Chapter 43: Winter Hunting
In the spring, it snowed very heavily in the west, and the goose feathers and white snow fell one after another, covering the entire land of Shenzhou completely, causing the world to be chaotic, and when the snowfall was strongest, it was impossible to see even five steps away. According to historians, this was the heaviest snow since the founding of the Western Dynasty. Its spectacular scenery caused many younger palace people to gather to watch and be excited.
Ye Lingyi in this life is not far from the age of the group of excited palace people outside, but compared with the energetic young people, the girl in the imperial study who is wearing a heavy coat and guarding the fire to keep warm, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand and shivering is a little old-fashioned.
In fact, at this moment, she sneered in her heart. Although she Ye Lingyi likes the romance when it snows, she can't compete with the cold and biting bones brought by bad weather, and she is not a very courageous person to fight against nature.
So when Li Yuanlin was writing his pile of proud ghost drawings, she insisted on serving from the side, and strongly asked to stay and rub the stove.
Unexpectedly, when the snow stopped, Li Yuanlin put down his pen refreshedly, and suddenly called the little eunuch to come in on a whim to spread the edict that this was the best time for winter hunting, so that several sons of the family were ready to go hunting in the eastern suburbs with the holy driver.
The little eunuch was ordered to retreat, and Li Yuanlin turned around and specially explained that Ye Lingyi, who was trembling by the stove, must go together to see his archery skills.
No way! What a puff does she see?
Ye Lingyi is really not a person who likes to swear, but: "Li Yuanlin, are you serious?" After such a heavy snowfall, the forest is heavy, but anyone who can catch his breath is afraid that he will hide in the hole and shiver like me, right? Are you hunting for chicken feathers? Besides, I'm afraid the snow outside is half a person high, in case you accidentally fall into the pit while people are not paying attention and can't get up, are you ready to leave the edict? β
Ye Lingyi said so in her heart.
Li Yuanlin seemed to be able to read her expression, so he exerted pressure with the majesty of the emperor, and soon Ye Lingyi really admitted it, and responded with a smile: "Okay!" β
Just go, what's there? Isn't it just a change of place to heat up?
She was naΓ―ve to think so.
Royal Hunting Ground: What kind of place is that? All the people present were riding into battle, and everyone was eager to try. Ye Lingyi followed as a personal maidservant, although she didn't have to follow the whole process, she couldn't help but change into a crimson riding uniform and wait for Li Yuanlin's side.
The sons of several families who came today were even more heroic, and the positions headed by Li Yuanlin were counted, followed by Helian Che, Wu Yuanzhou, Yin Chong, and Cheng Wei, who stood in the crowd and talked about his appearance.
The girl's eyes flowed among several people, and when she reached Helian Che's place, her eyes were stunned, and an unnatural red cloud flew on her face, and then she quickly turned away from her eyes, and when she saw Cheng Wei's hateful face, her eyes quickly condensed into ice.
More than a dozen sons of the family turned over and got on their horses, and under the command of Li Yuanlin, they were divided into two teams, and the sentry released the sound of arrows as a letter, and the people and the horse captains all pierced into the heavy snowy forest like arrows off the string, and the horses' hooves stepped on the snow and raised snow dust, and soon the figure disappeared at the end of sight.
The rest of the palace people who were pestle in place were all boring masters, Ye Lingyi was too lazy to deal with it and wanted to go into the tent to keep warm, but who knew that the guards at the door ruthlessly stopped her outside the door on the grounds that there was no emperor's warrant, and let her wear out her mouth, but she didn't let her in, and she had to amuse herself by the tent in addition to being bored.
At this time, several palace maids of her age hurried past with baskets on their shoulders and their heads down.
Ye Lingyi's eyes were quick, and he immediately grabbed one of them and asked, "Where are you going?" β
The palace maid looked at her in wonder, lowered her eyebrows and replied with a humble face: "Back to this sister, we are rough maidservants in the hunting ground, the snow is heavy and humid, the emperor and the princes must need to light a fire to keep warm when they come back, we are about to go into the forest to collect firewood on the order of the housekeeper grandmother." β
Into the woods?
Ye Lingyi looked at the forest that was almost crushed by the thick snow: "But, the emperor, they went in to hunt, aren't you afraid of danger when you go in?" β
Wouldn't it be dangerous if you met someone as blind as Cheng Wei?
Several palace maids looked at each other, and one of them, who had the most calm temperament, replied: "Back to this sister, we are just acting on orders, the hunting ground is divided into areas, as long as we don't go too deep into the forest, it will be fine!" β
After that, the palace maids exchanged glances, and a few of them stepped away.
Ye Lingyi thought about it, but still felt uneasy. After all, there is a lesson from Chengwei's chaotic arrow shooting and killing Xinnu, in case innocent people are killed and injured again this time......
No, she has to follow along to see how she can rest assured!
The girl's eyes were condensed with firmness, and she quietly followed behind the palace maid.
But the strange thing is that those palace maids are obviously here to collect firewood, and they have clearly said that they will not go too deep into the forest, but they are getting faster and faster, and they are getting deeper and deeper.
