Manual of the East Palace Mutual Performance, Section 76
In her last life, she was in the East Palace for three or four years, and she was stunned that she had never been to spring hunting.
- I didn't make it this time, precisely because of the palace exam not long after.
The second prince naturally didn't want Ning Xun to participate in the related matters of this palace test, in order to be sure, they started too early, and they didn't even succeed in this spring hunt - it was still from her.
At that time, Ning Xun's entrance still needed to be checked, and they couldn't start with eating, so they took a lot of trouble to hide the poison in the spices, and as the incense ignited, they would slowly inhale.
Ambergris incense is used in the East Palace, and it is not used anywhere else except the saint and the princeβso no one even thinks of checking it from the incense.
He took the incense from them and took the opportunity to mix it into the incense burner in the study.
The poison is not highly poisonous, but it can make people dizzy for a few days - the imperial doctor can't find the cause, and even if the medicine is prescribed, the effect is slow.
As a result, the prince was unwell, so he naturally missed the palace exam.
During that time, Ning Xun had been asking the rank pool to serve the pen and ink closely, so he had a headache for a few days, and she also accompanied him for a few days.
But now, Shen Che has not sent news to her since Chinese New Year's Eve.
On the one hand, Ning Zhen seems to have a bad year, and since the end of the year, he has been in a constant situation, and there are constantly people in the court and the middle of the country to participate in him - Ning Zhen originally relied on the favor of the saint and was not afraid of these little things, but in the case of Xiaofuzi, even if he was later cleared of suspicion in the evidence, in the heart of the saint, he still left doubts.
On the other hand, it is also because there have been several batches of palace people in the East Palace, especially those who have the opportunity to get close to her.
After all, she said that she was an agent sent by the second prince, and even if she surrendered, it was reasonable for the East Palace to take precautions.
She was being watched here, and she was cleaned up in batches, and it was difficult for Shen Che's people to contact her during this time.
Fearing that there would be changes in the middle, he counted the days and finally looked forward to the spring hunt.
The hunting ground coincides with the best time of the year, with bright flowers and willows, and swallows and warblers.
Spring hunting is complicated, and Ning Xun still has some people and things to deal with during the day, so teaching her to learn to ride a horse naturally falls into the night.
It just so happens that the night is not as crowded as the daytime, and there are fewer people, the surroundings are quieter, the hunting ground is empty, and you can even smell the scent of grass that has just sprouted.
The chichi is also happy, there is only one thing - unlike Changle's teaching method of taking her to play around, Ning Xun's teaching is almost strict, she has grabbed the reins in the past two days, and there are blisters in some places.
Fortunately, she has been practicing dance all year round, has abundant physical strength, and her endurance is better than ordinary people, so she can keep up with him.
After returning to the camp after the first night, she almost limped, and when he held her medicine in his hand, he asked her, "Why don't you say it if you can't hold on?" β
It seems that as long as he doesn't shout to stop, she can keep practicing.
His hands hurt hotly, and he frowned and glanced at him, "Why doesn't Your Highness stop?" Your Highness doesn't stop, it means that I should be able to hold on. β
Ning Xun was blocked by her and looked at her with some amusement: "You are uncomfortable yourself, you should stop it." What's the point of blindly putting up with it? β
The hand that drugged her unconsciously lightened.
So on the second night, he deliberately extended the time, waiting for her to take the initiative to dismount if she couldn't hold on.
waited until she ran out of physical strength, Ning Xun really couldn't stand it, turned over on the horse, and protected her crumbling body in her arms, "How did you raise such a stubborn character?" β
She was too tired to speak, so he carried her all the way back to the tent.
Third night. Ning Xun thought that she was so tired the night before that she would always rest for two days, but she didn't expect that as soon as it got dark, she changed into her riding clothes and waited for him with a horsewhip - her eyes were still shining, as if she had rested.
Her hands, when she drugged her last night, Ning Xun's brows didn't spread.
He sighed, but he couldn't resist her, so he could only coax her softly: "The coming day is long, and riding skills can't be achieved overnight, if you want to learn, I will often bring you over in the future." Even if you don't come to the hunting ground, you can run horses in the suburbs of Beijing. β
I don't know why, in recent days, she can't hear the words "Tomorrow Fangchang" the most.
So I went to study anyway.
Although she learned hard, the results were fast, and by the fourth night, she could simply run a horse on her own.
The addiction she just learned was always extraordinarily great, and the next day she took advantage of the afternoon to find a clearing in the forest where there was no one and rode slowly by herself - she was on a whim, and she didn't tell Ning Xun, so she planned to go back before he went back.
Just as she was about to go back from the horse, a familiar figure suddenly walked in the distance.
Spring is in full bloom, he wears a riding uniform, and the dark color cloak on his body is thick and windy, hunting at his pace.
When he saw Shen Che, he was shocked, and he remembered that the important ministers of the court would also participate in the spring hunt - although Shen Che did not serve in the court, but when the Zhenguo Guild came, he, the son of the Zhenguo Gong, naturally had to go with his father.
She panicked, and didn't notice that the horse's whip went down, and the horse rushed forwardβ
Shen Che seemed to have not seen it at all, and still walked towards her steadily.
The distance between the two of them suddenly shortened, and the horse's hooves were raised high, almost stepping on Shen Che, and then fell heavily on the ground less than ten inches in front of him, and dust splashed.
He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, lying on the horse's back for a long time, and his heart was beating violently.
Shen Che raised his hand and touched the horse - Ning Xun picked the horse for her to be docile and extraordinarily kind.
He raised his eyes to look at the chi, and said softly: "The last time you looked at me when you left, I thought you would want to kill me." β
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Chapter 65
β "It's just a matter of going around by yourself, what do you want to do with the lonely person?" ββ
Akichi sneered, slowly sat up straight, the reins pulled back, and the horse took two steps back.
