Chapter 18 The Hunting Grounds in the Suburbs

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Qing combed Ming Dye, a green silk was tied on the top, buttoned with a white jade crown, and the hair poured down, and the whole person looked heroic.

Yesterday, Xiao Yichen revealed that today's hunting meeting will be the emperor, and Ming Ran has lost his previous interest, so he should only go to Xiao Yiqian to explain the matter of Mrs. Chasu.

She was dressed in a red riding suit, a snow-white cloak, and deerskin boots made from a sika deer she had shot last year.

In the stable, she picked a red-maned horse, turned over and rode on, and Lan Ling followed her and chose a horse to ride.

Stepping out of the Hou Mansion on horseback, a woman in a yellow riding uniform rode a white horse and stopped on the official road.

Ming Ran fixed his eyes, and was overjoyed, and pulled the reins to the woman's horse, "Sister Yuxi, why are you here?" ”

Guo Yuxi smiled, "My aunt said that you are going to hunt in the suburbs today, let me go with you." ”

The aunt in her mouth is Mrs. Ming.

"Great, with my sister by my side, I don't feel bored." Ming Ran smiled and said, "Sister follow me." ”

So saying, she waved her whip and galloped her horse.

In the past year or so, Ming Ran has gone hunting in the suburbs with the Mu family several times, so he has learned excellent horse kung fu.

Guo Yuxi grew up in Nanzhou, and the women there also love equestrianism, so her horsemanship is not inferior to Mingran.

Due to the early hours of the day, the streets were sparsely populated.

The two of them each brought a maid with them, and in an hour they went out of the city gate to the hunting grounds.

A vast clearing, covered with white snowflakes covering everything in the world, bare tree trunks surrounded by snow, and everywhere as far as the eye could see, there was snow.

Ming Ran saw a group of people in the open space from a distance, she pointed to Guo Yuxi, and said happily: "Sister, look, Brother Mu Xu, they have arrived." ”

She rode her horse towards the group of men and horses, and before she could get closer, she shouted, "Big brother, big brother Mu Xu." ”

When everyone heard the sound, they turned around and saw a woman who was not powdered but was shockingly beautiful.

Her shouts echoed out of the cold woods here, comforting.

Xiao Yiqian's clear eyes showed a trace of tenderness, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked up a smile.

Ming Ran slipped off the horse and ran two steps, Xiao Yiqian was surrounded by several men, in addition to Mu Xu, Mu Yang, and Xiao Yichen.

Behind a few people, there was a large group of soldiers in regular service, and Ming Ran knew that they were the most skilled secret guards in the palace.

Their eyes fell on her, and they had to slow down and walk in small steps.

She first saluted Xiao Yiqian slightly, "I've seen the emperor." ”

Without waiting for him to shout, she got up consciously and walked to Mu Xu's side impatiently, "Brother Mu Xu, I also brought a woman today." ”

As she spoke, she turned to look at Guo Yuxi and waved her hand to come forward.

Guo Yuxi couldn't help but be slightly surprised when she heard her shouting the emperor to the man who was surrounded in the middle just now, Shi Shiran stepped forward and saluted Xiao Yiqian, "The courtiers have seen the emperor." ”

Ming Ran stepped forward and said, "This is the daughter of Lu Anbo's Mansion, Guo Yuxi." ”

"You're the daughter of Luamber?"

"Your Majesty, the courtiers are." Guo Yuxi lowered his head and replied calmly.

Xiao Yiqian said with a smile: "No need to be polite, hunting is a wanton thing, if you are too restrained, you will lose the fun of hunting itself." ”

Guo Yuxi raised a smile and said generously: "Yes." ”

Ming Ran pulled her past and walked two steps, stopped in front of Mu Xu, and said, "Sister, this is my eldest brother, Mu Xu, is the eldest son of my eldest uncle." After speaking, she pointed to the man next to Mu Xu, "This is my eldest uncle's second son, Mu Yang." ”

"Miss Guo." Mu Xu and Mu Yang shouted at the same time without losing their manners.

