When Pei Zheng walked out of the tent, he had a smile on his face and looked gentle and charming.
Amul was standing outside the tent. Seeing Pei Zheng like this, he felt even more unhappy.
They had been waiting in front of the forest for so long, but Pei Zheng was just staying in the tent doing no one knew what he was doing.
"Who was it I thought? It turned out to be the envoy." Pei Zheng said with contempt, "Why, haven't you had enough of the noise this morning?"
Amuer looked at Pei Zheng and said loudly, "I didn't expect that Lord Pei would be a man who doesn't keep his word!"
Pei Zheng said, "When have I ever broken my promise?"
"I've been waiting outside the forest for a long time, but you didn't come. Breaking your promise is a small matter, but it shows that you are really scared!"
Pei Zheng found it funny. "Your Excellency the Envoy only asked me to meet him outside the forest, but didn't say when. Today hasn't even passed yet, how can your Excellency the Envoy say that I'm not trustworthy?"
Pei Zheng took a few steps forward and asked, "How do you know? I'm going hunting now."
"you… "
Amul gritted his teeth but could not refute it.
Pei Zheng brushed past him and jumped onto the horse that Chengfeng was leading.
"Your Excellency, please."
Amul also turned around and got on his horse, waved the whip, and galloped towards Lin.
Pei Zheng said to Cheng Feng, "Keep an eye on him."
He didn't say who it was, but Chengfeng immediately understood and nodded in agreement.
Pei Zheng also rode away.
Following his previous memory, Pei Zheng still remembered where he could find prey, and after a short while, he had a good harvest.
Before it got dark, Pei Zheng was the first to return to the camp. As soon as he got off his horse, the others also returned from the woods one after another.
Amul was indeed an excellent archer, and his prey were always killed with one arrow. However, in terms of the number and size of prey, he was still no match for Pei Zheng.
The emperor also came out of the tent to greet everyone. After everyone's prey was released and compared, Pei Zheng's victory was obvious.
The emperor praised Pei Zheng lavishly in front of all the barbarian envoys, and Pei Zheng accepted all of his praise without any humility.
But at this time, a barbarian envoy was dissatisfied and whispered something to Amul. Amul's eyes changed.
"Your Majesty, I thought that we lost this hunting competition to your country because our barbarians were inferior in skills and we had to admit defeat. However, I never expected that your people would resort to such despicable means to win the competition. They really have no shame!"
—After these words were spoken, everyone present began to whisper, and even the officials of the Celestial Empire were talking among themselves.
The emperor looked a little embarrassed. "Emissary Amul, if you have something to say, just speak up. If the competition is really unfair, then I will definitely not tolerate it."
Amul snorted coldly and pointed at Pei Zheng, "Sir Pei, you let someone steal the prey shot by my barbarians and claim it as your own. Your behavior is really despicable!"
The emperor frowned and asked, "Lord Pei, is that true?"
Although the matter was not serious, it had a bad impact. Moreover, stealing the other party's results in a small competition would make people laugh if others knew about it.
Pei Zheng paused for only a moment, then said calmly, "Your Majesty, these words..."
He looked up and saw Amul's finger, his eyes were stern, "... It's a slander."
Perhaps it was because Pei Zheng looked too calm and composed, his tone was very convincing.
"This..." the emperor said, "Emissary Amul, can you trust what Pei Aiqing said?"
"Of course I don't believe it!" Amul said confidently, "I have learned that the stolen game is hidden in Lord Pei's tent. Lord Pei, please let my people go in and search for it. If we find it, Lord Pei must bow his head and admit his mistake in public to the barbarians!"
Pei Zheng suddenly smiled, seemingly nonchalant, "What if we don't find it?"
"It's impossible not to find it!" Amul shouted.
"If we don't find it..." Pei Zheng's eyes darkened, "Everyone knows that I will never let go of any grudge. My Lord Envoy, you must kowtow to me and admit your fault."
"Okay!" Amul gritted his teeth and waved his hand, "Go in and search! Search carefully!"
Several barbarian envoys received the order and broke directly into Pei Zheng's tent.
The little guy who was originally sleeping soundly on the bed was suddenly picked up by the waist and stuffed into the cupboard beside him.
He opened his eyes drowsily and saw Chengfeng with a serious face. He made a "hush" gesture to him and quickly closed the cupboard door.
The little guy woke up immediately, and saw through the gap that several barbarians had broken into Pei Zheng's tent and were rummaging around in it. At this time, there was a little rabbit sleeping in the bedding on the bed.
The little man called out silently, "Rabbit..."
Then he quickly covered his mouth. Afeng didn't let him make any noise, but he was really worried about the little rabbit that was still injured.
A barbarian had already searched the cupboard and walked around it suspiciously twice. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that there must be something hidden inside.
Chengfeng stood next to the cupboard, blocking it without giving an inch.
“Found it!”
Another person exclaimed, pointing at a shivering ball under the blanket and shouted, "We found our prey!"
The other barbarians ran over excitedly and saw a small rabbit the size of a palm.
Is this the stolen prey
Compared with the birds and animals scattered all over the ground outside, it seems too far-fetched.
It's more like a pet.
The little rabbit was carried out and thrown to the ground mercilessly in front of many Celestial and barbarian people. It rolled several times before it came to a stop.
