Qiao Yin and Xie Yuan ran back, and Xie Ren looked at Jiang Ningyao walking away with a blank look on his face.
"What did you say to make the princess so angry?" Qiao Yin asked worriedly.
Xie Ren scratched his head, "I didn't say anything. She asked me why I didn't reply to her letter. I said I was too lazy to reply. You don't know, she doesn't deal with me. Every time she comes to Huaizhou, she relies on the princess. Her identity, snatching my things, and even filing a lawsuit against me. Forget it, she returned to Beijing, and every time she wrote to me, she came to show off what she had gained and what she had learned, and she always pointed out what I didn’t have. I am so annoyed that I am not in the mood to reply to her."
Qiao Yin couldn't help but ask: "When did the princess write you a letter?"
Xie Ren scratched his head again, "It was many years ago, and I don't know which letter she was talking about."
"The princess wrote you many letters?"
"It's quite a lot. Anyway, there were them every month during those years, sometimes half a month, depending on how often she got the treasures. It would add up to a drawer."
"A drawer? You didn't even reply to one?" Qiao Yin asked in shock.
"I didn't even look at it... Ouch!"
Before Xie Ren could finish his words, Qiao Yin and Xie Yuan punched him twice at the same time.
"You heartless piece of shit!"
Qiao Yin cursed and ran out to chase Jiang Ningyao.
Xie Ren held the beaten chest and said with a flat mouth: "Brother, why is Qiao Yin scolding people?"
Xie Yuan looked coldly: "You shouldn't scold me? You bastard!"
Xie Ren froze on the spot: "How come even you, brother..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Huailu appeared out of nowhere and put the bow in his hand on Xie Ren's head.
"I'll strangle you to death, you bastard! My sister is blind and has fallen in love with you!"
But Xie Ren used brute force, turned around, grabbed the bow and put it on Jiang Huailu's head, angrily saying: "You are not a good person either! How many years have you been thinking about my sister!"
Jiang Huailu was exhausted: "These are two different things!"
"You know two different things? I don't like your sister, so you can't force me, right?" Xie Ren asked impatiently.
Jiang Huairu was speechless and could only say bitterly: "Okay, you said it yourself, don't regret it in the future!"
Xie Ren was indifferent, left Jiang Huailu's bow, turned around and ran away, disappearing in a flash.
…
Qiao Yin chased Jiang Ningyao to the high platform of the paddock. When she went up, the emperor also came. Jiang Ningyao accompanied the emperor. Qiao Yin couldn't step forward, so she could only watch Jiang Ningyao's expression silently.
Jiang Ningyao's expression was cold, and she looked no different from usual, except that the corners of her eyes were a little red.
Qiao Yin sighed in his heart.
Xie Ren, who killed a thousand swords! !
The sun rose in the sky and the morning fog dispersed. As a loud horn sounded, a group of animals were driven up and ran towards the woods not far away.
The emperor stood on the high platform, holding a long bow, and shot Qiu Shou's first arrow.
That arrow hit the deer running in front.
"My father's sword is still young and his arrow skills are accurate. If my son and I can learn one-tenth of the skills from my father, I will have no regrets."
As soon as the arrow fell, the third prince Jiang Huaiyan immediately stepped forward to take the bow and arrow from the emperor's hand, and his words of reverence continued.
The emperor pointed at Jiang Huaiyan, and his words were full of love, "You are more flattering than Zhao Derui. I will see what you can hit later, but don't embarrass me!"
"My son has been working hard to practice archery recently, and I will definitely give my father a head start!" Jiang Huaiyan immediately said with confidence.
The emperor smiled and glanced at Jiang Huailu standing aside and the thin bow in his hand.
Jiang Huailu left the palace to study at the age of five, and returned to the palace after completing his studies at the age of fifteen.
After ten years away from home, naturally they are not as close as Jiang Huaiyan, who grew up under his knees, and Jiang Huailu is not as good at asking for favors and being as obedient as Jiang Huaiyan.
The emperor just glanced at it, then withdrew his gaze, and then threw the bow in his hand to Jiang Huaiyan.
"Third brother, don't embarrass me today."
Jiang Huaiyan held the bow gifted by the emperor and was overjoyed: "Thank you, father, for the gift."
As he spoke, he did not forget to use his peripheral vision to provoke Jiang Huailu.
Although he is the eldest son, his father loves him the most.
The emperor announced: "Let's begin!"
