Danzhu choked at first, then asked hesitantly, "Is that what the prince said to the young lady?"
The young lady was drunk yesterday and confused; there's no way she could have done such a thing. On the contrary, she noticed that the prince treated her with unusual gentleness yesterday, and his eyes didn't seem so frightening anymore.
She dared not think about it too much, nor did she dare to explain it too clearly to the girl, for fear that she was overthinking it.
"You know I don't remember anything when I'm drunk. Besides him, who else could fool me like this?" Shen Youying felt more and more unhappy as she thought about it, biting her lip and tugging at the handkerchief in her hand.
According to Shen Youying, those people outside shouldn't say that the King of Qin was tyrannical; they should say that he liked to play tricks on people.
He was so serious just now, talking as if it were the truth.
The master and servant were whispering to each other when they heard the sound of wheels rolling over the ground. It was the King of Qin coming out in his wheelchair after changing his clothes.
Fu Cui quickly handed him another copper basin filled with clean water and a handkerchief, and helped him wash up.
Xue Shen was either completely unaware that his clumsy lie had been exposed, or he knew but pretended not to. In any case, he was extremely composed. Shen Youying's gaze was almost drilling a hole in his face, but he remained calm and composed as he slowly washed up.
Clean your teeth with willow twigs, then wash your face with warm water.
His fingers were long and slender, and his movements were slow and graceful, revealing a sense of composure and elegance.
Shen Youying stared at him for a long time, but seeing that he had no reaction at all, she was too embarrassed to bring up the past again. She could only give a soft hum and go to do her hair and makeup.
She didn't notice that as she turned to do her makeup, Xue Shen happened to turn his head and glance at her, his pursed lips curving upwards.
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After the couple finished getting ready, they went to the training ground.
Today is the first day of the autumn hunt. All the elite soldiers will conduct military exercises on the drill ground to boost morale. Only after that will the autumn hunt officially begin.
Before leaving, Shen Youying made a point of bringing the crossbow that Xue Shen had given her.
Once the autumn hunt officially begins, the young men will venture deep into the mountains and forests, and may even have to spend the night there in order to hunt rarer predators. The accompanying women cannot simply sit idly on the high platform, so a forest is specially fenced off at the edge of the hunting grounds, where docile and harmless wild rabbits, deer, and other game are kept for the women, concubines, and others to hunt and enjoy.
For this occasion, Shen Youying specially wore a Hu-style outfit that was easy to ride and shoot.
The silver-purple, narrow-sleeved, collared robe hugged her figure perfectly, accentuating her beautiful curves. It was cinched at the waist with a leather belt, and as she moved, a section of white trousers would occasionally peek out from the hem of the robe, tucking into dark brown, almost black, deerskin boots from the calves down.
The Hu-style clothing exuded a heroic spirit. To match this outfit, she didn't put her hair up in a bun. Instead, she braided her long hair into many small braids, just like foreigners, and decorated it with gold chains and gemstone hairpins, giving her a very exotic look.
As soon as the two arrived at the training ground and took their seats, they noticed that all the ladies and gentlemen present were glancing in Shen Youying's direction, seemingly casually.
She is strikingly beautiful and has always been eye-catching.
But her outfit today was particularly eye-catching, and even the newly favored concubine sitting next to Emperor Cheng'an glanced at her several times.
Xue Shen casually swept his gaze across the martial arts stage and saw that Prince Chen, sitting at the lower end, and Lu Minghe, who was sitting further away, were looking at him without any attempt to hide it. Not to mention the other young men who were also looking in this direction, trying to conceal their gazes.
He slowly raised an eyebrow and turned his head to look at Shen Youying.
Shen Youying felt puzzled by his gaze, and curiously examined herself before asking, "Is there something wrong?"
Xue Shen shook his head and said slowly, "It's just that the princess looks very beautiful today, attracting a lot of attention."
Shen Youying: ?
She pondered for a moment, suspecting that Xue Shen thought she was dressed too ostentatiously. Due to the legacy of the previous dynasty, women in the Great Wei also had the habit of wearing Hu clothing. However, it was not as prevalent as in the previous dynasty, with everyone vying to imitate it. In this dynasty, women would only occasionally wear it when playing polo or cuju.
However, Shen Youying still loved Hu clothing, but there weren't many occasions where she could wear it. She only wore it once, such as when playing polo at a spring banquet and during this autumn hunt.
However, compared to the ladies dressed in graceful and elegant dresses on the training ground, her attire was indeed quite unusual.
Although she wasn't very happy about it, she didn't want to go against Xue Shen over such a trivial matter, so she could only say in a low voice, "If Your Highness doesn't like it, I'll go change my clothes later."
Xue Shen gave her a strange look: "Aren't you going hunting later? It'll be inconvenient to move around in a dress." Perhaps sensing her concerns, he explained: "It's not that I don't like you wearing Hu clothing, it's just that those buzzing flies are a bit of an eyesore."
Although Shen Youying didn't quite understand what he was saying, she was happy to hear that he didn't need to change his clothes.
After all, Bai Luodanzhu had spent a lot of time and effort to prepare her clothes and hairstyle, and if she were to change into another outfit, it would probably take even more time.
As the two conversed in hushed tones, the auspicious hour arrived, and Emperor Cheng'an took up his bow and fired the first arrow.
The lit arrows landed precisely in the prepared brazier.
A fire was lit in the brazier in the center of the training ground, and then archers lit the other braziers one by one. The braziers placed along the edge of the training ground gradually burned, like a winding fire dragon.
At the same time, the bugler blew his horn, and the drummer struck his giant drum.
With the resounding bugle calls and thunderous drumbeats, the elite army of the Great Wei marched out in formation to be inspected by the emperor.
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