Chapter 56 It feels so good!

Ye Zhishen clenched his fists and looked at Xiao Zirui, his tone suddenly becoming very calm.

"Chen Rong failed to harm me and turned against me. Today, the Crown Prince did not distinguish right from wrong and favored him. I will admit defeat."

"Ye Zhishen!" Xiao Zirui's forehead veins popped up, "You knew that our camp had all kinds of grievances with the Regent Princess, and you even specially carried the talisman she gave you with you. Why did all these incidents happen today? Don't you understand until now?"

"I have given in and will not pursue the matter any further because of our long-standing friendship. Please don't be ungrateful!"

"Investigate? Haha..."

Ye Zhishen felt confused for a moment. Was it that the prince had changed, or was it that he had only just recognized him today?

He closed his eyes, took off the bow and arrow and threw it on the ground in front of him.

"This bow and arrow was given to me by His Highness before the hunt began. Now that we have parted ways, I will return it to you!"

After saying that, he glanced at Chen Rong coldly, turned around and left.

"You are going to betray me for a woman!" Xiao Zirui shouted.

"If you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together. Why use others as an excuse?"

Ye Zhishen paused.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince should know better than me what kind of person the Regent Princess is!"

He strode away and never looked back.

Xiao Zirui obviously didn't expect that he was so determined to leave. He frowned and looked at the bow and arrow on the ground, feeling a little hesitant.

He knew Ye Zhishen's character very well. Could it be that what he accused Chen Rong of was true...

Yun Bailian suddenly spoke, interrupting his thoughts:

"Brother Prince, you are so badly injured, let's go back quickly!"

Xiao Zirui came back to his senses, and the pain in his broken leg became more obvious. He nodded tiredly and said:

"Since the people who caused trouble have left, I believe the Crown Princess's fortune will no longer be affected. Just send a few people to escort me back, and the rest of you can follow the Crown Princess to continue hunting."

"Ah? We still need to hunt!" Yun Bailian exclaimed, "It's already this late, how can we still make it in time?"

After being tired for most of the day and having such a big thing happen, she was looking forward to finishing the work quickly and going back to rest.

Xiao Zirui suppressed his annoyance and patted her hands, trying to speak softly:

"Even if we can't win, we can't be too far behind the other teams. Bai Lian, you won't let me down, right?"

Yun Bailian had no choice but to nod in agreement.

However, after the prince was carried away and disappeared, she immediately sat down on the ground and pointed in a direction.

"You guys go check over there. I have a feeling there must be prey over there."

"This...Crown Princess, aren't you going with us?" The rest of the people looked at each other.

"It's too late to win the championship anyway. You can just go and get some things by yourselves. Do you still need to trouble me, the Crown Princess?" Yun Bailian said impatiently.

The crowd had no choice but to leave two people behind to protect the Crown Princess while they went hunting on their own.

…

As the scheduled time approached, the teams led by the various princes returned one after another, each with their own gains, and the differences were not obvious.

The queen looked expectantly in the direction of the hunting ground exit, but there was no sign of the prince's team.

The Regent's team has not returned yet.

The emperor coughed twice with a tired look on his face:

"It's almost time, why haven't the Royal Brother and the Crown Prince's teams returned yet?"

The Queen laughed and said:

"Perhaps there are too many prey, and it will take some time to transport them back? Your Majesty, please wait a little longer, there may be a surprise later."

As soon as the voice fell, someone said loudly:

"Another group of people has returned... It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The Queen's smile widened:

"Look, he's back just as we were talking. Hurry up and take a good count of the prince's prey!"

As he was talking, he suddenly saw a man from the prince's team running over to report:

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince broke his leg and needs immediate medical attention!"

"What! Quick, call the imperial physician!" The emperor took a breath.

"How could this happen!" The queen stood up suddenly and screamed in disbelief.

She suddenly thought of a possibility and immediately asked:

"But what kind of ferocious beasts and wolves did you encounter? What did your team gain?"

If he was accidentally injured while fighting with wild beasts, then at least with so many people, they should have hunted some wild beasts. The prey of other teams were sheep, deer, foxes, rabbits and the like. After all, the victory still belonged to the prince.

That's still acceptable.

However, the messenger looked hesitant and whispered:

"Reporting to the Queen, our team only hunted a pheasant. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accidentally fell into a pit while riding his horse and broke his leg."

“……” The queen fell back into her chair in a daze.

Soon Xiao Zirui was carried over, followed by a dejected group of people.

Xiao Zirui felt that he had never been so unlucky in his life. He actually got lost on the way back home!

After going around in circles, he finally came back and met Yun Bailian and those people who were still hunting near the exit. He realized that he still got nothing, and he was so angry that his legs hurt even more.

The queen was both angry and distressed, so she quickly asked the imperial physician to treat him. After the bones were finally set and bandaged, she wanted to have him carried away to rest.

Xiao Zirui gritted his teeth, sat up, and waved his hand:

"I'm fine! The team led by the Emperor's uncle hasn't returned yet. The time has come. Should we announce the result?"

The queen immediately understood what he meant. Even if her team failed to win the championship, as long as the regent also lost, it would be fine!

She immediately said to the Emperor:

"Yes, Your Majesty, it seems that the Regent's team is late. Let's count and announce the results first!"

The emperor glanced at the incense stick that was counting the time and saw that it was about to burn out. He nodded and was about to speak when he heard someone say loudly:

"The Regent's team is back!"

Xiao Zirui and the Queen's expressions froze at the same time, and they immediately looked towards the exit.

I saw a snow-white horse galloping over with two people on its back. They were the Regent and the Princess!

The prince's eyes were still covered with a white veil, and the reins were clearly held in the princess's hands.

When they arrived at the gathering place, Yun Qingqing pulled the reins, and Qianlixue raised her front hooves and stopped with a neigh.

Xiao Zirui looked at the two people riding on their horses with high spirits and gritted his teeth secretly.

Oh, so what if people arrived on time? Judging from the situation, it’s clear that they didn’t catch anything!

The queen's eyes also gleamed, and she said in surprise:

"Lord Regent, why are there only two of you who came back? Where is the prey?"

Xiao Changheng laughed loudly:

"Thank you for waiting for me, brother and sister-in-law. Thanks to the princess, we have had a great harvest. I am a little late because we caught too many prey. Please forgive me, brother!"

The emperor became interested when he heard this:

"Oh? Let me see what you have hunted!"

Before he finished speaking, Chang Zongyan and his group appeared with their prey.

Everyone in the audience widened their eyes.

"tiger!"

"Oh my god, there are bison this big!"

"There's more than one!"

"There are still a few deer and sheep here... We are not done yet, are there more to come?"

"This, this must be more than all the other teams combined..."

When the team finally reached the end and everyone thought it was over, someone suddenly discovered:

"Eh? Where is General Chang? All the people in the Regent's army have returned, but why is he the only one missing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Zongyan's hearty laughter came out:

"Hahahaha...what a pleasure! I always go hunting in autumn and never come back empty-handed, but I've never had such a great time as this year!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and their mouths were wide open!