24 Chapter 24 Ruoyi

The temple fair ended early because of the encounter with Mu Lingbao and his two companions. On the way back, Mu Hanzhang sat on the horseback and couldn't help laughing when he remembered the three people who were beaten but still smiled apologetically.

Looking down and seeing the person in his arms pursing his lips to hold back his laughter, Jing Shao decided to find an opportunity to beat up the three people a few more times in the future. When Mu Lingbao pushed his brother into the water, the two cousins ​​were also present. When the third day of this year comes, let someone throw them into the river to soak.

The Chengwang Villa is in the east of the city, and the wasteland that Beiweihou Mansion allocated to him is also in the east of the city. Not far out of the city on Xiaohei, the wasteland with rocks appeared in front of him. Mu Hanzhang turned his head to look at Jing Shao who was in deep thought. Is he still thinking about the woman in pink? Thinking of his reaction at that time, the corners of his upturned mouth slowly pursed into a line. "Little Spoon..."

"Hmm?" Jing Shao came back to his senses and looked down at him.

Who is that woman? The question came to his lips but he swallowed it back. Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips and turned to look at the wasteland: "What do you think can be planted in this wasteland to make money?"

"Wasteland?" Jing Shao looked up at the forest and sneered, "This kind of forest has more stones and less soil, and it is not suitable for horse racing and hunting..." At this point, Jing Shao suddenly pulled the reins, stopped and looked at the wasteland in front of him in thought.

This forest is at least 300 acres, all of which are rocks and forests, and there are dense dwarf trees and weeds. You can't see the situation inside at all. It is a good place to station troops! Moreover, it is only 20 miles away from the capital! It's a pity that the land in the suburbs of Beijing has owners. When Taizu conquered the world, he distributed the land around the capital to several founding dukes. If he openly bought this useless wasteland, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

"Jun Qing, do you know who owns this forest?" If he had this forest, many things would be easier to handle. If something unexpected happened in the future, he would have a guarantee. Even if it took some effort, Jing Shao wanted to get this piece of land.

Mu Hanzhang lowered his head and sighed softly, "This forest is now most of my property."

Jing Shao was stunned for a moment, then laughed and kissed the person in his arms on the cheek: "Jun Qing, you are really my lucky star!"

"Huh?" This time, it was Mu Hanzhang's turn to be stunned.

"How about I take the hundred acres of fertile land in Qi County and exchange it for this wasteland forest?" Jing Shao kicked the horse's belly lightly, letting Xiao Hei run happily.

"If you want to use it, just take it." Mu Hanzhang felt that Jing Shao was trying to help him solve the problem of useless land, "but it is absolutely impossible to exchange a hundred acres of fertile land for this thing."

"Yes, this wasteland forest is more valuable to me than a thousand acres of fertile land!" Jing Shao smiled softly and hugged the person in his arms tightly with one hand, letting Xiao Hei run faster.

In the evening, the two guards sent by Jing Shao to find someone came back.

"My subordinates are incompetent." The two guards knelt down to plead guilty.

"Forget it, maybe I saw it wrong." Jing Shao waved his hand to let them go, and frowned in thought. The woman I saw at the temple fair today really looks like Ge Ruoyi.

The reason why Jing Shao attaches so much importance to her is that this person is a key to pacifying Sanfan.

In the previous life, Jing Shao first met Ge Ruoyi at a banquet in the Fourth Prince's Mansion. This woman danced the song "Die Lian Hua" so well that he remembered it vividly. So when he saw her in the palace of the King of Southeast a few years later, he recognized her at a glance. She had a blood feud with the King of Southeast. She came to the capital to file a complaint but was intercepted by the Fourth Prince. After escaping from the Fourth Prince's Mansion, she somehow sneaked into the Palace of the King of Southeast and became the favorite concubine of the King of Southeast.

When Jing Shao led his troops to pacify Sanfan, although the King of the Southeast was lustful and greedy for money, he was not vague in fighting. The arrow that almost took his life in the 18th year of Hongzheng was given by the general of the King of the Southeast. When he thought he was going to die in the southeast, he suddenly heard the news that the King of the Southeast had died. And the King of the Southeast died at the hands of this seemingly fragile little woman!

When Mu Hanzhang came to ask Jing Shao to take a bath, he saw his expression immersed in memories and couldn't help but secretly clenched his sleeves.

There was no news about Ge Ruoyi's whereabouts, so Jing Shao temporarily put it behind his mind.

With his own princess helping to copy books, Jing Shao felt relieved to practice martial arts with Ren Feng and others in the other courtyard every day, and soak in hot springs and drink with Jun Qing in the evening, and his life was extremely pleasant. He finally realized why Mu Lingbao and the other three always bullied Mu Hanzhang. It felt so good to have someone do homework for him.

