Prince Qi's son took the lead in admiring Prince Liang Xin's son next to him in a low voice: "I don't know what national beauty is like until today."
Prince Chen An's son was the most simple-minded, after a daze, he yelled: "I will write a divorce letter when I get back!" which caused low laughter from around.
The few who knew were secretly regretful, but such beauties were no longer destined for them. There was Xie Ying in the front, and Yan Fengqin in the back. This Princess Xizhen has long been the meat of tigers and wolves.
Thinking in this way, the insiders all peeked at Xie Ying and then at Yan Fengqin. To their surprise, the two men turned their eyes away early and did not stop at Princess Xizhen.
The princesses stood for a while, and went back to Yanzhao Hall one after another.
Before the end of the banquet, the emperor also officially informed everyone that at noon the next day, all the vassal kings were invited to drive to Luling together to hold a spring search and go hunting.
As soon as the news came out, although the faces of many vassal kings could still remain calm, they all felt like thorns on their backs.
Everyone knows that the emperor's spring search in the past was usually near the South Garden in the middle of the capital, and he just held a tiger killing ceremony, and then hunted for a few days symbolically.
But if you go north to hunt in Luling, in order to cooperate with the siege, there must be tens of thousands of soldiers following Buwei and setting up a siege for the emperor to hunt.
The emperor can justifiably mobilize so many infantry and knights, but the vassals can only bring dozens of personal guards. In this way, isn't the emperor easily grasping the vassals of them
More importantly, the death of an important minister in Beijing is naturally a major case, but there is no one to blame for the hunting accident.
For a moment, there was an undercurrent in the hall, and everyone had their own ideas.
This is a sleepless night, all preparing for the north. The next day, from the sun to Zhongtian, the Meridian Gate opened on time, and the mighty team set off from the imperial city.
When Zhu Ning had an accident in the autumn hunting, the other princesses were still young, so naturally they had never participated in the hunting, but this time, the emperor brought the princesses with him.
The princesses were very happy, especially Zhu Chuo, because all civil and military officials were required to accompany them, so Han Yunrong naturally also went with them. Although she had gone through half a month's long journey, she didn't feel hard at all.
Arriving at Luling in the evening, the little princesses got out of the carriage and saw the undulating meadow, with wild flowers of various colors blooming among the abundant green grass. Surrounded by the gurgling stream, the spring breeze wrinkled the stream with the scent of flowers. In the distance, the jungle is luxuriant, and the peaks lie under the high sky with colorful sunset.
Arriving in a world she had never seen before, the princesses jumped like little beasts out of their cages, scaring away the hares, and laughed and played on the grass for a while. Seeing Xie Ying passing by, Zhu Dai hurried forward and said, Brother, can you help us catch fish? We want to grill it."
King Wei Ning did not have a daughter, so he took great care of Zhu Dai. He also said that his grandmother missed her very much, and the Xie family would definitely protect her. Zhu Dai lost the fear of being alone and became lively again.
Xie Ying glanced at Zhu Yi indiscriminately, and saw that she was also looking forward to it without any hesitation. She thought she was a glutton, and wanted to eat grilled fish, so she agreed to Zhu Dai.
Seeing Xie Ying, the soldiers camped around didn't think that catching fish in public would hurt his face as the Great Zhou God of War. With a slight tip of their toes, Xie Ying landed on a stone as big as a millstone in the stream, caught Shen Xingliu and threw it far away. A long spear came, stabbed at the water seemingly casually, then hit back, and threw the fish into the wooden bucket prepared by the maids, the action was particularly beautiful and neat.
Yan Yu'er looked at Xie Ying from the side, and she didn't miss Xie Ying's look at Zhu Yi just now.
She knew that there were three reasons why Xie Ying gave her medicine. One is to retaliate against her for using Yiyi to rape Zhu Yi. The second is to transfer her unwillingness and resentment towards Zhu Yi to himself. Third, because the spring hunting trip was easier than in the palace, he was worried that she would take the opportunity to harm Zhu Yi, so he used drugs to control her in advance.
But he didn't know that the more he thought about Zhu Yi, the more she couldn't let him go. It was also the fault of the dog emperor, if he hadn't been a hindrance, she would have married Xie Ying a long time ago, so how could Zhu Yi get him.
