"Concubine Shizi," Baihui walked to Nangong Yue quietly, whispering in her ear, "Master Shizi and Young Master have returned and went to the prince's camp."
Nangong Yue nodded slightly to show her understanding, she held up the teacup calmly, hiding the corners of her raised lips.
Mrs. An, who was sitting diagonally across from Nangong Yue, was frothing: "...I'm not boasting, my brother Rui is good at both civil and martial arts, steady and careful. I told him specifically just now, although this hunting competition The most important thing is to participate, the most important thing is to protect the safety of the girls..." Especially the safety of Miss Xiao.
The more Mrs. An talked, the more complacent she became, thinking: God really is on their An family's side, otherwise why so many people just got the lottery from her brother Rui! This is fate!
Mrs. Chang on the side looked disdainful, this Mrs. An can speak, she has to say it herself, it must be her son An Minrui who is not good at writing, but Mrs. An said it as if An Minrui would be in this hunting competition He got nothing in the middle, because he wanted to protect Miss Xiao.
Taking advantage of Mrs. An's speech, Mrs. Chang subtly interjected: "Mrs. An, what you said is that it's like my brother Xi going to the battlefield. It's not enough to just charge forward and take care of the comrades beside him." Comrades, don’t you think so?”
As she said that, she gave Mrs. An a ostentatious look. Her youngest son had been on the battlefield and made great achievements in battle. Brother Xi couldn't come today, but I mentioned Brother Xi a few more times, that he can also "show his face" in front of the Crown Princess. Although the An family is related to the Shi Ziye, they are far away after all. It's not like their own brother Xi is under the Shi Ziye's command and knows everything.
Mrs. An's face froze, she couldn't say that what Mrs. Chang said was wrong, she could only agree.
Mrs. Chang was even more proud, and continued: "It's good for young people to win the first place, but after all, there are girls here today, and the most important thing is to let everyone be safe. They are young and full-blooded, and we still want us to be the elders." Take care of me more."
How could Nangong Yue not know about Mrs. Chang's careful thinking, but she did have a good impression of Chang Huaixi. The young man was somewhat arrogant, but he was a careful and daring person.
Nangong Yue showed a warm smile to Mrs. Chang, and said, "Mrs. Chang, there is a saying that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The eldest son told me that your son has made great progress in the army. Mrs. Chang can be said to be a good teacher."
Hearing what Nangong Yue said, Mrs. Chang straightened her back, full of ambition. She just said, how can a relative like Shizi who has turned around several corners compare to her brother Xi.
Mrs. Chang raised her voice subconsciously: "The concubine Shizi is really flattering her..."
Her slightly ostentatious voice echoed in the breeze...
By the lake, everyone was chatting and laughing; on the lake, it was gradually becoming lively, and water birds would fly across the lake from time to time, causing ripples.
Unknowingly, more than an hour passed, the tea pots were changed, and the wives were still gossiping.
The thrush at the side looked at her master in admiration, and said: Three women in one drama. With so many wives together, if you talk to each other, even if you still hold them, it is really like a vegetable market.
Nangong Yue kept smiling at the corner of her mouth. She felt that this spring banquet was really not in vain, not to mention how the "seeing each other" between the sons and daughters was going. It was just that these wives were boasting about their children without showing any signs of it. It is an unexpected surprise to belittle other people's families, and the secrets of each government revealed in those words.
For example, the eldest son of the Li family, regardless of his appearance and temperament, is gentle and refined. I heard that he is already a juren at a young age, which is very suitable for Xiao Fei's preferences. But today I found out that the eldest son of the Li family was under the leadership of his grandfather, General Li. , and a family friend who was married on the fingertips, now that the woman is down, and General Li is gone, the Li family turned their faces and refused to recognize anyone.
For example, the second son of Huang Changshi's family, who was born in a civil servant's family, is said to be good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but it was not until just now that Mrs. Huang swallowed the dowry of the eldest daughter-in-law and gave the eldest son a concubine from her natal family's niece to be his aunt.
Another example, Young Master Tong...
In just over an hour, the names on the son-in-law list in Nangong Yue's mind have been reduced by one-third.
After another stick of incense, the sound of horseshoes came from the direction of the mountain forest, mixed with the sound of clear and hearty talking and laughing. All the female relatives by the lake followed the sound and saw several young masters and girls They are riding their horses towards this side, carrying prey immediately, and it seems that the harvest is good.
During the walk, several young people talked and laughed. They were still a little unfamiliar before they set off, but in less than two hours, they became more acquainted because of working together. They talked and laughed, and their black eyes Blooming bright light under the eyes, with the unique vitality of young people.
