Chapter 457: Hunting Ground
The hunting activities of the Great Zhou royal family are divided into two times a year, one in late spring and early summer, and one in late autumn and early winter, both of which are lukewarm days.
In addition to the harem concubines, princesses, princes and ministers, the rest of the entourage are the knights and the knighted ladies valued by His Majesty. Over the years, Yi'an Hou Mansion is not in the ranks, but this year is different, Zhou Hexi was named the county lord of the two countries, and married King Sheng, Yi'an Hou and Zhou Hexi's father and daughter are naturally in this ranks, in addition, Emperor Yongchang was particularly gracious, allowing Yi'an Hou to bring a pair of children born to the Yang family of the step-room, since he knew the news, Zhou Heyue was happy for several nights were indiscriminate sleep, every day at dawn he jumped into the eldest sister's room, asked east and west, had nothing to say, and chattered non-stop.
Zhou Hexing was very calm on the surface, but when he turned around and asked the eldest sister in a low voice, what do he need to pay attention to, what should he do if he can't ride a horse, Zhou Hexi rarely saw Xiao Zheng too embarrassed, and secretly smiled for a while in his heart before he said seriously: "When the time comes, you just have to follow your father, you can do whatever your father asks you to do, don't run around if you have nothing to do...... As for horseback riding, even if you do, I'm afraid my father won't agree, you must know that the hunting ground is not as good as the horse training ground, and there are real guns and arrows everywhere. ”
Zhou Hexing nodded obediently and asked again, "What about you?" ”
"He Yue and I belong to the female stream, so naturally we have to follow the ladies of the harem, just like my father wants to serve His Majesty."
"I naturally know this truth, but no one leads you, and it is not reassuring after all."
"Put a hundred hearts, the escort team around me is not vegetarian."
Zhou Hexing thought of Li Ren and the secret guards in Li Ren's hands, which were all sent by King Sheng to protect the eldest sister, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he thought of this.
However, when he remembered one thing, he was still not at ease, "The fourth sister, the eldest sister couldn't be clearer, watch more closely when the time comes, don't let her get into trouble everywhere." ”
Zhou Hexi: "......"
This younger brother is really close!
I don't know how Zhou Heyue will feel when he hears this evaluation......
Zhou Hexing walked a long way with his hands behind his back, and Zhou Hexi's laughter did not stop.
On the day of departure, Mrs. Sun temporarily remembered one thing, and insisted that Qianniang follow her to the hunting ground, just because Mrs. Sun heard that the three meals a day in the hunting ground are all big pot rice, and there is more meat, and that Qianniang was originally given to her granddaughter by Lingquan Villa, so it is necessary to let Zhou Xiao and his party bring it.
Zhou Hexi and the others couldn't resist it, so they had to respond.
As the sun set, the mighty procession finally reached the royal hunting ground, at the foot of Tiezha Mountain.
By the time the camp was all settled, it was already completely dark.
At this time, the big pot of rice has been obtained, the staple scones and stewed thick rotten broth, the vegetarian dish is four assorted side dishes and the same small dessert after the meal, just a few bites, Zhou Hexi felt that the grandmother exaggerated the hardships of the hunt, and yes, they followed over to serve His Majesty, each lady's, how could the food be too bad......
Without Yang's constraints, Zhou Heyue drank four bowls of broth in a row, ate four scones, and the sweet cakes basically entered her mouth. I haven't worried about whether she will get into trouble and die, but I am worried about whether she will die.
She only drank two bowls of broth and ate two scones, and the fourth sister dared to ask for half more than her.
Zhou Hexi was afraid that she would be broken, and second, he was afraid that she would be laughed at. After all, this is not a home, and you need to keep "the tent has ears" at all times.
Zhou Heyue coaxed the eldest sister to be happy with a hippie smile, and Zhou Hexi said with a serious face: "Don't think the eldest sister nagging, Heyue, you have to always remember what you are doing." ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, princesses, nobles, eldest sister, you have said it several times."
"What else?"
"Also, you can't move around at will, you must report to the eldest sister in advance what you want to do, and when you serve in front of the nobles, you must be well-behaved and low-key, avoid being in the limelight, always be vigilant, and pay attention to safety."
Zhou Hexi nodded, pulled the fourth sister and said seriously: "What happened to me recently, you also know that my side is not a safe place, if it weren't for His Majesty's will, my father and I wouldn't have brought you and Hexing over......"
"Eldest sister, don't worry, I promise that I will never be reckless, and I will listen to my eldest sister everywhere."
Even so, Zhou Hexi still sighed, said in his heart, and took one step at a time.
The rumors seem to be over, but in fact, it is just the beginning. The dead ones are all shrimp generals, the real mastermind behind the scenes is still alive and well, such a good opportunity in the hunting ground, she doesn't believe that the other party will easily miss the opportunity.
However, she is much calmer than before. The word ill-fated is not suitable for her, after all, she has ordinary people without "golden fingers". If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, and everything is fair.
"County Lord, His Royal Highness King Sheng has come down, please give an account." Outside the tent, Li Ren said suddenly.
Zhou Heyue hurriedly urged Zhou Hexi to go out, squeezing her eyebrows, and she wanted to twist the other party's ears when she saw it.
Xiao Yu sent a food box, saying that it was given to him by Emperor Yongchang, and there were a few things in it that he saw that she liked to eat, so he sent it to her.
Zhou Hexi heard that he hadn't eaten yet, so he hurriedly said, "Then Your Highness hurry up and go back to eat, we have all eaten." ”
After taking the food box and thanking her, she asked Xiao Yu where the tent was, Xiao Yu carefully pointed out the direction to her, and said the characteristics of the tent, as soon as the topic opened, he quietly pointed out everyone's tent again, "You have the ability to never forget, simply point it to you, in case there is a sudden situation, you can have a basic judgment." ”
Zhou Hexi immediately concluded in his heart that this hunt must definitely produce moths, otherwise, Xiao Yu would not be so nervous.
However, the other party pretended to be nothing, and she also looked indifferent.
The next day, Zhou Hexi was woken up by the shouts of the soldiers on the martial arts field, she sat up like a carp, and said in a panic: "The hunt has begun?" ”
God, she hasn't taken the fourth child to say hello to the girls.
Onyx waved his hand again and again, "No, no, it's just an itchy prince, a general's martial arts competition, and horse racing, which can be regarded as a warm-up activity before the hunt begins." ”
At this time, Li Ren passed a message from the tent, saying that His Majesty had also gone to the martial arts field and was competing in archery with several generals. Not long after, Zhou Hexi heard more enthusiastic cheers, and thought, about Emperor Yongchang's archery skills, cough cough, even if it is not very good, the soldiers will definitely use twelve points of strength to shake the flag and shout when they see His Majesty shooting arrows with their own eyes.
After finishing grooming, Zhou Hexi led Zhou Heyue to the golden tent to greet Concubine Su, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu and other mothers.
Concubine Su is the biological mother of the Seven Princes, the former Concubine Li.