29 Chapter 29 Ointment

Chapter 29 Ointment

Mu Hanzhang looked at the arrogant Mu Yangwen coldly, walked over slowly, raised his hand, and slapped him on the face that was smiling proudly.

Mu Yangwen was stunned by the slap, and slowly turned around: "Mu Hanzhang, you dare to hit me!"

"Pah!" Another slap, Mu Yangwen was completely stunned.

"I am your elder brother, how can you call me by my name? Didn't your third uncle teach you what filial piety is?" Mu Hanzhang looked down at his cousin who was beaten and staggered.

"Mu Hanzhang, don't go too far!" Mu Huafeng, who was standing aside, saw his brother being beaten, and raised his fist to fight.

The two guards behind Mu Hanzhang drew out the swords at their waists with a swish, scaring everyone to step back half a step, and some younger brothers burst into tears.

"Stop it!" Beiwei Hou's deep voice came from behind, and he walked over angrily.

The people of the Mu family usually shuddered when they heard the voice of the head of the family, but today, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jun Qing!" Jing Shao rushed over quickly and hugged his princess in his arms, "Are you okay?"

Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips tightly, but couldn't help but curl them up slightly. This situation seemed like he was teaching others a lesson. This guy was really...

Seeing that the person in his arms was fine, Jing Shao turned his head to look at Mu Yangwen who was covering his face and Mu Huafeng who forgot to put away his fist: "Marquis, let alone Jun Qing is my princess, in the Beiwei Marquis Mansion, don't you have to respect your brother? The filial piety and etiquette of the Mu family really opened my eyes!"

Mu Jin was so angry that his face turned pale and blue. He pointed at his two nephews and said: "You two, go and face the wall with the prince, and each copy the filial piety fifty times. You are not allowed to eat dinner if you don't copy it!"

Mu Yangwen wanted to say something, but was glared back by Mu Jin, so he had to turn around and leave with his brother.

"Wait!" Jing Shao let go of his princess and stopped the two of them, "Family law and law are inseparable. What crime should be committed for disrespecting the princess?"

The two brothers had no backbone without Mu Lingbao by their side. They looked at each other and only then felt scared. They looked at their uncle for help.

"Prince, calm down. Children are ignorant." Mu Jin was also a little embarrassed and looked at Mu Hanzhang who was standing half a step behind Jing Shao.

Seeing this, Mu Hanzhang stepped forward and took Jing Shao's arm, and advised gently: "Forget it, we are all brothers, Prince, don't be angry."

Hearing this, Jing Shao patted the slender hand: "Princess, don't care about it. Let's forget about today's matter. If I see anyone disrespecting the princess again in the future, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!"

A group of cousins ​​all shrank their heads, got Mu Jin's approval, and left in disgrace.

"Third brother, didn't uncle send someone to tell us that there are distinguished guests today, so he gave us half a day off? Why don't you accompany the guests again?" The youngest brother asked in a low voice.

"Shh~" The brothers on the side hurriedly covered his mouth and disappeared in the courtyard.

"I am sorry that the old minister is not strict in managing the family, and let the prince laugh." Mu Jin sighed, looked at Mu Hanzhang standing beside Jing Shao with an upright posture and extraordinary demeanor, and couldn't help feeling a little melancholy. None of the legitimate sons of the Mu family in this generation are up to the task! Now it seems that the one who has the most Mu family style is this illegitimate son who has been married off.

When he returned to the palace in the afternoon, Mr. Yun hurriedly came up to him: "Prince, today the Second Prince sent someone to ask you to go there as soon as you come back."

Jing Shao frowned, and Mu Hanzhang said: "Brother must have something urgent to find you, go quickly."

Jing Shao nodded, turned around and rode Xiao Hei and ran out again.

Mu Hanzhang went back to his room to take a nap. As soon as he got up, he heard Yunzhu say that Zhou Jin was visiting. He hurriedly put on his clothes and went to the teahouse in Tingfeng Pavilion.

"Brother Zhou, I've been waiting for a long time." Mu Hanzhang apologized.

"I just arrived. With the business of Huiweilou, I won't be free until after noon." Zhou Jin smiled heartily.

Mu Hanzhang felt relieved after hearing this and asked him what he wanted.

"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to open a small shop?" Zhou Jin took a sip of tea. The tea in the palace was all tribute tea distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was the best that could not be bought on the market. Zhou Jin, who was very particular about food and drink, could naturally taste it and couldn't help drinking a few more sips. "We have everything that should be available in the capital. If a small shop is not a time-honored brand, it will be difficult to do business, unless there are some rare things."

"Rare things?" Seeing that he liked this tea, Mu Hanzhang winked at Yunzhu, and Yunzhu turned around and left.

"Well, if you want to talk about something that is in short supply in the capital and sells well, I did see something when I was in Jiangnan," Zhou Jin said, with a narrow smile on his face, "I suddenly remembered it when I went to bed last night."

"Oh?" Mu Hanzhang was a little curious. Why is it that there is something in Jiangnan but rare in the capital, so no one is selling it yet?

