Jingshao asked Duofu to lead people directly to the tea room in Tingfeng Pavilion, and help his princess arrange the things on the table before heading to Tingfeng Pavilion.
"Wei Chen has seen His Royal Highness King Cheng and Marquis Wen Yuan." Ma Zhuo didn't sit in the tea room, he just stood upright, and when he saw the two coming, he immediately went up to salute.
"Master Ma, please get up, why don't you take a seat?" Jing Shao had a good impression of this Tanhua Lang. Anyway, after Qionglin's performance at the banquet and Jingchen went directly to the Ministry of Rites, they were all together, secretly and secretly. The attitude is naturally warmer.
"The prince and the marquis haven't arrived yet, so how could the minister sit down without permission?" Ma Zhuo grew a pair of smiling eyes, and he seemed to have a three-point smile when he didn't smile on weekdays.
"Is there something wrong with Ma's presence here?" Mu Hanzhang let him sit down with a smile.
"Ah, that's what happened. Today, I met a hunter who set up a stall in the south of the city. I saw that in addition to selling some hides and live animals, he also set up a basket of grass, so I went to ask and found out that it was fresh in the mountains. Tiger grass, the hunters think that tigers often eat herbs and sell them, but they sold it for a long time and only got ridiculed." Ma Zhuo's voice is clear, and his speech is ups and downs, like a storyteller, which makes life not boring. Emotions, just want to keep listening.
Saying this, he took out a half-old basket from the back of the chair, which was full of green grass leaves, which obviously confirmed what he had just said. She seemed a little embarrassed: "It was this girl who poured me tea just now. I was afraid that the girl would laugh at me, so I hid the basket behind the chair."
Miaoxi couldn't help laughing, she wanted to say something, and taking into account the rules that Mu Hanzhang emphasized on weekdays, she hurriedly refilled the tea and ran out with a smile.
Jing Shao calmly observed Ma Zhuo's every move. As expected, as his princess said, she is articulate and very alert. She took the basket that he handed over and looked at it: "What's the use of this tiger grass?"
"Wei Chen grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and he knew that tigers not only eat meat but also eat grass, and if they don't eat for a long time, they will get sick," Ma Zhuo said slowly, "I heard that there was a tiger in the mansion, and Wei Chen took the opportunity to give it to the prince and his wife. Lord Hou brought it here."
Mu Hanzhang picked up a piece of grass and looked at it. He had seen this tiger grass in the book, and thought it was just a rumor, but he didn't expect it to exist. It's just that Ma Zhuo has already said that the hunter can't sell the herbal medicine at any price. It is estimated that he bought it for a few pennies. This gift is not worth much, but it is very expensive, and this kind of thing is harmless. It would be hypocritical not to accept it. This Ma Tanhua really knows how to be a man.
"So, thank you very much, Mr. Ma." Mu Hanzhang took the basket in Jing Shao's hand and put it aside, "Why should you be polite, Lord Marquis, these days His Royal Highness Prince Rui is not in the capital, and Wei Chen has caused Lord Hou a lot of trouble. It's just a trivial matter, how can it be worth the guidance of the Marquis these days?" Ma Zhuo smiled and said that the three of them chatted for a while, and Ma Zhuo got up and said that it was time to return to the Ministry of Rites. Mu Hanzhang asked him to stay for lunch, but he declined on the grounds that he had an important official business to report at noon.
"This Ma Zhuo is really capable." Mu Hanzhang moved the tiger grass in his hand.
Jing Shao frowned and fell into deep thought. Why did Ma Zhuo look familiar when Miao Xi came in
"What's wrong?" Seeing that Jingshao didn't speak, Mu Hanzhang turned his head and asked him.
"I always feel like I've seen this person before." Jing Shao's face was very puzzled. It should not have been seen since he was reborn, because he felt that the impression was very vague, and it was only when he felt familiar at that moment that he remembered it.
Mu Hanzhang thought for a while and said, "He hasn't been to Beijing before he will try, unless..." He lowered his voice, ready to talk to Jing Shao's ear.
Jing Shao turned his head, just in time to meet the lips of his own princess, who almost met them, so he got closer and kissed them directly.
"Bang dang dang!" Miao Xi, who came in to continue the tea, stopped abruptly, and hurriedly stabilized the teapot in her hand.