What's going on?
Ye Lingyi frowned slightly.
Suddenly, the female voice came over like a thunderbolt: "Who! β
Ye Lingyi subconsciously hid on the side of a big tree, and reacted that he was also very unhappy about his behavior. Obviously worried about their safety, why did she hide?
Not far away, several "palace maids" looked at each other, and one of them said: "It's probably a rabbit, let's go!" We have a task to do, and we have to eat good fruit if we delay a big event! β
It turned out to be a man's voice!
Ye Lingyi was shocked, and then remembered that in addition to the two palace maids in front of her, the figures in the back who had been lowering their heads seemed to be quite burly. Could it be a man dressed as a woman?
In an instant, the assassination scene in the bloody plot came to her mind.
When she thought of this, Ye Lingyi felt a little embarrassed in her heart, and said in her heart: What age is this still a man pretending to be a woman? You have to improve your business level to engage in assassination, right?
The fake maid left in a hurry.
Ye Lingyi walked out from behind the trunk, looked at a series of footprints on the ground, and rubbed the tip of his nose proudly: "Sample!" Meeting a beautiful girl like me who is witty and brave is the end of your career! β
The girl had a sinister smile on her cheeks, which were red from the cold, and followed the footprints unhurriedly.
But as a modern person, Ye Lingyi obviously lacks the skills to survive in the wild in ancient times. She underestimated the killers, and she underestimated the forest.
The footprints of the maids were soon covered by the snow falling from the branches, and a few chaotic traces could only be vaguely seen further away, separated by a few paths, like those left by people and animals. And the worst thing is that she wanted to go back to move the rescuers, but when she retreated, she found that the footprints behind her had somehow blended into the chaotic imprints. This tree is so high and deep in snow that it is impossible to distinguish between east and west, north and south!
Annoying! Annoying! It's terrible!
Ye Lingyi began to regret that he had a gratuitous kindness, and after following up, he was self-righteous for no reason, thinking that he was strong and intellectual, but in the end he actually harmed himself!
This place is covered with deep snow, and it is useless to shout for help, and if you encounter a hunting team, you will be treated as an assassin and suddenly die!
She didn't want to die in vain!
She can only try her luck around, with a glimmer of hope in her heart, what if things are so coincidental, what if she finds a way out?
Everything is just in case.
After wandering in the forest for half an hour, I finally saw a little color in the snow. It looks like a wild fruit that has been beaten by frost and snow, although it is no longer fresh in autumn, but it still hangs with ice crystals hanging heavily on the branches, and the small red ones look very bright and attractive in the snow.
Ye Lingyi's stomach was very spineless, and she purred a few times. The salivating gaze fixed on the wild fruit and swallowed.
The gluttonous worm was hooked in an instant.
"Why don't you take it off and try it?"
Just do it, Ye Lingyi walked in the direction of the fruit.
The fruit grows on a wide flat land, and there is a coniferous pine with a crooked neck next to the fruit tree, and when the snow falls from the pine tree, you can see the green pine leaves dyed with crystal ice flowers underneath.
The silver-covered heaven and earth, one red and one green, complement each other, and it is very beautiful.
The girl in her crimson riding suit strode across the open snow to the pine tree, and when she had reached the ground with her hands and feet, she realized that the fruit was tall enough that she could not touch it at her current height. If you want to pick the fruit, you have to climb the tree.
Ye Lingyi inevitably hit the idea on this crooked-necked tree. Raising the corners of his lips and smiling, he used his hands and feet at the same time, and his posture was really not graceful, and he hung on the trunk and moved carefully. Several times I almost fell off a tree and didn't give up.
She is a person who admits death, and once she has her eyes on the goal, it is not easy to give up halfway, in her own words, "perseverance and tenacity".
Fortunately, the emperor lives up to his wishes.
The foodie's huge determination touched the heavens, and Ye Lingyi finally climbed to the height of the fruit. He stretched out his hand and was about to pick the fruit, when he suddenly saw two big birds with bright fur standing on the top of the fruit tree.
It is a bird called the red-bellied golden pheasant, the crown is bright yellow, the back of the neck to the wing base has a mantle-like orange pendant with black feathers, which looks like tiger skin, the back is mainly dark green and golden yellow, the belly is red, and the tail feathers are black brown with yellow spots that hang down from the treetops to the edge of the fruit.
They didn't seem to find Ye Lingyi.
And she didn't want to alarm them, but she wasn't sure of the birds' aggressiveness, so she could only be cautious and tentative.
Birds nest in the branches and chirp as if enjoying the snow. Her eyes were always fixed on the treetops, and a pair of hands quietly reached out and slowly approached the fruit, but before she could touch the fruit, the sound of sharp things breaking the wind came into her ears.
Ye Lingyi hurriedly withdrew her hand, and a short arrow passed by her hand. Then, as soon as she heard the sound of flapping wings, her body fell backwards irrepressibly and fell heavily into the snow.
