The golden eagles in the grassland are always extremely fierce when they hunt. This golden eagle of Tuoba Yu often swoops down from the sky to the ground after aiming at its prey from a height of ten thousand feet.
The weight of the golden eagle is not small, and its claws are extremely sharp. There are two reasons for the death of those wolves. Either they were pierced through their skulls by their sharp claws, or they were killed by that cruel bird. Fang scratched the carotid artery with a sharp beak, and then died slowly due to excessive blood loss.
Mu Huai has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his reaction to people or things that surprise him is much more alert than ordinary people. Out of intuition, he gradually sensed that something was wrong.
Animals always react the fastest to the appearance of natural enemies. Mu Huai saw that the bay red horse he was riding raised its front hooves slightly and let out a low neighing sound.
He could also clearly see a large shadow falling on the ground in front of the horse's head, and the shadow was getting bigger and bigger.
Mu Huai's eyes narrowed slightly, he didn't care about the reason, and after reining in the horse quickly, he quickly and neatly jumped from the horse's back to one side.
When a golden eagle swoops down on its prey, it cannot change direction easily, otherwise its strength will be greatly damaged.
And because the grasslands of Bianjing and Huguo are different, the buildings in Bianjing are dense and the updraft is too much, which more or less hinders the power of the golden eagle to dive downward.
Just listen to "boom -" sound.
Mu Huai stood beside the astonished attendants, watching the golden eagle hit the back of the bay red horse with dark eyes, and the horse neighed in pain.
After a long while, finally there was a "Boom—" and he fell to the ground in pain.
The expressions of all the attendants changed suddenly, and they were about to drink loudly to escort them, but they were stopped by Mu Huai in time and ordered to silence.
Rong Xi, who was sitting in the carriage, also saw an object falling from a high altitude and almost hit Mu Huai through the tulle fan.
Seeing that he had attacked the wrong target, the golden eagle wanted to peck at Mu Huai who was dressed in red.
When it rose slightly into the air and was about to make the next dive, Mu Huai had already grasped the long knife pinned to the waist of the attendant by his side.
The golden eagle dived from mid-air, and its lethality was naturally inferior to that of a high-altitude dive.
When it was about to get close to Mu Huai and his attendants, Mu Huai's eyes lit up, and he drew his knife and swung the blade violently, then chopped the ferocious bird of prey in half.
Before the golden eagle could utter its last tragic cry, it died miserably under Mu Huai's knife, and it also became two halves, falling to the ground not far in front of Mu Huai.
Rong Xi almost cried out in alarm, seeing that Mu Huai was not hurt by the golden eagle, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart that was pounding from panic couldn't calm down for a long time.
The royal guard of honor driving in the luxurious three-wheeled chariot saw that there was something wrong with the prince, so they stopped moving one after another.
Rong Xi tried her best to keep herself calm, and was also afraid that she would lose her composure in front of everyone, but her voice trembled slightly, and she raised her voice to ask Mu Huai with concern: "... Your Highness, are you alright?"
Mu Huai stared coldly at the dead bird on the ground, and from the corner of his eye, he also glanced at the maroon horse not far away, lying on the ground dying.
Hearing the woman calling him, Mu Huai suddenly realized that she was pregnant, and she was always timid, so she didn't want to see such a bloody scene.
Mu Huai walked to the side of the chariot, and saw that the woman had removed the round fan, and the exquisitely painted face was panicked, but looked at with a thrilling beauty.
Lively and gorgeous.
With a calm voice, Mu Huai said to Rong Xi: "I'm fine, I'm just a crazy beast, you don't have to be afraid."
"Can… "
"Don't be afraid, it's okay." Mu Huai said again.
Rong Xi wanted to say that there was definitely something strange about the matter just now, but considering that Mu Huai was afraid of causing panic among the people around him, he finally kept silent and did not speak any more.
Mu Huai ordered his attendants to carry the horse corpse and the golden eagle corpse that had been cut in half from the middle of the road, and then had a private conversation with the attendant who picked up the golden eagle corpse, and the attendant nodded after listening.
After a while, the attendants brought another darker horse, and Mu Huai rode on the horse with a calm expression. He waved his whip, and once again ordered the welcoming team to go forward to Yongxi Palace.
Sitting on the back of the horse, Mu Huai's eyes gradually darkened.
How could he not guess that someone wanted to use this well-trained golden eagle to kill him.
However, today is the day of his and Rong Xi's big wedding.
There are so many people in Yujie and Jinmingchi, he can't let these people panic, and he can't let this matter ruin his marriage ceremony with Rong Xi.
Mu Huai vaguely guessed who that person was, but he was still not sure.
