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The man over there is the one.
Looking throughout the enclosure, there was no child so young. Moreover, this child was wearing a brocade robe and jade belt, and was being held in the emperor's arms, so he must be a little prince.
But Qiaochu, Qiaomei, Qiaorong and others were new arrivals and didn't know about him, but many people in the palace knew that the little prince actually had a great background.
A few years ago, the empress dowager passed away, and the emperor led a group of concubines and princes and princesses to offer sacrifices. Although they cried for the dead, the royal family had never had much affection for them, and the empress dowager had been living in seclusion for many years. The royal family had always been particular about etiquette, and crying for the dead might only be a way of mourning and paying tribute. Loud crying would have broken the rules. The little prince was only two years old at the time, but he stared at the emperor who was standing alone in the front row and cried non-stop. The emperor was annoyed, so he turned around and ordered the palace servants to take the little prince away.
Just as he took a step forward, he heard a loud noise. A wooden beam on the top of the mourning hall collapsed with a loud bang, landing right where he had just stood...
When the little prince was three years old, he suddenly cried bitterly in front of a room in the palace one day. Late that night, a fire broke out in the palace laundry department, killing more than 20 palace maids. The room where the little prince was crying was where the laundry maids lived...
The emperor had always liked this clever-looking little prince, and after these two incidents, he valued and doted on the little prince even more.
It is said that later the emperor invited the abbot of Huangjue Temple to the palace to see the little prince. The abbot was shocked when he saw him and immediately knelt on the ground and bowed his head. The emperor knew something was wrong and asked about the reason. The old abbot said that Feitian had a lotus child under his seat in the past. He flew to the human world to experience tribulations. The child vowed to follow the ancestor of all Buddhas and reincarnate in the six realms to experience all the sufferings and tribulations of the world...
Although the abbot's words could not be verified, the little prince did seem to have spiritual powers.
However, as the little prince grew older, he could no longer predict good or bad luck, and became no different from an ordinary spirit boy... until this time when he pointed out that Qiaochu was a fox.
However, this fox is not a lucky creature after all. People often say that foxes are spirits. Since the little prince called Qiaochu a fox, why did he want her to hold him
When everyone was still stunned, even the shrewd emperor was surprised, Qiaochu pointed at Mouba and said with a smile: "Brother is not a fox, he is..."
Mou Ba's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was a little surprised and thoughtful. At this time, he pointed at her and gave her an expressionless look.
Unexpectedly, the dead child's eyes were round, sparkling and bright, and he continued to pounce on her relentlessly, "Of course you are not myna, you are, you hold Xiaojiu."
It would be fine if he mistook her for a fox, but he actually dared to let a fox hug her... The child was cute, but if she hugged him, wouldn't she be considered a fox? She couldn't not hug him either, so she had to heroically reach out her hand, glancing sideways.
Prince Rui smiled slightly, and with his hands moving quickly, his big hand had already crossed over her, saying, "Little Jiu, how could this little sister be a white fox? She is the concubine of Brother Bage, and cannot be given to you. If you like foxes, Brother Bage will hunt one for you tomorrow, okay?"
The little prince glanced at Prince Rui, and seemed not to dare to provoke this myna. Seeing the myna's eyes lightly passing over his little hands that were holding the white fox's collar, he pounced on the emperor with a "wow" and said, "Father, I don't want my white fox. I only want this little sister."
At this moment, the whole audience was stunned and looked at King Rui.
Prince Rui's hand was empty, but he was neither humble nor arrogant, and stretched out his hand to gently embrace Qiaochu in his arms. Qiaochu wanted to retreat back to the concubines' camp, but the little devil was in front of her, so she had no choice but to stay in Mou Ba's arms obediently...
The emperor seemed to be amused by the little prince's naive appearance. He laughed and said, "When Xiaojiu grows up, I will also find you a beautiful concubine. Sister Qiao is your brother's concubine. You can't compete with him. This is against the rules."
The little prince pouted and said, "Then father, please promise this sister to Xiaojiu."
When he said this, except for the imperial guards who dared not laugh, the whole audience burst into laughter. The emperor heard the little prince's serious tone, and his eyes moved. Concubine Zhuang smiled and said, "Xiaojiu, you are young and still live with your mother. Unlike your brothers who have their own mansions, your sister doesn't like to live in the palace. If your sister follows you, where should she live?"
