The princess' residence was lively for several days because of archery, and someone in the court finally mentioned Qiu Hunting.
The emperor became old after being ill, and he was unable to recover his body in a short period of time. However, when Qiu Shou was mentioned, he still thought about it. For many people, Qiu Shou has More than just a hunt. The emperor used it to select talents, military generals also used it as a way to get promoted, and many family members used it as a shortcut to become an official.
Every year's autumn hunting has no idea how many people's hearts are affected, and this year's is no exception. It's just that the emperor just fell ill, the crown prince has been weak in the past few years, and the kings have lost more than half of them.
This is not a good phenomenon, so the emperor made a special order this year. In addition to bringing all the princesses, he also specially selected a few grandsons to go with him. The eldest grandson of Rudong Palace will not miss it, and the direct sons of Wu Wangfu and Qi Wangfu have also agreed to go together. Even the relegated Chu Wang seems to be remembered by the emperor at this time, and he specially recruited his eldest son to participate in the autumn hunt.
Not to mention anything else, these three palaces were all overjoyed when they received their will. Especially Wu Wangfu and Chu Wangfu, the former seems to see the hope of inheriting the palace, and the latter sees the possibility of rejuvenation, and at home, he is full of advice to his son.
When Lu Qipei returned home, the mansion was also talking about Qiu Hunting.
"Your Majesty has set this year's autumn hunt in the middle of September. At that time, the weather has begun to turn cold, and the autumn hunt will not return in one day. You have to prepare two thick clothes." Zhi Ting and Qi Yang said. Then, his face is full of joy that he is about to go out to play.
Qi Yang didn't care much about these mundane affairs, so he waved his hand at will: "Just watch and prepare."
After she finished speaking, she saw Lu Qipei at the door, and immediately greeted him happily: "Apei, you are back. Come and see, what are you planning to bring with you Qiushou? And those good bows in the arsenal, you go. Pick one, and it will come in handy when you hunt in autumn."
Lu Qipei said a few words to her, went to the screen again and changed into his regular clothes, and then accompanied Qi Yang to go around the arsenal again - the princess's mansion is like the palace of the king, and there are armored soldiers, so they also have weapons and armor. There is. Although limited by the imperial court, there are only a few hundred sets, but an arsenal has been specially built to hold it. In addition, there is another place in the arsenal, and it is the owner's private storage.
Qi Yang and Lu Qipei are both daughters' families, and they don't like dancing with knives and guns, but there are some collections of this kind. Among them, a few good swords and a few good bows were bestowed by the emperor or the crown prince during the past three years.
The two randomly selected in the arsenal for a while, and then respectively picked the bows to be used by Qiu Shou. Lu Qipei circled inside again, and finally walked back with a pair of exquisite sleeve crossbows, put it on Qi Yang's arm and gestured: "Bring this one too."
Qi Yang raised his eyebrows, but he didn't refuse. He pulled out a piece of soft armor and gestured on Lu Qipei's body: "Is Qiu Shou not peaceful?"
Lu Qipei's eyes lit up when he saw the soft armor, and after taking it, he put his backhand on Qi Yang for comparison: "I don't know. But since King Wu's accident, the court has been calm for a long time. This autumn hunt, His Majesty not only brought The prince went, and even the older grandson brought along. In case there is an accident on the hunting ground... Tsk, that's really a catch."
Hearing this, Qi Yang rolled her eyes at her, and seemed to be dissatisfied with her crow's mouth: "My father paid special attention to this time, and handed over the safety of the hunting ground to the emperor. Besides, Qiu Shou will also bring 5,000 feather forests with him. Going together, where can things easily happen?"
Someone secretly tricked Qi Yang to believe it, but she didn't believe it if they blatantly wanted to wipe out their royal family. Is it really a fool to be the emperor and the crown prince, or are the five thousand feather forests just a decoration? Now that King Wei is as obedient as a quail, and King Qi and King Chu also have heirs accompanying him, and there is no third prince who has committed trouble, how can such a bloody storm be caused in the hinterland of Liang Kingdom
Unless Xie Yuan knows magic, he will send all the sergeants of Rongguo to the hunting ground with a wave of his hand! But is it possible
Lu Qipei didn't get angry when he received the white eyes, he just smiled and said, "Just in case. Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are naturally on guard, but you and I should be careful. There is always."
While speaking, her hand holding the soft armor was held down by Qi Yang. The latter slapped her hand away and snatched the soft armor back involuntarily. By the way, he glanced at her angrily, obviously not planning to change his original intention.
Without saying anything else on this topic, Lu Qipei suddenly asked, "Lu Sheng has been making a fuss about learning archery recently, do you want to take her with you this time?"
Qi Yang shook his head and refused without thinking: "No, you're a little girl, just walking steadily, why are you taking her there?"
Lu Qipei was not surprised at all, he just smiled: "Then remember to bring her a rabbit back."
The time has already entered September, and the time seems to pass faster after the autumn hunting is set. Gradually, as the day of the autumn hunting approached, the topics of discussion among the people in the DPRK and China began to shift towards the autumn hunting, but the atmosphere was still relaxed.
For the civil servants, this is undoubtedly a trip with a car. They don't care if they can catch prey on the hunting ground, they just take it for a few more days to go out to play. And the generals are gearing up, just waiting for Qiu Shou to show his skills again, especially if there are children in the family who want to show their faces, they are even more eager to try, just looking forward to the day of Qiu Shou coming soon.
