Chapter 061 Locked up, locked in bed

Chapter 061 Locked up, locked in bed

Zhou Mansion.

The general practiced swordplay in the yard for an hour. As soon as he finished his bath, he could not wait to ask his servants to go to his son's yard and bring his two adorable grandchildren over so that he could hug them.

Prince Zhou is about the same age as Zong Zhengxiao, but Zong Zhengxiao has always been a single man, while he has been married for a long time.

After the establishment of Da Sheng, the situation stabilized, and the wife of Zhou Shizi became pregnant with peace of mind. Ten months later, she gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.

These two little babies are the apple of the family's eye. They always get priority when it comes to good things. Even old Mrs. Zhou voluntarily puts her great-grandson first.

The servant returned not long after he left and said to the Protector General, "Master, the young master and young lady are at the old lady's place. She said that the palace sent a box of snacks, and Madam took it to the old lady's courtyard, and the old lady called the young master and young lady over."

"Snacks sent from the palace? This is the first time, what's going on?" asked the general of the state defense.

It was indeed true that Zong Zheng Xiao always remembered these meritorious officials when he had good things. He had rewarded them with money and various valuable items. When his daughter-in-law gave birth, he even sent a royal physician to visit them. However, he had never sent food alone before.

The servant shook his head, "I don't know either."

"Forget it, I'll go see the old lady myself." The general stood up and strode outside.

When he arrived, he found that not only the two grandchildren were called over by the old lady, but his wife, son and daughter-in-law were also there.

It turned out that they were having a party, but no one informed him.

The general was a little unhappy, especially when he saw his two grandchildren eating a snack he had never seen before. When his son was holding the same snack, he became even more furious and walked over to scold him, "How old are you? You are still trying to steal food from your own children."

If he hadn't taken into consideration the presence of other family members and wanted to save face for his son, he would have hit him long ago.

Before Prince Zhou could say anything, the old lady spoke up to explain for him: "I told him to eat it, don't scold him, everyone in the family has a portion, it's just right for them to try it."

Prince Zhou then said, "That's right, Dad, you should at least understand the situation before you scold me. I have never taken the children's food before. I am not a greedy and stingy person."

The general's face turned red. "Who asked me to come over? You and the child were eating. I don't think it would be a misunderstanding."

In order to ease the embarrassment, the general quickly changed the subject, "By the way, I heard from the servants that this is the snack sent by the emperor?"

Madam Zhou nodded. "Not only our family, but also the residence of Duke Ji and others received it. His Majesty sent it to all of them. Someone said that the nobleman from Yinjiao Garden was going to open a shop to sell snacks, so His Majesty sent a copy to each residence in advance, saying that if they liked it, they should go to the snack shop on the opening day to show their support."

When the general heard that it was made by that nobleman, he immediately became interested.

Ever since they heard Zong Zhengxiao's words in Yu's study that day, the group of heroes including the generals protecting the country began to label Rong Yin as an "expert".

He knows so many ways to make money, what else could he be but an expert?

But that guy can actually make snacks?

The general couldn't help but ask, "How does this snack taste?"

When he asked this question, the people who were not eating fell silent. It was the two little grandchildren who answered the question, "General of the Nation."

"Grandpa, the biscuits are so crispy, sweet and delicious!" The little girl waved her chubby little hands with a piece of bread in her mouth.

Another child also said: "Grandpa, the bread is also very good, soft, softer than the baby's face! The jam is sour and sweet, the baby likes it!"

"Oh? Is it really so delicious?" Seeing the two children excitedly talking so much in one breath, the general became even more curious. As soon as he sat down, the servants immediately brought him his snacks.

The quantity in a box of snacks was limited, and it was just for them to try something new, and most of it was left for the two children, so the general only got two slices of bread and three biscuits.

Because the fruit jam Rongyin had just started to be produced, its reputation had not yet spread throughout the palace, so this time a can was given to each family.

Two slices of bread, one with wild berry jam and one without.

Under the gaze of everyone, the general first tasted the piece without jam. After taking the first bite, his eyes widened in surprise.

My dear grandson was right, this snack was so soft and fragrant, and the taste was different from any snack he had eaten before.