Qiaochu was surprised, only then did she know that the little prince was actually the youngest son of Concubine Zhuang. She had once lived in the palace with the help of Concubine Zhuang, but Concubine Zhuang was considerate and feared that she would feel restrained, so she did not invite her to live in her palace at that time, but arranged another courtyard for her to live in. Therefore, she had never seen the little prince.
Little Nine… The emperor had many sons, and the little prince was so young, it was unknown what rank he was in. Besides, there was already the ninth prince, Prince Xia, and the little prince also had the word nine in his name, so it turned out that he was Prince Xia’s younger brother.
Prince Rui nodded and thanked Concubine Zhuang for helping him out. Unexpectedly, the little prince frowned and thought of another trick, saying, "Why don't you let your father introduce the little sister to your ninth brother? Then, your ninth brother would often go to play with you..."
Pointing Concubine Qiao to King Xia?! Someone in the crowd laughed first. Although children may say things without restraint, the content of this sentence was not something to be laughed at.
Prince Rui was gentle and only smiled lightly. The crown prince's face immediately darkened. He stepped out and stood beside Prince Rui. His eyes swept through the crowd sternly. The voices around him were immediately silenced, and there was no sound at all...
Prince Rui let go of Qiao Chu, bowed to the crown prince, and said sincerely, "Thank you, second brother."
The prince smiled and supported him, his eyes glancing at Qiaochu. King Rui seemed not to notice and looked at King Xia who had also left the line.
The emperor seemed very pleased with the brothers' kindness and respect, and nodded his head with a smile.
Prince Xia's face turned slightly red, and he bowed to Prince Rui and Qiaochu.
Prince Rui immediately returned the greeting, and Qiao Chu also hurriedly bowed to this old friend whom he had not seen for many days, but he did not notice that Prince Rui's eyes coldly swept across the small purse hanging on Prince Xia's waist.
The little prince was clamoring to go to Qiaochu's tent to play. To prevent him from embarrassing himself again, his brother took him back to his own tent and beat him up, so he temporarily stopped. It was not suitable for hunting that night. The emperor and his subordinates all stayed in their assigned tents. Prince Rui stayed at Concubine Lang's place, and Qiaochu stayed alone. The private conversations of the princes in their camps were not mentioned. However, something big happened during the hunting the next day.
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Chapter 139 I Just Know You Are So Beautiful (9)
No one thought that the emperor would bring up this matter at the hunting grounds.
Early that morning, all the people set out from the tents and gathered at the entrance of the dense forest. The emperor looked around at his sons and suddenly smiled and said, "Let's have a competition today and try our luck. Whoever wins, I will reward him with 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack Western Xia."
The military order, which had been pending for a long time, was suddenly brought up by the emperor at this time.
Suddenly, the entire forest fell silent.
Who would have thought of suffering
No one could have imagined it!
Qiaochu was also shocked by this thunderbolt. This was not going to the vegetable market to buy ten vegetables, but a hundred thousand soldiers. The emperor should have a candidate in mind. If the winner is decided by a competition, wouldn't there be a random factor
So she quietly looked around, and saw everyone she saw when Mou Ba carried her out of the carriage last night... but not one of them looked unstern, even the Crown Prince and Prince Rui...
Why did the emperor do this? Well, how could she guess what the emperor was thinking? But was Shangguan Jinghong sure he could win this game
This competition was too important, it concerned her mother and his future! She was suddenly shocked. Hunting... He had told her that he couldn't do horseback archery until noon today... How could he still compete
She glanced at him again, only to see that he pursed his lips slightly, not seeming to be panicked at all, but she knew... His calmness did not mean that he was okay, the situation was now in a dead end!
She stood beside him, and Lang Linling stood on the other side of him, also frowning slightly.
It was still the same people as last night, but everyone was standing in a different position because they had not anticipated a competition. Except for the imperial concubines, the younger princes and court officials were still waiting around the emperor, and the other princes and their families were standing in different places according to the palaces. It was originally planned that the emperor would lead his people into the boundless forest on horseback when he announced the hunt! In addition to the imperial guards surrounding the area, there were also hundreds of imperial guards, each with their own horses, waiting not far away for deployment.
