Chapter 18: Casting the Net
The afternoon sun is just right, but no one takes advantage of this warm sun to rest, for the hunting trip that is about to start. The palace people were so busy that their feet didn't touch the ground, and Zhuo Yao took a list and asked Yu Zhao to decide the concubines who hunted with the royal driver.
I don't want to take any of them with me, or I don't want to take them all, and I leave them all by myself. This is Yu Zhao's true thoughts.
"Is there anything you don't want to go?" Yu Zhao asked.
Zhuo Yao replied: "Concubine Shen just came to inform me that she didn't want to go. ”
Yu Zhao knew that since she came out, she had been planning to find out who framed her, and she couldn't pretend to be so serious. Simply give her some power time to check. So he ordered: "Concubine Feng and Concubine Liu are naturally going to go, no one in the palace is governed, yesterday the second princess gave birth to the emperor and grandson, and went to show His Majesty and restored Concubine Shen to the concubine position." ”
Zhuo Yao should go down to ask for an edict, and as expected, Concubine Shen came in the afternoon. A look of course. "Although Sister Concubine Chen is a little domineering, she can still distinguish right from wrong in the end."
Yu Zhao was looking at the list of things to bring, and he didn't look up. "No thanks, it's good for the palace to find out, I'm tired."
These days, she is used to her temperament, and Concubine Shen didn't feel much angry, so she put down the gift and looked at her. "Let's make amends to you first, you and I are both victims, I hope my sister can work with me to find out the cunning and sinister person."
"Got a clue?" Yu Zhao finally looked up at her.
Concubine Shen replied: "It's not very reliable, and it needs to be confirmed." ”
Outside the courtyard, Chu Ziyi led a few little wolf dogs around, giggling happily, and Concubine Shen looked out through the door. "The second highness of this palace has never been angry, my sister is raising these five highnesses is a concubine, you are favored by Your Majesty, and the power of the maternal family is stronger than the prince, I don't know how much, you really don't have the heart?"
"Thoughts?" Yu Zhao raised his head, his eyes sharp. "Didn't Concubine Shen listen to what she said outside the torture room that day?"
Thinking of Yun Zhaorong's fate that day, Concubine Shen's face changed again. Shut up stupidly, and hurriedly left on the pretext that he wanted to see the emperor and grandson.
The cheerful laughter outside has not stopped, the sun is gradually getting bigger, Yu Zhao is afraid that Chu Ziyi is hot, and orders someone to bring him in. As soon as he came in, he obediently lay on the chair next to Yu Zhao, holding the Yueji picked in the yard in his hand and handed it to her, calling out one after another: "Mother...... Flower. ”
Yu Zhao never dared to agree, took the flower and touched his head, turned his head and asked Zhuo Yao: "The road to the hunting ground can be bumpy, can Ziyi stand it?"
"Rest assured, the hunting will clear the road in advance, and on the way, it will be arranged to rest in the palace, no big problem." He also introduced to her: "The Minnong Palace at the foot of the first day was originally to record and observe the laws of feng shui, rain and dew in Jingzhou, so as to help farmers sow seeds and harvest in autumn. There is a pastoral scenery inside, fertile fields and fish ponds are complete, and the mother can visit it on the same day. ”
It sounded really interesting, and Yu Zhao was interested in it.
At that time, as Zhuo Yao said, there was no solemnity and magnificence of the rest of the palaces. Those who are resident are all good farmers selected from the people.
Planting green seedlings all over the field, looking down to see the sky in the water, this is the busy season of rice planting farmers, and the people scattered in the field are busy with their bodies. Yu Zhao and others also wore light cloth clothes in the field to inspect and inspect. Chu Ziyi felt that all the scenes were very novel, and he went to chase butterflies for a while, and then grabbed his hands full of mud, and then in a blink of an eye, he caught a caterpillar and scared Concubine Liu's face.
Emperor Yuan was not annoyed, and it was interesting to watch from the sidelines. "Hahahahahaha, boys just want to be so lively......" The next second, his face was scratched by his muddy hand.
In the chaos, Yu Zhao had no choice but to hold his forehead, but fortunately, Chu Zikai came over and picked him up and put him high on a tree, so he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move.
Immediately frightened and didn't dare to move, tears came up with a pout, and poor Baba looked at Yu Zhao. "Mother...... Mother, I'm afraid ......"
Yu Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to hug him down, but was stopped by Chu Zikai. "To be naughty is to teach a lesson, don't get used to it."
