The Wife is First

Chapter 122
Mu Hanzhang was stunned, and then slowly raised the corners of his lips: "Okay."

The peach blossoms are blooming again, and the spring breeze is blowing, and the pink petals reflect the two people who are carrying each other, hovering quietly.

The first time Gu Huaiqing saw Jing Chen was in a restaurant in Pingjiang City.

Jing Shao sent him a message saying that Prince Rui would come to Pingjiang to look for him in the near future, so he had another reason not to go back. Anyway, there is capable Prime Minister Huai who will handle all the government affairs for him, so if he can go back one day late, it will be an extra day.

That day was sunny and sunny, when Gu Huaiqing went to drink at the wine shop he frequented by the Qingshui River, he saw that his favorite seat by the window had already been taken.Frowning in displeasure, he grabbed Xiao Er and threw a piece of silver over: "Let the people there move."

Xiaoer was holding the silver in embarrassment. This young man is a regular customer, but the one sitting now is also dressed luxuriously and he can't afford to offend at first glance. He felt a little troubled for a while, so he weighed the silver in his hand. It was really heavy. He gritted his teeth, He flicked the cloth towel over his shoulder and walked over there.

Jing Chen sat alone on the table by the window, looking at the Qingshui River outside, observing the bustling scene in Pingjiang City. The guards sat next to him and did not dare to disturb him. At this moment, Xiao Er suddenly came over.

"Guest officer, I'm really sorry, this small seat was previously reserved for that young master, can you please change to the next table?" Xiaoer pointed to Gu Huaiqing who was not far away.

The guard over there was very displeased, and was about to get up to argue, but Jing Chen stopped him with his eyes.Jing Chen followed Xiao Er's hand to look over, and saw a man wearing a snow-white coat standing not far away, with a handsome face and noble temperament, not like an ordinary rich man.

While that person was looking over, Gu Huaiqing was also looking at him, Fengshen was handsome, not angry but majestic, and more importantly, he looked exactly like Jing Shao!Gu Huaiqing was stunned for a moment, and immediately walked over quickly: "Xiao Er, I'll let you find a seat by the window, it's nothing more than convenient, why let people move your seat!"

Xiao Er stared at Gu Huaiqing dumbfounded, seeing that he had no intention of asking for the money back, he hurriedly followed his words and said yes.

"I have collided with you, and I hope you will forgive me." Gu Huaiqing smiled and cupped her hands at Jing Chen,
Jing Chen glanced at him, and he could clearly see the twists and turns in it, but he didn't know why this man changed his mind, so he replied lightly: "It's okay."

Gu Huaiqing looked at the person in front of him. He was obviously similar to Jing Shao, but his temperament was very different. That kind of calm and noble temperament would unconsciously attract people's attention to him, but it made people dare not directly See.Although he roughly guessed the identity of this person, Jing Chen didn't know who he was. Thinking of this, Gu Huaiqing suddenly had a fun idea.

The King of Huainan has always been unrestrained, and he can't help but go up to tease a beauty when he meets a beauty. Because of his good appearance, few people will face him coldly, except of course Jing Shao, who only knows how to shake his fist.Therefore, Gu Huaiqing, who was planning to eat and drink, sat down opposite Jingchen consciously, and said with a smile: "Meeting is fate, I look at the waist of the young master..." As he spoke, he glanced at Jingchen's waist, thinking of him I will definitely have something like a saber, and I am good at treasures, and I have something to say about appreciating one or two, after looking around, I am speechless, Jing Chen does not have a sword on his waist!
"What?" Jing Chen frowned, feeling that this person was a little baffled.

"Uh... the jade buckle is pretty good," Gu Huaiqing was stared at by the person opposite, and immediately got stuck in the brain, and said it casually, "Can you lend me a look?"

Jing Chen's face darkened suddenly.

All this is the beginning of evil fate.

But now Emperor Sheng Yuan, looking at the Taizu Handbook in his hand, only felt a headache.

It is said to be a manuscript, but there are very few things about governing the country in it. Most of them are small things recorded by Taizu on a whim, but the most written about the Huainan fiefdom.

Taizu said that he fought the world with the three anti-kings, but he was the closest to Gu Xi. The two sworn brothers and often slept together.Among them, Taizu used a whole page to describe Gu Xi's beauty, and the corners of Jing Chen's mouth twitched. Unexpectedly, Taizu, who was worshiped as a god by later generations, was also romantic.What happened later was full of lamentations. The folk customs of the previous dynasty were not like this. Men could not marry men. The Taizu set up the Dachen Law and insisted on listing married wives. However, no matter how hard he tried, the King of Huainan could not Marry Taizu.

