Early the next morning after encamping in the enclosure, the emperor gathered a group of children and the children of the family who accompanied him to start the annual hunting competition.

All the young people, both men and women, were dressed in strong suits, carrying longbows and quivers, and even the ten-year-old prince had a heroic look. Among them, Jiang Ling was the only one who was still wearing his usual clothes, with a pair of embroidered shoes under his feet, and followed behind the queen like a maid.

Zhou Changle, who was standing in front of the emperor, saw her dress, looked up and asked, "Sister Jiang is not going to participate in the hunt?" ”

Jiang Ling listened to her provocative tone and smiled: "Jiang Ling grew up in Jiangnan since he was a child, and he is really not good at riding and shooting, so he will accompany the queen mother and wait for your triumphant return." ”

Empress Jiang patted her hand and said with a smile: "Yes, although we are good at Ling'er's qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, but what these men are good at is really not as good as the county lord who does not let women shave their eyebrows." Ling'er and I are here waiting for you to return. ”

Zhou Changle raised his chest: "Your Majesty, that's not good, these juniors we came, including the Nine Emperor Princes who have just turned ten years old, all have to participate in the annual hunting competition, and Miss Jiang doesn't participate alone, isn't it special?" ”

Empress Jiang also planned to speak for Jiang Ling, but the emperor smiled and waved his hand: "Changle is right, the competition doesn't pay attention to winning or losing, just everyone is happy." Ling'er can't hunt, so it's good to run with everyone on horseback, and see how our children in the north hunt. After that, let Jiang Ling change into a costume, and instructed his subordinates to lead her with a batch of horses and a pair of bows and arrows.

Jiang Ling knew that he couldn't hide, just like he said, he rode a horse to the grassland.

Everyone had just prepared, but before they started, a guard hurriedly came to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is out asking to see him, and he said that he is here to participate in the hunting competition." ”

The emperor's originally excited face, when he heard the news, suddenly sank a little, and said, "Isn't he in the barracks?" With that, he waved his hand impatiently, "Let him in." ”

After a while, Zhou Chengzhi, dressed in white, wearing suede dragon pattern boots, and carrying a bow and arrow behind him, walked over and knelt on the ground and saluted: "Sons and daughters see their father." ”

The emperor glanced at him with a cold face: "Why are you here?" So idle in the Iron Eagle Army? ”

Zhou Chengzhi was unmoved by his sneer, and only said calmly: "The Iron Eagle Army is fine, my uncle ordered me to come to the paddock to hunt with my father, all the princes are there, and only Erchen is absent, so I can't make sense of it." ”

"In previous years, I didn't see you so active, but this year the sun is coming out in the west?" The emperor sneered and said, "That's it, it's a good thing that you're willing to come, get ready to get on the horse." ”

"Thank you, Father."

Zhou Chengzhi took his black treasure horse and stood next to Jiang Ling.

She stole a glance at him, only to see him look down as well. There was still a slight smile in his eyes, and it was clear that his father's cold attitude had no effect on him.

Jiang Ling lowered his head and pursed his lips and smiled.

At the sound of a trumpet, more than 20 people galloped on horseback. Jiang Ling grew up in Yangzhou, and the carriage often sits, but the horse was really not very good, and he didn't dare to whip it hard, and he fell behind slowly.

Zhou Changle, who was originally riding in front, suddenly slowed down, and when Jiang Ling's horse stepped forward and stood side by side with him, she smiled at her: "Sister Jiang, it's not okay to be so slow, otherwise the prey will be beaten to the people in front, won't you return empty-handed?" ”

After speaking, Jiang Ling replied, smiled, raised the horsewhip in his hand, and struck the buttocks of the white horse under Jiang Ling. The horse was frightened and raised its hooves and galloped.

Jiang Ling was caught off guard, staggered in fright, and hurriedly grabbed the reins. Zhou Changle saw her panicked appearance, laughed, and rushed towards Zhou Chengwen, who had already walked far ahead.

She rode really well, heroic, and heroic. Jiang Ling, who was in a panic, couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"Clamp your legs and lean forward." Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in my ears.

Jiang Ling's afterglow saw a white shadow standing side by side with him, and the heart he was carrying just now also fell. She bit her lip, leaned forward as Zhou Chengzhi said, clamped her legs on the horse's belly, and really stopped staggering. After a while, it gradually got better, the body rose and fell rhythmically with the galloping horse, and the autumn wind rushed towards him, and he suddenly felt a sense of relaxation and joy.

Zhou Chengzhi was parallel to her, looked at her and smiled: "Go west." ”

"Huh?" Before Jiang Ling could react, he had already seen him turn his horse's head and run in the direction of his right.