Zhou Jin chuckled and took a sip of tea before spitting out two words: "Ointment."

"Ointment?" Mu Hanzhang was stunned. What is that? He really had never heard of it.

"Haha, this thing sells very well in Jiangnan. I followed my husband to the capital and found that northerners rarely use this. The only thing sold on the street is the kind of odorless sesame oil." Zhou Jin raised a sly smile at the corner of his lips and described the wonders of this "ointment" in detail.

There are several famous workshops in Jiangnan that make red sleeve ointments, which mix seasonal flowers into them, and there are many varieties. Ointments are different from oils. They can be carried in a box, and they melt when heated, which is very easy to use. However, the things are small and the price is not high. Most merchants do not value this small profit and are unwilling to travel so far to sell them. There are few flowers in the north, and there are no workshops that make this kind of ointment...

Mu Hanzhang listened for a long time and finally heard what this thing was. His handsome face couldn't help but blush. The so-called ointment is the ointment used by men to lubricate during lovemaking. Merchants value profits. Although this kind of thing is very easy to sell in the capital where there are many male wives, it is far away and the profit is low, so few people sell it so far.

Zhou Jin gave Mu Hanzhang an unopened box of ointment. Seeing his calm face, Mu Hanzhang thought he was shy as a man. He suppressed his embarrassment, took it calmly, and asked Yunzhu to return the tea.

Zhou Jin did not refuse, and took the box of tea without hesitation. He told him to come to him if he had made up his mind, and then went back to the business of Huiweilou.

Jing Shao rushed to the Second Prince's Mansion and learned that his father was going to send his brother to investigate the robbery of tribute. He couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Father is giving me the opportunity to be crowned king, which is a good thing. It's better than going to war like my eldest brother." Jing Chen felt very relieved to see his brother's worry.

The King of Southwest was cunning. Since he could do it, he must have a backup plan. No matter what his brother said, Jing Shao couldn't open his brows: "How many soldiers does father plan to send?"

"This matter needs to be investigated secretly to understand it clearly, so he only gave me four guards and a third-rank accompanying officer." Jing Chen said.

"How can this be possible?" Jing Shao almost jumped up. In his opinion, his brother's kung fu was not good. He only gave him four guards. If he encountered some bandits, he couldn't deal with them, not to mention the King of Southwest who had a large army! "I'll give you 500 men to follow you from a distance. If you encounter anything, you can show up again."

"How can we hide 500 men? No way!" Jing Chen refused without even thinking about it.

After a long bargaining, the two brothers finally gave in. Jing Shao sent two martial arts masters to follow his brother, and sent another 50 soldiers to disperse to the southwest to wait for orders.

After leaving the Second Prince's Mansion, Jing Shao still felt uneasy, so he asked Yun Song to go to the other courtyard and asked Ren Feng to pick two top masters.

When he returned to the bedroom in the East Garden, he saw his own princess sitting alone under the lamp, holding a delicate little box in her hand in a daze.

He walked over quietly, grabbed the box, and turned it in his hand: "What is this?" He opened the lid of the box, and inside was a translucent cream, with a faint fragrance overflowing. It was not sweet, but a bit seductive.

"This... this is..." Mu Hanzhang was startled, and when he came to his senses, his face quickly turned red, "This is the sample that Brother Zhou sent today."

"Oh?" Jing Shao raised his eyebrows, slowly leaned close to his princess' ear, and blew into the agate-colored ear, "Then why is your face red?"

Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips, glared at Jing Shao, snatched the box from his hand, turned back to the inner room and ignored him.

Jing Shao was stunned, his princess actually learned to be angry with him? He put his fist to his lips and laughed twice, then followed into the inner room.

Of course he recognized that thing. Although no one in the capital sold it, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would buy it every year. The law stipulates that only male wives are allowed, and male concubines are not allowed, but this does not restrict the emperor, and there are no shortage of male concubines in the palace. Moreover, as a prince, he married a male wife, and the palace would naturally reward him with a lot of such things. There are several boxes of fine perfume in the small cabinet on their bed.

When he entered the inner room, he saw his princess lying on the bed in her clothes in a huff, facing the wall and ignoring him, with her ears still pink.

Jing Shao couldn't help laughing and rushed over, hugging the person on the bed in his arms: "I won't tease you anymore. This thing is rarely sold in the capital. If you want to do this business, it's actually very easy. The general of Jiangnan is on good terms with me. He sends letters every ten days. I just ask him to bring some over every time."

"How can I do that? If he refuses to take the money, wouldn't it be like taking a bribe?" Mu Hanzhang turned around and frowned. This little thing is not worth much. Whether from the perspective of a friend or a subordinate, the general of Jiangnan will definitely not want that cost. He just wants to find a way to make a living. If he brings trouble to Jing Shao, it will be more trouble than gain.

Seeing Jun Qing caring so much about him, Jing Shao couldn't help but kiss the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, that guy is notoriously stingy, he will definitely ask you for money, and he might even ask for extra travel expenses. I have to bargain with him."