Chapter 195: Hunting
"Whatever it looks like, I like it. I can't wait to see our second child born. The emperor felt the movement in Hua Ying's abdomen, and his heart was happy, in fact, it was not that he had not heard the fetal movements of other concubines before, but when he was with Hua Ying, he was more excited about his father.
"The concubines too, but the emperor will go to the paddock tomorrow to hunt, it is better to rest earlier, and it is inconvenient for the concubines to serve the emperor with their stomachs, so please ask the emperor to return to his tent to rest."
"If it weren't for the fact that the emperor had to sleep in the central tent since ancient times, I would have stayed here with Ying'er." The emperor knew that Hua Ying was concerned about him, and he also felt that it was getting late, and he still had to recuperate, so he dropped a kiss on Hua Ying's forehead and returned to his residence.
Seeing that the emperor was gone, Qingxu walked in with a bowl of soothing soup and gave Hua Ying a serving: "Niangniang, tomorrow the emperor and the princes and ministers, as well as the Mongolian nobles will go to the jungle to hunt, when the slave maid gives you an extra cloak, you can watch from afar, before the emperor hunted, there have been animals frightened, rampage happened, you are now pregnant with a dragon fetus, you must be very careful." ”
"Also, if it's those small game, forget it, this Daqi country has also advocated hunting down those fierce beasts over the years, in order to better show their heroism and invincibility." Hua Ying drank a bowl of soothing soup with her head bored, and then she remembered something: "This is not a palace, how can there be a place to boil soothing soup?" ”
"Although there is no exquisite kitchen, but there is always a firewood stove, this bowl of soothing soup is Huixin girl from an hour ago began to boil for the mother herself, not a step left, the mother can rest assured to drink, since the mother's belly is getting bigger and bigger, this sleep is also a little unstable, the slaves and maids also understand when they keep vigil." Qingxu will never ask for credit, and Huixin is also at ease with Qingxu, even if she doesn't personally send this bowl of soothing soup to Hua Zhi, Qingxu will definitely tell Hua Ying that this is made by Huixin girl.
"You all have hearts, and this palace can also see it, because this palace is pregnant, and you have a lot of trouble, and this palace will naturally not treat any of you badly."
"Niangniang, why do you say such things like this, our slaves and maids in Jingyang Palace are all sincere to protect Niangniang, and it is also because Niangniang treats people sincerely first, and this is what we should do as slaves and maids." Qingxu pinched her shoulder again, so that she could sleep more sweetly later: "Niangniang is cleaned up, let's rest quickly." ”
I don't know if it's a psychological effect, with such a subordinate by her side, Hua Ying slept exceptionally peacefully tonight, and the one in her belly was also quiet, which was rare since she was pregnant this time, and sometimes the movement in her stomach would wake her up.
Hua Ying in the early morning was woken up by the noise outside, it stands to reason that this is the royal paddock, how can there be such a noisy voice: "Qingxu, go and see what's going on outside?"
Qingxu got the order, only went for a while and came back, and continued to serve Hua Ying dressed up: "Back to Niangniang, there are a few fierce horses outside, I heard that they were just brought to the Mulan paddock to be dedicated to the emperor, but the temperament is too strong, and it takes a few people to work together to hold it, so they quarreled a little, but now it's time to get up, the queen mother and they have already gone to the hunting ground." ”
"Then without further ado, let's go over too."
"Yes, sissy."
On the way, Hua Ying could vaguely see in the distance, and someone was leading a few horses: "Who is the horse dedicated to the emperor?" ”
"I heard that it was the manager of the Mulan paddock, and when I went to the horse farm to select horses, I accidentally found those good horses with excellent blood, the slaves and maids came from humble backgrounds and didn't understand these, but from a distance, it can be seen that those horses are much brighter than the ordinary horses, so the emperor decided to have a small written test, shoot arrows on horseback, and finally hunt in the jungle together, and by the way, also take a look at the way of those warriors."
"They know what they like, the emperor is both civil and military, but they like to ride horses and gallop, there are not many opportunities like this when they are in the palace, and now they have come to the Mulan paddock, so they naturally want to have a good time, and the palace originally planned to do so, but it's a pity that there is a child in this belly." Hua Ying listened, stroked her stomach, it was inconvenient to use a sedan chair on this grassland, and several people walked over together.
Qingxu helped Hua Ying steadily, and even more Hui Xin followed on the other side, while saying: "Anyway, Niangniang is still young, and such an opportunity is not impossible, so it is better to take care of the child in the belly first." ”
"Isn't this palace just a few casual words, there is an opportunity, of course, you have to take care of the children of this palace first." Hua Ying said with a smile.
"Eniang, Eniang, are you a sister or a younger brother in your belly? You yourself always say that there is a girl in it, that is, the younger sister of Erchen, but they always say that if it is a younger brother, then Eniang will be happier. The fifth elder brother was originally following behind Hua Ying, and when he heard them discussing the child in his mother's belly again, he immediately asked.
"Of course not, Eniang will not be patriarchal, whether it is a man or a woman, Eniang will be very happy, and Yinze is the same, right?"
