71Chapter 71: Bad Consequences

Jing Shao turned to look at Yongchang Bo. When he heard the word "severe punishment", there was obvious murderous intent in his eyes. These despicable people couldn't find fault with him, so they wanted to take action on his Junqing.

Emperor Hongzheng suppressed his smile but said nothing, watching Jing Shao's response.

"The princess is not joining the army for personal reasons," Jing Shao thought of his princess' admonishment last night and suppressed his anger and said, "The princess is extremely intelligent and she is here to serve as a military advisor."

"Are you kidding, Your Majesty?" Yongchang Bo thought he was being reasonable and sneered, "There are so many knowledgeable people in the world, why did Your Majesty choose a military advisor to single out his own beautiful Princess?" There was malice in these words. It was very obvious, meaning that Jing Shao was just greedy for beauty, and even Mu Hanzhang was completely insulted.

Jing Shao's fists clenched loudly. Hearing these words, he could no longer suppress it and punched Uncle Yongchang's old face: "Keep your mouth clean for me!"

Yongchang Bo was caught off guard and was knocked down by King Cheng with a punch.

"Jing Shao!" Upon seeing this, Jing Chen hurriedly stepped forward to pull him away. Duke Mao Guo on the side hurriedly came to help Yongchang Bo, causing chaos in the court.

"Shut up, everyone!" Emperor Hongzheng rubbed his forehead and shouted coldly.

"Your Majesty, calm down!" The courtiers immediately knelt down, and the two brothers standing in the center naturally knelt down as well. However, Jing Shao was obviously still very angry, as if he would kick Yongchang Bo again if he was asked to stand up.

Emperor Hongzheng reprimanded him a few more times and asked Jingchen to pull Jingshao back to his original position and stand up before letting everyone stand up. However, he only reprimanded everyone for making noise and did not mention the king's beating of Yongchang Bo. Everyone knew that the emperor was planning to protect King Cheng, so they kept their mouths shut and did not dare to say anything more.

Jingchen touched his brother lightly and gave him a "go pretend to be pitiful" look.

Jing Shao understood, and knelt down before his Majesty with a plop: "Father, I will not reward you for suppressing the rebellion this time. I just ask my father not to punish my princess! In order to protect the 20,000 soldiers in the camp, the princess was The southeast horse archer was injured, and his body has not recovered yet. He can't bear the punishment!" He kowtowed three times in a row, his voice choked with sobs. The thought of Jun Qing fainting from the pain still made his heart feel like a knife. twist.

The courtiers were all silent for a moment. King Cheng was able to level the two vassals in a few months this time, which was indeed a great achievement. As a prince, it was enough that he had no title, but if this unwarranted crime was used to offset his great achievements, It's really chilling. Thinking about how King Cheng, as the legitimate son of Empress Yuan, had great military exploits, was forced to marry a male wife, and now he has accepted his fate, but has to do this to protect his princess, even the neutral Qingliu faction will inevitably give birth to The sad mood of some rabbits and foxes comes.

Emperor Hongzheng gradually frowned, his eyes swept across everyone's expressions, and finally fell on the fourth prince who lowered his head and said nothing. The fourth prince felt his father's gaze, but did not dare to raise his head.

"I thought," Jingchen saw no one speaking, so he spoke slowly, "Princess Cheng is a man, so there is nothing wrong with her leaving the inner house."

"Your Majesty, I have heard that the rebellion of the two vassals was suppressed within a few months. Princess Cheng played a vital role as a military advisor." Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of War saw Jing Chen speaking and followed suit. Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies The post-war report has been delivered to the capital, and the superiors have high praise for this military advisor.

"Your Majesty, Hao Dadao is a rough man and doesn't understand these rules and etiquette. But in this battle, if it weren't for the military counselor's ingenious plan, the general would not have been able to break through the tiger's teeth and crane's mouth, and it would be impossible for General Zhao to break through the Shengjing Pass in just a few days." Hao Dadao couldn't help but immediately spoke out to prove it.

"I can testify that the military accounts are entirely due to Princess Cheng." Xiao Yuan, who has been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, also came out, and the newly appointed Minister of the Ministry of Finance also came out to say that this audit was thanks to Tips from the pamphlet copied by the pro-army military advisor.

Except for Duke Mao and Uncle Yongchang, the other courtiers came forward one after another to agree.

"I have given special permission for Princess Cheng to leave the capital." Emperor Hongzheng said calmly.

Yongchang Bo looked at the fourth prince as if struck by lightning. Song An was shaking like chaff, and Jing Yu himself suddenly turned pale. He knew clearly that his father knew about Princess Cheng's departure from the capital. The purpose of showing this today was originally to give his father an excuse not to reward Cheng Wang highly, and also to suppress Jing Shao's arrogant arrogance, but now it seems that, Father is planning to protect Jingshao to the end.

"Princess Cheng Mu Hanzhang passed the seventeenth national examination. She is extremely intelligent. I have been specially ordered to assist King Cheng." Emperor Hongzheng glanced at the fourth prince again with a deep look in his eyes, glanced at the smart-ass Yongchang Bo, and continued, "This time When the two vassals are equalized in four months, it should be recorded as the princess's first contribution, and she is going to be conferred a marquis. The Ministry of Rites will choose a title and select a day to carry out the conferring ceremony. "

If a man marries into the royal family, he is equivalent to half a descendant of the royal family. If he performs meritorious service, he can be awarded a title. However, since the founding of the country, very few descendants of the royal family have married a male wife. Even if they did, no one would have performed meritorious service. People were quick to regard this official as an official. The law was forgotten.

