Minister

88【Seven years of Jiankang】

Yuxiang looked at the snow mist splashed by the horse's hooves, feeling a little dazed, mixed with anxiety.

"Come on, let's go back to the carriage."

After waiting for a while, the convoy started to move slowly.Concubine Geng was joking with Yuxiang when she suddenly looked at the child, as if she had lost her mind. After a while, there was a sound of horseshoes approaching and going away outside the car.

"What's wrong?" Princess Geng asked with a smile.

"No...it's nothing." Yuxiang took the concubine's hand and smiled secretly.

A sacrifice was made on the hunting ground, and the rest is the work of the men.The young girls of the royal nobles can go outside and be led to make some live cages to catch birds.This year is different than usual, most of the girls I know are engaged to others, or are planning to get married, such as Geng Yunmei.Those who don't know each other naturally still don't know each other. Yuxiang accepted the compliments from everyone and felt a little boring. He just felt that without a companion, even if he was out of the palace this year, there would be no novelty.

At lunch time, the emperor came back, bringing back the birds and beasts he had hunted in the morning.The wild game was put on the table, and the emperor smiled and pointed to the dishes one by one to tell the two concubines, the queen and Yuxiang who hunted them back.

"The roe was hunted by Chen Jingtai. It really is a good arrow. The hound fell down with an arrow before it went up."

The imperial concubine ordered someone to put a chopstick into Yuxiang's small plate: "In terms of calculation, this is your distant brother with the same surname, you should try it too."

The outer tent is where the ministers and relatives are seated. A boy dressed as a servant ran to the middle of the seat and whispered something into Chen Jingtai's ear. The young man immediately beamed with joy.

The imperial concubine saw that Yuxiang had eaten the deer meat, so she said to the emperor: "It's been a long time since I saw that child, why don't you let him come in and say a few words, he's all relatives, it doesn't matter."

"and many more!"

Chen Xing was about to agree, but was suddenly interrupted by Yuxiang, a little surprised: "What's wrong?"

"This..." Yuxiang blushed suddenly.

Concubine Geng said with a smile: "Just say what you want, your elder brother will make the decision for you."

"The historian's... um..." Yuxiang didn't know if he should say it, if he could say it, maybe he couldn't say it that way, but he still said it casually.

Empress Wang secretly tugged at Chen Xing's sleeve, and Chen Xing smiled: "Let Chen Jingtai and the sons of the Shi family come in today, no matter whether they are hunted or not, let them come in and talk."

Yuxiang couldn't help but clenched his clothes secretly.

Chen Jingtai was very happy to receive the oral order, but he was also a little surprised to see the three historians standing up, shaking their clothes.After thinking about it in the morning, the descendants of this family got two rabbits in total. Although they don't quite know who hunted each one, this achievement is really hard to compliment.You can't ask more questions if you have doubts in your heart, but you still salute slightly with the three one by one, and enter the inner account together.

"You're welcome, give me some wine." Chen Xing didn't expect his younger sister to fall in love with the children of the Shi family, this group of frail scholars, heh.

The four young men drank the wine given by the emperor, and Chen Xing began to ask questions, but because Yuxiang specifically mentioned historians, he couldn't really ask about hunting, so Chen Xing had no choice but to ask about the economy of the world.Fortunately, Chen Jingtai was born in a very good family, and he studied both civil and martial arts, so he is still very eye-catching.The Emperor Dowager and Geng Dowager looked very satisfied, Chen Jingtai was secretly delighted.The atmosphere at the back became more relaxed, and Chen Jingtai couldn't help secretly looking up at the girl at the other end of the seat. Because of the thin veil, she couldn't see it very clearly, but as the parents said, she deserves to be the most beautiful woman in the palace. Daughter, even if you can't see clearly, you can still feel that her eyebrows are very lovely.Chen Jingtai sneaked another look at the children of the three historians. Not to mention their lack of fame, they were all weak-faced boys.

Yuxiang took a closer look, it was an unintentional act, but the disappointment at the moment was overwhelming, and he was a little discouraged at the moment, and he didn't care much about which of the four people at the table said, which one was Chen Jingtai.

