78 Chapter 78 Fighting Evil with Evil

After the Marquis of Beiwei said everything clearly, he left with a flick of his sleeves and went to his side wife, Mrs. Qiu. He heard that Mrs. Qiu was pregnant today, but he hadn't gone to see her yet. This is a child born in old age. If the child can be born safely, he can show off in front of the group of Marquis Dingnan. Thinking of this, Mu Jin's originally depressed mood suddenly improved.

The Marquis of Beiwei sat in the room all night and thought about everything from beginning to end.

First of all, Mu Hanzhang was very favored in front of King Cheng, and he had made military achievements. The emperor had promised to confer him a title of nobility.

Secondly, if Mu Hanzhang had a title of nobility, even if Mu Lingbao died, it would not be his turn to inherit.

However, after the lady of Yongchang made such a fuss, if the emperor did not confer another title, and took advantage of the news that the Marquis of Beiwei's son became a disabled person, and gave the title directly to Mu Hanzhang, then she would have nothing.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to let him have a title of nobility, so that he will not come to grab the position of her grandson. It's really a bargain for that little bastard!

After making up her mind, the wife of Beiweihou lay down to rest for two hours. She got up early the next morning, washed and dressed neatly, and handed in a card to go to the palace.

The morning court on this day was a bit long because the emperor wanted to summon the eldest prince back to avoid embarrassing him in front of the southern barbarians. The officials of Jingyu's faction naturally agreed. Now that King Cheng has returned, the eldest prince is still wasting time in Yunnan and Tibet. He has worked hard but not received any military power. It is better to come back quickly so that the fourth prince can have a helper.

"The terrain of Yunnan and Tibet is complicated. The eldest prince has never led troops before. It is normal that he has spent more time." Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of War stepped out and said, implying that the eldest prince had never fought a war. How could he win in just half a year? It is estimated that it would be difficult for one person to destroy two vassal states in four months like King Cheng in hundreds of years. This sounded like an excuse for the eldest prince, but it was actually praising Jing Shao.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is not a one-time job to quell the rebellion. Give the eldest prince some more time, and maybe there will be results." Another official echoed.

Jing Shao knew that these were his brother's people, and their purpose was to prevent the eldest prince from returning to the court. Jing Rong and Jing Yu were both doing things that had more benefits, and if they couldn't do it, they thought of giving up. This was not okay. When the eldest prince returned to the court, the hard work of pacifying the southern barbarians would fall on him.

"Jing Shao, what do you think?" Emperor Hongzheng looked at Jing Shao, who bowed his head and said nothing. It was now a habit for him to ask Jing Shao's opinion on matters of war.

"Warfare cannot be achieved overnight. The southern barbarians are cunning, and the terrain of Yunnan and Tibet is dangerous. It will take a long time to find out the secret," Jing Shao bowed and said, "I think my eldest brother has been doing his best. Now the time is short and the results are not visible. It is better to give my eldest brother some more time."

Emperor Hongzheng looked at him deeply: "If you go, how long will it take to destroy the southern barbarians?"

Jing Shao's heart was shocked, and he carefully chose his words: "My son was lucky to suppress the rebellion of the two vassals this time. My eldest brother is accompanied by the General Zhengdong. Even if I go, I will not do better than them."

Emperor Hongzheng nodded slightly when he heard this, which was considered to be believing Jing Shao's words. After all, Jing Shao had already admitted to him clearly that he did not destroy the southeast at all, but the King of the Southeast was unlucky and was killed by his concubine. Although he knew that he was lazy and did not want to go to the war, fortunately he always defended his brother and did not mean to slander him at all, which made Emperor Hongzheng very satisfied.

Therefore, the eldest prince's return was delayed again. The fourth prince looked unhappy. Jing Chen was still as calm as ever. He exchanged glances with Jing Shao and took the titles of nobility proposed by the Ministry of Rites to the imperial study.

Jing Shao left the morning court and walked to the side door, where he happened to meet the guard leader Xiao Qian.

"Your Majesty, there is news." Xiao Qian pulled Jing Shao to hide in the small doorway.

Jing Shao gave him a small golden turtle: "What do you mean?"

"Hehe, the wife of Beiwei Marquis entered the palace early in the morning," Xiao Qian stuffed the golden turtle into his clothes and whispered, "That lady is really powerful. I asked the eunuch in Yongning Palace to inquire about it. The wife of Yongchang Marquis almost died of anger."

It turned out that after breakfast, the wife of Yongchang Marquis cried in front of Yongning Palace again, saying over and over again that Yongchang Marquis had been loyal for generations, but now he was bullied by others. He followed Taizu to fight for the world and went through life and death. Now a boy who just came of age is going to be made a marquis. How can the family of the marquis feel.

The wife of Beiwei Marquis went there and cried without saying a word. She cried more painfully than the wife of Yongchang Marquis. It is said that the son of the Maoguo family pushed the son of Beiwei Marquis into the water for 39 days, and now he is still sick. One of his two nephews is bedridden and the other has frozen his feet. Beiwei Marquis has been loyal for generations, but his title is slightly lower than others, and he has fallen to the point of being bullied by others. She followed Taizu to conquer the world and went through life and death, but now she is almost extinct.

The wife of Yongchang Bo was confused by what she said. She always felt that what she said was so familiar, but since Duke Mao and her family were now in the same group, she naturally had to help them and asked her why she thought it was done by Duke Mao's family.

The wife of Beiwei Marquis ignored her and just cried, saying that the queen promised to find a good marriage for her daughter, and she was about to become an old maid, but there was no marriage yet. She also said that the grandson of Yongchang Bo's family pinched her herbs last time, which she spent three years raising by herself in order to treat her mother-in-law. Now the herbs are ruined, and her mother-in-law is getting worse day by day, but the Yongchang Bo's family has not even apologized.