Chu Ziyi seemed to understand, and cried even more, Yu Zhao glared at Chu Zikai, brushed his hand and hugged Chu Ziyi, he immediately broke into tears and laughed, and made a grimace at Chu Zikai. Emperor Yuan, whose face had not yet been wiped clean, was amused to laugh loudly again.
Xiaoguo instructed everyone to tour on their own, and took the ministers to the front hall to discuss government affairs. Yu Zhao saw that the eldest lady and Yu Yao who followed were also there, but they didn't dare to look at themselves the whole time as if they were weak-hearted. I didn't bother to care about them, and after telling everyone not to accompany them, they all played their own games. He took Chu Ziyi to the fish pond.
There are too many mosquitoes by the water, no one wants to come, Yu Zhao specially ordered someone to make a mosquito repellent sachet to bring before he came, it is very effective, so he is not afraid. asked the fisherman next to him for a fishing rod, and fished quietly on the side, Chu Ziyi also squatted next to her, staring intently.
After a long time, he finally saw that the rod moved, pulled it up, and a small fish swayed and hung on it, Chu Ziyi clapped his hands with joy, took the fish, and prepared to put it in the wooden barrel next to it.
Caught off guard, he was startled by Chu Zikai behind him, and as soon as his hand was released, the fish jumped back into the pool twice. was a little afraid that he wouldn't dare to cry, so he turned around and threw himself into Yu Zhao's arms with a face full of grievances, and Yu Zhao was speechless. "Why is Your Highness always elusive?"
"It's not." Chu Zikai retorted: "I don't dare to alarm you fishing, who knows that this kid is so timid." ”
Chu Ziyi still looked sad, Yu Zhao led him and wanted to go back, but was stopped by Chu Zikai. "Ziyi, will the third brother take you on a boat?"
Defected in an instant, Chu Ziyi pulled Yu Zhao and was about to go over there, Chu Zikai succeeded in his plan and went to support a fishing boat to come over. Carrying him up, Zhuo Yao only thought that he was going to take the Fifth Palace to have fun, so he took the lead and turned around to help Yu Zhao. "Be careful, mother."
Yu Zhao clearly saw the smugness in Chu Zikai's eyes, but Zhuo Yao's hand was already stretched out, and he didn't worry about Chu Ziyi, so he had to get on the boat.
The boat slowly sailed out, Chu Zikai hugged Chu Ziyi, and touched the water in the pool, Yu Zhao said worriedly: "Be careful not to fall." ”
"It's okay, I know how to water." Chu Zikai replied, then turned to her and asked, "Will you?" ”
Yu Zhao nodded, and then heard him ask, "Who taught it?" ”
"When I was a child, I accidentally fell into the lotus pond, and no one rescued me, so I struggled for a long time. I almost died, but fortunately, the second aunt in the house passed by and pulled me up. As a result, I fell into it again and again, but still no one saved me, so I did. ”
"Just like me!" Chu Zikai suddenly felt that he had found something in common between the two, and excitedly told her about it. "When I was young, my father taught my brother to swim a few times, threw us into the water, let us struggle, and then catch us up when we were about to sink, and so we learned it a few times."
Yu Zhao was a little unconvinced, turned her head to look at Zhuo Yao, she was smiling with crow's feet on her face, and nodded when she saw Yu Zhao's expression of disbelief. "Your Majesty has always been so casual, the slave maid remembered that several ladies were crying urgently next to her, and the lady concubine was angry with His Majesty, and closed the door of Chaohui Palace for several days."
Thinking that Emperor Yuan did not personally teach him to ride a horse and shoot arrows, for some reason, Yu Zhao felt a little lucky. Seeing Chu Zikai's fishing net out of nowhere, he stood up and waved his hand, pulled it up hard, and landed on the deck. Several large fish struggled and swung in the nets.
"When did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince learn to fish?" Zhuo Yao was surprised and couldn't help asking.
Chu Zikai replied with a smile: "I met a cat who only likes fish, I like it very much, and I quickly learned to abduct her to the East Palace." ”
Others didn't understand the meaning of this, but Yu Zhao understood it in his heart, and he didn't know if he suppressed the discomfort on his face. The fish jumped in front of Yu Zhao, and Zhuo Yao picked up the wooden bucket next to him and picked it up. "The water here is good, and the fish are raised, and the mother loves to eat fish, so the slave and maid take it back and order someone to stew it."
It was an unintentional word, but it corresponded to Fang Cai's words, and the taste of the two people with a heart changed when they heard it. Chu Zikai rowed with a smile all the way, and a crack appeared in Yu Zhao's tense face. Chu Ziyi was young and ignorant, staring at the fish in the barrel and drooling.
