Chapter 28 It depends on your performance
"I still want the red fox fur." After walking inside for a while, Yue Li was still thinking about her red fox fur.
"Then you can yell a few times to call out the red fox."
"Why do you always make fun of me?" Yue Li puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
The deeper we went into the forest, the more courtiers we encountered who came out to hunt.
They came in earlier and most of them had hunted a lot of prey. Especially after seeing He Yanchen, they were so excited as if they had drunk chicken blood and never missed their targets.
He Yanchen was a little disappointed and didn't want to see them.
After going around a big tree, a person came towards me.
It’s Xiao Mingcheng.
The basket behind him was already filled with prey, including the red fox that Yueli had been thinking about.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Xiao Mingcheng dismounted and saluted.
He Yanchen pushed down the woman who was trying to look into his arms, and said in a cold tone, "No need to be polite. Lord Xiao has gained a lot."
As a military general, Xiao Mingcheng was not good at speaking in fancy words, but he could tell that the man's tone was not a sincere compliment, but he didn't know what he did wrong.
Xiao Mingcheng held it in for a long while, then said dryly, "I dare not."
Yueli almost laughed, how silly.
But she didn't dare laugh, because Yueli could sense a chilling gaze behind her.
She turned around and grabbed the man's sleeve: "Your Majesty, General Xiao just came from that direction, there must be a red fox over there."
He Yanchen sneered and rode his horse past Xiao Mingcheng.
The deeper you go into the dense forest, the denser the treetops above your head become, blocking out the warm sunlight and making the surroundings seem a bit chilly.
Yueli felt the man grabbing her waist. She shuddered instantly and felt a tingling sensation all over her body.
"Would you like me to bring you his red fox?"
Yueli shook her head: "I want what Your Majesty hunts."
She tilted her head back and looked at his taut jaw, her almond-shaped eyes clear and innocent.
He Yanchen was quite satisfied with her answer.
He didn't really suspect that Yue Li had other thoughts. After all, ever since he met her, He Yanchen knew what kind of person Yue Li was.
She was vain and greedy for pleasure. Having seen the splendor and wealth in the palace, people like Xiao Mingcheng were simply not in her eyes.
But for some reason, he just felt uncomfortable.
I hate it when her eyes fall on irrelevant people.
"Your Majesty!" Yue Li suddenly called out in a low voice, bringing He Yanchen back to his senses.
The woman pointed excitedly ahead, a red tail appeared in the grass, and the rustling sound was particularly clear in the quiet forest.
"It's a red fox." Yue Li whispered in his ear, and the sweet breath fell on his ears. The muscles in He Yanchen's arm holding the bow and arrow were tense, and he pulled the bow with extraordinary strength.
A sharp sound of breaking wind suddenly rang in Yueli's ears, and the feather arrow passed through the grass. The red tail that was originally swaying gently fell to the ground in an instant.
Yueli jumped off the horse excitedly, ran to the woods and took out the red fox.
He Yanchen felt a little embarrassed to see her so excited, but she was not afraid of the bloody corpse at all.
The man casually pointed at a guard who came forward to take the prey: "Come here, don't get your hands dirty."
Yueli ran down from the horse, looking up with her fair face, "Your Majesty is truly amazing! It would be wonderful if you could hunt another white fox and make gloves out of it."
"Don't push your luck." He Yanchen laughed at her dissatisfaction.
However, despite the scolding, when the two came out of the dense forest, the things Yue Li wanted were respectfully held in the hands of the imperial guards.
Back on the platform, Yue Li looked a little exhausted, leaning listlessly on his arm.
"Sit still, how can this be so disrespectful?"
"I'm tired." Yue Li drooped her eyelids. She didn't sleep well last night, and she went hunting today. She could hardly open her eyes.
"If you're tired, go back and take a nap. I'll have someone call you when the banquet starts tonight."
He Yanchen pinched her cheek and called Ji Ming over: "Send Yu Ronghua back to rest."
"I want to rest in your tent." Yueli looked at him eagerly, "The bed in my tent is too hard. I can't sleep."
