my awesome king

Chapter 40

Ji Xiaomo lifted the ink painting hung in the center of the book pavilion that Mu Shuiqing once liked, stretched out his hand and gently pushed the wall, only to hear a "click", a small piece of the wall was dented, revealing a round stones.He pressed lightly, and the bookshelf on the right creaked, and then slowly moved to the left, revealing a deep and dark passage.

He lit a candle, half bent over, and walked slowly into the dark passage with a cane in the other hand.

Those spies who were sent to monitor Ji Xiaomo probably never thought that there was a secret passage leading to the outside world in the Book Pavilion, and it was on the back of Ji Xiaomo's "favorite" painting... They only thought that Ji Xiaomo Xiao Mo hangs paintings to see things and think about people, and he is forbidden to enter the bookstore because of the portraits of noble concubines that symbolize the nature of longing. In fact, everything is just a blindfold...

So sometimes Ji Xiaomo acts on purpose, playing the flute for Li Yanshan in front of Ji Hengyuan to help her perform is also to let Ji Hengyuan believe that he still misses his old love, that he still has weaknesses, that he is still the ignorant boy he used to be...

Just like now, he is acting in front of Mu Shuiqing, playing the role of a weak prince who is kind to his concubine in every possible way because of saving his life, and tricks her sincerity...

It's just that Ji Xiaomo has long forgotten that now he is immersed in his own play, and getting along with Mu Shuiqing every day makes him extremely happy. It is a joy that he has never had before...

In an alley in the north of the city, a carriage suddenly arrived.Following the neighing of the horse, a slender and well-articulated hand slowly opened the curtain.Amidst a series of low-pitched coughs, Ji Xiaomo, supported by Qing Zhu, slowly got out of the carriage with a cane.At this time, he was wearing a black robe and a black hat on his head. His thin face was shrouded in shadows, and his emotions could not be seen clearly.

The sound of steady footsteps slowly sounded in the deep alley, and the afterglow of the warm sun penetrated the dense leaves and dappledly sprinkled on his flickering black bamboo hat.Suddenly, Ji Xiaomo's steps stopped, and the depths of the alley were extremely quiet, allowing him to clearly hear a woman's gentle and familiar calling.

Through the fence, Ji Xiaomo quietly stared at a woman in simple linen clothes, with the breeze blowing her black hair, she casually tied it behind her ears, and gently served a little boy about five years old with a meal .His normally restrained dark eyes were filled with tears, and his pale lips trembled slightly.Ji Xiaomo lifted the hat and murmured softly.

The woman heard the sound and slowly raised her head.Even the cheap coarse cloth clothes can hardly conceal the elegance of her body, as if she is a noble lady of high status.It's just that due to several years of malnutrition, the once rosy and smooth face has become sallow and thin, revealing a sickness.

Seeing Ji Xiaomo, she also had tears in her eyes. She was very excited and was about to kneel down while holding the little boy's hand.Unexpectedly, Ji Xiaomo knelt down first... He bowed his head and knelt without saying a word. At this moment, he was the only one who knew the guilt surging in his heart.

"Xiao Mo, you..."

Not understanding why his mother knelt back and forth with a stranger, with tears in his eyes and choked up words, the boy raised his head in confusion, tilted his head and looked at Ji Xiaomo who had been kneeling for a long time.

The boy was wearing a thin long gown, dragging his feet to the ground, it could be seen that it was an adult's clothes.He was thin and short, and looked stunted.His black hair was tied loosely with a white ribbon, his phoenix eyes were raised slightly, and his exquisite jade-like face was half or half like that of Ji Xiaomo, but it was not as innocent and innocent as a child should be, but instead had a little grown-up look. breath.

The boy looked at Ji Xiaomo, saw that he was tall and straight, with a handsome appearance, and a more elegant and noble temperament on his body. He frowned a little, thought for a long time, and pulled his mother's sleeve and asked softly: " Mother, who is he? Is it because we owe rent again... or are we trying to bully Mother? "

"He's your..."

The boy's fearful and vigilant eyes made Ji Xiaomo's heart startled. He stretched out his hand to hold him in his arms, stroked the boy's back, and said softly: "It's okay...don't be afraid...you've already gone home..."

