The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

The hunting grounds were open after noon. Since Huoshan was very large, there were many birds and beasts, including raptors and fierce beasts, so both sides had an hour and a half to discuss how to hunt.

Mu Xi saw Su Jingning in the team, frowned, became a little worried, and called her.

"Jingning!"

"Princess." Su Jingning bowed to her.

"Father is so stupid that he actually chose you. How can you go to the hunting ground when you are in such poor health? Otherwise, you can wait for us in the military tent and you can count the prey." Mu Xi frowned and was a little angry.

"That's right. You are so weak, don't hold us back. If we fail to catch the prey, we will have to save you!" Shen Zhiyi looked at Su Jingning coldly, with disdain in his tone. He passed by her and left these words lightly.

"You!" Mu Xi was about to scold Shen Zhiyi when he was stopped by Su Jingning.

"Princess! I am from a military family after all, and I am not as weak as you look."

"Princess, you don't know, but my second sister's archery was taught by my grandfather himself. My grandfather only taught my eldest brother and second sister. My eldest brother's archery is famous in the Western Territory, and my second sister's archery is not inferior to my eldest brother's in any way." Su Luoshu looked at Mu Xi's worried expression and explained with a smile.

In the entire Zhenguo Mansion, no one can compare to the eldest brother and the second sister in terms of archery and horse riding.

"Really?" Mu Xi was a little shocked. Although she had never seen the archery skills of the Prince of Zhenguo, she had heard a little about it. But Su Jingning looked so weak and didn't look like he could shoot arrows at all.

"Princess, don't worry. I will never hold you back. Come on, let's go in." Su Jing pulled Mu Xi into the military tent.

Everyone had already arrived at the military tent. In the middle of the tent was a sand table of Huoshan, and Prince Chen was leading everyone around the sand table to discuss countermeasures.

As soon as Su Jingning entered the tent, he saw Gu Yan'an. Everyone was gathered around the sand table, but he was the only one sitting at the back drinking tea leisurely. Even though he was wearing black armor, he couldn't hide his noble aura. He didn't even raise his eyelids when he saw them come in.

"The Huoshan hunting ground is complex and large. The eighteen people sent by Xiliang are all carefully selected warriors from Xiliang. Their strength should not be underestimated. Do you have any ideas?" Prince Chen asked in a deep voice while looking at the sand table.

“Although the people led by Princess Xiliang did not perform very well in the past two days, they have been in Huoshan for two days and have already figured out the ins and outs of Huoshan. They know where the wild beasts appear most frequently. In the next three days, we just need to hunt them directly. The people of Xiliang have been hunting since childhood. If we don’t take precautions, their chances of winning will be greater than ours.” Su Jingchen said in a deep voice after looking at the sand table.

"Does Prince Su have any good ideas?"

Prince Chen asked. He didn’t know the Xiliang Princess and the Xiliang warriors, but Su Jingchen had fought with them and knew some of the Xiliang people’s hunting tactics.

"Yuxi Valley is easy to enter but difficult to exit, it's a natural cage. We can divide into four groups. One group will be responsible for setting up an array in Yuxi Valley so that the wild beasts cannot get out once they enter Yunxi Valley. One group will be responsible for driving the prey to Yuxi Valley. One group will be responsible for ambush and shoot the prey in Yuxi Valley. Another group will be responsible for confusing the people of Xiliang and hunting around Huoshan to divert the attention of the people of Xiliang." Su Jingchen pointed to a valley in the sand table and spoke quietly.

Prince Chen nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. I will be responsible for killing the prey. Prince Su will assign the other personnel."

Mu Xi curled his lips after hearing what he said. He was responsible for killing the prey, so it seemed that other people were responsible for all the dirty work, and he only needed to wait in the valley for the prey to be shot by him. He was really good at calculating.

Su Jingchen hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. He bowed to Mu Xi and said:

"Then the princess will be responsible for leading a group to drive the prey in the forest to the Rain Creek Valley. Su Jingmo, Su Jingxuan, you will go with the princess. Huoshan is a large area, so the princess can bring two more people with her group. The other three groups will have four people each."

"I am in charge of a team that sets up an array in Yuxi Valley to trap the prey and prevent them from returning. Su Jingyi, Su Jingze and Su Luoshu will join me." Su Jingyi is good at setting up mazes, and the mechanism design made by Su Jingze and Su Luoshu together is top-notch.

"The remaining group will be responsible for confusing the people of Xiliang and preventing them from getting close to Yuxi Valley. Leave it to Master Gu." Su Jingchen said to Gu Yan'an, who looked uninterested behind him.

Gu Yan'an nodded at him expressionlessly, but didn't even look at Su Jingning who was standing next to Su Jingchen.

"Miss Su is not feeling well. Why don't you stay with me in Yunxi Valley and wait to take charge of the situation?" Prince Chen glanced at Su Jingning, who had been silent, with a concerned look on his face.

Su Jingning was about to refuse when he was interrupted by Shen Zhiyi.

"Cousin! I don't want to be in the same group with Su Jingning! As long as she is here, she will definitely hold us back!" Shen Zhiyi's voice was full of disgust and dissatisfaction.

