Hehe, the queen chuckled, "This palace has something for you, so you don't need to prepare anything." How could she be so kind? A trace of doubt flashed in Chu Yu's heart.

The queen shouted outside, "Come in!" Immediately, several palace maids rushed in, each holding a tray in their hands, on which were clothes and jewelry.

"In previous years, the ladies would prepare a set of special hunting clothes for themselves, and this palace expected that you didn't know the rules very well, so I thought of preparing these for you." In front of outsiders, the queen mother returned to her previous gentle appearance, paused, and said, "These should have been prepared for you by the biological mother of the Seventh Prince, but his mother left early, so the palace will do it for you." ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother!" , Chu Yu bowed to the queen.

The queen mother nodded and waved her hand at Chu Yu, "The palace is lacking, you can go back." For these services, the palace will send people to the palace. ”

"The queen mother is resting, and the sons are not disturbed! Chu Yu committed himself and retreated.

The queen bowed slightly, looking at Chu Yu's departing figure, a smile flashed in her eyes.

Two or three days passed in a flash, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day of autumn hunting.

On the royal hunting ground, there are many people.

It is said to be a royal hunting ground, but it is just an empty wild hunting ground enclosed by officials.

However, this hunting ground has been set up early, a shed specially built for the emperor's concubines, and a special fruit and tea prepared by the monarch and ministers.

Chu Yu stood under a cover, looking at the bright sun in the sky, the light of the rumors made Chu Yu couldn't help but squint, she couldn't help frowning, it was afternoon at the moment, even if it was the sun in the cool autumn, it was fiercely tight.

She is wearing a tight-fitting purple beard today, and she is heroic. The silver mask on her face made her look like a charlatan.

And the decorations of the other nobles are also very similar to the styles worn by Chu Yu.

The queen, who was sitting next to the emperor, saw Chu Yu wearing the costume she gave her, and a strange smile flashed in her eyes.

The emperor chatted with the ministers for a few words--- nothing more than flattery, and then asked everyone to make some preparations so that they could start the official hunt.

The rules of the hunt are simple, before sunset, whoever catches the most prey wins, provided that the female companion is safe and sound.

It is mainly young men who come to participate in the hunting competition.

Because every young man has to bring a female companion, Chu Yu naturally followed behind the Seventh Prince, while Zuo Qingqing volunteered to be the prince's female companion. The ninth princess originally wanted to follow the crown prince, but Zuo Qingqing took the lead, so she had to retreat and follow behind the second prince. Some of the other men have also formed teams with other noble ladies who have not yet formed a team.

This hunting technique matches several pairs of mandarin ducks every year. Therefore, the ministers and some of the young sons and daughters who are eager to find a good relationship have no objection to this.

Chu Yu glanced around and found that Chu Xinrou, who was dressed in a bright green brocade robe, was sitting on the side with a faint face, and Xia Zhu beside him was standing straight. She wasn't involved in the hunt, and she didn't seem ready to do so.

However, the Eighth Prince is not around, and it seems that there is something inappropriate for her to be involved.....

Seeing that many young women had gone up to form a team, but Chu Xinrou was still sitting on the side, the emperor couldn't help but ask, "Rou'er, why don't you get involved?" ”

"Back to my father, my husband is not around, and it is not good for my sons to participate in it." , Chu Xinrou stood up, her posture was like a willow, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

Hahaha, the emperor laughed heartily, "It's okay!" Your husband was sent to the west by me, and it was my fault. ”

"My father's words are serious, what the husband does is for the well-being of the people, and the reason why this husband does this is also because the father understands the righteousness." , the words did not leak, and the emperor smiled.

"In that case, let's wait for their results!"

"Yes." , Chu Xinrou blessed his body and sat down.

With the sound of firecrackers as a guide, the hunt begins.

They all jumped up and mounted their horses. Most noble ladies still know how to ride a horse, so there is no such thing as saying that any noble lady can't even ride a horse.

The people rode into the forest, and the sound of horses' hooves galloped and startled a bunch of birds in the forest.

Chu Yu and the Seven Princes walked slowly behind everyone on a horse.

"Lady, which direction do you think we're going?" , today's Seven Princes are dressed in dark brocade, which sets off his whole person as more noble and evil.

The wind was blowing, and there were occasionally a few bird calls in the distance, Chu Yu looked around and pointed to a path.

"Okay, then it's up to the lady."

Before the words fell, there was a sound of rustling on the path that Chu Yu pointed to.

A galloping white figure flashed through the eyes of the two.

The two of them looked at each other, and they both looked at each other and smiled, and as soon as they clamped the horse's belly, the horse walked in the direction of the path.

As soon as the horses approached the path, the sound of rustling ceased, and there was no trace of it.