She was on horseback, looking at him from top to bottom, and she didn't say a word.
"Angry?" The horse's hooves splashed dust, Shen Che clenched his fists to his lips, and coughed in a low voice, "Because of the trip where Ning Zhen went?"
It seems that he made a special trip to explain.
Ji Chi's heart moved, and he said: "It's just an abandoned child, what qualifications do you have to talk about life and not be angry?" It's hard for the son to be concerned. β
His face made it impossible to see anything, and his voice smiled: "Why do you think it's me?" β
"The relationship between the prince and the second highness is well known, and it is rare for the second highness to be so coincidental, could the prince not know?" He pressed one hand on his mane and leaned over slightly to look him in the eyes: "If I had taken half a wrong step that day, all the world could see now was a pile of white bones." β
He chuckled, and there was a sudden hint of nostalgia in his eyes: "I've been in the East Palace for a year, and I don't talk about it, but my temper has changed a bit." β
Shen Che took a step forward and asked her with interest: "Since you resent me, why didn't you take the opportunity to kill me?" β
In the hunting ground of the spring hunt, in full view? If she could, she would have thought too.
She felt that he was almost unreasonable, and the words that came out of her mouth were inevitably rushed: "The prince laughed." If I want to kill, I can kill it, I'm afraid I don't know how many times I've died. β
"It's not a small fire." He smiled and sighed, but showed no irritation, only looked at her gently and explained, "My cousin, sometimes things are really not considered. β
"What the prince said, could it be that it was the Second Highness himself who meant it that day?"
Rank Chi didn't believe it too much - as far as she knew, Ning Zhen had always relied on Shen Che, except for the occasional self-determination, the rest of the time, no matter how big or small, she was waiting for Shen Che's ruling.
It was arranged by Shen Che to let her surrender, in such a short period of time, if there was no Shen Che's instruction, even if His Royal Highness wanted to contradict him, how could he react in such a timely manner?
"It was his impulse, but it wasn't all him."
He explained as if he hadn't, and he frowned and looked at him suspiciously.
Shen Che laughed, "It's too unfair. You only suspect me, but you have never doubted it, is it your Highness's own hand? β
"Those evidences will appear in the East Palace on that day, who else knows except you and me? Where will you send it when you get it, and who knows best? β
"Taking a step back, who will ultimately benefit from this?"
She almost subconsciously denied: "Impossible." β
Finding that Shen Che looked at her thoughtfully, she immediately added: "The prince's reaction before and after...... Not quite like he did. β
The title pool pondered for a while, and the corroboration generally argued for him: "When His Royal Highness was in the study that day, the prince said that he would not give the sage the fact that Xiaofuzi had seen him before he died. Even His Royal Highness forcibly broke into the study of the East Palace, and the prince only thought that it had never happened. β
Ning Xun only preemptively handed over the evidence to the sage early that morning, and then never asked about the case again.
Shen Che shook his head with a smile, and his tone was gentle: "Who did Xiao Fuzi see before he died, as long as the saint investigates thoroughly, he will naturally be able to find out." As for trespassing in the study, there are many eyes and ears of the saints in the East Palace. If the prince doesn't say it, won't the saint know? β
What's more, after this incident, the prince's impeachment of Ning Zhen has not stopped. Ning Zhen was pressed because of this matter, and until now, he has not completely turned over. β
Zhichi frowned, and he wanted to refute, but he realized that he shouldn't have shown too much concern in front of Shen Che, so he swallowed the words back.
Shen Che took another step forward: "Ning Zhen said that I don't know what ecstasy soup you poured into the prince, I think, you should ask what ecstasy soup the prince poured for you." β
"He kills two birds with one stone in this move, not only can you test whether you are sincere, but also can participate in Ning Zhen's book."
Shen Che stopped in front of her and stretched out his hand to her, "Anyway, it's good that you desperately stopped Ning Zhen and dispelled his doubts." But I'm curious, what was in mind when I stopped people? β
He paused meaningfully, "Are you afraid that you will be exposed, or are you afraid that he will suffer for it?" β
As he got closer, she unconsciously leaned back a little until his hand stopped in front of her, "Come down." β
The meaning of the question in his words was too obvious, and he clenched his hand fiercely, but when he looked up again, he smiled: "I thought that Ah Che gave up me, and I didn't think much about it, but I just left a way for myself to live." β
True to what she said at the beginning.
Shen Che didn't say anything more when he heard this, but his hand kept waiting in front of her.
He lowered his eyelashes, was silent for a moment, and put his hand on it.
She was just about to jump down with her strength, when she heard someone calling her in a calm voice far behind her, her voice was low, faintly and a little compelling: "Pool." β
She didn't have to look back to know that it was Ning Xun.
In a weak heart, she subconsciously withdrew her hand - the hand she was holding suddenly clenched.
Ji Chi raised his eyes in a panic and looked at Shen Che calmly: "Come down." β
Shen Che held it very tightly, she knew that she would not be able to break free for a while, rather than keep being like this in front of Ning Xun, it was better to go down.
Almost instantly, she figured it out, and dismounted with his men.
The moment she stepped on the ground with her two feet, Shen Che let go.
Almost at the same time, the scent of grass crushed by the horse's hooves became strong, and Ning Xun grabbed the reins and stopped in front of them.
Shen Che saluted unhurriedly, and the rank pool also saluted, listening to Ning Xun's deep voice, but he didn't dare to raise his head for a while.
"Shen Shizi Yaxing, Zhenguo Justice is looking for Shizi, but Shizi came to hang out alone."
"It's not as good as His Royal Highness, His Second Highness and Fourth Highness are accompanying the saint to hunt, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is chic."