Chapter 17: The Eve of the Spring Hunt

"Don't!" With an exclamation, the little palace maid Qing'er hurriedly ran in and saw a bead of sweat on Hexuan's forehead.

"Princess, are you having nightmares again?" Qing'er said softly as she handed over a bowl of tea.

This dream seemed to tell her that because of her slightest negligence, everyone would pay a terrible price for her stupidity. In this life, she can't fall into the trap of others anymore, she has to protect all her loved ones.

In fact, since the day of Hexuan's rebirth, she has often had nightmares. Except for the little palace maid Qing'er, who kept vigil in the palace every night, the other palace people were sent outside the palace.

I want to know that a carefree princess of Da Zhou, who is only twelve years old, why would she not sleep at night? It's so doubtful. Therefore, except for He Xuan and Qing'er, no third party knows about this matter.

"It doesn't matter." He Xuan took a sip of the fragrant tea and said lightly: "You can also go down and rest." ”

She was used to nightmares, most of them from her past life. Tonight's dream was so weird, and Xuan sat at the head of the bed, vaguely recalling that the cause of the whole thing was caused by the cynical Zhao Lin who spread rumors in the palace.

It seems that these days, she needs to be careful about the gossip in this harem.

In a few days, it will be spring hunting, maybe she can take this opportunity to test Zhao Lin? How do you test the other person? What handle does Zhao Lin have that she can hold in her hands? Thinking about it, she fell asleep again.

When He Xuan opened his eyes again, it was already three poles in the sun. Qing'er came over and waited and freshened up in an orderly manner.

"Qing'er, how are the bags for the spring hunt prepared?" He Xuan asked softly while wiping his pink face.

"Rest assured, the slave and maid have been packed. The slave maid had already packed up all kinds of clothes and jewelry, and some refreshments were ordered by the lady to be delivered in a few days before packing. Besides, the princess wants to bring which books to bring, the slave and maid are illiterate, and I am afraid that the princess will have to guide them herself. Qing'er was full of joy, but she was a little ashamed when she said it.

"Let's pack up the books before we leave. Spring hunting is a big event, I heard that the day before yesterday my father sacrificed Matsu, and the field cart will be rectified in the next few days, so I am waiting to go to the big hills to hunt. He Xuan smiled and said to Qing'er, she had feelings for this little palace maid after getting along, and she didn't want Qing'er to be sad.

"Yes! The slave maid has not been to the big hill yet, thanks to the princess who went to ask His Majesty to go with her, the slave and maid have the opportunity to follow the light and see the outside world! Qing'er's face immediately turned cloudy, and her eyes were full of anticipation.

He Xuan gently pinched Qing'er's bulging little face, and said angrily: "You girl just wants to go out to play!" But this spring hunt, has the list of people who need to go with you finalized? ”

"The princess should not make fun of the slave maid, the slave maid has grown up in this palace since she was a child, and she really wants to see the outside world." Qing'er stuck out her tongue and laughed: "This list has been drawn up a long time ago, but some concubines don't like to travel far, and Your Majesty will inevitably ask them for their intentions." The slave maid only went to inquire yesterday. ”

"It's natural, you girl is gossiping more and more." He Xuan pretended to be very disgusted and glanced at Qing'er.

"How dare the slave! The Queen Mother sent someone back to say that she was too old to stand the wind, so she wouldn't go. After Zhao, the three ladies naturally had to go. The remaining nine are concubines, Wei Shuyuan and Qi Xiuyi have to take care of the little prince, Wei Xiuhua has to take care of the tenth princess Yanrou, and Zheng Ronghua has an excuse not to go because his background is too low. Qing'er counted slowly with her fingers, suddenly raised her head again and said: "Oh yes, that Le Ji Lian Concubine Niangniang sent by the Chu State, Your Majesty is very fond of her, and she was going to take her with her, but who knew that she said that she was unwell and didn't go." ”

He Xuan nodded and said disapprerovingly: "In this way, there are only five concubines left in the nine concubines." Concubine Lian is a fourth-grade concubine, and she is not qualified to go in terms of rank. That's fine, it's too noisy when there are too many people. ”

Qing'er glanced at He Xuan and said jokingly: "Princess, you are afraid of too many people, you and Gongzi are not good for private meetings, right?" With that, he snickered and ran out of the hall.

He Xuan looked at Qing'er's back, and said in his heart, this little girl dares to make fun of her now!

In addition to the harem people in the spring hunt, the older princes and princesses can also go together. Then there are a number of civil and military ministers, as well as some heirs of the nobles of the gate lords.

In addition to allowing everyone to gather and enjoy delicious prey, the spring hunt of the Zhou Dynasty was also an important part of military strategy. Hunting is actually showing part of the military strength, which can stabilize the Great Zhou Dynasty and stabilize the people's livelihood, so the emperors of all dynasties have attached great importance to it.

As soon as He Xuan clipped a piece of bamboo shoots, Qing'er came to report that Princess Tianwei had come to visit.

"Second Imperial Sister, what time is this, why are you still eating breakfast?" Princess Tianwei's innocent face showed a surprised expression.

