69Chapter 69 Return to Beijing

Jing Shao was taken aback by his princess's neat and natural "we", and he hummed and said nothing more.

Gu Huaiqing's face remained as usual, and he added another cup of tea to Jing Shao: "That's natural. I wanted to sworn sworn sworn relatives with Jing Shao yesterday because I wanted him to be rich or noble, so that I would have someone to defect to if I had no whereabouts in the future."

This man was really thick-skinned. Mu Hanzhang smiled helplessly, suddenly feeling that his prince was still a little ashamed.

It is very easy to form an alliance for the same interests. King Huainan asked Jing Shao about his future plans and was a little surprised when he heard that he planned to put his compatriot brother on the throne. This person has done so much just to make wedding clothes for others? He narrowed his narrow eyes slightly and looked at the two people opposite.

Jing Shao peeled off the peel of the small orange, broke it open and handed half to the person next to him. Mu Hanzhang took it and wiped his fingers stained with juice.

For a moment, Gu Huaiqing slowly raised his lips and took a sip of tea. The bitter and sweet taste spread from the tip of his tongue. There are really people in this world who do not want a country but a beauty! Suddenly, I admire Jing Shao very much. There are not many people in the world who can understand what they really want, especially those from the royal family. They ask for too much and often regret it after losing the most precious thing, just like the ancestors of King Huainan. …

"I'll give it up when it's time to give it up. I admire you for my brother." Gu Huaiqing raised a cup of tea and said, "Here's a toast to you."

He thought he would have to practice Tai Chi for a long time, but because of Jing Shao's openness and truthfulness, the suspicious King Huainan decided to believe him and handed him a letter.

Jing Shao opened it and saw that only his father could write such powerful writing. The letter was full of twists and turns, filled with quotations and obscure words. Reading it gave me a headache, so I lazily handed it to the princess beside me.

Mu Hanzhang took it over and read it with a smile on his face, frowning slightly: "What my father means is that the two fiefdoms have been settled, but Huainan has always been peaceful and safe, and there was an agreement between the ancestors, telling the King of Huainan not to think too much. but……"

Gu Huaiqing smiled: "Go on."

"Just this sentence, 'I am in great danger, for fear of the emperor's defeat'," Mu Hanzhang paused and looked up at the person opposite, "I'm afraid it has a lot of meaning."

Jing Shao scratched his head and didn't quite understand. Isn't this sentence just a quote from the ancients? He lamented that as an emperor, he handled the affairs of the court with great care every day, fearing that Dachen would be destroyed in his own hands, so that King Huainan could understand the emperor's helplessness. I took the opportunity to appease him, what else could be wrong?

Mu Hanzhang returned the letter, turned to look at him and said, "What is the previous sentence of this sentence?"

"Only the members of the party are having fun, and the road is obscure and dangerous." Jing Shao replied. He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he realized that what his father had not finished said was that the kings of Southwest and Southeast were those who formed factions and caused chaos in the country. As an emperor, he had trouble sleeping and eating, so he had no choice but to send troops to quell the rebellion. He warned the king of Huainan not to imitate them and take the dangerous, narrow and dark road to his own destruction.

"Huainan pays tribute on time every year. Even though the Qinhuai River flooded Danyang City, it never deducted a cent." Gu Huaiqing put the letter away with a sneer on his lips, "The emperor can't find fault in wanting me." Will you offer up your fiefdom?"

"Brother, you should be glad that such words are just a test," Mu Hanzhang slowly stroked the almost transparent white jade cup in his hand and said, "I'm afraid it will become more and more straightforward after a while. Gu Huaiqing is two years older than Jing Shao. Years old, even though he is older than him, there is no disadvantage in calling him "big brother".

Gu Huaiqing nodded and looked at Jing Shao again.

Jing Shao pondered for a moment: "Hold on for now, pretending not to understand. Father knows Huainan's strength and will not easily use troops."

The DPRK and China have not yet made proper arrangements, so starting a war now will not do them any good. Therefore, I suggested that Gu Huaiqing reply slowly and vaguely, and wait until his master returns to the court, and then chat with Emperor Hongzheng. It is a long way to the south of the Yangtze River, and it will take a year and a half to go back and forth.