The fifth elder brother nodded, he also felt that although there were other emperors and sisters in the palace, they didn't live together after all, they wanted to play together, and they had to go to other palaces, and he often only had a group by his side, so he would naturally look forward to this soon-to-be-born child: "Whether it's a younger brother or a younger sister, the sons will take good care of them." ”
The fifth elder brother is not a child who is possessive of his mother, and it is mainly Hua Ying who takes care of him, and does not let the fifth elder brother feel that if he has younger brothers and sisters, he will be robbed of his mother's love, and he often teaches the fifth elder brother to learn to be humble and humble: "Yinze is awesome, what a sensible and good child, he must not have eaten enough this morning, and after a while, Eniang will go and ask someone to prepare a bowl of goat's milk for you." ”
"Thank you, E-niang."
Hua Ying got up and whispered to the light beside her: "Didn't you warn those nurses and mothers last time not to talk nonsense, why did Yinze hear these words that shouldn't be listened to again." ”
"Back to Niangniang's words, I did tell them last time, and they also promised to be good, maybe it was the slave and the maid who said it lightly, so that they could not change their teachings repeatedly, Niangniang can rest assured, the slave and maid will teach them a good lesson after they go back."
"It's not your fault, it's just that because it's you who came out, they don't take it to heart, so you keep an eye on it to see who is so bold, and then bring it directly to see the palace, kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, so that Jingyang Palace will naturally listen to you, the aunt in charge." Hua Ying knew that Qingxu was loyal, since she said that she had done it well, she must have done it, but some people relied on others to have a good temper, and they forgot how many catties and taels they had: "People who chew the root of their tongues like this are really annoying, Ning Guiren is like this, and the same is true for ordinary slaves, since they don't know how to be cautious when they enter the palace, then the palace doesn't need to be tolerant again and again." ”
"The slave and maid understand, it is still the slave and the maid who are not good, and this little thing has to be worried about the mother." Qingxu sighed lightly, or her aunt in charge was not good enough, and without Liwei, she still needed her own mother to help her out.
"Don't blame yourself, it's all small things."
As soon as this sentence was finished, Hua Ying and the others almost arrived at the racecourse on the grassland, but now more targets were placed by the subordinates for people to ride horses and shoot arrows, and Hua Ying just walked over and looked at the queen: "See the queen concubine." ”
The queen's eyes turned to the emperor not far away: "Concubine Yun is here, it's hard for you to hold your stomach and come to this place full of yellow sand." ”
"The concubine's fetus is stable, so naturally I want to come to see the emperor's heroic appearance on the racecourse, thank you for the queen's care."
Hua Ying said as she was about to sit in her seat by her subordinates, but the Fei nobleman suddenly said loudly: "Concubine Yun, you are also a person from the Yellow Banner of Manchuria, have you also learned to ride a horse and gallop the grassland?"
Although Hua Ying is strange, she is only curious when she is a woman from the Han Army Banner: "That's right, I also studied with my father when I was young, although my skills are not good, but there is no problem with riding a horse." ”
"In this way, it's a pity, this time Mulan Qiuqiu can't see Concubine Yun's posture, otherwise it must be amazing to the audience." Fei Guiren smiled, Hua Ying noticed that she was wearing a flag suit, and then she smiled lightly and said: "The emperor said that you can also let the concubines try it today." ”
"I see, it seems that Fei Chang is also very confident in his riding skills, and this palace is pregnant with Liujia, so he still doesn't mix." Only then did Hua Ying see that Fei Chang was showing herself something? It's a pity that Hua Ying's mentality is very good, she doesn't think there is anything about it, and she is happy to watch it from the sidelines.
"It's just that there isn't a guardrail around here, and if those horses go berserk, wouldn't it be dangerous?" Qingxu reminded Hua Ying, she looked around, there was indeed no protection ahead, only a makeshift roof to shade the sun, and those horses were not far away.
"The emperor didn't have such a plan, it was a short notice that was scary, so he didn't build a platform." The queen seemed to hear what they said: "There are professional horse training minions all around here, and Concubine Yun's sister can rest assured." ”
"That's fine, but why doesn't the queen go to ride and shoot?"
"Where is this palace like you young people? Even if he learned some riding and archery skills when he was young, he has long forgotten about it after so many years in the palace, so he will not be embarrassed. The queen rarely chatted with Hua Ying.
Shun Guiren also had no interest in these things, because the high-ranking concubine sat in the front, and Shun Guiren was worried that Hua Ying would feel uncomfortable because of the dust flying in front of her, so she proposed: "If the queen doesn't mind, let Sister Yun and the concubine come to the back to sit together, my sister is pregnant, and it can be more comfortable to sit in the back." ”
The queen shifted her gaze to the Shun nobles: "The Shun nobles think about Concubine Yun in everything, but this dignity is orderly, and Concubine Yun is one of the four concubines, how can she mess up her position?"
"That's it, besides, although the queen mother is not pregnant, but the queen mother is even more golden, the queen mother is sitting in front, if Concubine Yun is alone in the back position, I'm afraid it is also inappropriate."
Du Changzai didn't know what kind of calculation the queen was playing in her heart, but she knew that the queen didn't want Concubine Yun to be special, so she helped the queen and said, it was a trivial matter, Hua Ying didn't take it to heart, and seeing that the queen was not happy, she said: "The noble people are just worried about the concubines, and the concubines naturally can't disrupt the dignity and inferiority." ”