She smiled bitterly. Lang Linling didn't even know that Prince Rui was poisoned, but she was already so worried. This showed that the situation was extremely difficult because there was an opponent, the Crown Prince!
Everyone around her looked over anxiously. She knew that besides Lao Tie and the others who were right beside her, there were also Zong Pu, Prince Ning and the others. There was another pair of eyes that seemed to be there but not there...
If she hadn't known it earlier, she would never have noticed... It was Shen Qingling... Prince Rui looked back indifferently, but Shen Qingling turned her head slightly.
Something seems to have happened between the two...
Of course, that was none of her business, and she had no time to investigate it in detail. The emperor glanced at Xia Haibing.
Xia Haibing nodded and waved towards the forest ahead. Fan Rusu and several captains of the imperial guards led dozens of soldiers pushing several targets over.
Soon, the targets were fixed one by one in front.
She was slightly startled. The emperor seemed to have made preparations long ago, but he did not let Cao Zhaonan or Mo Cunfeng to arrange it... Cao Zhaonan was the prince's man, and that was something everyone in Dongling knew. As for Mo Cunfeng... She was not sure about his background. Would it be more fair to let Xia Haibing arrange it
The emperor wanted to use this method to decide who would be given the military seal. Was he trying to stop everyone from complaining so that after the military seal was handed over, the various parties in the court would not have any objections... After all, it was decided through a competition...
However, no matter what, once the competition is indeed underway, there will be uncertainty, even if the venue and tools have been tampered with!
Hunting competition, how should this competition be conducted
She was lost in thought when the emperor's voice interrupted her thoughts, "My sons, anyone who is over the age of 18, has been granted a title and has built a residence in Chaoge, can participate in this competition! Three rounds of competition, elimination and promotion, and the final decision will be made."
When the emperor made this announcement, everyone present immediately remembered the concubine selection contest many days ago.
There are still three questions this time? !
Except for the occasional neighing of horses, there was extreme silence all around the venue. Everyone was waiting for the emperor's next announcement after recovering from the shock of their initial expectations.
The wind rustled the leaves in the forest, the horses neighed, and the situation was tense and ready to flare.
Whoever gets the military token will redistribute the power in the court. If the crown prince gets the military token, his chances of succession will be unbreakable. If another prince gets it, that person will become a force that can compete with the crown prince, completely breaking the situation of several kings standing on equal footing.
At this time, Xia Haibing said in a clear voice: "The first round is as follows. Each master of each mansion will be given a bow and arrow to shoot. The quality will be determined by how well they hit the bull's eye on the target. There will be four levels: excellent, good, medium, and poor. This round is divided into two rounds. The results of the two rounds will be added together to determine the four masters who will enter the second round."
Qiaochu was shocked and glanced at the prince, only to see that the prince's face was extremely serious, because he knew that King Rui, Xia, Ning and Jiang would be strong opponents. He didn't know that King Rui had been poisoned. From his expression, Qiaomei was also nervous, and he seemed to notice her scrutiny, and smiled coldly.
When I looked at King Rui again... he had already silently accepted the bow and arrow handed to him by the imperial guards in front of him.
There are more than ten princes holding bows and arrows, which means that there are more than ten princes who are qualified to participate in the competition, but only four of them can enter the second round of the competition...
Lao Tie, Jing Ping and the others exchanged glances, all of them were worried and impatient... Originally, with King Rui's martial arts and archery skills, he could even defeat the Crown Prince and successfully take down the military token. It was absolutely possible, but he had to compete at this moment... Was it really God's will? To let the Crown Prince or King Xia take down the military token? But if King Rui wanted to force his skills, his life would be in danger.
At this moment, the crowd, which was tense and excited, suddenly became louder. Qiaochu was startled, and subconsciously looked at the target in front of him. He was also shocked by the sudden change in his sight... How could King Rui shoot at such a target in his current condition
Is King Rui going to lose this game? !
Text 140 I just realized you are so beautiful (10)
The targets were placed a hundred meters in front of each prince by the imperial guards and fixed on the ground. However, the round targets on the tripods seemed to be set.