The horse's hooves stepped on the fine fallen leaves and made a "rustling" sound, the autumn mountains and forests were quiet, only the sound of the horse's hooves was getting louder and louder, filled between the two, accompanied by the sound of Bao Xi's wheezing and Ji Gongyan's whipping.

The horse went farther and farther, running in no idea what direction it was going, stepping on the fallen leaves, making a rustling sound. Bao Xi pulled the horse's bridle, and the atmosphere between the two was quiet to the point of silence, like a sudden attack of low air pressure, which made the chest dull for no reason. Ji Gongyan was a little afraid to speak, knowing that he must have annoyed Bao Xi just now, like a child who had done something wrong, waiting to see Bao Xi's face and apologize to her, but her appearance was too cold, and he didn't dare to speak.

After a long time, the horse began to circle around, and for a long time they were going around in several similar places, Bao Xi turned his head to look at Ji Gongyan and asked, "Where are we going?" ”

Ji Gongyan was taken aback, "The widow thinks ...... You're not going to talk to the widow! ”

Bao Xi pursed her lips, she knew the meaning of Ji Gongyan's words, "There is nothing to blame the king for the concubine, if the king thinks it should be done, then it should be done, and the concubine does not need to ask whether it is right or wrong." Bao Xi's voice was very soft, as if it would be blown away by the wind.

This made Ji Gongyan very unhappy when he heard this, "So you don't care what the widow does now, right?" Who dies, who lives, who rewards, who punishes, who is promoted, who is degraded...... It has nothing to do with you, does it? As he spoke, he jumped down, leaving Bao Xi to sit on a restless horse, and she could only hold the bridle in her hand tightly, looking at Ji Gongyan, who was also uneasy.

He couldn't even be sure now whether Bao Xi loved him or just to show a kind of obedience, she didn't seem to care about everything anymore, and her heart died with the day the Bao family was killed, and what remained in the world was really just a skin.

Bao Xi looked at Ji Gongyan, "Does the king remember when the concubine first met Uncle Zheng?" ”

"Which one?" Ji Gongyu frowned and asked, he didn't like to recall the events of that time.

"Shenhou has just resigned, and his uncle has become the head of a hundred officials, and the concubine has thought of a way to teach his uncle how to promote Uncle Zheng to Situ, does the king remember?" Bao Xi asked, Ji Gongyu nodded, he can't forget this matter, he had a big dispute with Bao Xi that day, and then it was equivalent to beating Bao Xi into the cold palace, if it weren't for this, Zheng Boyou would not have taken advantage of the situation to have this ambiguous relationship with Bao Xi, and naturally there would be no later, he now regrets a little bit of the same day.

"The concubine also remembered that after the king and the concubine lost their temper, the concubine recalled all kinds of things about the king, and felt that the king was a wolf walking in the wilderness, lonely, lonely, and alone, if there was no one to accompany him, how sad it would be in this life." Bao Xi lowered her eyes and looked at Ji Gongyan and said, "Since then, the concubine has been bent on becoming the person next to the king, not in a high position, not in the morning sun, but when walking in the lonely wilderness, there is one more person who can accompany her to know the cold and the heat." ”

Ji Gongyan raised his head incredulously and looked at Bao Xi, Bao Xi's expression was extremely soft, he couldn't imagine that he could not imagine that he could say it from her mouth, Ji Gongyan grabbed the bridle on the horse, turned over on the horse, and then hit the horse forward, he hugged Bao Xi in his arms tightly, unwilling to let go, many things no longer need to be asked, Bao Xi explained very clearly.

If he had to kill Zheng Boyou, she would be willing to be a sharp blade in his hands, and the reason for not asking was because she didn't need to ask at all, she completely trusted his decision, so he didn't need to test her anymore, his face was on her cheek, this feeling was indeed extremely beautiful, "The widow thinks that your obedience to the widow is because your heart is dead, it doesn't matter what kind of life you live in this world." ”

Bao Xi held Ji Gongyan's hand and shook his head, since he survived, of course, the farther he went in life, the better.

The day's hunting in the paddock was quite fruitful, and only two white foxes were hung on Ji Gongyan's horse. The rest of the princes, however, had each hunted a large amount of prey, and their horses were already full, and a few of the sturdy princes even had to carry them back to the camp on their bodies. Ji Gongyan's gift is too big, a year's annual tribute is not a small amount, these people are fighting with all their might, but the most striking thing is that Qin Hou is only ten years old, the youngest, but it seems that he is almost surrounded by hunted prey, and the harvest is so rich that the other princes look sideways.

"Zhao Shangqing, Yu Shangqing!" Himenomiya summoned.

"Wechen is here!" The two of them stepped forward and responded to Ji Gongyan.