"Well..." Mu Hanzhang hurriedly pushed Jingshao away, his handsome face suddenly turned red, and the maid looked straight at him in the daytime, where would he put his face in the future
"What are you afraid of? I'm not a woman, so I won't contaminate my innocence." Jing Shao naturally knew that his princess was shy again. Before he got angry, he hugged the person into his arms and bit the red ear. road.
Mu Hanzhang glared at him, then couldn't help laughing again. Then he whispered his guess. Since Ma Zhuo belongs to Zhuo's family and has not been to the capital in all these years, then Jing Shao may only have seen him when he was a child.
"When I was a child..." Jing Shao thought for a while. He grew up in the palace when he was a child, and there were not many outsiders he could see, but in Zhuo's family, only the companion next to Jing Chen read!
"Companion?" Mu Hanzhang was a little surprised. Ma Zhuo didn't look like he was already twenty-five or six. He was just the weakest age, even younger than the deep Qin Zhaoran.
The two of them guessed Ma Zhuo's identity, but they were not sure, and they could ask rashly, so they just said they didn't know, leaving Jingchen to come back and ask again.
The next day, the two prepared gifts and went to Prince Rui's mansion to visit the princess.
Princess Rui didn't look very good, but she was not bedridden, and greeted them in the main hall with a smile.
"I've been suffering from a cold in the confinement period, and I haven't been able to sleep very well these few days, so I have a little chest tightness and shortness of breath. It's not a problem." Princess Rui's voice was a little weak, it seemed that she was really lack of sleep, and there were some blue shadows in her eyes.
"Sister-in-law's health is very important. If there is anything in the mansion to help, just let someone say it." Mu Hanzhang said warmly. Before they were no longer in the mansion, they would also entrust Princess Rui to take care of the inner house.
When Princess Rui heard the words, she slowly took a sip of tea and said, "My brother-in-law's kindness has been accepted. Although I'm useless, I can handle the small matters in the house."
When Jing Shao heard the words, his face immediately looked a little ugly. This sister-in-law didn't see him very much in the last life. He didn't care much anyway, but now that Jun Qing kindly mentioned it, she hurriedly refuted it. Hit people in the face.
"I really don't know much about the inner house. Since my sister-in-law is fine, we won't cause any trouble," Mu Hanzhang held down Jing Shao's fist and smiled, "It's not early, we should also gone back."
Just as she was talking, there was a burst of crying from a baby not far away, and Princess Rui's face showed a trace of melancholy, and she got up to send them off: "I should have left you for lunch, but the prince is not there, and there are many young children in the house."
"Sister-in-law, go and have a look, you don't have to send it." Mu Hanzhang politely said, pulling Jing Shao away from Prince Rui's mansion.
After leaving Prince Rui's mansion, Jing Shao's fists were still clenched tightly: "It's too much to deceive people!"
"I heard that women who don't have a good confinement will have a bad temper. Why bother with a woman." Mu Hanzhang shook Jingshao's hand and persuaded. After all, Jingchen would ascend the throne and Princess Rui would be Even if it is the Empress Zhenggong, even if she speaks harshly, there is no need to blame her for this trivial matter.
"He always talks to me in half a sentence. Although I listened to the response, I never bothered with her, but today she is obviously embarrassing you..." Jing Shao said halfway, and was blocked by a slender finger lip.
"Why should you take the words of the women in the house seriously?" Mu Hanzhang didn't care much, since he was a child, he had never heard any ugly words, and Princess Rui actually didn't say anything outrageous.
Jing Shao held the reins with one hand, and held the person in his arms tighter with the other. It didn't matter what kind of suffering he suffered, but he couldn't see the person being wronged in the slightest.
However, Mu Hanzhang was thinking that with the appearance of Princess Guanrui, after her mother gave birth in a few months, she must find someone to take care of her carefully, so as not to cause any problems.
The whole March was very busy, and the two never went to Prince Rui's mansion again.
In the middle of April, Jingchen finally came back from Jiangnan. After coming out of the palace, he came to Chengwangfu first.
The trip to Jiangnan was relatively smooth, but when it comes to the King of Huainan, Jingchen's face rarely showed a bit of a strange look.
Jing Shao was very curious. Gu Huaiqing was a person who was windy and rainy. He really wanted to know what happened to that person when he met his deep-spoken brother. He wanted to ask again, but he was quietly kicked by Mu Hanzhang, so he had to turn around. And asked about Ma Zhuo.