Before he had completely swallowed the food in his mouth, he had already picked up the slice with jam.

The jam is sweet and sour, which adds a bit of flavor to the bread with normal sweetness. It also seems to make the bread softer, and leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth after swallowing.

The biscuit was as big as a child's palm, and the Protector of the Nation General put three pieces into his mouth at the same time.

Unlike soft bread, the biscuits have crumbs that pop out when you bite into them. They have a crispy texture and are full of milky flavor. You can still taste the delicious flavor after you finish eating them.

Normally, the Protector of the Nation General doesn't really like snacks, but he thought he could give it a try today.

He finally understood why no one answered his question just now. It turned out that they were afraid of drooling when they recalled the delicious snacks.

He wiped the corner of his mouth and thought that His Majesty was too stingy. He wanted us to show our support, but he only gave us such a small amount. It's not even enough to fill the gaps between our teeth.

"Ahem." The general looked at his wife. "Did the person sent by His Majesty tell me when your snack shop will open?"

A similar scene occurred in each of the mansions that received snacks today. They were all looking forward to the opening of the store, and they all cursed Zong Zhengxiao for being stingy in their hearts.

"Hiss." In the palace, Zong Zhengxiao touched his ear and frowned, "Why do my ears suddenly feel so hot?"

Rong Yin said without even turning his head: "What else could it be? Someone is secretly scolding you. Who have you offended recently?"

Zong Zhengxiao thought for a moment and said, "I offend people every day. A few days ago, I caused a lot of trouble for Mr. Li. Who made him unable to manage his own son? Maybe he was scolding me?"

Hearing this, Rong Yin finally turned around.

He put down his paper and pen and waved to Zong Zhengxiao: "Come here, I'll help you cool it down."

Zong Zheng Xiao smiled with a look of success, walked over and hugged Rong Yin into his arms. Even though Rong Yin had transformed into a human form, his temperature in normal state was lower than Zong Zheng Xiao's, so he reached out to ice Zong Zheng Xiao's ears.

He leaned forward slightly, his slender white neck clearly blocking Zong Zhengxiao. Zong Zhengxiao had bad intentions to begin with, so he didn't bother at all. He just went over and kissed her lightly, then said, "Ayin, you still smell so good."

Rong Yin shrank back and said sternly, "If you move again, I won't cool your ears anymore."

Zong Zhengxiao pinched Rong Yin's waist with his hands and kissed her further and further back. He opened his mouth and sucked Rong Yin's earlobe, his breathing became a little disordered.

"It doesn't matter. I won't cool you down. Your whole body will be hot anyway."

Rong Yin reached out to stop him and refused, "No, I haven't finished writing the renovation plan yet. What if I delay the opening of the store?"

Zong Zhengxiao stopped and looked up at Rong Yin, his eyes a little aggrieved: "Tell me, how long has it been since you started making bread? Have you not been close to me? Your career is important, so am I not important?"

Rong Yin has been very busy lately, so in order to prevent him from being tired the next day, Zong Zhengxiao didn't dare to bother him at night.

After he had finally taught the other chefs how to make bread and jam and confirmed the address for the store, Zong Zhengxiao thought he could finally take a break. However, Rong Yin said that he wanted to change the decoration style of the store. He picked up a pen and started drawing without even looking at him.

Rong Yin also knew that he had neglected Zong Zheng Xiao recently. He held Zong Zheng Xiao's face and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. Just wait a few more days. Just wait a few more days."

Zong Zhengxiao: "I don't believe you."

Rong Yin: "Can I swear?"

Zong Zhengxiao turned his head away: "Humph, you said before, men's mouths are lies."

Rong Yin: “…”

"Then what do you want?" Rong Yin was helpless.

Zong Zhengxiao suppressed the upward movement of his lips and said, "Let's go to the bathtub and use our legs."

Rong Yin shook her head: "No, after using my legs last time, I couldn't walk properly for several days. It delayed my work so much."

Zong Zhengxiao started again: "Okay, okay, your life is important, go live your life, ignore me, I'm not the most important person in your heart anyway..."

"I promise, I promise, Your Majesty, please stop nagging!" Rong Yin raised his hands in surrender. He didn't know where Zong Zheng Xiao learned this look of a spoiled little wife.

