Chapter 398 An Ordinary Couple's Day Trip

In mid-February, after Gu Yuanjia arranged all matters in the capital, he took Yuzhu and her daughter to Xizhou.

When we arrived in Xizhou, it was early March, the spring plowing season.

The land of Xizhou is vast but very barren. Huo Zheng leads a group of Xizhou officials to the fields to cultivate the land, hoping for good weather and a good harvest.

Seeing that Prince Chang'an attached so much importance to farming, the people of Xizhou planted two more acres of land.

Chunzhi personally took the maids to the mountains to pick the first batch of spring tea, and dried and roasted the tea with the tea farmers. She told them that in the future, Xizhou tea would be sold to Beili and even farther places, so that people all over the world would know that Xizhou is not a barren place, and that Xizhou also has good tea and good products.

The couple both worked hard to motivate officials and common people. The prince and princess worked tirelessly, and the people under them felt that there was hope for the future, and they all worked extra hard.

The third day of March is the Flower Festival.

The spring breeze turns thousands of mountains green, flowers and trees bloom in the city, young boys and girls dress up and go out to play in the streets. Against the backdrop of red flowers and green willows, the rebuilt Xizhou City has become a bit lively.

Chunzhi and Huo Zheng stole half a day of leisure and took Xiaoxing back to stroll around the city. In order not to attract attention, they dressed like ordinary people and did not bring any maids or servants.

After having breakfast at home, the family of three went out in the morning sunshine.

Chunzhi and Huo Zheng have been busy lately and are rarely at home during the day. Xiaoxing can only see his father and mother at night. Today, he can be with them in broad daylight and go out to play. He is so happy.

It was the Flower Festival, and the streets were filled with smiling young men and women, and stalls selling food, lanterns, and kites were everywhere.

As soon as Xiao Xing saw the sugar man, he couldn't move his body. He pointed at the sugar man with his little hand and shouted, "Daddy, buy it!"

Xiaoxing likes sweet food, and candied haws is his favorite.

Huo Zheng said that he never ate sweets when he was a child.

Chunzhi said somewhat embarrassedly that she loved sweet food when she was a child.

In fact, she didn't remember much about her childhood, but judging from the fact that her mother made so many sweetened cakes for her every time she returned to the Mu Mansion, she must have been a sweet person when she was young.

Moreover, Chunzhi not only liked sweet food when she was a child, but she also likes it now.

After hearing this, Huo Zheng curled his lips and said, "The son looks like his mother, that's a good thing."

As he said this, he carried Xiaoxing back to buy candy figures.

The candy man was a man in his fifties. He had already made several candy figures on his stall, including puppies, tiger cubs, chickens, and so on. Xiaoxing took a fancy to the monkey at first sight and pointed at it and shouted, "Monkey King! I want the Monkey King!"

The teacher who was in charge of the young master's education often told him stories. Xiao Xing liked to listen to the ones about the Monkey King the most and he listened very carefully every time.

Chunzhi paid the silver, took the Monkey King's sugar figurine and handed it to Xiaoxinghui, saying softly, "Hold it well, don't drop it."

"Yeah!" Xiaoxing nodded heavily, then picked up the candy man and licked it carefully.

He was reluctant to eat the Monkey King, so he just licked it bit by bit.

People were coming and going on the street. Huo Zheng was holding Xiaoxing in one hand and Chunzhi in the other, and they were walking slowly along the main street.

The two of them talked casually, just like a loving couple from an ordinary family.

Chunzhi was a little dazed for a moment. If Huo Zheng was not the King of Chang'an, and they were just ordinary people, they would probably stay in Linshui Town and be a simple couple.

When I have children, I will probably go out for a stroll with them like this.

Chunzhi was lost in thought for a moment.

A group of boys and girls were running towards her, laughing and making noises. One of them bumped into her. Huo Zheng was quick to pull Chunzhi into his arms and avoid the collision.

"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"

The other party apologized repeatedly.

"I'm fine, it's just that there are a lot of people on the street, so it's better not to fight."

Chunzhi was in a good mood and didn't bother with them, she just said this.

The group of boys and girls opposite responded in succession, and stopped making a fuss and continued walking forward.

Chunzhi and Huo Zheng also continued to move forward. Xiaoxing looked back and saw that he was about to lick the Monkey King's head until it melted, so he turned to lick his body.

The streets were filled with stalls and the shops on both sides were all open. After months of hard work by everyone in Xizhou, everything was moving in a positive direction.

Chunzhi walked around and watched the flow of customers in each shop, and bought a lot of things for Xiaoxing. She didn't bring any maids or servants with her, so she carried the bags herself.

Huo Zheng was walking with Chunzhi when he suddenly muttered, "Madam is partial."

"What?" Chunzhi hadn't heard Huo Zheng say the word "Madam" for a long time, and she felt a little strange for a moment, but when the word "Madam" was followed by the word "partial", it was really funny.

She smiled and asked Huo Zheng, "Husband, what are you talking about?"

Huo Zheng said, "You only buy things for him, not for me."

Xiao Xing was concentrating on eating the candy man, not knowing why his father suddenly became jealous. He blinked his big eyes innocently.

Chunzhi smiled and said, "Your food, clothing, housing and transportation are all taken care of by dedicated staff in the mansion. You have everything you need, so why would you need to buy things outside?"

"Is he missing something?" Huo Zheng was quite dissatisfied. "You just like him more."

The smile on Chunzhi's lips deepened. "You, you, why are you jealous of your own son?"

Huo Zheng was not ashamed, but said seriously: "If Madam is going to be partial, she should be partial to me."

"Okay, okay." Chunzhi couldn't stand Huo Zheng's unreasonable pursuit of favor. "Then I'll buy you whatever you want."

Huo Zheng couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips when he heard this, "Let's go take a look at the front."

He didn't want Chunzhi to buy anything for him.

He just wanted Chunzhi's gaze to stay on him.

As Chunzhi continued to stroll forward, she also bought some small gadgets for Huo Zheng, such as headbands, cuffs, and other daily necessities.

As the family of three was strolling on the street, they were recognized as the Prince of Chang'an, the Princess, and the young master. In an instant, everyone on the street gathered around them.

Those who wanted to give gifts gave them gifts, and those who wanted to pay their respects came forward to pay their respects.

When Xiao Xinghui saw this scene, the sugar man in his hand fell down in shock. Fortunately, Huo Zheng was quick-witted and caught the sugar man immediately and handed it back to Xiao Xinghui.

Xiao Xinghui also calmed down. While eating the candy man, he watched his mother tell everyone not to block the street, there was no need to come forward to pay respects, and not to accept things from the people. They were just out for a stroll, so everyone could just go about their business as usual.

After Chunzhi came to Xizhou, she provided porridge to relieve disasters and led people to help poor people. Dealing with such crowded scenes was easy for her.

The first reaction is to evacuate the crowd and remain calm.

Seeing that the prince and princess didn't even bring their servants, everyone thought they must have come out alone to celebrate the Flower Festival. Even though they were excited to see the prince and princess, they still obediently retreated.

Chunzhi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that order on the streets had returned to normal.

Huo Zheng smiled and praised her: "Madam, you are really amazing. You can defeat a huge army with just two words."

"You're still laughing." Chunzhi nudged Huo Zheng's waist with her elbow, "Go home!"

"Yes, sir."

Huo Zheng nodded, holding Xiaoxing and following Chunzhi's footsteps.

Xiao Xing happily waved the sugar man and said, "Let's go home!"