If it's really that kid, no matter whether he is Rong Xi's younger brother or not, he will never let him go.
*****
It was midsummer night, and next to the Jinming Pool in Bianjing, there were many Yifang restaurants.
Colorful flags hang on the top of the restaurant, occasionally blown by the summer wind, like colorful clouds floating in the night sky of Bianjing.
Tuoba Yu found a restaurant at random, ordered someone to open a private room, ordered some food and wine at random, and sat alone in it thinking about his thoughts.
The window was opened and closed, and Tuoba Yu looked at the night scene of Bianjing with slightly gloomy eyes.
Seeing the peaceful life of the people in the capital of the Qi Kingdom, on the day of the prince's wedding, everyone's face was full of joy, but his complexion was still gloomy.
His private room is on the fifth floor of the restaurant. You can also see the colorful fireworks over Jinming Pond in the distance. People were talking about anecdotes and strange things, and from time to time there were applause from drinkers.
The name of this restaurant is Neixi Building①, and it is the tallest restaurant in Bianjing. After Mu Huai became the crown prince, the shopkeeper of the Neixi Building was not allowed to open the top floor to drinkers.
Because standing on the top of Neixi Building, you can overlook the entire Yongxi Forbidden City from it.
Tuoba Yu secretly felt that under Muhuai's governance in Bianjing, the people's life was very peaceful, and it was much happier than the people in the Ugh country.
He was concentrating on his thoughts, but was interrupted by a delicate voice——
"I've been looking for you for a long time, so you're hiding here drinking."
Tuoba Yu raised his eyes and glanced at Tuoba Yue, then looked out of the window without saying a word.
It's really annoying, how come I found him again, like a dog's skin plaster that can't be shaken off, I really want to find a chance to kill her.
Tuoba Yue saw that Tuoba Yu's attitude towards her was still the same, cold and slightly annoyed, although she felt a little disappointed, she was not like the Central Plains girl, who was too thin-faced.
She sat boldly across from Tuoba Yu, picked up the chopsticks, and began to use the food and wine on the table.
Tuoba Yu held the lamp, glanced at her, and looked at the night view of Bianjing outside the window without saying a word.
Tuoba Yue couldn't stand the condensed atmosphere in the end, she clapped her palms, then carefully observed Tuoba Yu's expression, and said: "This princess has found the lost thing for you."
Tuoba Yu finally shifted his gaze to her body, and replied indifferently: "I didn't lose anything."
Tuoba Yue's lips are slightly hooked.
She remembered a few hours ago, after the golden eagle flew away beside the Jinming Pond, Tuoba Yu's expression was a little sad.
At that time Tuoba Yue asked puzzledly: "Aren't you going to send someone to look for it?"
Tuoba Yu replied coldly: "Let it go."
After speaking, he left her where she was, and left without saying a word.
Tuoba Yue sent the attendants behind him to find the flight path of the golden eagle, and ordered him to find the golden eagle.
Because she knew that the golden eagle was raised by Tuoba Yu himself, and he always brought it by his side, and he never fed it by others.
Tuoba Yue decided that this golden eagle must be very important to Tuoba Yu.
When he didn't pass by, the attendant lowered his head and entered the private room of the restaurant, carrying a blood-soaked package on his back.
Tuoba Yu reacted suddenly, and the color of his eyes couldn't help but change.
Sure enough, after Tuoba Yue smiled and ordered the attendant to pour out the golden eagle corpse inside, Tuoba Yu suddenly stood up from his seat with cold eyebrows.
Tuoba Yu asked in a deep voice, "Why did you find it?"
Tuoba Yue's smile froze on her lips, she was a little dazed, she looked at Tuoba Yu's sullen face, and finally replied in puzzlement: "It's lost, I want to help you find it back... You raised the golden eagle yourself, isn't it important to you?"
Tuoba Yu didn't reply to her words, but walked out of the room and looked around.
In the end, he sneered angrily and helplessly.
If someone really wants to follow Tuoba Yue and his party, it must be a master who is very good at concealment, and he will not be able to detect it.
He automatically wanted the golden eagle to kill Mu Huai, and he was already ready to sacrifice the golden eagle.
Once Mu Huai died, the backbone of the Qi State was gone. The current old emperor of Da Qi was ill and cowardly.
Tuoba Yu knew that Mu Huai was still young, so he had no heirs.
Among the young men of the Mu clan, no one is better than Mu Huai.
If Da Qi lost Mu Huai, the whole country would definitely go downhill.
If the golden eagle managed to kill Mu Huai and was not caught by the attendants, after it flew back to him, he would kill it himself.
