By now, everyone who was supposed to be there had arrived, so the arrival of the carriage from the Holy King's Mansion immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The carriage stopped, and Granny Shang stepped forward and lifted the curtain.
Upon seeing Bai Shi emerge, Xuan Yuanpeng's eyes lit up, and he happily stepped forward to greet her: "Ya'er, what brings you here?"
Xuanyuan Peng reached out his hand to Bai Shi, looking like a eunuch waiting to help her up, completely disregarding how the ministers behind him viewed him as the emperor, and even less caring about their opinion of his relationship with Bai Shi as uncle and sister-in-law.
Although the ministers behind them were inwardly turbulent, they remained outwardly calm.
The rumors about the Emperor and the Holy Princess Consort have been circulating for years, and they've long since become accustomed to them.
The Emperor openly and secretly favored the Holy Prince and his Dowager Consort. They had been discussing the matter of establishing an empress for over twenty years, but the Emperor hadn't granted their request. Not only had he not established an empress, but the number of concubines in the harem was pitifully small—you could count them on one hand. No matter how much they pleaded, it was to no avail, so they eventually gave up on the topic altogether.
Fortunately, the emperor was quite capable. Although he had few concubines, he had several sons. However, their petitions to establish a crown prince a few years ago were ignored and received no response.
Now that the Holy King has suddenly returned to the capital, it's uncertain whether he will return to his fiefdom. Who can say for sure what the Emperor is thinking?
Lady Bai didn't even look at the ministers, but handed her hand to Xuan Yuanpeng and let him help her down from the carriage: "It's Zhan'er who wants to come."
"Zhan'er is here too?" Xuan Yuanpeng was shocked and immediately looked at the carriage behind him.
Xuanyuan Zhan got off the carriage and turned to help Su Xuening.
Upon seeing Su Xuening, Xuan Yuan Yu's empty eyes immediately focused, as if she were the only ray of light in his dark world.
Before Xuanyuan Yu could even get excited, he saw Su Xuening hand over her hand to Xuanyuan Zhan.
Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan help her down from the carriage, and seeing the two of them standing together in matching outfits, looking like a perfect couple, Xuan Yuan Yu was driven mad with jealousy!
Xuanyuan Yu clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with bloodlust.
Heaven knows how much strength he used to control himself from rushing over and snatching Su Xuening away.
Even from a distance, Xuan Yuanzhan could still feel Xuan Yuanyu's jealous and resentful gaze, leaving him speechless.
Xuanyuan Yu, that pervert, has acted up again!
Su Xuening also felt Xuan Yuan Yu's aggressive gaze, but she didn't even glance at him. After getting off the ground, she curtsied to Xuan Yuan Peng and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Xuanyuan Peng glanced at Su Xuening, then looked at Xuanyuan Zhan with concern: "You're so badly injured, why did you come to the hunting grounds?"
Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at Xuanyuan Peng and replied awkwardly, "Things haven't been peaceful lately, and I'm a little worried."
Xuanyuan Peng didn't understand Xuanyuan Zhan's meaning and scolded, "Since things are not peaceful, you shouldn't have let your mother come to the hunting grounds."
This child, knowing full well that someone was after them, still took Ya'er out of the capital. How dangerous is that!
Xuanyuan Zhan looked awkward and didn't explain.
Seeing that Xuanyuan Peng didn't understand, Bai Shi gave him a reproachful look: "Silly boy~ Zhan'er was just worried about you!"
When Zong Jiu and the other palace servants heard Bai Shi's low, angry "fool," they all blushed and lowered their eyes.
In this world, only the Holy Princess Consort would dare to speak to the Emperor like that.
Even if the emperor were to say something else entirely, let alone just a simple "idiot" in that tone, he probably wouldn't be angry.
Xuanyuan Zhan, however, turned pale upon hearing Bai Shi's reproachful remark.
As expected, Xuanyuan Peng wasn't angry at all. Instead, he looked at Xuanyuan Zhan with surprise and asked, "Are you worried about me?"
