Before, it was a free ride. On the one hand, it allowed everyone to stretch their muscles and bones, and it also required the new emperor to hunt the animals first, which was a start for the hunt.
It took some time to temporarily repair the fence. Now that the new emperor has spoken, the competition between the princes and nobles has really begun.
They rode into the forest, everyone wanted to be the first. Jiang Qi, who had never participated in such things, sat in the stands with Xin Di and others, eating tea and fruit snacks, looking happy.
At that time, the rabbit was also brought back. Ruan Yuyi lowered her head and stroked its small body. The rabbit was quite obedient when she met her. He lay on her lap and let her touch it.
The accompanying imperial physician was treating Jiang Huaiyang's injuries.
Concubine Shu caught a glimpse, frowned and asked, "Is your Majesty's injury serious?"
The imperial doctor was cleaning the wound, applying plaster on it, and replied distractedly, "Don't worry, Madam, no muscles or bones have been hurt. It's just that you have to be more careful with this hand on weekdays and don't exert force."
Jiang Huaiyang's expression was calm, as if he was not injured at all and could not feel the pain.
Seeing her looking towards her, Ruan Yuyi shook her head slightly, "I was not injured." But if she hadn't been holding him down, he might not have been stabbed by the broken bamboo. There was guilt in her eyes.
Concubine Shu then withdrew her gaze and became silent.
He noticed that she looked downcast, fearing that she had been frightened in the forest and had not yet recovered, so he took her hand and squeezed it as if there was no one else around to comfort her.
Realizing that there were still many palace attendants standing nearby, including Concubine Shu and the Crown Prince, the tips of her ears turned red and she couldn't help but glare at him and tried to withdraw her hand, but to no avail.
Suddenly, the rabbit in her arms twitched a few times and jumped to the ground. She bent down to catch it. When she looked up again, she saw an arrow shooting straight towards her.
She froze, her mind went blank, and she could not react.
Maybe the rabbit saw no one behind him, so he looked back. Then he squatted in the corner, with no intention of running away.
Seeing the arrow piercing the air, the arrow shone with a cold light, getting closer and closer.
Jiang Qi quickly pulled her with his eyes and hands, barely dodging the arrow. Since the arrow had nowhere to hit, it clattered on the ground not far away.
She staggered and almost fell on Jiang Qi's lap. Her eyelashes trembled before she seemed to wake up and hurriedly stepped back to thank her. Her face was extremely pale, and her figure was slender, standing in the wind, as if
It seemed like it would be blown away by the wind in the next moment.
Jiang Huaiyang's hand hung in the air and tightened slightly.
As the emperor's nephew, he was born with gold and jade. Prince Yu did not want to get involved in the quagmire of fighting for power, so he took his wife and children to his fiefdom. When the new emperor ascended the throne, everything settled down, and he returned to the capital.
Therefore, Jiang Qi has never suffered anything, and naturally he is not as thoughtful as him.
The prince in front of him was elegant and handsome, with a smile on his lips, and the young lady was charming and gentle. He actually felt that they were a perfect match. He lowered his eyes to ease the sting in his eyes.
The man who was shooting arrows in the stands knew that he had made a big mistake, so he leaned over and kowtowed in panic.
"Take that man back to the palace," he said with a serious expression. "Since he can't even use an arrow, there is no need to stay here. Give him twenty rods."
Although it is only twenty, whether it is light or heavy depends on the intention of the executor. It is easy to make a person half disabled, and it depends on how he interprets the holy intention.
But in the current situation, anyone with a discerning eye knows that that person cannot be cured of.
Wen Zhi took the order and left the stand, and went to cook on his own.
Jiang Huaiyang brushed aside the imperial physician and motioned for him to step back. He put his hand around the young lady's soft waist and asked her to sit on his lap. "Does Lingling think this punishment is enough?"
At this time, she didn't care about the shyness around her. She didn't struggle or make a sound, and she grabbed the hem of his clothes, her fingertips still trembling imperceptibly.
If she hadn't been able to dodge the arrow just now, would she have been stabbed to the ground like the brown bear? She was still frightened, and when she thought about it, an inexhaustible chill ran down her spine.
Everything he saw in his eyes was covered with a layer of blood-red.
He took her hand and found that her fingertips were cold, so he simply held it. He whispered in her ear, "If my beloved is not satisfied, then double the amount."
She had no doubt that her words were serious, so she shook her head with all her strength, her throat seemed to be choked by something, and she said in a weak voice, "No, no need." If so, that person would definitely die.
She wasn't really hurt after all, and she didn't need to pay for it with her life.
She blinked twice, and the blood redness she saw disappeared, and her eyes became calmer.
About an hour later, the princes and ministers gradually returned, and the hunted animals were piled under the stand, stacked on top of each other.
Jiang Qi became interested, waved his jade-fragmented fan, and walked off the stage to take a look.
The result of the hunt was as expected, Prince Jing won the championship. Jiang Huaiyang looked at the tall Prince Jing under the stands, "I'll tell you what reward I want, brother."
His status was naturally beyond promotion, and Jiang Huaiyang could not allocate more military power to him. As for gold, silver and other items, there was no shortage of them in Prince Jing's palace. So he simply threw this problem back to Prince Jing.
King Jing didn't see much of a hunting reward. What he wanted was the position of emperor, so he said casually, "Except for the concubine in front of your majesty, I can't think of anyone else that I would like."
This is a deliberate provocation to the new emperor, and it is not necessarily that he is really interested in Ruan Yuyi.
Jiang Huaiyang's expression remained unchanged and he sneered, "Since the emperor wants this reward so much, I will keep it for you for the time being. When you think of it, come and ask for it from me."
He turned towards her, and his breath was filled with the sweet powdery scent of her body.
Ruan Yuyi moved uncomfortably.
Concubine Shu lowered her eyes and pretended she didn't see it. She even pinched her fingertips into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.
Hearing what the new emperor said, Prince Jing felt bored and said nothing more. Jiang Huaiyang just followed the practice of previous years and rewarded some gold and silver, while the others who performed well were all rewarded.
At night, everyone stayed in the tents they had set up earlier.
The tents were scattered in the open space like stars falling on a chessboard. On the tops of the tents were all the flags representing the Wu Kingdom. The cool breeze blew by, causing the tents to bulge and deflate.
Because the charcoal fire was lit, all the shadows showed some light.
Perhaps because he had experienced too much during the day, Jiang Huaiyang fell into a dream again. But this time it was different from the usual dream.
It was dark everywhere, as if he was in a void. He frowned and looked to the side, and it took him a long time to adapt to the darkness. He opened the curtain and got off the bed, only to see the young lady with her back to him, personally packing his luggage.
He naturally put his arm around her waist and said, "Why don't you take a rest? I'll leave these trivial matters to the palace servants." He was tall and stood behind her. When her black hair was spread out, he could just lift her chin.
Put it on her hair.
Feeling the little lady in front of him trembling slightly, his heart tightened and he pulled her over.
I saw her face was covered with tears, and the teardrops were falling down. If they were not heavy enough, they were hanging on her chin, looking very pitiful.