couldn't sit still. He took the half-copied book, stared at the vigorous and powerful words for a while, and picked up the pen to continue writing the broken line.

When Jing Shao came back, he found that the book that he had only copied five pages had become more than 30 pages, and the writing style and strength of those extra words were exactly the same as his own!

"Jun Qing, did you write this?" Jing Shao grabbed the book and found his own princess who was sitting at the table serving soup.

Mu Hanzhang nodded slightly: "When I was a child, I did homework for my eldest brother and two cousins, so I learned to imitate other people's handwriting. "

"But can anyone's handwriting be imitated? "Jing Shao excitedly held his hand. You know, if you can imitate characters, you can also forge letters, which is very useful on the battlefield!

"As long as it's not too strange." Handing over the soup bowl, Mu Hanzhang didn't understand why he valued it so much.

"Jun Qing... you are really a rare treasure!" Jing Shao was silent for a moment and said slowly.

"It's just some skills that are not presentable," Mu Hanzhang smiled. The imitation characters and accounting that he knew were all disdainful by scholars. "It's because I learned too much that the teacher didn't allow me to take the imperial examination the year after I passed the imperial examination." At this point, the spirit in his eyes dimmed. He passed the imperial examination at the age of seventeen. The teacher felt that he was not ready yet and asked him to wait for another three years, but unexpectedly, these three years became forever.

Seeing that he was sad, Jing Shao didn't know how to comfort him, so he had to change the subject: "Don't let them prepare breakfast tomorrow. I'll take you to Huiweilou to eat. Xiao Yuan and his wife are very interesting. "

The next day, Jing Shao regretted his decision when he arrived at Huiwei Tower, because as soon as his princess met Zhou Jin, they talked about business matters, and Boss Zhou, dressed in emerald green, enthusiastically invited Mu Hanzhang to attend the monthly gathering of men's wives. He and Xiao Yuan, who was also ignored, had to eat wontons in silence.

It was the third day of April in a blink of an eye, and the temple fair in the south of the city was very lively. There were people setting up stalls, performing arts, asking for divination, and monkey shows.

Jing Shao pulled his princess through the crowd. The weather in April was already hot, and the two wore the same royal blue silk clothes. Jing Shao buckled a pair of silver wristbands inlaid with gems, and Mu Hanzhang wore a wide-sleeved gauze. The two equally handsome people were quite eye-catching in the crowd.

The roadside was full of vendors selling snacks and gadgets. Jing Shao bought some fried meatballs, which were made of flour, tofu, bean sprouts, etc., fried in a pan until golden, and drizzled with a layer of sauce, which looked very tempting. Mu Hanzhang poked one with a bamboo stick and handed it to his princess' mouth. He frowned. Eating on the road was not a gentleman's behavior and was very rude, but he didn't want to reject his kindness. He looked around and quickly opened his mouth to bite off the meatball. The crispy meatballs with the fresh and fragrant sauce were surprisingly delicious. Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but curl his lips.

This series of expressions naturally fell into Jing Shao's eyes. Just as he was about to make a joke, a familiar figure suddenly flashed in the corner of his eyes. He raised his head suddenly and saw a figure in a pink dress disappearing into the crowd. The side face that flashed by shocked him so much that he couldn't help but throw the meatball in his hand and turn around to chase after it.

"Xiao Shao..." Mu Hanzhang watched him let go of his hand and chased after a pink-dressed woman. Soon, he was drowned in the crowd and disappeared.

"Oh, the princess can actually go out, why don't you bring a guard?" A familiar voice came from behind, and Mu Hanzhang frowned. This frivolous and annoying voice was his cousin Mu Yangwen.

"Second brother is also here to visit the temple fair, why are you alone?" Turning around, it was indeed his eldest brother Mu Lingbao, and his two cousins, Mu Yangwen and Mu Huafeng.

Jing Shao chased for a short distance, and the man had disappeared.

"Prince, who are you looking for?" The guard hidden in the crowd came over and asked.

"You two go find a woman in pink clothes with a cinnabar mole on the corner of her eyebrow. She should be called 'Ruoyi'." Pointing to the two guards and asking them to find her, Jing Shao remembered that he had left Jun Qing behind, and ran back in a hurry. There are so many people at the temple fair, and Jun Qing is so pretty. It would be bad if she ran into a lecher or a slut.

As expected, when he returned to the place where he was, he saw three men surrounding Mu Hanzhang. They had their backs to him and he couldn't tell what they were doing, but looking at the expression of his own princess, she was obviously angry with her lips tightly pursed. Jing Shao was immediately furious. He walked over and grabbed the collar of the man who was talking, punched him in the eye socket, and kicked the two men on both sides to the ground.

Mu Hanzhang's eyes widened, and Jing Shao hugged him with his mouth half open: "Jun Qing, are you okay?"

"Xiao Shao, they..." Mu Hanzhang looked at the three people lying on the ground, and the corners of his mouth twitched a little.

"How do you do things? Why don't you come out when you see the princess being molested?" Jing Shao scolded the two guards behind him, and looked down at the three "lechers" lying on the ground. The two who were holding their stomachs seemed familiar, and the one who climbed up with a black eye seemed to be his brother-in-law - Mu Lingbao?