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 becoming 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.
他明白宗政逍的良苦用心，是以醒後也沒急着工作，而是坐在門口逗小艾同學玩兒，在宗政逍回來以後陪他一起吃午飯。
再之後，戎音又花了半天時間才寫完裝修方案。
這是他的第一家店，他跟宗政逍申請出宮，他要親自盯着裝修。
宗政逍通過了他的申請，又摸摸他的頭，道：“皇莊那邊的冬小麥馬上就能收獲了，聽管事說肯定是大豐收，你要是到外面監工裝修，還能陪我去看糧食收獲嗎？”
這是他們之前就做好的約定。
“當然可以了，我又不是天天都去監工，答應你的事，我一定會做到。”
這下宗政逍就放心了：“那就好，你也別太辛苦了，出宮以後不要離開侍衛的視線範圍，安全出宮，也要安全回家，答應我好嗎？”
戎音抱着他的手蹭了蹭，“嗯，都聽陛下你安排。”
戎音的面包店就坐落在京城最繁華的商業街內，誰叫最大股東是皇帝陛下，他想不要好位置都不可能。
這個店鋪原來也是做吃食的，一共兩層，一樓有個大後院，廚房就在裏面。
面包窖已經讓人提前建了好幾個，足夠應付日常的烤制量，前面大堂戎音參考現代面包店，在牆兩邊做了展櫃，裝飾的顏色偏暖，通光也很不錯。
二樓他準備做成一個個隔間，到時候客人就可以在這裏用下午茶了，而且考慮到二樓的顧客應該多為女性，所以裝飾風格相較一樓也要做出一定改變。
戎音每日定時出宮進宮，店鋪的裝修、衛生，上到展示櫃要用什麽木材，下到花瓶要選什麽顏色，全都由他來決定，經常帶着侍衛在市場裏到處跑。
還好裝修隊都是自己人，比較方便溝通，要是換成完全的陌生人，第一次做生意的戎音肯定要比現在更累。
看着裝修已經完成了十之八九，戎音長長舒了一口氣，他跟裝修隊打了招呼，轉身離開店裏，結果剛到門口，就遇見了一件比踩到狗屎還晦氣的事情。
他居然看見李家那個腎虛鬼了！就在街對面！
李傲還是一如既往地吊兒郎當，走路大搖大擺，他身邊的小跟班在幫他轟走離他比較近的路人，嚣張得跟這條街是他家的似的。
這回他身邊也跟着美人，不過換成了個姑娘。
不過那姑娘臉色不太好，似乎也不怎麽待見李傲，李傲給她遞東西，她都愛答不理的。
或許是戎音的視線太過直白，李傲感受到了他的注視，慢慢望了過來。
在看清對面人是誰後，李傲直接瞪大了眼睛。
他沒想到自己居然能再次在這裏遇見藍眸美人，這究竟是多大的緣分啊？
那日他聽從大哥的話，沒有告訴父親自己得罪了皇帝，後來父親沒發現真相，也的确在朝堂上碰到了不少麻煩。
并且父親還跟他抱怨過，說狗皇帝最近跟瘋了一樣，世家那麽多人，偏偏就針對他一個，把他折騰得夠嗆。
知道皇帝果然如大哥預料的那樣，沒有告訴父親自己調戲了藍眸美人，父親以為是自己哪裏讓宗政逍不順眼，才老是被找麻煩，根本沒有懷疑到他身上。
李傲一邊慶幸，一邊跟着父親罵皇帝，簡直就是孝子代表。
沒了挨揍的顧慮，李傲色心又起，時常想起那個他連小手都沒有碰到過的藍眸美人，那是他這輩子見過的最漂亮的男人，如果能親自嘗到他的滋味，自己死而無憾。
本來聽說大哥已經給他找到代替品，過兩天就能送過來，他還挺高興的。
但今天在這裏遇見正主，發現他好像比上一次見面更好看了，李傲簡直是抓心撓肝，恨不得立馬把人搞到手。
果然正主在他心裏的地位更高。
李傲想靠近戎音，又顧忌他的身份，只能在對面用視線将戎音全身上下都掃一遍，解解心中的饞意。
戎音沒想到這家夥居然賊心不死，看見李傲那冒犯至極的眼神，戎音表示有被惡心到。
戎音心裏不爽，也不跟他客氣，指指他的下半身，又豎起小拇指，給了他一個藐視的眼神，然後才施施然坐進了回宮的馬車。
但戎音猜不到的是，李傲這人比他想象的還要變态許多，他不覺得戎音剛才的表情和動作是在挑釁他，反而覺得這樣的戎音很野，讓人更想征服他了。
