Chapter 38: The Hunting Grounds
The sky is high and crisp, and the sky is cloudless.
Ten miles away, the royal hunting ground on Xufu Mountain, there are two high mountains, and there are many birds and beasts in captivity for royal hunting.
Guards inside and outside surrounded the place tightly, and from a distance, you could see all kinds of flags flying in the wind. Although it is the middle of summer, the vegetation is dense and the breeze is refreshing.
Hunting should have been spring and autumn, but the new ancestral system in the north must hunt after the emperor's birthday. At that time, this great river and mountain was obtained on horseback, and future generations must not forget it, so the martial arts of various countries were arranged after hunting.
In an open meadow, large and small tents were set up. In the open space in front of the main tent, there are long tables and low chairs for eating wine and fruits. The emperor, Queen Lan, Liang Guifei, first concubine and other concubines are here, and on such an important occasion, the princes and princesses are indispensable, as well as civil and military officials and envoys from various countries.
At a glance, Miao Zhi saw Yuan Hongxuan's figure in the crowd, he wore a moon-white robe for the first time today, his hair was combed high, and he looked even more cold and handsome. He is not in a wheelchair, his body seems to be much better than usual, and there are still seven mangs behind him.
Yuan Hongxuan also saw Miao Zhi, he tried his best to soften the lines on his face, and bowed his head at her.
Only at this time was Miao Zhi able to see Shenlong's father Shen Fengyi, who was sitting upright, stroking the beard on his chin from time to time.
Since she came back from the "Qinchun Garden", it has been rumored that she went to the banquet that day, and she was so miraculous that she felt that she was listening to other people's stories.
Who did it on purpose?
After thinking about it, it can only be Ling Shuirong with bad intentions. Miao Zhi lowered her eyes and looked at Ling Shuirong, who was sitting on the right side of Shen Fengyi, with the corner of her eye, and frowned.
Why did she do this?
Or maybe it's not her?
So who is that?
Just thinking about it, the blade-like eyes scraped over, Miao Zhi looked sideways and saw Hu Biyu with a look of disdain.
Could it be her?
Her eyes moved slowly, and Wu Lingwan, who was wiping the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, came into sight. Could it be her?
Miao Zhi, who really couldn't think of it, was a little annoyed, and angrily threw a sweet fruit in her hand into the plate.
Miao Zhi hurriedly looked down, and the fruit was at the foot of a person not far from her sight, and she looked up along the upper of the black silk cloth and saw two mung bean eyes that were not too big or small.
The attached green was staring at her at the moment, obviously seeing her intentions, and then smiled weirdly, kicked the red fruit at his feet farther away, and then turned his head away casually.
It's really unlucky, so I just don't pick it up.
Miao Zhi got up and slumped in her chair like a deflated ball. It's really hard to mix up this ancient world, and she really wants to go back to the twenty-first century of civilization.
The drums shook the sky, the horns sounded in unison, the sons and daughters were all ready to go, the prince in the silver flag costume was still sitting on the horse with a gloomy face, Bei Yi beside him had a serious look, and the slender peach blossom eyes were no longer frivolous in the past, and he sat straight on a jujube red horse.
North Shine was very laid-back, riding a large bow on a smaller horse.
Zhaohua became the highlight of this group of people, she was dressed in a fiery red flag dress and was well-cut, she wore an extra soft jacket than others, and the bow and arrow on her back were a little small, which looked quite like that.
Zhaohua is very excited, she wants to hunt more animals today, because today, she wants her father to marry. Thinking of this, her white and tender cheeks were slightly hot, and she quietly glanced at Shen Yuqian on the seat.
Her jade brother is really handsome and handsome.
The other young masters who wanted to participate also got on the horse one after another, and everyone looked eager to try.
Bei Anhuang was in a good mood, with a wave of his wide sleeves, a drum sounded. The well-dressed Praetorian Guards divided into several groups in an orderly manner, and soon disappeared into the dense mountain forest, and they were responsible for driving out the prey that had been hiding.
After a while, there was another drum beat, and the sons and daughters who were ready to attack rushed into the forest like arrows, and several teams of guards and generals followed behind the three princes in order to protect their safety, while Wenchen stayed where they were, chatting with the emperor from time to time.
Miao Zhi didn't pay attention, and Shen Yuqian, who was still sitting next to her just now, disappeared, leaned slightly, and saw him leading a brown horse over.
"Zhi'er, do you want to learn to ride a horse, big brother will teach you?" He winked at her mischievously a few times when he spoke.
"Great." The eldest brother was really a roundworm in her stomach, knowing that she couldn't sit still here for a long time, and then walked over quickly with crooked eyebrows and eyes.
Ling Shuirong looked nervous at the moment, she couldn't care about Miao Zhi at all, her eyes were firmly fixed on the direction where Princess Zhaohua disappeared.
After some teaching by Shen Yuqian, she finally mastered the preliminary riding posture, but she could only be led by Shen Yuqian to walk slowly, but she was also happy to be tight.
After riding for a while, Miao Zhi couldn't bear it, some hard saddles seemed to wear out her soft inner thighs, she said nothing and didn't ride, shouted and got off the horse, and Shen Yuqian found a smooth bluestone to sit down and rest.
Not long after they sat down, two people walked out of the squirming forest, it was Yuan Hongyi and Qimang. Several people greeted each other and chatted leisurely.
In the distance, the sound of the horn representing the end of the hunt came out, and several people led their horses and walked back in the direction of the big tent.
Back at the camp, Zhaohua and several sons had already returned, her little face was flushed, her eyebrows were smiling, and she drank three cups of tea in a row tiredly. There is a lot of game on the ground, including the larger wild boars and deer.
Bei Anhuang and the concubines couldn't stop praising her, saying that she didn't let her shave her eyebrows, and she even had more prey than the men's family.
Isn't this situation a good time for her father to give her marriage, she didn't think about it, and knelt down.
"Since my father is so happy, Zhaohua will definitely ask for the last reward today." Zhaohua knelt straight and looked serious.
"Okay, I'll let you go." Bei Anhuang took a sip of tea and looked at Zhaohua with smiling eyes.
"Tell me, what reward will my prince give?"
"I want my father to marry me and Brother Yu, and I ask my father to agree."
As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderclap exploding, and before Bei Anhuang could speak, two people immediately stood up in the crowd and said "no" in unison.
Everyone turned their heads to look at Concubine Chu and Ling Shuirong suspiciously, only to see that their faces were pale at this time, as if they had been painted with a layer of white paint.
"Why, Princess?" Zhaohua didn't understand, the mother concubine clearly knew her intentions, why was he the first to stand up against Brother Yu at this time, didn't Brother Yu's mother also like herself?
Shen Yuqian was also frightened by Zhaohua, but what is going on now?
Miao Zhi gently pulled the corner of her eldest brother's clothes, her eyes full of worry.
Alas, she knew it would be like this, Zhaohua's temperament, thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
However, the reactions of Concubine Chu and Ling Shuirong made her curious.
Ling Shuirong has always been close to the first concubine, and she also has close contacts on weekdays, if the eldest brother really becomes a concubine, isn't it just right? What's more, as long as Zhaohua is there, Ling Shuirong's eyes will always be glued to her.