Prince Consort

Chapter 42 Nanzhao Gu Art (2)
For Bai Zhi, this is letting Mu Tusu serve her like a cow and a horse, but for Mu Tusu, this is a great opportunity.Mu Tusu immediately kissed Bai Zhi on the mouth: "I love this job."

Bai Zhi was just smiling, she was thinking, it's too early to say this!
The two drove their horses directly to the eastern suburbs of the capital to hunt.Although there are few prey in mid-winter, it does not affect the hunting mood.Bai Zhi's riding skills are not very superb, but at least she can ride a horse and gallop.Bai Zhi wanted to ride a horse alone, but Mutusu insisted on taking a ride together. His excuse was: "If the horse is frightened and goes astray, and takes you away, what should I do if I can't come back?" Then he directly picked up Bai Zhi sit on his horse.

The two have three arrows each, and they compete to see who can hunt small and light prey.The prey is small and the target is small, and the test is the bow and arrow skills.In this regard, Bai Zhi is still somewhat confident. Xiong Feng taught her a few tricks, and Qiu Chan specially trained her for a month, so it shouldn't be a problem.

A rabbit came into view, Bai Zhi pulled up the bow and arrow very neatly, shot it without hesitation, and hit it directly.Mu Tusu galloped on his horse, and picked up the rabbit that Bai Zhi just shot, it was not small, it was a female rabbit.

Mutusu kissed Bai Zhi's cheek: "Your reward."

"This way..." Bai Zhi uncharacteristically turned her face sideways, asking for the other side.

Mutusu was overwhelmed by the flattery, and kissed him again as ordered.

Bai Zhi pointed to her wet lips again: "Here..."

Mu Tusu turned his head to kiss her, and was considering whether to kiss her whole body.Unexpectedly, just as he pressed his lips, Bai Zhi opened his mouth and bit his lips, it didn't bleed, but it hurt.

"Your reward." Bai Zhi smiled secretly, looking for the next prey.

Mu Tusu covered his mouth, looking at Bai Zhi's smile of succeeding in bullying him, he couldn't laugh or cry.In view of the fact that he bullied her just now, he temporarily spared her this time.The two rode their horses to look for their next prey. Not far away, they saw several little white rabbits jumping around in a hole. It must be a litter of little rabbits. The mother rabbit is not around. Are they planning to come out to find the mother rabbit?The two of them simultaneously thought of the female rabbit they had just shot.

Bai Zhi said: "It's a sin."

Mutusu said: "Why don't you kill them too."

Bai Zhi was startled, and looked sideways at Mutusu.But Mutusu stared at the litter of little rabbits intently: "It's such a cold winter, without the female rabbits, they have no ability to survive, and they will definitely die. Rather than being tortured to death slowly, it's better to give them a good time."

Bai Zhi seems to have seen the Mu Tusu she met in her dream, she doesn't like to procrastinate, but likes to cut through messes quickly and solve things, always using the most cruel and decisive way.Bai Zhi resolutely vetoed his opinion: "It's just three rabbits, I want to raise them."

Mu Tusu said: "It's fine, I will eat rabbit meat when I grow up."

"You..." Bai Zhi was so angry that her seven orifices were filled with smoke.

Mutusu got off his horse swiftly, and wanted to catch the rabbit, but three arrows shot at him at the same time.Mutusu reacted quickly and caught the three arrows with his hands almost at the same time.Bai Zhi was startled first, then looked towards the direction of the arrow, and saw a few tall horses not far away, and there were people sitting on top of the horses.

The fine horses were approaching them.When it got closer and closer, Bai Zhi could see clearly that the one sitting on the horse was the current crown prince and the high-spirited Pei Jiu!

"As expected, it is General Mu Da, with such skill, he easily took down the three arrows shot at the same time." Sitting on the horse, the crown prince praised Mu Tusu unequivocally.Mu Tusu bowed his hands to the prince: "The prince's arrow technique is also top-notch, he can shoot three arrows at the same time, and it is so accurate."

The prince laughed loudly: "How can I have such a level, it was Ah Jiu who shot it."

Mutusu was obviously taken aback.In his opinion, Pei Jiu knew a little about three-legged cat kung fu at most, but he didn't know such superb archery skills.Pei Jiu smiled at Mutusu, dismounted, picked up three terrified little rabbits on the ground, passed Mutusu, and walked towards Bai Zhi.

