On the other side, Liu Shuyi is still staring at Chu Mingchen with her eyes.
"You can't be scared. I told you that Xiao A Mo is my younger brother. Next time I see you bullying him again, I have to beat you up!" Liu Shuyi said while waving her small fist.
Chu Mingchen immediately quit, "Liu Zhizhi, besides threatening me, what else would you do! I'm going to go back and tell my mother that you bully me every day!"
Yan Mo was stunned for a moment. From the lawless little bully just now, his style of painting suddenly changed to a arrogant little boy, who would be stunned.
Yan Yan now also recognizes who the young man in front of her is. She is not unfamiliar with this situation, because she has seen it many times when she was a child, but at that time it was the version of two little radishes, and now it has been replaced by the version of boys and girls.
When it comes to the grievances between Chu Mingchen and Liu Shuyi, it will go a long way.
In fact, the two are cousins and younger siblings. Liu Shuyi's mother, Ma Quanfang, is the sister of Chu Mingchen's mother, and the two are sisters of their compatriots. The elder sister married into the Marquis of Yiyong, while the younger sister married into the Marquis of Ruyang. The two sisters had a good relationship since childhood, and naturally they did not fade away after they got married.
Chu Mingchen is one year younger than Liu Shuyi, and the two have been playing together since childhood. It's just that Chu Mingchen was naughty since he was a child, and Liu Shuyi taught him a lot because she was her elder sister. Chu Mingchen was always dissatisfied, but unfortunately his dissatisfaction was repeatedly suppressed. Not only Liu Shuyi oppressed him, but even his mother who had always loved him always turned to this mortal enemy.
The two can be said to be on the cusp of Maimang, and they would argue a few times every time they met, but most of the time, Chu Mingchen couldn't win against Liu Shuyi.
Teenagers who can play with Chu Mingchen naturally also know Liu Shuyi. Chu Mingchen has the best family background and the most domineering temper among these teenagers. If Liu Shuyi can manage Chu Mingchen obediently, others are naturally afraid of her.
One of the little round-faced teenagers said, "Sister Shuyi, we really didn't bully that child."
A few teenagers on the side nodded like pounding garlic.
Liu Shuyi glanced at them suspiciously, and then turned to look at the pitiful little Amo sitting in front of Yan Yan. Her righteous girlish heart still favors the weak, especially Ah Mo who looks a little younger than the boys of the same age, and is completely disproportionate to these young men who have eaten a lot of mountain delicacies and grown tall.
"A Mo is so obedient, he won't lie, just now I saw you, Yang Wian, want to beat him!"
Thinking of the situation just now, Liu Shuyi glared at Chu Mingchen again.
The little round-faced boy smiled dryly and explained, "We really didn't bully him, we just wanted to find a space to practice equestrianism. He rode on the horse and ran around, afraid of bumping into him, so we drove him out of here. Who knows. —”
Well, no need to go on, Yan Yan already understands the meaning.
It turned out that these few were poor equestrians, and could even be said to be extremely poor. In order to avoid accidentally hurting passer-by A, they wanted to drive passer-by A farther away. Who knows that this passerby is not too obedient, so the quarrel occurs.
Liu Shuyi ran over with her horse on her belly and whispered to Yan Yan, "Well, that's what, my poor cousin is really not good at equestrianism."
Yan Yan took a funny look at the embarrassment on her face and smiled, "Okay, since it's a misunderstanding, I'll clear it up. I didn't recognize him just now, your cousin seems to have changed."
When I was a child, I was a small ball with a big head and a big head, but when I grew up, I became a beautiful teenager with a slender figure, with great contrast.
Liu Shuyi showed a look of disgust, and then she couldn't help laughing, "Yeah, after all, it's not that kid who likes to play with mud."
The voices of the two of them were so low that they couldn't hear them clearly.
Chu Mingchen's ears moved and moved, and he could only hear a few vague words like 'misunderstanding', 'cousin', and 'little devil playing in the mud', and his face immediately flushed red.
Who is not young and ignorant, why does this willow branch always love to expose his shortcomings!
He coughed a few times and tried his best to say with a serious face, "Cousin, who is your friend?"
