It was nearly noon when the group of people arrived at the paddock. If it weren't for the pastries prepared in advance, Li Qingyi would be so hungry that his chest would stick to his back.
However, someone in the paddock had already arrived in advance to arrange the banquet. As soon as the emperor and his subordinates arrived, the prepared dishes were served.
After having enough wine and food, everyone was gearing up and the hunt began.
The emperor did not immediately join the hunting team. Instead, he sat in the stands and looked at the dignitaries and officials' children who were riding horses in the field.
On this occasion, the younger generation must have some competition.
Of course His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princes are also among them.
Li Miaoran stared at the leading prince and sighed again for a while, then quickly withdrew his gaze and blinked wildly, as if he wanted to blink the figure out of his eyes.
As soon as the horn sounded, horses' hooves flew across the field. The prince took the lead and rushed towards the woods ahead, followed closely by figures and guards, raising yellow dust all over the sky.
It was the first time for Li Qingyi to see this scene. He was so excited that he was still a little eager to give it a try.
Li Miaoran was also tugging on her sleeves and asking her with her eyes when she could go.
Li Qingyi looked around and saw a group of gentle and dignified young ladies sitting obediently next to their mother, with no intention of ending.
Also, in this kind of occasion where noble gentlemen gather, of course they have to keep their manners. How can they go on horseback and eat dirt?
Li Qingyi was suddenly disappointed.
If no one else went and she and her sister went alone, it would be too conspicuous.
"Let's take a look first and then talk."
In the distance, Qin Zeng saw Li Qingyi's expression, and a smile filled his eyes.
This little girl just can't sit still.
However, she won't be disappointed for long.
Not long after, the emperor stood up.
The Queen was a model of dignity, sitting calmly at the head of the crowd of ministers and family members. Concubine Mu did not have so many worries and walked down the stand with the Emperor.
She couldn't wear red, so she simply wore a dark black riding outfit. Her heroic appearance and unique charm were very eye-catching.
Li Qingyi also heard that Concubine Mu came to the paddock with the emperor to hunt every year, and she was very good at riding, and she always got a small harvest.
Although she is now over thirty years old, both physically and mentally, she is much stronger than those delicate women who only eat and do not exercise. This gives her the capital to accompany the emperor on hunting.
Concubine Mu received the envious gazes of everyone, smiled proudly, and got on her horse, as if she was paired with the emperor.
She also glanced at the queen specifically, and the meaning was self-evident.
The Queen's smile was not affected by Concubine Mu's eyes. She looked calm and said to all the ladies: "If you want to end up, then go and try it. There are not many opportunities like this, so there is no need to hold back."
The atmosphere of this dynasty is quite open, and there is no such thing as restricting women from being allowed to appear in public. Otherwise, the Bibo Tower opened by Ruan would not have so many noble ladies coming to pay condolences and listen to songs every day.
I heard that those women were very dissatisfied with Bibo Tower at first. Usually when they returned home from work, Madam’s concubine would be gentle and caring. But since the establishment of Bibo Tower, when they return home from work, they often don’t see them. When I asked my wife and family members, they all said they were going to Bibo Tower to play horse-drawn games!
At the beginning, people wanted to write a letter of impeachment, saying that they wanted to clean up the unhealthy trends in Bibo Tower, and they insinuated wildly that Li Yong was not strict in running the family.
However, over time, these men realized the benefits of Bibo Tower.
Especially for people like Cui Chun, the minister of Dali Temple, who is henpecked. According to him, since the opening of Bibo Tower, his wife has been busy going to Bibo Tower to eat, drink and have fun after taking care of things at home. The number of times she has spoken to him and nagged him has been greatly reduced, and she has not even done so for a long time. I started beating him, and everyone in the house became more harmonious.
Bibo Tower only allows female family members to enter, so there is no risk.
Some officials who did not want to be named said that their wives actually took the initiative to take concubines for them because Bibo Tower was often overcrowded, so they could only play tricks at home.
There were not enough people, so she had to hire a concubine for her husband to make up for it.
Over time, Bibo Tower has simply become a blessing for men and a holy place for women, where husbands and wives are harmonious, wives and concubines are harmonious. If any censor dares to say something about Bibo Tower's unhealthy tendencies, he is guaranteed to be drowned out by everyone.
The emperor noticed this and called Li Yong over to ask. Knowing the cause and effect, he felt a little regretful that the concubine could not leave the palace and go to Bibo Tower.
But the emperor is the emperor, so he immediately had some gadgets from Bibo Tower introduced into the harem, so that the concubines could have some fun and not try their best to "encounter" him whenever they had free time. There would be less intrigues and he and the queen would be in trouble. A lot of concern.
The Ruan family also received many rewards from the emperor and empress.
Sometimes the queen felt bored, so she called Ruan into the palace to chat with her. Several concubines were also very interested in Bibo Tower and often joined in the fun. Unknowingly, Ruan became a frequent visitor to the palace.
At this time, the Queen spoke, and Ruan was the first to respond. In addition, several ladies stood up and saluted the Queen, including Li Qingyi's aunt, Princess Ronling. Read the book
Princess Rongling is the daughter of Prince Lian, and the whole family is quite respectable in front of the emperor. With her taking the lead, the others don't have too many scruples.
Song Yang rushed into the woods in the first wave and disappeared. Song Lingyu followed behind her and seemed to be prepared.
She glanced around and saw Li Qingyi.
Song Lingyu obviously also learned about what happened in recent days from her own mother. She hesitated for a moment and walked towards Li Qingyi, "Cousin..."
Li Qingyi smiled and said, "Cousin!"
Seeing her affectionate attitude, Song Lingyu felt relieved, "Do you want to go, let's go together?"
The other party extended an olive branch, and of course Li Qingyi followed it. Pulling Li Miaoran, the three of them got up and followed Princess Ruan's Rongring down to the stands and went to the tent to change clothes.
Li Qingyi felt a gaze looking at her. She looked up and saw Princess An Cheng sitting next to the queen bored.
Li Qingyi couldn't say hello loudly to her through the crowd. After thinking about it, he winked at her.
Princess Ancheng thought she had seen wrongly and opened her eyes wide as if to see more clearly.
Li Qingyi winked at her again and looked at Lin Zi. Princess An Cheng hesitated for a moment, then turned to Queen Wang and said, "Queen Mother, I..."
Queen Wang followed her gaze and saw Li Qingyi standing there.
Queen Wang's eyes paused on Li Qingyi for a moment, then looked at Li Miaoran, and said with a smile: "You go ahead."
Princess Ancheng was very surprised: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
Queen Wang quickly warned, "Bring more guards."
"Yes, An Cheng knows!"
Princess Ancheng held back her steps to prevent herself from running away. She safely got off the stand and walked towards Li Qingyi.
When she saw Song Lingyu, she smiled and said, "It seems you really misunderstood last time."
