The second day of the spring imperial examination.

Early in the morning, Luo Jiu was dragged out of bed by Yueying, who told her to go hunting in the woods.

Luo Jiu was immediately unhappy about this. In her mind, the first day was for a short trip, the second day for staying in the tent, waiting for the day to end, and then returning home in triumph. Why should she have to endure the hardship of riding a horse?

Yueying and Eunuch Li couldn't persuade Luo Jiu, so they could only watch as Luo Jiu played with the kitten.

Tuanzi, with its bright brown cat eyes, ran around the tent, full of energy, unlike its lazy demeanor yesterday.

Suddenly, Eunuch Li entered from outside, unable to hide the smile on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, the Regent requests that Your Majesty change into riding attire and go hunting with him."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jiu's lips stiffened. Such a thing exists? Her first reaction was to refuse.

【Master, please think it over carefully. Spending more time with the male lead will give you more opportunities to increase his affection level.】

Luo Jiu swallowed back the words that were about to come out and instead said, "Tell him to wait for me."

"Oh!" Eunuch Li's smile was so wide it almost reached his ears. He hurriedly ran out to look back at Mu Chen.

...

Luo Jiu changed into a bright yellow riding outfit, carrying Tuanzi, and walked out of the tent. As she walked, she couldn't help but complain, "Why are there so many yellow outfits? It's too flashy."

Luo Jiu mounted her horse and placed the dumpling in the cloth bag that came with the horse. She walked to Gu Muchen's side and said:

"Good morning, Imperial Uncle!"

Gu Muchen's expression grew increasingly grim as he watched Yueying pack food into Luo Jiu's bag, including a kitten.

He said coldly, "Are you going hunting or on a picnic? Bringing food is one thing, but why did you bring this cat along? To be used as bait!"

"Uncle! What are you thinking! Kittens are so cute, they can be used as bait!"

Luo Jiu retorted softly, but seeing Gu Muchen's expression growing colder, she quickly tried to salvage the situation:

"Tuanzi's leg injury hasn't healed yet. It's shy and can't be without me. Besides, with so much food, it won't go hungry on the way, and it can satisfy its cravings too."

Despite Luo Jiu's explanation, Gu Muchen's expression didn't improve much; he knew it was just a baseless excuse. Seeing that arguing with her any longer would only lead to darkness, he snorted coldly and rode off.

...

"Meow meow meow~" The kitten in the bag was being teased by Luo Jiu and kept meowing. Luo Jiu's laughter could be heard from behind Gu Muchen from time to time.

Seeing that Luo Jiu had no intention of hunting, Gu Muchen sighed inwardly. "Oh well," he thought, "it's not a big deal if the Great Qi occasionally produces an emperor who isn't skilled in horsemanship."

Looking up, he suddenly saw an eagle fly overhead. Gu Muchen raised his bow and arrow, and in a moment, the arrow shot out like a piercing cloud. The eagle let out a sharp cry and then began to fall from the sky.

Luo Jiu happened to catch a glimpse of this scene and was so surprised that she couldn't even close her mouth. Even the kitten's meows couldn't attract Luo Jiu's attention.

Wow, that's incredible! I always thought that a sword piercing through the clouds only existed in novels, but I never imagined that it could actually happen when it's powerful enough.

[Otherwise, does the master think the male lead's halo is just for show?] You can feel 007's arrogance even through divine sense.

However, Luo Jiu didn't have time to pay attention. This was a perfect opportunity to flatter the male lead and gain his favor!

Luo Jiu rushed up to him, her face full of admiration, and said, "Uncle, you're so amazing!"