Chapter 124: On the knowledge of looking for a princess
When the dinner officially started, the entire forest was already a little more twilight.
The setting sun shone on the trees and cast mottled shadows in the tent. Xishan, which is famous for its sparse and bright atmosphere, seemed to be full of poetry at the moment.
Before I was busy hunting, I didn't realize it, but now I am suddenly idle, and everyone felt hungry. After sitting down, before the hot dishes were served, they picked up the cold dishes on the table to cushion their stomachs, while listening to the emperor and An in the first seat. The king is chatting and laughing.
The emperor smiled, "Xingchao, I heard that you hunted a wild bear today, is this true?"
Don't you know if it's real or not.
An Xiaowang felt very helpless to his brother's foreshadowing question, playing with the wine glass in his hand, and replied casually, "Yeah."
The emperor didn't care either.
Xingchao has been like this since he was a child, and he is not used to it when he can behave like other people one day.
Of course, with so many princes, big and small, only Prince An dared to talk to the emperor like this.
The emperor laughed loudly,
"Hahaha, as expected, I am a good man from the Huo family. Even a blind bear dares to hunt. Come on, go and carry that bear up, and let me see King An's trophies as well!"
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The young man clasped the table, even more helpless.
Seriously.
In fact, the situation this morning was very complicated.
Huo Xingchao was chasing another prey at the time, but halfway through the chase, the prey disappeared, and a black bear appeared out of nowhere.
Brown-black hair, sharp fangs and claws, a pair of black eyes staring fiercely ahead.
A guard behind him shook his hand and shot the arrowhead straight out. With a swoosh, he didn't know why his head was so good, and he shot directly into the bear's back.
- This is good, instantly angered the black bear.
The reason why Huo Xingchao came face to face with the wild bear was also out of unavoidable threat to his life.
Otherwise, he was crazy to hunt a **** bear that was many times bigger than himself.
To be honest, this year's hunting is a bit special from the past.
In the past, the emperors of the Jin Dynasty were all daring masters, and they were willing to put more vicious prey in the hunting grounds, so hunting was challenging and interesting.
But this time the hunt was different. Out of the Queen Mother's idea of choosing a concubine for her younger son, the emperor waved his hand and allowed the ministers to bring their female relatives.
And considering the safety of these female relatives, the emperor made a decree a month earlier, saying that he would come to Xishan this year.
- In other words, it gave the subordinates plenty of time to clean up.
Then why there is such an uncontrollable **** bear in the royal hunting grounds that are on guard, is a very worthwhile investigation.
After the queen mother heard the news, she immediately sent someone to check the joints here, and the emperor also sent the chief of guards around him to come back for trial.
After all, no one can guess which direction the emperor is going to hunt, and the wild black bear cannot be controlled at all, so what if the one who meets the black bear today is not An Xiaowang, but the emperor?
What's going on here, if you look into it carefully, it's hard to say how big it is.
But now is obviously not a good time to discuss this, and the emperor has no idea of defeating his good interest because of those filthy things.
Still full of smiles, let someone go and take a look at the big wild bear.
The attendant below hesitated for a moment, but did not move.
The emperor frowned,
"What's wrong?"
"Report to Your Majesty,"
The attendant knelt down in fear, "That big wild bear... is already in the pot."
"What did you say?"
The question was surprised and stern.
The attendant, with a sad face, answered tremblingly,
"Today, before the bear was brought back, Lord An ordered it to be stewed for dinner. As soon as the **** bear was brought back, the royal chefs did not dare to delay, and immediately chopped the bear's paw and put it into the pot. As for that Bearskin, the Queen Mother also instructed someone to remove..."
So within half an hour of moving back, the bear had turned into a corpse with no hands and no skin. As for now, I don't think I can watch it anymore...
- Of course, the attendant did not dare to say the latter half of the sentence.
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The emperor did not expect his mother and younger brother to move so quickly, and he was stunned at first glance.
The queen mother beside her curled her lips and made a soft clearance,
"Emperor, there are still so many girls' homes here. If you really bring up the blind bear, it won't frighten them. It's better to let the royal chef serve the cooked bear meat for everyone to taste. ."
"That's what my mother said."
The emperor nodded slightly, laughed and teased, "Then let me have a taste of what the black bear hunted by the emperor's younger brother tastes like!"
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What does a black bear smell like?
It's not that I haven't eaten.
Huo Xingchao poked at the stewed bear meat in the bowl, and when he thought of the bear's dirty black hair and dirt-covered claws, he lost his appetite. Finally, boredly raised his head, he looked at the open mountain scenery in front of him.