Xuanyuan Zhan awkwardly turned his face away, not wanting to explain.
Looking at her son like this, Madam Bai smiled and scolded, "Otherwise, who would he be worried about? You're so badly injured, yet you still rushed to this hunting festival. He was worried about you being alone in the West Mountain hunting grounds, and he couldn't bear to leave Ning'er and me at the Holy King's Mansion, so he brought Ning'er and me to the hunting festival with him."
After Bai's explanation, Xuanyuan Peng finally understood. He looked at Xuanyuan Zhan with excitement and gratitude, saying, "I have the Imperial Guards protecting me, so there's no need to worry. But how are you? How are your injuries?"
"I won't die," Xuan Yuanzhan replied awkwardly.
"Hang Yuqing." Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Xuanyuan Zhan summoned Hang Yuqing.
Hang Yuqing had just arrived in the carriage of the Holy Prince's Mansion: "Your Majesty, His Highness the Holy Prince's wound has begun to scab over, but it is best to rest quietly to avoid tearing the wound open."
Hang Yuqing had been at the Holy King's residence all day, but the Holy King did not summon him for treatment. This morning, he checked his wound and found that it had healed considerably.
Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at Hang Yuqing and said, "It's not too late to rest after today."
Seeing that Xuanyuan Zhan had decided to stay at the hunting grounds, Xuanyuan Peng could only instruct Hang Yuqing and the accompanying imperial physicians: "You all take medicine with you and follow the Holy King, so that his wounds don't reopen."
"yes."
Hang Yuqing and several imperial physicians quickly agreed.
Xuanyuan Peng then looked at Xuanyuan Zhan and said, "Since you're here, you might as well take a stroll around the hunting grounds, but don't participate in the hunt."
To avoid making too much movement and tearing the wound open, which would be troublesome.
"Hmm." Sensing Xuan Yuanpeng's concern, Xuan Yuanzhan awkwardly responded with a soft sound.
Xuan Yuanzhan's soft hum was enough to make Xuan Yuanpeng overjoyed.
It was as if he had finally seen the fatherly love I had always shown him!
Even the slightest reconciliation between father and son would be enough to make Xuanyuan Peng happy.
Xuanyuan Duo, Xuanyuan Zhi, and Xuanyuan Yu were all extremely frustrated to see Xuanyuan Peng being so cautious and smiling so cheaply when facing Bai Shi and Xuanyuan Zhan!
Father Emperor is far too fond of that bastard Xuanyuan Zhan. As long as this bastard shows even the slightest smile to Father Emperor, Father Emperor will be happy for half a day.
And then there's Bai Shi, that shameless vixen, who seduced her own brother-in-law and gave birth to Xuan Yuanzhan, that bastard. Such an unchaste woman deserves the Emperor's favor.
Unfortunately, the Emperor only loved Bai Shi, and the other concubines in the harem were just decorations, including their mother!
How could they possibly compete with such favoritism and bias?
Xuan Yuanzhi's pupils contracted slightly.
What he cared about was not his father's favoritism towards Bai Shi and Xuanyuan Zhan, after all, this had been going on for quite some time. What he cared about was Xuanyuan Zhan's intentions and purpose for this trip.
Previously, when Xuanyuan Zhan was not in the capital, he never participated in such matters, even when he was in the capital.
Now that he's so badly injured, he still comes to participate in the hunting competition, saying he's worried about his father. He's so good at flattering people. Does this mean that Xuanyuan Zhan also has ambitions to win the emperor's favor?
Xuanyuan Yu had no interest in how much his father favored Xuanyuan Zhan, that bastard; he only cared about Su Xuening.
Unfortunately, from the moment Su Xuening entered the hunting grounds until now, she hasn't even given him a single glance! She even occasionally raises her eyes to meet Xuan Yuanzhan's gaze!
Su Xuening, have you really fallen in love with Xuan Yuanzhan?
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