After Bai Chen fell asleep, Xie Zhengyi gently let go of the hand holding Bai Chen, gently tucked the quilt for Bai Chen, got out of bed, dressed and walked outside the tent.
Outside, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army and General Lin were kneeling in front of the tent.
"Go back and defend strictly. Today's dereliction of duty will be punished when you return to the palace." Xie Zhengyi said to the two coldly.
Today's thief attack, although the other party has long planned, but the two of them are responsible for the safety of the convoy, and they did not find out and take precautions, and they should be punished.
"If there are more mistakes in the past few days, you two can wash your heads and prepare to move."
The two of them froze and immediately kowtowed: "Yes, Lord Chitose."
After dealing with the two of them, Xie Zhengyi walked a few places and ordered some things, and then he returned to the emperor's exclusive tent, holding his apex treasure, lying down and closing his eyes.
When Bai Chen woke up, it was already half dark, and the quilt beside him was still warm, but the people who had been lying here had disappeared, the tent was quiet and tight, and Bi Luo was not there.
He didn't see Xie Zhengyi the first time he woke up. Bai Chen, who had just woken up, felt a little depressed. He just opened his eyes and lay on the bed in a daze, listening to some occasional small sounds from outside the tent, and fell into a daze. daze.
The sound of the curtain being gently lifted was heard by Bai Chen, who was in a daze. Then, a thin footstep sounded. Bai Chen's ears moved. Among them, there was a footstep that he was most familiar with. Moving his eyes, his slender and thick eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly turned his head to look.
The familiar footsteps were getting closer and closer, the person walking around the screen, the tall and straight figure suddenly broke into Bai Chen's eyes, and Bai Chen's eyes lit up imperceptibly.
Xie Zhengyi stared at Bai Chen's bright eyes for a moment, then laughed, walked quickly to the bedside, sat down, stretched out his hand and brought the quilt into his arms.
Bai Chen lazily leaned against Xie Zhengyi's chest and rubbed his head habitually.
Xie Zhengyi rubbed Bai Chen's head: "Get up? Dinner is ready, it's all your favorite."
Bai Chen nodded slightly, then stretched out his hand.
Xie Zhengyi understood, and waited on Bai Chen hard to get up, dressed and washed, and finally let Bai Chen save even a few steps, and was directly carried by Xie Zhengyi to the table outside where the food had been set.
Seeing the two come out, Bi Luo respectfully saluted the two of them, and then stood aside quietly with their heads bowed.
The food in the hunting grounds is not as sophisticated and complicated as in the palace, but as Xie Zhengyi said, these are what Bai Chen likes.
And one of the hand-grabbed mutton was quite liked by Bai Chen.
Xie Zhengyi touched Bai Chen's bulging belly, and stretched out his hand to grab the mutton and pushed it a little further, so that Bai Chen could not reach it, "Don't eat too much at night, I'm worried that I won't be able to sleep well at night, if you really like it, tomorrow I'll let the royal chef cook it for you."
Bai Chen withdrew his hand a little reluctantly, but a pair of black eyes still looked at the dish from time to time.
Xie Zhengyi almost laughed at the cute little appearance.
"I wanted to give you a taste of it, but I didn't expect you to like it so much. In the past few days, I have asked the royal chefs to study hard, and I will cook it for you when I return to the palace."
This hand-caught mutton was not made by the royal chef in the palace, but was made by the cooks brought by the Kerr tribe who came from afar this time to participate in the hunt. It is the special food of the ethnic group there.
Bai Chen nodded happily.
After the meal, the two walked around for a while, then returned to the tent, changed into formal clothes, and came to the prepared bonfire square.
A bright flame burns high in the center of the empty square, which illuminates the surroundings brightly. Around the bonfire, a wine table is neatly placed, with drinks and food already placed on it, and behind the wine table is a high burning torch. and the palace servants waiting for orders.
At this time, the ministers had already sat down with their wives and children, chatting happily, waiting for the arrival of Bai Chen and Xie Zhengyi.
Bai Chen and Xie Zhengyi walked up to the top and sat down in the salute of everyone, and extended their hands to avoid the salute.
The ministers got up and took their seats one after another. Bai Chen said a few words from the scene before Xie Zhengyi spoke. After the two finished speaking, the bonfire party officially started.
The bonfire party was created to promote the relationship between the monarch and the ministers. Every year, the hunting round will be held once every year. The ministers or their families will come out to perform talents, or recite poems and lyrics, or play, sing and dance, or dance swords, etc. , and after the performance, the people will vote for the top three best performers and give rewards.
If you are lucky, if you get the emperor's appreciation, you will be promoted to an official title, and will be reused. Unmarried women can also take this opportunity to find a good match. Therefore, every time they hunt, all the ministers will bring their children, hoping to get the emperor's blue eyes. .
It's just that when they arrived at Xuanyuanyan's place, they were all men and married women.