When it was time for dinner, Ji Xiaomo hadn't come out of the Book Pavilion, and even the only green bamboo that could enter the Book Pavilion was missing. When Mu Shuiqing was thinking about asking Ji Xiaomo to eat, he saw Ji Xiaomo and A man in black walked out of the bookstore slowly.His face was a little serious, and he was muttering something to the man beside him.

Mu Shuiqing blinked, feeling that the stern man in black beside Ji Xiaomo looked very familiar.

Ah, the one who saved them a few days ago!Is he familiar with the prince?
"Who?!" When Mu Shuiqing was still wondering about their relationship, he had already been lifted out of the corner by the black-clothed man, and threw him on the ground without hesitation.

Ji Xiaomo saw Mu Shuiqing, who fell to the ground and grinned while covering his butt, was a little surprised, thinking that she was not fully recovered, he quickly reached out to help her up, and said coldly: "Didn't you just lie on the bed and not move around? Do you want your feet to heal?"

The sudden and severe scolding made Mu Shuiqing a little aggrieved. She rubbed her sore buttocks, raised her head and complained: "But the prince has been staying in the bookstore for too long. He said he was helping me get the book, and now it's too late." Didn’t come back. No matter how much you miss others, you can’t ignore your own body!” Tsk, it’s not like I’m fascinated by some paintings, don’t think I don’t know!
Ji Xiaomo was choked, he took a breath and said, "Let's eat."

Mu Shuiqing didn't move, she stared at Bai Ye, frowned, and asked, "My lord, did you know him before?"

Ji Xiaomo glanced at Bai Ye with Bingshan's face, and lied: "You suddenly fell into a coma that day, maybe you didn't know it, but in the end it was this young master who saved you and me. You should be rewarded for saving your life, so I'm thinking about how to repay this gentleman." Where is the son?"

Bai Ye clasped his hands and said, "It's not worth mentioning for a simple job."

Mu Shuiqing has a good impression of the indifferent savior in front of him, after all, he has made a trip before the gate of hell.But she still had a doubt in her heart, she asked: "Master, why did you pass by there so late that night?"

"get lost."

"Isn't the young master from the capital?"

"……Um……"

"Young Master, can you find a job?!" Mu Shuiqing became more and more excited as he asked.

After Bai Ye glanced at Ji Xiaomo, he said lightly, "Not yet."

Ji Xiaomo followed the words: "Xiongtai came here for the first time, and there is no place to stay yet, why not just stay in the palace. I happen to be short of a guard."

It is not very convenient for Bai Ye to hide behind the scenes all the time. Now that Mu Shuiqing has seen her, she will make a mistake again, so it is better to go with the flow.

"Thank you, my lord, for taking me in."

"Very good, very good." Mu Shuiqing clapped his hands quickly, and said excitedly: "Young master, can you teach me martial arts? I am willing to worship you as my teacher!"

Ever since she was bullied by Mu Yuanran last time, Mu Shuiqing has been motivated to learn martial arts, but at that time she was busy opening a shop to make money, and her determination to learn martial arts was instantly thrown aside by her.However, the assassination not long ago let her know that someone was going to take her life several times, and it made her even more determined that she must practice martial arts to strengthen her body, protect herself well, and stop causing trouble to those around her!
When she finishes her studies, let's see who dares to bully her!
Ji Xiaomo looked up at Bai Ye, who lowered his eyes and said coldly, "Don't teach!"

"I'm very smart! Look, I can do a set of Taijiquan!" Mu Shuiqing muttered, "Cut a watermelon in half, and I'll give you one..."

Bai Ye glanced contemptuously, and the poisonous snake said: "The princess is past the age of learning martial arts, and her aptitude is poor, so she won't teach."

"As a guard, you dare to disobey my concubine's order!" Mu Shuiqing showed his true colors, and said angrily with his hands on his hips, "You teach or not! The money in the palace is in charge of my concubine! If you don't teach, I won't give you the silver. Go and drink the northwest wind!"

"..."

People who learned martial arts in ancient times were indeed very arrogant. Mu Shuiqing bullied and lured her for a long time, but the other party still refused to teach her how to learn martial arts, which made her feel an itchy nose and sneezed several times when she was depressed.

Ji Xiaomo glanced at her small red nose and thin coat, and saw that her face that was beaming in the past was full of disappointment and dissatisfaction. He lowered his head and walked towards the living room without making a sound. The ink satin robe was taken off, and it was placed on her head casually.

