By the time the saint arrived at the paddock, it was already dark.

After the late autumn night, the weather was extremely cold, and the wind blew the bonfires in the paddock everywhere, but none of the officials and relatives who came to the paddock first dared to shout lightly, and they packed up and came out to meet them.

The queen is still grounded, and the queen mother is too old to move.

Emperor Tianqing only brought a few favored palace concubines with him on this autumn hunt, and the highest ranking was Concubine Hui, the biological mother of the four princes.

At the forefront of the road with Emperor Tianqing were the crown prince and the eldest princess, the three of whom were whispering something, and then there were King Kang and Princess Kang, as well as several other princes and courtiers.

Xue Nuo blended in the crowd and raised his eyes to look at Emperor Tianqing who walked from the dragon chariot towards the imperial tent.

I haven't seen him for nearly eight years, and this cheap uncle has changed a lot in his impression, either the power is not shackled by others, or the thorn in his eye without fear makes him feel that the power is in his hands.

Emperor Tianqing's appearance has not aged much under the comfort, but his expression is less warm and gentle than a few years ago, and his eyebrows and eyes are full of the sharpness of the emperor's power.

She still remembers the last time she saw Emperor Tianqing, he asked the imperial dining room to prepare her and her brother's favorite snacks, and told them lovingly that when the spring flowers bloomed next year, he would take her and her brother to fly kites and let them see the peach blossoms blooming at the foot of Jiuli Mountain.

Three days later, he ordered a bloody ransom of the princess's mansion, killing his mother and his younger brother.

She was taken out of the capital by Daddy Xue, and almost bit off Daddy Xue's arm when she was poisoned for the first time, and survived by relying on him to almost feed her own blood.

When Xue Nuo looked at Emperor Tianqing, there seemed to be something churning in his heart, and the anger in his eyes was surging with a light red, and he subconsciously wanted to approach the imperial tent, but he was held by someone as soon as he raised his wrist.

There was a touch of warmth on the cool skin, and a deep voice sounded in my ears.

"Your Majesty, they have already arrived, and there is no need to pay another visit tonight."

Shen Ke's hand slid down and held Xue Nuo's extremely cold hand, "It's cold outside, let's go back first." ”

Xue Nuo's gaze was cold when he lowered his eyes.

"Arnold?"

Shen saw that her whole person was shrouded in shadows and was silent, and her hands couldn't help but tighten.

Xue Nuo paused, and when she looked up again, all her emotions had been suppressed, and she pretended to be disgusted and shook off Shen Qi's hand: "Two big men are holding hands, unlucky, if I am seen, how will I marry a beautiful daughter-in-law in the future?" ”

Shen was lenient: "Then you will accompany me to die alone." ”

"Phew! You're lonely until you get old. Xue Nuo rolled his eyes, "I still want to marry a daughter-in-law to inherit the Xue family, don't curse me."

She had a smile on her eyebrows and eyes, and her expression was so calm that it was as if nothing had happened, but it was such a calm appearance that made people feel pain in her heart when she looked at it.

She was only fifteen years old, and she was originally flamboyant and willful and arrogant, but once she fell to the top of the clouds and was displaced for many years.

How pure and brilliant Ying Yuanmiao was back then, how forbearant and unwilling Xue Nuo is now.

Shen wanted to hug her, pat her on the back, and tell her he was there, but he couldn't do anything.

Even if there was a bonfire next to it in the night, the dim light made Xue Nuo unable to see Shen Qi's expression.

Seeing that he was motionless on the side, Xue Nuo stretched out his hand and pushed Shen Qi: "Aren't you leaving, hurry up, I'm so hungry, and I don't know if Bao Pu has stewed the pheasant he caught." ”

After saying that, she pulled her cloak and wrapped herself, hung her head and half-buried her face in her collar,

"What the hell weather, it's freezing me."

Xue Nuo complained and walked forward.