The little man in the cupboard was released. He hurried to the bedside and saw that the quilt was empty. His eyes suddenly turned red. He raised his head and asked Chengfeng, "Afeng, where is the rabbit... that is, the one lying here, the white, small rabbit..."
Chengfeng also felt strange. He thought that group of people came for the little prince, but he didn't expect them to run away with the rabbit.
Chengfeng walked to the door of the tent, lifted up a corner of his tent and looked outside.
"Your Highness, that rabbit seemed to be the prey of the barbarians, and was accidentally rescued by the master and you."
The little man also walked to the edge of the tent and looked out secretly. He happened to see a foot stepping on the little rabbit on the ground. He was about to turn it over with his foot, but he used too much force and broke the bandaged wound of the little rabbit.
"don't want!"
The little man suddenly cried out and ran out of the tent.
In full view of everyone, the little man rushed into the crowd, removed the foot that was stepping on the little rabbit's back, and then carefully picked up the little rabbit with less blood on the ground.
"Don't be afraid, Bunny... It's okay, it's okay..."
The little rabbit was shaking violently, and blood was flowing from its legs again, with large patches of its white fur dyed red.
Tears flowed from the little boy's eyes. He raised his eyes and saw Pei Zheng standing opposite him.
"Brother Pei... it's bleeding again... what should I do... is it going to die..."
Pei Zheng looked at the little person half-kneeling on the ground crying so sadly, and sighed softly. Since the person had just run away from his tent in front of everyone, he was too lazy to pretend to avoid suspicion.
He walked over and leaned over to wipe the little guy's tears, "Summon the Imperial Doctor!"
The emperor had a complicated look in his eyes, and waved his hand, saying, "Announce."
The young doctor came hurriedly again, and performed his medical skills in front of so many double eyelids, and he was treating a rabbit. The scene was really strange.
After the treatment was completed, Amul said, "I think everyone has seen clearly that the wound on the rabbit is consistent with the arrowhead of my barbarian tribe, so it was shot by my barbarian tribe. This shows that Lord Pei has indeed hidden our prey!"
It was rare for an official of the Celestial Empire to speak up for Pei Zheng. "It's just a rabbit. Even if I trick you barbarians into giving me ten more rabbits,
"My son, your prey is far inferior to our Prime Minister Pei!"
"How do you know he only kept this rabbit for himself?"
Amul stared at Pei Zheng, his eyes full of jealousy and dissatisfaction, but at this time it was not only because he lost the competition ugly, but also because this little guy just ran out of Pei Zheng's tent. Coupled with the frivolous look he saw from Pei Zheng today, Amul's mind suddenly associated too many things.
"Perhaps, the other prey has been destroyed or swallowed by him!"
Pei Zheng was not in a hurry at all when he heard the accusation. Instead, he put his arm around the little guy's waist from an angle where no one else could see, specifically so that Amul could see it.
"Mr. Envoy, you have to provide evidence when you speak. You are just making empty promises and spitting blood at me. Then can I also sue you for deliberately shooting my pet?"
"Pet? What pet?" Amul asked puzzledly.
Pei Zheng looked down at the little person holding the little rabbit, whose eyes were almost as red as the rabbit's, and his voice became even colder.
"What do you think?"
The corner of Amul's mouth twitched, "You mean, this rabbit is your pet, Master Pei?"
What a joke! Prime Minister Pei, who is so cruel, violent, and cold-hearted, would actually keep a soft, white, and cute stupid animal as a pet
"That's right." Pei Zheng said slowly, "I didn't want to argue with the envoy. This little thing must have caught the envoy's eye accidentally. I can't blame the envoy for being blind, crude and reckless, and wanting to snatch it without knowing the depth of heaven and earth. I can only blame the little thing I raised at home for being too well-behaved and lovely, and it makes people love it."
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As Pei Zheng spoke, he reached out to touch the little rabbit held in the little man's arms. His fingers slid down the furry back of the rabbit and slid under the little hands holding it. He hooked his fingertips around the little fingers and then left.
Everyone present only understood the surface of these words, except Amul, who understood that Pei Zheng was probably not referring to rabbits, but to people.
Things suddenly took a turn. Originally, Amul accused Pei Zheng of despicable means, but now it turned out that Amul deliberately shot and killed Pei Zheng's pet, stealing someone else's love and then turning the tables.
"My Lord Envoy, do you still want to search for prey?"
Pei Zheng asked with a deliberate smile, which made him wonder what was going on.
What are you searching for? Amuer knew that there was only this one rabbit in Pei Zheng's tent because when they went hunting during the day, the little guy was playing with the rabbit outside for a while and was accidentally seen by someone. That's when he heard about it. There was no stealing of prey at all.
"Your Majesty, today's incident might indeed be due to my subordinates misreporting the news, which almost wrongly accused Lord Pei. I hope Lord Pei will forgive me." Amul said with his head down.
The emperor also saw the truth of the matter and waved his hand, "If that's the case, then Pei Aiqing can do it. I'm tired and will go back to rest first.
After saying this, the emperor and his entourage left first, but other officials of the Celestial Empire and many guards still stayed there.
They all knew that there was still a good show to watch.
As expected, Pei Zheng showed Amul a kind smile and said, "The emperor said that I can do it. Then, envoy, please go ahead.
Amul was panicked, "Please...Please what?"
"Kneel down and admit your mistake."
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I still want to see when Xiao Pei returns. If you can tell me, I will consider writing about it.