After the salted fish is married

32. Assassin

Before the Mao hour, the camp woke up, and the sound of dogs barking and horses whistling outside the tent was endless.Uninterested people were making loud noises around the tent, Yan Xining was awakened in a sweet dream, he turned over in pain and buried himself in the quilt.

Ji Song patted the lump on his chest amusedly, and his voice was a little lazy: "Get up."

Yan Xining groaned and hugged Ji Song tightly: "Sleep for a while...for a while..."

Ji Song: ...

If someone else treated him like this, Ji Song must have taught him a lesson he will never forget.But when it was Yan Xining lying on his chest, Ji Song could only sigh helplessly, conniving at Yan Xining's bedtime behavior.

After a while, Yan Xining got up in a daze, and he opened the curtain of the tent with his shoes on.After glancing at it, he protested furiously, "The sun didn't even get up! What are they doing up earlier than the chickens?! Are they crowing?"

Yan Ke, who entered the tent with hot water, almost laughed out loud: "Hahahahaha——" In fact, Yan Ke also felt that this group of people got up too early, and they could only enter the mountain at the beginning of the morning, even if they woke up now, they were just strolling around.

After wiping his face, Yan Xining came to his senses, and now his anger eased a little: "Maybe they think that early worms are eaten by birds..."

It didn't seem quite right, so he corrected: "The early bird gets eaten by the worm..."

Ji Song couldn't take it anymore: "The early bird gets the worm. They may not be excited for the hunt, and they may have stayed up all night."

There was a strong wind last night, and the tents in the entire camp were rattled and noisy.The battle-tested soldiers like Yan Ke would not feel noisy, but those princes and grandchildren who have stayed in peace for a long time may not.Most of them should be kept up all night by the noise, and they have no other choice but to get up early.

But... Ji Song glanced at Yan Xining who was dozing off on the chair.In such a noisy environment, he can still sleep so soundly. It seems that the environment he lived in before must have been very bad.

If Yan Xining knew what Ji Song was thinking, he would definitely hehe.What's the noise when the wind blows the tent?The house he rented was next to the road and the railway, and the windows in the room were not soundproof. Whenever a train passed by, the whole room vibrated. Would he talk nonsense about this?

Fortunately, Yan Xining was not very angry when he got up, and when the cook Lao Zhang brought breakfast, his anger completely disappeared.Today's breakfast is tofu soup and fried dough sticks that Lao Zhang made according to Yan Xining's recipe.

The tofu soup is thick and smooth. The combination of golden egg liquid and white bean curd is simple and delicious, and you can't stop drinking it after two bowls.Not to mention the deep-fried dough sticks, which are delicious and crispy. As soon as they were deep-fried, they attracted a lot of looting from the guards.

Yan Xining drank two bowls of tofu soup and ate three deep-fried dough sticks, and her depressed mood eased down.At this time, the dawn broke, and the golden sun shone on the tent.

At this time, three trumpets sounded from outside the tent, and Yan Xining asked in confusion, "Is this the Waking Up?"

Ji Song sipped the tofu soup: "No, this is the horn for the Imperial Army to set up barriers around the paddock."

In Yan Xining's understanding, spring hunting means that everyone rides a vigorous horse up the mountain, and then uses their own experience to hunt and kill animals in the forest.However, the mountains and forests are vast, and it is not easy to hunt and kill animals. Unless you are very familiar with the mountains, most people will only return in vain if they go up the mountains.

The princes and grandchildren were afraid that they would return without success, so they would let the imperial army drive their prey from the mountains to the open plains.Of course, there will also be people with high skills who boldly join the ranks of the forbidden army and take the opportunity to hunt prey. If they can hunt large wild animals, they will be rewarded by the royal family.

The grassland that Yan Xining walked before was where most people hunted and killed animals. At this moment, the guards are setting up barriers around the grassland to contain the prey that rushed down from the mountain.