Inside the house, all the palace servants were cleared out, the candles were brightly lit, in the lukewarm water, Rong Yin did not turn into a merman. He was held in Zong Zheng Xiao's arms with his back to him, enduring each collision heavier than the last.

With the nourishment of water, Zong Zheng's movements became smoother, and as he had said before, his whole body became hot, and he and Rong Yin were both rolled into the heat wave.

What Zong Zhengxiao said once was his one time, but it could be Rong Yin's several times.

Rong Yin also tried to hold it in, but Zong Zhengxiao cheated by rubbing and using his hands, which was completely unkind.

Anyway, in the end, Rong Yin was exhausted and cried for help from Zong Zheng Xiao, and only then did Zong Zheng Xiao surrender.

It was already late at night when they walked out of the bathtub. Rong Yin no longer had the energy to write any decoration plan, so she could only obediently let Zong Zhengxiao carry her to the bed. As soon as her head touched the pillow, she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.

Zong Zheng Xiao gently stroked Rong Yin's tired brows and sighed, "You are obviously a fish, but you are as stubborn as a donkey. Only this way can I make you rest obediently."

The next day, Rong Yin slept until noon. Because of Zong Zhengxiao's instructions, no one dared to disturb him. When he opened his eyes after a full sleep, the sun was already shining directly overhead.

He understood Zong Zhengxiao's good intentions, so he did not rush to work after waking up. Instead, he sat at the door and played with classmate Xiao Ai, and had lunch with Zong Zhengxiao after he came back.

After that, Rong Yin spent another half a day to finish writing the decoration plan.

This was his first store. He asked Zong Zhengxiao for permission to leave the palace so that he could personally oversee the decoration.

Zong Zhengxiao approved his application, patted his head, and said, "The winter wheat at the Royal Manor will be harvested soon. I heard from the steward that it will definitely be a bumper harvest. If you go outside to supervise the renovations, can you still accompany me to see the grain harvest?"

This was an agreement they had made before.

"Of course I can. I don't supervise the workers every day. I will definitely do what I promised you."

Zong Zhengxiao was relieved now: "That's good. Don't work too hard. Don't leave the guards' sight after leaving the palace. Leave the palace safely and return home safely. Promise me, okay?"

Rong Yin held his hand and rubbed it, "Well, I'll follow your arrangements, Your Majesty."

Rong Yin's bakery is located in the most prosperous commercial street in the capital. Since the largest shareholder is the Emperor, it is impossible for him not to have a good location.

This shop originally served food. It has two floors. The first floor has a large backyard and the kitchen is inside.

Several bread cellars have been built in advance, which are enough to cope with the daily baking volume. The front lobby was designed with reference to modern bakeries, with display cabinets on both sides of the wall. The decoration color is warm and the light is also good.

He plans to divide the second floor into compartments so that customers can have afternoon tea here. Also, considering that most of the customers on the second floor are likely to be female, the decoration style will have to be changed compared to the first floor.

Rong Yin went in and out of the palace at a fixed time every day. He was responsible for deciding the decoration and hygiene of the shop, as well as the type of wood to be used for the display cabinets and the color to be chosen for the vases. He often ran around the market with his guards.

Fortunately, the decoration team are all our own people, so communication is more convenient. If it were replaced by complete strangers, Rong Yin, who is doing business for the first time, would definitely be more tired than he is now.

Seeing that the decoration was almost completed, Rong Yin breathed a sigh of relief. He said goodbye to the decoration team, turned around and left the store. However, as soon as he reached the door, he encountered something even more unlucky than stepping on dog shit.

He actually saw the weak-minded Li family member! Just across the street!

Li Ao was still as nonchalant as ever, walking with a swagger. The little followers beside him were helping him to shoo away the passers-by who were walking too close to him. He was so arrogant as if this street was his home.

This time there was also a beauty beside him, but it was a girl.

However, the girl looked unhappy and didn't seem to like Li Ao very much. Whenever Li Ao handed her something, she just ignored him.

Perhaps it was because Rong Yin's gaze was too direct, Li Ao felt his gaze and slowly looked over.