Chen Xing didn't stay with them for very long, and they were about to leave after asking questions. The imperial concubine rewarded them with four gold-covered sword tassels.Chen Jingtai thanked Keen with those three people, and was about to leave the tent, couldn't help but looked up again, just in time to see the girl secretly lifted the gauze curtain and looked out - just a flash, and saw the corner of her extremely beautiful eyes.The young man was very happy in his heart, he paused for a while, and then backed out after he stabilized his gait.

Yuxiang put down the gauze curtain, very depressed——there really was no such thing.I feel ridiculous again, why do I miss the people I met once?Are you stupid?After thinking about it for a while, I felt that it was nothing, so I put the man's smile behind me.

The sun rose in the afternoon, and the hunting ground became more lively.The female relatives also took advantage of the afternoon to go to the enclosure to watch the little eunuchs pull up the bird nets to net the birds.In the past, the few girls who were close to each other were not there. Yuxiang felt bored after watching it for a while. The girls who were similar to her age were mostly Xinli who was going to enter the palace for draft in the Spring Festival. step.Yuxiang looked at it for a while, then talked with Concubine Geng for a while, and began to feel bored: "How about Yuxiang go out and ride a horse?"

Concubine Geng knew that it was rare for her to come out, and her friends were not around at the moment, so she agreed: "Don't go far, Qin Juan will follow."

Qin Juan is the eunuch next to Concubine Geng, calm and capable, so she will be relieved to have him take care of her.

Yuxiang saluted cheerfully, exited and changed into his riding clothes: "Tangtang, take the net of the net bird, and I will catch last year's red-billed bird for you later!"

Tangtang tidied up the small stove: "The princess caught one last year, and it fell all over in the snow. This year, the servants have to prepare the stove first, and the remaining little ancestor, you caught a cold again!"

Qin Juan had already pulled the horse and waited: "Princess, you hold it steady!" After speaking, she put her hand on the horse and put Yuxiang's little foot on the stirrup.

"Eunuch Qin, let's go first, we won't wait for her!"

As soon as Yuxiang said that, Tangtang really started to panic, and even Qin Juan couldn't help laughing.

Wei Chi didn't go to the hunting ground in the morning, she first went to King Qin's small tent as ordered, but King Qin actually handed her the official document and forced her to answer immediately.Wei Chi immediately cheated, saying that Zhang didn't bring anything, and he had to go back and look, and it would be impossible not to go back and look.The king of Qin ignored it at all: "I just want you to answer, and I will naturally ask you to get your stamp when I go back." Wei Chi saw that he couldn't deny it, so he had to hang his head and ask and answer.After asking and answering, I was relieved until noon.However, the king of Qin could be regarded as an occasional conscience, and kept Wei Chi to eat and drink.

"Why didn't His Royal Highness come?" Wei Chi finally asked.

"Sick."

The day before yesterday was fine, this must be pretending to be sick, Wei Chi didn't dare to ask, and buried himself in the meat silently.

After lunch, King Qin took the whip in his hand and said, "Let's go hunting with me."

In fact, Wei Chi didn't know that King Qin's hunting was a massacre, and he would scare others if he ended up too early...Wei Chi didn't want to hunt at all, but simply prepared hunting knives and bows, King Qin was different, saddle It's full of murder weapons.After running for a few miles, the hounds barked, and a wild boar fell into the snow nest before recovering.Then there are countless roe deer, roe deer, big and small animals have nowhere to escape.An hour later, King Qin finally showed a little joy, turned his head and asked Wei Chi with a smile: "What did Master Wei get?"

Wei Chi pointed to the back of the saddle.There are a few little white rabbits shaking on it.

King Qin counted—three.

"It's not bad that you didn't bring a dog, but it would be embarrassing to go back like this," Qin Wang kindly reminded: "Someone will make a record later, and the top three and bottom three will be on the list."

"Will the bottom three be punished with salary?" Wei Chi asked.

"It's not that...but..."

"I don't care about my humble minister..."