李傲舔了舔嘴角，立即就決定了，他得去找他哥幫他。
他想要得到這個藍眸美人！
晚上吃過飯，戎音拉着宗政逍泡澡放松，宗政逍給他按摩，蹙眉道：“裝修還沒完成嗎？你看看你，這些日子一直忙，本來就瘦，現在都沒多少肉了。”
戎音打了個哈欠：“只差收尾了，明天我不用過去了，你不是要帶我去看糧食豐收？就明天可以嗎？”
宗政逍猶豫道：“要不你休息一天，後天再去？”
戎音道：“只看看又累不着，除非你想和我一起下地幹活。”
“自然不會。”戎音這身細皮嫩肉，去盯得裝修宗政逍都心疼他累，怎麽可能讓他去幹活。
“那不就成了。”戎音按住宗政逍的手，轉過身認真地看着宗政逍：“我的陛下，我沒你想的那麽脆弱，相信我好不好？”
宗政逍輕撫着他的臉，說：“我知道我的阿音很厲害，我只是想讓你過上無憂無慮的悠閑生活。”
戎音笑道：“你是不是還想把我關起來，拿鎖鏈将我鎖到床上，讓我每天只能看見你一個人呀？”
宗政逍摸摸下巴，道：“也不是不可以。”
“可以你個頭！”戎音在他胸口捶了一下 ，“你這種想法，在我們那兒叫病嬌，而且非法囚禁是違法的，小心警察叔叔把你抓起來吃牢飯！”
幸虧有戎音平時的科普，宗政逍很清楚警察是什麽職業，他看向戎音，道：“你舍得我被抓？”
戎音仰起下巴：“巴不得你被抓進去。”
宗政逍捂住胸口，做傷心狀：“壞阿音，你怎麽能這麽殘忍，把我一顆真心扔到地上踩。”
“你演技差死了。”戎音忍不住笑：“你要是去當明星，肯定會被人罵花瓶。”
宗政逍将額前碎發薅到腦後，露出那張俊得晃眼的臉，然後對着戎音揚起一個挑逗的笑容，“我覺得我适合當花，你适合當我的花瓶。”
戎音一開始沒反應過來：“為什麽？”
幾秒後，他脹紅了臉，氣鼓鼓道：“你的大臣們知道自家陛下這麽流氓嗎？”
宗政逍故作不解：“我怎麽流氓嗎？你說說。”
“裝模作樣。”戎音早就看透了他的把戲，轉身就游到岸邊走了上去。
宗政逍連忙跟上，抓住戎音的手：“好了，不鬧了，早點睡，明天一起去皇莊。”
“哼。”戎音看似還在生氣，但其實已經默默回握住了宗政逍的手。
第二天一早，吃過早飯，宗政逍和戎音就坐上馬車往皇莊而去。
這次就他倆和幾個侍衛，沒帶四喜和綠娥。
皇莊這邊早就收到皇上會親臨的消息，提前把周邊都派人保護了起來，兩人剛下馬車，管事就帶着一衆佃戶跪下，高呼陛下萬歲。
宗政逍的心都在糧食上，也不在乎這些繁文缛節，擡手讓他們起來後，就直接讓管事帶他和戎音去田裏。
皇莊追肥的冬麥實驗田一共有五畝，此時站在田埂上望過去，麥子挺立在田中，如同鋪了一層金黃的地毯。
細看麥子，麥穗飽滿，粒粒擠在一起，用手去掂量，重得讓人安心。
晨風拂過，随着宗政逍一聲令下，佃戶們舉起鐮刀就開始收割。
戎音看得激動，不顧宗政逍勸阻，也跟着下去割了一會兒。
但他之前沒幹過農活，沒一會兒就累得腰都直不起來了，被宗政逍扶到旁邊休息。
宗政逍給他揉着腰，笑話他：“跟你說了很累你不信，果然還是要自己吃虧了才會長記性。”
戎音反怼回去：“我至少下過地了，你這個連鐮刀都沒摸過的家夥，還好意思笑話我。”
“還挺兇。”宗政逍捏了一下他的臉，又喂他甜水喝，補充體力。
有皇上親自在旁邊監督，管事不敢讓佃戶們偷懶，當然也不會苛待他們。
渴了自己到田邊喝水，糖水茶水都有，佃戶們平時可舍不得買糖買茶葉，剛巧趁這回喝個飽。
因為要給宗政逍看成果，所以一批佃戶收割，另一批就負責把一捆捆麥子扛回來脫粒。
脫粒是靠人握着麥子在一個敞口的木制農具上敲打，很是累人。
換作平時，汗流浃背的佃戶們早就脫掉上衣吹涼風了，衣服捂着汗水，熱得要命。
可今天皇上在旁邊看着呢，他們連走路都小心翼翼的，生怕惹皇帝老爺生氣，把他們腦袋咔嚓了，哪裏還敢做出赤裸上身這種有傷風化的事情來。
“有傷風化”這幾個字，還是管事大人講的嘞，他們不知道是啥意思，反正就是不允許在皇上面前脫衣服。
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.