After seeing who was facing him, Li Ao's eyes widened.

He didn't expect that he would meet the blue-eyed beauty here again. What kind of fate was this?

That day he listened to his eldest brother and did not tell his father that he had offended the emperor. Later, his father did not discover the truth and indeed encountered a lot of trouble in the court.

Moreover, his father had complained to him that the dog emperor had been acting like a madman recently. There were so many people from the noble families, but he chose to target only him and made things very difficult for him.

Knowing that the emperor had just as his eldest brother had expected, he did not tell his father that he had flirted with the blue-eyed beauty. His father thought that he was always in trouble because Zong Zheng Xiao disliked him in some way, and did not suspect him at all.

Li Ao rejoiced while following his father in scolding the emperor, he was truly the epitome of a filial son.

Without the worry of getting beaten, Li Ao's lust started to rise again, and he often thought of the blue-eyed beauty whose hands he had never even touched. She was the most beautiful man he had ever seen in his life, and if he could taste her in person, he would die without regrets.

He was quite happy when he heard that his elder brother had found a replacement for him and it would be delivered in two days.

But today when he met the real owner here, he found that he seemed to be more handsome than the last time they met. Li Ao was so anxious that he wanted to get him right away.

As expected, the real owner has a higher position in his heart.

Li Ao wanted to get closer to Rong Yin, but was concerned about his identity. He could only scan Rong Yin's body with his eyes from the opposite side to satisfy his greed.

Rong Yin didn't expect that this guy was so vicious. Seeing Li Ao's extremely offensive look, Rong Yin felt disgusted.

Rong Yin was unhappy and didn't bother to be polite with him. She pointed at his lower body, raised her little finger, gave him a contemptuous look, and then leisurely got into the carriage back to the palace.

But what Rong Yin could not guess was that Li Ao was much more perverted than he had imagined. He did not think that Rong Yin's expression and actions just now were provoking him. Instead, he thought that Rong Yin was very wild, which made people want to conquer him even more.

Li Ao licked the corner of his mouth and immediately decided that he had to ask his brother for help.

He wants to get this blue-eyed beauty!

After dinner, Rong Yin took Zong Zhengxiao to take a bath to relax. Zong Zhengxiao gave him a massage and frowned, saying, "Is the decoration not finished yet? Look at you. You have been busy these days. You were thin to begin with, and now you don't have much meat left."

Rong Yin yawned, "It's just the finishing touches. I don't need to go there tomorrow. Aren't you going to take me to see the grain harvest? Is tomorrow okay?"

Zong Zheng Xiao hesitated and said, "How about you take a day off and go the day after tomorrow?"

Rong Yin said, "It won't be tiring just to look at it, unless you want to work in the fields with me."

"Of course not." Rong Yin's delicate skin and tender flesh made Zong Zhengxiao feel sorry for him being tired from watching the decoration. How could he let him do the work?

"That's it." Rong Yin held Zong Zhengxiao's hand, turned around and looked at him seriously: "My majesty, I'm not as fragile as you think. Trust me, okay?"

Zong Zhengxiao stroked his face gently and said, "I know my Ah Yin is amazing. I just want you to live a carefree and leisurely life."

Rong Yin laughed and said, "Do you still want to lock me up, chain me to the bed, and let me only see you every day?"

Zong Zheng Xiao stroked his chin and said, "It's not impossible."

"You can't!" Rong Yin punched him on the chest. "Those kinds of thoughts are called yandere in our place, and illegal imprisonment is illegal. Be careful or the police will arrest you and put you in jail!"

Thanks to Rong Yin's usual popular science, Zong Zhengxiao knew very well what a police officer was. He looked at Rong Yin and said, "Can you bear to see me get arrested?"

Rong Yin raised his chin and said, "I wish you would be arrested."

Zong Zhengxiao covered his chest and pretended to be sad: "Bad Ayin, how could you be so cruel to throw my true heart to the ground and step on it."

"Your acting skills are terrible." Rong Yin couldn't help laughing: "If you become a star, you will definitely be called a vase."

Zong Zhengxiao pulled his hair back, revealing his dazzlingly handsome face, and then gave Rong Yin a teasing smile, "I think I am suitable to be a flower, and you are suitable to be my vase."

