The first day of panic passed quickly. Early the next morning, Kangxi gave an order and everyone set off on horseback, shooting arrows and heading straight for the mountains.
Yinzhi rushed out first with a group of young soldiers, and Rongxian and Duanjing followed closely with their guards.
Yinreng, however, took Xiaosan and Xiaosi on ponies and strolled slowly around the woods. They had no intention of hunting, but rather seemed to be enjoying the scenery.
"Second brother, where is the prey?"
Xiaosan and Xiaosi held up the bows and arrows specially made for them, looking very excited.
Yinreng laughed and said, "What can you catch with the things you two have in your hands? I'd rather ask you to catch birds."
The two children widened their eyes, "Catching birds??"
Yinreng ordered He Yuzhu to prepare things. Soon, a bamboo basket was set up on an open space. There was a thin silk thread on the edge of the bamboo basket, which was held in Yinreng's hand. The bottom of the bamboo basket was filled with grains that birds loved to eat.
Soon, several birds were seen flying around the bamboo basket twice, and then entered the basket one after another.
Xiao San and Xiao Si excitedly whispered, "Quickly pull the line, there's a bird."
Yinreng made a gesture to silence him, "Wait a moment."
Sure enough, after seeing that there was no trap, a few birds went out to call more birds in. Yinreng roughly counted and found that there were about a dozen birds, so he pulled the silk thread suddenly, and the bamboo basket quickly trapped the birds underneath.
Xiao San and Xiao Si cheered and came out, "There are birds, lots and lots of birds."
He Yuzhu received the order and took several palace servants to take the bird out of the bamboo basket.
"He Yuzhu, light a fire and roast the bird here."
So, several palace maids built three fires and started roasting the birds together.
Upon seeing this, Gelfin whispered a few words to the servant beside him, and then the servant nodded and ran away.
Soon, Aljishan came over with four rabbits and three pheasants.
"Your Highness, this is your prey."
Yinreng: ...
Give me this again.
"Gerfin, were you the one who tipped off?"
Gelfin stepped forward and said, "Yes."
Yinreng rolled his eyes. Aljishan whispered, "I've seen that the eldest prince has hunted a lot of prey. If you don't have anything, you'll inevitably be outdone."
Yinreng sat on the ground and looked up at Arjishan, "So from now on, when big brother goes into battle to kill the enemy, do I have to follow him and pick up heads?"
Aljishan was stunned, thought seriously for a moment and said: "Then let the eldest brother go, it's dangerous."
Yinreng rolled his eyes, and the mistress beside him tilted her head and laughed.
Yinreng knocked his little head directly, "What are you laughing at? Xiao Si will eat all the roasted birds soon. Let's see what you will eat."
Xiao San immediately shifted his attention and stared at the half-cooked bird.
Yinreng then looked at Aljishan again and said, "I've told you many times, don't compare yourself to Big Brother in everything. Big Brother is going to be a general in the future, so what's wrong with taking first place in hunting?"
Aljishan was not convinced.
He didn't see that the eldest prince had the potential to become a general.
What's more, if he is made the general, he will have control of the military power. What if he becomes disloyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future?
No, I have to discuss this with my father when I get back. I can’t let the eldest prince have access to military power.
Yinreng didn't know what Aljishan was thinking. Seeing that he was silent, he thought that he had listened to what he said, so he waved his hand.
"You brought these things here, so you can clean them up. We can roast them and eat them after that."
"He Yuzhu, tell the eldest prince and the two princesses to come over for dinner after hunting. Oh, and call Wang Chong and Akeduo as well."
He Yuzhu took the order and ran away. Aljishan looked at the game on the ground and then looked at Gelfin.
"Come on, let's clean up together."
Gelfin: ...
The two brothers cleaned up together and soon replaced the roasted birds with hares and pheasants. The aroma instantly filled their noses.
"Oh, what a lucky life I have! I'm so hungry that my chest is touching my belly."
The eldest prince walked in with a smile on his face, and the people following him also came forward with smiles on their faces to greet him.
Then a group of palace maids and guards came over carrying more than a dozen prey.
"Hurry up and clean it up, then take turns grilling it."
Yinzhi gave an order and the guards began to collect the prey on the spot.
Yinreng raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you planning to show it to the Emperor?"
Yinzhi glared at him and said, "What's there to show? Do I need to show my abilities on my prey?"
"Besides, you haven't even gone out hunting, so what do I have to show you?"
Yinreng subconsciously glanced at Aljishan, who touched his nose awkwardly and continued roasting the rabbit.
"After these things are ready, divide them into three parts. Send one part to the Emperor's father, one part to the Empress Dowager, and we will eat the rest."
He Yuzhu accepted the order.
Yinreng added, "When you send it over, you must make it clear that these prey were hunted by the eldest prince, not by a lone hunter."
He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Prince, I know."
Yinzhi punched Yinreng and said angrily, "When did you learn to joke?"
Yinreng laughed and punched back, "Isn't it because you're afraid that the Emperor won't know about your contribution?"
Li Zhong whispered behind Yinzhi, "Master, shouldn't we send some to Concubine Hui?"
"No, mother should stay with the emperor."
At this time, Concubine Hui was indeed with Kangxi, but besides her, there were also Concubine Yi, Tong Jia and others.
When everyone saw He Yuzhu bringing so many roasted wild game, they began to praise the prince for his ability and filial piety.
After they finished praising him, He Yuzhu said, "Your Majesty, these are the game hunted by the eldest prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had some of them roasted and sent to Your Majesty."
Kangxi was very interested. "Part? What about the rest?"
"It will be divided into three parts. One part will be sent to the Emperor, one part will be sent to the Empress Dowager, and the rest will be eaten by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the princes and princesses."
Kangxi laughed out loud, "As expected of Baocheng, he is filial."
Concubine Hui looked proud because this was what her son had hunted. But she felt sad in her heart because she didn't praise her son but praised others.
It's really biased.
Tong Jia glanced at Concubine Hui and said with a smile, "Sister Hui is so lucky. The eldest prince has hunted so many game. It's obvious that he is a master of riding and shooting."
Concubine Hui smiled faintly, obviously unwilling to talk in depth.
Kangxi looked at Concubine Hui and said, "Baoqing is a good boy. He hunted so many game but didn't take credit for it immediately. Instead, he gave it to his brothers and sisters. He is truly a brotherly friend. Liang Jiugong, I will convey my decree to reward the eldest prince handsomely."
Concubine Hui's displeasure immediately vanished, and she couldn't stop smiling, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
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