Mu Xu glanced at Ming Ran dotingly, "I haven't seen you for more than a year, and I've grown a lot taller." ”

Ming Ran stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, two years ago, Mu Xu accidentally fell off his horse and injured his leg when he went to participate in a crackdown on bandits, so he returned to the Rongguo Mansion to recuperate for more than half a year.

And Mu Xu couldn't stay idle in the house, so he often led Ming Ran out of the city to this suburb to teach her hunting, and her current riding skills were taught by Mu Xu.

Ming Ran looked Mu Xu up and down, his inky black hair was tied by a jade crown, a smile like a spring breeze on his face, he was dressed in a navy blue dress, his posture was tall and slender, and he couldn't tell that his legs had been injured.

Ming Ran looked at Xiao Yichen who was facing away from her again, and said to Guo Yuxi: "That is King Chen."

Guo Yuxi's face suddenly turned crimson, and he bowed his head to him.

Xiao Yichen turned around and smiled slightly.

Ming Ran rolled his eyes, looked at Mu Xu and said, "Big brother, there is only a snow fox this winter, right?" ”

Mu Xu took a step forward and said with a smile: "Silly girl, of course the snow fox is left for you, but I came for the black bear." ”

Ming Ran snorted, "Look down on me? ”

Xiao Yiqian said: "Winter hunting is dangerous, coupled with the scarcity of prey, I am also on a whim, thinking of a rare reunion with Mu Xu, the palace banquet must not be liked by him, so I thought that the hunt is coming, you and Miss Guo are women, you must be extra careful when hunting today, do not have the heart of greed." ”

Mu Xu is Xiao Yiqian's companion, and the two have known each other since childhood, so Xiao Yiqian knows Mu Xu's preferences very well.

Mingran pouted, "Okay, if you come out on top, will you be rewarded?" ”

Mu Xu laughed, "You girl, you're here to ask for a reward, right?" Follow me for a while, and don't hunt alone. ”

Ming Ran decisively refused: "No, if I am behind you, can I still have a share of the prey?" ”

Xiao Yiqian laughed and said, "The one who has the most prey can ask me for a reward." ”

"Is it okay to give any reward?" Ming Ran's eyes looked at Xiao Yiqian, with a bit of cunning in his eyes.

"Of course, you don't have any jokes." Xiao Yiqian chuckled.

Seeing that she couldn't wait to choose a bow and arrow, Muyang said with a smile: "Dye'er won the top spot last autumn because the eldest brother was not there, and today the eldest brother is here, do you still want a reward?" ”

Ming Ran picked up the bow and arrows and turned to look at him, and said proudly: "What is the top chip, that is, the one with the most prey wins, and the eldest brother also said that he wants to hunt black bears today, if I hunt twenty birds, the eldest brother must hunt at least twenty bears to defeat me." ”

Several people burst out laughing, but no one argued with her.

Ming Ran was in a good mood and turned over on the horse.

Xiao Yiqian waved his hand, and the dark guards behind him scattered and ran away, heading towards the forest.

Lan Ling walked up to the horse and marked the tail of the arrow tied to the horse's back.

With this exclusive mark, the prey can be easily identified as she hunted.

The sun gradually rose and shone on the snow-white land, and the warm sun shone through the cracks in the tree trunks into the trees.

Meizome looked up at the sky beyond the branches, where several birds were hovering overhead.

She raised her bow and arrows and aimed them at the birds, which shot through the gaps in the trunks of the trees at the unsuspecting birds.

With a hiss, the bird quickly fell down, falling through the crack in the tree.

A smug smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, and she drew her bow and continued to aim at the other frightened bird, letting go of the bowstring and sending the arrow out with a whizz.

A few arrows in a row, and the arrows did not miss.

The nearest guard standing in the woods immediately ran forward to pick up the bird that had been hit by the arrow, and took the prey and let it go to the camp outside the forest.

The reins of the light dye were raised, and they entered the depths of the forest.