Yan Xining's mouth twitched: "This... I really didn't expect it."

There was a mocking smile on Yan Ke's lips: "In the past, the master would take his subordinates into the mountains to hunt, but now they can only hunt in this way. It's a shame."

Ji Song said calmly, "Speak carefully."

Finally, at the beginning of Chen Shi, the people in the tent seemed to have received some kind of call, and they left the tent one after another and appeared on the grass.When Yan Xining and his party passed by, they saw the imperial guards in yellow jackets standing around the grassland.

People in riding uniforms on the grass were talking eagerly, and the air was full of restlessness and eagerness.

Yan Xining saw that there were many people riding tall horses in the arena. They led Huang to the left and Qing Cang to the right, and they were well-trained people.Yan Xining asked in confusion, "Who are those people?"

Ji Song said slowly, "The hunters represent the prefectures."

Most of these people are servants of wealthy families, and the family spends a lot of money to support them, hoping that they can bring glory to the family on important occasions.There are also a small number of young talents who feel that their skills are outstanding, and want to be familiar with this kind of occasion.

Yan Xining actually saw Yan Ziyue in the crowd, the corners of his mouth twitched: "Is Yan Ziyue serious?"

Yesterday, Ji Song said a few words, Yan Ziyue lost his footing and almost fell, and today he was riding a horse... Isn't it a joke?

Ji Song snorted, and Yan Ke added four words in a low voice: "Pretentious."

As soon as they arrived on the grass, the crown prince and Ji Liu rode their steeds from left to right.After the routine greetings, the prince asked with a smile, "Rong Chuan, did you rest well last night?"

Thinking of last night, Ji Song was dazed for a moment.He slept very well last night. He never thought that being hugged by someone could sleep so peacefully.Ji Song's stupefaction fell into Ji Nan's eyes, and it became a default bad.

So the prince empathized: "I didn't expect that there was such a strong wind last night, and I was arguing all night. Later, I will ask the princess to bring you some soothing medicinal food. After drinking, you can sleep well tonight."

Ji Song cupped his hands: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Ji Ling was concerned about another matter. He saw the longbow and quiver hanging on the back of Ji Song's chair, so he smiled and said, "Do you want to show your skills today?"

Ji Song's eyes dimmed slightly, but he still raised his head: "No, Ah Ning is going to pick wild vegetables, and my younger brother is going to walk around with him, and in case of encountering a lonely beast, he will bring some feathered arrows to defend himself. I don’t want to join in the fun with the hunting, I hope the two brothers return home having fun.”

The news of Yan Xining's love of picking wild vegetables has spread throughout the hunting grounds yesterday, and many people ridiculed this newly promoted Prince Rong's mansion for being petty.But in front of them, no one will touch this bad luck.

Ji Ling asked casually: "Which direction is the third emperor going to pick wild vegetables? How many people do you want to send for you to drive?"

Ji Song said softly: "Thank you, Brother Erhuang, for your concern. There are many servants in the Prince Rong's Mansion, so don't worry about it. We are going to the mountain stream in the southwest, where there is a bamboo forest. Aning said that this season is the season for bamboo shoots, and we are going to Go over there and have a look."

The crown prince nodded again and again: "Good bamboo shoots, this season is the right time to eat bamboo shoots. Then, brother, I wish Rong Chuan and the princess a fruitful return!"

After talking to the two princes, Emperor Pingyuan rode a tall horse into the paddock.For a moment, everyone's eyes were attracted by the current Holy Majesty. Following the order of Emperor Pingyuan, the spring hunters let go of the hounds and falcons.

In an instant, the goshawks soared into the sky and roared to the sky, and hundreds of hounds rushed towards the mountains.Behind the hound, the tall horse galloped towards the mountains.

Thousands of horses galloping with astonishing momentum, this scene made Yan Xining outside the paddock feel heroic.He wanted to take a closer look, but when he saw Ji Song's back, his brain seemed to be poured with cold water.