The ladies watched secretly, whispering to the acquaintances around them from time to time, with the corners of their mouths slightly hooked. It seems that today may really achieve a few good relationships.
After that, many people came back one after another, including Xiao Rongxuan. As soon as she came back, she trotted to Nangong Yue to offer treasures: "Sister-in-law, I just hunted a pheasant with my own hands. The colorful feathers on the tail are very beautiful. , can be used to make shuttlecocks, it must be very beautiful..." As she spoke, she proudly glanced at Xiao Rongying who was too young to go.
A flash of jealousy flashed in Xiao Rongying's eyes, and she was about to say something to ridicule Xiao Rongxuan for stealing credit, but she heard the sound of horseshoes not far away accompanied by a panting voice of a little servant girl: "It's not good! Princess, madam, it's not good Already!"
Seeing the eclipse of the little girl's face, all the female relatives felt a little bit of an ominous premonition, but Mrs. Chang immediately recognized that the little girl was Liuli, the maidservant of the third daughter Chang Huanwei, and stood up nervously Come.
The little girl Liuli in the blue riding outfit was on the verge of falling, as if she was about to fall off at any moment. Seeing this, Baihui hurried forward to help Liuli calm down the restless red horse, and then helped her get off the horse .
With Baihui's support, Liuli hurried to the front in embarrassment, hurriedly knelt down to Nangong Yue and Mrs. Chang, and said, "Concubine Shizi, madam, there is a wolf in the hunting ground! Miss, order your servant to come back and ask for help!"
In an instant, the faces of all the female relatives changed drastically, and their faces turned pale, especially Mrs. Chang's face turned pale, and she shook her body. The nurse beside her hurriedly supported her.
"Sister Wei, my sister Wei..." Mrs. Chang murmured tremblingly.
Her sister Wei has never had any good luck, but she has been smooth and smooth since she was a child, why is she so unlucky today! It's fine if the good things don't happen to Sister Wei, but why did she meet the evil wolf? !
Originally, the palace organized a spring hunt, and accidents were unavoidable. They cleared the field a few days in advance before the spring hunt, and drove all the nearby beasts to other places, leaving only those relatively docile deer, sheep, roe deer, badgers, etc. Only a lady would be so relieved to let the girls go hunting with those sons.
Wild wolves are ferocious beasts, men may not be able to deal with them, let alone most girls can only do simple riding and shooting. When the wolf comes after him, it may be too late to escape.
Nangong Yue's face was serious, she believed that Zhu Xing would not make such a big mistake, there must be something wrong!
She called out, "Xiao Ying."
The moment the words fell, Xiao Ying, who was dressed in black, lightly jumped down from a nearby big tree, and he didn't know how long he had been lurking there.
Nangong Yue ordered: "Xiao Ying, you and Bai Hui take a few guards to go!"
"Yes, Shi Zifei." Xiao Ying and Bai Hui replied at the same time.
The two called a few guards, got on their horses quickly, Baihui let Liuli sit in front of her, and asked her to help guide the way. After a while, everyone disappeared into the jungle...
A lady wearing a silk and satin jacket with golden pine and crane pattern thankfully glanced at her daughter who had just returned by her side, and comforted Mrs. Chang softly: "Mrs. Chang, don't worry too much. There are guards from the palace, a wild wolf That’s all, it’s nothing.”
Although what this lady said was the truth, she couldn't ease the heavy atmosphere, let alone make Madam Chang feel relieved. What she was afraid of was that something had happened now. Mrs. Chang clasped her hands together and silently prayed for God's blessing.
Baihui and Xiao Ying galloped all the way, and it was not easy to distinguish directions in the mountains and forests, but fortunately, Liuli was still reliable, pointing out the direction for everyone from time to time.
After driving for three or four miles, Liuli shouted excitedly: "It's just ahead, just ahead!"
Before her words fell, Baihui had already seen several familiar figures, and one of them turned out to be...
Baihui was startled, and suddenly raised her heart: Miss!
Right next to a big tree in front, two beautiful girls were supporting each other, one of them seemed to have injured her foot and was staggering, the other was supporting her with sweat profusely, Bai Zhou Nervously trying to protect the two girls.
A few feet away from them, there stood a dark gray giant wolf facing them. The giant wolf was big and strong, and its head had already passed the girls' waists. Compared with this ferocious beast, it also seemed The two girls grew thinner and more delicate.
"Big girl!" Baihui hurriedly got off her horse, thankfully they came in time, and Xiao Fei didn't seem to be injured.
At the same time as Baihui dismounted, she pulled out a dagger from her boots. The blade of the dagger gleamed coldly, and it looked as if she had lost her hair.
