Chapter 235:
There was no palace in the royal hunting grounds. During the hunting period, the monarchs and ministers lived in temporary tents that stretched for miles with no end in sight.
It was already noon, flags were fluttering in the paddock, drums were beating, horses roared, and all the important ministers gathered together.
According to Wei Hanzhang's current status, she should sit with her family, but now, she was brought to the high platform by Xiao Junzhan, sitting side by side with him, looking down.
Under the public gaze, she was inevitably a little nervous, so she sat upright with a straight face, without even moving a few plates of barbecue, fruit, and warm wine on the table in front of her.
Several servants were holding the rewards of this autumn hunt. Xiao Junzhan tried his best to say a few words to the noble disciples below, picked up a glass of wine and drank it. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the well-behaved look of the little girl next to him, and was slightly startled.
After he sat down, a smile appeared on his lips, he picked up the dagger on the table, cut off a piece of deer leg, dipped it in the dipping sauce, put it into the bowl in front of her, and said warmly: "Taste it."
Wei Hanzhang was not polite. He picked it up with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
She had not eaten anything for breakfast and was already hungry.
Seeing that he was not stopping and wanted to cut the meat for himself, Wei Hanzhang hurriedly stopped him, "I can do it myself."
Autumn hunting is mainly to avoid the usual arrogance and licentiousness of the nobles of the aristocratic families, and to train soldiers and martial arts, so there are few slaves from each family, and the main purpose is to be self-reliant.
At a quick glance, no one is being served by slaves.
Not to mention, let the prince of a country serve her meals in front of all the civil and military officials and even his family members.
She stretched out her hand, and Xiao Junzhan did not force himself and handed the dagger to her. Seeing that she looked presentable, he looked away and accepted a toast from a minister.
The paddock was empty, the autumn wind was rustling, and soon after the wine and meat were eaten, the horn was blown and the hunting officially began.
There were suddenly fewer people. Wei Hanzhang craned his neck and looked around.
Xiao Junzhan said: "What's wrong?"
"I haven't seen the Jiang sisters yet." Wei Hanzhang was still looking for someone, but he heard someone beside him say: "The paddock is very big, you can't find them if you search like this. If you really want to see them, you can send someone to summon them. "
Wei Hanzhang: “…”
Sure enough.
Everyone who can get close to Xiao Junzhan is a close official of the prince. She even saw Chen Zishu, but she didn't even see the Jiang family.
Even the Wei family only saw Wei Heng and Jiang from a distance.
So, from the perspective of a superior, not to mention the Jiang family, even the Wei family, a century-old princely family, is just a marginal person who can't even be swept away by Yufeng.
There are also ways to get ahead. For example, if you can come out on top in this round of hunting, or even among the top three, you can leave an impression on Xiao Junzhan.
…she was really lucky enough to fall into his eyes.
Hand was held, and when she looked down, Xiao Junzhan was putting a ring on her thumb.
He raised his head and smiled: "Let's go, I'll teach you how to shoot."
Perhaps there were few people who came to the hunting ground in the past and didn’t know how to shoot an arrow, so the shooting range was set up temporarily.
Xiao Junzhan personally picked a bow of suitable weight for her, stood behind her, and corrected her posture bit by bit.
Finally, he simply held her in his arms, rested his chin on her shoulder, covered her hand with his, and shot an arrow at random.
Hit the target.
Wei Hanzhang no longer cared about his intimate gesture. He turned to look at him, his eyes shining with a hint of admiration: "Your archery skills are really good."
Xiao Junzhan was very impressed, but he only smiled faintly and continued to teach her.
This teaching was the prey hunted by the courtiers in the afternoon, and it was piled up, and Wei Zhangzhang barely shot the target.
It was getting late, but Wei Hanzhang was still reluctant to put down the bow in his hand. Xiao Junzhan advised: "You have only practiced for half a day, and you have already made great progress. Don't rush everything." Ning Hai, who was accompanying him behind him, heard this and hurriedly lowered his head. Go, the smile I had suppressed all afternoon finally couldn't help but show it out.
He might not be able to guarantee it, but this...he dared to say that his Highness had never been as patient as he was this afternoon since he was a child.
Whenever someone else is so stupid...
Wei Hanzhang didn't realize it. She really thought that it was really good that she could achieve such an achievement after practicing all afternoon.
He was very persuaded and handed the bow in his hand to the person next to him. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the man raised his head, drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and shot an arrow in one go.
There was a cry of pain in the air, and the guard next to him reacted quickly and quickly picked up the two chaffinches.
Kill two birds with one stone.
She first looked at the chaffinch in the guard's hand, then looked up at the calm man next to her, and suddenly reached out and pinched his arm.
…hard, strong, tight.
Wei Hanzhang hesitated and said: "If I want to practice archery like you, do I have to stiffen my arms?"
“…” Xiao Junzhan looked at her speechlessly.
Ning Hai behind him coughed violently.
Wei Hanzhang's face turned red when he realized what stupid thing he had asked.
She hurriedly withdrew her hand, not daring to look at the man's face, turned around and strode away.
After dinner that day, the consequences of the girl who was accustomed to pampering herself rashly practiced archery came.
My two arms are really sore.
When Xiao Junzhan came in, she had already finished taking a bath and was lying on the bed. Luzhululan was massaging her sore muscles, humming as if she was very sad.
His steps hesitated slightly, then he walked to the bedside, coughed slightly, and said, "Otherwise, let's take a day off tomorrow? It's the same if I take you riding a horse, so you don't have to do it yourself."
Two maids knelt down to say hello, but he waved them away.
"I have learned everything, but if I give up halfway, then my suffering today will be in vain." After saying that, Wei Hanzhang's maid left, dissatisfied: "You are not allowed to go out, my hands still hurt."
"I'll squeeze it for you." Xiao Junzhan sat down, reached out and imitated the movements of the two maids, and started to squeeze her gently.
Wei Hanzhang wanted to refuse, but then he thought about what the man in the carriage said about pouring him wine that night. Seeing that he seemed to have forgotten, he cautiously shut his mouth, for fear of reminding him.
Thanks to countless experiences, Wei Hanzhang pursed his lips and did not dare to say a word if he was pinched occasionally.
Perhaps it was because I was tired all day long, but I fell asleep on my stomach without even realizing it.
Xiao Junzhan stopped what he was doing and lowered his eyes to look at the sleeping face of the **** the couch. Her delicate face was tilted to one side, and her lips were bright red and slightly pursed.
…seems to be waiting for him to kiss.
He looked at her quietly for a long time, his eyes gradually became gentle, and he couldn't help but bend down and kiss her.
Worried that the little girl would be uncomfortable sleeping on her stomach, he gently turned her over and carefully tucked her in.
After all the commotion, she didn't even wake up.
Thinking of something, Xiao Junzhan peeled off the little girl's pajamas, lowered his eyes and found that there were no scary goosebumps on his jade-like arms, and his eyes gradually became softer.
Completely forget about what he said during the day to ask her to drink enough wine.
The little girl is so good, how could he be willing to make her drunk and uncomfortable. (End of chapter)