Listening to the other party calling her cousin, Liu Shuyi glanced at him as if startled. Seeing Chu Mingchen's serious appearance again, he couldn't help but think of the funny things he had when he was a child, and laughed out loud.
"Little cousin, didn't you recognize who she is?"
Chu Mingchen glanced at Yan Yan, his ears turned even redder, and shook his head.
Liu Shuyi laughed even worse, "Remember that sister A Yan who beat you up back then?"
The picture of memories revolved quickly in Chu Mingchen's mind, and finally settled on a picture.
Yao remember when he was a little kid who didn't know anything, his favorite thing to do was to dig mud from the flowerbed to play, playing with mud on his hands, and then going to touch the little cousin's flower skirt, and he was so happy lol.
Once, he did the same trick again, who knew that he accidentally recognized the wrong person and soiled the floral dress of a very beautiful little girl. That little girl is not at all like her little cousin. The little cousin will cry when her skirt is soiled, or she will go to his mother to complain. But without saying a word, she pressed him to the ground and beat him. The little fist was so powerful that she beat him to the point of crying.
It was the first time that Chu Mingchen was beaten when he was so old. It can be said that his memory was still fresh. What made him even more unbearable was that he had learned this trick since Liu Zhizhi saw that he was beaten into tears.
He remembered that Willow Branch called that little girl, A Yan.
Chu Mingchen suddenly felt a sense of dizziness, and before he could react, he reflexively turned his horse and ran away.
At this moment, there is no lack of good riding skills, and it is very fast to run.
Yan Yan was stunned, and Liu Shuyi laughed out of breath.
"Hahaha, he's still afraid of you... Hahaha..."
The little round-faced teenager on the side gave Yan Yan an embarrassed look, and said to Liu Shuyi, "What, Sister Shuyi, we'll go first."
After speaking, several teenagers followed in a flash.
It wasn't until a long time later that Yan Yan said helplessly: "Okay, everyone was laughed at by you and ran away."
"I really can't help it. You don't know that this kid is so used to being lawless. I've never seen him be afraid of who is afraid of being like this."
"How can you say it so exaggeratedly!"
"Really, I'm not lying to you. I guess he won't be like this when he sees my uncle."
Yan Yan shook her head helplessly, shook the whip in her hand lightly, used the tip of the whip to loop the reins of Yan Mo's horse, and then drove Heiyu to the camp, and Liu Shuyi hurriedly followed.
…
More and more people rushed to the camp one after another.
There are four camps like this in the entire Mengshan paddock, which guard the royal camp in the center. The closer you are to the center, the more honorable your identity is. On the contrary, most of the people living on the periphery are low-level generals and ministers and their families.
The felt tent in Weiyuan Hou's Mansion is located in the middle, not too far from the center, but not too close to the edge. Most of the people who live around are people from similar backgrounds.
You can see more and more little girls walking around the camp in groups of three or five, most of them wearing riding outfits, and making an appointment to play nearby. The ladies in Beijing have been out of the gate for many years, and only when they are here can they pay less attention to the rules.
When Yan Yan and Liu Shuyi went out to play, they met Wu Qiongqiong once, and she was surrounded by three or four little girls of the same age as her. Yan Yan turned a blind eye and walked over, but although Wu Qiongqiong was invisible on the surface, Yan Yan could clearly feel that she was being glared at her back.
Liu Shuyi took Yan Yan and whispered to her: "Don't pay attention to her, you don't know that after that incident, the Wu family pushed everything on that Pei Jiayu, saying that Wu Qiongqiong was the victim of Pei Jiayu and your concubine. The bewitched by him, he was temporarily deceived into doing such a thing. In fact, no one knows what's going on inside, and everyone secretly laughs at their Wu family wanting to cover up."
Yan Yan is noncommittal, she can't interfere with what others want.
After that day, the second aunt sent someone to bring a carload of things over, saying that it was a gift from the Wu family, and Yan Yan accepted it politely.
As for the Wu family and the Pei family, it's just a dog bites a dog.
Two days before the arrival of the imperial chariot, the people from the government of Zhenguo arrived.
This time, Mrs. Zhenguo's wife and Shen Ding's family of three arrived, and Mr. Zhenguo had two more days. He was accompanied by a holy car.
