Chapter 352: Autumn Hunting
The hunting ground in Bingzhou is half a day's journey from the capital.
By noon we were at the camp.
The sun is shining and the autumn is crisp.
It was a rare good weather.
The camp is flat and spacious, built on the mountain, there are mountain springs gurgling down from the cracks in the stone, converging into a lake at the bottom of the mountain, there are several pavilions by the lake, and the female officials in the palace are leading a group of palace maids to arrange the stone tables and stone benches under the pavilions.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites led the people to sacrifice heaven and earth, and then everyone went back to their tents to change their clothes.
Zhao Yu rode his pony and ran back and forth happily on the grass, Zhao Wuye followed closely behind him, not daring to relax for a moment, Empress Dowager Xiao was in a particularly good mood, and suggested that Emperor Xianqing take everyone to hunt prey before coming back for dinner.
Emperor Xianqing readily agreed.
After drawing their bows and shooting arrows in the head, the crowd scattered in pursuit of their prey.
Emperor Xianqing shot a deer, then took the bow back to the tent, Queen Wei does not like to kill, he is meaning every year to stop moving the bow, Empress Dowager Xiao knows him best, smiled and greeted him: "The emperor is really mighty back then, the mourning family just told Aunt Cheng that after the emperor shot the deer, he will come back soon!" ”
"The queen mother likes venison the most, and I talk about my heart." Emperor Xianqing turned over and dismounted.
Empress Dowager Xiao's heart fluttered slightly, and her face was slightly hot: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
Feng Guifei didn't notice the strange appearance of Empress Dowager Xiao, so she stepped forward and hugged Emperor Xianqing into the tent: "The emperor has worked hard, the concubine has prepared ginseng tea, drink it quickly and moisten her throat." ”
"Roast the venison I hunted and send it to the queen mother." Emperor Xianqing was very excited when he shot an arrow, and Feng Guifei said: "The emperor can rest assured, the concubines have already been prepared." ”
Empress Dowager Xiao returned to the tent with a depressed expression.
said that she was the queen mother, but in fact, she was only fifteen years older than the emperor, and she was extremely well maintained, and she looked seven or eight years older than him, where is the elder...... Why didn't he take a good look at her!
Aunt Cheng quietly served the tea.
looked at the Empress Dowager Xiao very sympathetically, she naturally knew the Empress Dowager's thoughts, but she felt that the Empress Dowager's wish seemed to be impossible to achieve in her lifetime, no matter how much the emperor respected the Empress Dowager, he was only respectful, and there would never be a love between men and women......
Xie Jinyi stood at the door of the tent and watched this scene from a distance, her heart moved slightly, she felt that this hunt was an excellent opportunity.
The Queen Mother originally liked the emperor, but now she is outside the palace, there are not so many etiquette rules, and the two meet every day, it is inevitable that she will be a little uncontrollable, she just needs to push it slightly......
Ziyu and Xiaodie put the pot, put white rice, yellow rice, black beans with wolfberry, jujube and lily to boil a big pot of eight-treasure porridge, Rong Jiu was responsible for lighting the fire, the three of them talked and laughed, the atmosphere was very harmonious, a few maids brought by Rong Wanrou were also busy washing rice and cooking rice not far away, Rong Wanrou took Mama Wu to live in the tent next door, the master and servant were afraid that Zhao Yu would fall, and followed Zhao Wuye and Zhao Yu back and forth on the grass all the way.
King Qin and King Qi each hunted a wild boar, Zhao Jinghuan hunted two yellow sheep, Zhao Yu also hunted a deer with the help of Zhao Wuye, but he didn't shoot the deer, just injured his leg, and brought it back, said that he wanted to raise it, Emperor Xianqing heard about it, he was very happy, and sent someone to let Zhao Yu come to his tent to eat roast venison together.
It's her bloodline after all.
Born with compassion, even if he is a monarch, he is not ruthless, like him.
He has always believed that being an emperor does not necessarily have to be ruthless, if he has compassion and tenderness to the world, he can still be a good emperor.
All the killings are forced to be helpless. ‘
No one, born with a penchant for killing.
