Song Lingyu was a little embarrassed and saluted, "I have met Her Highness the Princess."
"No need to be polite, let's go change clothes."
Although Princess Ancheng never leaves, her maids act thoughtfully and prepare everything necessary for riding a horse in case of emergencies.
Princess Rongling and Mrs. Ruan did not intend to get involved with their little girls, so as not to disturb their interest, so they changed their clothes, carefully explained some things that needed to be paid attention to after entering the woods, and followed the familiar lady to leave first. .
Song Lingyu asked Li Qingyi, "Why don't you see your aunt and cousin Jin'er?"
"Jin'er's wedding is coming soon. Mother has many things to do, so naturally she doesn't have time to come."
Wei Yao followed Wei Shicheng.
It's just that Li Qingyi came with his second uncle this time and couldn't talk to him.
Moreover, Wei Yao has always been of the same mind as his father, and may have many plans for Li Qingyi.
Li Qingyi would not be so stupid as to want to warm this younger brother's heart.
But there will definitely be times when she faces a choice in the future, and Princess Yuanheng will be the one who suffers the most.
After several people changed their clothes, the attendants brought the horses over.
Li Qingyi was still riding the white horse given to her by Qin Zeng. Paired with her light vine purple riding outfit, she looked low-key and stunning.
Princess An Cheng is the direct princess of Dajing, and she represents the queen's face when she goes out. Naturally, she is dressed in red. Compared to Concubine Mu, her shoulders and cuffs are embroidered with flying phoenixes in gold thread, indicating her extremely noble status.
When a few people returned to the venue, they saw several noble ladies getting ready to set off.
Among them, one of the stars holding the moon is Song Linlang, the fourth prince's concubine.
Her mouth is her cousin, and Xu Hanzhang, the daughter of Prime Minister Xu, is still by her side.
Li Qingyi did not see Wei Baozhu.
In this kind of situation, a cautious and measured person like Wei Baozhu would never try to steal the limelight from Song Linlang.
Moreover, based on Li Qingyi's understanding of Wei Baozhu, since Song Linlang is not in the Prince's Mansion, she might be able to plan something for him.
When Song Linlang saw them coming, she glanced meaningfully at Li Qingyi. When she saw Princess An Cheng beside her, she withdrew her gaze and led a group of noble ladies forward to salute.
Princess An Cheng's attitude was casual and polite, "No need to be polite, you can do as you please."
With that said, he followed Li Qingyi and the others to the woods.
The Xishan hunting ground is very vast. It is not just a forest. There are also grassland lakes that divide the forest into several parts.
The last time Li Qingyi and others came to Xishan, except for Qin Zeng, no one went deep at all.
Royal hunting is different, it must be serious.
The men are determined to hunt wild beasts deep in the mountains and forests. This is also a good opportunity for the younger generation to show their faces in front of the emperor. One can imagine the competition.
And the women only go to some relatively safe woods, where there are just some animals like deer and rabbits, which will not hurt people. Some are stupider, such as roe deer and other stupid things, who don't know how to hide when they see people. He will also stand there and look curiously, acting as a fixed target.
The power is supposed to be used by ladies and daughters to have some fun.
Princess Rongling and the others had been here more than once. They were quite familiar with the terrain and were not so nervous. They had already chosen a direction to enter the forest.
Li Qingyi, Princess Ancheng and others were just a group of newborn chicks, cautiously tentatively walking inside.
However, exploring the unknown is also fun.
Several people were very excited. Occasionally they saw movement in the grass, and they shot a few arrows in the grass.
Never mind whether it's accurate or not, the atmosphere is there.
Princess An Cheng was very happy, and Li Miaoran was so excited that she forgot that she was the prince's eldest sister, and quickly let go, "It's a pity that Zhen Zhen couldn't come because of the cold, otherwise, that girl would have gone crazy!"
Princess Ancheng asked: "Is Zhen Zhen the daughter of the Zhen family of Rongchang Prefecture?"
Li Miaoran said: "Yes, whenever the princess is free, she can visit our house and see her."
Princess Ancheng was a little excited when she was invited by Li Qingyi a few days ago, but she didn't have time to mention it to her mother. At this time, being invited by Li Miaoran again, Princess An Cheng agreed happily, "Okay, I will go find you in a few days."
Several girls were walking and chatting. Occasionally when they saw prey, they would chase and shoot it wildly, and then laugh and have a great time.
Princess Ancheng had always ridden horses at the palace's horse farm and had never galloped on the grassland.
As the group passed through a forest and saw the grassland in front of them, Princess An Cheng had the idea of running a horse race, with Li Qingyi accompanying her.
The horses the two of them rode were both excellent horses. They were not only obedient, but also had good foot power. They were able to distance themselves from the others in a short time.
Li Qingyi also liked the feeling of galloping. He ran side by side with Princess Ancheng and ran happily. However, the two of them were too selfless. When they came to their senses, Song Lingyu, Li Miaoran and the guards did not know that they were being Where have they been dumped?
Princess Ancheng looked blankly at the identical woods all around, pointed in one direction and said, "That's where we came from, right?"
Li Qingyi was sweating a little, "It seems, it seems..."
It turns out that the girl’s sense of direction cannot be trusted.
After passing a grassland and two woods, the two found that the surrounding trees were getting thicker and thicker, and the new branches and leaves in spring were much denser than the woods before.
Princess Ancheng murmured: "Oh no, we are lost..."
Li Qingyi rubbed her arms and looked around. She found that there were no roe deer or rabbits nearby, and there were no sounds of birds. A more terrifying suspicion arose in her heart.
"We... won't enter the territory of some wild beast, right?"
"I heard that there are tigers deep in the forest. Before the prince came, he even shouted that he wanted to hunt tigers to honor his father..."
As they were talking, the two of them felt that the horse beneath them began to stir uneasily.
Li Qingyi tightened the reins, calmed the horse under him, and said: "Princess, I have the rattling arrows given to me by Mr. Qin, but firing the rattling arrows is likely to attract wild beasts. It is best for us to climb up the tree first, so that we can fight each other. To be safer, can you climb trees?"
Princess An Cheng's face turned pale and she shook her head.
Li Qingyi looked around for a moment alertly again, found a big tree with a low trunk, and said: "Let's get to that tree. You stand on the horse and step on the thick branch to get to that tree. Can you Can you do it?"
Princess An Cheng bit her lip and glanced, "I'll try."
The two carefully led the horses to the tree. Li Qingyi took Princess An Cheng's reins and held her horses.
Princess Ancheng stood up carefully while holding on to the tree trunk, and climbed up the thick branch with great effort. After climbing several times, she finally reached a higher position. "Hurry up, come up too. I always feel like something is coming." Already!"
The horse was pawing its hooves more and more uneasily and snoring. Li Qingyi also felt it, and the tip of his nose was sweating.
She also stood on horseback like Princess An Cheng, but just when she was about to step on the thick tree branch, a deep and majestic roar sounded, "Ouch..."