What happened during this period is unknown, but Taizu finally wrote it in the letter, warning the descendants who read the letter not to take the initiative to invade the Huainan fief, and if they want to withdraw the vassal, they must marry the king of Huainan as the queen. Willful list of various rules.

Jing Chen closed the notebook and sighed softly.Taizu said back then that he was allowed to marry a male wife. It was only after so many years of improvement of the laws and the formation of the unwritten rule that the concubine married a male wife among the people that it became the situation it is today.The reason why the emperors of all dynasties failed to regain Huainan was that if they wanted to marry, the king of Huainan had to be willing to marry.

"Report to the emperor, King Cheng asks to see you." The chief eunuch reported.

"Let him in." Jing Chen rubbed his eyebrows.

"Your brother sees the emperor, my emperor..." Jing Shao knelt down to salute, but was interrupted by Jing Chen before he finished speaking.

"What's the matter?" Jing Chen waved his hand to get him up, and the eunuchs retreated tactfully.

"Brother," Jing Shao got up consciously, leaned over to his elder brother, and glanced at the yellowed booklet in Jing Chen's hand, "What exactly is written in the Taizu's handbook?" The more Jing Shao thought about it in the past two years, the more he felt Taizu must have a spirit in the sky. When he destroyed Huainan, he was suddenly framed by many people and died in Fengyue Mountain. He didn't fight seriously in this life, but Emperor Hongzheng insisted on withdrawing the feudal domain, so Taizu accepted him in advance go.So he especially wanted to know what was said in the Taizu's handbook.

Jing Chen pressed the letter under his palm and didn't show it to him: "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, Gu Huaiqing has come to Beijing, and she insists on staying at my house." Seeing Brother Huang's eyes suddenly changed, Jing Shao thought he had said something wrong, so he shrank his neck and said solemnly, "My brother came to report, The King of Huainan came here with the legacy of Taizu, begging to see his brother."

Taizu's Last Instructions were written by Taizu himself before his death and handed over to King Huainan as a life-saving talisman. It is said that when the first King of Huainan received the last instructions, he fell to the ground and cried bitterly, and he followed Taizu in a few days.

The news that King Huainan came to Beijing with the legacy of Taizu quickly spread throughout the capital.

There was a lot of discussion in the court, and everyone was guessing what the Taizu's legacy was. Jing Chen vaguely guessed what it was, but when Gu Huaiqing read it out in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he still felt the veins on his forehead twitching.

Gu Huaiqing stood in the center of the court hall, looked up at the handsome emperor on the dragon chair, and waited for him to speak with a half-smile.

The court hall was so quiet that you could hear the silver needles falling to the ground, just because the Taizu's legacy was too shocking!
"Since there is such a legacy, I should obey the will of the great ancestor." Jing Chen's face remained unchanged, and he looked at Gu Huaiqing with deep eyes, "You can continue to guard Huainan, and everything will be as usual with taxes and tributes."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Gu Huaiqing's eyes, but the emperor's reaction was also within his expectations, and he immediately knelt down to thank him: "I will do my best to protect Huainan for my emperor."

In the third year of Shengyuan, the Huainan king read the legacy of Taizu, returned to the main city Danyang in April, and invaded Jiangzhou in May.

"Your Majesty, the King of Huainan has acted mischievously in the south of the Yangtze River based on the legacy of the Taizu, and Huainan is [-] miles away from the capital, so it is really dangerous to keep it!" The Minister of the Ministry of War said with a bitter face.

"Your Majesty, the national treasury has already been in shortfall after fighting in all directions in the past few years. Now that the overall situation has been settled, it is time to recuperate. It is really inappropriate to go to war again." The Minister of the Household Department also followed suit.

Jing Chen sat behind the desk in the imperial study, listening to the discussion of several important ministers with no expression on his face, feeling very stunned, and glared fiercely at a certain prince of Zhenguo who was drinking tea by the side.

Jing Shao was secretly stuffing snacks into his mouth, but was almost choked by his imperial brother's stare, and quickly took a big sip of water.

The so-called Huainan King invaded Jiangzhou, in fact, Gu Huaiqing swallowed another city in order to force a marriage, and then lay still; and the national treasury was short, because Jing Shao went out to fight and hid a lot of money, which was later honestly handed over to the Jing Chen, and even Gu Huaiqing handed over his share.But there is nothing to say on the bright side, the money Jingchen can only keep temporarily, if it is directly filled in the treasury, it will be a clear evidence of Jingshao's crime.So in desperation, Jing Chen could only stare at his brother a few more times to vent his anger.

"The empress passed away, and the harem has no owner, so why didn't the emperor agree to King Huainan..." Ma Zhuo whispered.

Several old officials looked at each other, but dared not speak out.

"Do you think so too?" Jing Chen scanned the crowd.

(End of this chapter)