Shen Yiyao knew that her mother and sister-in-law were here, so she didn't go to see her, but asked Yan Yan to take Yan Mo to see her grandmother, aunt and uncle.
Seeing this, Yan Ting pretended to persuade her a few words.
Shen Yiyao looked at him with an indifferent expression: "Didn't you say that a married daughter should still be dominated by her husband's family."
Yan Ting looked a little embarrassed, glanced at Shen Yiyao with complicated eyes, then turned and left.
Shen Qi also came this time.
It also brought news that Xiaopang Luo would also come this time.
When Yan Yan heard the news, her expression was stunned.
One is because of the box last time, Yan Yan is still a little bit nervous when she thinks of the box. Second, Yan Yan also knew about Luo Xiaopang's relationship with the palace, so she thought of bringing him here too.
But what happened
This question is also what Luo Huaiyuan is thinking about. After he was recalled to the palace, he carefully observed it for a few days, but did not find any tricks. It seems that he was called back for Mengshan Qiu Hunting.
But he still remembered that when he was ten years old, he lost his ugliness at the Mengshan Autumn Hunt. A ten-year-old prince did not even dare to ride a horse. His father changed color on the spot, and his face was full of disgust, and he has hated him since then. Even more.
But returning to the palace is not without merit, at least Luo Huaiyuan saw his own mother and concubine again.
Ma Concubines was the same as before, although after his son moved out of the palace, he missed her, but after all, he didn't have to worry about it every day. When I met my son this time, I was so happy that I didn't know how good it was.
In a few days, Luo Huaiyuan couldn't take it anymore, because his mother was too wordy, even worse than before. When I didn't see it, I panicked when I thought about it, and after seeing it, I was so annoyed again. What a tangled mood this must be.
Fortunately, after returning to the palace for a few days, I went with the car to Mengshan paddock.
Luo Huaiyuan had always been a little transparent in the palace, and this time he was still transparent.
After he returned to the palace, he still lived in his Xianyun Palace. His cheap father and his nominal mother had never called him. When he went to Mengshan, the person below also prepared the frame to inform him that he could move forward. There was no one around him, so he brought a little Anzi.
The two masters and servants are very quiet, they can do whatever they want, and they don't show up when they have nothing to do. With outsiders present, Xiao Anzi cooperated with Luo Huaiyuan to perform a play. All in all, the fourth prince is still as stupid as a pig and timid as a mouse as he was in his early years.
After receiving the news, Empress Xiao felt relieved.
Luo Huaiyuan's return to the palace this time was indeed arranged by her. Although she also had someone in the Fourth Prince's mansion, she always looked at it under her nose to feel at ease.
As Concubine Xu's two sons have grown up, Empress Xiao now has a stronger sense of crisis. She has always acted cautiously, and naturally she did not want to deal with Xu Guifei's family, but also to guard against a wolf behind her back. Fortunately, the pig was still a pig.
As for the other one, Empress Xiao would never take it seriously, Daxi would not allow the future emperor to be dumb, so the fifth prince did not threaten him at all.
The guard of honor of the fourth prince is next to that of the fifth prince, and the two are one in front and the other behind. If it weren't for the dazzling guard of honor of the prince, no one would put these two people together with the previous three.
The second prince is getting more and more dazzling now. He is handsome, gentle, courteous, courteous, and kind, and even gradually suppresses the prince's brilliance. In addition, Emperor Xi was quite fond of him, which made people couldn't help but think about it.
On this trip, he did not take a car like other princes, but rode a horse with his brother, the third prince. He was dressed in armor with square collar and fish scales, which was especially powerful.
Not only the second prince, but Emperor Xi was also quite fond of the third prince who looked exactly like him. The two princes from Concubine Xu took the limelight.
However, those who can stay in the court for a long time are not fools, they are all old men. Now that His Majesty is in his prime, only those foolish ones will start to stand up early. It's their business to argue with the above, they just need to watch it.
The journey that could have been reached in one day originally took two days to arrive because of the cumbersome travel on the Holy Land. After resting for a day, Emperor Xi held a banquet the next night to entertain his close ministers, princes and royal relatives.
Concubine Xu naturally followed this time, and accompanied the Empress at the side of Emperor Xi. Her seat was further down, and even that was condescending.