If Mu Huai could not be successfully assassinated, then the bird of prey would die in Mu Huai's hands, and he would definitely not send anyone to find its body.
Tuoba Yue took it upon himself to find the golden eagle's body, and now the fact that the two of them came together early has been exposed, and the fact that he wanted to kill Mu Huai has also been exposed.
What an idiot.
After Tuoba Yu entered the private room again, he stared coldly at Tuoba Yue with those fierce eyes, and said in a deep voice, "It's just a plaything. I don't care if it runs away or dies. But the third princess You, don't make up your own mind. In the next few days, please be quiet and don't run around in the Qi territory, after all, the day after tomorrow is the day when the Ugh country should enter Qi."
The tone of these words was a bit fierce, but at any rate she still respectfully called Princess Tuoba Yue.
Tuoba Yue was originally an arrogant and reckless princess, after hearing Tuoba Yu's unkind words, she just replied obediently: "Okay... okay, I promise you."
The attendants standing behind Tuoba Yue were quite surprised.
The third princess has a domineering and stubborn temperament, and she usually dares to ride on the neck of the majesty to act coquettishly, and the slaves and servants in the palace of the Uganda Kingdom are afraid of her.
But Tuoba Yue listened to the prince very much.
It's really one thing and one thing.
*****
The bright moon hangs high.
Because of the prince's big wedding, the East Palace was also re-decorated. It was wrapped in bright red silk and satin everywhere, and the doors and windows were also affixed with window grilles with the characters "Happy".
The East Palace at night was filled with orange and warm light, which was as bright as day.
Rong Xi was still wearing the heavy Ju clothes, but took off the heavy dragon, phoenix, pearl and emerald hair crown, and the bedroom hall wafted the bitter smell of medicine.
Dan Xiang stood by the side of the bed, watching Rong Xi bow her head and drink the extremely bitter soup.
In the flickering flames, the princess's appearance was not haggard because of the makeup.
But today, the Crown Princess has suffered a lot. Even if a healthy girl has to go through this cumbersome wedding ceremony, she will be exhausted to death.
Not to mention, the princess is still pregnant.
In this day alone, the Crown Princess drank the extremely powerful decoction several times, forcing herself to hang her head.
She looked distressed.
— "Dan Xiang, you send someone out to see why the prince hasn't returned to the palace yet."
Rong Xi's words interrupted Dan Xiang's thoughts.
Dan Xiang explained to him: "Master, after hearing that you and the crown prince were paid homage by all the officials, the emperor heard... what happened on the road, so he called the crown prince to his side and asked for a long time."
After hearing this, Rong Xi nodded slightly, and replied, "Got it."
Emperor Zhuang still misses Mu Huai, the youngest son, very much.
Mu Huai is his most beloved son, and also his son with the most outstanding abilities. Since Emperor Zhuang's health problems, he has been inseparable from Mu Huai in all aspects.
However, it is difficult for an old man who is dying of illness to support the operation of a country with such a large area as Qi.
There were even rumors in the palace that Emperor Zhuang intended to let Mu Huai succeed to the throne in advance, and he himself would spend his old age peacefully by being the overlord who had nothing to do.
But this news was quickly suppressed, and Mu Huai also explained to Emperor Zhuang that he would definitely assist him, but he would not succeed to the throne in advance and do such unfilial things.
At this time, an eunuch came outside the hall, and respectfully passed on a message: "Crown Princess, Your Highness asked the younger one to enter the hall to pass a message, saying that you can rest first, and don't wait for him."
Rong Xi's thoughts were interrupted by these words, and she was somewhat lost in her heart.
When will Mu Huai come back? What happened today made her feel very insecure. He walked through the gate of hell. Although the man was very calm after he was fine, she was scared to death.
She was so afraid that Mu Huai would die.
What would she and the child do if he died
Seeing that Rong Xi was a little distracted, Dan Xiang whispered in her ear: "Master, since Your Highness has said so, let's take off the Ju clothes first, and this servant will also help you take off the fake bun first. You are still pregnant , and toss for another day, but you can't get tired."
Rong Xi nodded.
Today, as Danxiang said, she is physically and mentally exhausted.
After changing into comfortable and soft pajamas, Dan Xiang brought the special ointment prescribed by the imperial physician, and Rong Xi applied the ointment by herself before Mu Huai returned to the palace, and gently massaged her stomach.
Ever since she got bigger, she intentionally restrained her food intake and also took care of her body. She didn't gain much weight, and she didn't have any stretch marks on her abdomen.
The maidservants at the side all looked at Rong Xi's fair skin like new snow, and they all felt that after she became pregnant, the texture became more and more delicate, just like condensed tofu.
