Little Cardamom

"What sound?" Ming Tan was puzzled for a moment, then got up and approached Bogujia.

"The book fell down." Without thinking too much, she rearranged the fallen military books and walked back to the table.

The secret room was not very soundproof, and several generals were sitting in it, their scalps were tight, and they looked at each other with wonderful expressions on their faces.

Several people murmured in unison in their hearts: I never expected that the prince and concubine would be so boring when they get along in private...

Thinking back to when the prince got married, they also came to the palace to have a wedding banquet. At that time, they couldn't see how much the prince valued this marriage, and after they got married, the prince rarely mentioned the princess, as if there was no such person. Everyone naturally thought that the relationship between the two was mediocre.

Now a few people are sitting on pins and needles, some people even think that if they heard something they shouldn't hear here today, will the prince let them stay in this secret room forever? I don't know if it's too late to save my life by making myself deaf and blind.

Jiang Xu didn't intend to let the few people in the secret room stay inside to eavesdrop on the corner, and he didn't intend to make Ming Tan embarrassed enough to pick out another Ming Tombs with his toes because of her sudden rise of embarrassment.

He closed the book and got up, holding Mingtan in one hand, and the food box in the other: "The study is not ventilated, let's go back to the room and use it together."

Ming Tan originally wanted to say that opening the window would allow ventilation, but he grasped her warmly, she swallowed her words again, she just nodded obediently, and let him lead her out.

However, just as the two were about to go out, a certain general in the secret room who was suffering from a cold couldn't hold back any longer, and suddenly "sneezed"!

As soon as the door was opened, the early winter wind was pouring in, making it chilly.

Ming Tan seemed to be petrified, her mind went blank, and she didn't know how long it took before she looked at Jiang Xu belatedly.

Jiang Xu was silent, seeing that he couldn't hide it, he had no choice but to explain concisely: "There is a secret room behind the Bogu shelf. Before you came, I was discussing matters with someone."

Ming Tan subconsciously wanted to ask him why he didn't say it sooner! But the matter of Cai Cai quickly flashed back in her mind, and at the same time her shame and anger surged up wildly, she couldn't ask her questions confidently anymore, after all, she didn't give her husband a chance to speak earlier.

She shook off Jiang Xu's hand, her whole body seemed to be on fire, she covered her face and hurried to Qi'an Hall.

Dying to die! The embarrassing fourth peak appeared so unexpectedly! At the beginning, she shouldn't have thought that those three peaks must be insurmountable, wouldn't it be easy to surpass them now! How could such a thing happen, it is really outrageous!

Unsurprisingly, when Jiang Xu returned to Qi'an Hall, the faceless and embarrassing person had already locked himself in the room, and was so ashamed that he got under the quilt and refused to come out.

Jiang Xu sat on the side of the bed, lied and comforted without blushing, "What are you doing, it's normal for a husband and wife to have an intimate relationship, they don't think much about it, and you don't have to worry about it."

Ming Tan obviously didn't believe a word.

"I have warned them, don't worry, they will not tell anyone what happened tonight, let alone have any impact on the good reputation of the princess."

These words were true, but Ming Tan only whined twice in the quilt, and did not give any more reactions.

I don't know how long it took to comfort him dryly, and someone's little head finally got out of the quilt, but it didn't seem like he had figured it out, but was bored to death.

She whispered: "Husband, don't comfort me, let me be quiet."

As she spoke, she turned over and faced the inside of the bed, her body curled up into a small shrimp.

Jiang Xu also had nothing to comfort her, and after a long silence, he turned off the lights and got on the couch, rubbing her head.

"Go to sleep."

Ming Tan gave a muffled "hmm".

He hugged her from behind, seeing that she didn't resist, he turned her over again and embraced her in his arms. After pondering for a moment, he tried to speak: "My lord, I—"

"I told you that my husband doesn't need to comfort me anymore, I'm fine."

"I'm not consoling, I just want to ask why the fabric is out of date for three months, is it moldy?"

"..."

Ming Tan got out of his arms with a grunt, and continued to face the inside of the bed, so angry that he shut himself up.

Jiang Xu didn't get the answer from her mouth, he was still thinking about this question seriously, and planned to ask the girl next to the little princess when he got up early tomorrow.

Once the winter solstice passes, the year is drawing to a close. There is no major event in the court, and the palace is also preparing for the New Year's Eve palace banquet in full swing.

In the imperial study room, it was rare for Emperor Cheng Kang to put down the memorial and sit and talk with Jiang Xu.

"Really not coming? There are new tricks for the fireworks in the palace this year, and several new cooks have come to the imperial dining room. You can't be blamed."

"I have seen the best fireworks."

"What?" Cheng Kangdi raised his head subconsciously.

"It's nothing." Jiang Xu looked down at the chess board, and wrote lightly, "The concubine has been preparing in the mansion for many days, and the minister will not come."

Cheng Kangdi thought about it, but he didn't force it anymore. After all, it was the first time for the young couple to celebrate the New Year after they got married, and it's normal to want to spend alone in the mansion.

"Then I will ask the servant to bring food to your residence."

Jiang Xu didn't refuse anymore. After all, giving food is not just giving food in the literal sense, but more represents the trust and intimacy between the monarch and his ministers.