The palace staff who were in charge of meals quickly grilled the fish for the princesses.
At this time, the sky was dark, and a bonfire had been lit on the grass, so the princesses invited Xie Ying, who was catching fish, to sit around the bonfire and grill the fish together as a thank you.
There was only one man who was not decent after all, so Zhu Dai invited Xie Shao, and Zhu Chuo invited Yan Fengqin. Naturally, the other princes did not have such treatment, so they could only look enviously at this side when they passed by. Naturally, the emperor would not say anything, since they were all relatives of his own family anyway.
The princesses also opened plum wine, Xie Ying looked at Zhu Yi with burning eyes, hinting to her: drink less. Zhu Yi returned him with his eyes: Got it!
Seeing Xie Ying and Zhu Yi's flirtatious glances, Zhu Dai felt blocked, and when she was drowsy from drinking, she pointed in the direction of the forest shadows, and said to Xie Shao beside her, "Cousin Shao, the hunt is going there. the woods?"
Xie Shao answered yes.
Zhu Dai said: "Then Cousin Shao should be careful when participating in the hunt. It is best to bring a compass needle. After all, Cousin Shao has a bad sense of direction. He and Xizhen were trapped in the woods of Jiming Mountain before. Ah, no, yes Three days and nights."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Zhu Yi was even more nervous and inhaled the mustard. He was choked and coughed violently, his face flushed from coughing. All three men looked at her.
Zhu Chuo hurriedly patted Zhu Yi on the back and handed him water, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about, old six?"
Zhu Dai frowned and said: "I'm not talking nonsense, I was. Xizhen liked Cousin Shao at that time, and she was not happy when a guard was changed to her halfway. Pretend you don't know Cousin Shao anymore."
Xie Ying kept paying attention to Zhu Yi's subtle reactions, while Yan Fengqin looked at Xie Shao thoughtfully. Zhu Yi finally stopped coughing, and was about to speak when Xie Shao said, "Princess Huaxian is drunk, and she admitted the wrong person. It's getting late, the princesses should go back to the tent to rest."
Zhu Yi didn't dare to look up at Xie Ying, and went back to the tent with Zhu Chuo.
Naturally, Zhu Dai was dragged away by Zhu Jing, and she was still rambling as she walked, "Why did I admit it wrong, isn't Cousin Shao Shao Congyi?"
Seeing Xie Ying and Yan Fengqin looking at him, Xie Shao said: "Let's go, A Ying, go back to the tent."
Even Yan Fengqin admired Xie Shao, and in this case, he still kept his face and asked Xie Ying to go with him.
Xie Ying said: "I still have something to do." He stood up and left first.
When Yan Fengqin came to King Jinghai's tent, Yan Yu'er was also there. King Jinghai looked at his son who was unusually silent, and said, "Fengqin, what are you thinking about absent-mindedly?"
This was a deliberate question. My son knew that Yan Fengqin was cynical in Jingzhou. Although he had a woman, he was afraid of being entangled too much by a woman, let alone force anyone. He was extremely chic. To do such a thing as kidnapping a little girl was a big surprise to him. Looking at his deep look now, King Jinghai certainly knew that his son was fascinated by that Princess Xizhen.
Yan Yu'er also found out that her brother's personality has also changed, so he must have something to do with Zhu Yi. She knew that if Xie Ying hadn't made her miserable that night, her brother would definitely have taught her a lesson.
King Jinghai said: "It's just a woman. After you get it, you won't be so obsessed with it."
Yan Fengqin glanced at King Jinghai, but said nothing. He knew that King Jinghai did not support him marrying Zhu Yi.
Because Queen Mother Yan's evaluation of Zhu Yi was that if she hadn't been born in Tian's family, such a color would have caused many disasters. Whoever becomes Xizhen's son-in-law in the future, if his concentration is weak, he may be addicted to the boudoir and unable to extricate himself. Disagree with Princess Yan Fengqin Shang Xizhen.
King Jinghai didn't want to make Xie Ying an enemy in advance.
King Jinghai said again: "It's all in Luling, it's not the time to think about women. Be vigilant!"
Yan Fengqin answered yes.
Everyone knows that the Zhu family's regime is already on the verge of exhaustion, the emperor didn't save money for war, but came to Luling to waste money and people, so he had already set a trap.