I can't blame an arrogant person like the crown prince for pampering her so much.
May I ask, which man would not like such a delicate beauty with a soft voice and a greasy face
Seeing that Rong Xi's expression was still a little depressed, Dan Xiang respectfully persuaded: "Otherwise, master, let's eat some food first."
Rong Xi shook her head, she had ordered Dan Xiang to prepare the dishes in advance, but Mu Huai hadn't come back yet.
She knew that Mu Huai hadn't had dinner yet, and she had to wait for her husband to come back and eat it together.
— "Your Highness Wanan."
Rong Xi heard the commotion outside the hall, and when he heard that Mu Huai had returned, his eyes lit up immediately,
Her long black hair was loose and hung down softly around her waist.
Rong Xi got up from the bed involuntarily, eager to see the man he was longing for.
Mu Huai's crown was more or less stained with the blood of the raptor, and after returning to the palace, he changed into a red banquet dress.
He was wearing crimson clothes, his eyebrows and eyes looked more and more reserved, and he was so handsome that he looked like a heavenly man.
Mu Huai saw Rong Xi rushing to him in his pajamas, he couldn't help but frowned, and asked in a low voice: "You're still pregnant, why did you become so reckless after getting married to Gu?"
When Rong Xi saw a real man standing in front of him, his eyebrows were still a little proud.
Everything is very real, Mu Huai is scolding her with that deep voice.
He is finally back.
Rong Xi's eyes were a little red, and she replied softly: "I know my mistake, I won't do it next time."
When Mu Huai saw the woman's eye sockets were reddish, and there was water in them.
He was a little at a loss.
Mu Huai felt that his tone was not too serious, this woman really couldn't say a word now, and she became more and more delicate.
But the reason why Mo Renjing is so squeamish now is because he was used to it.
Mu Huai shook his head helplessly, put his slender hand on the woman's slender back, stroked it comfortingly, and said in a softer tone: "Go in, lonely princess, on the wedding day, you can't be with the lonely Standing at the gate of this palace all the time."
Rong Xi said softly, yes.
The wedding ceremony was very cumbersome, and she had already gone through the wedding customs with Mu Huai in the daytime, and because she was pregnant, she didn't even have to pay the bill.
After entering the hall, Rong Xi hurriedly ordered Dan Xiang to prepare the dishes, and after the two sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals, Rong Xi also arranged the dishes for Mu Huai very carefully.
Mu Huai's expression was indifferent, as if he had something on his mind, he ate delicate dishes casually.
But he found that the woman across from him didn't eat any food, but Zhi Yi, who supported his little face with that white hand, was looking at him eagerly.
Mu Huai thought it was funny, and couldn't help asking her in a low voice: "What do you think Gu is doing?"
I haven't seen him for a few hours, and the woman's eyes were straight when she looked at him, as if she didn't know him.
Mu Huai was helpless, he picked up a chopstick of dried meat and put it on the woman's plate.
Then he motioned for Rong Xi to eat, and ordered in a low voice: "Use the vegetables, don't look at Gu anymore..."
Rong Xi nodded, and obediently ate the food the man picked up for her.
Neither of them had much appetite, so Mu Huai ordered the palace staff to remove the food when they didn't pass the time.
Mu Huai didn't like the smell of blood on his body. Although he changed his clothes after returning to the palace, he still felt uncomfortable, so he had to take a bath tonight.
After he finished bathing and changed into his pajamas, he saw that the delicate woman sitting by the bed seemed to be worried, so he sat beside her, held her hand, and asked in a low voice: Said: "What's the matter? I'm always absent-minded tonight."
Rong Xi came back to her senses, remembering that this afternoon, when she and Mu Huai were paid homage by civil and military officials, she was a little nervous.
Mu Huai didn't say a word, and just held her hand like now, but it gave her a great sense of security, and she didn't feel nervous anymore.
Mu Huai was wearing plain white pajamas, his black hair was half loose, and the half wet hair was simply tied with Hetian jade hairpin.
His eyebrows are clear and sharp, his nose hangs three-dimensional and exquisite, and his appearance is slightly cold and indifferent.
With this outfit, he looked extremely young, what a young man in his early twenties should look like.
His demeanor was less of the usual youthful deepness and coldness.
But it still made her feel reliable.
Rong Xi finally leaned her head on the man's shoulder, she let out a low moan, and murmured: "I still have lingering fears in my heart, I'm afraid that the bird of prey will hurt my husband... I'm even more afraid that my husband will die... If my husband is gone... , what should I do with the concubine and the child? The concubine is frightened when she thinks of this place... "