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Wanqiu Festival, the birthday of the Queen Mother. Early in the morning, the concubine and the women and daughters of the royal family entered the palace early to congratulate the queen mother on her early birthday. The night before, after Qi Anya, the Queen Mother, and the county lord of Shucheng finished dinner, a holy decree came over, only to know that he had been awarded the title of the five-grade Jing'an county lord by the emperor. And today, the identity of the county lord is the queen mother's birthday, and the Qi family has naturally received the holy decree.

Mrs. Qi couldn't enter the palace to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday because of her old age, so she naturally dragged Mrs. Qi to make amends to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother did not blame, but asked the palace people to send delicacies to Mrs. Qi. In the afternoon, it is not hot because autumn is approaching. The Wanqiu Festival women's and men's hunts were held in the afternoon, and the county lord Shucheng and Qi Anya wore various equestrian clothes like other royal ladies. The eldest princess and the queen mother, the monarch, the queen and the queen concubine, and the princess were in the shade, waiting for them to return.

Qi Anya's horse was the one who practiced yesterday, and the others were the best horses in the Royal Horse Division. When they were about to get on the horse, they saw three people coming, and Qi Anya raised his eyes to see that it was the second prince Ling Huanyi, the little prince of Muling, Wang Yijun, and the eldest young master of the Qi family, Qi Liansheng. The second prince opened his mouth first and said, "Sister Huang, you have to let other ladies this year."

Lord Shucheng was stroking the horses, and when he heard this, he said: "I naturally want to let them, brother Huang, don't say that I steal the limelight from other sisters." ”

Qi Liansheng saw that Qi Anya was also there, so he said, "Ya'er, you want to go up this time?" ”

Qi Anya glanced at him, then nodded and looked at Lord Shucheng, and said, "Yes, brother." I'll be more careful when I accompany the county lord, don't worry. ”

Lord Shucheng held the horse rope and said, "Yes, don't worry, Liansheng." Anya has learned most of it, so it's okay to just go through the motions, and she won't look foreign. ”

Qi Anya could hear that Lord Shucheng was deliberately joking, so she pretended to be angry and said, "Sister。。。。。 ”

The second prince also spoke: "The imperial sister said so, then my cousin and I will hand over my cousin to you, but you have to treat my cousin well." ”

The lord of Shucheng County saw that Wang Yijun was there, but he only listened to others, and he didn't mean to speak at all. Lord Shucheng stared at her, his voice was a little loud, and said, "Don't worry, Jing'an is your cousin, and of course she is also my sister." I'm not going to hurt her in the slightest, don't worry. ”

Then the crowd changed the subject and said something happy. At this time, I saw a woman walking with her entourage, and first said with a false courtesy: "Jia Ning has seen the second prince and the two county lords. ”

Listening to the voice, the five turned their eyes to the man. With a naughty look, Lord Shucheng first glanced at Wang Yijun and said, "Miss Shen doesn't seem to be looking for us, so let's go to the side first, and come in some free time." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the woman's cheeks suddenly turned red. Qi Anya had heard about Wang Yijun's fiancée Shen Jianing, and he couldn't help but glance at Wang Yijun, the person's expression just now was not so serious, and he suddenly only had a cold look on his face. Wang Yijun's eyes met Qi Anya, and Qi Anya hurriedly turned elsewhere. Ling Huanyi seemed to have seen a lot of this kind of scene, so he said, "Imperial sister, cousin, let's go there for a while, don't disturb them." ”

Lord Shucheng took the lead first, and only stopped when he was ten meters away from them. When Qi Anya was chatting with them, he looked at the two of them sideways, but they were still standing a little far away, and his expression was cold. She heard the county lord Shucheng say that the marriage between Wang Yijun and Shen Jianing was also a political marriage, and Wang Yijun always shirked the inheritance of the title and used this as an excuse not to get married.

The harem steward came over and shouted loudly, ready to start. Su Yue, who was beside the eldest princess, ran over and said to Qi Anya, who was about to get on the horse: "County Lord, the princess said that you should just go through the motions, safety first." ”

Qi Anya got on the horse first, gently pulled the horse rope, and replied to the man's words: "You tell the eldest princess for me, I will pay attention to safety, don't worry about me, have a good chat." ”

Shucheng, who was already on the horse, also spoke: "You let my aunt talk to the Queen Mother, and Jing'an will be handed over to me." ”

The man nodded, and ran back. Wang Yijun rode over at this time, walked to the side of the county lord Shucheng and said, "Sister Huang, I'm afraid you won't be able to compete this year, and you still have to take care of one person." ”

Qi Anya turned her head to see Wang Yijun, and cursed her 100% in her heart. Lord Shucheng scolded: "Don't be complacent there, you will lose to me today, see what you do to lose me." ”

Wang Yijun took the horse rope and said before leaving: "Don't worry, I won't let you take the lead today." ”

The harem manager gave an order, and the horses present rushed forward. Qi Anya and Lord Shucheng were behind, and they didn't chase after them. At this time, in the shade, the monarch sat on the main seat and said, "Isn't it Shucheng who takes the lead again this year, after all, the prince and the male dependents have also been preparing for more than half a year." ”

The Queen Mother said with a smile: "This is not accurate, Shucheng is in the military camp all the year round, and she is naturally more elite than these people who do state affairs in Kyoto, after all, she is on the horse." ”

The queen also chimed in: "Yes, Shucheng is no worse than a man soon."

Everyone laughed and laughed, and Princess Muling, who was sitting with the eldest princess, the eldest princess whispered: "Don't worry, there is Shucheng here." And she is now the lord of Wupin Jing'an, so the minions naturally have to protect her, so you can rest assured. ”

Princess Muling also whispered back to her and said, "I know that someone is protecting her, but I'm afraid that he will be timid." I just hope that she is safe, and you said that she should participate in some hunting with others. ”

The eldest princess was full of smiles and said, "You are too strict on weekdays, Ya'er is not a quiet person, let him go." ”

The Queen Mother was talking to those clan women, but she didn't intend to see that Princess Mu Ling and the eldest princess had been talking, so she thought that the two of them must be worried about Qi Anya's participation in this hunt. Then he turned in the direction of the two of them and said, "You two should worry less, let the children go by themselves when they are older." Besides, if it weren't for Shucheng, what could happen to her. ”

When the two of them heard the queen mother's voice, they turned their heads to the queen mother's side, and the eldest princess said a little shyly: "What the queen mother said is that we are worrying about it." ”

When the queen heard that she also joined the camp, she quipped: "I heard that the lord of Jing'an has a gentle personality, so I just told Jia Ning that I have nothing to do on weekdays and go to the princess to accompany the old princess and princess to talk." The county lord of Jing'an does not often live in the palace, which just makes the two familiar with each other. Looking at the three years that have passed, Yijun should also inherit the king. ”

Everyone knew the true meaning of the queen, Princess Mu Ling was a little blocked, and said with a smile: "Yes, the concubine and the old princess are looking forward to Jia Ning's cup of tea, and the queen mother, you can also persuade Jun'er, he always said that his experience is not enough for the title of King Mu Ling." ”

The queen smiled with satisfaction: "Naturally, I also have to look at Jia Ning's life, and I also have to think of a way to let Yijun quickly inherit this King Muling." ”

Shen Jianing kept sitting down, listening to them but didn't dare to say a word.