She looked at the large team in front of her, then turned her head to look at Zhou Chengzhi, pulled the reins hard, and ran with him.

This paddock is a hundred miles in circumference, and there are a few small hills in the vast grassland.

Phew-

Zhou Chengzhi, who was running in front, stopped his horse. Seeing this, Jiang Ling also went to pull the reins, but the horse did not obey the call, although it stopped, it raised its premise violently, and the horse's body almost stood upright.

Jiang Ling screamed in shock, clamped his legs hard, and the whole person still flipped off the horse uncontrollably.

Zhou Chengzhi knew that his eyes were quick, and he flew off the horse to catch her, but because of the huge impact, both of them fell to the ground. There was a small sloping grassy slope on the ground, and the two of them hugged and rolled for several feet before stopping.

Jiang Ling opened his eyes in a daze, and found that he was lying on Zhou Chengzhi's body, trying to struggle to stand up, but he was tied to his waist and couldn't move.

"You let go!" Jiang Ling gasped and said, "Be careful when others see it." ”

Zhou Chengzhi was unmoved: "There is no one here. ”

Jiang Ling looked at him with a wicked smile on his face, and pinched his waist hard: "What if someone comes?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi laughed out loud, and finally let go of her.

Jiang Ling got his own freedom, quickly got up, looked left and right, and saw no shadows of people and horses, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and complained a little: "What the hell did you bring me to?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi sat up and leaned back on the yellowed grass: "I didn't bring you, you came with me!" ”

Jiang Ling looked at him, only to see him looking at himself with a smile on his face. When he said this, she remembered that just now he had only said a word to go west, and she had abandoned the large army and had come here with him.

She snorted, sat down next to him, and said, "The emperor said that you were not active in previous years, why did you make a special trip from the barracks this year?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi glanced at her: "Knowingly asked." After a pause, he said, "You have only been in Beijing for a few months, and you don't know a few princes and princes, I am afraid that you will be squeezed out and go home crying." ”

Jiang Ling sneered: "I don't know who is being excluded, obviously you don't know much with others." Even the emperor doesn't want you to come. After speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, looked at him cautiously and asked, "The emperor treats you like that, you won't be upset, right?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi looked unimpressed: "I've long been used to it, what's upset." As for exclusion, those princes and princes who dare to face me in front of me, I will definitely make them look good. ”

Jiang Ling covered his mouth and chuckled, and pretended to shudder: "It's terrible!" As he spoke, he blinked and said, "I heard the eldest prince say that you beat a raccoon dog last year, and you were going to make me a cloak, but then in order to accumulate good deeds in this life, you released the raccoon dog again, is it true?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi glanced at her: "Do you also believe my eldest brother's words?" After a pause, he added, "You don't really want a cloak made of raccoon dogs, do you?" ”

Jiang Ling shook his head: "I want to know if you really let go of that raccoon dog because of your good deeds?" ”

Zhou Chengzhiyun said lightly: "There is such a thing." ”

Jiang Ling asked, "Then why do you want to accumulate good deeds?"

Zhou Chengzhi looked at her and said, "I want to be a good person." ”

Jiang Ling asked tentatively: "Why do you want to be a good person?" Could it be that you used to be a bad person? ”

Zhou Chengzhi was stunned, his eyes narrowed slightly, and when he looked at her gaze, he also became serious: "Why do you ask that?" ”

Jiang Ling said with a smile: "Because only people who have done bad things will deliberately say that they want to be good people." As he spoke, he pulled his shirt and pretended to joke, "You are quick to recruit from the truth, have you ever committed adultery, adultery and plunder before?" ”

Zhou Chengzhi chuckled, grabbed her hand, turned over and pressed her under him, and said in a long voice: "Rape-adultery-kidnapping? ”

Jiang Ling is not afraid of him now, and he is also used to being in close contact with him. Just looking at his beautiful face pressed down, he still blushed slightly and panicked, and quickly turned his head.

As a result, Zhou Chengzhi's lips only fell on the side of her ear, which made her tremble slightly.

Zhou Chengzhi originally planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue, taking advantage of it, but when he lowered his head and stuck it behind her ear, his brows suddenly wrinkled, and then he quickly put half of his face on the ground, and when he heard the sound of horses' hooves, he immediately turned over and sat up, and pulled up the red-faced Jiang Ling: "Someone is coming." ”

Jiang Ling was startled, turned his head to look around, and did not see the shadow of the horse. But trusting his judgment, she hurried over to the grazing horses not far away, and pretended to feed them.

After a while, two galloping black shadows appeared in the distance, and when they got closer, Jiang Ling saw Zhou Chengwen and Zhou Changle galloping over.