On the bottom left are the princes lined up in a row, and on the right are several important ministers who are close to Emperor Xi. Such as Zhen Guo Gong, Cheng Guo Gong and so on. In a slightly lower position are some honorable ministers, Xu Guifei's natal family, the Marquis of Cheng'en Mansion, is also on the list, and Xu Guifei's father and younger brother are on the table.
Emperor Xi was a little surprised when he saw Luo Huaiyuan, but Empress Xiao did not miss his emotion.
Seeing this, she hurriedly whispered into Emperor Xi's ear: "The fourth prince is not too young, and after all, he is also His Majesty's son. The second prince is about to get married soon, and the concubine meant to see the concubine's sister because she wanted to be there. This time, I will choose a princess for the second prince in the autumn hunt. Since this is the case, I, as a first-in-class mother, can't ignore the fourth prince. Outside the palace, you can't not even marry a daughter-in-law in the future."
Emperor Xi nodded with a smile, and patted the queen's hand: "The queen is still virtuous."
Empress Xiao smiled slightly, very dignified, "It's not right for Your Majesty to say that, this is what the concubine should do."
The two queens were in harmony, and naturally no one dared to take a look at them. Everyone focused on the delicacies and wines in front of them, but it did not mean that Concubine Xu who was sitting on the side could be indifferent.
Concubine Xu Gui is now in her prime, she was born very delicate and slender, and every frown and smile carried a pitiful charm.
At this moment, she frowned slightly, leaned towards Emperor Xi, and called softly, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Xi straightened up immediately and leaned towards her, "Concubine Ai, what's the matter?"
Concubine Xu covered her mouth with her sleeves, smiled tenderly, and said softly, "My concubine just suddenly remembered that Qi'er asked today if she will be rewarded for winning the first title tomorrow. You also know that the child waited for tomorrow but waited for a long time. Every day I make a fuss about my concubines and say I want to show my father and emperor how brave I am."
The third prince is sixteen this year. As he grows older, he becomes less and less able to read, but on the contrary, his martial arts are excellent. He was strong and mighty, capable of riding a horse and shooting arrows, and capable of blocking ten with one, and was deeply loved by Emperor Xi.
"Of course there are rewards, let Qi'er prepare well, and strive to win the top prize tomorrow, I will definitely reward him!"
Xu Guifei smiled and replied, "Yes."
It is graceful and gentle.
Empress Xiao's face stiffened in disbelief.
The prince's martial arts are sparse and common, and everyone knows it.
In fact, it is not impossible to let her have a round. The key is that this woman has been very public recently, and she is afraid that she will use the prince to step on her own son, and tomorrow the prince will lose face in front of important officials.
Empress Xiao's eyes swept over the prince who was sitting in the first place on the lower left. The prince's face was not very good. After all, this son was still not restrained enough, and his expression was too revealing. Luo Jin, the second prince in the second seat, had a decent smile on his face at this time, and he seemed extremely charismatic. Then came the third prince, Luo Qi, who was full of excitement, probably looking forward to tomorrow's hunting.
Then came the fourth prince, Luo Huaiyuan, who had not seen him getting fatter after eating for several years. Even so, he continued to launch a violent attack on the delicacies on the table. If this person hadn't been recalled by herself, Empress Xiao simply wanted to help her forehead, so she couldn't pay attention to the etiquette that a prince should have.
After thinking about it, she thought again, if he could know the importance, she should have been worried.
Finally, there is the fifth prince, Luo Jing. He is the most handsome of the five princes. He is like a person who came out of an ink painting.
It's a pity, but it is a wooden man, and there is no superfluous expression on his face, and it is still incomplete.
Empress Xiao mainly focuses on the fourth prince. Maybe he can block the prince tomorrow
Feeling that someone was looking at him, Luo Huaiyuan raised his head and glanced at the first one, then hurriedly lowered his head, still eating in his mouth.
Empress Xiao showed a satisfied smile. These four princes were always as timid as mice, and the more crowded the occasion, the easier it would be to be embarrassed. I hope she won't be disappointed tomorrow.
From the corner of his eyes, Emperor Xi glanced at the expression on the Queen's face, and calmly held up the wine glass and took a sip.
