The next day, the jasak received the emperor with customary etiquette and arranged a hunt.
The vast grassland is endless, with countless wild animals such as hares, foxes, antelopes, deer, etc.
Although it is easier to hunt on flat ground, the animals here are better at running and therefore not so easy to catch.
"Your Majesty, today's hunting should have some novelty and a good start, so that everyone can have more fun!" Prince Erdun said with a smile.
Ning Chen was dressed in a dark riding suit, with his hair neatly tied up, and riding a horse. He was extremely handsome and had an extraordinary bearing.
Now he looked at him and laughed out loud.
"Both men and women on the grassland are good at riding and shooting. I am afraid that you will empty my private treasury during my visit."
After saying this, he waved his hand behind him and said, "Yuan Jiu, bring me the black iron bow of the previous emperor. I will use this bow to hunt today. Whoever wins first place will be rewarded with this bow!"
"Good!" Ao Qi rode over, also in high spirits, "This bow is not an ordinary thing. If I win it, Your Majesty, please don't regret it!"
"Hahahaha, no matter how good the things are, they can't compare to the friendship between me and the princes. Today's first hunt should naturally add a good start!"
After Ning Chen finished speaking, he raised the bow in his hand high and asked everyone to take a look.
Sure enough, everyone present who understood these weapons was amazed.
There were also women participating in this hunt, such as Duolan and Sudiya. They were definitely going, but there was no one from Ning Chen's harem.
Most of them are daughters of civil officials, and no one loves this.
But some people know a little bit and just ride it for fun.
For example, Ye Jun, after all, has a military family. Although he doesn't ride horses much, he can ride. And Yao Xiang, whose ancestors were also military men, knows a little bit. Zhou Baolin also came along. Although she doesn't know how to ride, she is lively and wants to ride for fun.
There is no one else.
"You three should be careful and make sure nothing happens. I have arranged guards to follow you." Concubine Jing said gently.
Ye Jun curled her lips, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. I am not good at riding horses, but I just want to have fun. I will not go hunting, I just want to ride for a ride."
Concubine Jing nodded and let them go.
"If my lady doesn't mind, may I go with you?" Zhou Baolin rode over on horseback.
Seeing her unfamiliar look and the reserved way she sat, you could tell that this girl had no clue at all.
Ye Jun smiled and said, "Then let's go together, but I see you don't know how to ride very well, so let someone lead you for a couple of laps first. I want to run for a while and come back to find you later."
Zhou Baolin breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly.
She was afraid that Ye Jun would ignore her, now that he is willing to take her with him, she is glad.
Although she didn't have any big ambitions, who wouldn't want to live a better life after entering the palace? Since she couldn't win the emperor's favor on her own, she should find a backer as soon as possible.
Although Ye Jun is not very prominent at the moment, looking at the emperor's attitude and the Ye family's background, he will definitely have a high position in the future, so it doesn't hurt to show goodwill first.
After all, it's nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade.
What's more, when she was in the palace, she found that Concubine Wang also wanted to show her kindness to Ye Jun. However, Concubine Wang was pregnant and an experienced old lady, yet she still needed to find a partner. Zhou didn't think she could be better than Concubine Wang.
On this side, Ye Jun was trotting on her horse. Although she was not wearing riding clothes today, the style was simple, and she looked quite heroic when she was running like this.
Soon he met Ning Chen and his group, and went over to pay his respects.
"You can ride a horse?" Ning Chen was a little surprised.
Most women in Kyoto admire gentleness and quietness. Even the daughters of military commanders are trained in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and few of them know how to ride a horse.
Ye Jun usually seems to be a delicate girl, which is really unexpected.
"After all, I was born into a military family. Even though I'm not an expert at riding, I can still ride a horse. But I can't go hunting with the emperor. I want to play by myself." Ye Jun smiled brightly.
She was naturally beautiful and had dressed up carefully today. When she smiled like this, all the men present couldn't help but take a second look at her.
This made Ning Chen very uncomfortable and he coughed lightly.
"Then be careful not to fall. Commander Lu, send two more people to follow her. She has a wild temper and I'm afraid we won't be able to keep an eye on her with only two guards."
Well, in short, it is a declaration of sovereignty.
"Then I thank Your Majesty. I will wait for Your Majesty to catch some rabbits and bring them back for eating!" Ye Jun raised her eyebrows playfully.
He pulled the reins and rode away at a leisurely pace.
Looking at the casual way the two of them get along with each other, Sudiya is extremely jealous. She is also beautiful, so why isn't she the one
When she thought about Dolan going to that prosperous place, she felt even more unwilling.
The hands pulling the reins tightened again and again, and a chill gradually appeared in his eyes.
Ye Jun didn't care about all this. She just rode her horse leisurely, looking very comfortable.
At this time, he suddenly saw Yao Xiang riding his horse forward. He had gone very far and was already in the hunting range, but he still had no intention of stopping, as if he was looking for something.
"Is Fang Cairen chasing prey?" Ye Jun asked puzzledly.
Nan Zhi was not very skilled at riding a horse. She sat still before looking over and frowned slightly. "It looks like it, but he's riding so slowly, how can he catch up?"
Ye Jun retracted his gaze and said, "Never mind. I don't have the time to do that anyway."
Nan Zhi smiled and said, "Beauty is lazy, not incompetent."
The master and servant played around, ran around and went back.
It had been about half an hour now, and Zhou Baolin had been teaching her how to ride for a while. She was smart and finally learned how to ride.
"If I learn for a few more days, I should be able to run. I really envy you, my beauty, for being able to run across the grasslands. I'm afraid this is the only time I'll be able to do this in my lifetime, so I'd better experience more."
There was a little sweat on Zhou Baolin's forehead, but it was obvious that he was really happy.
Ye Jun was in a good mood at the moment, because he still felt somewhat grateful to Zhou for Huiyue's incident last time, so his attitude was very friendly.
"It's not difficult to ride a horse. It's easy to learn, but it takes more than a day or two to become good at it. My father taught me when I was young, and my mother's family even set aside a piece of land for my father and brother to practice."
Speaking of his father, Ye Jun thought of that silent but attentive man.
Her father was a very stubborn person, and Ye Jun was quite like him in this respect. But when her father was alive, although he didn't talk much and didn't seem to be close to her, he gave her the best of everything and loved her very much.
When Ye Yun was young, she was in poor health, so General Ye invited a female master to teach her some martial arts to strengthen her body.
She felt tired and was very unhappy, so General Ye gave up and only chose easy things to teach her, as if it were a game.
However, such days only lasted for half a year. Before and after that, General Ye had been in Lingzhou.
He was a general holding military power, and the emperor would only feel at ease if he stayed in Kyoto. Therefore, he left his wife and daughter in Kyoto and only took his son to the border.
After not seeing each other for several years, when we met again, all we got back was a box of ashes.
Even the body was not seen, because the weather was still hot and the journey was long, so it had rotted and smelled when it was transported back.
Ye Jun thought he had gotten used to it, but he didn't expect that when he was riding a horse today, he would still think of the past.