Ji Song sat upright, his hands were tightly clenched, the joints turned white.He is like a bow full of strength, but there is no arrow on the string that can be sent out.

Yan Xining silently turned the direction of the wheelchair: "Come on, Songsong, let's pick bamboo shoots."

Ji Song replied dully: "Yeah." Yan Ke and the others silently followed behind the two, and even the accompanying horse lowered its head listlessly.

Fortunately, the bamboo shoots by the stream are growing well, which somewhat soothes Ji Song's depressed heart.The sound of grilling bamboo shoots is crisp and pleasant, which makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally.Sitting in a wheelchair, Ji Song felt the cool mountain breeze and heard the rustling of bamboo leaves. He relaxed his body and looked up at the blue sky above his head.

Yan Xining came up from the mountain stream with a handful of bamboo shoots, and he put the bamboo shoots beside the wheelchair: "It's so enjoyable~"

Ji Song looked at the thin bamboo shoots piled up beside the wheelchair, "Yeah." It was really enjoyable. In less than half an hour, they had harvested several loads of bamboo shoots.

Yan Xining took out a water cup made of a bamboo tube from his backpack with his backhand. He unscrewed the lid of the bamboo tube and handed the water cup to Ji Song: "Here!"

The water in the bamboo tube is clear and sweet, this is authentic mountain spring water, Yan Xining specially brought it to Ji Song from the mountain stream to taste.Ji Song had already been fed several times by Yan Xining along the way. He ate sweet rose stalks, tasted yellow wild berries and purple-black mulberries, and tasted white sweet grass roots.

Now that Yan Xining even sent mountain spring water to his lips, Ji Song was filled with emotion.If it wasn't for something that he couldn't let go of, it wouldn't be a bad thing to be an idle prince.

While Ji Song was drinking water, Yan Xining discovered something interesting again, and he patted Ji Song on the shoulder: "Song Song, look at the sky, there is such a beautiful eagle."

When Ji Song looked up, he saw a nearly pure white crinoid whistling past their heads.There is a gray pattern around Haidongqing's neck, which looks like a string of necklaces, which is particularly conspicuous.

Yan Xining said with emotion: "It's so beautiful, I don't know whose bird it is."

As soon as the words fell, the bamboo tube suddenly fell from Ji Song's hand, and the water in the cup splashed out.Just as Yan Xining was about to say something, Yan Ke and the others rushed out from the bamboo forest: "Master, it's Blue Wind!"

Yan Xining had never seen such an urgent expression on the guards' faces. He instinctively decided that there was something wrong with this bird!

Ji Song raised his hand: "Chasing." Yan Ke and the others got on the horse in one go, and in the blink of an eye they disappeared before Yan Xining's eyes like arrows leaving the string.

Yan Xining stood in the bamboo forest with a bamboo tube in his hand: "Hey? Do you know this bird?"

Ji Song's complexion was not very good-looking, he pursed his lips and nodded lightly: "Yeah."

Yan Xining comforted: "Yan Ke and the others have already gone after him, don't worry, they will definitely catch up."

However, Ji Song's expression did not ease. He held the longbow with his left hand and pulled out two feathered arrows from the quiver on one side with his right hand.In an instant, the longbow bent into a full moon, and the feathered arrows were ready to go.

Ji Song's arrow pointed in Yan Xining's direction, and Yan Xining almost went dumbfounded looking at the sharp arrow.He quickly searched the itinerary for this period of time in his mind, could it be that he offended Ji Song without knowing it, and Ji Song wanted to kill him in a secluded place? !

Ji Song said seriously: "Come behind me."

At this time, seven or eight people in black night clothes and masked faces flashed out of the surrounding bamboo forest. These people quickly approached the two of them with gleaming swords in their hands.

Yan Xining turned pale with shock, he just picked some bamboo shoots, so there is no need to send so many assassins to kill them, right?