After two games of chess, the servant presented the list of New Year's rewards drawn up by the empress to Emperor Chengkang for his review.

Emperor Cheng Kang opened it and glanced casually, seeing that the Dingbei Prince's Mansion was at the top of the line, he threw the booklet over: "Look at what else is missing."

A pair of golden hairpins made of begonias with eight treasures in silk, a pair of Ruyi jade from the South China Sea, a brocade quilt with golden Ruyi cloud patterns twisted on silk...

Jiang Xu read the end patiently, and suddenly asked: "Are these brocade and cloud satin the latest fabrics?"

Cheng Kangdi: "...?"

He was just politely asking him to look at the list, but unexpectedly he really fell in love with it, and even expressed his opinion after reading it.

Hou's servant at the side replied respectfully: "My lord, brocade spring satin is a new material that Suzhou paid tribute to. Only 20 bolts were paid in total. It is the most gorgeous spring clothes. Although this Liuyun satin is not a new material, it is If the imperial tribute is not given, it cannot be worn outside the palace."

Jiang Xu nodded, closed the booklet, and handed it back.

Cheng Kangdi couldn't help it, and asked, "What are you asking about the material?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I bought two bolts of brocade last time, and the princess thinks it's outdated."

He used to only know that there are new and old clothes, but he didn't know that women in Beijing also pay attention to new and old materials. Although he thought it was outrageous, he would not let his princess suffer such grievances by wearing outdated clothes all day long.

"..."

"Would you still buy brocade?"

Jiang Xu looked back calmly with a look of "why not".

Cheng Kangdi was speechless for a while, just looked at him in amazement, and he couldn't even get back to his senses for a long time when he asked him to leave.

Jiang Qizhi would have bought brocades for his princess, and now even if someone came to report that Rongzhou was destroyed without attacking, he would believe it.

At the end of the new year, every family is in a hurry, the auspicious snow heralds a good year, and the seventh year of Chengkang's New Year's Eve finally arrives as scheduled in a heavy snowfall.

"It's snowing!" Early in the morning, Ming Tan heard the snow falling outside the house [email  protected] sound, he stood up barefoot and opened the window.

She was only wearing thin pajamas and a loose shawl in black hair. She leaned out on tiptoes excitedly, and even reached out to catch the snow, as if she didn't feel the cold.

Not long after, someone took a thick crane cloak and put it on her shoulders: "Be careful of catching a cold."

The crane cloak was not hers, it was thick and heavy, as if a thick quilt was suddenly pressed on her body.

Ming Tan didn't care, just took back the snowflakes he received carefully, and stretched them out in front of Jiang Xu: "Look, husband, it's really snowing!"

"Is this the first time you've seen snow?"

"No, but the snow came late this year. I made an appointment with Min Min to build a snow lion, but the snow has not come down for a long time."

This is true, the first snow this winter did not fall until New Year's Eve.

The window is covered with snow, the roof seems to be covered with a goose feather brocade quilt, and the branches are bent under the weight of heavy snow. The wind is icy and cold, and the coldness of the new snow is blown into the house, making the house happy. The decadent breath after the love has blown away a bit.

Last night until the middle of the night, someone shouted that if he couldn't get up on New Year's Eve tomorrow, it was all his fault, so he restrained himself a little bit, but now it seems that someone is just exaggerating, this early morning The spirit is very good, and I am in the mood to come to the window to enjoy the snow.

Jiang Xu brushed her long black hair, hugged her back to sit on the soft couch by the waist, and said in a deep voice, "Running barefoot on the ground can easily catch cold."

"How can a burning earth dragon catch a cold?"

Ming Tan retracted his feet back into the crane cloak guiltily.

Jiang Xu saw it, but didn't say anything.

Ming Tan confirmed to him again: "Husband, don't we need to enter the palace today?"

"No need to."

Ming Tan finally felt relieved. He had heard from Princess Yujun that in previous years, if he was in the capital, His Majesty would invite his close clans into the palace, have a New Year's Eve banquet together, enjoy the New Year's fireworks, and stay in the palace.

This is the first time she and her husband have returned to celebrate the New Year, and she doesn't want to enter the palace to meet a large group of concubines who are making a fuss.

She didn't know what to think of, and she said again: "Husband, are you going to the martial arts arena later?"

"go."

"Then let's go together."

"What are you going to do?" He couldn't even lift the bow, and he no longer expected her to condescend to go to the martial arts field to practice.

"I want to build a snow lion, will my husband accompany me?" Ming Tan looked at him brightly.

"..."

childish.

Jiang Xu blurted out and wanted to refuse, but Ming Tan stretched out his hand and tugged at the corner of his clothes, so when the words reached his lips, they turned into a reluctant "hmm".

Having received this answer, Ming Tan was so happy that he straightened his body from the soft couch and hugged Jiang Xu's neck, kissed him on the cheek, and said coquettishly: "My husband treats Ah Tan the best!"

The crane cloak slipped to the bottom because of her movements, Jiang Xu stretched out his arms to hug her, picked her up horizontally again, and carried her to the bed.

"My lord sees that you are not as you said last night. You are too tired to speak or walk, and you are in good spirits."

His voice was slightly hoarse, with the danger that Ming Tan was already familiar with, but when she realized it, it was too late to dodge.

"I- um! umm!"