Shen stood in place and looked back at the direction of the emperor's tent, Under the bright lights, Emperor Tianqing and everyone laughed and laughed, and were flattered by the courtiers and the stars and moons into the tent, even if they were far away, they could still hear the laughter from there.

In the glitzy and prosperous world, there are splendid flowers, but no one cares how many dry bones and souls there are in the dark.

Shen pursed the corners of his mouth and was silent for a long time, until Xue Nuo turned back to call him, and then he also tightened his cloak on his body and raised his heels.

"The pheasant I caught today is very fat, and it will definitely taste good with some wild mushroom stew."

"Then you drink two more bowls."

"Don't want it, it's boring to drink soup, I want to eat chicken legs and chicken wings for you."

Shen stood behind her to block the night wind, and when the wind blew the leaves and whispered, he said softly, "Okay." ”

……

After the saint drove to the paddock, the guards around the entire paddock were far stricter than before, the four battalions guarded the edge of the paddock and it was difficult for anyone to get close to them, and there were people patrolling around the imperial tent in the paddock day and night, even if there were many officials and relatives nearby, few people dared to approach without permission.

Zhao was dragged by the eldest princess to accompany him, and he didn't have time to play with Xue Nuo.

Bai Jinyuan was also called by Princess Kang to reprimand him for sneaking away from the imperial tomb, and he didn't have time to shake his head.

The elders of Ge Chong's family did not have the freedom before when they came, and they didn't dare to be too presumptuous because the royal family was also there.

Without a little friend looking for her, Xue Nuo's ears suddenly became quiet, and he stayed in the tent and flipped through the words that Jin Feng found before, otherwise he would go to toss Xue Xiaohua to "cultivate feelings", but Shen stayed in the tent almost all the time except for going to see the prince and Shen Zhengtian and his wife.

Emperor Tianqing rested for a whole day, and did not start the autumn hunt until the third day.

On this day, the whole enclosure was particularly lively, everyone gathered in the open space, most of the female dependents gathered in the banquet not far away to watch, Emperor Tianqing led a group of courtiers to begin to talk about this autumn hunting color head.

Xue Nuo followed Shen Ke and saw many "old acquaintances" who he hadn't seen for many years.

Concubine Hui sat with several young concubines and the eldest princess, even if she was wearing gorgeous clothes, her appearance was not as delicate as back then, and her face had some traces of time.

The second prince was dressed in a plain brocade robe, standing not far from Emperor Tianqing, looking very kind with a smile.

The fourth prince is still a teenager, but he has grown up a lot, compared to the way she was often teased and stupid back then, now he has a little more ambition and desire, and he looks more and more like Emperor Tianqing between his eyebrows and eyes.

The fifth prince grew from a radish head to a half-grown teenager, with a childish face.

In addition to a few princes who followed, there were also familiar people among the courtiers, some of those people had been with her mother back then, and some of them had been at odds with her mother at the beginning.

She also saw the Marquis of Dingyuan, saw the Duke of An Guo, and saw some familiar military generals and ministers, and finally fell on the middle-aged man in a crimson robe and a long body at the front of the crowd.

"That's Feng Yuan." Shen Ke's voice was extremely low, "Take care of the celebrant and Jin Linwei." ”

Xue Nuo turned his face sideways, she seemed to have seen Feng Yuan.

She remembered that Zhan Changdong said that Feng Yuan had climbed all the way up from the Imperial Horse Eunuch, and he had never even appeared in the palace before entering the Imperial Eunuch, and few people knew about him.

Imperial Horse Warden.

Imperial Horse Supervisor ......

Xue Nuo smacked silently in his mouth, his eyes fell between Feng Yuan's eyebrows, and after a long time, his mind flashed back to the picture of her mother taking her to the Imperial Horse Prison to choose a war horse, and she was surrounded by a group of people on the edge of the manger and bullied, and smeared horse manure on his face full of banter and mockery.

It's him?