Chapter 419: Extra 10 surprises

Chapter 419: Extra 10 surprises

Chapter 419 Extra 10 Accident

Shen Qianchen thought Nan Hao's brother and sister were also interesting.

They kept saying that they came to Daqi for the sake of harmony between the two countries, and they kept saying that Emperor Hao wanted to learn from Daqi's imperial examinations and obtain scholars, but in fact, they had done nothing serious in the past three months, and they had not made any suggestions regarding the relationship between the two countries. I didn’t even go to the Etiquette Department to ask for advice on matters related to the examination.

The brother and sister just wandered around the capital from time to time, looking very leisurely.

Gu Jue stood up and walked towards Shen Qianchen, picked her up by the waist, and while carrying her towards the palace, he said in a casual manner: "It has only been a year since Wuhaduluo ascended the throne, but Hao Kingdom has not yet Before it was stable, the two southern states, Jiaozhou and Haozhou, had never surrendered to Uhaduluo. "

"Uhaduluo is determined to send his troops southward to Pingjiao and Haozhou, but he is afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back."

The "tiger" in Gu Jue's mouth refers to Daqi.

For Wuhaduluo, it is not difficult to pacify the two states of Jiaoqujiao and Hao with his military strength. What he is afraid of is that if there is civil strife in Hao, if Daqi seizes this opportunity and sends troops south, then Wuhe will be destroyed. Hadura will face a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides.

If the marriage between Qi and Hao had been completed and the late emperor Gu Lang was still alive, then Uhaduluo would have boldly sent troops to the two states of Hao and Qi. Then the two vassal kings would consider the "life and death of Wuhejia Tower unknown" "After weighing the pros and cons, they should also surrender to Uhadura.

However, Gu Jue took action. He saved Wuhe Jialou. He destroyed the marriage between the two countries and changed the situation in Nanhao.

Wuhejialou has personally gone to Jiaozhou and Haozhou to lobby the two vassal kings. However, given his current isolated and helpless situation, it is not that easy to persuade them to support him.

Wuhe Jialou understood this, and so did Gu Jue.

To put it bluntly, the main goal of the first stage of Wuhajia Tower is to stop the two feudal kings and let them wait and see again, so that they will not fall to Wuhaduluo's side for the time being.

Because Gu Jue never deliberately concealed anything from Shen Qianchen, Shen Qianchen also knew a little about Gu Jue and Wuhe Jialuo's plan. She thought about it and understood. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Wuhe Duluo is anxious." ?”

While speaking, Shen Qianchen opened the door curtain in front of her, and Gu Jue easily carried her in and walked in with perfect understanding.

"It will definitely be urgent." Gu Jue carried her to the couch and took off her shoes.

Wuhejialou has always been the popular support of the people in Nanhao. After all, Wuheduluo usurped the throne by killing his brother and gained the throne unfairly. In addition, in the year after Wuheduluo ascended the throne, he did nothing to benefit the country and the people. Instead, he levied excessive taxes and imposed excessive taxes. In this year alone, he issued military conscription orders three times. As a result, the people of Nanhao turned their hearts towards the previous emperor Hao and Wuhajialou. In addition, the two states of Jiao and Hao had not surrendered to Wuhaduluo for a long time. .

Therefore, Wuhaduluo was anxious.

Shen Qianchen was not actually sleepy, but she couldn't help but Gu Jue thought she was, so she reciprocated the favor, patted the place beside her and motioned for Gu Jue to come up and rest for a while.

It means that if he lets her lie down, then he can't even think about going to the office secretly.

Gu Jue cooperated very well. He Yiyi lay beside Shen Qianchen. The two faced each other and continued talking while lying on their sides.

"He urgently needs Da Qi's support?" Shen Qianchen guessed.

Gu Jue stretched out his fingers to pick up a strand of black hair from her ear, played with it carelessly and nodded.

"Then why has there been no movement in Wuhan Langnan?" Shen Qianchen yawned lazily. She wasn't sleepy before, but after she lay down, the sleepyhead crawled up.

As soon as she became sleepy, her mind became groggy, and some of the words she said were actually subconscious. Wuhorangnan hasn't taken action for so long. It's just a few reasons, such as he hasn't received Wuhaduluo's instructions, or the time hasn't come yet.

Gu Jue was noncommittal.

It's rare for two people to go out to play together, and he is too lazy to always talk about other people's things. He changed the subject and said, "Can I take you to the hunting ground tomorrow?"

"Okay!" Shen Qianchen showed an unusually bright smile and was happy.

She likes to stay with Gu Jue.

Seeing the little girl's bright smile, Gu Jue's heart was so soft that it turned into water.

He knew that his little girl was a cat, an eagle, and a hunter. She liked to live a free life, but he had no way to take her back to the Northland and let her live an unrestrained life.