"Ahh
A muffled snort of pain sounded, and someone got off the horse and hurried over, looked into the snowdrift as if inquiring, and said in surprise: "Green kite? How are you? β
She forgot that in addition to the sons and daughters of the family today, there were also guards accompanying her.
Ye Lingyi grinned in pain, looking at Qingfeng who was full of doubts but didn't stretch out his hand to pull her, and before he could speak, he heard someone laughing twice not far away: "The emperor's archery technique is really worthy of its reputation!" That movement, it seems that the prey is really not small! Today, this must be the emperor's. β
"Hmph, it's just a small insect carving skill. Cheng Qing doesn't have to make a fuss! β
"Huh? Helian Guard, why hasn't that stupid slave of your family come back to pick up a prey? It can't be like you, with eye disease, right? Ha ha! β
There was a lot of laughter, but I couldn't see the main voice.
"Alright, don't talk about it! Let's go over with me and see what kind of big guy we hit! β
A group of people drove the horses over, and the sound of the horses' hooves sinking into the snow was muffled.
Ye Lingyi struggled to get up and rubbed her sore waist.
"Green kites?" Some people were surprised.
Ye Lingyi raised his head and happened to see the son-in-law buddies led by Li Yuanlin.
"Why did you get here when you weren't at camp?"
"I ......"
Ye Lingyi subconsciously moved his gaze to Helian Che.
Those beautiful eyes Gu Shui Wubo did not even have the slightest ripple, and after the events of that day, he did not have the slightest unnatural emotion, and it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Ye Lingyi felt upset and angry for no reason. After holding back his emotions to a certain extent, he finally replaced it with a sullen sentence: "I'm hungry, come in and look for food." β
Looking for something to eat in the woods?
Li Yuanlin seemed to be thundered by her answer, and his clear eyes finally looked at the bunches of bright fruits hanging on the treetops not far away, smiled, and ordered left and right: "Go, pick it off!" β
The left and right guards received the order and were about to turn over and dismount.
"Don't bother." Helian Che opened his mouth lightly, Gu Shui Wubo's eyes swept over Ye Lingyi, and arched his hand towards Li Yuanlin and said, "It's just a few bunches of fruits, don't bother the emperor!" β
Li Yuanlin raised his eyebrows: "Oh? It seems that Helian Qing's family has a way? β
Helian Che didn't say anything, picked up the bow from the horseback and took out a feather arrow from the quiver to take the bow, Biqing rode and hunted in clothes, and his black hair moved slightly to set off his majestic figure, heroic and cool.
"Whoosh".
Everyone saw the sharp arrow break through the wind and draw an arc in the air, and a few strings of wild fruits fell into the snow.
"Good archery! Ah Che is really a good archery technique for piercing Yang in 100 steps! β
Wu Yuanzhou can really be said to be Helian Che's first fan brother, and he actually worships him with his hands together, just like a modern girl who is obsessed with chasing stars.
The corners of Yinchong's mouth twitched on the side, and Cheng Wei's face was full of disdain.
Qingfeng picked up the fruit and handed it to Ye Lingyi.
Li Yuanlin looked at her hands full of red fruits, and for some reason the smile in his eyes was a little lighter, but his mouth was still polite: "Helian Qing's archery is worthy of being the first in my Western Dynasty!" β
"The emperor has won the prize!"
Helian Che still had a faint expression and withdrew his bow.
Cheng Wei seemed impatient: "Your Majesty, are we still trying to compete?" β
Li Yuanlin didn't answer his words, but softened his tone and said to Ye Lingyi: "You go back first, I will let people send you, these wild fruits are not enough to cushion your stomach and then make people prepare some food." β
Ye Lingyi looked at Li Yuanlin and then at Helian Che, who was unmoved, and finally felt that she was a self-inflicted idiot, and thought that after the events of that day, the relationship between the two of them would change, and everything was because she was thinking too much.
"Yes!"
The girl's glass-bead-like eyes flowed with a trace of gloom, and even she didn't notice it, but Li Yuanlin on the other side saw it very clearly.
For some reason, the tip of the Ninety-Five Supreme's heart seemed to be suddenly pricked by a needle, and the tingling sensation made him immediately straighten up, tighten the reins, and turn the horse's head.
The people behind him followed.
Ye Lingyi stared at the wild fruit in the palm of his hand, and suddenly woke up from a big dream, and instantly remembered the reason for entering the forest.
"Your Majesty, wait!"
The girl's shrill voice was like a stumbling horse, and the person who had stepped away suddenly stopped his steps.
Then he saw her trotting over, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, there are assassins in the woods!" Please return to camp now! β
"Assassins?" Cheng Wei seemed to have heard something extremely ridiculous, deliberately bowed down on horseback, and sneered loudly: "Little minion, do you know what kind of place this is? In the heavily guarded royal hunting grounds, what assassins could enter? Do you know what a felony is? β
"I'm not talking nonsense!" Ye Lingyi was in a hurry, and her little red face became even more ruddy: "I really saw a group of people pretending to be palace maids!" I just followed them in and got lost! β
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