Chapter 51 Do you also like that Shen Zhiyi?
That night, the emperor led his ministers in offering sacrifices to the heavens and opening the altar. After the Imperial Astronomical Observatory performed divination, they knelt and shouted, "With Your Majesty's true dragon in charge, this hunt will be auspicious!"
The emperor laughed heartily, "Good!"
"Pass on my order. A banquet will be held tonight. I want you all to enjoy it!"
Everyone at the scene shouted "Long live" and the sound shook the heaven and earth.
Xiao Ning stood next to Shang Xi and shouted with everyone.
Feasting, dancing, and music, with wine and food clinking together, were both decadent and charming.
At the end of the banquet, the emperor was supported by his concubines and staggered away, followed by the empress.
The beautiful dancers scattered, twisting their lithe waists as they walked towards the men, and were embraced by the princes and important ministers.
White beard entwined with black hair, pear blossoms overshadow crabapple blossoms.
The beauty sipped the wine from her cherry lips, and the man reached out to take it. There was laughter and noise at the scene, with constant dirty talk and occasional cries from women.
It's really... ugly.
Xiao Ning simply couldn't bear to watch it.
Seeing Shang Xi stand up, Xiao Ning immediately followed him and left.
At the door, I ran into Shen Zhiyi who was also coming out.
His handsome brows were furrowed, and he seemed to dislike this kind of environment as well.
Seeing Xiao Ning and Shang Xi, he put on a gentle smile and bowed, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."
Shang Xi nodded slightly in response.
Xiao Ning looked at Shen Zhiyi and pointed inside, "It's lively inside, why did Master Shen come out?"
Shen Zhiyi's smile remained unchanged: "I drank too much and came out to take a breath."
Xiao Ning suddenly came close to him and asked with a smile, "Really?"
Shen Zhiyi: “…”
He frowned and took two steps back, putting some distance between himself and Xiao Ning.
"Of course." Shen Zhiyi said, "Aren't the prince consort and the princess out here to sober up?"
"No, the princess and I came out to enjoy the beauty of flowers and moon."
Shang Xi: “…”
He stared coldly at the back of Xiao Ning's head.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at Shang Xi, then smiled and bowed to Xiao Ning: "Then I wish you two a happy tonight."
After walking away, Shang Xi punched Xiao Ning on the back.
Xiao Ning staggered from the blow, turned around, and said with a grin, "What are you doing?"
Shang Xi said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense in front of others in the future!"
Xiao Ning rubbed the place that was hurt by the blow, "It was just a joke, Princess, why are you taking it so seriously?"
"Besides, we are husband and wife, so there is nothing wrong with saying this."
"Could it be..." Xiao Ning suddenly looked at Shang Xi with horror, "You also like that Shen Zhiyi?"
Shang Xi clenched his fists.
My hands are itching again.
"To be honest, Shen Zhiyi's appearance is really good!"
Xiao Ning clicked his tongue.
The expression is slightly obscene.
Shang Xi couldn't help it and punched him again.
Because it was a direct hit, the fist went straight to Xiao Ning's chest.
Xiao Ning was startled and immediately raised his hand to hold Shang Xi's fist, wrapping his entire hand in his palm.
Although she had her chest bandaged, if she were to hit him with this punch, the princess would definitely notice something was wrong.
This is no joke.
"let go!"
Shang Xi shouted, his voice becoming a little rougher.
However, Xiao Ning was still in shock and didn't notice this at all.
She came to her senses and let go of Shang Xi's hand.
The moon was full tonight, and the bright moonlight shone on the two of them, allowing Xiao Ning to clearly see the blush on Shang Xi's ears and his slightly trembling shoulders.
Xiao Ning couldn't help but think, is it really that serious? It was just a touch on the hand, why are you so angry?
Shang Xi's mind was in a mess at the moment.
All he could think about was the feeling of the dry, soft touch enveloping his entire fist.
There are some thin calluses on the fingertips from frequent wielding of swords and guns.
It scratched the back of his hand, giving him a slight itchy feeling.
Because of the secret of his gender, Shang Xi has never liked to get too close to others.
He himself also hates the feeling of skin-to-skin contact.
But this Xiao Yanqing...
Because he knew that Xiao Ning was a homosexual, he couldn't treat her as an ordinary man.
Shang Xi gritted his teeth, trying to suppress the nausea and awkwardness in his heart.
He walked quickly towards his palace.
Xiao Ning just followed behind, neither hurried nor slow.
Back in the bedroom, Shang Xi looked at Xiao Ning who followed him in and was furious.
“Get out!”
Xiao Ning was puzzled: "Didn't you say today that there are too many people here and that you wanted me to sleep with you?"
Shang Xi: “…”
He gritted his teeth and said, "Go to the outer hall and don't get in my way!"
Xiao Ning: "...Oh."
Xiao Ning turned and went to the outer hall, where he saw a chaise longue and prepared to sleep on it.
After Furong helped Shang Xi to sleep, she came out and saw Xiao Ning curled up on the chaise longue, reading a book in his hand.
Furong thought for a moment, then turned around and brought over the quilt. She patted Xiao Ning and handed it to her, "Prince Consort, it's late at night and the dew is heavy. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Xiao Ning put the book aside, took the quilt and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, auntie."
Furong smiled and said, "How can you be so polite, my Lord? Okay, you can take a rest. I will leave now."
As he was leaving, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the book Xiao Ning had placed next to him.
It is a theory of governing the country.
Didn’t she enter the Gyeonggi Camp? Why is she reading this kind of book?
Furong frowned and retreated.
…
The next morning when she got up early and was dressing, Furong whispered this matter in Shang Xi's ear.
Shang Xi didn't seem to care.
She ran her fingers over various rouge boxes and finally chose the brightest color.
Seeing that Shang Xi didn't react, she knew that he had an idea in his mind, so she stopped talking and focused on dressing him up.
In the hunting ground.
At the emperor's command, thousands of troops were dispatched.
The horses neighed and rushed into the jungle.
The emperor took the lead, followed closely by the princes, and other royal family members and ministers scattered behind him.
Just like the moon surrounded by stars.
The prey had already been driven into the enclosure, and the emperor drew his bow first and shot a fawn.
A hearty laugh rang out.
Everyone complimented him, praising the emperor for his still sharp skills and proficiency in riding and shooting.
But Xiao Ning saw the problem.
The deer had an injured leg and could not run, otherwise the emperor might not have been able to shoot it.
The emperor was tired and panting after chasing for a while.
The eunuchs accompanying him whispered to the emperor, "Your Majesty, you have hunted so many preys, it is time to go back. Otherwise, you will hunt all the preys by yourself, and what will the others do?"
The emperor laughed heartily, put away his bow and arrow, and threw it to his accompanying guards.
"Alright, I'm going back now. You youngsters can have fun!"
The emperor turned his horse around and left first.
Other elderly officials followed suit and left.
They are old and weak, and they came here not for hunting, but just to play with the emperor.
With the emperor's departure, the young princes and the ministers relaxed a lot.
The eldest prince spoke first, challenging the other princes: "Let's have a competition, brothers? Let's see who can catch the most prey!"
"Let's compete, who's afraid of who?"
"No wonder Big Brother likes hunting. Don't you have nowhere to use your brute force in Shengjing? Hahahaha..."
The one who laughed arrogantly was the fourth prince, whose mother was a noble concubine and was deeply favored by the emperor.
The other princes also laughed.
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