The gray wolf turned its head when it heard the movement, and Baihui grabbed the dagger and was ready to go, planning to fly forward the moment the gray wolf turned its head and met her eyes...
At this critical moment, Xiao Fei shouted at Baihui: "Baihui, don't! This wolf didn't hurt us."
Chang Huanwei, who was beside Xiao Fei in a state of embarrassment and was limping on her right foot, also hurriedly echoed, "Yes, Miss Baihui, it didn't hurt us."
Baihui was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on.
"What a cute puppy." Xiao Ying from behind took a step forward, walked to Baihui's side, touched his chin with a smile and said, "This is not a wolf, but a dog. I don't know who brought the hound."
What a cute puppy? ! The corner of Baihui's mouth twitched, although she always knew that Xiao Ying was a bit strange, but the hunting dog in front of her, which was a bit bigger than ordinary wild wolves, was actually called a "small" dog
The hound has turned around completely, and seems to be watching Baihui and Xiao Ying's group vigilantly.
It seemed to be a wolf dog, and it was described as very similar to a wolf. If Xiao Ying hadn't reminded him, it would be easy to mistake it for a wild wolf in this wilderness.
As Baihui and the others approached, the hound seemed to be frightened, and took a step back...
Baihui frowned slightly. It was not an option to let such a big hunting dog run wild in this hunting ground. It was easy to be mistaken for a wolf by other people. She was about to order the guards to take it down first, and then ask who it was At home, I heard a strange male voice coming from the front: "Yaoying, come here!"
During the words, a slender cyan figure walked out of the woods. It was a young man who seemed to be fifteen or sixteen years old, handsome and handsome, wearing a cyan riding suit and carrying a pair of big bows behind his back.
The hound let out a "woof" excitedly, rushed towards the young man, and wagged its tail enthusiastically at him.
Baihui looked at each other and said, "Master, is this your hunting dog?"
Young Master Tsing Yi raised his eyes to look at Bai Hui and the others, his gaze paused on Chang Huanwei's unnatural right foot, and he cupped his fists and said, "Excuse me, Yan Xijun, but how many of you have been frightened by my hound? It was chasing a dog just now. Pheasant, I accidentally lost track." He apologized hastily as he spoke.
Baihui saw that the young man in Tsing Yi, who called himself Yan Xijun, was a bit strange, he probably wasn't the young man who went to the Mingye Lake to attend the spring banquet today, presumably the other party didn't expect that his hunting dog would scare the girl in the forest, she looked at him asking for instructions. Xiao Fei said, "Big girl..."
Xiao Fei smiled faintly, and said to Yan Xijun: "Young Master Yan, take good care of your hound in the future." The implication is that she doesn't care about him anymore.
After Yan Xijun apologized again, he left with the hound.
Baihui walked up to Xiao Fei and Chang Huanwei, saluted first, and then asked: "Miss, what's going on? Why are you with Miss Chang?" Baihui can be sure that when the lottery was drawn, Xiao Fei and Chang Huanwei are definitely not in the same group.
Xiao Fei explained: "Miss Chang and I, Miss Gu and the others." When talking about Miss Gu, Xiao Fei's eyes flashed a touch of disdain, "I met by chance half an hour ago, and we were together around here Searching for prey. Later, we got separated from Mr. Liu and the others first, and then Mr. An and Mr. Yu found a deer and chased after it... leaving me, Miss Chang and Miss Gu behind."
She paused, and continued: "When the hound first appeared, the three of us thought it was a wolf, and ran away in fright... During the run, Ms. Gu pushed Ms. Chang out to save her life. It didn't bite. Miss Chang, but Miss Chang broke her foot..."
Although the hounds didn't bite them, Xiao Fei and Chang Huanwei didn't know it was not a wolf at the time, they were naturally too scared to move when they saw it, but it was still standing there and refused to leave...
Chang Huanwei looked at Xiao Fei gratefully, Xiao Fei didn't say the whole thing, originally Xiao Fei had already run in the front, but she turned back when she heard the exclamation of her fall, and the one who pushed her Miss Gu left without looking back.
Chang Huanwei knew that her mother, Mrs. Chang, wanted to marry Xiao Fei for the fifth brother. To be honest, she thought this was actually inappropriate. There is a saying: raise your head to marry a daughter, and lower your head to marry a wife. Xiao Fei's family status is really too high, and her temperament is high-minded. After marrying her, wouldn't the whole family pretend to be grandsons to her
Brother Wu is such an arrogant person, Chang Huanwei really doesn't want him to be a man with his tail between his legs for the rest of his life.
It turned out that she was a demon.
Regardless of Xiao Fei's status, from her act of coming back to help her just now, it can be seen that she is a person of high character. Such a person can not only share wealth, but also share adversity.