"..."

Finally, for the sake of face, King Qin threw Wei Chi and a hunting dog into the snowy forest and left.Wei Chi and the dog looked at each other: "Then... the hunter...? Let's see what you meet..."

After King Qin made such a fuss, it was very difficult to hunt anything, and Wei Chi could no longer use the hounds of the brigade to pick up cheap ones, so he could only walk honestly into the depths of the forest.After the snow surface gradually cleared and there were no hoof marks, Wei Chi dismounted first, and took dry food from his backpack for the dog.The dog is very good, and it is not too tired after jumping and jumping so far. After eating something, it is refreshed again.Wei Chi clapped his hands, straightened his luggage, and began to walk deeper into the dense forest.The chirping of birds gradually increased. This dog was well-trained. Although it was the first time he followed Wei Chi, he seemed very experienced. At this moment, he stopped jumping and walked very quietly.Seeing that the forest was getting shorter and shorter, Wei Chi knew that he was walking up the mountain. After walking for a while, he took off the bell on the horse's neck. Now the dense forest was completely quiet, not even the dog's breathing could be heard.

After looking about tens of miles away, Wei Chi reckoned that he had walked out of the paddock - after being tossed by such a large group of people all morning, the prey that could escape had already gone into the deep mountains, so how could she leave it to her?Relying on the experience of drilling ravines back then, Wei Chi drove his horse to a deeper place.Finally, when another piece of forest came to an end, Wei Chi saw a thawed small river. This cold water source is a thirst-quenching place for many animals. Today, a large herd of wild boars came. Wei Chi hid behind the forest and counted them At once, there were nearly thirty of them!The dog leaned over the tree very quietly, waiting for Wei Chi's order.Wei Chi waited for a while, and began to approach gradually. When the group of wild boars let go of their vigilance and began to drink, the distance between the two was only half a bow away.Wei Chi took an arrow first and aimed at the leading one. It stood taller and was relaxing from its vigilance.Wei Chi smiled slightly, and the arrow left the string.The first pig snorted and fell to the ground!Before the pigs had time to react, several swishing arrows shot into the pigs, and a huge mastiff jumped into the air from the snow in the dense forest behind them, cutting off the westward retreat.The herd of pigs suddenly became chaotic and began to run desperately.But the retreat has been cut off by the mastiff, and there are still hunters chasing after him!They finally fled in the direction Wei Chi wanted.

After all, this is a horse from the Imperial Academy. The snow was so thick that Wei Chi didn't dare to let go of it, so he just chased steadily.Wild boars can't match their feet. Some piglets run weak and fall into the snow nest, and mastiffs eat one at a time.But also because of the need to pack up the prey, the mastiff gradually distanced itself from Wei Chi, and after running for another quarter of an hour, Wei Chi finally disappeared from the hunting dog's sight.

Wei Chi chased after this group of wild boars for almost half an hour!Until the group of wild boars ran away completely.Wei Chi put down the last one, settled the horse, and came down to check.The last end weighed several tens of catties, and he couldn't take it back, so Wei Chi had no choice but to cut off the animal's teeth, and he couldn't take the rest.Sighing all the way, it's a pity, and counting all the way back, there are a total of six big and small, which is a bumper harvest!There was a piglet, so Wei Chi tied it with a rope and put it behind the saddle. Fortunately, Wei Chi was light, otherwise this spoiled horse would not be able to bear it.Wei Chi knew that this was outside the hunting ground, and there were still ferocious beasts and the like, so he didn't dare to neglect, and walked back when he found the hunting dog.

The way back didn't go around anymore, and it didn't take as long as it did when we went. It didn't take much time to return to the boundary of the hunting ground.Wei Chi heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at the sky that it wasn't too late, so he walked back leisurely.There were a few hares along the way, and even met a huge deer. Wei Chi knew that he couldn't catch up now, so he left after seeing the beautiful prey for a while.Lu also seemed to know that the other party was not his opponent, and watched Wei Chi quietly until she left.Wei Chi and the hunting dog climbed up the hillside. The hunting dog seemed dissatisfied with this decision, and went back down the slope to look for the deer.Wei Chi yelled, but it was useless, so he could only smile and wait for the dog to come back after hitting a cold wall.I couldn't help but think of myself three years ago. At that time, I was not like this dog. I was reluctant to give up everything and wanted to try everything. I didn't know how to cherish it until I understood how cold walls hurt people.

