Seeing Shen Nian's absent-minded look, Lu Baozhu thought that she was still worried about Han Ge'er's condition, so she stopped joking with her.
This time, Lu Ze went hunting with Zhao Jie, so his only catch was a stupid rabbit that bumped into a tree stump. He simply picked it up and brought it back for Lingling to play with.
Lingling was so happy to see the rabbit that she hugged it tightly and didn't want to let go.
At dusk, the sky was covered with pink and orange clouds. As the sun set, Qi Yuning and Lu Ze mounted their horses and went to Qianhu Mountain, which was next to the hunting ground. As the name suggests, Qianhu Mountain is a fox mountain, and there are many foxes here.
Since the royal hunting grounds were used by nobles to hunt, most of the wild animals there were fed by officials and were not ferocious.
Secluded forests like Qianhu Mountain are where hunting is fun.
This was also the place where Qi Yuning and Lu Ze had come to hunt when they were young. There were no houses on the hillside, only some small wooden houses where hunters went hunting.
This is the time when wild beasts awaken and appear.
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning rode side by side. Seeing that the hillside was steep, they simply tied their horses to a tree and walked to look for prey.
This was not the first time the two of them had come here; they had been here several times when they were young.
Qi Yuning looked at the stone steps and said, "Except for the trees growing a little bigger, everything else here remains unchanged."
Lu Ze smiled, held Qi Yuning's hand, interlocked their fingers and said, "Even the people around you haven't changed."
Qi Yuning also chuckled at Lu Ze, "You've changed, from Brother Ze to husband."
Lu Ze looked down at Qi Yuning, not caring about hunting for a moment. He pushed her against a big tree, looked down at Qi Yuning's red lips, and just when he was about to kiss her, he heard a noise.
Qi Yuning looked at the yellow and black fur in the distance, and her hair stood on end. She grabbed Lu Ze's hand and said, "It's a tiger!"
Qi Yuning was not afraid of the tigers in the royal hunting ground. After all, the tigers there were well fed by the hunting ground officials. The tigers in the wild mountains here were extremely ferocious.
Originally, Qi Yuning just wanted to hunt a few foxes to make a cloak for the winter, but he never expected to encounter a tiger.
If Lu Ze was alone, he would dare to take the risk, but now that Qi Yuning is here, safety is the top priority.
Lu Ze said to Qi Yuning, "Climb up the tree."
Qi Yuning stepped on Lu Ze's knees to climb onto the branch, and pulled Lu Ze up the tree. When they reached the bushes, they could see two little tigers.
Lu Ze aimed his arrow at the little tigers. Qi Yuning held Lu Ze's hand and said, "These two little tigers are still young and won't hurt anyone. Please spare them."
After giving birth to Lingling, Qi Yuning became more compassionate.
Lu Ze retracted his bow and arrow and said, "The two little tigers are here, and their parents can't be far away. We'd better hurry down the mountain."
Qi Yuning nodded and said, "Okay."
Lu Ze and Qi Yuning rode down the mountain and returned to the Lu Mansion in Chang'an.
Seeing that they were empty-handed, Lu Baozhu couldn't help but laugh at them, "It's a pity you two brought so many feather arrows, but you couldn't even hunt a wild boar?"
Qi Yuning said, "There are tigers on Qianhu Mountain, more than one. It's very dangerous. You'd better not go there."
Lu Baozhu became interested and said, "Wild tigers? I haven't seen many wild tigers yet. I was just worried that this royal hunting ground would only have wild rabbits and pheasants. Tomorrow I will go to Qianhu Mountain to hunt tigers."
Princess Pingrou said, "This is not a joke. You'd better be calm. Don't let the tiger hunt you instead of hunting you."
Lu Baozhu said, "Mother, even if you don't believe in my ability, you should believe in Zhou Jiamin's ability. I will go with her tomorrow."
Princess Pingrou became increasingly disapproving and said, "If you want to go, have your brother accompany you. Don't bring Miss Zhou with you. If anything happens to the Zhou family's daughter, I won't be able to explain myself to your third aunt."
Lu Baozhu looked at Lu Yun with disdain and said, "I don't want him to accompany me. Big brother, will you accompany me to hunt?"
Lu Ze shook his head and said, "I have no time. I have to take care of official business. Although I came here to hunt, I cannot delay state affairs."
Lu Baozhu looked at Qi Yuning again, and Qi Yuning also refused: "I have to accompany Lingling."
Lu Baozhu sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it, let Lu Yun go with me."
Lu Yun said from the side: "I don't want to go with you yet!"
Lu Baozhu looked at Lu Yun and said, "You have to go with me."
Lu Yun was reluctant, but he didn't dare to refuse. After dinner, he returned to the room and saw the absent-minded Shen Nian and said, "Why is Lu Baozhu hunting tigers? Do you really think she is some kind of tiger-subduing arhat?"
Shen Nian heard Lu Yun's voice and said, "What did you say?"
Lu Yun looked at Chen Nian and said, "Didn't the imperial physician say that Han'er's condition has improved? Why do you look worse?"
Lu Yun walked to Han Ge'er and held him up high. Seeing Han Ge'er laughing and calling him daddy, Lu Yun was very surprised. Although he was not his biological son, he was the first one he called daddy.
Shen Nian looked at Lu Yun and said, "Husband, if I do something wrong, will you forgive me?"
"It depends on what you did wrong!" Lu Yun looked at Shen Nian and said, "What did you do wrong?"
Shen Nian shook his head and said, “Nothing, just asking.”
Lu Yun hugged Han Ge'er and said, "It's inexplicable. I have to go tiger hunting with Lu Baozhu tomorrow. I don't know if I can come back at night. You don't have to wait for me tomorrow. Go to bed first."
Shen Nian looked at Lu Yun's innocent face, her nails digging into her fingers as she said, "Husband, I..."
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