Mu Huai's hands were beautiful, with well-defined and slender joints. After saying that he wanted to feed her, he used a transparent white porcelain spoon to stir the soup in the medicine cup, warming the bitter medicine that was still hot, so that he could feed it to her. in the woman's mouth.
When Rong Xi heard that Mu Huai was going to feed her medicine, she was a little flustered. She was a slave before, and she was used to serving him.
Moreover, Mu Huai is the crown prince after all, and such a cold and arrogant person, it would be flattering to actually do this kind of thing for the concubine's room himself.
Ever since Rong Xi followed Mu Huai back to the palace, he felt that Mu Huai's attitude towards her had changed a lot. Up to now, Mu Huai's various behaviors towards her can be said to be pampering.
Rong Xi couldn't figure out the reason for his change. Maybe it was because she was used to being a slave. Seeing him as a husband doting on her so much, although her heart was sweet, she also felt unreal, and even felt a little burdened.
That burden was also mixed with anxiety.
She was afraid that Mu Huai was kind to her now, but in the future he would neglect her and fall in love with other women.
After Rong Xi realized that she was pregnant, she really thought a lot, and it couldn't be more appropriate to sum up her state of mind at this time with the phrase "women's procrastination".
She thought that Mu Huai must have liked her and had feelings for her.
Perhaps this change is due to the child in the womb, which gave birth to the love of Wu and Wu.
Rong Xi's cheeks were flushed, and she whispered to Mu Huai: "Husband...let me drink this soup by myself..."
Seeing Rong Xi stretching out his slender hand in his arms, trying to grab the medicine cup in his hand, Mu Huai frowned, and said in a low voice: "Hold it up, don't fall."
Rong Xi had no choice but to obey, wrapping her slender wrists around the man's waist, allowing Mu Huai to hold the porcelain spoon and feed her the soup over and over again.
Mu Huai fed him a sip, and Rong Xi took a sip with his head down.
It's just that this medicine is really too bitter, every time she takes a sip, her brows frown a little.
Seeing her like this, Mu Huai became a little interested. This woman was very obedient in his arms, without any complaints.
She was so obedient, so obedient that he wanted to bully her, even make her cry.
Mu Huai suppressed his sudden evil thoughts, the medicine was still less than half a bowl away, so the woman had to drink it all.
The bitter medicine enters the throat, it is really hard to bear.
The medicine was really too hard to drink, making Rong Xi's beautiful peach blossom eyes watery unconsciously.
Rong Xi felt that the tears in her eyes could not be suppressed, and she was a little helpless. She didn't want to cry, but she really couldn't do what she wanted.
Mu Huai saw the mist in her eyes, so he stopped feeding her medicine and put the medicine cup on the small case.
Then he shook his head helplessly, and said in a low voice, "You're so delicate."
Rong Xi pursed her soft lips slightly, turning her head away from Mu Huai's burning eyes.
That's right, how did she become so delicate now
Seeing her appearance, Mu Huai smiled lightly on his lips, but his voice was still cold, he raised his voice and ordered Dan Xiang to say: "Go find some sweet food for Di Liang."
After Dan Xiang arrived, a lacquered wooden food box with four compartments was soon presented, which contained candied warm mandarin oranges, fragrant candied seeds, golden silk plums, and honey-fried candied ginger.
It is said that the late emperor's beloved wife, Empress Yuzhen, especially loved these sweet and greasy foods. Therefore, among the six bureaus of the palace, there is also a honey fried bureau①, which is specially made for these candied sugar cakes for Empress Yuzhen.
Mu Huai naturally didn't like to eat these sweet and greasy things. Not long after he ascended the throne in his previous life, he abolished the honey fried bureau, and all the money he saved was used as military pay.
But if the woman in front of her likes these things, then in this life, the honeypot will be kept, it doesn't matter.
Thinking like this, he casually picked up a piece of sweet with a silver fork and sent it to the mouth of the woman in his arms.
Rong Xi ate the sweets that Mu Huai fed her, her pink cheeks bulged from chewing, she looked extremely cute.
She tasted the sweetness to be candied ginger, and the just right sweetness dilutes the bitterness in her mouth, and her frowning brows finally relaxed a little.
Mu Huai saw that her eyebrows relaxed slightly, and asked her, "Is it sweet?"
