Xiao Wu's affairs are well arranged, Chen Xiuli's mansion and Xu's mansion are not far away, if you want to meet, you can go at any time. The little novice stayed in the house, but won the love of many maids. is a huge mansion, and Xu Jin is not a man, and Xu Yang, a straight man with a tendon, can not be counted at all. Finally, a young and thin-skinned man came, and the girls ran to tease him when they had nothing to do and asked him to talk about Buddhist scriptures.

Huitong was so ashamed that his face was flushed, but after a few experiences, it became clear that these sisters didn't really mean to, but they just teased him a little, so they slowly let go of the restraints, and calmly knocked on the wooden fish in this mansion, read scriptures, and occasionally copied some carved on wood or bamboo slips, and gave them to the sister who had a good relationship, not to mention, his small handwriting was not bad, and everyone was very happy.

Hua Manxi was taken to the palace early in the morning, and when the time came, he sat in a carriage and followed behind the large army. The royal hunt is carried out by nothing more than some favored princesses and princes, as well as powerful ministers. The Royal Forest Army is a guard, and secondly, you can show your skills at this time, if you perform very well, maybe you will be promoted by the Son of Heaven, as long as you are a close minister, you are worried that there is no chance to soar?

Ling Chi, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, stood out in the autumn hunt ten years ago, and only then did he secure his current position. There are not many female dependents, most of them are accompanying maids, although Princess Mingzhu is favored, but unfortunately she is not proficient in martial arts, although she is sitting in the carriage, she opens the curtain from time to time and looks at Shen Shao who is riding a horse in front. Qin Shengsheng is the daughter of the prime minister, and it is rumored that she does not like red makeup and loves arms, so His Majesty the Emperor simply smiled and allowed her to travel on horseback.

Everyone is happy on the surface, but in fact, they don't know how many undercurrents are turbulent, their eyes meet, and the autumn hunt is as short as three or five days, and as long as ten to half a month, all depending on the mind of His Majesty the Emperor and the prey encountered on the road. If you can hunt the great auspicious things, you must also have the accompanying Qintian supervisor to shake the divination to see whether to kill or not. Some need to be released as a sign of mercy, and some need to be cut off as the best sacrifice. There are many doorways in this, and if you are not careful, you may be caught.

Although Hua Manxi is the golden knife imperial chef, in the autumn festival after the autumn hunt, she is only responsible for part of the preparation of the sacrifices, mainly for her to come and see, learn and learn. Wait for a few times, and after you become proficient, you may be able to be one of the deputy priests. For these, Huamanxi is not very important. This kind of large-scale sacrifice takes a very long time to prepare, and in the end, most of it is not for people to eat. It's better to waste her time in vain, it's better to cook for others, and come freely and happily.

In the carriage sat two favored military generals' wives, and a small county lord, only more than ten years old, although a woman, but the quick thinking, the export of chapters, was specially brought by His Majesty the Emperor, ready to officially start the hunt, to write a few more good poems. Hua Manxi saw that she was still young, but she had a little pity, and whispered a few words to her, but she rarely answered, and her face was pale, like a thin white peony.

Hua Manxi thought that she was just afraid of life, so she didn't say anything more, but after a while, she smelled a smell of blood gradually spreading from the carriage. She moved her nose slightly, she was used to being a cook, and her mouth and nose felt naturally much more sensitive than ordinary people, so she opened the curtain of the carriage a little under the pretext of wanting to see the autumn scenery outside, and ordered the maid behind her to drink a hot tea. The car is not mobile, so naturally it will not hold those exquisite and fragile tea cups when moving, but a small and beautiful silver pot.

It is similar to a wine jug, and the front is engraved with a cloud-like Shu character, which is the name of the little county lord, and the reverse side is carved with many flowers and birds, which can be regarded as meticulous workmanship. The palace maid has always been careful, and the tea is filled with osmanthus, red dates, honey, and some medicinal herbs, which should be sweet and delicious to drink, but the little county lord drank a few sips, and his face became more and more bad.

The wives of the two generals sat for a while, and when it was time to rest at noon, they jumped out of the carriage under the pretext of going out for a walk, and should not have returned in a quarter of an hour. Hua Manxi smiled slightly, and told the palace maid that she was not very comfortable, so she would eat something in the car and serve it with the little county lord. The little county lord held a Huainanzi to read, but looked a little absent-minded, Hua Manxi handed over a golden and crispy walnut cake, she was also stunned for a moment, and then reached out to catch it.

