On the right hand side is Du Yuheng, the son of Du Shangshu, Du Yuheng, the son of the Hubu Shangshu, Gu Zhaolin, the son of the Scholar of the Ministry of Officials, and Li Cheng, the son of Li Xiang.

She was closing her eyes and lamenting that she had gotten up too early.

The emperor came with a vast entourage, his hair tied back haphazardly, without a little decoration on his body, and he traveled in simple clothes.

Everyone stood up and saluted, and said, "See the emperor." ”

"See the Emperor."

"Zhong Aiqing's life, on the first day of autumn hunting today, whoever hunted more prey will be rewarded with this!"

The eldest prince took the lead and said: "Father, let's look at me, the retainer will hunt the best tiger skin for you and make the first cloak in winter." ”

Not to be outdone, the second prince raised his bow and arrow and said: "Father, since the eldest brother has hunted a tiger skin for you, I will hunt a bear skin for my father. ”

Wang Luopu, a cabinet scholar next to him, said: "It is still the emperor's princes who are the most intimate. ”

At this time, the emperor looked at the third prince, and the third prince stood up sickly and said, while coughing slightly, and said, "Today it depends on the eldest brother and the second brother, as well as the important ministers." ”

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Erchen is a little cold, I'm afraid I need to recuperate first, and tomorrow Erchen will hunt a sika deer for you, let's roast venison while listening to the good news that the eldest brother and the second brother brought back to you, and compare who hunts more than them."

As he spoke, he coughed again, and coughed several times in a row, which made his eyes slightly red, and the whole person was shaky, and he felt that he couldn't stand.

The emperor sighed slightly at this time, and said: "Third child, since you are not in good health, let's rest first, today it depends on which of you hunts the most, Caitou is a dagger forged by a famous artist, you can rely on your ability." ”

Everyone stood up and walked over to their horses to get ready to mount.

As soon as the emperor stretched out his hand, the eunuch, who had been waiting for a long time, delivered the bow and arrow to him.

The crowd fell silent and held their breath, and the emperor shot the first arrow.

The feather of the arrow went straight ahead, hitting the bull's-eye.

Everyone immediately turned on their horses and poured out of the nest, running into the depths of the hunting grounds.

When the army was finished, and several nobles and princesses also stood up, the emperor said, "Wait a minute, your daughters' houses are right next to you, eat hot pot, chat, and wait for me and the ministers to hunt good things for you." ”

Several noble ladies bowed down and said, "I wish the emperor the first place." ”

The emperor laughed and rode out, followed by the old prince, and a group of guards followed not far away.

The old prince glanced in Xia Qingqing's direction and then withdrew his gaze, flicked his horse to keep up with the emperor's footsteps, and gradually the figure disappeared.

Before Xia Qingqing could retract her gaze, the little sister-in-law pulled her sleeve and said, "Let's go, let's go over there, the people have already set up the hot pot, let's wait while eating, and see what the old prince and the fourth brother can hunt for us in a while!"

"Yesterday, he promised to hunt me the best rabbit skin, and I want to make a rabbit skin scarf, which must look good in winter."

Xia Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The fourth sister-in-law likes to dress up the most, my brother will definitely hunt the best rabbit skin for you, if he can't hunt it, he will be punished to go to the bitter cold land in the northwest to hunt better silver fox skin." ”

Speaking of this, the fourth sister-in-law was still a little hesitant, and her voice changed, and she said: "That's not what I said, if I really don't have it, it's better to go to Baiyi Pavilion in the capital and buy one now." ”

Xia Qingqing smiled and said: "It's still the fourth sister-in-law, I know that I feel sorry for people!" ”

The fourth sister-in-law turned to look at her and began to walk backwards, she reached out and pulled the fourth sister-in-law and said, "Sister-in-law, don't fall down for a while." ”

The fourth sister-in-law pushed her hand away and said, "Don't be afraid, I've been walking this path since I was a child, and I'm used to not falling to the ground." This road, I am the most familiar, I used to always come here to hunt, but it was still a little bigger, and I moved to live in the capital, so I came here less often. ”

"I'll tell you, don't think that you look at me like this now, you will be in the future, there will always be such a person, let you think, more things are better than less things, or hurt him more, after all, he has to accompany you for a lifetime, and you can't force people into a desperate situation because of a white rabbit scarf."

"Between husband and wife, sometimes a little fun is a better condiment, but this degree, you must grasp it! Learn it, and when you really get married, I'll teach you well. The two walked to the table and saw tomatoes in the soup base of the hot pot, and the soft soup boiled with tomatoes was milky white, and at first glance, it was added to the bone broth. The maids are scooping out the lamb that has been boiled to a soft and flavorful taste.

Seeing that the index fingers of the two of them moved, the chopsticks were used in a tiger-like state, for fear that they would not be able to eat if they were slow down, until the two of them ate their cheeks were red and their lips were flushed with ruddy oil, so they stopped to rest.