When Zhuo Yao got off the boat, he hugged Chu Ziyi and couldn't help Yu Zhao, Chu Zikai happily stepped forward to do the work, and the moment he held his arm, Yu Zhao secretly grabbed it by himself, and said in a low voice: "You are the cat." ”
Chu Zikai had a smile even more on his face.
At dinnertime, I couldn't help but stick my chopsticks to the fish on the table. Zhuo Yao really didn't deceive people, it was indeed more delicious than the fish bought in the palace.
Stopping and stopping all the way, they finally arrived at the hunting ground, and when the people set up camps, Emperor Yuan took everyone to get out of the car and settle down. Hunting is not as regular as in Jingzhou, and all the ladies and ladies gather together to talk and laugh. Yu Zhao didn't want to join in the fun, so he hid in the camp tent and read a book. Zhuo Yao was taking care of the light clothes she was going to wear the day after tomorrow, and didn't pay attention to the outside.
No one reported it, and the eldest lady suddenly broke in with Yu Yao to say goodbye, and then left in a hurry. Yu Zhao was confused and kept a heart.
Suddenly saw the bow sent by Chu Zikai hanging on the wall, took off the plucked string and looked for the feel, it was indeed good, not strangled at all.
After resting for a day and two nights, everyone went to the exhaustion of the journey, got up early to freshen up, and rushed to the paddock to participate in the hunting sacrifice. A ferocious brown bear was in a cage on the altar, roaring angrily at the crowd of onlookers outside. Chu Zikai stepped forward to present a bow and arrow to Emperor Yuan. "Father, please shoot the arrow."
Emperor Yuan took it, drew the bow, and at the moment when the cage door opened, the arrow pierced the bear's eye, and wailed. The arrows of the rest of the people followed, and the bear fell to the ground in an instant, and then the drums accompanied by cheers and cheers rang out, and everyone got on their horses and stood by, starting from Emperor Yuan, and rushed into the forest field together.
The onlookers can only participate on the second day as usual, and they are all dressed up heroically. After seeing the dashing and handsome men leaving, he put away his reserve and gentleness, and rode on his horse to play polo on the side field. Yu Zhao was the head of the concubines, and he had to take Concubine Liu and Concubine Feng to sit on the field. Each gave the lottery head and announced the start.
The field was immediately lively, and the women led by both parties were superb in riding skills and dexterity, and they were outstanding to the rest. scored goals again and again, no one let anyone, and only they were applauded by Yu Zhao on the field.
"The leader of this blue team is Liu Wanrou, the daughter of the concubine's mother's family." Concubine Liu saw Yu Zhao's attention and hurriedly introduced it to her. "The concubine dares to say that there is no such excellent woman as her in the entire Jingzhou."
Yu Zhao asked, "What about the red team?" ”
Concubine Liu's tone was disdainful. "Concubine Li's family, I think Concubine Li made a mistake last time, I'm afraid her daughter is not much better."
He proposed to Yu Zhao with a smile: "Sister Concubine Chen, Your Majesty favors you, and if you want to set up a crown princess in the future, I will also listen to your suggestions, you can see Wanrou ......"
"This matter was originally for the prince to be willing, and then His Majesty was willing, and the palace couldn't speak, so you went and told Your Majesty." Yu Zhao's tone was cold and refused, and Concubine Liu's face was unhappy and she shut up.
After a game, Liu Wanrou's team was slightly better, Yu Zhao ordered to offer the color head, and the blue team came forward to thank him, Yu Yao was also inside, but everyone didn't notice it because it was not brilliant.
"Miss Liu's riding skills are brilliant and she deserves this award." Liu Wanrou was praised by Yu Zhao and smiled, and ignored the leading young lady of the red team with some disdain. "The courtiers never ask for a reward, they only want an opponent to give me a defeat, but I haven't been able to do it so far."
Yu Yao suddenly stepped forward and said, "I heard that Niangniang's riding technique was personally taught by His Majesty, can you open the eyes of the courtiers today?" ”
Everyone was talking, Liu Wanrou's eyes lit up, and her fighting spirit was ignited. "In this case, the courtiers implore the lady to take back the reward, can you condescend to the noble and lead the red team to compete with the courtiers."
"Okay." Yu Zhao got up, maybe she didn't want her to agree so decisively, Yu Yao was slightly stunned. Zhuo Yao was worried, his eyes staring at Yu Zhao who was on the field.