His Majesty nodded in agreement, but then added:

"The Queen is right. Master Cheng is indeed a good man. However, his behavior is a bit too eye-catching in today's situation. Eunuch Fu, have someone stop them. When we get to the hunting ground, ask Master Cheng to come over and question him!"

Eunuch Fu was a little confused. What did the emperor mean by this?

It seems that he does not want to punish Master Cheng and is quite satisfied with him. However, he wants to question him. Does this mean he wants to punish him or not?

But, for now, he should go and do his work first!

He found the commander of the Yulin Army and conveyed the emperor's order. Soon, the commander of the Yulin Army caught up with Cheng Moyang and asked him to take the princess back to his carriage immediately. He also told him to settle down in the hunting ground before going to see the emperor.

Cheng Moyang jumped off his horse. When he heard this, his face turned pale and he knew he was in trouble.

Anle was also anxious, and said to the commander of the Yulin Army:

"Commander He, I forced Master Cheng to do this. It has nothing to do with him. Can you go to my father and mother on my behalf? I will explain to them personally."

Commander He bowed respectfully:

"Your Highness, we will arrive at the hunting ground in an hour. Please go back to the carriage and rest. After arriving at the hunting ground, you can go find the emperor. From what I see, the emperor does not seem angry. You may not need to worry too much."

He has been by the emperor's side for many years and can read his words and expressions. He can tell whether the emperor is really angry or not.

Although Anle wanted to say something, he didn't want to delay the team's progress, so he could only look at Cheng Moyang apologetically:

"Well, Master Cheng, please send me back!"

Zhuiyun seemed to know that he had made a mistake. He stepped back and forth restlessly with his two front legs and made a low whimpering sound.

Cheng Moyang took Zhuiyun and the princess back to the original carriage.

Anle was sweating all over. When she got off the horse, she held the rope tightly and got off the horse under the protection of Cheng Moyang.

Before getting in the car, she looked at him apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Master Cheng. It was my willfulness that caused you trouble. But don't worry, I will explain it clearly to my father, the emperor and my mother, and I won't let them punish you. If they don't agree, then I won't eat."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Moyang couldn't help but laugh. Princess Anle was the one who truly grew up surrounded by complete doting. She was pure-hearted and kind-hearted, just like a little child.

"Your Highness, you must take good care of your precious body. I was rude today, and it is normal for the Emperor and the Empress to be angry. Princess, don't blame yourself."

"Don't worry, my father will definitely not blame you, just trust me."

Anle smiled mysteriously. This was her long-planned plan. In fact, her father and mother were just helping her.

…

An hour later, the team arrived at the hunting ground on time and found their own tents to settle down according to their respective identities and areas.

Jiang did not come with them this time, so Xiao Hechuan and Xuanping Hou simply lived in the same tent so that they could take care of each other.

Not long after arriving, Marquis Xuanping was still worried about his son's offense against the princess, and was anxiously waiting for the emperor to summon him to punish him. At this time, the person who summoned him came and said that the emperor wanted him and Lord Xiao to come over.

Cheng Moyang also received a summons and went there with a nervous mood.

Little did he know that Anle had already arrived at his father and mother's tent before him, and was acting like a spoiled child there.

"Father, it was my daughter who forced Master Cheng to take me on horseback today. It was because I didn't know how to ride a horse that Zhuiyun got scared. Master Cheng had no choice but to do this to protect me."

"But men and women should not touch each other, and you are a princess. In this situation today, Master Cheng's behavior will damage your reputation!"

The emperor pretended to be angry and spoke with a righteous tone.

"Oh, father, I don't care about these things. Anyway, you just don't allow me to embarrass Master Cheng. He also promised to teach me how to ride a horse. If you do this, he will be even more afraid to talk to me later."

"You are our Daqing's noble little princess. He should be in awe of you. Isn't that natural?"

The emperor continued to tease her.

Anle heard this and pouted in disapproval:

"Father, you always teach me that I should not use my power to oppress others, and I should distinguish right from wrong. I should not rely on my status to do whatever I want and be arrogant. Now you are encouraging me to do the same."

"Hahahaha, I didn't expect that our Anle could actually remember what his father taught you? It seems that you have really grown up and become sensible."

The Emperor was very pleased, and the Queen just smiled quietly as she watched the father and daughter talking. Her husband was the emperor, and it was rare for her to have such an opportunity to make them talk and interact with each other as if they were ordinary people.

As he was speaking, Eunuch Fu came in and said that Marquis Xuanping and his son and Lord Xiao had arrived and were waiting outside the tent.

The emperor let them in.

As soon as Xuanping Hou and the other two came in, they knelt down directly:

"Greetings to His Majesty, to His Majesty the Queen, and to Princess Anle!"

The emperor was drinking tea and had no intention of asking them to get up. Anle was getting anxious. Seeing this, the queen just smiled helplessly and thought, the emperor is so childish at his old age.

"Father, please let them get up!"

The emperor glanced at Anle indifferently, then he looked at the three people kneeling below.

"Marquis Xuanping, do you know why I called you here?"

"Of course it's because my son has behaved unbelievably and offended Her Royal Highness the Princess. I have come here to accept the punishment. I hope Your Majesty will punish me!" Marquis Xuanping tried his best to look calm.

Cheng Moyang knocked his head directly to the ground, and then said loudly:

"I am guilty. I have offended the princess and frightened her. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

This father and son thought the matter was a little complicated. Xiao Hechuan on the side had already secretly looked at the emperor's expression. It didn't look like he was angry. Instead, it seemed like he was teasing people on purpose.

Moreover, looking at how anxious Princess Anle is, I'm afraid she has her own agenda.

I vaguely remember that in her previous life, Princess Anle was forced to marry Guo Gan. She did not give birth to any children for Guo Gan for several years after the marriage. Later, when Guo Gan was convicted, she left without any regrets.

Moreover, on many occasions, Princess Anle showed a different attitude towards her elder brother-in-law, but due to his status, Cheng Moyang always kept his distance from the princess.

Moreover, he did not have much interaction with the Xuanping Marquis Mansion in his previous life, so he did not pay much attention to it.

"Indeed, he should be punished. After all, our little princess has not been engaged yet, but Master Cheng has appeared in public with her in such an intimate way. The entire clan in Kyoto has seen it. This concerns the princess's reputation. What should I do?"