Chapter 11: The Hunting Ground (1)

Two more moments, the emperor appeared in the paddock, although he was weak, but he looked in good spirits. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info all the sons of the family who came on the stage, all sitting on horseback, under the high platform where the emperor sits, ready to go.

The emperor first said a few words to Su Jin, and then asked Taiwei Xuanang to preside over today's winter siege. Xuan Ang first greeted a few words, recited the emperor's grace, and praised the demeanor of the family, so he asked the soldiers to symbolically release some mountain birds into the forest.

One of the most solemn ceremonies after this was to ask the emperor to take the bow and fire the first arrow of the day. This is not difficult, but it is to shoot an arrow at the target, the difficulty is difficult, the emperor is now weak, but he may not even be able to make a bow, so in the past five years, it has been the East Palace on behalf of the shooting, although the status of the East Palace is precarious this year, but in the end it is still on this son, so he can come. The emperor specially lifted the grounding of the East Palace and asked him to come to Dongwei, which may not have been used to let everyone see the stable status of the East Palace and reassure people's hearts.

The imperial bow was lifted up and respectfully placed in front of the emperor, and Xuan Ang stepped forward to respectfully ask the emperor to open the arrow, and the emperor said that no one was surprised: "I am unwell today, let the prince do it for me." ”

The crown prince Nalan Yu is the eldest son of the emperor, born by the Xian Empress Li, and was made the crown prince at the age of three. When he was seven years old, Empress Xian was born, and the emperor personally raised him and placed high hopes on him. This person in the East Palace, with a square demeanor, handsome and elegant appearance, and brilliant writing, has always had the reputation of "Wenhua Inheritance" among the scholars, although he is not decisive enough, but he is also a person who is clear and decisive. He is wearing a bright yellow riding suit today, and he is a little more heroic than the Wenhua inheritance. Although he was pale and thin, he also had the majesty of a prince, but the third prince Nalan Rui, who was standing next to him with a gentle smile on his face, looked too restrained, and he looked a little bleak and without any edge.

Su Lan sighed lowly, and heard Zheng Yu's voice in her ears: "What's the matter, it was taken by Donggong Fengyi?"

"Yes, too. If I hadn't been in the first place, maybe I would have followed him. Su Lan's voice could only be heard by her and Zheng Yu, with a seven-point teasing smile.

The crown prince bowed slightly to the emperor, then took the gilded feather arrow from the hand of the attendant, raised his hand and opened the bow.

"Ahh Su Lan, who was lowering his head and fiddling with the horsewhip in his hand, heard Shen Hang behind him scream in a low voice, the corners of his mouth were tense, and he slowly raised his head, and saw a faint chaos on the high platform from a distance.

The prince failed to shoot the arrow, and the bowstring of the imperial bow broke.

In an instant, a golden feather arrow hit the bull's-eye steadily, and when he looked up again, Xuan Ang had already sent the East Palace to sit down and stood behind the emperor. I heard the emperor's voice old and majestic: "Everyone, you can enter the fight and show my great Chu Erlang style!

The emperor's voice fell, and several adult princes got off the high platform together and stepped forward. Zheng Yu approached Su Lan, smiled slightly, and said, "What's the matter? ”

Su Lan only shook his head, the princes of the Middle East Palace took the lead, although they were sitting upright on horses, their backs were straight, but their complexions were a few points whiter than just now, and they had completely lost their blood.

The crown prince rushed into the mountains and forests first, and Li Chenghao and Zhang Ping followed closely behind him. Su Lan looked around, but he didn't see Xuanxi's figure, so he looked up at where the emperor was, and sure enough, he saw that the man in the crane was driving beside him, and from a short distance, the man seemed to feel it, and he also looked in the direction of Su Lan, and it looked like he was smiling.

"Master. Su Lan smiled at Nalan Rui, who was walking beside him, and raised his hand to hang a few hares hanging on the horse's head on Nalan Rui's empty saddle, "Don't be too cold today." ”

Nalan Rui also hung up the rabbits seriously, and the man who had passed by was still a gentle mess when he smiled: "Okay." Now this king depends on you, my wife and brother. ”

There are now three grandchildren in the Su family, and there are two of them, Su Jun and Su Lan, and the concubine is Su Lan's sister, Su Yan's sister, and Su Rong, the third miss of Su Rong. In the Su family's generation, there are very few daughters, and after Su Yan's "death", Su Rong is the only daughter of the Su family in Pingjing City, so her identity has risen sharply, and the word "concubine" is negligible. In August last year, Su Rong married into the Rui Wangfu as a side concubine, so Nalan Rui called Su Lan, the so-called wife and brother.

"Lord calls me like this, Lord Wang is afraid that he is a little unhappy. Su Lan raised her eyebrows, but she looked very flamboyant, but she really didn't care about Wang Yu at all.

"Why do you take him to heart? Nalan Rui looked at Su Lan and smiled, helpless but tolerant.