"Then go to sleep." As he said, he brought the strand of hair from his fingertips to his lips, then in front of her, he lowered his head slightly and kissed her hair gently.

So gentle, so pious.

He told himself in his heart that there would be a chance.

In the future, if he abdicates earlier, he can take her around the world, and they will still have a long time to spend together.

The two of them were sleeping on the same pillow at the moment, with their faces no more than two inches apart. From Shen Qianchen's angle, she could clearly see his slightly lowered eyes, and could count his long eyelashes... She seemed to be able to You can feel the warmth of his lips through your hair.

Shen Qianchen's heart trembled, feeling that he was getting better and better at seducing people.

She simply moved her body, buried her head in his chest, put one hand around his waist, and closed her eyes obediently.

For Shen Qianchen, Gu Jue was more effective than any other soothing incense to aid sleep. After a while, she fell asleep and did not even attend the palace banquet that night.

She slept happily until the next morning, full of energy.

Today is the first day of autumn hunting.

Everyone gathered in the square in front of the hunting palace, a sea of ​​people.

Gu Jue has always been informal and hates red tape. He simply omitted the heaven-sacrifice ceremony at the beginning of the autumn hunting. He only verbally encouraged everyone's morale and let everyone go hunting separately.

Most of the men were eager to give it a try and had long been looking forward to showing their faces in front of the new emperor. Without even a moment of tea, the Hunting Palace Square was mostly empty, with men and horses rushing away at full speed.

Gu Jue planned to take Shen Qianchen to the hunting ground to play. Since it was for fun, there was no rush. He simply waited until there were fewer people before setting off leisurely. The two sent Jiang Yuan, Jingfeng and others away, taking only their mounts Jueying and Fenglu, and rode into the hunting ground in a carefree manner.

Today, of course, Gu Jue was leading the way, and Shen Qianchen followed him obediently, following him like a shadow.

Shen Qianchen originally thought that Gu Jue would take her hunting, but she didn't expect that he would take her over a mountain and arrive at a place with birds singing, flowers fragrant, and beautiful mountains and clear waters.

The scenery in the mountains is very beautiful. In the distance, misty mountains are lingering in the mountains. Nearby, colorful flowers are in bloom, springs are tinkling, and all kinds of birds are fluttering, singing and playing in the forest from time to time.

Just being here like this will make people relax.

Shen Qianchen glanced around half a circle and saw the clues. With bright eyes, he turned to Gu Jue and asked, "How do you know this place?"

Others may not be able to see it, but Shen Qianchen is a doctor and can tell it at a glance. There are many medicinal materials here, and many of them are rare medicinal materials.

The reason why Gu Jue wanted her to come here was obviously that he was trying to please her.

Gu Jue rode his horse to her side, stretched out his hand to tuck the flying hair behind her ears, and said with a smile, "I've been here before."

Shen Qianchen was startled. Thinking about it, it was her first time to come to Wanlinyuan Hunting Ground, but Gu Jue must have been to this area with his father when he was young.

Gu Jue looked around and said, "The last time I came here, I was thirteen years old."

Isn't thirteen years younger than she is now? Shen Qianchen couldn't help but imagine what Gu Jue looked like when he was thirteen.

"I still remember that at the palace banquet that night, my father asked us to paint, and this is what I painted." Gu Jue picked a pink wild flower and held it between his slender fingers.

painting? ! Shen Qianchen came back to his senses at this time and looked at the bamboo tube tied to Jueying's side. When she woke up in the morning, she vaguely seemed to see Gu Jue putting a painting inside.

"That's the one, right?" Shen Qianchen eagerly stretched out his hand to Gu Jue, "I want to see it!"

Hearing that she wanted to see it, Gu Jue took the scroll out of the painting tube and handed it to her.

Shen Qianchen unfolded the painting happily.

What comes into view is a familiar scenery. After many years, this place is of course different from the one in the painting. The mountains in the distance are still the same, but the flowers, plants and trees nearby have changed more or less, and the trees have become more mature. Thriving and lush; those colorful flowers are not as beautiful as before; there is also a white horse drinking water by the stream in the corner of the painting...

Seeing Shen Qianchen's eyes fall on the white horse, Gu Jue explained warmly: "This is my former mount." The horse died on the battlefield in the North.

Shen Qianchen probably guessed the fate of the white horse, so she didn't ask. She just stretched out her hand and held Gu Jue's left hand, clasping his fingers tightly, and said softly: "Jiuxia, when we get back, Would you like to draw another one?"

She wanted Gu Jue to draw another painting. This time, he had to draw two horses in pairs by the stream.

Gu Jue thought about it, his eyes flashed, and he nodded and said, "Okay!"

Not only did he want to paint this picture, he would also paint and record the other places they went to together in the future, so that they can go there again ten years later, twenty years later, thirty years later... It should be interesting to look back at these paintings and revisit old places.