The words were divided into two ends, and the emperor and his party had already walked to the depths of the hunting ground.

Jin Ce, the leader of the guards, came to report: "The royal family and the prince, I saw a fine sika deer in front of me. ”

The emperor gestured to the surroundings to stop, turned over and dismounted, and walked with the old prince one after the other into the depths of the jungle.

The two moved slowly, for fear of startling the group of sika deer in the distance, only to see that the group of sika deer were mostly adult old deer, with cubs were leisurely bowing their heads and grazing.

The two looked at each other, one left and one right, and drew their bows and arrows.

In an instant, six bows and arrows were fired, and five sika deer fell to the ground in response, and the deer scattered and fled, and in the silent forest, only the moans of the sika deer that were shot tried to get up and run away and fell to the ground, and kept wailing.

The Emperor shouted, "Good." ”

The guards rushed forward and surrounded the sika deer.

The emperor turned his head to the old prince and said: "Old brother, your archery skills are better, let's shoot three arrows at the same time, I only caught two prey, and you caught three prey." ”

The tall and straight figure of the old prince stood on the left side of the emperor, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are busy with government affairs every day, so naturally you are not as good as the ministers who practice diligently every day.

The emperor laughed when he heard this, and said, "Xia Yi, you still like to laugh as much as before, who doesn't know?" Your kendo skills are among the best in our dynasty. ”

"If someone can really defeat you, it is nothing more than a few boys of your family, Xia Jingrui, the eldest of your grandchildren, is on duty at the Khitan border this year, and he should come back when he wants to come for the New Year, right?"

"Or do you have a good memory?" The two of them walked back as they spoke.

The guards quickly carried all the sika deer back on their horses, and the two continued to walk unhurriedly, and the old prince opened the way in front, and while cleaning up the surrounding weeds with his sword, he reminded: "Your Majesty, you are careful of your step." ”

"You're still worried about it, and you'll be home in a month or two. Since this kid got married, he brought the Tang clan with him within two years. Only the two great-grandchildren were left behind, and they were so noisy in front of me, this time when he came back, I had to tell him well, if not, let him take these two boys to the border pass, and it would be good to train for a few years. ”

The emperor followed the old prince Xia Yi to the right side, and also hit the weeds next to him with his sword from time to time, and said: "It's still your grandfather who is a good one, and even his great-grandson has seen it." It can be seen that your children and grandchildren are blessed. The tone was full of envy.

The old prince's sword wind swept by, the leaves fell vertically, and he said with a slight pause: "Your Majesty, the minister is almost ten years older than you, and his grandchildren can kill the enemy on the battlefield." You got married late, and the princes are naturally still young."

"Yes, I think you taught me the bow and arrow by hand." The tone was slightly emotional.

Then the tone of the conversation changed: "How can you do this, your grandchildren will let you throw them to the border, they are still so young." If you are really annoyed, send them to the palace, send them to the prince's office, and let the teachers over there teach them together. ”

"One sheep on the left and right, and two sheep are also driven, and there are little princes of the same age in the palace." The emperor said in a serious tone.

"Eh, there's no need for it, Your Majesty, you don't know that those bastards in my family go up the mountain every day to climb trees and fish in the water. I was so busy that I entered the palace and then bumped into the nobles. ”

The emperor smiled even more heartily and said: "Or your children have aura, look at my princes, they know how to study all day long, or they are benevolent, they will grow old since they were young, and they don't know what they can do when they grow up in the future." ”

The old prince turned to look at the emperor and said, "What do you still say about me?" You're asking a lot of questions! ”

"In my opinion, the princes of your family are good enough, they know everything, religious etiquette, the four books and the five classics, all of them, look at those few in my family, let them write a few words, it is as difficult as to peel their skins."

The emperor also sighed and said worriedly: "Ordinary people say that every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and you can't deceive me!" ”

As the two were talking, they saw a sentry galloping on horseback, running to more than ten meters in front of the two, turning over and dismounting and kneeling on the ground and saluting, saying: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince really hunted a white-eyed tiger." Now the prey is being transported back to camp. There is no news from the second prince's side. ”

"Yo! The eldest prince is playing well today. The old prince was surprised and said: "This white tiger skin is rare, and it must be warm and majestic to send it to the garment company to make a cloak for you." ”

The emperor was also overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Let's go, let's go back and see if the white-haired tiger is enough to make a cloak?" ”

As soon as the group returned to the camp, they saw several large tables in the center of the enclosure, on which was placed a white-haired tiger, which had been hit by an arrow in the neck, and the fur on its body was slightly dirty, without any scratches.

The Emperor immediately smiled and took a few steps forward in a hurry.

At this time, the eldest prince was not seen, and all the entourage stood quietly with bated breath, and at a glance what was happening, the emperor asked in a good voice and asked angrily: "What happened?" ”