Chapter 27 Red Fox
The next day, the sky was clear and flags were flying all around the enclosure.
The court officials were waiting in the enclosure early, and the concubines who accompanied them also changed into bright riding clothes and sat on the high platform.
Yueli arrived a little late because the bed in the tent was too hard. She tossed and turned at night and couldn't get into a good sleep. She dozed off for a while when Lianqiao woke her up.
She was wearing a light red riding suit, which made her look less delicate than usual and more agile and heroic.
With a "whoosh", the feather arrow cut through the silent sky and hit the wild geese in the sky.
He Yanchen symbolically shot the first arrow, and the court officials who followed received the order and rode their horses into the hunting area in the distance.
Those who were able to participate in the hunting were all important officials in the court. Naturally, they would not miss this opportunity to show off in front of the emperor. In a blink of an eye, a large area of the camp was empty, leaving only the women on the high platform.
One after another, some female members of the family could no longer sit still and took their attendants for a walk in the surrounding woods.
Yueli came up to He Yanchen and asked him, "Your Majesty, aren't you going?"
"What am I going to do?" The man lazily played with the teacup in his hand. Hunting was an opportunity for his ministers to find ways to please him, and he only needed to sit and watch. Why did he need to do anything?
"Then...where is the red fox that Your Majesty promised me?"
He Yanchen glanced at her and asked, "Have I agreed?"
"Why are you cheating?" Yueli was fed up and tugged at his sleeve, shaking it. "You clearly agreed yesterday."
Her voice was quite loud, and many people below heard it, and their vague glances were cast towards the platform.
He Yanchen sometimes really felt that she was very shameless and didn't care about other people's opinions at all.
This self-willed character is just like mine.
"Okay, shut up." The man pinched her cheeks, and Yueli mumbled and couldn't speak.
"Let's go."
He stood up first, and seeing that the woman was still there, he flicked her on the forehead without any hesitation.
Yueli covered her forehead with her hands and glared at him resentfully, but she quickly stood up and grabbed his hand.
The groom brought He Yanchen's horse over. It was a majestic, tall, and strong black horse. It snorted in front of Yue Li.
Yue Li was a little afraid of this huge creature and subconsciously hid behind He Yanchen.
"What a promising future." The man laughed at her and jumped on the horse.
Yueli pulled the reins and tried to climb up, but the black horse was too high. She looked up at him angrily and said, "I can't get up."
Said it with confidence.
"You have short arms and legs, and you still want to go hunting with me?"
Yueli felt that He Yanchen had been speaking particularly badly since he came to the enclosure, always mocking her.
She didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.
"Come up." Finally, the man put his arm around her waist and pulled her to sit in front of him.
The other concubines watched the emperor take Yu Ronghua away. Their faces showed no expression, but they all had different thoughts in their minds.
Concubine Jin was the highest-ranking among the remaining people. She said calmly, "His Majesty has left. If you sisters want to go out and have fun, please do as you please."
Jiang Ronghua then looked at Shen Zhaoyi and asked, "Sister, do you want to go for a walk in the woods?"
Shen Zhaoyi nodded, and the two of them left together.
Concubine Rong also disappeared early, leaving only Concubine Zheng following Concubine Jin submissively.
"How is the eldest prince?"
Concubine Zheng hurriedly said, "The eldest prince is following the groom to learn horse riding, and I have asked the wet nurses to go with him."
Concubine Jin glanced at her, looking unhappy: "I asked you to come with me so that you can keep an eye on the eldest prince at all times, and you come here to join in the fun."
When she arrived at the enclosure, she wanted to show off in front of He Yanchen, but the eldest prince could not be left unattended, so she begged the queen to allow Concubine Zheng to go with him.
In her eyes, Concubine Zheng was no different from the wet nurse and palace maid who served the eldest prince.
Concubine Zheng shuddered and said, "Yes, I will go and look after the eldest prince right away."
After everyone left, Concubine Jin was the only one left at the table.
She looked in the direction where He Yanchen had just left, and the curve of her lips gradually smoothed out.