In the blink of an eye, it was dusk again, and Gu Huaiqing wanted to let them spend the night in Wading Garden, but Jing Shaohui refused because he was afraid of arousing suspicion. Before leaving, they remembered that the little tiger they had used as an excuse had been forgotten in the Nuo Pavilion all day.

"Are they fighting?" Mu Hanzhang walked to the fence and frowned when he saw the blood on the little tiger's face.

The servant who was looking after him quickly explained that he was not injured. The lion cub had caught a rabbit in the afternoon and he couldn't finish it, so he gave half of it to the tiger cub.

"Meow!" Xiao Huang saw his master coming, so he turned out his bulging belly to show him, and just turned his head to the head of the lying little lion. The little lion stuck out his tongue and licked it. Blood stains stuck to the tiger's whiskers.

"Wow!" Xiao Huang turned over, jumped on the little lion, and bit the other person's ear.

Mu Hanzhang: "..." It would be nice to let this guy learn to hunt from a lion. If someone catches it and feeds it, it will live a more comfortable life than at home.

"Hehe..." Jing Shao couldn't help but laugh out loud, climbed over the fence and picked up the little tiger who was happily gnawing on the lion's head, so as not to be embarrassed again. The little lion stood up immediately and stared at Jing Shao warily.

"Wow!" The little tiger waved its short paws, like a child who hadn't had enough fun. He struggled not to leave, but was forcibly taken away by his owner's husband.

When they set off back to Beijing two days later, Gu Huaiqing did not come to see him off. He only sent someone pretending to be a clerk from a snack shop and gave them a few boxes of exquisite snacks to eat on the way.

Lu Zhanpeng did not give them any gifts, but stood in front of the carriage and kept chattering: "In the six months since you left Beijing, the shops in the capital have not brought me any money. Remember to replenish it when you go back, and keep it for the New Year!"

"I've been away from the capital for the past six months, and there's nowhere to send letters. Where did you get the money?" Perhaps influenced by his own princess, Jing Shao is now much clearer about money. Usually, he would bring it along when sending letters to him. They were away for the past six months, so they certainly wouldn't send letters.

"Then how do you calculate the money for living in my house these days? And the money for the food and grass of your five thousand troops in the Jiangnan camp!" Lu Zhanpeng continued to argue.

"Food and grass are separate, don't talk nonsense here." Jing Shao waved his hand and drove him away like a fly.

Mu Hanzhang watched the two of them start to quarrel again, and couldn't help but smile, thinking of his small shop in the capital. He had been away for these days, and had handed it over to his mother to manage. He sold all the inventory, and it was almost the New Year, and he was afraid that it had been sold out and closed. My mother was promoted to a concubine, and there was no news in the past six months. I don't know how she is doing.

"What are you thinking about?" Jing Shao leaned against the big pillow and took his princess, who was staring out the window in a daze, into his arms.

Mu Hanzhang was pulled over unexpectedly, and the snack in his hand almost fell. He hurriedly caught it with his hand and glared at the guy who was moving around: "I was thinking that Gu Huaiqing was really cautious. He only sent these things that can be eaten on the way, so as not to arouse suspicion from people in the capital."

Jing Shao leaned over and ate the snack in his hand while he was talking.

After traveling for half a month, it was already the thirteenth day of the first lunar month when they arrived in Beijing.

Outside the South Gate, all officials came to welcome them. Emperor Hongzheng stood on the city tower to reward the Prince Cheng's personal army. The merits of several generals will be rewarded tomorrow.

No troops were allowed to be stationed within a hundred miles of the capital. The left and right guards took the army directly back to Qi County. Zhao Meng's family was in the capital, so he went home directly. Hao Dadao had to wait for the reward tomorrow, so he stayed with Jing Shao in the Prince Cheng's mansion temporarily.

The front of Prince Cheng's mansion was newly decorated with big red lanterns. It seemed that even though the prince was not in the mansion, Duofu and Butler Yun still carefully decorated the mansion. From a distance, a large group of people could be seen standing in front of the door.

"Welcome the prince and princess back to the mansion!" A large group of servants stood in two rows. Except for Yunzhu, Yunsong and a few maids who served closely, a girl dressed in bright pink stood in front of a group of maids, very conspicuous. It was Song Lingxin, the concubine who was forgotten by Jing Shao in the West Garden!