Approaching mid-autumn, the annual royal hunting begins, in addition to the emperor and his family, some children of the royal family and family in the capital will also be selected to go to the royal hunting ground at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain with the emperor.

Jiang Ling originally thought that this kind of thing had nothing to do with him, and he didn't want the queen to come down and let her go with her to participate in this royal event.

Jiang Ling has only been in Beijing for half a year, although he has a queen's aunt and a prince's cousin, but he is not familiar with those princesses and princes in the palace, and as for the children of the family in the capital, they know even less. She's not good at riding and shooting herself, so it's boring to think about. But Zhou Chengzhi was not there, so he went to the paddock at that time, and estimated that she was just circling around Queen Jiang.

But the queen has a life, and she can't help but go.

When packing her luggage, Zhao told her: "You grew up in Yangzhou since you were a child, unlike these children of these families in the north, you don't know anything about hunting, don't be strong, the bow and arrow don't have long eyes, don't hunt and hurt yourself." The total will be gone for a few days, and you will stay in the felt tent with your aunt. ”

Jiang Ling smiled: "Mother, don't worry, I don't like to mess with those bloody things, so I'm too lazy to do anything." ”

Zhao was relieved when he heard her say this.

The royal enclosure is a two-day trip from the capital, and there are more than 20 famous princes and princesses and children of the family. Except for the crown prince and the eldest prince Zhou Chengru, as well as the county lord of Changle, there are only a few names that Jiang Ling can name.

The others have lived in the capital for a long time, and most of them are familiar with each other, and they talked happily along the way. Jiang Ling sat in Empress Jiang's carriage at first, but after the first post station, Empress Jiang let Jiang Ling go to Zhou Chengwen's carriage.

What her intentions were, Jiang Ling knew by herself. just took her into the car, and Zhou Changle also followed in.

Zhou Chengwen was puzzled: "Changle, why don't you take your Muwangfu's car?" ”

Zhou Changle grinned and took his hand coquettishly: "Sister Jiang can sit in the prince's brother's car, why can't Changle sit down?" Changle also wanted to sit with the prince's brother. ”

Jiang Ling avoided the eyes she threw at her, and sighed silently with her forehead, she really didn't want to rob her of this prince brother? However, for the sake of Zhou Changle's unhappy ending in his previous life, she decided not to bother with her.

After all, Zhou Changle died under Zhou Chengzhi in the previous life, and in this life, she should accumulate virtue for that scourge, so that everyone can live in peace.

Zhou Chengwen wanted to drive her down, but he couldn't bear to think of the rumors about her life in these days. So he lowered the curtain and let her go.

As soon as the carriage walked around, Zhou Changle's eyes turned red and said, "Brother Prince, do you say those rumors outside are true?" I heard them say that I am not the daughter of my father. ”

Zhou Chengwen said: "Prince Mu loves you so much, how can you not be his daughter?" ”

Zhou Changle said: "I asked my father, and he said that there were rumors outside. But all these years have been good, how can there be such a rumor suddenly, they say that my mother is the lord of Xinyue, and every year the palace will pay tribute to the lord of Xinyue, but I have never heard my father mention it. ”

Zhou Chengwen said: "Since Prince Mu said no, Changle doesn't need to think about it, it's just a rumor." ”

Zhou Changle sat next to Zhou Chengwen and leaned on his shoulder: "Of course I hope I am the daughter of my father, but ......"

Jiang Ling looked at his nose and nose, pretending not to see the intimacy of the two opposite. Zhou Chengwen pushed her a little embarrassedly: "You are Prince Mu's daughter, don't think about it." ”

Zhou Changle said in a low voice: "But if I am not my father's daughter, then I will not be surnamed Zhou." ”

Zhou Chengwen was stunned and said, "Don't say stupid things, you are surnamed Zhou." ”

Jiang Ling smiled lowly: "Actually, the county lord doesn't have to be sad, if the rumors come true, the county lord will just change from Prince Mu's daughter to his niece, besides, he has raised you for more than ten years, you are still the closest person in the world." And although you are no longer surnamed Zhou, there is no shortage of beautiful sons in the royal family in the capital, and the county lord can still continue to be the Zhou family. ”

When she said this, Zhou Changle and Zhou Chengwen were stunned.

Zhou Changle looked at her puzzled, the meaning of her words was too obvious, but didn't she want to marry the prince? How could she push the prince towards her?

Zhou Chengwen frowned, and said unhappily: "Ling'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" ”

Zhou Changle did smile: "Brother Prince, I think Sister Jiang is right, if I don't have the surname Zhou, I can marry Brother Prince." ”

Zhou Chengwen pushed her away unhappily: "Changle, I only treat you as a sister, just like my sisters in the palace." After Ling'er and I get married in the future, you will continue to be my sister. Don't say these stupid things in the future, your surname is a fact and will not change because of rumors. ”

Jiang Ling snorted, if you want to be a sister, you should be a sister, why do you want to drag her into the water?

Sure enough, Zhou Changle, who was still a little kind to Jiang Ling, looked at her hatefully.

