As mentioned earlier, Princess Anqing was a rather peculiar person. She considered herself one of the most noble people in the world and dared to offend anyone except the Empress Dowager. Not only did she make sarcastic remarks about the Emperor and the First Prince every time she entered the palace, but she also looked down on her cousin, the Empress.
It would be fine if she dared to offend anyone, including court officials and nobles, but what made the world most unacceptable was her unorthodoxy.
Because she didn't like her husband, she openly kept no less than forty lovers in the princess's mansion, all of whom were the kind of weak scholar she liked.
Of the several children she had given birth to over the years, none were the sons of the prince consort. However, one of them, who was clearly not of the prince consort's bloodline, was able to usurp the hereditary title that the prince consort's ancestors had earned at the cost of countless lives, thanks to the overwhelming power of the Empress Dowager Da Lu and the shamelessness of Princess Anqing.
The poor and unfortunate prince consort was so disheartened that he planned to become a monk, but the eldest princess threatened that he would never be able to get rid of her unless he died.
She also said that if he dared to become a monk or commit suicide, she would kill all of his family members.
The prince consort was threatened by her with the lives of his family members. He was obviously heartbroken, but he still forced himself to participate in the autumn hunt. It must be said that he was a very pitiful man.
Even in such a miserable situation, he still did not forget to protect the weak. Yu Zizhen's impression of the son-in-law immediately improved a lot.
Seeing that the other party did not bring any melee weapons such as swords, Yu Zizhen did not leave obediently and give the stage to the prince consort who was said to be very skilled. Instead, he took Yaoguang and others to cooperate with the prince consort to deal with the black bear.
Firstly, the prince consort is her target, and she can get rich points by changing his life trajectory.
Secondly, the enemy of my enemy is a potential ally. Yu Zizhen, who is destined to be an enemy of the Lu family, really wants to win over the son-in-law to his side.
You know, before becoming a son-in-law of the emperor, he was a famous young general of Da Qi.
She was in great need of talented people, and she wanted to get this guy into her own hands.
As for whether it is dangerous or not, she has the system to back her up. Even if the black bear goes berserk when it is "low on health", she can rely on the skills and cards provided by the system and lead Yaoguang and others to kill it here in the shortest time.
The son-in-law didn't know that Yu Zizhen was coming for him, so he was very distressed at the disobedience of Yu Zizhen and others.
He didn't want his family and relatives to be disgraced because of him, but he couldn't give the Queen Mother and her family the opportunity to vent their anger on his family, so even if he wanted to commit suicide, he had to die naturally.
It just so happened that he overheard some words from some black-hearted people, so he decided to let the black bear eat him.
However, to his surprise, Yu Zizhen and others, who in his opinion were still young and precious and should have valued their lives very much, did not ride away as he wished.
The prince consort was in a complicated mood. He wanted to commit suicide. Why didn't these people give him a chance?
He sighed, and worked together with Yu Zizhen and others to kill the black bear, and then he was about to ride his horse deeper into the forest, thinking that maybe he still had time to find the tiger.
However, Yu Zizhen rode over, leaned forward, and grabbed his horse's reins. "Uncle, don't be in a hurry to leave. You also have a share of this black bear. Thank you, my nephew Yu Zizhen, for your help."
The prince consort was shocked. Yu Zizhen? The prince of Zhenbei Palace?
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Yu Zizhen lower his voice and say to him, "Do you want to get out of this predicament? I can help you."
There was sincerity in Qinglingling's eyes, without any contempt or disgust towards him, nor any hidden sympathy or pity.
The prince consort felt an inexplicable surge of sadness in his heart. It had been too long. He had not felt this kind of ordinary and comfortable gaze from others.
He took a deep breath and suppressed the tears that were welling up uncontrollably, "No need..."
"Don't be so hasty to refuse." Yu Zizhen interrupted him, his tone seemed to carry a hint of temptation, "You are not afraid of death, so are you afraid of fighting for yourself and your family one last time?"
The prince consort was stunned. Yeah, it can't get any worse than it is now.
He didn't refuse again, so Yu Zizhen took it as an agreement. She lowered her voice and said quickly, "On the tenth day of the month, go out more often. I'll find a chance to see you."
The prince consort gave a barely audible "hmm."
Yu Zizhen smiled happily, "Uncle, will you come back to the camp with us? You also contributed to this black bear."
The prince consort waved his hand and said, "No need, I'm not interested in these."
After saying that, he rode away.
Chen Hushan and Fang Huaiying, who had originally wanted to come over and greet the prince consort, could only curiously ask Yu Zizhen, "Who is that?"
Yu Zizhen shook his head. "I don't know. He didn't say."
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingxuan said to the three people, "That is Huaiyuan Marquis Mo Huaiyang."
Fang Huaiying was still wondering who Huaiyuan Hou Mo Huaiyang was when Chen Hushan exclaimed, "Is it the consort of Princess Anqing?"
Fang Huaiying suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he always felt that the name was familiar, but for a moment he could not remember where he had heard it.
"No wonder he didn't want to share the credit for hunting the bear with us." Yu Zizhen pretended to have suddenly realized something. "Then let's put on some disguise and pretend that we hunted the bear alone."
A moment later, Chen Hushan pulled at his clothes, which were covered in mud and straw and had two large holes, and looked at Yu Zizhen speechlessly, "Your so-called disguise is to make us all look like we've been rolling around here?"
Yu Zizhen argued confidently, "If not, how else can we show the dangers of our bear hunt?"
If she hadn't shown the dangers they faced while hunting the bear, how could she have made such a fuss and demanded that the emperor thoroughly investigate the incident of a blind bear appearing in the hunting grounds?
Chen Hushan met her meaningful gaze and immediately understood what Yu Zizhen was up to.
His eyes lit up, "Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate with you."
Fang Huaiying blinked, "And me."
The three men smiled at each other, and then together with the guards, they used local materials to make a raft with vines and branches, put the bear on it, and let the horse pull it away.
When they returned to the camp with the dead bear, the place suddenly became noisy. Many people gathered around to look at the bear, and some even murmured that these kids were really fearless.
It would be fine if Fang Huaiying was older. In a family like theirs, a thirteen-year-old boy is indeed capable of doing adult work, but Yu Zizhen is only eight years old.
"You're so young, yet you dare to charge forward and hunt a bear. You must be incredibly brave, right?"
"Who says it's not? This is a blind bear."
"Isn't the point that they're all unharmed? Look at them, their clothes are just dirty, their hair is messy, and they look a bit disheveled."
“That’s incredible!”
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