The sun was setting in the west, and the dim light was like a veil draped between the trees. Occasionally, birdsong came, crisp and crisp, or slender and long, which was very pleasant to listen to.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely see Nanshan.
Tao Gong's poetry, although the scene is slightly different, the atmosphere and mood are very similar.
If one day, far away from the court, you can live in this leisurely forest for a long time, in your spare time, you can play soju, play the qin, make tea and dry books, or ride a horse and shoot a deer.
The young man raised his head slightly and drank the hot wine in one gulp.
After the setting sun dipped into the forest, it brushed his eyebrows lightly, leaving a halo on the bridge of Ying Ting's nose.
The so-called fascinated by looking at the scene, but not knowing that he is also in the scene, fascinated by others.
In the area opposite to the lower right corner, there are some beautiful ladies sitting.
Qu Shuning was also among them, holding the bear meat in the bowl one after another, her gaze fell on the young man, her eyes inexplicably melancholy.
Sitting next to her is Miss Wang of the Censor Family. She followed her line of sight at the moment, and also saw that fairy-like scene, she couldn't help sighing,
"In terms of appearance alone, Prince An is truly unmatched."
It's not just looks.
His riding and archery skills are also unparalleled, and his talent and character are first-class. It's only because the evil people with ulterior motives spread the truth and demonized them into that state.
Her eldest brother is well-known, but if she wants to say it, it is not as good as Prince An.
Qu Shuning depressedly fiddled with the food in the bowl with his chopsticks. He wanted to explain something to him, but he didn't know how to speak. In the end, he could only frown, showing a bit of light worry, and replied absentmindedly, "Who said that? No."
On the right, Wei Qian'e, the youngest daughter of General Wei Guo on the right, heard their conversation, came over mysteriously, and whispered,
"Do you know why this time around, the sage suddenly ordered to bring female relatives?"
Miss Wang also lowered her voice and asked curiously, "Why?"
"Actually, this is what the Queen Mother meant."
Wei Qian'e blinked mysteriously, "It is said that it is to choose a concubine for Prince An. You see, are all the young ladies who have not left the cabinet here?"
"Really!"
Miss Wang covered her mouth in surprise, and couldn't help but looked at the young man below the first seat, and then quickly retracted her gaze. Inexplicably, there were a few more light blushes on her face, and she muttered,
"So this is ah....."
......
Qu Shuning suddenly felt a little dazzling.
Instead of interrupting their conversation, she tilted her head slightly, and her eyes fell on Lin Wan, who was a few tables away from her.
The girl was wearing a fragrant concubine-colored riding suit. The clothes were rare and the workmanship was exquisite. It was sent by the Queen Mother herself earlier.
Now, Prince An's marriage has not been made public, and only a few parties are aware of it, so Miss Wang and the others are fully convinced that they also have a chance.
But Qu Shuning knew very well that since the Queen Mother had already taken the second place and chose the side concubine first, it meant that she was ready to put the Zheng concubine's affairs aside.
So this time around, it was just a wedding dress for Cousin Lin in the end.
But who is to blame.
After all, the queen mother was the first to see herself.
In the end, he was spoiled by himself, and he was forced to marry a fiancé like Wang Li...
Qu Shuning looked at Lin Wan, her heart was still a little sour.
She knew that she was wrong, but the feeling, how should I put it, was like a long time ago when my grandmother gave her a piece of light green cloth. She thought the color was ugly, so she gave it to her cousin.
Later, my cousin used this cloth to make a dress and put it on, she suddenly realized that this color looks better than other colors.
She was a little regretful, a little envious, and a little unwilling. But no matter what she thinks, it's already someone else's thing...
"Huo Xingxing, since you have already made an appointment, don't look around, look left and right, such a move is too frivolous!"
Huo Xingxing just wanted to take a closer look to see if there was a rabbit hiding behind the tree in front of him, when Huo Chaochao's gentle reprimand suddenly sounded in his mind.
His movement stopped, and he couldn't help but refute it,
"Is it frivolous to see a rabbit?"
"Who knows if you're looking at the rabbit or something else."
Huo Chaochao sighed,
"See for yourself, how many girls are looking at you?"
"...How can they look at me that I'm frivolous? I didn't look at them!"
"If you don't look at them, why do they look at you?"
Huo Chaochao had reason and reason, and said slowly, "It's not because of your grandstanding."
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Huo Xingxing felt that he was simply unreasonable.