Seeing this, Concubine Xu leaned towards Emperor Xi again, bowing her head and smiling softly at Emperor Xi.
…
Early in the morning, before dawn, the entire camp began to move.
It was bustling with people coming and going, not only the men got up early, but also the women and some girls.
Without him, today is the first hunting day of Qiu Hunting.
The first hunting day is different from others. The more prey you catch, it means that the next year will also be the same good luck. It is the time when the water and plants are prosperous and the animals are prosperous. It also means that the weather will be good, and the people of Li will live and work in peace and contentment.
Emperor Xi sent a message yesterday, and all the children can participate. Whoever wins the first place will be rewarded heavily.
Activities like this kind of autumn hunting have always been the best opportunity to gain eyesight in front of His Majesty. Emperor Xi loved the mighty and brave people, and if he could get a place among them, even if it was in the top ten, his future would definitely be limitless.
Many of the children of Xungui's family have made a fortune here. Otherwise, there are so many honorable people in Beijing, and their hair should be gray when His Majesty remembers it.
In addition, Queen Xiao also spoke up, saying that women are not allowed to be men, and that those men must not look down on our women. If there are outstanding performers, she will also reward them.
As soon as this statement came out, many women and girls in the mansion moved.
Naturally, the queen is to join in the fun of the saint, but she will definitely not talk empty words. Women are not strong enough, and very few are good at riding and shooting. Even so, they can make up the number by hunting a few rabbits or something. If you can get the reward of the empress, it is extremely honorable, and going out in the future will inevitably make people look up to it.
Mengshan paddock is divided into forty-six areas, some areas are haunted by beasts, and some are some harmless small animals. If women want to hunt and play, they naturally go to this place.
Shen Qi took Yan Yan two days ago and wanted to go hunting with her. His grandfather and father naturally followed the saint, so he could go out and play alone.
Yan Yan couldn't stand his grind, so she agreed.
Shen Yiyao knew that if she went hunting, she would naturally have a capable entourage by her side, so she didn't raise any objections, she only told Yan Yan to be careful not to hurt herself.
Yan Mo eagerly wanted to follow him, but he couldn't even ride a horse very well, so Yan Yan didn't take him with him, saying that he would definitely take him to hunt when he could practice his riding skills. After dealing with Yan Mo, another Liu Shuyi came. When Liu Shuyi heard that she was going to hunt, she asked Yan Yan to take her with her.
Shen Qi originally wanted to take his sister to play for a while, but suddenly he had a big burden, and she was still a little girl who likes to chat, and her interest suddenly dropped. Yan Yan could only comfort him that it was the first day today, and there were so many more. God, there is a chance to play, and Shen Qi is happy again.
With the sound of a low and long horn, the men in front had spread out, and countless small teams were galloping away.
At the last inconspicuous place, there was also a group of people, which were Shen Qi, Yan Yan and others.
Yan Yan rode on black jade, wearing a fiery red riding uniform, and covered a leather armor of the same color on the outside. Shen Qi was riding a gray horse, and it could be seen from the appearance that this horse was of the same breed as Heiyu. Yan Mo was still the jujube-red little mare, and she was dressed simply, and then there was Liu Shuyi, who rode Duo'er and brought a follower.
"Chu Mingchen, why are you following me? You're not even good at equestrianism, we're going hunting."
Liu Shuyi patted the quiver at the back of the horse, quite contented, and saw that she was holding a small bow for women. The bow is beautifully crafted, but at first glance it is meant to coax girls to play.
Chu Mingchen gave her a disdainful look, "Your bow can't even shoot a rabbit, and you're still hunting!"
Liu Shuyi blushed with anger, "Who said I can't shoot a rabbit, I'll shoot a rabbit to show you later!"
"Let's go then."
After she left, Liu Shuyi found out that she had been fooled by Chu Mingchen again, and she didn't say she would bring him! But the person has already followed, and he can't drive him away, he can only keep staring at each other with his eyes.
There are as many as 20 people in this team, in addition to Yan Yan, Yan Mo, Shen Qi, Liu Shuyi, Chu Mingchen, there are more than a dozen other people who are their own guards.