And Xuan Xindao, it wasn't you who made me have nightmares every night, so I had to sleep a little more in the morning. However, he said with a smile: "It's just that I snooze in the spring." Is there anything wrong with the five emperor sisters coming today? ”

"What the second imperial sister said, can't Wei'er come to talk to the imperial sister when she has nothing to do?" Tianwei's eyes rolled, and she said angrily: "Second Emperor Sister, my father said that I was too young and refused to let me go with me!" My father has always loved the imperial sister, why don't the imperial sister beg my father for me? ”

He Xuan opened his eyes to bump into Tianwei, and when he closed his eyes, he dreamed of Tianwei, a person who bores her always dangling in front of her eyes. Spring Hunt She still has important things to do, so she doesn't want Spring Hunt to have a scheming little fart by her side.

He Xuan put on the posture of an eldest sister and educated Princess Tianwei: "Fifth Emperor Sister, you are only eight years old this year, spring hunting is very dangerous, and it is also appropriate for your father not to allow you to go." The fourth emperor brother Ji Tai is also not allowed to go with him, he is still a boy, let alone you! ”

Tianwei heard He Xuan say this, and seemed to feel that it was impossible to go to spring hunting, and her face was a little unhappy, but she also knew that she was helpless. So Tianwei said curtly: "It's okay, anyway, the only princesses who can go are the eldest emperor sister Changting, the second emperor sister you and the third emperor sister Yunjing." The only people the princes can go to are the prince's brother, the second brother and the third brother. In this way, there are more people left in the palace! ”

He Xuan thought about it for a while, and it was really so. Her mind was always stuck in her previous life, and she always thought that she was twenty-five years old. It seems that in the future, we will have to pay more attention to thinking about things from the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl.

Thinking of that nightmare, He Xuan had palpitations. So she pretended to be casual and asked Xiang Tianwei casually: "During the Flower Dynasty Festival, your grandfather's cousin Zhao Ruier really looked back and smiled, that dancing, that rhythm, is really the focus of the whole banquet, and the second emperor sister is ashamed of myself as a woman!" ”

Although Tianwei was only eight years old at this time, she was also a beautiful little girl. When she saw He Xuan praising Zhao Ruier like this, she couldn't hide the jealousy on her face, and couldn't help but mock: "It's a pity that she only became the side concubine of the prince's brother, and wasted the hard work of my mother and grandfather in vain." ”

After saying this, Tianwei seemed to be aware of her gaffe, and added in a changed voice: "But the prince's brother is a dragon among people, and he is unspeakably expensive." Sister Rui'er is going to get married soon.,With her talent.,Naturally, she'll be favored.,In the future.。。。 ”

He Xuan looked at Tianwei's look of wanting to speak and stopped, but she didn't want to ask Zhao Rui'er about it again, she pretended to be curious and asked: "In Shoukang Palace, I seem to have seen the Fifth Emperor Sister talking and laughing with a suave young man, who is about a teenager and looks a little similar to you. ”

Tianwei smiled: "That's my cousin Zhao Lin, my eldest uncle's son-in-law." ”

"Oh? Why haven't you seen Childe Lin at the banquet before? He Xuan continued to ask, thinking that she would find out more information.

"My cousin is a handsome and dashing man. Don't look at him, he's only fifteen years old this year, but he's been traveling around the world for two years. And his personality has always been free and uninhibited, although he often comes to see me and the queen mother, but he generally does not like to participate in banquets. But in a few years, he will be crowned, and his uncle and mother have told him not to be so childlike anymore. When Tianwei spoke, she seemed to be very fond of her cousin.

He Xuan looked at Tianwei's expression and felt that the relationship between the two seemed to be very close. But this Zhao Lin, at a young age, Shenlong has seen the head but not the end, and has traveled to various countries, and he is indeed a mysterious figure.

Tianwei drank another bowl of hot shredded chicken porridge here in Hexuan, and chatted for about an hour before leaving slowly.

He Xuan was still restless, and she didn't know anything about Zhao Lin. The only thing that is certain is that Tianwei didn't know about that day at this time, so it is very likely that Empress Zhao didn't know it yet.

If she can find some things about Zhao Lin's invisible people, she may be able to ensure that Zhao Lin never talks about the events of the day. Otherwise, such a swinger, even if Empress Zhao didn't deliberately want to embarrass her, it was difficult to guarantee that Zhao Lin would not drink and talk nonsense.

He Xuan immediately called Qing'er, took a piece of silk, and wrote a letter. She asked Qing'er to immediately send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion and personally hand it over to Cai Wenxuan.

I hope my cousin can help her find some clues! He Xuan clenched his fists and said secretly in his heart.

Maybe the dream is too real and miserable, and He Xuan is still confused. She sat in the room, unable to read a book, unable to hold a paintbrush, and playing the piano more and more chaotically. In the end, she thought about embroidering flowers, but she accidentally pricked her finger with a needle.

In this way, she had to tell Qing'er to accompany her to the imperial garden to relax.

The scenery of the Imperial Garden is already very beautiful, and the flowers are blooming in spring, which is beautiful. He Xuan looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him, stroked the petals, and thought about what to do to prepare for the spring hunt.