Su Lanfang smiled brightly, and Li Yuan came up from behind him, pointed to the southeast, and said, "I've entered the cave." ”

Su Lan nodded, and said to Nalan Rui: "Your Highness, we are going to play." ”

Nalan Rui did not change the gentle smile on his face, and nodded: "It's a pity that you didn't see Donggong's expression just now, I hope it will be more exciting in a while." With that, he hurried his horse away in a southeastern direction.

Su Lan raised her whip, and the guards behind her followed closely, and as she went, she smiled in a trance, and it was rare for the third master to tell her a joke.

During the winter hunt, there are few large prey, and this paddock is not a place for young talents to compete, so they often go in pairs. Today, hunting is on the back burner, and the paddock is a great place to talk. Su Lan listened all the way, almost everyone was talking about this morning's events, but Nalan Rui was still smiling on his lips, not at all, neither unexpected, nor as if he had any plans, but really looked like he was taking advantage of the winter hunting to enjoy the scenery.

"That's the imperial bow, I have always been unable to do my hands and feet, but I borrowed the bow of the third master to shoot in, isn't this the will of heaven?"

"Be cautious. A person's voice was as sharp as a blade, "The first rule of my Qiao family's family motto is that you don't get involved in party disputes or government affairs, have you forgotten?"

The younger brother was confused, and the second brother was angry. The younger brother just saw that the forbidden army was not in harmony now, and the court was mixed, and he was really indignant in his heart. ”

"That commander has mediocre qualifications, but he is domineering, he is barely able to maintain himself as an errand, and what is even more unfortunate is that the generals under his command are either ranked as marquis in military merit, or they are far above him. As for the court, it didn't become like this for a while, even my Qiao family didn't know what the road ahead was, so they couldn't get involved. The sharp male voice slowed down a lot, and the voice was low, that is, Su Lan's martial arts were strong and her senses were keen, and she was almost inaudible.

"Joan Ting. Su Lan and Nalan Rui looked at each other and smiled, and said this name silently, it was a surprise to meet this person.

The conversation faded away, but it was talking about the forbidden army, but it was getting farther away when it heard the horses' hooves. Su Lan seemed to be unintentional, urging the horse to raise the whip, and immediately led a few people under his command to hurriedly sweep past the two of them, and pretended to have just seen these two people, strangled the reins, turned the horse's head, and saw that these two people were one of the nine families, Qiao Anting, the second son of the Qiao family, and his younger brother Qiao Anyi.

"The second son, the sixth son. Su Lan clenched her fists and smiled, "Lan Fang didn't see the two of them, it's rude." ”

"Brother Su is polite. Qiao Liu smiled brightly, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was straightforward and youthful, "Where are you going?

"I was about to go to see the marshal, but I didn't see the soldier who gave the order. Su Lan smiled slightly, "Yes, the two of you have ever seen the cavalry in front of the palace passing by, he shouldn't have gone far." ”

Qiao Er's eyes were pale, but his face was not obvious, but the younger Qiao Liu was forced to calm down, and it was difficult to hide his surprise, Su Lan only remained silent and smiled slightly. This Qiao Liu followed Qiao Er's words and looked at Zhang Ping quite unbearable, and he was flustered at the moment, which seemed quite interesting.

At this time, Nalan Rui also slowly rode his horse, his facial features were upright but he was not very handsome, but his posture was extremely elegant, as if he was not in the snow paddock at this moment, but in the spring of March.

"The order over there says that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be surrounding some big beast, sons, can you go with this king to take a look?" Nalan Rui's acting skills are superb, as if it was really a coincidence, and his smile is gentle, so that people can't bear to refuse.

Here, the second son of the Qiao family nodded, bowed and saluted, and Su Lan also said that the prince was hunting, and the palace marshal should also be present, and the soldier didn't have to look for it, so he urged the horse to go to the East Palace together. The corner of his eye looked at Nalan Rui, but it was difficult to hide the smile, the Qiao family has always been neutral, and now they are invited to be the audience, no matter how good it is, it is unexpected.

Su Lan suddenly felt a throbbing pain in her lower abdomen at this moment, and the throbbing pain became more and more intense, and her brows wrinkled unconsciously, biting her lips.

"Brother Su is good, why did his face become pale?" Qiao Liu, who was beside Su Lan, was looking at her, but she was caught off guard, so she had to lower her head.

"It's okay, it's just that I was called by the palace marshal early this morning, and I'm a little tired. Su Lan's voice was as usual, and she looked up and smiled at Qiao Liu, but Qiao Liu didn't pay much attention, but also smiled, and then stopped talking.

Su Lan clenched her fists, only to feel that her fingernails seemed to be about to pierce her palms, as if this was the only way to resist the increasingly intense pain, but in her heart, thousands of grass and mud horses roared by: When will this aunt come, it is not good at this moment!