"It's a bit hot today, help me take off my clothes..."

It is now early autumn in September, and the evening wind is chilly.Mu Shuiqing had already slept in a warm bed before, so he forgot to put on his coat when he went out, and then he and Bai Ye bickered in the cold wind for a long time before catching a cold.

Ji Xiaomo's embarrassing appearance of lying while clearly wanting to care about herself made Mu Shuiqing chuckle, she subconsciously stretched out her hand to gather the black brocade robe, a strange warmth flowed through her heart, she couldn't help turning her head to look at Ji Xiao Strange glance.

Seeing his thin body and his thin underwear dangling in the cold wind, he didn't care, his handsome side face looked indifferent, Mu Shuiqing couldn't help but approached Ji Xiaomo's side, moved closer to him, suddenly He hugged Ji Xiaomo's slender waist.

Ji Xiaomo was slightly startled, the familiar scent of incense, accompanied by bursts of heat from his small palm, slowly penetrated into his body, corroding his beating heart.The temperature on his body was warmed by Mu Shuiqing's sudden closeness, and it carried a quiet and warm smell.

"My lord, I just cooked something delicious for you!"

Ji Xiaomo lowered his head to look at Mu Shuiqing, who was a small bird, and saw her smiling at him with squinted eyes, and the boredom in his heart was suddenly swept away.The clear eyes stayed on Mu Shuiqing's face for a moment, and he asked, "Why did you suddenly cook something delicious for me?"

His heart was pounding, curious and anxious to know Mu Shuiqing's answer.

"My lord, I've been ill in bed for ten days!" Mu Shuiqing suddenly let go of his arms around Ji Xiaomo's waist, and danced around in a circle, jumping and jumping, "Your lord, look , I'm completely fine!"

Knowing that Mu Shuiqing's sudden gesture of affection was because he thought the house was too boring and wanted to go out to play, Ji Xiaomo secretly laughed in his heart that he was too sensitive. Although he was a little disappointed, he still said softly: "Okay, but don't work too hard..."

"Thank you, my lord!" Mu Shuiqing excitedly grabbed Ji Xiaomo's hand, and while pulling him forward, urged, "My lord, hurry up, the food is getting cold!"

Bai Ye has been standing not far from them, seeing Ji Xiaomo's eyes have been lingering on Mu Shuiqing's body, warm and gentle,
His delicate brows frowned slightly.

Mu Shuiqing served a cup of hot soup, and Ji Xiaomo smelled a strong medicinal aroma from a distance.When Mu Shuiqing came closer and took a look, in the exquisite porcelain cup, half a duck was floating on the orange soup, which Mu Shuiqing went to the kitchen to boil specially when he was bored in the afternoon.Because Ji Xiaomo has been letting her cook nourishing tonics for her body recently, she suddenly thought that medicinal food is the most suitable for nourishing her body and mind!

Mu Shuiqing then opened several other porcelain cups, ginseng jujube pork liver soup, longan yam soup, ginseng yam pork loin, astragalus steamed quail...

Ji Xiaomo looked at the pile of greasy and strange things on the table, his face turned pale, he silently turned his head, and only picked a few vegetarian dishes in the corner to eat, completely refusing to touch the meat that Mu Shuiqing deliberately pushed in front of him .

Mu Shuiqing said with a straight face: "My lord, you have been picky eaters, so your body has been in a weak state! Qi deficiency and blood deficiency are so serious, you should eat more meat. More beef, chicken, pork, duck, quail, etc. Eat!" Ji Xiaomo is too thin, she wants to make him fat!Only a strong prince can give people a sense of security!
Ji Xiaomo doesn't like to eat meat, but under Mu Shuiqing's fierce eyes, he picked up the duck soup with a small spoon, and was a little surprised when he saw the lotus root slices. Mu Shuiqing added: "The lotus root slices clear the fire , is a good thing."

Ji Xiaomo took a spoonful of duck soup. Although there was a layer of greasy water floating on the soup, the soup was very delicious and not greasy.He picked up another piece of duck meat, which tasted mellow and rich.He opened his thin lips slightly, and took a very elegant bite. The meat was tender and tough, and the taste was comfortable.

The moment Ji Xiaomo chewed, some delicious soup dripped from the duck meat, and the juice dripped down his beautiful thin lips.He stretched out the tip of his micro-powdered tongue and licked it lightly, and the juice on his lips instantly rolled into his mouth.

