Si Haochen left and didn't come back for lunch. However, Pai Chuyi came back and told him his whereabouts - the prince followed the old man into the mountains to check.
Mingruo guessed that her grandfather had discovered something, so she took Si Haochen to check for details. Knowing that Si Haochen had gone into the mountain, Mingruo was still a little worried, so she asked Linglong to follow Chu Yi to watch.
Linglong shook her wings covered with golden light: Mom, don’t worry, the baby will protect Ba Ba.
"Be good, I'll give you the elixir when I come back." Mingruo poked Linglong's little tentacles, signaling it to follow quickly.
Watching Linglong leave, Mingruo prepared some medicine to repel mosquitoes, snakes and ants, and asked Lithospermum to be sprinkled around the tent. He divided it into two parts and asked Zi Su to send one to Prince Duanze's Mansion. The remaining one was
Mingruo took him to the camp of the Duke of Jingguo.
"Have you had your lunch if Ruo'er?" Mrs. Su got up from her lunch break, and Grandma Ji was combing the old lady's hair.
"I've used it." Si Haochen wasn't here, and Mingruo didn't have much appetite, so he just ate some fruit snacks.
"I brought some medicinal powder to repel snakes and insects. Grandma will have people spread it around the tent later." Mingruo placed a large bag of medicinal powder on the table.
"Old slave will take the people away in a moment." Nanny Ji agreed with a smile.
Mingruo came to Madam Su and chose a pair of jadeite hairpins for Madam Su to tie in her hair.
Afterwards, Mingruo and her two aunts had tea and chatted with Mrs. Su, waiting for her grandfather and Si Haochen to return.
Until the sun turned to the west, Old Guogong and Si Haochen did not come back, but Emperor Danxu came late with his relatives, civil and military officials.
Mrs. Su took Mingruo, her daughter-in-law, and her grandson to pick him up. Prince Duanze and his concubine also took Crown Prince Hong and Princess Ningping to the imperial tent. After greeting each other, people on both sides greeted the holy driver together.
Emperor Danxu was accompanied by the eldest prince Heng Wang, the third prince Ping Wang and the fourth prince. The queen was accompanied by Concubine Qian, Concubine Heng and Concubine Heping.
Mrs. Su took Mingruo and her two daughters-in-law to pay their respects to the queen, while brothers Su You and Su Yan followed Prince Duanze and Prince Hong to the presence of Emperor Danxu.
Emperor Danxu sat down on the dragon chair in the middle of the imperial tent and looked around the tent: "Why don't you see Prince Yun?"
"Haochen personally led people to patrol the mountains as soon as he arrived at the hunting ground, and he hasn't come back yet." Prince Duanze said.
"That's it..." Emperor Danxu didn't leave the palace for a long time, and he was exhausted from the journey.
Just as he was about to send everyone away, he saw the eunuch coming in from outside the tent and reporting: "Your Majesty, Prince Yun, Duke Jingguo is asking for an audience."
"Xuan." Emperor Danxu straightened up slightly to make himself look more energetic.
"My brother (old minister) is here to see the Emperor." Si Haochen and Duke Jingguo came in to salute.
"Pingsheng." Emperor Danxu saw the combination of these two people, and then thought about the soldiers and horses in their hands, he felt heartbroken, "Is there anything unusual in the mountain?"
"There are two dangerous areas. One area has loose rocks and is prone to landslides. The other area has cracks in the rock formations and may collapse." Si Haochen and Jing Guogong are veterans of leading troops, and they need to study the terrain when marching and fighting. The two agreed that these two
Everything was done by manpower. "My brother has already asked people to build a fence around the dangerous area. As long as you don't get close, there will be no danger."
"Brother Nine Emperors is interested." Emperor Danxu's eyes darkened. The Dragon Guard went into the mountain to check before and found nothing wrong.
"Your Majesty is so complimentary." Si Haochen said in a calm tone. Anyone who knows him well knows that this is a sign of His Highness Prince Yun's impatience.