Ma Quanfang knew that her daughter was going hunting with Yan Yan and the young son of the Duke of Zhenguo, so she specifically asked about the situation. Seeing that there were a lot of people there, she only had two guards for her daughter, but Chu Mingchen was a bachelor. , I guess he sneaked out, and brought the little round-faced boy with him last time.
The two over there were bickering and having fun. Here Yan Yan and Shen Qi were discussing whether to go to the area with beasts. With such two treasures, the beasts were quarreled and ran away, or something happened. I have to protect those two.
Shen Qi disagreed, feeling that he lost his interest. He also went to the area where the women went hunting when he was a child. At most, there were rabbits, not even foxes. He also wanted to take this opportunity to hunt a few more prey and make sweaters for his mother in winter. What's more, there are so many of them, it is difficult to protect these two people.
Yan Yan thought for a while, and was finally persuaded by Shen Qi.
***
Yan Yan didn't know that Luo Huaiyuan was making a joke again today.
Now that he has grown up, he can naturally ride a horse, but not very well.
The horn sounded, and everyone rushed out first. Only he kicked and shouted at the horse under his crotch, and the horse didn't move, which caused a lot of jokes from those who passed by.
Hunting is naturally a bit dangerous, so Luo Huaiyuan also accompanied several guards to protect his safety. Seeing that everyone in the other squads had left, and only the master they followed was still writing ink on the spot, they immediately felt contempt.
Luo Huaiyuan was sweating profusely, lowered his head, and rolled his eyes.
At that time, he saw the little princess behind him. Naturally, at this moment, he was not worried about hunting or anything, but to find the little princess.
He scolded the horse again, and the horse moved slowly, but instead of going forward, it went to the left. The guards were just about to say that the place was wrong, but Luo Huaiyuan had no choice but to drive his horse behind him.
Luo Huaiyuan didn't know the way, so he took the lead in wandering around in the jungle. Although the guards behind him complained in their hearts, they still followed them dutifully.
After a long time, even these guards couldn't figure out the south, east, west and north.
I was looking for a direction with a headache, when I suddenly saw a blind black bear standing in the grass not far away. The blind bear was huge, fat and strong. The first thing that came to mind when he saw someone was not running, but rushing towards him with a roar.
Luo Huaiyuan shouted for help, and rode off from the side like a puff of smoke. The guards wanted to follow, but were blocked by the blind black bear, so they could only solve it first, and then go to the fourth prince who had more than enough success, let alone the anger in his heart.
Luo Huaiyuan trotted away, not to mention how happy he was. Thanks to him searching for a long time to find such a bear den, he finally got rid of the plague gods.
He turned his horse's head to find the little princess, and he could see where she was going. Seeing a few coquettish guests in the team, he thought that they would not go far, and he should be able to catch up if he walked faster.
He grabbed the horse's belly and said, "Little Qingqing, you can run faster, or I will find a few wasps to sting your ass."
The blue-white-haired horse didn't know whether he understood it or what, and no longer was lazy, and his speed immediately picked up.
Luo Huaiyuan laughed and scolded, "You little brat, you have to be threatened by Lao Tzu to work, catch up with your princess, and give you a good meal at night."
As the horse ran, his ears twitched and his nose snorted, as if disdainful.
If a horse can speak, it will definitely curse, regardless of how fat you are. This is the heroic me who can carry you. If you change it to other people of the same kind, you will definitely kneel directly on the ground, balabal...
Luo Huaiyuan didn't realize how much burden his weight put on the horse, and he was still humming a little tune comfortably, thinking about how to appear in front of the little princess to be pleasant enough.
The so-called pretending to be struck by lightning is nothing more than that.
Luo Huaiyuan only cared about finding the little princess, but he didn't realize that he was being targeted by a lone wolf. This situation is not uncommon. After all, the place where they haunt is an area where there are beasts. With such a big movement of Luo Huaiyuan, and humming a little song, it is not too uncommon for the hungry wolf to see him as fat.
He was still alert, and when the wolf volleyed towards him, he reacted. He squeezed the horse's belly with all his strength, and the horse flew out, letting the wolf pounce.
He turned his head and glanced at it and screamed, "Xiao Qingqing, if you are lazy this time, we will both feed the wolf. I haven't dedicated my virgin body to my little princess, you haven't looked for Xiao Qingqing yet. Mare, run away—"