In the main account, Emperor Shao Yuan and Prince Ning were playing chess.
A young eunuch came in to report, and when he saw Prince Ning was present, he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
Emperor Shao Yuan frowned, "Just say it if you have something to say."
The young eunuch bowed and reported in detail the dispute between the Third Prince and Princess Yuexi outside the tent, and how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tried to reconcile them.
Prince Ning didn't expect his daughter to be so brave. She whipped the third prince right away.
So he bowed his hands and apologized, his attitude was very humble, "My little girl is naughty and hurt the Third Prince. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Although he apologized, there was no sign of panic on his face.
Emperor Shao Yuan, however, felt somewhat resentful towards Su Xu.
The only princess in Prince Ning's mansion, he didn't treat her well, but shot an arrow at her head. He treated her so contemptuously, was he afraid that Prince Ning's mansion wouldn't have any dissent? The third brother was really too ignorant.
Emperor Shao Yuan waved his hands and said, "My dear minister, you worry too much. It was just a small conflict between children. How can you say that they are guilty?"
Prince Ning still replied respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."
Emperor Shao Yuan told Prince Ning not to be so polite, but in his heart he thought, what an old fox.
How is he going to punish you? Because your daughter beat my son, but my son has never beaten anyone before?
Not to mention that Su Xu only suffered minor injuries, even if he had a broken hand, with this old fox keeping him in check and apologizing in such a dignified manner, it would be impossible for him to blame Ning Xihua.
The king and his minister continued to play chess, their eyes understood each other, and their faces were full of joy.
The next day, after a night of rest, the autumn hunt officially began.
Since this morning, Ning Xihua felt her right eyelid twitching so much that she wanted to press her right eye hard.
Stop jumping! She knows something is going to happen today, so you don't need to make a fuss about it.
She was a little irritable.
Hunting is not done on the grassland, which is vast and boundless, stretching as far as the eye can see. The official hunting is behind the grassland where they are stationed, where there is a dense forest and many wild animals.
The dense forest with complex terrain and obstructed vision is a natural barrier suitable for assassination.
Ning Xihua didn't know the specific details of the assassination, nor did she know whether Su Bi listened to her and took more precautions.
Just in case, she left Song Yi behind before she left.
Ning Xihua explained seriously: "I will go in with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If I haven't come back in an hour, no matter what the reason, you can use the excuse that you received my distress signal as an excuse and have my father lead people into the jungle to look for me."
Hunting usually takes about two hours, and she will bring Su Bi back within an hour. If it takes more than this time, something must have gone wrong.
Song Yi was a little worried when she heard this, "Princess, has something happened?"
Ning Xihua shook her head. "Not necessarily. Just make an extra preparation. Remember, if something goes wrong, ask my father to bring more people."
Song Yi nodded nervously, "I'll remember that, Princess, be careful."
When the hunting began, Ning Xihua rode his horse and followed Su Bi into the dense forest.
Everyone else walked away as they chased the prey, but Ning Xihua didn't even glance at the prey and just followed closely behind Su Bi.
When only Su Bi and Ning Xihua were left, Su Bi asked her, "Why do I feel that you are very nervous today?"
Ning Xihua thought, how could I not be nervous when it comes to matters concerning life?
She pulled the reins to slow down the horse's pace and replied, "To be honest, I've had a bad feeling since this morning."
"Is that the premonition you gave me earlier that made me be more prepared?"
Ning Xihua nodded, her expression still serious.
Su Bi didn't ask her the reason, but just looked at her with a slightly inquiring look.
As they went deeper into the jungle, neither of them had any interest in hunting and just chatted idly.
Suddenly, Su Bi reined in his horse and stopped where he was.
"What's wrong?" Ning Xihua asked nervously.
Su Bi turned her head and smiled at her, saying, "It seems your premonition is quite accurate."
Upon hearing this, the guards behind Huailiu, Huaichuan and Su Bi all drew their swords and became alert.
Ning Xihua tightened the reins and looked around anxiously. But she found nothing, and only felt that the forest was eerily quiet.
"Although I took some precautions according to your advice, the other party's move was quite big, and more people came than I expected."
Su Bi's statement was calm, as if she was just chatting idly about love and romance, rather than the swordplay that was about to happen before her eyes.
Ning Xihua became even more nervous after hearing this, "What should we do?"
Su Bi remained calm, "Don't worry, I will let Huaichuan take people to escort you out first. Since their target is me, they won't put too much energy into stopping you."
Ning Xihua got angry when he heard that.
"Su Bi, are you crazy? The other side already had more people, and you dispersed the people to let them take me out first?"
She had been in a state of panic for several days, fearing that something might happen to him and that his life would be in danger. Now he wanted her to run away first? Why should she follow him and be frightened?
Ning Xihua was filled with rage and didn't realize that she was scolding the crown prince by name in front of everyone.
Even at such a tense moment, Huailiu and Huaichuan couldn't help but sigh while being on guard.
Princess Yue Xi is really awesome. She just whipped the Third Prince yesterday, and today she pointed at the Crown Prince and called him sick. She is really powerful and a ruthless person!
Su Bi was stunned when he was scolded.
When he came to his senses, he smiled and said, "It's okay. It's the same if you go out and find someone first. It's not safe to stay here."
Ning Xihua took a deep breath and resisted the urge to curse at Su Bi.
"I know you're doing this for my own good, but now is not the time to act rashly. There are only so many of us, and it's safer to stay together."
It was the first time that Su Bi was accused of acting on impulse, and she found it somewhat amusing.
Seeing that Ning Xihua was unwilling to leave, he no longer forced her, but just looked at her deeply and said, "I gave you a chance."
He has already given her the chance to leave. If she still doesn't leave, then from now on, no matter whether she lives or dies, she will never be able to leave him again.
Ning Xihua did not realize the deeper meaning and thought Su Bi was still hesitating, so she nodded perfunctorily.
Su Bi laughed wildly, with redness in the corners of her eyes. Her laughter was very abrupt in this quiet forest, and Ning Xihua was even more confused.
Come on, sir, what is so funny when you are so nervous?
Su Bi did not explain, but asked her to dismount, and protected her between the horse and himself, preparing for the fierce battle that was about to begin.
Soon, the people hiding in the dense forest realized that they were exposed, and they tore off their disguises and drew their swords.
The guards that Su Bi brought with him also rushed forward with swords in hand. There was a flash of swords and the sound of fighting.
The enemy had a large number of people. Although Huaichuan and his men were few in number, each of them was able to fight against the enemy alone and for a while they did not lose the upper hand.
Su Bi seemed to be standing leisurely in the protective circle, but Ning Xihua felt that all his muscles were tense. He seemed to be waiting for something, and then ready to go.
Su Bi was waiting for the next wave of attack.
In such a dense forest, it would be a shame not to hide some archers in such a unique environment.
Sure enough, seeing that the two sides were in a stalemate for a while, the leading man in black let out a long roar into the forest.
With a whoosh, a rain of arrows came pouring in.
Su Bi held a long sword and almost turned the sword light into a light curtain, blocking most of the arrows for Ning Xihua and the surrounding guards.
After dealing with the assassin in front of him, Huailiu slipped into the dense forest like a swimming fish and eliminated the archers who had exposed their positions one by one.
The number of bows and arrows became fewer and fewer, and the attacks of the men in black became more and more impatient.
Suddenly, three men in black, despite being seriously injured, worked together to break through the encirclement of the guards and rushed towards Su Bi.
"careful!"