Chapter 66: The Snake
In the autumn hunt of previous years, although Princess Yong'an was not used to hunting with escorts, she was accompanied by the lord of Shunqing, and she had to be alone without Shunqing this year.
Princess Yong'an, who is very familiar with Pingye Mountain, soon finds her first target, which is a lonely doe.
The first hunt luck was not bad, Yongan raised his bow and arrow to aim, and the aura of the black horse slowed down his pace and walked forward slowly.
The timing is quite good, and it hits the doe's henchman.
She rode quickly to the place where the doe had fallen, and threw her own victory on the horse's back.
A few drops of deer blood were thrown in Yong'an's face, she wiped them casually, and continued to embark on the hunting journey.
My father has always liked Xiangrui, and I don't know if I can see this strange thing in this night mountain.
King Cheng, who knew that his riding and archery skills were not as good as his fourth brother, decided to find another way this year and make something rare to make his father happy.
He led a team of twelve people and went to the depths of Pingye Mountain while hunting.
Wan Jinyue, who didn't want Princess Yong'an to turn over through the autumn hunt, should have followed Yong'an closely, but the little girl who had never been to Pingye Mountain was a little lost at this time, and she knew that she would have taken a look at the topographic map of the autumn hunt in advance.
Mu Xin followed behind her, and she was also a little confused, how did she feel that the county lord was lost?
While hunting a few hares with various colors for Mu Xin to pick up, she looked for other people.
It was obviously afternoon, and the further Wan Jinyue walked, the more she felt that there was fog in the mountain.
The bright yellow snake tail is dangling from side to side, and a pair of blue-yellow wings are spreading, what kind of monster is this?
In the mist, a yellow beetle snake with its back to Wan Jinyue, shuttled through the clouds and mist - it was a legendary artifact of the Xiaxi royal family.
Mu Xin didn't know when she disappeared from behind Wan Jinyue, and Wan Jinyue just followed the beetle snake step by step.
King Cheng, who was bent on looking for auspiciousness, looked at the dense fog not far away, and suddenly thought about it, and he walked in the direction of the dense fog with twelve guards.
It was obviously close, but the group walked for a long time, but they still did not enter the dense fog.
The beetle snake that was originally facing away from Wan Jinyue suddenly turned around, and Wan Jinyue looked at the big snake with a thick bowl, but there was no fear in her heart, only peace of mind.
"Here you are, my holy woman."
Wan Jinyue desperately stared at her narrow eyes. "You're talking about me?"
"It's time for the Holy Maiden to take me home." The four- or five-foot-long snake instantly turned into a bright yellow bracelet, and it was put on Wan Jinyue's wrist.
The fog cleared, and Wan Jinyue, who woke up again, had no memory, she only knew that the gold bracelet with the snake pattern on her wrist was very important.
King Cheng, who thought that there would be auspicious in the depths of the dense fog, looked at the Yuqing County Lord in front of him, and his face was a little disappointed.
In a bad mood, he was too lazy to maintain his gentlemanly demeanor, so he rode his horse and led the guards in another direction, where there was a burst of black smoke, and there might be a different scene.
"Mu Xin~, Mu Xin~" Wan Jinyue led the horse and searched for her maid nearby.
The little girl was sleeping on the rocks by the brook, and the horses were grazing leisurely, and everything was not normal.
Wan Jinyue woke up the little girl, and hurriedly walked in other directions, the sun has already shifted a little west, and seven or eight hares are not bad among the young ladies of the family, but they are not top-notch.
She steered her horse and concentrated on the hunt.
A doe, two white foxes, three pheasants, and seven or eight hares, Mu Xin tied all the prey and put it on his horseback.
The camp should be on the west side of this deep mountain, and the two people who did not know the way, took the prey, and hurried in the direction of the sinking red sun.
Black smoke rose in bursts, and King Cheng walked all the way forward, and all he saw was the trace of the end of the fight. It seems that someone is taking advantage of the excuse of autumn hunting to do murderous things.
There was a little blood on the ground, and King Cheng, who didn't want to get involved in these troubles, hurriedly withdrew from the scene.
The sky in the west became more and more red, and it turned a little purple, and the men and horses who had finished their hunt returned to the camp one after another.
The purple red on the horizon quickly faded, turning a little blue-black.
The four princes, who are the first victories in the hunt every year, have not yet appeared, and Princess Yong'an, who has become the head of the princess by relying on autumn hunting in recent years, is also gone.
What a miracle.
That scorched black, isn't it to deal with the fourth child? A fool will target the fourth, and the fifth-ranked may be much older than him.
King Cheng held the white bird with the colorful tail feathers in his hand, and he felt a little more resentful about the person who dealt with the fourth child.
Xiangrui, who I finally captured alive, now seems to be unable to give it away.
The brother is missing, but the brother wants to please Lao Tzu, isn't this looking for death?
He quietly stepped back and handed the white bird in his hand to the guards of the house.
After raising it for a while, there will always be a suitable opportunity.
Emperor Jingming looked around, his sons were coming of age one after another, and it seemed that this peaceful day was over.
The Governor of the Dragon Tooth Guard, Shui Xin, came out with a good look: "Your Majesty, it is getting late, and the ministers are invited to go into the mountains to search." ”
"Exactly."
A neat group of dragon tooth guards lined up, they were dressed in uniformly decorated black robes, and their mounts were all white horses, carrying the dragon's tooth guard's exclusive Seven Treasure Swords at their waists, and each of them was that handsome man.
The official's face was ugly, and the crowd became more and more silent.
In the open space of the camp, the bonfires around him had been lit, and the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and it was Shui Xin who had returned.
On horseback, the sturdy Fourth Prince's face was rarely pale, and his back was constantly dripping blood.
Concubine Ning, who had always been calm, looked at her only son who was completely bloodless, and felt a little angry in her heart.
She resisted the urge to rush out, clenched her fists, and waited for the official to speak.
"Why did the Metropolitan Governor come back alone?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Princess Yong'an has not been found yet, and the fourth prince is seriously injured, so the minister can only come back first to restore his life."
Shui Xin turned over and dismounted, saluted respectfully, and the fourth prince was picked up from his horse by him and handed over to Lehe, who was quite eye-catching.
Le He is the big eunuch next to Emperor Jingming, he and Emperor Jingming grew up together since childhood, and he is the person who knows Emperor Jingming the most in this palace.
He struggled to help the unconscious man and handed him over to the imperial doctor, who was already waiting on the sidelines.
"It's hard work." Emperor Jingming, who was originally sitting quietly, suddenly stood up, he looked at the quail-like King Jiang, the sad King Cheng with sad eyes, the three princes who had been coughing, and the five princes who were still childish.
The child has grown up and has learned to grab what he wants.
"It's not hard work."
Shui Xin is still respectful and abnormal, just now he was found in a cave of the four princes, there are clearly women's ornaments left in the cave, most of them are the traces of the Yong'an princess, but the blood marks left by the suspected beast dragging the prey made him a little frightened, Yong'an princess is mostly fierce and lucky.
"Please continue to search in the mountains."
"Exactly."
In previous years, Emperor Jingming should have eaten the prey baked by the first victor himself, but this year he still had an empty stomach. Hunger mixed with anger, and the temperature in the air grew colder and colder.
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