Hua Manxi took the opportunity to say softly: "The two ladies will come back for a while, I want to ask the little county lord one thing, the county lord is still young, and I don't know if the grandmother in the palace has taught her, this woman is normal, which means that she has become an adult." There is no one else here, if the little county lord is uncomfortable, it doesn't hurt to speak bluntly, I will ask the palace maid to come and clean up, but it is not good to hold back and keep silent, making myself uncomfortable. ”

The county lord named Shu blushed a little face, looked up at Hua Manxi for a long time, but his eyes gradually softened, Xu is young and precocious, and her view of people is very clear, she can feel that this beautiful sister is not like a bad person. But in the end, she was still a little embarrassed, and pulled the hem of her skirt and said: "Thank you for this sister, it's just that my skirt must be dirty, and I have to put on a new set, the movement is too big, and the autumn hunt is an auspicious thing, if I let others know that I am red, I am afraid it will be unlucky." ”

Hua Manxi loves her in her heart, and she seems to have an attitude like a little adult, if it weren't for the fact that her family is really not good, she will definitely not be able to exercise such a delicate heart. A noble lady of her age should be the most pampered. It's just that Hua Manxi doesn't know her hardships very well, the biological mother of this Shu Xiaojun Lord was a princess who was not very favored back then, and insisted on marrying her father. But it didn't take long for the people to go, and the princess left home.

Or the Empress Dowager is merciful, raising the little girl under her knees, although she is favored by the Empress Dowager, but there is no actual mother's family, and her mother is often accompanied by the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, all year round, can not see each other a few times. She had no choice but to study hard, win a little emperor's love, and when the time came, she didn't ask for any access and dignitaries, she just wanted to marry an honest and thoughtful husband, and she would live this life.

Seeing this, Hua Manxi smiled slightly and said, "It's not a big deal, I'll deal with it." The little county lord was a little dazed, but Hua Manxi lifted the curtain and said softly to the palace maid: "I didn't hold the tea steady for a while, and the county lord's dress was wet, can I bring a change of washing?" Bring it quickly, I will wait for the county lord to change his clothes a little, a little thing, there is no need to make a noise. Seeing that the masters had only eaten a small half of their food, and next to the jade bowl, there was a piece of broken silver, and her eyes immediately lit up, and she hurriedly said yes.

After changing the blood-stained dress, Hua Manxi also taught the county lord how to get cotton cushions, there was no such comfortable and convenient design in ancient times, but fortunately she was still born in a rich family, and these can still be used. Cleaned up and gave her a soft cushion. Hua Manxi took out a small bottle of incense powder from his sleeve and sprinkled it a little, and suddenly, a fragrant fragrance filled the car, covering the faint smell of blood.

In the end, the lord of Shu County is still young, and there are still some children with a child's temperament, seeing that Hua Manxi is soft and mellow, he is very envious, and after thinking for a long time, he whispered with some embarrassment: "I ...... Can I call you Sister Hua, whose lady are you? I used to be in the palace, and I seem to have seen you. ”

Hua Manxi peeled some pine nuts for her, and said with a slow smile: "At the palace banquet in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the county lord may have seen me, I have made a few dishes, I don't know if the county lord likes it or not?" Lord Shu sighed, recalled for a while, and then scratched his head and said: "I ate little that day, and by the grace of the Queen Mother, I gave a glass of wine to drink, but I was not strong enough to drink, and soon got drunk, but when I woke up, there was a pine nut corn that I never forgot, I felt fresh and refreshing, and it was delicious." ”

Hua Manxi listened and laughed, and finally said with a small yawn: "I made it, and if the county lord likes it in the future, you can go to the imperial dining room to find a cook surnamed Li, and she will cook that dish." The pine nut had not yet been peeled off, but the carriage rattled and slowly stopped, Hua Manxi was a little puzzled, and couldn't help but open the curtain to see. Because of the huge momentum, this hunting team is more than a mile long, and it stands to reason that at this time, it is generally almost the demarcated hunting circle.

After running the first lap in the afternoon, the carriage of the ladies will slowly arrive at the garrison location, and if you are lucky, you will be able to eat some good game on the first day. Why did it stop at this time, could it be that some sections of the road were in disrepair and collapsed?

Hua Manxi was still puzzled, but the pioneer in front of him turned pale. The scope of this hunt is very large, from the Purple Mountain to Guangling Prefecture, this season has always been the time when many animals migrate, but basically they are groups of three or five, and the rolling dust in the distance has been reported by spies with good eyesight, saying that it is a herd of wild elephants.

The herd has always been mild and large, but if it runs wild, the area is not at all gentle and friendly, and according to the reports of falcons and spies hovering in the sky, there are at least a hundred or more in front of them. The spies were already trying to divert the herd, trying to guide the herd to separate or go in the other direction, but to no avail, and because they were too risky, they had already lost a dozen brothers. Pioneer officer Zuo Tianjing broke out in a cold sweat, and had to go to the emperor's imperial tent, which was an extremely luxurious carriage, the size of a house, and many things in it were exquisite.

After listening to the report of the vanguard officer, the emperor was silent for a while, and slowly took a sip of tea before he spoke: "You mean that I want to avoid this group of beasts and go on another road?" I am the Ninety-Five, these wild elephants are just a group of beasts that are not in the climate, and they are not enlightened, why should I avoid them? Raising you for many days, is it possible that at the critical moment, you won't even be able to charge into battle, but you want me to teach you that you can't? ”