And seeing that Xiao Fei and the concubine Shi Zi get along so well, she must not embarrass my sister-in-law in the future.
The more Chang Huanwei thought about it, the more she felt that it would be nice to have such a sister-in-law.
Chang Huanwei has already figured it out in her heart, she must plan well with her mother when she goes back, and find a way to make Fifth Brother show her face in front of Xiao Fei more, maybe they will see each other right!
At this time, Xiao Fei looked at Chang Huanwei, and said to Baihui: "Baihui, Miss Chang's ankle is twisted, you send her back first, and leave a few people waiting for Mr. An and Mr. Yu."
After a pause, Xiao Fei pointed in a direction, and said again: "There is Miss Gu, she was in a panic just now, where did she go, and it is easy to get lost in the mountains and forests, so I still have to send someone to look for her."
Baihui was stunned for a moment, and responded with a smile. The eldest girl is already very thoughtful in doing things now, presumably after the eldest girl gets married, the crown prince doesn't have to worry too much about her.
As soon as the two guards who were looking for the girl left, they heard the sound of "tapping" horseshoes not far behind, mixed with the excited voice of the young man. After a while, they saw two tall men Come on horseback.
An Minrui and Mr. Yu came back from hunting a deer. Originally, this was enough for them to show their faces in front of Xiao Fei, but they didn't expect that they would be faced with such a scene.
After knowing what happened, An Minrui and Yu Gongzi regretted it. It was because they were too eager for quick success and wanted to show off in front of Xiao Fei, but they didn't expect such a thing to happen! If they were here, they would surely be able to fight for the title of a hero who saved the beauty!
It's a pity that it's too late to regret.
Baihui ordered the two guards to look for the whereabouts of that girl Gu, and followed Xiao Fei, Chang Huanwei and the others on their way home.
After a cup of tea, they returned to the Mingye Lake. Everyone had been waiting for a long time, and they were all relieved when they came back.
Nangong Yue was also surprised when she saw that Xiao Fei was with Chang Huanwei, as did the other female relatives, whispering to each other with puzzled eyes.
"Sister Wei, are you okay?" Mrs. Chang hurried over, grabbed her daughter's hands and looked her up and down, seeing that she had no missing arms or legs, nor was she disfigured and bleeding, but she looked a little sprained. My heart finally let go, and said in relief, "Sister Wei, you are so frightened to death!"
Mrs. Chang hurriedly folded her hands together to thank God for the blessing, and murmured: "No, it's a blessing!" When she returns to Luoyue City this time, she must take her daughter to the Mazu Temple to pay homage to get rid of bad luck.
Seeing that Chang Huanwei sprained her foot, Nangong Yue hurriedly ordered: "Thrush, send someone to find a good doctor to come over and show Miss Chang's foot injury."
Huamei hurriedly took the order to retreat, at this time, a middle-aged woman in a purple gown came quickly towards Xiao Fei, and asked anxiously and worriedly: "Miss Xiao, have you ever seen my family?" Daughter? She is with the girl, and Mr. An and Mr. Yu."
Even if Xiao Fei didn't know this lady at first, after hearing what she said, she could guess that she should be Mrs. Gu's mother.
Although she disdains Miss Gu for what she did, it has nothing to do with Mrs. Gu. Xiao Fei said politely: "Mrs. Gu, I have ordered the guards to look for Miss Gu... Please rest assured, Mrs. Gu, there are no wolves in the mountains. I just mistook the hunting dog for a wolf, and the guards will surely find him soon."
It turned out to be a false alarm. Everyone around him breathed a sigh of relief.
The next moment, the servant girl next to Mrs. Gu shouted excitedly: "Madam, look, it's the girl who is back."
Everyone followed the sound and saw a slightly embarrassed girl in a lake-green riding outfit and her maid, escorted by two palace guards, walking towards this side from the mountains and forests.
That was Miss Gu. At this moment, she was riding on the horse of the palace guards, her body was a little stiff and cramped.
Xiao Fei looked coldly at Miss Gu who was on the horse, a cold light flashed in her eyes.
Miss Gu naturally also saw Xiao Fei and Chang Huanwei, she flinched a little, she could only avoid Xiao Fei's cold gaze by dismounting from the horse.
Mrs. Gu rushed over in a hurry, hugged her daughter and greeted her warmly.
Just when everyone thought that the oolong was over, Xiao Fei suddenly called out: "Miss Gu."
For a moment, following Xiao Fei's shout, everyone's eyes focused on Miss Gu again, looking at Xiao Fei's eyes were as cold as frost, and many shrewd wives and girls faintly felt that something was wrong.
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