"Count!" Ji Gongyan said, "If there is a white fox among the prey of any of the princes, bring it up to the widow!" ”

"Yes! King. The two lords answered, and the messenger began to see that the princes had counted all the prey, and the counted prey was handed over to the hands of the Ku Ding who came with the team to kill, and then the fresh ingredients were handed over to the cooks to cook, and the camp was lit with a raging fire, emitting a warm orange, and enveloping the joy of this group. Among the princes, Zheng Boyou was the only one who hunted a white fox and hung it high beside the bridle, so as not to be polluted by other animals.

Uncle Zhao took and Yu Shi's father to count the number of prey that Zheng Boyou won twice, and looked embarrassed, no matter how he counted the number, it was the same, and no matter how he weighed it, the weight was also comparable, it was really hard to believe that there could be such a coincidence. In the end, he had to turn to Ji Gongyan to decide the matter, Ji Gongyan walked towards the prey of the two with his hands behind his back, patrolled back and forth, and then nodded, "You might as well ......"

"The minister has something to say!" Win Kai stepped forward and spoke first.

"Speak!" Himenomiya replied.

"The white fox is a spiritual creature in the mountains, it seems to be proficient in human nature, it is not easy to fight, the ministers hunt some prey that is easy to find, not as good as Zheng Bo's white fox, this one alone is already on the right side of the bottom, not to mention other prey! In the ...... of the lower loss Be completely convinced. Win Kai said, this is quite decent, not only did not make Ji Gongyan embarrassed, but also praised Ji Gongyan who hunted two white foxes, the implication is that none of today's princes is above the king, this made Ji Gongyan nodded with great satisfaction, "Qin Hou is not very old, but he is virtuous, it is really ...... The future is limitless! ”

"Thank you for the king's praise, the ministers are afraid!" Win Kai said.

"Since Qin Hou has let Xian, Uncle Zheng doesn't have to shirk anymore, and you will be exempted from paying tribute next year," Ji Gongyan walked towards Zheng Boyou, patted him on the shoulder, picked up the white fox from the ground, turned around and walked towards Bao Xi again, so carefully counted, it seems that there is still some material missing to make a dress for Bao Xi, "Tomorrow I have to bother everyone, do the widow a favor, hunt a few white foxes for Niangniang, and make a gift to congratulate Niangniang on her rebirth this year!" ”

"Your Excellency is honored!" All the princes responded in unison, and glanced meaningfully at Zheng Boyou who was standing there, his personal relationship with Bao Xi had been rumored to be unbearable, and Ji Gong's generous attitude did not hide the grievances between the two, but just extinguished this gossip with his every move.

The open and secret battles in the harem, rumors are a murderous knife, no one believes that if Bao Xi has a personal relationship with Zheng Boyou, as a king, he can let it go, so these big and small officials and princes, the suspicion of Bao Xi and Zheng Boyou has gradually extinguished.

"Today, the widow will borrow the prey of the princes to feast on you, and prepare for tomorrow's expedition in advance," Ji Gongyan waved his hand, "Prepare wine!" ”

"Yes!" Uncle Zhao and Yu Shifu replied, turned around and walked towards the dining room, the two of them came with him today, purely for the purpose of serving the princes, and they need to arrange the chores here properly, the sun is gradually sinking in the west, the moon is slowly climbing into the dark night sky, and the vocal music in this brightly lit place on the grassland is singing in unison, and the music of the orchestra and silk bamboo is subdued and frustrated, one after another, which helps to entertain tonight's wine party.

After the start, Bao Xi offered wine to Ji Gongyan, and also accepted the toast from the princes, and quickly retreated from the table, returned to his tent, put down the curtain, and was slightly drunk. This day's rush made her extremely tired at the moment, lying on the bed originally just wanted to rest for a while, waiting for a while Ji Gongyan came back, but soon fell into a dream, until she felt held in a daze, she woke up from her sleep suddenly, and her whole body stiffened violently, and she shrank into a ball in horror.

"It's a widow!" Ji Gongyu said, putting his face against Bao Xi's cheek.

"The King?" Bao Xi's wine was completely sober, and he slightly pressed his hand against Ji Gongyan's suppressed body, "Why did you drink so much?" ”

"The princes are happy, and the widow will accompany a few cups, such as the order of today, when the time for the widow to win the hearts of the people, you can't help but drink!" Ji Gongyan said in Bao Xi's ear, the smell of wine made her feel a little pungent, and she frowned slightly, "The concubine waits for the king to wash and change clothes?" ”

"Outside the palace, keep everything simple!" Ji Gongyan said, kissed Bao Xi down, grabbed her slender waist with one hand, pressed her tightly on the bed with the other hand, and kissed her deeply, this mixed wine made Bao Xi feel a little disgusting, and struggled in his arms several times, but it inspired the ** he controlled, and pressed her firmly on the bed, "Don't move!" He let out a loud cry and grabbed her hands and pressed them against the top of her head.