Finally, among the expectations of everyone, the day of the autumn hunt has arrived.
The hunting grounds of Qiu Shou are located in Jiuyang Mountain, a hundred miles west of the capital, where the mountains are low and low, and the forest density is suitable. Every spring, the mother beasts on the mountain will give birth to a large number of cubs. After more than half a year of growth, they will grow fat and strong in the autumn, and have stored the fat for the winter, and they will also go to the Liang Kingdom's monarchs and officials to hunt and capture. when.
The prey in this season are often fat and abnormal, but if you want to stand out in the autumn hunting, you have to look at the precious prey.
Sitting on the carriage to Jiuyang Mountain. Lu Qipei looked at the golden autumn scenery outside the car window, and then looked at the endless line of people. He was also a little interested. He turned to Qi Yang and said, "How about I help you hunt a fox and come back and make a scarf?"
It was too early to leave this morning, and Qi Yang didn't wake up a bit. After being bumped by the carriage for a while, the sleepiness came back. She closed her eyes and leaned on Lu Qipei's shoulder, but she didn't even open her eyes when she heard the words: "The princess' mansion is full of so many furs, and I don't lack scarves. If Apei really wants to help me, why don't you catch a few rabbits back. Dead rabbits are better. Well, live rabbits are probably not easy to catch."
Of course, the purpose of catching the rabbit was to appease Lu Sheng. The little guy didn't know where he heard the news that he woke up earlier than Qi Yang this morning. When Her Royal Highness the princess went out with a sleepy face, the little dumpling was already waiting at the door, clamoring to come along.
Fortunately, Lu Sheng wasn't a rambunctious person, so she wouldn't be able to cry and force her to do that. Therefore, after the two refused, although she was disappointed, she still obediently stayed in the princess' mansion. It's just that the cute little appearance is really softening, and Qi Yang emphasized that he will bring the rabbit back for her again, which made the little dumpling laugh again.
But obviously, Her Royal Highness, who is now depressed, doesn't want to move, and wants to throw this troublesome matter to Lu Qipei by the way.
Seeing that she was talking with her eyes closed, Lu Qipei couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled slightly, but she didn't refuse in her soft words: "Okay, I'll grab whatever you want." After speaking, he helped Qi Yang from She moved her shoulders away and put the person flat on her arms: "Okay, if you are sleepy, you can sleep for a while. You have to walk all day on this road."
The journey of a hundred miles is actually not that far, but at the speed of the emperor's driving, it really has to wait until the evening to arrive at the hunting ground. It's okay on the road, what do you do when you don't sleep
Qi Yang raised his eyelids only when Lu Qipei lifted her up, and when he leaned in his arms and heard Lu Qipei's words, he just said "um", and soon fell asleep completely in the rickety carriage.
Only sleepiness, like yawning, is contagious.
Lu Qipei was originally very energetic, but looking at the unchanging autumn scenery outside the window, and then looking at the sweetheart sleeping soundly in his arms, he gradually became a little sleepy. Her straight back was slightly slanted, leaning against the wall of the carriage, and she fell asleep with Qi Yang in her arms after a while.
The carriage drove slowly towards the hunting grounds, and from time to time there were teenagers riding their horses and whipping past, full of excitement and publicity.
Only the two people in the carriage slept soundly, and they slept almost the whole morning in one cage. Qi Yang didn't wake up until near noon, and then opened his eyes to see Lu Qipei who was sleeping soundly with his head down and his arms around her.
Qi Yang blinked sleepily and woke up completely. She just woke up in Lu Qipei's arms, and she was very comfortable, and didn't want to move. After a while, seeing that Lu Qipei didn't want to wake up, she pulled a strand of ink from her hair and swiped lightly on her face.
Lu Qipei was awakened by Qi Yang, but unlike Qi Yang, she was not sleepy at first... Well, she was not sleepy before Qi Yang went to bed. Waking up at this moment is also quickly regained consciousness. There was no haze in her jet-black eyes, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Qi Yang's small movements that he had no time to take back, and grabbed the person straight.
Qi Yang didn't panic, and pinched her hair and swept her face, then said with a smile, "Are you awake?"
Lu Qipei gave a "hmm", his voice did not sound like his eyes were clear, but rather hoarse after a deep sleep. He only responded softly, but the hoarse voice seemed to have some inexplicable hook, which made Qi Yang's heart skip a beat.
Fortunately, the sound of carriages and horses reminded the two of them where they were, so the two of them just glanced at each other, and their eyes were entangled for a moment. Then they quickly came to their senses, and Qi Yang sat up from Lu Qipei's arms, smoothing the messy clothes and hair.
After this sleep supplement, the drowsiness and fatigue caused by waking up early disappeared completely.
After lunch, Qi Yang regained his energy. She was a little bored after sitting in the carriage for a long time, and when she saw a young man from outside calling back, she immediately became interested and pulled Lu Qipei out of the carriage together.
The two came to hunt, and they brought a good horse, and after getting off the car, they changed their horses.
Only this time, in front of the civil and military court, Qi Yang, no matter how thick-skinned, would be embarrassed to ride with Lu Qipei. The two of them rode two horses respectively, but they walked side by side, and they held hands as they walked, showing their affection and intimacy.