In the past, His Majesty always looked uninterested when he went hunting, and she had wanted His Majesty to accompany her hunting, but unfortunately she was rejected.
Why can Yueli do this?
After much thought, Concubine Jin blamed Yueli for being too shameless!
Others would leave quickly after being rejected by His Majesty, but she was the only one who shamelessly stayed by His Majesty's side.
Yue Li had no idea what Concubine Jin was thinking of her. At this moment, she had already followed He Yanchen into the deep forest.
"It's so sunny..." Yueli was blinded by the sunlight and couldn't open her eyes. She was even more afraid of getting tanned, so she huddled herself in the man's cloak, leaving only her round eyes exposed.
"Come out and sit down."
"Don't..." Yue Li was a little tired after sitting for a long time. She leaned her back against his chest and put all her weight on him.
"I'm afraid of getting tanned. Your Majesty, would you let me get darker?" As she said this, she showed the man her arms.
When He Yanchen saw the creamy white skin, he suddenly felt that it would be better to avoid getting exposed to the sun.
The two walked around in the forest, and Yueli became a little impatient with the sun: "Why haven't we seen the red fox yet?"
"Do you think it's stupid? With so many people entering the woods, why doesn't it know to hide?"
Yueli curled her lips and said, "But I want a red fox fur. Red looks good."
He Yanchen handed the bow and arrow to her: "Take it."
Yueli took the longbow and almost fell down with the bow.
"It's so heavy..." She held the bow in both hands, and suddenly her whole body became nervous, "I don't know how to..."
"I'll teach you." He Yanchen hugged her from behind, holding her arm with one hand and pulling the bowstring with the other. The two of them were very close, and the hot breath he spoke sprayed on Yue Li's blushing ears.
The person in his arms suddenly tensed up, and the black horse, which was originally marching with a vigorous pace, slowed down and walked forward unsteadily.
With a "clang" sound, Yue Li closed her eyes subconsciously. The black hair by her ears was blown up by the sharp wind, and she felt her arms were numb from the shock.
When she opened her eyes again, the arrow was firmly fixed on the tree trunk.
"Your Majesty, you should hold it yourself. My hand hurts." Yue Li shot this arrow and a red mark was left on the palm of her hand. She muttered and returned the bow and arrow to the man.
He Yanchen felt that hunting with this delicate little creature was simply torture for himself.
I really want to throw her down.
The two walked for a long time without encountering any prey, and Yueli was a little bored, but suddenly she heard a rustling sound in the grass in front of her, and then a pair of deer antlers emerged from the bushes.
"Your Majesty! There's a deer!"
As soon as Yueli finished speaking, the little deer ran away under the cover of grass and trees.
He Yanchen frowned: "Why don't you just go to its ear and yell, and make it stand there and let you shoot."
Yueli quickly lowered her voice: "Then I will be silent, Your Majesty, please cum quickly."
The man took out his bow and arrow, but the deer had already run away.
But the two were lucky. After walking a few steps, they saw another fawn slowly foraging in the woods.
"Your Majesty..." Yue Li almost muttered again. She quickly covered her mouth and turned her head to look at him with bright eyes.
He Yanchen narrowed his eyes slightly, pulled the bowstring, and with a sharp whistling sound, bright red deer blood sprayed on the grass.
"I got it!" Yue Li smiled beautifully. If He Yanchen hadn't put his arm around her waist, she would have wanted to get off the horse and catch the prey by herself.
"Sit down." The woman's soft and boneless body twisted in his arms, and He Yanchen's face became more and more ugly.
The imperial guards behind him quickly brought the deer up. Yue Li took one look and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that deer are full of good things?"
"Deer meat can be roasted and eaten, deer tendons nourish the hands and feet, and deer blood can replenish qi."
"There are also deer penises, which can strengthen..." Yue Li suddenly stopped talking in time, then glanced at him, lowered her head and whispered, "Your Majesty doesn't seem to need to eat..."
He Yanchen's eyes twitched.
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