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Tribute to the capital, a hunting area specially kept by the royal family. It was almost evening, and the halo of dusk was soft and beautiful.

"Dong dong dong..."

A loud beat of drums heralds the end of the hunt.

Sitting on a high seat reserved for the royal family, the old emperor looked at the bloody prey below. He was rarely elated, but fell into deep thought.

"His Majesty…"

The old emperor came to his senses when he heard someone calling him, looked in the direction of the sound, saw his eunuch in charge walking towards him, and asked impatiently.

"what happened?"

In the open space under the high seat, many princes and nobles who participated in the hunting had come back with their prey one after another, and there were piles of prey below.

Eunuch Wu, who had already looked around, walked over from the prepared steps and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of the results of this year's hunting?"

Eunuch Wu looked around and found that the young men from aristocratic families who were participating in the hunt had almost arrived, and they were surrounded by bloody prey.

But this time, for some reason, the old emperor's interest was not as high as usual. After a long time of waiting for the old emperor's reply, Eunuch Wu looked in the emperor's direction.

"Your Majesty, you seem to have something on your mind."

As a popular person around the emperor, Eunuch Wu quickly discovered the emperor's abnormality and asked thoughtfully about the emperor's unhappy things.

"I have something on my mind, how did you find out?"

The old emperor glanced at Eunuch Wu casually, his voice was neither salty nor bland, and there was no hint of happiness or anger.

When Eunuch Wu saw the emperor glancing at him, he hurriedly clapped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this old slave is talking too much. Whether your Majesty has something on your mind, what I say doesn't count."

The old emperor snorted softly, "You have been with me for so long, I thought you were already able to guess my thoughts!"

A tall hat was pulled down for no reason. When Eunuch Wu heard the emperor's words, he was not frightened like other people. Instead, he tried his best to support the emperor.

"Your Majesty, these words will offend this old slave."

Mr. Wu's wrinkled old face smiled like a chrysanthemum. He cleverly followed the emperor's wishes and said words that made the emperor happy.

"Your Majesty has the world in mind, and all he thinks about are national affairs. This old slave is just a slave, how can he guess the Sacred Heart?"

The old emperor snorted coldly after hearing this, and didn't want to talk nonsense to this old man.

"Eunuch Wu, you have been with me for so many years. You are really good at telling people's stories and ghosts!"

The master and servant, who have known each other for many years, can be said to know each other better than themselves.

Eunuch Wu quickly made the emperor happy again.

The old emperor looked at the animal carcasses underneath and asked Eunuch Wu next to him: "Eunuch Wu, I want to know what you think of the annual royal hunting?"

Eunuch Wu: "Uh, this..."

Perhaps because he did not expect the emperor to ask such a question, Eunuch Wu was briefly stunned for a rare moment.

When the old emperor saw this, he just told him to speak. "It's okay. If you have any idea, just say it."

Eunuch Wu was a very considerate man and he soon knew why the emperor was so abnormal, so he spoke very considerately.

"Your Majesty, this royal hunting is an ancestral rule, and it naturally has its reasons. Your Majesty does not need to worry too much."

The old emperor frowned: "That's what I said. But I always have an illusion. In recent years, the number of prey in the hunting grounds seems to have decreased year by year. Is there any bad sign?"

After Eunuch Wu heard this, he knew that the emperor had believed the words of the girl with the same name as the princess in the light curtain, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

I don't know how long it took before Eunuch Wu signaled to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, actually...you can look down."

The old emperor's meditation was interrupted, and he frowned and looked down.

"What's going on down there?"

Eunuch Wu said quickly, "Your Majesty, please take a closer look at the prey. Most of the animals hunted back by the young masters from aristocratic families are old and infirm."

The old emperor took a look and found that most animals were like this.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems reasonable. Those noble men in the capital have been pampered since childhood, and their archery skills are just for fun. They can't compare with the sharpness and cunning of animals.

"Even if we don't hunt these animals, they will still be hunted by natural enemies. After all, the laws of nature are so cruel."

Eunuch Wu paused and continued: "Furthermore, although the royal hunt is held every year, one year is enough for these creatures to thrive."

After listening to Eunuch Wu's words, the old emperor felt a little comforted.

"Actually, if His Majesty really can't bear the slaughter of these creatures, he can order a ban on the killing of baby animals and leave a legacy of incense to these animals."

Anyway, canceling the hunt is absolutely not feasible.

“Alternatively, shortening the duration of the annual hunt would be easy to implement without much resistance.”

After the old emperor heard what Eunuch Wu said, he felt more and more that Eunuch Wu and he had really thought of the same thing. Just when he was about to praise Eunuch Wu, there was a commotion in the crowd.

"Wow, look!"

"There are a lot of prey in that big closed net."

"You're lying, you actually hunted so many in a short period of time?"

"Whose archery skills are so good?"

"Those animals... they're all still moving, they're all alive."

"Look, look, the fur of these little animals is so shiny!"

"Such beautiful fur is so rare!"

"Their arrow wounds are all on their limbs, and their fur is well preserved."

"..."

Waves of rumbling sounds came from a distance, and Qin Mingluo's subordinates dragged a bunch of struggling prey out of the woods.

"Chi chi chi..."

"Ow..."

"No~"

Many small animals kept struggling in the big net, and their voices were filled with infinite screams.

Qin Mingluo rode a horse and came slowly from behind.

When the children of the court ministers saw the prince's achievements, they immediately caused a commotion.

"So many prey were hunted by His Highness the Crown Prince."

"That's no wonder..."

"You have hunted so many in a short period of time. His Royal Highness is really an expert in archery."

The crowd's flattery continued, and countless compliments came towards Qin Mingluo, but he was not cold to these false congratulations.

When has this not been the case in previous years?

Not worth the fuss at all!

At this time, the compliments from the young masters from the aristocratic families were increasing, and it was as lively as if they were celebrating a festival.

"In previous years, His Royal Highness has won the first place, and this year will be no exception."

"That's right, His Highness the Crown Prince is incomparably brave."

"And these prey are still alive, which is really amazing."

"If you are so good at archery, you must have learned from His Majesty."

"..."

The old emperor was also attracted by this commotion.

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