The next day, the autumn festival was held as scheduled, the scene was solemn and grand, and after the archmage's practice, it was time to worship.

Zixuan is very religious, since she traveled to this dynasty, she always felt that between heaven and earth, people and gods could communicate through some medium, so she became more and more cautious and did not dare to have a trace of disrespect and sloppiness.

After the ceremony, Zixuan whispered to the prince beside her, "You must be careful." ”

In previous years, because of leg problems, Wang Zixian did not participate in the autumn season, but this year he not only recovered, but also saw that his body was well recuperated by Zixuan, so Emperor Jiadi had already asked him to practice, and specially sent a good horse for him to practice.

Wang Zixian took her hands and said, "Don't worry. ”

The eldest brother, Zhang Ziling, strode over and said straightforwardly: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely protect my brother-in-law for you." ”

Zixuan was very kind when she saw the eldest brother, and said with a smile: "Then please ask the eldest brother." ”

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the prince has not recovered long from his leg disease, and there is nothing wrong with her entrustment.

The men rode on horses, gathered in groups, and the heroic scene was inspiring.

Emperor Jiadi said with a rare happy look: "Okay, my Ming Dynasty disciples are all heroic, and they will be the pillars of the family and the country in the future. ”

The crown prince shouted excitedly: "Father, we will definitely return with a full load, and win a good omen for the harvest in the coming year." ”

"Good!" Jiadi said: "The one who wins the first prize will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver, let's go!" ”

"Yes, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The sons and daughters echoed sonorously, accompanied by the sound of trumpets, and the detachment entered the forest.

Such a scene and team, whether visually or audibly, are enough to make people's hearts surge, and Jiadi is very satisfied.

Zixuan sat down with Red Sleeves and Alain, and the ladies were all here to watch, waiting for the men to return.

Xue Ning deliberately sat next to Zixuan, and her words today seemed to be extraordinarily more, sweeping away the sorrow of these days.

Zi Xuanqi said: "The county lord is very happy today, but something good happened?" ”

When Xue Ning heard this, her bright eyes were full of excitement and shyness, and she said mysteriously: "There are too many people here, I'll tell you when it's over." ”

"Hmm..."Zixuan noticed that she was different from the past, thinking that although Xue Ning was a big girl who had not been out of the cabinet, her words and deeds had always been generous, and she rarely showed such shame, could it be that she had a sweetheart?

On the other side, Jin Rixuan, who couldn't participate in Qiu Yu because of his injury, walked over and said, "I don't know what the two of you said, so happy?" ”

When Zixuan heard this, her body stiffened slightly, and she thought: He is so bold that he dares to come to the women's banquet, although it is not explicitly stipulated that men cannot come, but this is a customary etiquette.

When Xue Ning saw him, she was surprised and showed a little joy that she couldn't hide, and got up to salute.

Zixuan lowered her eyelids, out of politeness, although she didn't look up at him, she still bowed her head sideways slightly, no matter what, the etiquette between the two countries can't be too unbearable.

Jin Rixuan said, "County Lord, Princess." ”

Xue Ning asked jokingly, "Prince Jin Rixuan is here, but what advice do you have?" ”

Jin Rixuan said modestly: "Don't dare, Xiao Wang's cousin just came to Kyoto yesterday, I came to see her, I happened to pass by, and when I saw the two chatting happily, I couldn't help but say hello, how offended, please understand." ”

He had been paying attention to Zixuan from the moment he entered, and it wasn't until he found a suitable reason to come over.

Xue Ning couldn't help but chuckle when she saw his half-frank and half-restrained demeanor.

Zi Xuan looked up at her in surprise, didn't Xue Ning hate the Huns, how could she be so polite to Jin Rixuan?

Zixuan coughed lightly and said coldly: "Since the prince of the Huns is passing by, there is no need to continue to delay here." ”

She emphasized the word Xiongnu, hoping to attract Xue Ning's attention, and at the same time urged Jin Rixuan to leave quickly, so as not to attract attention.

However, Xue Ning didn't seem to appreciate it, but instead tugged at Zixuan's sleeve and said, "Zixuan, don't be so blunt!" ”

After speaking, she also explained to Jin Rixuan: "Actually, Zixuan is very easy to get along with and is very good to her friends. ”

The surprise in Zixuan's eyes turned to shock, and she couldn't believe it at all, was the Xue Ning in front of her who was afraid and pro-, and hated the Huns?

Jin Rixuan naturally knew that Zixuan was driving him away, but he smiled modestly without any mustard: "Xiao Wang understands that the county lord doesn't need to say much, the princess has the grace to save my life, and I only have gratitude, and I dare not have half a bit of resentment and disrespect." ”

Speaking of gratitude, Xue Ning smiled a little shyly.

Zixuan really wondered, why did Xue Ning change her opinion of the Huns in a short period of time, did the two have intersected?

She was puzzled, but Jin Rixuan said prominently: "Forgive Xiao Wang for offending, the princess is very similar to an old person I once knew, she saved me in the mountains, I promised her that there is no one to bully her when she comes to me, but unfortunately she has not gone to look for me, but I have sent many people to find her without success." ”

Zixuan tensed her nerves in danger, and chuckled disapprovingly: "People have two eyes, a nose and a mouth, and there are more people who look similar, and the Hun prince is inevitably rare and strange." ”

When Jin Rixuan heard this, his expression was slightly gloomy, and he said with a smile: "Thank you princess for your advice." ”

With that, he was about to say goodbye, when a Hun woman in bright clothes ran over, and her crisp and melodious laughter was like a bell.