He handed the three rabbits to Bai Zhi's hand, his eyes were very calm, and he smiled slightly: "If the three rabbits must die, which one would you choose?"

Bai Zhi didn't understand his intention.Mu Tusu turned sideways slightly, and after hearing this, he felt a little upset, and wanted to stop him, but seeing the Prince's look of enjoying the show, he couldn't understand that he couldn't intervene.

Pei Jiu looked at the three rabbits: "What a coincidence, two males and one female. Two white male rabbits and one gray female rabbit. In order to make a pair, which one should die?" His eyes were extremely sharp, and he could not allow Bai Zhi to refuse to answer.

The prince also interjected: "Madam General, please choose one. If you don't answer, Ah Jiu will not give up, and we will suffer from the cold."

The prince is aggressive.

Bai Zhi decisively picked the gray female rabbit and threw it out.The abandoned female rabbit rolled several times on the ground, then ran away.Bai Zhi said: "Let these two male rabbits be together, the color is the same, they are obviously a pair."

"..." Everyone was silent.

Pei Jiu laughed suddenly, and handed the two rabbits to Bai Zhi: "You're so good at raising them." Then when she passed Mu Tusu again, Pei Jiu suddenly stopped and looked sideways at Mu Tusu, " I took Brother Qi's seat, and I will ask General Mu Da to give me more guidance." He was holding Pei Qi's token in his hand.

Mutusu smiled and said, "Naturally."

Pei Jiu nodded and got on the horse.

The prince said: "General Mu, I won't bother you to make out with your little lover. Let me leave. Remember to help me tell my third brother that I can't just take away what I have."

"Respectfully, Your Highness. I will tell you the truth." Mu Tusu gritted his teeth and bowed halfway.

Bai Zhi sat on the horse, looking at Mutusu's tall and straight back, and then at Pei Jiu who was fading away, she couldn't recover.In just seven days, Pei Jiu had such eyes, indifferent and alienated, and he still had a deep hatred for Mu Tusu. He was no longer the Pei Jiu who smiled and called Mu Tusu "Susu"...

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the new year may be a year of restlessness, a year of joys and sorrows.

On New Year's Eve, the capital is extremely lively.Every household is decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going.While stroking the little bunny on the table, Bai Zhi waited patiently for Mu Tusu who was going to the corner to buy white sugar double-cooked cakes.

At this time, she and Mu Tusu should go back to Prince Gong's mansion, but Mu Tusu took her to the night market on a whim.Bai Zhi felt bad, and couldn't bear to spoil Mutusu's interest, so she agreed.Tomorrow is the New Year, according to the custom, it is time to go back to eat the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.But the two slipped out to play, Bai Zhi couldn't help but couldn't let go.

There are always women wearing masks walking past Bai Zhi.I also heard a passing woman say to the people around her: "This mask is so beautiful, I bought several at a time."

Bai Zhi glanced at the mask in her hand by the way. There were demons, ghosts, white, black and red faces, and even the beautiful faces of fairies. The workmanship was exquisite and lifelike.Bai Zhi's heart moved, and she asked the passing aunt: "Excuse me, where can I buy this mask?"

"That's right there." The masked woman pointed to the front, Bai Zhi looked intently, there was a small stall surrounded by many young girls.Bai Zhi smiled gratefully at the woman passing by: "Thank you."

She thought that when Mu Tusu came back, she would buy one for fun.

A woman squeezed out from the mask booth, looking at the mask in her hand with joy.

And Bai Zhi happened to meet that woman... At that moment, it was as if a boulder had fallen into a lake that was as calm as a mirror, and suddenly the stormy waves hit the shore.That face... a face that she will never forget until she dies, a pair of apricot round and lively eyes, smiling brows, always innocent and lovely.Bai Zhi felt as if her blood had been drained from her whole body, even wearing the fox fur cloak that Mu Tusu draped for her, she still felt extremely cold.She wrapped herself tightly in the fox fur cloak, looked at the face covered with a mask, and walked towards her with a smile.

It was a white face, a white face with a smile, so bright and creepy.

They passed by like that, without knowing each other.But Bai Zhi forgot to breathe at that moment, her mind was blank, as if everything in the world was still, only that beautiful face she was familiar with but didn't want to see.

Bai Zhi tried to stay awake.She can't faint, she can't be afraid, she can't be so frightened that her legs go limp and faint after a simple meeting.

Mutusu... her Susu...