"You're so kind!" Shen Qianchen was even more happy. She leaned in to kiss him while sitting on the horse, but with her height, she could only kiss his chin.

It was just a gentle kiss. Before Gu Jue could react, Shen Qianchen had already moved back.

She put the painting back into the tube and dismounted.

"Let's go collect medicine." She directed Gu Jue.

Although he said that, in the end, Shen Qianchen picked more flowers than just one basket of medicinal herbs.

"As for medicinal materials, their essence is not as expensive as their quantity."

This is what she told Gu Jue on the way back, and it was very convincing.

"That's right." Gu Jue nodded in agreement, and Zanli's eyebrows were filled with smiles. As long as she was happy, that would be fine. The next moment, the smile on his lips subsided, and his sharp eyes looked toward the depths of the mountain forest to the right, his eyes as sharp as swords.

"Jiuxia?" Shen Qianchen was keenly aware of the difference in Gu Jue's expression.

Before Gu Jue could speak, Shen Qianchen saw that there was a rustling sound in the jungle, and something was approaching them.

Soon, a gray wild wolf appeared at the exit of the forest. The gray wolf bared its teeth, with a ferocious face and fierce eyes. The fangs between its long mouth seemed to shine with a cold light, which made people shudder.

Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen both looked at each other with concentration.

The hunting ground for the autumn hunt was cleaned up in advance by the Three Thousand Battalion, and all the ferocious beasts were driven out of the periphery of the hunting ground and driven deep into the mountains. The place where they were was not supposed to be a place where wild wolves roamed.

Wolves are group animals. Unless they are a lost lone wolf, the wolf pack will go out as a whole and work together when hunting.

really-

The next moment, three or four more wolves appeared behind the first gray wolf, and there was a rustling sound coming from behind.

"Ouch!" The wolf at the front raised its head and roared loudly. The cry was full of wild and blood-devouring tension, and then it rushed towards the two of them, baring its teeth and claws, and ran rampant.

Gu Jue reacted faster. As early as the moment the alpha wolf appeared, he had already drawn his bow and nocked an arrow, aiming the tip of the arrow at the alpha wolf.

"Whoosh!"

He fired the arrow decisively.

The arrow flew out of the string, cutting through the air like lightning. The tip of the arrow accurately shot into the head wolf's long, salivating mouth, shot out from the back of the neck, and penetrated the throat.

Its body twitched and fell to the ground. Blood flowed out from its angry mouth, soaking the grass below...

The death of the alpha wolf angered the seven or eight wolves behind them. They all let out angry and crazy roars, bared their teeth, and charged towards Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen with great momentum.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Gu Jue put three arrows on his bow, and the three arrows shot out rapidly, making bursts of sound in the air. Each arrow hit the vital part of a wolf, and there was no miss.

At the same time, three secret guards lurking in the darkness also appeared. They did not bring bows, but used long knives and flying knives.

Kill one head with one sword, neatly.

Wolves are ferocious beasts, but they are vulnerable to these highly skilled secret guards.

In just one cup of tea, the corpses of seven wolves fell to the ground in a mess. The remaining wolves were frightened and fled in despair.

The wolf corpses left behind were all covered in blood, and the thick smell of blood filled the air.

Occasionally, a few remaining leaves and petals were blown by the wind, and they happened to blow on Shen Qianchen's cheek.

She dusted it off without worrying about Gu Jue's safety.

There were just a few wolves, and there was nothing to fear if there were twice as many. She wouldn't even have a chance to take action.

After a secret guard counted the wolf corpses, he immediately came back to Gu Jue: "Master Jiu, there are seven wolves here, and they are all dead. Three more wolves escaped, and Zhu Yong chased after him..."

"I'm going to see the wolf corpse." Shen Qianchen said to Gu Jue, got off the horse and walked towards the wolf closest to them.

The eyes of the dead wolf were wide open, as if it was not dead in sight, and the tip of the arrow pierced from the back of the neck was bloody.

When Shen Qianchen's fingers rubbed the wolf's fur, there was still residual warmth on the wolf's body.

She looked into the wolf's eyes, examined its belly, dipped her finger into some bright red wolf blood, and smelled it.

In addition to the familiar smell of blood, there is also a faint fragrance in the blood, like mint or spicy.

Shen Qianchen narrowed his eyes, his eyes flickered, and his lips curled into a thoughtful arc.

She continued to walk forward, and after checking two or three more wolf corpses, she returned the same way and walked to Gu Jue's side.

"The alpha wolf was given a medicine called Xiyuecao, so he became extremely aggressive when he was full. The other wolves should follow the alpha wolf." Shen Qianchen said with certainty.

There is no West Vietnam grass in Daqi, so there is no possibility that the wolf will eat West Vietnam grass by mistake.