As soon as the girl came, she pounced on Jin Rixuan, took his arm and said coquettishly: "Brother Xuan, when you come, I know that you love me the most." ”

Jin Rixuan said: "Yin'er, don't be rude." ”

In his reproachful tone, with infinite tenderness, Yin'er smiled mischievously, and stood up happily.

Jin Rixuan introduced: "This is the daughter of my country's uncle Huerqin, Yin'er, who has seen the county lord and princess. ”

Yin'er turned her head, but her eyes were fixed on Zixuan's face, the smile on her face suddenly stiffened, she looked Zixuan up and down, and there was gradually a little hostility in her eyes.

Jin Rixuan coughed lightly a few times to remind her.

Yin'er reacted and saluted the two.

Zixuan was already good at observing, so she naturally noticed her reaction, it stands to reason that this is the first time they have met, how could Yin'er react like this, just like seeing someone she knows but doesn't want to see.

Could it be that after Jin Rixuan returned from Fuyin Mountain, he painted a portrait of himself?

She recalled what Xuan Fang said today, he had sent someone to find him, it must have been a portrait, thinking of this, Zi Xuan's heart "chuckled", in case those portraits fell into the hands of some people, wouldn't it be a catastrophe!

This moment of panic made her face a little pale, Jin Rixuan was really going to kill her!

Xue Ning didn't notice this, but her first impression of Yin'er was not good, and she said hello bluntly.

Zixuan came back to her senses, and she didn't plan to round the field, so she didn't say a word.

It was Jin Rixuan who said: "Then our brother and sister will go first, and the two of us will talk slowly." ”

"Please." Zixuan sneered, you finally remembered to leave, she pulled Xue Ning and turned around and sat down.

Xue Ning seemed to have lost the good mood just now, and muttered softly in a sullen voice: "Foreign women are really much more profligate, no wonder they have such a son to accept their father and concubine, so inhumane." ”

Zixuan understood that Xue Ning looked down on Yin'er, she thought about it, and still asked, "When did you meet Jin Rixuan?" ”

Xue Ning was stunned, "Ah, this matter, I'll tell you when it's over." ”

"Hmm." Zixuan realized in hindsight that what made Xue Ning both excited and shy would not be... Kim Il Heon, right?

Zi Xuan's chin was aching, and she was extremely irritable when she thought that Jin Rixuan might have painted a portrait of herself, as for Xue Ning's matter, it was better to wait for her to say it before thinking about it, anyway, it's just speculation to think too much now.

On the other side, Wang Zixian and Zhang Ziling rode horses side by side, walking leisurely on the mountain road.

After about half an hour, there was no one to be seen, and a guard asked puzzledly: "Lord Wang, if you continue to walk like this, won't you be able to hit a rabbit when it's dark?" ”

They were all arranged by Emperor Jiadi to protect the prince.

After all, Jiadi had to take into account that the prince had been suffering from leg disease for many years, and he had no foundation for riding and shooting, and if there was no one to protect him, it would be very dangerous to enter the forest.

It makes sense for him to think so, after all, who doesn't keep an eye on the throne when a child born in the palace doesn't keep an eye on the throne, he himself has experienced it this way, and it couldn't be clearer.

The prince heard that the guard still had a strong Sichuan flavor, and knew that he had just been transferred from below, and if he was a veteran of Kyoto, he would basically only remain silent, and he said: "You go to the forest to play, it is rare to have such a good weather today, this king and the eldest brother are scattered." ”

The guard who spoke just now said: "That's not possible, the duty of the subordinates is to protect the prince every step of the way, this is the emperor's order." ”

Hearing this, Wang Zixian and Zhang Ziling looked at each other and smiled, the accent and persistence of this guard added together, there was a kind of witty and interesting.

They continued to walk forward, and when they reached the depths of the forest, he glanced at Zhang Ziling.

Zhang Ziling nodded slightly, he also felt that there was something strange on both sides of the mountain and forest, it seemed that there were already people ambushed here, and there were quite a few of them.

"Be careful, everybody!" Zhang Ziling shouted to the guards behind him.

At this moment, dense arrows came from both sides of the mountain road.

Fortunately, because of Zhang Ziling's shouting, the guards were vigilant and raised their shields to resist, although someone was hit by an arrow, but they were not hit by the vital point.

"Protect the prince!" As soon as Zhang Ziling's words fell, another round of dense arrows came.

The guards spread out in a ring with their shields, trying to protect the prince in the central circle.

But the shield they raised was not impregnable, there were several injured guards, obviously at a disadvantage, and there was a tendency to break the defense that could not be resisted.

The prince shouted, "Ziling, their target is me, you protect these guards." ”

Zhang Ziling immediately said sternly: "No, you don't have kung fu, you must not be alone!" ”

"The king commands you to protect them." The prince roared, rode his horse out of the protective circle, and went deeper into the mountains and forests.

Sure enough, when those people saw him leave, most of the attacks were reduced, which relieved Zhang Ziling and them of a lot of pressure.

The assassins chased and killed all the way, but it was only at the end of the mountain road that they trapped Wang Zixian alive.

The leading killer pointed a knife at him, "Run, if you have the ability, you can continue to run, my brother has chased for dozens of miles, and he hasn't asked Lao Tzu to wrap up the round!" ”

The arrogant laughter of him and his men echoed through the valleys.

"Huh!" The prince looked at these unknown 'killers' with ridiculous eyes, and said with a smile: "It seems that after the destruction of the Moon Soul Pavilion, the prince is indeed unavailable. ”