Bai Zhi seemed to think of something, and hurriedly looked around to find him.

Didn't see... didn't see... still didn't see...

Bai Zhi suddenly became frightened, as if she could never find Mutusu again.She covered her lips and looked around, but Mu Tusu was nowhere to be seen.She was so disappointed that she burst into tears.She must find Mutusu, absolutely.But she didn't dare to move, fearing that if she moved, she would miss Mu Tusu who came back to look for her.

"Zhi'er?" Mu Tusu asked curiously when he saw Bai Zhi looking anxiously at something when he bought back the white sugar double cooking cake.

But Bai Zhi touched his warm face, the familiar eyebrows, the familiar bridge of the nose, and the familiar lips, which were real and not illusory. "Zhi'er, why are you crying?" Mu Tusu looked at Bai Zhi's tear-stained face incomprehensibly, wiped it for her, and saw her crying with joy.

Bai Zhi grabbed Mutusu's skirt, leaned her head on his chest, and said in a low voice, "Susu, I love you very much, can I not lose you?"

Mutusu was startled, his eyes were as soft as water, and he touched Bai Zhi's drooping black hair: "Fool."

Bai Zhi tightly clutched the skirt in her hand, and refused to let go for a long time.If she lost Mu Tusu again, she thought, she didn't know what would happen to her, would she choose to commit suicide again, or... She didn't want to think about it anymore, she just wanted to grasp the present.

That was just her dream, now it is obviously different from the dream, it is obviously different, Mu Tusu loves her.

Seeing her pale face, Mu Tusu felt a little distressed, and wanted to take her back, but she willfully refused.Mu Tusu was puzzled.Bai Zhi licked her pale and dry lips: "I want to be alone with you, just for a while."

These words sound like a spoiled child.Mutusu thought it was funny, and felt that Bai Zhi was really cute, so he couldn't help laughing a few times, holding Bai Zhi's hand and saying, "Then I'll take you around again? Or find a room at an inn?"

Bai Zhi nodded blindly, thinking that it doesn't matter, as long as she can be with Mutusu.

In fact, Mu Tusu seldom hangs out in the capital, and he doesn't know much about the capital.Holding Bai Zhi's hand, he wandered aimlessly, and happened to come to a big tree covered with red kits.The two looked at the red kits hanging on the tree, like countless red threads.

"What is this?" Bai Zhi asked curiously.

Mu Tusu didn't know either.

The old guard on the side listened and helped Bai Zhi answer: "This tree is called the Lover's Tree, and the red kit on it is filled with the name of the lover written down by the girl. I hope to continue to love each other in the next life."

Mu Tusu smiled and urged Bai Zhi: "Hurry up and write!"

Bai Zhi refused: "No! I don't want to fall in love with you in the next life. Sex!"

Mu Tusu pulled his face very long, and directly asked the old man for a red kit, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and asked the old man, "How should I write this?"

"Just write down the girl's name and your name. But what the girl writes will be more effective."

As soon as he said this, Mu Tusu withdrew his hand and looked at Bai Zhi.It seems that if she doesn't agree, he won't give up.Bai Zhi had no choice but to take the pen and paper, and wrote her name and Mutusu's name in her usual handwriting.

The paper was stuffed into a red kit and hung on a tree by the old man.Bai Zhi raised her head, watched the old man hang up the kit, and asked the old man worriedly: "Will it not fall off?"

"It's inevitable to fall, but you've got your heart set on it, and it's still fine. You don't have to worry about it, girl."

Bai Zhi's cheeks were flushed, and she muttered uncomfortably: "Who... who is worried..."

But Mutusu put his arms around her waist and leaned over to look: "Zhi'er, why are your cheeks so rosy? What's wrong?"

"Go away." Bai Zhi pushed Mu Tusu, but Mu Tusu got closer.The old man standing next to him laughed and said, "What a couple!" The two of them didn't hear it at all, and drifted away from each other.

It's too cold in winter to hang out outside for a long time.Bai Zhi bid farewell to the time the two spent alone, and returned to Prince Gong's Mansion.Before the two entered their new house, they saw Hongqiao rubbing her hands and stamping her feet, as if she was anxiously expecting something.

Seeing that Bai Zhi and Mu Tusu had returned, Hongqiao hurriedly ran to greet her: "General, madam, you are finally back."