Xuanyuan Yan was too obsessed with sex. During the spring hunting activities in the first year of his ascension, he had even tried to force a lady from everyone. That woman was already married. Zeng thought that she would be poisoned by Xuanyuanyan, but after the rain, the young lady could only follow Xuanyuanyan back to the palace to become a concubine, and the fiancé could only swallow this shame.
At first, the young lady and her family also thought about it. Although they lost their good relationship, they became a concubine. If they worked hard, maybe they could usher in a new spring for the family through Xuanyuanyan's favor, but the beautiful illusion was quickly shattered. After Xuanyuanyan was fresh for a while, she threw herself into the arms of another woman. After a while, Xuanyuanyan was gradually seized power.
In the spring hunting of the second year, there were still women who had not left the cabinet to participate. Xuanyuanyan, who was gradually arrogant, was unhappy, and forced several women, one of whom was the daughter of the Minister of the Household, who was almost angry at the time. He vomited blood on the spot.
Xuanyuanyan is the emperor, these officials who have taken their daughters forcibly can't take Xuanyuanyan even when they are angry.
And how can the powerless emperor's concubine seek benefits for the family from the emperor's hands, even if they are favored
Therefore, in order to prevent further accidents, the officials of the following spring hunting never brought their daughters at home, but only brought their wives and sons to participate.
Therefore, Bai Chen now looks like all men and women dressed as married.
For such a situation, Bai Chen was not as irritable as Xuanyuan Yan. He sat quietly in his seat. Although his eyes were watching the various performances below, his mind had already gone to Xie Zhengyi, who was sitting at the table next to him.
In the public, Bai Chen, as the emperor, could not get along with Xie Zhengyi as intimately as he did in the tent. He could only sit upright and drink and have fun with the ministers.
Bai Chen took a sip of his drink, frowned slightly, and looked expressionless, but Xie Zhengyi, who knew Bai Chen, knew at this time that he was unhappy.
Xie Zhengyi sighed softly, and within a quarter of an hour, his baby couldn't bear it any longer.
Xie Zhengyi was helpless and sweet in this situation.
Under the table, Bai Chen, who could no longer be able to get along with Xie Zhengyi, quietly stretched out his hand and moved in the direction of Xie Zhengyi. Halfway through his hand, Bai Chen suddenly encountered a heat source.
Bai Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and without hesitation, he quickly held Xie Zhengyi's outstretched hand, and tightly intertwined his fingers with Xie Zhengyi.
With just such a simple handshake, Bai Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, and the gloomy aura around him just now dissipated, and was quietly invaded by sweetness.
Xie Zhengyi looked at Bai Chen, whose breath had changed drastically, with tender and doting eyes in his eyes.
He suddenly let go of Bai Chen's hand, stood up, and in the surprised eyes of Bai Chen and all the ministers, he instructed the guards beside him to place his seat cushion beside Bai Chen, and then sat in Bai Chen generously. Beside him, shoulder to shoulder with Bai Chen intimately.
A sweet smile suddenly appeared on Bai Chen's face, and he looked at Xie Zhengyi with bright eyes, while the ministers who were sitting next to the show with Jiu Yanhuan suddenly became silent because of the two of them.
Yan Guan moved his lips and was about to stand up and say something. Xie Zhengyi's sharp eyes swept over immediately. Yan Guan immediately broke into a cold sweat, and hurriedly closed his mouth, daring not to make any more movement.
Xie Zhengyi looked at the others again, and the people he saw lowered their heads one after another, looking at their noses and hearts, pretending to be serious about drinking or watching a show.
No one dared to look at them anymore.
Bai Chen held Xie Zhengyi's hand sweetly, his whole body filled with joy, "Xie Zhengyi, I want to kiss you."
Originally, in order to take care of the overall situation, Bai Chen agreed to sit with Xie Zhengyi separately. After all, an emperor and a eunuch are so close in formal occasions, and there are too many things that can be affected by the rumors, so under the overall situation, Bai Chen has no choice but to feel wronged. I didn't expect that Xie Zhengyi would take the initiative to break it.
Bai Chen was so happy that he almost threw himself into Xie Zhengyi's arms and kissed Xie Zhengyi, but in the end he was afraid that it would make Xie Zhengyi difficult to do, so Bai Chen could only suppress his impulse.
"Little fool." Xie Zhengyi squeezed Bai Chen's palm, but he didn't have any concerns, he just lowered his head and gently touched Bai Chen's pink and delicious cheek.
His baby, how could he bear to watch him suffer.
What is the overall situation, what is the impact, as long as his ability is strong enough and his strength is strong enough, then these can't affect him in any way, even if someone rebels because of this, or dares to talk about it in private, then kill them all. Anyway, he was originally a man. Nine thousand years old with a reputation for brutality, it doesn't matter how many more lives are on his hands.
The atmosphere off the field was strange. Bai Chen and Xie Zhengyi, who were at the top, were calm and sweet. No one noticed that a maid who was standing next to the torch under the steps raised her head slightly and looked at the two people who were close. Her face was full of expressions. Shocked look.