Song Qinghuan ran around with Xiao Ci and got off the horse. It was really not as cold as sitting in the carriage. For a while, he couldn't even put on his cloak.
Xiao Ci was afraid that she would be frozen and would not allow her to untie it. Sure enough, by the time they arrived at the destination, the cloak was just on.
Although the weather has cleared up today, the fog and cold on the mountains are very heavy.
The servants were setting up rest tents nearby, but Emperor Chengxing had already dressed up and was eager to see the silver frost all over the ground.
Emperor Chengxing didn't like to talk grandly, so he immediately said: "Let's get started. The one who hunts the most today will be rewarded."
Having said this to himself, he asked the eunuch to help him mount his horse and set off first, followed by the others.
This mountain forest is huge, and people have been sent to clear out all the ferocious things beforehand, so even the little girl’s family doesn’t have to be afraid.
Song Qinghuan rode a pony by herself. She was not good at bows and arrows, so she didn't bring one with her. She only brought the medicine she had prepared.
She usually never leaves her body when walking in the snow, but a few days ago Song Qinghuan was worried about her children, so she asked her to go to Ruizhou, and today she didn't bring anyone with her.
Xiao Ci said that he wanted to join her, but Song Qinghuan didn't want to, lest people say she was cheating. Seeing how desperate she was, Xiao Ci had no choice but to ask Zhou Yi to protect her secretly.
He also told her to be careful. The forest was very big, and although there were no ferocious prey, it was freezing cold, so accidents would inevitably happen.
Song Qinghuan saw that he was nagging endlessly like an old woman, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "I know, looking at you like this, others who don't know, think you are the housekeeper of someone else's house."
Xiao Ci glared at her, straightened the cloak for her, and said angrily: "You heartless little thing."
After a pause, he then said: "But remember not to show off, Zhou Yi will be hiding in the dark, and if anything happens, just call him."
"I know, I know..."
The couple have been married for many years, and they are no longer in their teens, but they still look like a newlywed couple.
The little girls who came with their families to participate in the winter hunting looked at him and whispered to each other, but their eyes were full of envy.
Princess Nanyao came on horseback, her teeth chattering with soreness: "It's not over yet. If we don't set off, we'll have to wait until dark."
Song Qinghuan curled her lips and smiled: "Why are you so anxious? I'm afraid that all those things will escape."
Nanyao also smiled: "That's not true. I'm afraid that if you go late, you won't have anything and you'll cry."
Seeing that she didn't bring a bow and arrows, he laughed and said, "You don't know how to draw a bow? What will you do now? Do you want to get off your horse and catch it with your bare hands?"
Song Qinghuan didn't show any weakness and said, "You're great if you can draw a bow. I can beat you even if I don't know how to draw a bow."
"Then let's wait and see..."
The two looked at each other and smiled, but there was something else in that smile.
Xiao Ci had a headache, but he didn't dare to say anything.
It wasn't until Song Qinghuan and Nan Yao entered the woods respectively that Xiao Ci's face darkened and he called out "Zhou Yi".
Zhou Yi came from nowhere, raised his hands in salute, and heard Xiao Ci say: "Follow, be careful of Nanyao. If anything happens to the princess, raise your head and see her."
"Yes." Zhou Yi responded, and in a moment he disappeared.
This was Song Qinghuan's first time to go hunting in winter, and he didn't know much about the terrain in the forest. He had just seen so many people coming in, but now he couldn't see even a single person. He couldn't help but sigh.
The forest is really big.
The forest was not only quiet, but also very quiet, with only the sound of horses breathing and the occasional breaking of branches under the weight of snow.
Song Qinghuan looked behind him and didn't see Nan Yao. He couldn't help but murmured: "Why don't you go hunting? What's there to be proud of? If it weren't for the sake of your relatives, I wouldn't even want to give you any face."
Keep."
She didn't know how to draw a bow and arrow, but she could prepare some good medicine. After walking deep into the forest for a while, she got off her horse, dug a hole somewhere, and poured a small package of prepared medicine into the dug hole.
Inside, light it with a fire stick.
Then he took a porcelain bottle and poured the powder outside the pit, and the man and horse hid in the dark.
I don't know how to mix those medicinal materials. After I asked Huozhezi to burn for a while, I could smell a strange aroma even from a distance.
There weren't many medicinal ingredients in the small packet, and it burned clean in just a few moments, but the aroma lingered for a long time.
Song Qinghuan waited for a while, but felt that his hands and feet were cold again. He muttered something and stretched. After a while, he saw two hares jumping over.
Immediately I felt happy, I just waited for the hare to eat the thing next to the small pit and I would get this thing.
Unexpectedly, before the two rabbits jumped to the edge of the pit, they saw an arrow coming quickly, piercing the belly of one rabbit. The other rabbit seemed to be frightened, and immediately turned around and left quickly.
go.
Nanya jumped off the horse, picked up the bloody rabbit, and smiled happily at Song Qing from a distance: "So this is what you are talking about? Is this also called hunting?"
Song Qinghuan came out from behind the tree stump on horseback, his face ashen: "Everyone depends on their ability, but it would be a bit unethical for the princess to pick up what others have gained."
"When I fired the arrow, the rabbit was jumping around and was not labeled by anyone else. Why is it called picking up what others have got? Did Princess Rui use the wrong words?"
There was no trace of embarrassment on Nanyao's face, her brows were slightly raised, full of provocation, and she smiled: "However, since it is rare for you to catch one, I can give this one to you."
Song Qinghuan's face was full of disdain: "That's not necessary. Princess, just keep it to yourself. It won't be good if you accuse me of bullying others later."
Hearing this, Nanyao was not polite. She turned around and hung the rabbit's legs on the horse. She smiled maliciously and said, "Since you are so polite, I won't force you. If you don't get it after a while,
If you want to hunt for prey, Princess Rui can come and beg me, and I can give you half of it."
Song Qinghuan said: "Princess, you are welcome."
The two exchanged a few words and then parted ways. The area around the medicine well that Song Qinghuan had just laid out was useless after seeing blood stains, so he found another place to repeat the same trick.
However, in order to prevent what happened just now from happening again, she adjusted the medicinal ingredients before lighting it again.
This time it was different from before. The aroma was stronger and spread faster. After a while, several little things smelled the aroma and came looking for it.
Those little things were like drunken people. The closer they walked to the medicine pit, the more unsteady their steps became. Some of them with poor health fainted even though they were far away.
If they were a little more ferocious, they would not be able to bear it when they reached the medicine pit and fell headlong.
Within a moment, five or six animals were lying in the snow, including hares, pheasants, and a larger one. She didn't know what it was called.
