The last one to get up was the sixth prince, but he clearly sensed that the emperor was getting displeased, so he swallowed the words in his mouth and said, "Father, my son is not as good as other princes, as long as I catch a rabbit, I will be happy."
As soon as he said this, everyone felt that the sixth prince was still as innocent and brainless as usual. But he didn't want to, but the emperor showed a smile, "Could it be that hunting day is enough for you to catch only one rabbit? Tomorrow, stay with your third brother."
The sixth prince shook his body when he heard these words, the third brother that the emperor said was Prince Bailiji, he took a peek at the emperor's wife next to him, swallowed hard and said, "Yes, father."
The emperor looked around the table again, and continued aloud, "Li'er, you have always been the most accurate in archery. This time, I want to see what you can shoot that will surprise me."
The second prince stood up, and said humbly, "Go back to Emperor Father, I will definitely do my best and will not let you down."
Seeing this, the second prince's party members couldn't help being excited, and secretly guessed in his heart that the emperor had begun to recognize who was the material to inherit the throne.
The prince's henchmen are all loyal and conservative, and they can't help feeling a little anxious. They only hope that the prince will not lose to the second prince tomorrow.
The banquet was very enjoyable, and the emperor also said that after the hunting was over, everyone could make their own prey into dishes.
The next day, everyone appeared in the hunting grounds. The emperor was at the front and had already changed into outfits. His heroic figure could vaguely see the shadow of that year.
The people beside him couldn't help but complimented, "The emperor has not lost his demeanor in the past, and I will be willing to bow down."
The Son of Heaven laughed, "I'm already old, how can I still be as reckless as I was back then."
However, he still benefited after all, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes gradually deepened with the smile on his face.
Since ancient times, emperors have wanted to live longer, and the emperor is no exception. In recent years, he has felt more and more powerless. The Taoist Gao was specially invited from outside the palace in order to prolong life.
The emperor used to scoff at this when he was young, but now, he can gradually understand the feeling of being in a high place.
This hunting ground is vast and vast, and the countless trees in the forest are planned by the royal family. Except for hunting days, no one can easily enter it.
The people were riding on horses, and the sounds of birds could be heard in their ears, and the occasional rustling in the forest was enough to prove that these prey were hidden in the depths and had been nourished even more powerfully over the years.
The people who came here, except for the harem concubines and some court daughters, naturally wanted to hunt.
Shen Mubai originally thought that she could obediently stay aside to cool off, but unexpectedly, she was called by the queen.
"Since Ji'er cares so much about you now, you should stay by his side even more."
Shen Mubai opened his mouth and said, "But the sixth prince has already followed Brother Ji."
The hunting had already begun, and the horses galloped away with the people on their backs. Except for some courtiers and guards who followed the emperor, the rest scattered.
Bailiji had already ridden out, and the sixth prince who was beside him got on the horse tremblingly, "Brother Sanhuang, wait for me."
Then he chased after him.
The queen frowned in dissatisfaction, "As a princess, you can't even ride a horse?"
Shen Mubai has naturally learned how to ride a horse. In the past eight years, she has the title of Crown Princess and has to learn everything. Even if she is not proficient, she cannot make others think that the second young lady of the Xiao family is just a vase.
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