Gu Jue nodded, ordered a few secret guards to take the wolf corpse, and continued on the return journey with Shen Qianchen.

After returning to the hunting palace, Gu Jue immediately summoned Luo Xinze, the commander of the Three Thousand Battalion, and other generals.

During this autumn hunting, the Three Thousand Battalion was not only responsible for clearing the hunting ground before the royal driver arrived, but was also responsible for guarding the hunting ground. Today, a pack of wolves appeared outside the hunting ground. This was a huge dereliction of duty.

Facing Gu Jue's questioning and scolding, Luo Xin couldn't even answer a word, so he could only admit his mistake and ask for punishment.

As a result, something unexpected happened on the first day of autumn hunting. From the commander of the Three Thousand Battalion, Luo Xinze, to the guerrilla generals below, all were punished. Those who should be dismissed should be dismissed, and those who should be demoted should be demoted.

The protection of the hunting grounds was still the responsibility of the Three Thousand Battalion. In addition, Gu Jue ordered the flag-hand guards to patrol the hunting grounds together, and ordered the Jin Yiwei to thoroughly investigate the case.

Although some changes occurred along the way, on the evening of the first day, Gu Jue still rewarded those generals and nobles who performed outstandingly during the hunt. The generous rewards made others envious.

Everyone was talking a lot, especially the high-spirited young people who were all even more excited. They clapped and cheered passionately, and some vowed that they would hunt wild beasts tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

In addition, many people were talking about Gu Jue's encounter with a wolf in the hunting ground at noon, praising the new emperor's superb archery skills, denouncing the use of the Three Thousand Battalion, and speculating on who had done anything to the wolf.

Shen Zhi also heard those discussions, so when today's awards were over, she immediately ran to Shen Qianchen and asked worriedly: "Sister Chen, are you injured?"

She held Shen Qianchen's hand and looked her up and down, fearing that her daughter would bump into her.

Shen Qianchen smiled broadly and said, "Mom, don't worry, Jiuya is here."

Her face was full of trust, as if she was saying, Gu Jue is here, what can happen? !

"That's good." Shen Zhi finally made up her mind, feeling a little lucky that she didn't let Shen Yunmu enter the hunting ground, and only allowed him and a group of half-grown boys to go to the racecourse to compete in riding and shooting.

"Mom, just relax." Chu Qianhuang said with a smile. She had changed her last name and was now "Shen Qianhuang".

While speaking, she winked at Shen Qianchen.

Shen Qianchen understood immediately, held Shen Zhi's hand and walked toward the hunting palace, saying coquettishly: "Mom, I'm hungry after playing all day. Let's go to your place to eat some snacks first to satisfy our stomach."

Shen Zhi hurriedly said to Nanny Chen: "I remember that the imperial dining room sent some snacks over at noon. They tasted good. I hurriedly asked someone to go back and heat them up."

Grandma Chen responded with a smile: "However, the lotus root cake still has to be eaten cold. I will ask you to heat the other items and make sherbet or sour plum soup."

The master and servant talked about snacks, and Shen Qianchen quietly fell behind with Shen Qianhuang. The two sisters leaned together and bit their ears affectionately.

Shen Zhi hopes in her heart that her two daughters can get closer and is happy to see it happen.

Shen Qianhuang whispered two words to Shen Qianchen: "There's a show."

She was talking about Shen Zhi and Pei Linye.

"I plan to talk to my grandmother and ask my grandmother to help check on Uncle Pei." Shen Qianhuang also followed Shen Qianchen's example and changed her name to Pei Linye. "If you have a chance, please ask the emperor to check on Uncle Pei. "

"My mother's life has gone astray for more than ten years. The road ahead must be smooth and stable."

Although Shen Qianhuang had a good impression of Pei Linye, she felt that human nature was too complicated. If my mother missed something once, she would never make it a second time.

She hoped that her mother would marry someone who would cherish her and pamper her, so they had to carefully examine Pei Linye's character. Anyway, her mother was not in a hurry to marry.

Shen Qianchen held Shen Qianhuang's arm with a smile on his face, deeply convinced, thinking in his heart that it would be best for Gu Jue to investigate all the major events of Pei Linye in the past thirty years.

It's not that easy to marry her mother!

Her mother is so good that she doesn’t have to worry about getting married!

When Shen Zhi turned around next time, she saw a pair of daughters looking at her with burning eyes and unusually bright smiles.

The two girls are twins, but they don't look much alike. They are completely different from appearance to body shape to temperament. But at this moment, when they smile together, they seem to be somewhat similar.

"..." Shen Zhi couldn't help but be fascinated.

"mother!"

The two sisters took two steps forward with tacit understanding, took Shen Zhi's arms one by one, and walked forward while laughing.

The crisp laughter floats in the evening breeze at dusk.

(End of chapter)