Jiang Ling sneered: "Cousin, don't talk nonsense, the elders have the final say on the major events in life, how can we juniors say it casually." ”

Zhou Chengwen said: "The queen mother has agreed, as long as the father's will comes down, it is all ironclad, so why can't I say it." ”

Jiang Ling didn't want to have a verbal battle with him, mainly because he didn't want Zhou Changle's raging flames to burn to him.

But in this car, the atmosphere should still be bad.

When it came to the second break, Jiang Ling happened to see the other princes having fun together, and only the eldest prince was alone. She glanced at Xuanyue from a distance.

Xuanyue understood, took Zhou Chengru and ran over, and said to Zhou Chengwen: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the eldest prince is bored on the road alone, and I want Miss Jiang to ride in a carriage with him, do you think it's okay?" ”

Zhou Chengru nodded vigorously: "Ling'er takes my carriage." ”

Zhou Chengwen was reluctant, but before he could speak, Zhou Changle said first: "Brother Prince, Brother Prince, Brother Prince, is so boring alone, it is better to let Sister Jiang go to his carriage and talk to him." ”

Zhou Chengwen glanced at Jiang Ling, then at Zhou Chengru, and nodded reluctantly: "Okay." ”

Jiang Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting into the car, Xuan Yue asked with a smile, "Why didn't the third prince rush back?" He's not worried that you're not used to going to the paddock alone? ”

Jiang Ling was stunned: Do you know too much?

She smiled dryly, "How do I know why he didn't come." ”

Zhou Chengru gestured with his hand to draw a bow: "Worrying is terrible!" ”

Jiang Ling looked at him and smiled, "Really? More powerful than His Royal Highness the Great Prince? ”

Zhou Chengru nodded vigorously: "Last year, Sorrow beat a raccoon dog and said that he wanted to make a cloak for Ling'er. ”

How did I not know?

Before Jiang Ling could ask this, Zhou Chengru pouted and said: "But later, I let go of the raccoon dog again, and he said that in this life, I should kill less and accumulate good deeds." ”

Jiang Ling was stunned and asked tentatively: "The third prince is saying that he should kill less in this life?" ”

Zhou Chengru nodded vigorously: "Worry also said that he will accumulate good deeds and virtues in this life, and he must cure his eldest brother." He scratched his head, looking a little puzzled, "But the eldest brother is not sick, what do you want to treat the eldest brother?" Big brother doesn't like to drink medicine the most. ”

Xuan Yue patted him and pulled down his hand that was ravaging his hair: "The eldest prince is not sick, the third prince just wants to make the eldest prince smarter!" ”

Zhou Chengru pouted: "They all say I'm stupid, then I want to be smarter." ”

Jiang Ling said: "The eldest prince is not stupid, but it would be better to be smarter." She thought for a moment and asked again, "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, did you say anything about this life and the previous life?" ”

Zhou Chengru raised his eyes and thought about it, and shook his head: "No." ”

Xuan Yue sneered: "Miss Jiang, what's wrong?" Could it be that he and the third prince are not enough in this life, and they have to live in the last life? ”

Jiang Ling's face flushed slightly: "Sister Xuanyue, don't talk nonsense, I have nothing with the third prince." ”

Zhou Chengru said: "Ling'er is a worried princess. ”

Xuan Yue immediately stretched out her finger and made a silent gesture in front of her lips: "Your Highness, you can't talk nonsense, be careful to let people outside listen to it." ”

Jiang Ling and Xuanyue have only met a few times, and that time in Yangzhou, she still had a grudge against this girl who came out of Fengyue Field because of Zhou Chengzhi, but now it seems that this girl has a blue heart, and she really doesn't want anything, but she really does her duty to take care of him by Zhou Chengru's side.

It seems that Zhou Chengzhi has found the right person.

She smiled and asked, "Sister Xuanyue has been in the palace for more than a year, I wonder if she and the third prince move around a lot?" ”

Xuan Yue shook her head: "The third prince has been in the military camp for more than a year, I know my duty very well, and I just want to take care of the eldest prince so as to live up to the kindness of the third prince." ”

Jiang Ling asked again: "Can Sister Xuanyue get used to it in the palace?" ”

Xuan Yue said: "Although the rules in the palace are cumbersome, it is not free. But compared to when I was in Yangzhou, I don't know how many times better. Besides, the third prince often sent people to take care of me. She paused and said with a smile, "Although the third prince has a cold face, he is really a good person. ”

Good?

Jiang Ling suddenly remembered Zhou Chengzhi in his previous life, the tyrant who lost his conscience. She thought that he was good by nature, but fate was impermanent, allowing him to walk towards the road of no return step by step. So she wanted to influence him and reform him, and thought that it was the love between the two in the past few years that kept him from becoming evil.

But now, it seems that this is not the case.

Zhou Chengzhi may be like her, and he is also reliving his life. Because the ending in the previous life was too tragic, he wants to live again. And for her...... Jiang Ling remembered Zhou Chengzhi's last scene, he took out the self in the coffin and buried him in the fire together.

She shuddered silently.