The moon has crept up, today is the second day of the new year, the moon is bent like a sickle, I turned my head to look at this round of Xuanyue, it became a smiling face.

Xia Ning sat on the hill to the west, leaning against the tree, looking at the moon, and I walked over and leaned down and sat down beside him, with my back against the tree, looking at him with a sideways face.

I've forgotten what he looked like, only that he had thick eyebrows, crooked eyelashes, and a straight nose......

"Onkyo."

"Huh?" I answered, he had never called me that.

"Do you miss your mom and dad?"

I turned my face sideways, looked ahead, and said, "Of course!" I miss every moment! ”

He paused, then continued, "Actually, sometimes...... I envy you! ”

I laughed out loud and said, "What do I have to envy?" There is no one else around, and the master is an old man...... I can't follow him for the rest of my life! ”

Xia Ning sighed and said, "At least, you can live a carefree life every day...... and then, he added, "I'm different......!" ”

I said: "You are the son of the Xia Kingdom, and you will inherit the throne in the future, what else is there to worry about!" ”

Xia Ning still looked at the sky and said, "I miss my mother so much! ”

"When you're done with this side of things, you'll be able to see your mother when you get back. And I'm ...... But never to be seen! ”

"When I went back, I could only look at the sky...... Come and put my thoughts on it! Because...... My mother...... She's in heaven! ”

"What?" I asked, surprised.

Xia Ning smiled bitterly and said, "My current queen mother is my mother's sister and my aunt. When my aunt married my father with my mother, when I was ten years old, my mother left, and my aunt became the queen of the Xia Kingdom. At that time, there was a rumor that my aunt killed my mother, but I didn't believe it! My aunt and my mother are siblings, so how can they harm my mother? But after hearing too many such rumors, I became a grudge against my aunt, and all my closeness to her became a joke. Before, I didn't know if it was right to do this, so I used to look at the sky and ask my mother if it was right...... However, until that day, I discovered a secret ......! ”

I listened quietly, but I didn't expect Xia Ning to be like me, I had no mother since I was a child, and after a while, I asked, "Your aunt...... Is it good for you......? ”

"Huh! Mothers in this world, who do not favor their children! She also has her own children to take care of! ”

I didn't expect Xia Ning to be a poor person, looking at his usual cold, casual look, I don't know how fragile I am!

After a while, I asked, "Do you regret coming to Huaqiao Country?" ”

He said, "Regret what? Regret agreeing to Hua Muning's conditions? Scold! I'm not going to trade at a loss! ”

I looked at the man in front of me, I really couldn't figure it out, one moment sensational, one moment mocking, what did he eat to grow up!

Late at night, I encouraged Xia Ning to go back with me, because it was too dark, and I didn't dare to go alone.

I followed Xia Ning, moving little by little by the moonlight.

"Ouch!"

Somehow, I stepped on a rock, and my foot almost fell, but Xia Ning helped me in time to survive.

"Thank you!" I said with my head down.

"You're holding me by the sleeve!"

So saying, he tied a knot in his sleeve and said, "Hold on to this knot, and you will be more secure!" ”

I did as he was told, clutching his sleeve tightly, as if holding a reassuring pill, and walked back with peace of mind......

The next morning, before dawn, I was woken up by the sound outside the tent, on the high ground in the east, the palace people were busy building the pillars one by one, Xia Ning also walked out of the tent, it seems that I am not the only one who has been woken up.

He walked towards the high ground to the east, and I followed him and asked, "Do you know what they're doing?" ”

He asked rhetorically, "Are you a citizen of Huaqiao Country?" I didn't even know about such an important hunting ritual! ”

"Hunting rituals? I really...... I've never heard of it! ”

Xia Ning shook his head, continued walking, and said: "The hunting ceremony is a festival in your Huaqiao country, and the witch spirit will pray to the heavens in the ceremony, praying for good weather in the coming year, and the peace of the country and the people, although it is a festival, but the emperor does not like blood, so this is also a ritual of blessing!" ”

I asked curiously, "How do you know this?" ”

He smiled and said, "I'm the prince of Huaqiao Kingdom!" What is not to know? ”

Looks like he's done his homework well!

Then he said: "I proposed to the emperor that I would run this year's hunting ceremony, but Liu Tianquan robbed him, but he never believed in these ghosts and gods, and he didn't know what he wanted to do with the hunting ceremony!" ”

"No wonder! Last night, people kept coming in and out of his tent, and it turned out that he was preparing for this! ”

"Huh! You're keeping an eye on him! ”

The ceremonial arena was almost set up, and the utensils used for the festival were carried up one after another by the palace people, and the ceremony began at noon.

I found the master and asked him if he knew about the hunting ceremony, and the master said that the hunting ceremony would be held every year, but it was the first time that Liu Qianquan was in charge, and I heard that he had found a very famous witch spirit, who was deeply trusted by the emperor.

The master has a hunch that something will definitely happen to this year's hunting ceremony, and I think it is also, Liu Tianquan is not a good person in the first place, and what he does is naturally not a good thing!

It was almost noon, and the emperor led a group of people to stand in front of the high ground, while the witch spirit was making the final preparations on the high ground. I stood beside Xia Ning and waited quietly, but I wanted to see what tricks Liu Qianquan would come up with!

"Heaven for me...... The land is in my ...... Huaqiao Guoan Rusi also ......"

The witch spirit raised his hands to the sky, and sang something I didn't understand, he flicked his sleeves, picked up the rattle on the table, and shook it, "Ding Ling Lingling", and he walked in circles on the high ground, muttering as he went......

"Prosperity and Antai are also ......"

Then he dipped his fingertips in the water, and waved his hand upwards, and the droplets of water slid down his fingertips, falling into the burning wick that had been prepared in advance, and the candle flame was beaten by the droplets, and continued to burn.

I thought to myself, this is too capable, how long will it take to practice to reach this level......

The emperor smiled proudly, he seemed to be very satisfied, the witch spirit seemed to have predicted a good omen?

Then, the witch spirit turned in a circle again, muttering, "The wind and rain are smooth, and the ...... is happy" repeated the previous action, the candle flame was still not extinguished, and the emperor nodded proudly.