The wife of Yongchang Bo almost died after hearing this. Her grandson pinched off a few branches of honeysuckle in Beiwei Marquis's mansion last time. Could it be that Beiwei Marquis's mansion still lacks these few coins and one tael of antipyretic medicine?

Jing Shao heard this and put his fist to his lips, unable to help but laugh.

Xiao Qian couldn't help laughing as he spoke: "Yongning Palace is so lively today. Several ladies who went to pay respects also saw it and hurriedly left while holding back their laughter."

"What did the Queen Mother say?" Jing Shao thought to himself that the wife of the Marquis of Beiwei was really amazing. She put all the blame on the two families. The son of the Duke of Maoguo did have a feud with Mu Lingbao. In the summer, he saw the two fighting in Huiwei Tower, but the drowning incident had nothing to do with the Duke of Maoguo.

"The Queen Mother was annoyed by the noise, and in a rage, she drove the two ladies out of the palace, saying that she would no longer care about these things." Xiao Qian said with a smile. After such a commotion, the two ladies became famous in the capital.

Jing Shao smiled and thanked Xiao Qian for his help, rode on Xiao Hei and ran home. He had to tell his own princess about this matter as soon as possible.

"Your Highness!" Minister Sun was sitting in a sedan chair. Seeing Jing Shao riding a horse and running past the window, he hurriedly called out.

"Whew~" Xiao Hei immediately stopped, got up, raised his horse's hoof, and walked back in three or two steps.

"What's wrong?" Jing Shao frowned. He was anxious to go back to have breakfast with his princess. Jun Qing said that she would personally make fried vegetable balls for him today!

"Today, there are some things in the Ministry of War that must be decided by the prince. You must go there." Minister Sun said helplessly. This ancestor used to be lazy every two or three days, but now that he has returned from the war, he has not been to the Ministry of War once.

"Got it." Jing Shao waved his hand. Today, his brother had already told him that he would find a reason to pull down the old man Song An recently. It is estimated that Minister Sun wanted to discuss this matter with him.

"Jun Qing, I'm back!" Jing Shao shouted excitedly as soon as he entered the East Garden.

Mu Hanzhang quickly applied the medicine on his hands and turned to greet him.

"Where are the meatballs?" Jing Shao excitedly hugged his princess in his arms. He was still stained with the aroma of food, which smelled very delicious. He couldn't help but sniff at her white neck.

Mu Hanzhang was tickled, so he gently pushed him away and pointed to the plate on the table.

There were several exquisite dishes on the table, all served on white porcelain plates, with only a wooden plate in the middle, which was full of golden fried meatballs. There was also a small celadon bowl next to it, which was filled with prepared garlic sauce.

Before Jing Shao could sit down, he picked up one with chopsticks, dipped it in the sauce, and ate it in one bite. It was crispy and delicious, and it was very delicious. People couldn't help but want to eat more, so they ate another one and said vaguely: "Jun Qing, you are so amazing. You can cook so deliciously without cooking!"

Mu Hanzhang reluctantly pulled him to sit down and served him a bowl of porridge. In the morning, Jing Shao refused to get up and insisted on being intimate with him. In the end, he had no choice but to say that he would make meatballs for him before coaxing him out.

"This is not my doing. The cook has prepared everything. I just squeezed them into balls and fried them in the pan." Mu Hanzhang put his left hand on his leg and ate with his right hand.

"It's already amazing!" Jing Shao added a meatball and fed it to the people around him.

Mu Hanzhang couldn't refuse, so he had to open his mouth and bite half of it. Before he could bite off the other half, the chopsticks had turned and filled Jing Shao's mouth. Seeing that he ate so naturally, Mu Hanzhang didn't know what to say, so he pursed his lips and drank the porridge slowly.

Jing Shao picked up some dishes for his princess, and always felt that something was wrong. After eating the last meatball, he remembered that Jun Qing's left hand had been placed underneath! Because his etiquette has always been in place, his movements are still elegant and smooth without one hand, so Jing Shao discovered it and grabbed the hand under the table without waiting to speak.

"Hiss..." Mu Hanzhang took a breath of cool air, but it was too late to break free. Two transparent blisters on his rosy little finger were exposed in front of Jing Shao.

"Jun Qing..." Jing Shao frowned, feeling extremely distressed. The joy of eating vegetable balls suddenly disappeared.

"It's okay, it will be fine in two days." Mu Hanzhang sighed. A gentleman stays away from the kitchen. He has basically never been to the kitchen since he was a child. It seems very simple to watch the cook do it, but when he really does it, he is clumsy.

"Don't go to the kitchen again in the future." Jing Shao asked someone to get some crushed ice, wrapped it with silk cloth, and carefully applied it to the blisters.

The cold touch relieved the burning pain. Mu Hanzhang watched Jing Shao carefully apply the medicine and blow gently on the wound. That serious look may only appear when studying the formation diagram. Slowly curling his lips, he felt warm in his heart, and it was worth it to get two blisters.

"Don't go out these two days. If you get cold again, you will have scars." Jing Shao held the jade-like hand, feeling distressed.

"The imperial edict has arrived!" The two were talking when a notification came from outside the door. The two looked at each other. Mu Hanzhang asked Duofu to receive the eunuch who delivered the edict first, and took Jing Shao to change clothes quickly and go to the front yard to listen to the edict.

"Princess Cheng Mu Hanzhang, accept the edict!" The eunuch who delivered the edict glanced at the kneeling Cheng Wangfu and unfolded the bright yellow scroll embroidered with five-colored dragons.