There was a storm in the court here, and the atmosphere in the Beiwei Hou Mansion was even more strange.

Mu Hanzhang got off the carriage and walked into the mansion. He felt that the mansion was very quiet. Even the servants in the front yard were holding their breath and walking quickly, very nervous. He couldn't help but frown and asked Butler Wang, who came to guide the way in person: "What's going on in the house?"

Butler Wang is the general manager of the front yard. Why is he the only one who comes to greet me? Where are the other servants?

Butler Wang looked around and whispered: "To be honest with the princess, the eldest young master is seriously ill and has been bedridden. Madam is in a bad mood."

Mu Hanzhang understood clearly that Mrs. Beiweihou must be very irritable now. The servants were afraid of becoming a punching bag. They were all afraid of being singled out. He raised his hand and gave the butler a jade Buddha: "This is a gift for Uncle Wang when I go out this time." ”

"Master, how can this be done?" Butler Wang immediately smiled and took it with both hands.

Mu Hanzhang curled his lips, said nothing more, and continued to walk towards the backyard. At this time, Beiwei Hou had not yet left the court, so he should go to see his stepmother first.

"Master, come this way." Butler Wang reminded, raising his hand to lead Beiwei Hou's study.

"Father didn't go to court?" Mu Hanzhang frowned, and when he saw Beiwei Hou reading a book in the study, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Today Jing Shao returned to the court, it was a good time to offer a reward, but his father actually claimed to be sick at home! Could it be... Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start to worry about Jing Shao.

Beiwei Hou Mu Jin was very happy to see his son return. After chatting with him for a while, Mu Hanzhang gave his father a sword.

"Is this Hua Feng?" Beiwei Hou looked at the sword in his hand, very excited, and compared it with the famous weapon picture on the wall.

"My son is not good at it, but the prince said so." Mu Hanzhang said gently.

"Okay, okay!" Mu Jin happily watched the sword for a long time. When he looked up, he saw Mu Hanzhang lowering his head and standing beside him respectfully. However, his demeanor was more noble and restrained than before he went out. He couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"Father, is there anything bothering you?" Mu Hanzhang personally refilled his father's cup of tea.

Beiwei Hou took it with a complicated look, and couldn't help but sigh again: "The family has been restless recently. You should go see your mother and come to have a drink with me at noon."

Mu Hanzhang agreed. Although he said so, he still had to pay his respects to his stepmother first. Beiwei Hou's wife looked a lot more haggard, but she still insisted on talking to him. The look in his eyes was very wrong, with defense and resentment!

Unwilling to stay in the stepmother's courtyard for longer, Mu Hanzhang said a few words, put down the gift and went to his mother's courtyard.

Now that Mrs. Qiu has been promoted to a concubine, she has two maids, Yancui and Qiulan, who are very happy to see the second young master coming.

"Where's my mother?" Mu Hanzhang frowned, and his worry became more and more serious.

"The concubine is not feeling well," Qiulan said, and seeing Mu Hanzhang's serious face, she hurriedly added, "It's not serious, young master, go in and take a look."

The doors and windows of the house were closed in winter, and charcoal was burning in the copper stove, which was very warm. There was a warm-colored curtain hanging on the bed. Mrs. Qiu leaned against the head of the bed and embroidered a purse. Her charming face was reflected by the candlelight, which was very peaceful and beautiful.

Seeing his mother like this, Mu Hanzhang's heart gradually calmed down: "Mom."

Qiu looked up and saw her son who had already walked to the bed. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled in surprise: "Hanzhang, you're back! Come on, let me see you."

Sitting down in front of the bed, holding his mother's hand, which was warm and soft, with a healthy glow, Mu Hanzhang was relieved: "Why are you feeling uncomfortable? Have you seen the imperial physician?" If a noble family is sick, they can only ask the imperial physician to see them, but there are only a few imperial physicians in the imperial hospital, and they are too busy with the affairs of the palace, so if it is not an emergency, the imperial physician often cannot be invited immediately.

Mrs. Qiu felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and stammered, "I've checked it, it's nothing serious."

"Mother!" Seeing her hesitation, Mu Hanzhang couldn't help but get nervous again, "What's going on?"

Mrs. Qiu lowered her eyes, but didn't answer, and asked, "Swords and knives are blind on the battlefield. I'm worried about you every day, afraid that something bad will happen to you. Let mother check if you are injured?"

"I'll go get a doctor right away." Seeing that his mother refused to say anything, Mu Hanzhang stood up and was about to leave, but was pulled back.

"Oh, how come you learned to make up your mind from King Cheng?" Qiu pulled him and scolded, her face flushed, "I haven't found the imperial physician yet, but I know what's going on."

Mu Hanzhang frowned, sat back again, looked at his mother quietly for a long time, and suddenly understood: "Mom, am I... going to have a brother or sister?"

Qiu's face couldn't help but get redder. She was old, and it was really embarrassing to tell her son this: "I'm just guessing, I'm not sure yet. Don't tell anyone, no one knows yet."

"This is a good thing," Mu Hanzhang's expression gradually relaxed, and he was very happy in his heart. This proved that his mother had a good life recently and was in good health, so she could get pregnant again at this age. Suddenly, he remembered what Wang Guanjia said, calmed down, and slowly stopped smiling, "The mansion seems to be uneasy these days. Don't make it public in advance. I'll find a familiar imperial physician tomorrow."

Qiu's face couldn't help but become cold and solemn when she heard this, and whispered: "I'm worried about this, so I don't dare to ask the imperial physician."