Chu Yu looked at the series of footprints on the muddy ground, and knew it in his heart, so he jumped off the horse and motioned for the Seven Princes to also go down the road.

Hunting in this forest is different from the vast expanse of the grassland, riding a horse to hunt and shuttle through the dense jungle, but it is not easy to carry out movements, and it will scare away those small things.

The Seventh Prince watched Chu Yu carefully follow the footsteps forward, the corners of his lips hooked slightly, and he also dismounted, and led the horse next to him and Chu Yu's horse by the way.

The autumn forest is full of yellow leaves, and the ground is full of gold, and as long as you step on it, you will make a rustling sound.

Chu Yu frowned, looking at a hairy white ball not far away, Chu Yu quietly pulled out an arrow from the arrow behind him, and aimed at the rabbit that was silently eating and thinking he was hiding.

Shout!

The sound of the bow and arrow piercing the air immediately alerted the rabbit, but before it could turn its head to check or turn around to escape, it was shot by the cold arrow and fell in a pool of blood.

"Good archery!" , The Seven Princes stood behind Chu Yu at some point, and praised without hesitation.

Chu Yu took a few steps forward, picked up the rabbit, and said as he bent over, "I have been in the mountains for decades before, and I have to go out hunting by myself on weekdays, and over time, I have practiced such an arrow technique that hits nine out of ten." ”

The rabbit's body was still a little warm, and the blood stained the snow-white hair blood-red, which looked a little weird. But Chu Yu turned a blind eye.

"I never knew who you went to worship in the mountains." , The Seventh Prince looked at Chu Yu's figure and thought thoughtfully.

Chu Yu paused as he straightened his waist, "An old man who was born." ”

The Seventh Prince's eyes narrowed, he had already thought of someone who could match.

The horse smelled a faint smell of blood, raised his head and barked, Chu Yu ignored it, just put the rabbit into the bag on the horse's buttocks, and then said to the Seventh Prince, "Let's go, we can't be left behind." ”

The Seventh Prince looked at the startled birds in the sky in other directions, pursed his lips and smiled, and naturally took the reins in Chu Yu's hand, "Go, there are more prey in front." ”

The further you go inside, the more lush the trees become. However, where there are more trees, there are more animals.

Chu Yu sensitively smelled some strange and unique smells that belong to animals, so he involuntarily put his hand on the arrow on his back.

"Lady, why don't we have a competition?" , A glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the Seven Princes.

Chu Yu didn't look back, "How to compete?" ”

"Whoever shoots the boar in front of him first wins."

There were two wild boars in front of them, they were intently foraging for food on the ground, and they didn't seem to be aware of the arrival of Chu Yu and the others.

"Good!" Between the words, Chu Yu pointed the arrow at a wild boar.

It's just that before Chu Yu's arrow was sent out, the sword of the Seventh Prince flew over first, hitting the trunk of the tree beside the wild boar.

The wild boar was frightened, hurriedly took a few steps back, let out a low sound, then turned around and looked viciously in the direction of Chu Yu, as if he was going to throw Chu Yu to the ground in the next second and eat on the spot.

"What are you doing here?" , Chu Yu glanced at the Seventh Prince complainingly.

Hunting in the mountains for several years, Chu Yu has a wealth of experience, although these mountain boars look stupid and bulky, but in fact their attack power is very strong.

"It's more fun that way." , The culprit--- the Seventh Prince, laughed lowly.

Chu Yu looked at the mangosteen that was about to rush forward in front of him, and hurriedly took a few steps back, and the bow and arrow in his hand shot out towards the mangosteen in front of him.

Who knew that the mountain boar was embarrassingly avoiding the arrow shot by Chu Yu and rushed straight towards Chu Yu.

Chu Yu jumped on the branch of the tree on the side with a strong stride, and said angrily towards the Seventh Prince, "You did it on purpose! ”

The Seventh Prince chuckled lightly and did not answer.

Chu Yu just wanted to scold him a few words, and then he saw another mountain boar running straight towards the Seventh Prince, and the anger in his eyes also turned into gloating, he dared to calculate her, he should also taste the feeling of being chased by pigs.

Chu Yu's imaginary scene of him fleeing in embarrassment did not appear, but she saw him moving in a dashing manner, jumping onto another tree with resolute clothes, and staring at her from a distance.

She glanced at him, then stopped looking at him, and aimed her bow and arrow at the boar's nose.

The boar's skin is very hard, it is really difficult for ordinary bows and arrows to shoot through it, its vulnerable places are only eyes and nose, and they are also smarter than ordinary animals, which is why the boar can live so long in the forest.

The boar did not dodge quickly this time, and was shot in the nose, and screamed in pain a few times, and then spun in circles on the ground, intending to get the arrow in his nose away.