"It's late today. Let's go get some rest and start the autumn hunting tomorrow." Emperor Danxu said.
"I obey the decree." Everyone in the imperial tent bowed and left.
On the Queen's side, the concubines who came to pay their respects had basically dispersed, leaving only Princess Duanze and Princess Ningping talking to Mingruo.
Mingruo was not familiar with the queen, so she just sat there and acted like a quiet beautiful woman.
Princess Duanze and the Queen were able to chat together: "Why didn't you see the Crown Princess today?"
When the Queen heard what Princess Duanze said, she couldn't hide the smile on her face: "The imperial doctor Qian'er checked the Princess's Ping'an pulse and diagnosed the Xi pulse. It was less than three months ago, so she didn't say anything."
"That's why you need to take good care of yourself." Princess Duanze said.
"Well, I asked the prince to be more attentive. The prince did not come to Qiu Xie. He stayed in the imperial capital to look after the emperor and spend more time with the princess." The queen lowered her voice and said, "Yesterday, Prince Nanling came to the palace to meet the emperor.
Tell me, you intend to marry my princess..."
Princess Duanze's heart skipped a beat. Currently, in the royal family, only Yu Ning and Kang Yi are princesses, and they are about the same age. But Kang Yi is the legitimate princess and is unlikely to marry a prince from the vassal king...
I'm just afraid that this marriage will fall on her Jia Yuning.
"Aunt Huang and Qinghuang should go back and have a rest. I am also tired." The queen left Mingruo and Princess Duanze behind, firstly to be kind to her cousin, and secondly to reveal the matter to Princess Duanze.
The Supreme Emperor is currently in the imperial capital. If Prince Duanze's palace is not willing, this matter will definitely not happen.
After coming out of the queen's tent, Princess Duanze was a little uneasy, but Princess Ninh Binh seemed fine.
"Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors, let my brother go catch some prey later. Let's light a bonfire and have barbecue in the evening." Princess Ningping tugged on Mingruo's sleeves and shook them.
"Still thinking about eating? Didn't I hear that I wanted to kiss you?" Mingruo poked Princess Ningping's forehead.
"It's not enough to talk about marriage." Princess Ningping shrugged, "Besides, if the emperor decrees a marriage, it's useless if I don't want to... As long as you don't want to die, you can't resist the decree, right?"
"..." Princess Ningping's words are truly irrefutable.
Not far after leaving the queen's tent, Mingruo saw Si Haochen standing on the roadside waiting for her.
"Sister-in-law of Nine Emperors, Brother Nine Emperors is here to pick you up." Princess Ningping poked Mingruo's arm, "Don't forget to have a barbecue tonight!"
"Okay." Mingruo ran to her husband openly, "Are you tired? Why don't you go back to the camp to rest?"
"I miss my wife." Si Haochen held Mingruo's hand and walked slowly towards the tent.
"Uh..." After not seeing each other for a few hours, my husband has become so direct?
Mingruo told Si Haochen the news he heard from the queen: "Yu Ning seems to be open-minded, but I think she is unwilling in her heart."
"With the Supreme Emperor here, no one can force her if she doesn't want to." Si Haochen told Mingruo not to worry.
"Oh." Mingruo nodded.
During dinner, a bonfire was lit outside the camp. Si Haochen hunted a yellow sheep, and Prince Hong hunted a deer.
The yellow sheep was brushed with sauce and grilled whole on the pile. The deer seeds were sliced and grilled on a grate on the charcoal trough.
Mingruo asked Lithospermum to pierce some vegetable and venison skewers, sprinkled them with various seasoning powders and grilled them, and the aroma immediately spread into the night.
"Uncle Huang, the roasted meat here is so delicious that I can't even sit still in the tent." The eldest prince brought two jars of wine, "This is pear blossom white from Yuanzhou, it's the best to go with the barbecue."