He Yanchen frowned, and simply picked up the person and carried her back to his tent.
The imperial tent was much more spacious than the concubines' tents. There was a mattress on the bed. As soon as Yue Li sank into the soft bedding, she closed her eyes, curled up and fell asleep.
He Yanchen originally wanted to ask her to change her clothes before going to bed, but seeing how sleepy she looked, he didn't say anything.
"Get out." He glanced at Ji Ming and gave the order.
Ji Ming opened his mouth, wanting to say that the hunt was not over yet, but thinking that it was useless to say anything, he simply shut up.
The curtain was drawn, and the light in the tent dimmed. He Yanchen took off his coat, got on the bed and held the woman in his arms.
Yueli instinctively snuggled into his arms, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep completely with her head resting on his arm.
She slept until the moon was at its highest point in the sky, so she naturally missed the bonfire dinner in the evening.
Yueli rubbed her eyes and felt sore all over, especially in her waist and back.
"Forsythia."
Hearing the noise, Lian Qiao hurried in: "Master, are you awake?"
Yueli lay on the bed and said sullenly, "My waist is sore, can you rub it for me?"
Lian Qiao stepped forward and lifted the curtain: "Master, are you tired from riding today? I will help you take a look."
There was no one in the tent at this moment. Yueli took off all her clothes and lay on the bed wearing only a small bellyband.
When she was a child, she injured her waist while learning dance in Chunfeng Pavilion. It would hurt if she stood for a long time. Lian Qiao knew her problem and massaged her skillfully.
"Master, please take a bath. I have brought your usual medicine bag. I will soak it in the water later. You will feel better after taking a bath."
Yueli nodded.
There was mist behind the screen. Yueli lay on the wall of the tub with her eyes closed, moaning comfortably twice. The bathtub was filled with medicine bags and dried flower petals, which reduced the pain a lot.
"A little harder."
Lian Qiao massaged her shoulders and waited until the water cooled down before urging her out: "Master, don't soak in the water for too long, or you'll get dizzy."
"I'll go get you some clothes first."
After Lianqiao left, Yueli tilted her neck, scooped up a handful of water and poured it on her chest. The crystal clear water droplets rolled down her fair skin.
This was the vivid scene that He Yanchen saw when he walked in.
"Ah!" Yue Li caught a glimpse of a figure flashing past the screen from the corner of her eye, and she immediately screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Your Majesty..." When she saw who it was, she complained, "Your Majesty, why didn't you say anything when you came in..."
He Yanchen was extremely angry and laughed: "Yu Ronghua, have you forgotten that this is my tent?"
Yueli let out a small "oh" and fell into a daze.
He Yanchen slowly walked up to her, looking down at her roundness that even the petals couldn't hide, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is it clean?"
Yueli always felt that what he asked was not serious.
She said pitifully: "My waist is uncomfortable..."
Thinking about how she had spent most of the day strolling in the woods with him, He Yanchen understood: "Let me see."
"Your Majesty, what do you want to see?" Yue Li's face flushed slightly, and her eyes seemed to be filled with mist. "Your Majesty, do you want to come in?"
He Yanchen leaned down and used his slender fingers to lift up the black hair that fell on her shoulders bit by bit. What caught his eye was the large area of fair skin and a little redness on her shoulders and back.
He sighed softly, "Jiaojiao is injured like this. I'm afraid she won't be able to go out and play for the next few days."
Yueli grabbed his wrist and snorted, "Then your Majesty is not allowed to ride with others."
“So domineering.”
As soon as He Yanchen finished speaking, his whole body suddenly stiffened.
A delicate little hand had unconsciously slipped under his clothes and gently held it.
Yue Li stood up directly, and her fair and smooth body made He Yanchen's eyes freeze for a moment.
The splashing water soaked his clothes. Yueli hugged the man's neck and kissed the corner of his lips: "No."
He Yanchen suddenly grabbed her neck and bit her lips. He heard the woman hiss softly, and his breathing became heavier:
"It depends on your performance."
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