Chapter 212 What kind of windfall is this?

Xie Yunchuan rubbed his forehead and looked at his temples, somewhat puzzled as to why the children all liked to eat late-night snacks before bedtime.

Sheng Sheng is the same. Every time she can't sleep at night, she likes to ask the kitchen to make her a midnight snack, saying that she can't sleep because she's hungry, even though she just had dinner a few hours ago.

"Eating so late, be careful you won't be able to sleep later."

Xie Yunqi slumped down, feeling frustrated when he talked about not being able to sleep.

Not long ago, he almost lost his little Quanzi. Every time he closed his eyes, he would think of the terrible state of little Quanzi covered in gauze, and he couldn't sleep at all.

Xie Yunchuan noticed that his mood had suddenly changed and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xie Yunqi pouted dejectedly and, under the gaze of the two, recounted what had happened that day.

"Tell me, how come these two people came from Haijin and just happened to run into our little Quanzi at that time?"

Neither Xie Yunchuan nor Xie Yunyang were present today, so neither knew what had happened.

It was only after hearing Xie Yunqi's words that they learned that Sheng Sheng and the others had encountered such a thing not long after they left.

Their first reaction was to check if Xie Yunqi was injured. Xie Yunqi sighed and said quietly, "Don't look, we're all fine, only Xiao Quanzi is injured."

Xie Yunchuan breathed a sigh of relief, changed his mind about going straight back to sleep, and decided to go to Sheng Sheng's tent to take a look at her first.

"Wait a minute." Xie Yunyang suddenly realized what Xie Yunqi had just said, "Where did you say those two notorious bandits came from?"

Xie Yunqi: "From Haijin? Is there a problem?"

Xie Yunchuan quickly noticed something, exchanged a glance with Xie Yunyang, and continued to ask, "Notorious thieves... do you know what they stole in Haijin to sell in the capital?"

Xie Yunqi thought for a moment: "I don't know the specifics, but my sister seems to know. But I heard from my mother that the things those two had were stolen from some kind of divine physician, and I heard they were incredibly valuable, priceless!"

Xie Yunzhang and Xie Yunchuan said in unison: "Haijin?"

Xie Yunqi looked at the two people and suddenly had the same expression, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Oh, yes, Kaizu, is there a problem?"

No, there's no problem.

They had just received news that Doctor Shen was in Haijin when two notorious thieves who had stolen from him barged in.

Is this some kind of windfall?

The two immediately grasped the connection, and Xie Yunchuan asked, "Where are those two people being held?"

"What are you doing in the cellar, Second Brother?"

"It's okay, go back to sleep after you finish eating." Xie Yunchuan said this and headed straight for the cellar.

"Huh?" Xie Yunqi remained bewildered.

Xie Yunyang smiled and patted his back: "It's okay, go eat."

After saying that, she followed Xie Yunchuan's footsteps into the cellar.

Xie Yunqi mumbled a few words in a daze, and between following them and continuing to look for something to eat, he chose to go find something to eat.

"Never mind, let's just eat."

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The next day, the sun quietly climbed onto the treetops. Today is the Spring Equinox, and the weather is slowly warming up, but the temperature difference between day and night is large. In the early morning, Shanglin Weichang was still enveloped in cold air.

Sheng Sheng got up very early because today is not only the Spring Equinox, but also the day for a bonfire dinner.

The bonfire dinner is held on the eighth day of the annual hunt, mainly to announce those who performed well in the hunt this year. But Sheng Sheng mainly wanted to join in the fun. He heard that at the end of the bonfire dinner, everyone can hold hands and dance around the bonfire together.

The hunting competition officially ended yesterday. The people from the Palace Guard and the Ministry of Rites worked overtime all night and finally delivered the results to Xie Yuxiao's desk in the early morning.

Judging from the number of prey captured, Xie Yunchuan did not have the largest number.

However, the ranking of hunting results is not just based on the number of prey captured, but also on a comprehensive consideration of quantity, quality, completeness, and accuracy of archery.

For example, when hunting the same wild boar, Xie Yunchuan could kill it instantly by shooting an arrow into its heart, while others would need to shoot a dozen or twenty arrows to barely control the boar.

It must be said that Xie Yunchuan's horsemanship and archery skills were not only the best among the princes, but also among the best of his generation of young talents.

In addition, Xie Yunchuan was inherently steady in character, and his exceptional judgment and outstanding horsemanship and archery skills, combined with these, unsurprisingly made him the top hunter this year.

Xie Yunyang was also quite good, ranking among the top. Those who were also at the top were all people who usually performed well. This list was not much different from what Xie Yuxiao had expected.

The list was sent by Lu Chaosong, but he hadn't read its contents. Seeing the smile on Xie Yuxiao's lips, he guessed that the two princes' achievements must have satisfied His Majesty.

"His Majesty is delighted. It seems that the two princes have indeed not disappointed His Majesty."

Xie Yuxiao and Lu Chaosong have been friends since childhood. Like Xie Yunqi and Lu Chi, they initially became friends while studying together in Wenhua Hall, but gradually became good brothers.

When Xie Yuxiao became emperor, Lu Chaosong, with his outstanding military achievements, became a general and helped him protect the country.

Therefore, the two were both ruler and subject, and also friends.

Xie Yuxiao smiled and nodded: "The second son is indeed the most outstanding of my sons, and the crown prince is also good. Both of my children make my life easier!"

"I have also experienced the Second Prince's archery skills, and they are indeed excellent, even surpassing those of the First Prince."

As the General of the Cavalry, Lu Chaosong would occasionally personally teach several princes archery and horsemanship. He had personally witnessed Xie Yunchuan's skills; while others couldn't even lift a bow, he was already hitting the bullseye with every arrow.

Xie Yuxiao wholeheartedly agreed. After being praised so highly by Lu Chaosong, Xie Yuxiao no longer cared whether he was the emperor or not, and completely became a proud father.

Xie Yuxiao was happy, but didn't want to show it too much, so he praised Lu Chaosong's son back and forth.

"Your youngest son has quite the spirit of your youth. He's brave and impulsive, daring to participate in a hunt at such a young age. No wonder he went to the battlefield with you; he's exactly what a young man should be like!"

Speaking of this, Lu Chaosong himself was puzzled: "Your Majesty is too kind. To be honest, I don't know why that boy suddenly wanted to go and participate in the hunt. He told me at the beginning that he was just here to join in the fun."

"Oh, really?"

Just as Xie Yuxiao was about to speak, another head peeked out from behind the screen.

The little dumpling smiled and obediently hid behind the screen, looking at Xie Yuxiao with questioning eyes, asking if he could come in.