Bai Zhi's heart sank, she left home to play on New Year's Eve, she was at her own risk, now is the time to be "conceited".But Mutusu saw it very openly, patted Bai Zhi's shoulder, and said in relief: "Don't worry about this matter."

However, Bai Zhi didn't think that Princess Gong didn't like her now, she was not pleasing to her eyes, now that she abducted Mutusu on New Year's Eve, Princess Gong would definitely take her anger out on her.

The "conceit" was unexpected. It was not Princess Gong who was waiting for them in the new house, but Prince Gong who never asked them anything.

He didn't even look at Bai Zhi, and directly said to her: "You go out first."

Bai Zhi nodded and met Mu Tusu's eyes.Mutusu returned her a gentle smile, but she was even more uneasy, and reluctantly retreated, closing the door for them.The moment the door was closed, Bai Zhi saw the serious expression on Prince Gong's face.

What will they say?Bai Zhi's heart suddenly became heavy, and when she thought of the face she saw at the mask booth just now, her heart sank even more.Is it about her?

Bai Zhi was arranged by Hongqiao in the next room.Bai Zhi sat at the coffee table, drinking tea while waiting, drank several pots of tea, went to the hut several times, but still did not see Prince Gong coming out.What have we been talking about for so long?Bai Zhi's heart became more and more uneasy.

Hong Qiao reminded Bai Zhi: "Ma'am, it's the second watch, wash up and go to sleep."

But Bai Zhi didn't feel sleepy at all.With this matter in front of her, how could she sleep?In this way, Baizhi ordered Hongqiao to boil a pot of water and make tea.Repeated several times, Bai Zhi couldn't take it anymore, and fell asleep on the coffee table.

When she woke up the next day, Bai Zhi found that she was already lying on the bed, and there was no Mutusu beside her.Was he the one who put her to bed?He talked with Prince Gong all night?What is the important thing to go into so much detail?Bai Zhixi was thinking wildly, hurriedly calling Hongqiao.Hongqiao brought in a pot of hot water, soaked the face towel, squeezed it dry and handed it to Bai Zhi.Bai Zhi wiped her face and asked, "Who put me in bed last night?"

"It's the general."

"How long did he talk last night? Did he sleep with me?"

"I don't know. I was asleep at that time too. When I got up, I didn't see the general coming out of the room. Maybe Madam slept alone yesterday."

Bai Zhi's eyes dimmed, and she became more and more uneasy.But what if she is uneasy?She can't control Mu Tusu's affairs, the only thing she should do is to trust him.But she has no confidence at all.As soon as she thought of that face, a strong sense of frustration swept over her.

"By the way, just now the princess's personal nurse said that the princess wanted to see you, and told you to go to Beiyuan to find her when you woke up."

"Really? Change clothes." Bai Zhi lifted the quilt and got up quickly.

The concubine came to see her for something important, maybe it was about Prince Gong's conversation with Mu Tusu all night?
The answer is that Bai Zhi thinks too much.What the concubine asked Bai Zhi to talk about was what Bai Zhi was worried about at the beginning. She abducted her son out on New Year's Eve, instead of eating New Year's Eve dinner together, and then babbled.Bai Zhi didn't feel it at all. After a whole night of tossing, the princess's sarcastic remarks could go in her left ear and out of her right ear.

Isn't that the case with the little princess of Nanzhao who was hated by the princess back then?As long as she is loved by Mu Tusu, nothing matters.All the princess can do is whine and roll her eyes, and it won't affect her in any way.

What she was afraid of was Prince Gong, the "loyal" man who was willing to kill even his son in order to help the third prince win the throne!
Bai Zhi obviously felt that Mu Tusu was very busy recently, leaving early in the morning, and never seeing him before she fell asleep at night, and repeated this for a few days, she was puzzled and decided to have a good talk with him.

Bai Zhi nodded her head like pounding garlic, propped her head with her hands, her eyelids drooped, and she felt drowsy.Seeing Bai Zhi's appearance, Hongqiao pushed Bai Zhi who was about to meet Duke Zhou: "Madam, if you are tired, go to sleep first."

Bai Zhi raised her blindfolded eyes, waved her hands, and squeezed her forehead: "I'm a little sleepy, what time is it?"

"Second update."

"It's so late..." Bai Zhi looked outside, it was covered with white snow, the roof seemed to be covered with a white hat, and the roof tiles could not be seen, with such heavy snow, he was still outside, what was he busy with?
(End of this chapter)