Rong Xi nodded her head frequently, and replied in a soft voice: "Husband, please try a piece too."
After finishing speaking, he was about to reach for the four-compartment lacquered wooden food box, but Mu Huai restrained her wrist, tightened his arms around her waist, and leaned over to kiss her.
He snatched the sweetness between her lips and teeth, as always with a strong occupation.
Grinding, grinding together.
Rong Xi curled up in his arms, feeling that she was going to gradually turn into a puddle of water.
She closed her eyes, feeling the man's breath enveloping her, but she kept thinking in her heart—
I wish I could always be loved by him like this.
I really want to monopolize his gentle tenderness.
She didn't want the other woman to divide his heart.
Now, I am really a selfish and greedy woman.
The relationship between husband and wife may become stronger and deeper as time goes by, or it may become shallower or weaker.
Rong Xi thought, if a man like Mu Huai could always dote on her, she would have to put in a lot of effort so that he would not forget her even if he was among the flowers.
Mu Huai finally let go of her when both of them's breathing became disordered.
His voice was low and hoarse, and he asked himself and answered, "It's sweet."
After the medicine feeding that made Rong Xi blush, it was past noon and the sun was still shining.
Mu Huai was going out of the palace to Dali Temple, and it would be very inconvenient to wear a tiara and a complicated crown, so he changed into a plain white bib, and also wore a girdle made for him by Rong Xi himself around his waist.
Before leaving the East Palace, Rong Xi actually put a small bag of candy made of silver dan grass into the leather pouch on his waist.
Mu Huai was a little displeased, and asked puzzledly: "You treat Gu as a child? When you go out to the palace, you actually give Gu Sai candy?"
Saying that, he stuffed the bag of candy back into Rong Xi's hand with great resistance.
He was a man of eight feet tall, and he carried candy cubes with him, and his words made people laugh to death.
Rong Xi looked up into the man's eyes, and explained to him very patiently: "I'm thinking about it, people tend to get sleepy in the afternoon, and this silver elixir has a refreshing effect. If your husband feels a little tired, you can use the next piece, which can help you sleep more or less." Take it easy."
Mu Huai pursed his thin lips slightly, and he looked at the beauty's concerned eyes, his brows finally frowning, allowing her to stuff the bag of candies into the leather pouch in his hand.
After leaving the East Palace, he was still thinking about it in his heart.
Women are really troublesome, there are too many twists and turns in their hearts, and there are new ways to grind him every day.
After leaving the Xuanhua Gate, Mu Huai boarded the Huaguixuan car and went to Dali Temple. When the wooden wheels rolled over the stone ground and made a rumbling sound, he really felt a little sleepy.
I wanted to close my eyes and rest for a while, but Dali Temple is not far from Yongxi Palace. If I take the imperial road by car, I can walk there in a while, and I can't sleep for a long time.
With a gloomy face, Mu Huai suddenly remembered the bag of candies that Rong Xi stuffed him.
He took the sugar out of the leather bag and used a piece.
The cool and cold taste of Silver Dancao immediately cleared his mind, and his drowsiness gradually disappeared.
Mu Huai really didn't expect that the candy that Xiao Liangdi stuffed him would really come in handy.
Without time, Xuan drove to Dali Temple.
I saw the three characters "Dali Temple" written in gold on the plaque on it, and majestic stone lions stood on both sides of the stone steps.
Dali Temple Qing Hong Guang has already stood in front of the gate, welcoming the prince personally.
When Mu Huai got out of the car, there was an unexpected spring breeze blowing on his face, and he suddenly woke up a lot.
After Dali Temple Qing Hong Guang saluted him, Mu Huai nodded slightly to him, his face was calm, but he looked a little cold.
Hong Guang smelled the faint scent of herbs on Mu Huai's body, and saw that he was dressed in plain white uniform, looking at the elegance of Zhilan Yushu, and secretly sighed that he was handsome, but he could never imagine that this young prince was on the battlefield. The heroic appearance of fighting.
This was Mu Huai's first visit to Dali Temple after his rebirth, and the scene in front of him remained unchanged from his previous life.
The cases to be tried by Dali Temple in Daqi are usually important cases in Bianjing and serious cases in various places. After being decided by Dali Temple Minister and Shaoqing, they will be reviewed by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and then submitted to the Holy One for review.