This movement made Mu Shuiqing, who was always paying attention to Ji Xiaomo's expression, swallowed unconsciously.The prince is so charming even for a meal...

Afterwards, Ji Xiaomo took another piece of lotus root slices. After a little taste, it had the fragrance and crispness that lotus root slices should have, but also contained a light and delicious taste of duck soup. Accompanied by meat, it has a special flavor.Ji Xiaomo lowered his eyes, ate a few pieces, and swallowed a few mouthfuls of rice along with the delicious duck meat.

Seeing that Ji Xiaomo didn't stop moving his chopsticks, Mu Shuiqing squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "My lord, it tastes good! These days, I've been thinking about it for a long time. My lord has two pharmacies, and one opened a beauty salon. Let’s open another medicated meal hall. Herbal meals are what the common people need every day to keep their capital and profits..." When talking about making money, Mu Shuiqing can always chatter, even forgetting the rules of quietness when eating.

Listening to Mu Shuiqing's so-called perfect plan to make money from medicinal food, and looking at her slightly pink face with excitement, Ji Xiaomo nodded with a smile.Maybe it's time to let Mu Shuiqing go out to play, she must be bored these days.

He couldn't help reaching out to touch her head, but Mu Shuiqing suddenly raised his head, his hand froze in the air for an instant, Ji Xiaomo immediately pretended to cough and retracted.

"My lord likes to eat more, these are specially made for my lord."

Ji Xiaomo listened, picked up the spoon and sipped the soup slowly, the warm soup flowed down his throat, gradually warming his heart.It's just that when he was in a daze, Mu Shuiqing started a big sweep, and saw her chopsticks stretched and retracted, and half of the duck in the porcelain cup lost more than half of its meat in an instant.The other dishes were also less than half in an instant.

Ji Xiaomo saw something bad, just when he was about to pick up the last piece of duck meat, he saw a pair of chopsticks pick it up firmly first.Mu Shuiqing swallowed, happily put the last piece of duck meat into his mouth, and chewed contentedly.

Mu Shuiqing burped as he ate, and blamed Ji Xiaomo, "Why doesn't your lord eat it? If you don't eat it, you'll be gone..."

While drinking the soup, Ji Xiaomo stared at Mu Shuiqing who was devouring himself, the corners of his lips curled unconsciously.Said it was for him to replenish his body, but in fact he wanted to eat meat...

After the meal, Zhuyue and Lanyue went into the room to clean up the dishes. They were very surprised to see that the dishes on the table were clean.They know that the prince has always had a small appetite, but no matter how big the appetite is, the princess cannot eat all six dishes...

At night, when Mu Shuiqing was in a state of mystery and didn't know where to go, Ji Xiaomo found a booklet that Mu Shuiqing had memorized silently by her pillow, which contained the recipes of the medicine hall she was about to open.

A medicinal diet supplement: ginseng jujube pork liver soup, longan yam soup, ginseng yam pork loin, red dates and peanut porridge...

It is suitable for use when qi deficiency and blood deficiency are caused by diseased Shu. It has the functions of invigorating the spleen, replenishing qi, and nourishing blood.

He thought about these nights, Mu Shuiqing always hugged his arm and chanted the name of the dish, so he was thinking about this...

He turned a few pages back, and saw that the last page read:

What the prince likes to eat...

He chuckled, closed the booklet, and put it back in its original place.

"My lord, my lord, the fruit is coming tonight!"

Mu Shuiqing pushed the door open and entered, seeing Ji Xiaomo sitting upright on the bed, she immediately approached with a plate of pears.Now is the sweet and delicious season of Sydney, each white and shiny.

Ji Xiaomo has been coughing for many years, so he knows a lot of ways to relieve cough, among which pear is one of them. It is mainly used to treat hot cough, moisten the lungs and cool the heart, reduce phlegm and reduce inflammation.

He didn't know if Mu Shuiqing chose the fruit at random, or if he was really familiar with medical principles like Shen Molai... He just gently picked up a piece of pear flesh that Mu Shuiqing had shaved very regularly, and slowly put it into his lips, it was delicate and crisp Sweet, crunchy and delicious, the slight coolness slips into the throat, and there is an indescribable comfort.

(End of this chapter)