A war drum beat, and the hunt officially began.
The children of each family rushed into the paddock, wearing bright clothes and angry horses, full of vigor, which attracted the side glances of the female relatives on the high platform.
"Who do you think will come out on top this year?"
The girls beside him started talking quietly.
Someone said: "Of course it goes without saying that it must be General Xie. He has come out on top in previous years."
Some people were dissatisfied and said: "I think it's Prince Lu. Last year Prince Lu only lost a little bit to General Xie."
Everyone was talking about it, but the main candidates were Xie Yuan and Lu Jinzhi.
Qiao Yin remembered that although Lu Jinzhi's martial arts skills were mediocre, he was very good at horseback riding and archery. He and the third prince were taught by the commander of the imperial army in the imperial garden. Since the first time he participated in the Autumn Hunting at the age of fifteen, he had always been the leader until Xie Yuan showed up.
Four years ago, Lu Jinzhi failed in the Autumn Hunting for the first time, and was embarrassed for half a month after he came back. Qiao Yin used her body as a target to let him practice archery, and it took a lot of effort to coax Lu Jinzhi to get back on his feet.
"Who do you think will win?"
A voice suddenly came to his ears, and Qiao Yin turned to look sideways, and Yan Ruyu was standing beside him at some point.
Qiao Yin turned back and looked at the man in the paddock. The men in the paddock are all dignified and distinguished, but none of them are as outstanding as Xie Yu'an. Qiao Yin can find him at a glance at any time.
As if feeling her gaze, Xie Yu'an also looked back and smiled at her from a distance.
"Of course it's Xie Yu'an." Qiao Yin said without thinking.
"I also hope it's Xie Yu'an." Yan Ruyu's melancholy voice sounded, "If Lu Jinzhi comes out on top, the concubine will ask His Majesty to grant us a marriage. I don't want to marry Lu Jinzhi now."
Qiao Yin turned to look at her in confusion: "Why?"
Yan Ruyu was still arrogant: "It's nothing, he's just not worthy of me."
…
In the paddock, Lu Jinzhi was riding on horseback, looking back at the high platform.
Wherever his eyes went, there was always a little commotion. When the ladies caught his gaze, they either shyly avoided it or boldly came forward to meet them. Lu Jinzhi didn't realize it, and quickly searched the crowd, finally seeing the shadow in the corner.
The chaotic and restless thoughts all day suddenly calmed down the moment he saw Qiao Yin.
Maybe he should smile at her, he should smile more, he was too cold to her before, and that's why he broke her heart and made her fall in love with other men.
Lu Jinzhi was pondering, and was about to smile at Qiao Yin, when suddenly a dark blue figure appeared beside him, standing between him and Qiao Yin, blocking his sight.
Lu Jinzhi's smile froze and he glared angrily.
The man beside him also looked sideways at him without saying a word, but his gaze was as sharp as an unsheathed blade, and brought with it a sense of oppression that Lu Jinzhi didn't have.
The two men looked at each other without saying a word, but the smell of gunpowder smoke lingered between them.
"Dong-dong-dong-"
Another trumpet sounded, and the hunt officially began, and everyone rushed into the hunting forest on horseback.
Lu Jinzhi glanced at Xie Yuan bitterly and made up his mind:
He must come out on top and ask the Holy One for marriage.
He wants to marry Qiao Yin! No one can stop it!
Lu Jinzhi rode away.
Xie Yu'an also pulled the reins and caught up with Qiao Mo and Jiang Huailu in front and entered the forest.
Qiao Mo came to hunt for the first time. He was very excited. He went wild and fired several arrows. He seemed to have no plan, but the arrows were all fired. After a while, he hit two golden pheasants and a fox.
Jiang Huailu was a little surprised and praised: "Master Qiao is good at archery."
Qiao Mo was thinking about the rabbit fur gloves he wanted to give to Xue Wanran. After a few words of humility, he couldn't help but ask: "Where are the rabbits? I want to hunt rabbits."
He didn't dare to say that he shot them for Xue Wanran, so he lied: "Ayin likes roasted rabbits the most. I shot two and roasted them."
Xie Yuan raised his hand and pointed to the northwest: "Last year, I found a rabbit nest in the maple forest in the northwest corner."
"One nest? That's just right!"
Rabbit fur gloves, rabbit fur socks, and rabbit fur scarf were all put on by Xue Wanran!
Qiao Mo put his bow on his back and immediately rushed over on horseback.