Of course, the emperor couldn't wipe them out all at once. After all, the vassal kings shouldered the responsibility of guarding the border. If there were too many deaths, it would cause great turmoil, but the most threatening ones were in danger.
Xie Ying naturally came to Zhu Yi's tent, and Zhu Yi was waiting for him. When he saw him, he immediately stepped forward with a smile, pulled him to the side of the bed, and pressed his shoulders to let him sit down.
The attitude of the little princess made Xie Ying raise her eyebrows slightly.
Zhu Yi knew that Xie Ying was always concerned about Xie Shao, not Yan Fengqin. But it was only recently that she figured out the whole reason.
On the way to Luling, the people gathered more time. After careful observation, Zhu Yi found that the relationship between King Wei Ning and Xie Ying was indeed not that good.
For example, when King Wei Ning faced Xie Shao, he would smile from time to time, and had a lot of exchanges with Xie Shao. But when facing Xie Ying, Zhu Yi found that King Wei Ning looked disgusted and impatient.
This is obviously because King Wei Ning was biased for some reason. Although Zhu Yi was grateful to Xie Shao, but in comparison, of course, he was inevitably more inclined to Xie Ying.
She stood in front of Xie Ying, held his face in her hands, and said earnestly, "Xie Ying, you trust me. King Wei Ning likes Xie Shao, but I only like you. It's too late for me to feel sorry for you, it's impossible Love Xie Shao. It doesn't matter if he is Shao Congyi or not."
Xie Ying's eyes moved slightly, but Zhu Yi was more careful.
Zhu Yi always felt that her man had been wronged, and hugged Xie Ying into her arms like she loved her own child. Xie Ying was sitting, she was standing, and the man's face was just buried on her chest.
"..." After taking a breath, Xie Ying began to enjoy the soft fragrance of nephrite with peace of mind. It is too soft, fragrant and soft, which he likes best.
With the consolation of the little princess, the father's dislike is nothing.
Feeling Xie Ying rubbing against her chest, Zhu Yi's body froze instantly. How could he be like this when he was so moved...
A quiet night.
The next day, the emperor asked everyone to rest for a whole day. After all, they had been exhausted for several days, and said that the first round of hunting would be held the next day.
Although it is a rest, it is not just sitting idle.
A high platform was set up in the open space, and the emperor, kings, and important officials took their seats one by one. Watch the equestrian, wrestling, brave shooting, etc. performed by Shanpuying...
Even the concubines and female relatives set up a stage on the other side a little far away, hanging bead curtains, to watch the performance. Several princesses sat on the edge of the first row, all watching with great interest.
Later, the No. 1 and No. 2 martial arts champions of the new division also took the stage, and competed with the best of Shanpuying in archery and swordsmanship.
Zhu Jing said: "Didn't I hear that in the past, the princes of the school were also tested? Why don't the princes also go up to compete with each other in archery, wrestling and so on?"
Zhu Dai curled her lips: "Is this still a comparison? Of course my cousin is the leader. So there is no need to compare."
Zhu Chuo laughed and said, "How do you know it must be your cousin?" Zhu Chuo had no problem with Xie Ying, but with Zhu Dai, so she couldn't be proud of her.
Zhu Dai snorted: "If you don't believe me, wait until we are surrounded."
The little princesses here are still arguing, and the emperor over there suddenly said: "There will be a happy event in my family soon, and all the ministers are here today, so let's celebrate together."
Sun Qing, the chief eunuch next to the emperor, took out the imperial decree from the eunuch's tray, stepped forward and unfolded it with a high-pitched voice, "Your Majesty has an edict, and Yan Fengqin, the son of Prince Jinghai, accepts the edict—"
Yan Fengqin was slightly startled, left his seat and knelt down in front of the emperor: "Your servant, Yan Fengqin, listen to the order."
"The emperor's third daughter, Xizhen, is endowed with beauty and beauty. She is smart and intelligent, and she is at the right age to leave the court. Now there is Yan Fengqin, the grandnephew of the Queen Mother, and the son of Prince Jinghai. She has excellent deeds and virtues, and is well-versed in both civil and military affairs. , today it is decreed to marry Princess Xizhen to Yan Fengqin, and the Ministry of Rites will choose an auspicious day for the grand ceremony."