In the blink of an eye, it is March when the grass grows and the warbler flies, and at the end of spring every year, Dazhao will hold a hunt according to the system. Every year, the spring hunt is huge, and the regulation is far better than the autumn hunt.

On this day, the gate of Chongdu City was opened, and the royal guard of honor slowly stretched out of Chongdu City, and the people on both sides of the street stopped to watch, hoping to see the majesty of the Son of Heaven with their own eyes.

Long Wind Hunting, a group of servants riding tall horses, bearing the brunt of the way for the emperor in front, followed by the dragon banner held high by twelve soldiers. The emperor's jade chariot was surrounded by the Praetorian Guards, and the tall finch fans and basalt towers could be faintly seen behind them. After the Praetorian Guard, there are the chariots and horses of the major mansion families, and as for the future, there are only the teams of the various mansions.

Since becoming a Si Le, this is the first time An Ruofei has been out of the Chongdu City, and the chariots and horses of the royal family and the family in front of him are extremely luxurious, while the subsequent ministers are only an extremely ordinary carriage. In the Si Le Fu, although there were many people accompanying him, An Ruofei was the only one who could take the car. Estimating that he had already left the city, An Ruofei carefully lifted the curtain and looked the suburbs up and down.

In late spring, the weeds on both sides of the road have grown deep, and there are some unknown wildflowers blooming in the grass. In the distance, the mountains have also recovered their verdant colors, it is early in the morning, the clouds on the side of the distant mountains are blooming, the clouds are steaming, and the scenery is rare and good.

Unconsciously, An Ruofei was fascinated, and since she entered Si Le Mansion, she had never looked at the outside scenery so carefully.

In the middle of the procession, there happened to be people from various families and a group of courtiers accompanying them, the older civil officials naturally sat in the carriage, and as for the military generals and young princes, of course, they preferred to ride horses.

Xi Yan wore a dark narrow-sleeved tunic brocade robe today, tied a silver hair crown, and the whole person was heroic, very helpful; As for the eldest prince of Qi beside him, he was dressed in a dark red riding suit, with a jade leather belt around his waist, which made him even more suave, coupled with his signature smile, before he left the city, the big girl and the little daughter-in-law on the side of the road secretly sent him autumn waves.

Spring hunting has always been an extremely important ritual, and the family likes to compare with each other, and when they show their faces like this, everyone naturally pulls out the best horses in the house to act as mounts.

Xi Yan and Qi An each rode on a tall horse, both of which were rare horses, one with purple and red fur and the other with pure black, both exuding a shiny luster, coupled with an extraordinary bridle saddle, which made it even more majestic.

Qi An picked his eyes and looked at the sassy purple horse that Xi Yan was sitting on, and said, "I can't imagine that you look so serious and a person can ride such a coquettish horse." ”

This is nonsense, Sa Lu Zi is a famous horse in the world, the coat color is purple and red, why is it coquettish...... But Qi An was really bored, so he tried his best to tease Xi Yan.

"What did you say?" Xi Yan was obviously shocked by this sentence, and was slightly stunned before reacting, "What's wrong with my horse?" ”

"It's nothing," Qi An also felt that what he said was far-fetched, and he looked boredly at the horse's hooves kicking up a burst of dust, and said lazily, "Chongdu is only about a hundred miles away from the paddock, but it is really uncomfortable to walk slowly for a day." ”

Xi Yan glanced at Qi An with disgust, and provoked: "It is inevitable that there are many people, if you are too slow, you can ride away." ”

Qi An looked like a happy Taotao, gently raising the horsewhip, and his tone was also very relaxed, "I don't have the courage to cross the dragon chariot." However, we can gamble on a game. ”

Xi Yan was also interested when he heard it, and hurriedly said, "What are you betting on?" ”

"Naturally, it's a bet on horse racing, your horse is Sa Luzi, mine is a thief, and the two horses are comparable. Let's go in the direction of Chongdu, and whoever goes to the city gate first wins, how about it? ”

"Interesting," Xi Yan was interested, but his eyes were staring at the short sword on Qi An's waist, and he changed his words, "But since it's a gamble, you have to have a little bit of color to ......."