Several young masters of the Zhenguo Mansion in the military tent looked at her instantly, their faces a little gloomy. No one had ever dared to say this about Ningning in front of them. Even the people of the Zhenguo Mansion had never looked down on Su Jingning because of her poor health, so how could she, Shen Zhiyi, dare to do that.

After Shen Zhiyi finished speaking, he realized that there were people from the Zhenguo Mansion in the military tent. He immediately shrank behind Prince Chen.

The military tent fell into silence instantly because of Shen Zhiyi's words, and it was very awkward.

"She's in the same group with me."

A clear and slightly cold voice sounded, Gu Yan'an put down the teacup, glanced coldly in the direction of Prince Chen and Shen Zhiyi, with a chill in his eyes. After speaking, he stood up and walked out of the military tent without looking at Su Jingning.

Su Jingning bowed to Prince Chen, his face calm and cold: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness, but as a member of the Su family, I can still handle this little bit of riding and archery, and I won't hold you back."

After saying that, he nodded to Su Jingchen and walked out of the tent.

"Ayu, you and Prince Wang and Prince Gu are in a group." Su Jingchen instructed Su Jingyu.

Su Jingyu nodded and walked out with Wang Lang, the son of the Dali Temple Minister.

Outside the military tent, Su Jingning followed Gu Yan'an all the way to the stable to get the horse. Gu Yan'an had a cold face and didn't speak to Su Jingning.

"Gu Yan'an!"

Su Jingning saw him taking the horse and leaving without any intention of paying any attention to him, so he quickly took a horse from the stable, called him, and wanted to catch up with him.

Gu Yan'an continued walking forward as if he hadn't heard anything. Su Jingning got angry and yelled at his back:

"Gu Yan'an! Stop right there!"

Because her throat was a little itchy after she had used too much force, Su Jingning coughed twice after she shouted "nine". Gu Yan'an could not help but stop and turned to look at her with some concern.

Su Jingning had her black hair sticking up high, and she was wearing a specially made silver soft armor. She was slender and tall. Her face was fair and pretty, and her eyebrows were more heroic and lively than before. At this moment, she was walking towards him angrily, leading her horse.

"Gu Yan'an, what's wrong with you? How can a man ignore others when he is angry? Yes, I misunderstood you, but you should stop hiding from me. Otherwise, I won't be able to find you and how can I apologize? How do you resolve this misunderstanding? Or do you really plan to pretend that you don't know each other in the future? Never talk to each other again!"

Su Jingning looked at Gu Yan'an, who had a distant expression and looked like a demon or an immortal, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he spoke, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Gu Yanan looked at Su Jingning, whose face was red with anger, pointing at him and scolding like a cannon. He had never seen her like this before, and his anger immediately disappeared. She was bright and cute, and she was not scary at all when she was angry.

"But it was you who pretended not to know her first!" Gu Yan'an recalled that day at the palace banquet when she pretended not to know him, and muttered softly to Su Jingning.

"How could I pretend not to know you? It was obviously you who first..." Su Jingning was about to refute, but stopped, as if he was indeed the one who pretended not to know him first.

"Even if I pretended not to know you, I misunderstood you that day in Wuhu Lake. Why didn't you explain it and didn't listen to my explanation afterwards?" Su Jingning continued in a cold voice.

"You said it yourself that whatever you do is none of my business, so you asked me to stay away from you!" Gu Yan'an's voice was low and hoarse with a hint of grievance, his eyes were slightly red, and his expression was lonely.

Seeing him like this, Su Jingning's heart softened immediately. She had said too much. This matter was her fault in the first place.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. Don't take what I said seriously." Su Jingning looked at Gu Yan'an cautiously with his almond-shaped eyes.

Gu Yan'an looked at the cautious girl, resisting the urge to hug her, and said to Su Jingning in a serious tone:

"Su Jingning, I have never blamed you."

He just felt that he really had no right to be angry with her because of a misunderstanding.

Su Jingning's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really!"

Gu Yan'an looked at her, smiled and nodded.

"Then let's make peace." Su Jingning walked beside him, leading the horse, and said with a smile.

Gu Yan'an paused for a moment after hearing her words. Reconciled?

"Su Jingning, what is our relationship?" His voice was clear and gentle, with a hint of temptation.

Su Jingning paused for a moment while holding the horse reins, and blinked his confused eyes:

"Of course we're friends. If we weren't friends, I wouldn't mind whether you were angry or not!"

"Gu Yan'an, you are the friend I have recognized since childhood, so I am willing to continue this friendship. Do you... understand?" Su Jingning didn't look at Gu Yan'an, and his voice was a little shallow.

Gu Yan'an turned his head to look at Su Jingning, and the light in his eyes dimmed for a moment. Friend? Forget it, as long as she is always safe and happy, nothing else matters.

"I see."

Gu Yan'an smiled at her in a low voice. Then he jumped onto the horse and pulled the reins: "Let's go, the hunting ground is open."

After saying that, he sped out. Su Jingning looked at the speeding figure, and the light in her eyes dimmed. She had died once because of the so-called illusory love, and she didn't want to and dared not to trust anyone easily again.