Originally, one of the purposes of Dali Temple was to prevent some local officials from becoming too powerful and oppressing the people, which might lead to unjust, false and wrong cases.
Mu Huai turned his head to look at Hong Guang who was beside him. If he followed the trajectory of his previous life, Hong Guang would die of illness in the next year.
When Hong Guang was appointed Minister of Dali Temple, he had no merit or fault. He only knew the way of being an official and acted according to the emperor's face. His political actions were really mediocre.
The Dali Temple Minister who succeeded Hong Guang was named Zuo Dingzhi.
Thinking of Zuo Dingzhi, Mu Huai's face darkened slightly.
During the few years he was in power, he didn't know people well, so he made Zuo Dingzhi the Minister of Dali Temple.
This Zuo Dingzhi is not very capable, but he is especially good at playing tricks. He formed a private party with other officials of Dali Temple to exclude officials who are not good for him.
And when Hong Guang was alive, this Zuo Dingzhi was extremely flattering, and even did some flattering things to him.
Hong Guang was also a fool, he didn't know people clearly, so he let Zuo Dingzhi take his place.
Mu Huai still remembered that the person he was excluded was named Xue Rui, a talented but honest person who didn't know how to adapt.
During the years when Zuo Dingzhi was the chief official of Dali Temple, many unjust, false and wrong cases occurred. When he found out, although this villain was dealt with, the people had already lost trust in the justice and majesty of Dali Temple.
After Mu Huai sat down in the main hall, the servant brought tea, and Hong Guang introduced two people to him.
After Mu Huai sipped his tea, he took a closer look and found that the two Hong Guang recommended to him happened to be Zuo Dingzhi and Xue Rui.
Hong Guang said respectfully to Mu Huai: "His Royal Highness, these are the two new chief bookkeepers, one is named Zuo Dingzhi, and the other is named Xue Rui."
After saying that, Zuo Dingzhi and Xue Rui saluted him respectfully.
Mu Huai put the teacup in his hand on the table, his eyes were calm, and he ordered the two to get up.
He has never rubbed sand in his eyes, and when he thinks that Zuo Dingzhi's disaster is still making trouble in Dali Temple, he feels irritable.
But if he can't find a proper reason, he can't let Zuo Dingzhi go out immediately in front of so many officials.
Mu Huai already had a plan in mind, and he said to Hong Guang: "Since we are new masters, Guzi wants to test the abilities of these two people."
Hong Guang bowed and asked, "How does Your Highness want to test?"
Mu Huai's deep black eyes froze slightly, and he ordered: "My master bookkeeper of Dali Temple in Daqi has to review various files, and I also have to review documents and books for violations of the system from time to time④. The responsibility is heavy and there must be no mistakes. Then today, Master Xue will first check the official documents and case files reviewed by Master Zuo. Tomorrow, Master Zuo will review the case files of Master Xue."
After Hong Guang heard this, he immediately found Zuo Dingzhi's recent trial files.
Xue Rui's expression was calm after hearing this, but Zuo Dingzhi's expression changed slightly.
Mu Huai saw the expressions of the two of them. He knew that Zuo Dingzhi had no real talent and learning, and Xue Rui would definitely find out.
He also ordered Hong Guang to bring the recent murder cases submitted from various states and counties. After spreading out the files, he carefully looked at the results of the initial judgment in Dali Temple.
Mu Huai looked at those case files, but he always thought of Rong Xi in his mind.
Think of her sweet voice when she called his husband.
I also think of the light dimples on her cheeks when she smiled at him.
Before coming to Dali Temple, for a moment, he didn't want to leave the gentle land of the East Palace, he just wanted to hug that petite and soft woman and spend the years in vain.
Thinking about it, Mu Huaifeng frowned.
He has a strong temperament, doesn't like to be controlled by anyone, and wants to dominate and control everything.
But this woman has changed him too much, he really cares about this woman too much.
Even when dealing with official business, the figure of this woman is still lingering in his mind, lingering.
Sooner or later he will fall into her hands.
Mu Huai's eyebrows became darker, and his aura became more and more fierce.
Seeing this, the surrounding officials of Dali Temple were all terrified, they gasped and controlled their strength, for fear that some action would hinder the prince's eyes, and he would be dismissed again.
After all, Mu Huai is a diligent monarch, and after a while, he calmed down, and after entering the state, he finally left Rong Xi behind.