"General Hao," said Mu Hanzhang as he stood up. He saw that the other man's expression wasn't quite normal, and asked, "Is something the matter?"
"Military advisor, I, Hao Dadao, am a coarse man. I lack knowledge and experience, but there are some things I really can't just stand by and watch." Hao Dadao looked at him fiercely. His big and tall body, which made him a head taller than Mu Hanzhang, felt quite oppressive.
Mu Hanzhang was stunned. He stepped back and offered the man the flat and clean stone boulder for him to sit on. He said in a warm voice, "If the general has encountered a difficult matter, there is no harm in saying what you think. Jun Qing has no talent, but if Jun Qing can help the general, I will do so without exception and will never refuse."
"..." In front of the gentle and polite military advisor, Hao Dadao felt like he was punching cotton with a fist. The flames of fury in his heart were forcefully suppressed, making his entire body suddenly feel uncomfortable, and he could only sit down on the stone angrily.
"Wawu!" Xiao Huang jumped onto the stone and curiously pulled and scratched at the cloth bag at Hao Dadao's waist.
Mu Hanzhang looked at his expression and his lips curved up slightly. "What problem has the general encountered?"
Hao Dadao sighed. "Military advisor, I have no right to interfere in exactly what is going on between you and Wang Ye, but I heard that Wang Ye already has a wife in the capital, and that he is a male wife of noble birth."
Mu Hanzhang frowned. "What does the general mean by saying these things?"
"According to Dachen's law, male wives are allowed, but not male concubines. The military advisor and Wang Ye spending time together in such dubious ways is very disrespectful to the Wang Fei." As Hao Dadao spoke, he became more and more impassioned. He had never been able to tolerate those who got married yet still mingled around outside. Getting married wasn't easy. A man of good character would take care of his family properly.
"General Hao..." Mu Hanzhang blinked.
"With the military advisor's abilities, it's more than enough for you to be able to place first in the imperial examination. It's strange that you would bother to stay at the side of another man." When spoken out loud, these words could really hurt a person's feelings. Hao Dadao didn't dare look up at Mu Hanzhang's expression. The military adviser had always treated him well, and Hao Dadao really admired his conduct and ideas in the last few days; he really didn't want to see him wasting away like this.
Looking at Hao Dadao's current appearance, Mu Hanzhang pursed his lips, but they still curled up slightly. He saw that Xiao Huang had already bitten the cloth bag at Hao Dadao's waist open in the blink of an eye. Using a claw to fish out some of the dried meat inside, it was currently eating to its heart's content. Mu Hanzhang finally couldn't hold it in anymore, and laughed. Seeing Hao Dadao look up, he quickly toned down the smile on his face. "Sure enough, General Hao is truly a faithful and affectionate husband of great character. Jun Qing admires you. It's just that I'm afraid I can't take part in the civil examination."
"Why is that?" Hao Dadao asked doubtfully.
"Because he is already married to the Cheng Wang." Jing Shao had stopped a few steps away at his Wang Fei's meaningful glance, but he couldn't help but interrupt now.
"Ah?" Hao Dadao failed to understand. As he got up and turned around, the dried meat in the bag fell all over the ground, and Xiao Huang pounced on it with a "Wawu", so anxious that it didn't know which piece to eat first.
Jing Shao strode forward to draw his Wang Fei into his arms. These hoodlums, who had nothing to do after thinking about military tactics, actually came to make things difficult for Jun Qing; truly hateful.