Seeing Xi Yan like this, Qi An raised his eyebrows, and said with a clear face: "If you win, this sword will be yours." But if you lose, what will you give me? ”

Xi Yan smiled loudly, "Then I want the sword on your waist, if I lose, I can take whatever you want in the Begonia Courtyard, and I will never stop you." ”

"Okay, it's a deal!" Qi An was afraid that Xi Yan would regret it, so he hurriedly said.

The two high-fived each other, looked at each other again, and immediately tightened the reins of the horse and turned the horse's head. The two raised their hands and whipped their whips, sat down and the BMW hissed, Xi Yan and Qi An left almost in no particular order, it was the chic son, who was suave and graceful, attracting everyone's attention.

Towards evening, the mighty procession finally reached the paddock, which was surrounded by dense forests as far as the eye could see, but the piece near the entrance had already been cleared for camping.

The bright yellow tent was twice as tall as the other tents, and was impenetrable in the center by the Praetorian Guards and other accompanying tents. Although the surrounding tents were not as majestic as the imperial tents, they were still comfortably furnished.

According to the rules of previous years, a grand feast was to be held on the night of arrival at the paddock, and a bonfire had already been prepared in the open space in front of the imperial tent, but for some reason, the sky was getting dark, and there was still no intention for the feast.

After another hour and a half, a little eunuch came in the imperial tent with an edict in his hand, saying that the emperor was tired of carriages and horses, and his body was slightly unwell, and he had rested in the tent of the concubine.

Hearing this news, all the ministers are actually more willing to relax, everyone doesn't like to be restrained, and now the dinner is canceled, everyone can be freer. But it is not a trivial matter for the emperor to be ill, and in addition to handing over the greetings, some courtiers tried to find out the news.

Since he didn't have to attend the dinner, An Ruofei's heart was also relieved. She didn't like to see those people in the first place, and now that the dinner party was canceled, she naturally didn't have this concern, and went back to her camp early.

Compared with other mansions, the camp tent of Salo House is already on the periphery. Just as An Ruofei was sitting in the tent resting, a figure appeared outside the tent.

An Ruofei was shocked, and then calmed down again. She is familiar with this figure, it is Xi Yun next to Xi Gongzi. She put on her coat and lifted the tent and walked out, looked at Xi Yun and said, "But he asked you to come to see me?" ”

Xi Yun nodded lightly and whispered: "Gongzi and Gongzi Qi are feasting, it's inconvenient to get out and come here to see you, I'm here to help him deliver a message." ”

Hearing him say this, An Ruofei's heart immediately understood, and asked in a low voice, "Is he going to do it on the hunting ground?" ”

Xi Yun looked around and whispered: "Situ Gongzi has already colluded with a group of imperial historians, just wait for Hui Chongdu to jointly impeach Gongzi for having a secret relationship with you, and then reveal your identity...... So if you don't do it again, you and your son will become benevolent. ”

"I ...... I know. An Ruofei was still a little nervous, and his palms were slightly sweating, "Then what am I going to do?" ”

"You don't have to do anything, just ...... Don't show your feet in front of that person. Moreover, there are already his people in the retinue of Salokfu. ”

After that, Xi Yun left again, leaving no trace.

An Ruofei tightened the hem of his clothes and took another deep breath...... This matter is too risky, if it is not successful, he and Xi Yan will be killed.

When Xi Yun returned to Xi Yan's side, the feast had ended. Xi Yan was sitting in the tent, playing with a small short sword in front of the candlelight, looking relaxed and comfortable, without a trace of solemn and nervous color.

"The iron ore produced in Huai'an is of the best quality, and this short sword is made of 100 steel quenching, which can cut gold and jade, and sharpen iron like mud, and there will be no gap in itself."

As he spoke, Xi Yanbent his fingers lightly buckled on the sword body, and the short sword immediately let out a melodious iron groan, and the sword body glowed with a cold light under the candle flame. This sword is the short sword that Qi An is equipped with during the day.

Xi Yan stared at this extraordinary short blade, and said leisurely: "Short is short, but it can be easily incorporated into the sleeve." Qi An lost it to me, and I can make the best use of it. ”