Sure enough, after a while, the dog came back sadly, complaining very much that the hunter didn't help it.Wei Chi smiled, whistled, and told it to leave quickly.

Wei Chi hates winter very much. There are years and cold seasons, but after all, spring is approaching, and the mood is gradually relaxed. Although there is no scenery, but it is also a bit of joy to watch.Suddenly, I saw many red fruits among the dead branches, which I had never seen in my hometown, nor in the capital city. It was very gratifying in the whiteness.Wei Chi couldn't help but take a closer look, it looked familiar, and then he remembered, isn't this kind of fruit behind the Princess Qinghe he saw when he came here?Wei Chi couldn't help touching it lightly, and the little red fruit dissipated like smoke, leaving only a red mark on the tip of his finger.Thinking of the ridiculous blush on the princess's face, Wei Chi didn't dare to pick it off, and couldn't help but think with some regret - if Qi Qige was here, he could still use this to bully her, what a pity...

Just as he was about to leave, the mastiff suddenly became vigilant and circled around Wei Chi.What's wrong?Wei Chi didn't hear anything, but seeing that the dog was very impatient, he became more curious and followed it to another mountain to find out.

Feng Yuxiang didn't make much progress this year. She fluttered for a long time before catching a bird with a red beak. Although Cui Mao was good, she was still not satisfied. She had to change places to catch a bird with a red beak.Tangtang knew she couldn't persuade her, so she followed her.After pretending to be a bird, Yuxiang rode his horse and walked up another flat slope, but it was a coincidence that the forest was very dense, and the horse slipped and almost half-kneeled on the ground.Yuxiang stabilized his spirit and was about to urge it to get up, but found that a fork held his feet and stirrups together.This horse is very well-trained and very docile. Although it hurts to walk, it doesn't struggle very much.Yuxiang couldn't pull out his legs, and panicked, Qin Juan hurried over and took the reins.

"Princess, don't panic!" Qin Juan held the rein with one hand and tried to untie the branch with the other, but she couldn't reach it.

Tangtang also hurriedly dismounted: "Servant, come and hold the rein."

It's a pity that the horse's hoof was half bent, and it took some effort to stabilize it. Qin Juan dared not hand over the reins to her: "Go and untie that branch!"

The slope was very steep, Tangtang herself was a little unsteady, and it was very difficult to untie the branch.Qin Juan asked Tangtang to chop with a knife, but unfortunately the wood was not suitable for the hunting knife, and there was no place to focus on the branches when they were twisted together.Tangtang was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, Qin Juan was struggling to hold the reins, and he couldn't spare his hands to help, so he fell into a predicament all of a sudden.

Yuxiang couldn't say no to panic, she knew it was because the mount was obedient, if it was changed to something else, wouldn't it throw her off?At this moment, he had no choice but to tense his back, gritted his teeth and refused to cry, unable to make up his mind.

Tangtang finally threw the knife: "No, Eunuch Qin, the servants have to call for talent." This time Qin Juan also had no choice for the time being.

Tangtang was about to go to lead her horse, when suddenly she heard the restlessness of wild animals behind the bushes.I thought I had heard it wrong, but when I listened carefully, it was really the breathing of a beast!

Qin Juan also heard it, and suddenly became nervous!Before the three of them had time to think about it, a big black and yellow-haired hound jumped out.

"Ah!" Tangtang didn't see clearly, thought it was a tiger, and yelled loudly.

Although Yuxiang could see clearly that it was a dog, he was still so frightened that he almost burst into tears.Just as he was at a loss, he only heard a whistle. The fierce big dog stopped, and a black horse supported a boy and jumped up the steep slope.

Chen Yuxiang looked up - is that you?