Zhao Jingchuan didn't like to ride horses very much, and he didn't like to draw a bow, so he only shot two hares, which made Wu Ya very unhappy, and he personally rode a horse into battle, and hunted a wild boar back without much effort, which alarmed all the female dependents, and she deserved to be the princess of Beirong.
Feng Guifei was very displeased.
She felt that Wu Ya made Zhao Jingchuan lose face, didn't she make it clear to tell everyone that her son was not as good as her!
"Niangniang doesn't have to be annoyed, as the saying goes, husband and wife are one, after all, Yuwangfu can also hunt wild boars, so it's okay." Mama Tang comforted, "Besides, what kind of character His Royal Highness King Yu has, the emperor knows it clearly, and the emperor naturally knows what kind of character Princess Yu has." ”
"Having said that, that woman is too bad for Jingchuan." Feng Guifei said unhappily, "If she doesn't look down on Jingchuan, why bother to marry, this palace still thinks that the two of them are heart-to-heart!" ”
"I heard that when they were in the Western Regions, they were indeed very good." Mama Tang said, "Husband and wife have been together for a long time, they are like this, the mother does not have to worry about it, and presumably His Royal Highness King Yu will not take it to heart." ”
Feng Guifei just sighed.
Zhao Jingchuan really didn't take it to heart, but personally cleaned up the wild boar and two hares, and ordered someone to carry them to Zhao Jinghuan's tent, saying that there were many people to eat together, Zhao Jinghuan naturally would not refuse, and ordered Rong Jiuduo to make two grills, pickle the wild boar and the hare, and roast them with the yellow sheep, Xie Jinyi prepared a lot of spices to marinate the game, and the roasted taste was particularly attractive, and the fragrance could be smelled from afar.
attracted the kings of Qin and Qi to also come and ask for spices.
Xie Jinyi simply divided the spices into many small portions and gave them to everyone one by one.
In the end, even Cining Palace came over to take away the spice bag, no way, the meat roasted out of their side was too fragrant, and even Emperor Xianqing said that it was good after eating it, and praised Xie Jinyi's good craftsmanship.
Everyone ate to their heart's content.
A barbecue was eaten until sunset.
The men drank wine and ate meat together, the women sat under the lakeside pavilion drinking tea and chatting, the concubines sat together, chatting and chatting, and naturally talked about the heirs, Princess Qin asked Xie Jinyi and Wu Ya with a smile: "The two younger siblings have been in the door for a long time, there should be movement, right?" ”
She was actually quite puzzled.
Wuya didn't have it, there was no more.
Why didn't Xie Jinyi have it?
"Heirs are fate, and when it's time to come, they will naturally come." Xie Jinyi said lightly, "You don't have to force it. ”
Princess Qi smiled but did not speak.
Wu Ya's reaction was even more direct, and she got up and left.
Does she have children, and what does it have to do with others?
Princess Qin was a little embarrassed: "But I was abrupt." ”
"Brother and sister, do you still have spices there?" Princess Qi took the opportunity to say, "I want to order more, and I will continue to barbecue tomorrow, I think my Royal Highness likes this taste very much." ”
"Yes, come with me and get it!" Xie Jinyi understood, got up and led Princess Qi back to the tent, and took spices for her, Princess Qi saw that Zhao Jinghuan and Zhao Jingchuan were still drinking, so she didn't bother much: "I'll go back first, you're tired for a day, rest early!" ”
Xie Jinyi said yes.
After sending her a few steps, he saw Wu Ya sitting alone in front of the tent staring at Zhao Jinghuan and Zhao Jingchuan, so he also sat down.
The moonlight is clear and the evening breeze is blowing.
Bonfires are lit and filled with the smell of barbecue.
"I was bitten by a snake in the Western Regions, and it was Zhao Jingchuan who saved me." Wu Ya said quietly, "He treated me very well, helped me suck snake venom, took care of me meticulously, and tolerated my bad temper, he said that my phoenix on the branch, how can I not have a little temper, I think he understands me, he is a good person, so I married him, I was willing to marry him, but ...... But now I find that I don't like him, and even look down on him......"
Xie Jinyi frowned.
What does she mean by that?
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