It was originally agreed to stay for two days, but Jing Shao didn't want to go back after staying.

On the ninth day of April, it was the birthday of Beiwei Hou. In addition to the birthday picture drawn by Mu Hanzhang himself, Jing Shao also gave a generous gift. Beiwei Hou Mu Jin was more affectionate than last time when he saw Jing Shao, but he still ignored Jing Shao's implicit attempt to win him over. Jing Shao didn't care. He knew what kind of mentality this old fox Beiwei Hou had, so he was very high-handed when trying to win him over, and didn't force it.

To everyone's surprise, the fourth prince Jing Yu also came to celebrate his birthday, but Jing Yu put down the gift and greeted Mu Jin for a while before leaving, because he was still under house arrest, and his mother asked for grace to come out for half a day. These dukes and marquises in the capital are rare and have in-laws, and Beiwei Hou Mansion and Yongchang Bo Mansion, the mother's family of the successor queen, are no exception, so it is reasonable for the fourth prince to ask grace to celebrate Beiwei Hou's birthday.

Seeing that his father was more enthusiastic about the fourth prince than Jing Shao, Mu Hanzhang felt cold in his heart, and apologized to his father that Jing Shao was also being punished and could not stay for long, so he took him away.

"Jun Qing, I'm fine." Jing Shao sat in the carriage, looking at his princess with a cold face, and felt warm in his heart. Apart from his mother and brother, the only person who would be angry because of the injustice he suffered was Jun Qing.

"The fourth prince has reached the age to choose a wife, and the daughter of the Beiwei Marquis's mansion has not married yet. My father..." Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips. His father knew that Jing Shao and the fourth prince were not of the same faction, but he still made such a plan. Although this can protect the Beiwei Marquis's mansion, it is really chilling to be so partial to one over the other.

"Jun Qing," Jing Shao hugged him in his arms with heartache, "Born in a royal family, there are some things that you can't force."

Mu Hanzhang sighed, softened his body and leaned against Jing Shao's chest, and whispered: "I know..."

"Whew~" The moving carriage suddenly braked, and the two people in the carriage fell forward suddenly. Jing Shao quickly hugged the person in his arms tightly, and supported the bottom of the carriage with one hand to avoid hitting it.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I deserve to die." The driver hurriedly apologized.

"What's the matter?" Seeing that the person in his arms was safe and sound, Jing Shao asked.

"The horses of the Fourth Prince and his guards suddenly stopped, and I didn't have time to stop them." The driver lifted half of the door curtain to show them the situation ahead.

A woman in pink was seen kneeling in front of the horse holding a bloody petition. Jing Yu, who was wearing dark yellow prince's uniform, was sitting on the horse. After hearing what the woman said, he suddenly jumped off the horse and walked towards the woman.

"Oh no!" Jing Shao let go of the person in his arms, jumped off the car quickly, rushed to the woman before Jing Yu, and grabbed her arm, "Ruoyi, I finally found you!"

"You..." The woman kneeling on the ground was Ge Ruoyi. She had heard that it was the birthday of Beiwei Hou today, so she stopped a person who seemed to have the highest status with the petition. Unexpectedly, a man in moon-white clothes suddenly rushed out and grabbed her, and called out her maiden name, which frightened her to the point of being stunned.

"Third brother, do you know this woman?" Jing Yu frowned, "She just said she wanted to file a complaint with the emperor."

"She is a dancer I met in the desert," Jing Shao pointed to his head, "Foreigners, I am not sure about this." Without waiting for Ge Ruoyi to explain, Jing Shao knocked her unconscious with a knife and threw her to the guards beside him.

Jing Yu looked Ge Ruoyi up and down and saw that although the woman looked haggard, she was still beautiful. She was indeed a rare beauty. He did not doubt Jing Shao's words, because the woman did say her name was Ruoyi.

"I will give you a better one another day." Jing Shao smiled and patted Jing Yu's shoulder. The two of them exchanged a few polite words and left. Jing Shao turned around and exhaled, and asked the guards to send Ge Ruoyi back to the other courtyard first.

In the afternoon, Mu Hanzhang sat in the study and continued to help Jing Shao copy books. Jing Shao's expression after seeing the woman kept appearing in front of him. Yesterday, he left him and chased after him. Today, he did the same thing again. He went to see that woman right after lunch...

My heart ached so much that when I came to my senses, I realized that I had copied the wrong line. I had to tear off the page and start over. When I started writing again, I couldn't help but write three "Shao" characters in a row!