Rong Yin didn't react at first: "Why?"

A few seconds later, his face flushed and he angrily asked, "Do your ministers know that their Majesty is such a rogue?"

Zong Zhengxiao pretended to be confused: "How am I a hooligan? Tell me."

"Just pretending." Rong Yin had already seen through his tricks, so he turned around and swam to the shore and walked up.

Zong Zhengxiao hurriedly followed and grabbed Rong Yin's hand: "Okay, stop making trouble, go to bed early, and go to the imperial manor together tomorrow."

"Hmph." Rong Yin seemed to be still angry, but in fact she had already silently held Zong Zheng Xiao's hand back.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin got on a carriage and headed for the imperial manor.

This time, there were only the two of them and a few guards, without Si Xi and Lu E.

The royal manor had received the news that the emperor would come in person, and had sent people to protect the surrounding area in advance. As soon as the two men got off the carriage, the steward and a group of tenants knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor".

Zong Zhengxiao's mind was on food, and he didn't care about the red tape. After raising his hand to let them get up, he directly asked the steward to take him and Rong Yin to the fields.

There are five acres of winter wheat experimental fields in Huangzhuang that are being fertilized. Standing on the ridge and looking over, the wheat stands upright in the field, like a golden carpet.

Looking closely at the wheat, the ears are full and the grains are huddled together. When you weigh them with your hands, they are reassuringly heavy.

The morning breeze blew by, and with a command from Zong Zhengxiao, the tenants raised their sickles and began to harvest.

Rong Yin was so excited that he ignored Zong Zhengxiao's dissuasion and followed him down to cut the grass for a while.

But he had never done farm work before, and soon he was so tired that he couldn't even straighten his back, so Zong Zheng Xiao helped him to the side to rest.

Zong Zhengxiao rubbed his waist and joked with him: "I told you it was tiring but you didn't believe me. It turns out that you have to suffer a loss yourself before you learn your lesson."

Rong Yin retorted: "At least I've been to the ground. You've never even touched a sickle, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me."

"Quite fierce." Zong Zhengxiao pinched his face and fed him sweet water to replenish his strength.

With the emperor personally supervising, the steward dared not let the tenants slack off, and certainly would not treat them harshly.

If you are thirsty, you can go to the field to drink water. There are sugar water and tea. The tenants usually don’t want to buy sugar and tea, so they just take this opportunity to drink enough.

In order to show the results to Zong Zhengxiao, one group of tenants harvested the wheat while another group was responsible for carrying the bundles of wheat back for threshing.

Threshing is done by holding the wheat and beating it on an open wooden farm tool, which is very tiring.

Under normal circumstances, the sweaty tenants would have taken off their shirts to enjoy the cool breeze, but their clothes would have been soaked with sweat and they would have been extremely hot.

But today the emperor was watching beside them, so they even walked carefully, for fear of angering the emperor and having their heads snapped. How could they dare to do something as immoral as walking with their upper bodies naked?

The words "injurious to morals" were said by the steward. They didn't know what they meant, but it meant that taking off clothes in front of the emperor was not allowed.

Zong Zhengxiao saw the plight of the tenants and originally wanted to go forward and do the work, so that Rong Yin wouldn't say that he had never even touched a sickle. However, after realizing that everyone would feel restrained if he was here, he gave up the plan.

"Come on, accompany me to walk around the area and see the scenery." Zong Zhengxiao held Rong Yin's hand and led him away from the working crowd.

Huangzhuang is located near mountains and rivers. The scenery is not good, but it is not bad either. It has a bit of wild charm.

Zong Zhengxiao did not let the guards follow him. He and Rong Yin walked up the mountain along the path. There were flourishing wild flowers and grasses on the roadside, and green bamboos swaying in the wind. It was a good place to relax.

Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin were walking slowly while chatting when they suddenly heard a few unfamiliar voices talking and someone was coming down the mountain.

After waiting for a while, several children around eleven or twelve years old soon appeared in their sight.

They carried bamboo baskets filled with wild vegetables and some wild fruits, and approached where Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin were, chatting and laughing.

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