Emperor Wen's carriage arrived.
In addition to the Eighth and Ninth Concubines, two other concubines, Shufei and Liangfei, also arrived with Emperor Wen.
Emperor Wen went hunting without the empress. This instantly made everyone realize that the empress's fate was lost and it was only a matter of time before she was deposed.
The reason why Emperor Wen has not deposed the empress yet is probably because the Prince's Rebellion has just been quelled. If he brings up the issue of deposing the empress at this time, it is likely to cause trouble again.
As soon as Emperor Wen arrived, he glared at Yun Zheng unhappily.
After everyone had finished paying their respects, they were allowed to enter the South Garden.
After finding a suitable location, the palace maids and eunuchs immediately set up the canopy, and laid out low long tables, along with a variety of fruits and fine wines.
This is not hunting!
It's clearly a large-scale picnic!
Only after everything was ready did Emperor Wen sit down on the imperial carriage under the canopy, with Concubine Shu and Concubine Liang sitting on his left and right.
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"Sixth Brother, didn't I tell you to go hunting? Why didn't you even bring a bow and arrow?"
Emperor Wen's gaze fell on Yun Zheng, with an unhappy look on his face.
Depend on!
This old guy, is he going to start cleaning himself up now?
Yun Zheng complained in his heart and smiled embarrassedly: "Father, I am weak and incompetent. I am not very good at archery..."
“That won’t do!”
Emperor Wen stared at Yun Zheng and said, "You are the General Hu Lie appointed by me personally. You are the one who will fight for me in the northern part of the country. But you can't even shoot an arrow. If you go to the battlefield, won't the people of Beihuan laugh at me for being so unscrupulous?"
It finally came!
Yun Zheng secretly groaned in his heart.
Forget it. When I did that, I thought this moment would come.
If it is a blessing, there will be no disaster; if it is a disaster, there is no escape!
Do whatever you want!
Thinking of this, Yun Zheng simply said: "Your son must practice diligently and try not to embarrass my father!"
"Practice hard?"
Emperor Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Your diligent practice means hanging out with Zhang Xu all day and producing some distracting things?"
Yun Zheng choked slightly and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing Yun Zheng being targeted by Emperor Wen, Yun Li and others were very happy.
Finally it’s Lao Liu’s turn to be in trouble!
Before, the four of them were beaten up by Emperor Wen in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, and the Sixth Brother must have gloated over it!
Now, it's finally their turn to gloat!
Seeing Yun Zheng didn't say anything, Emperor Wen glared at him again, "Go away first, I'll deal with you later!"
Yun Zheng stood aside obediently, lowered his head and said nothing.
Looking at Yun Zheng's cowardly look, Shen Luoyan couldn't help but get angry.
Wasn’t he very eloquent when he was in Qunfang Garden the day before yesterday?
Isn't it a refutation that makes everyone feel ashamed?
Why are you so cowardly now?
“Bring it up!”
At this time, Emperor Wen waved gently to Mu Shun again.
Mu Shun took the order and immediately asked someone to take a long box from a carriage.
The box is very beautiful.
Just by looking at the box, you can tell that what's inside must be extraordinary.
The eyes of several princes fell on the box, and they were very curious.
"I will not participate in the hunt today."
Emperor Wen looked up at the princes and said, "There is a treasure inside. Whoever kills the most prey today will be given the treasure by me!"
Hearing Emperor Wen's words, several princes suddenly became secretly excited.
As they expected, today's hunt may very well be about who will become the crown prince!
"Father, I want to join the hunt too!"
At this time, the eighth prince suddenly stood up.
"I want to, too!"
The Ninth Prince then stood up.
"oh?"
Emperor Wen frowned slightly, "You two are not yet adults. For today's hunting, I specially ordered people to release a few wild beasts in the South Garden yesterday. If you go hunting, you will be easily attacked by wild beasts. In my opinion, you should not participate!"
One of them is only thirteen years old, and the other is only eleven years old, so they really don’t have enough strength.
"I am not afraid!"
They both said loudly at the same time.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen immediately hesitated.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Liang immediately said with a smile, "Your Majesty, since the Eighth and Ninth Princes both want to participate, then let them participate! With the accompanying guards protecting them, they shouldn't encounter any danger."
Concubine Liang is the biological mother of the Eighth Prince.
At present, she is the most favored one besides Concubine Shu.
With such an opportunity, she naturally wanted her son to show off his abilities.
Emperor Wen pondered for a moment again, then nodded and said, "In that case, you two can join in! Considering that you are still underage, I will give you double the reward for the prey you hunt!"
"Thank you, Father!"
The two were immediately delighted.
Yun Zheng saw it, but secretly curled his lips in his heart.
Two little bastards!
Your hair isn't even fully grown yet, and you still want to show off?
"Sixth Brother!"
Emperor Wen looked at Yun Zheng again and said, "Open your eyes and see clearly that even your eighth and ninth brothers can hunt. Don't you feel ashamed?"
"I am deeply ashamed. Please punish me, father." Yun Zheng said sincerely.
"We'll talk about punishment later!"
Emperor Wen snorted coldly, and then said to Shen Luoyan: “Since Lao Liu has no hunting power, I allow you to help him hunt, and the prey you hunt will be counted as Lao Liu’s!”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Shen Luoyan happily agreed.
Finally, I can hold my head high and feel proud for once!
"Don't thank me yet."
Emperor Wen raised his hand to stop her, and said, "You and Lao Liu will soon be husband and wife. You will prosper together and suffer together! If you help Lao Liu win the hunt, I will naturally give this reward to Lao Liu! But if you don't win, I will punish you the same way I punished Lao Liu! Do you have any objections?"
"I dare not!"
Although Chen Luoyan had a bad temper, he did not dare to act rashly in front of Emperor Wen.
"You can choose to refuse."
Emperor Wen shook his head and said, "If you refuse, I will only punish Old Six and not you!"
Um?
Listening to Emperor Wen's words, Yun Zheng secretly felt that something was wrong.
What is this old guy trying to do?
Why do I feel like this old guy wants to set a trap for Shen Luoyan?
While Yun Zheng was still thinking, Shen Luoyan had already agreed: "This servant is willing to help the Sixth Prince hunt! If we fail to win the hunt, this servant is willing to accept the punishment together with the Sixth Prince!"
"very good!"
Emperor Wen seemed very satisfied with Shen Luoyan's answer, and said with a smile: "Your father Shen Nanzheng is a fierce general! I believe that a fierce father will have a fierce daughter! Don't let me down!"
"yes!"
Shen Luoyan accepted the order, but he was full of confidence.
In other aspects, she may not be as good as other princes.
But when it comes to hunting, she believes she can definitely win the competition!
Kill the arrogance of these princes!
After talking to Shen Luoyan, Emperor Wen scolded Yun Zheng with a dark face: "Go hunting with the Sixth Prince's Consort! If you don't have the strength to bend the bow and put the arrow, go help the Sixth Prince's Consort drag the prey. If you can't do it, go and help her pick up the arrows!"
"yes!"
Yun Zheng agreed, but he already understood in his heart.
This cheap old man wants to get himself away and test Ye Zi alone.
I hope the poems I prepared for Ye Zi last night can come in handy!
"Okay, let's go hunting!"
Emperor Wen waved his hand and reminded everyone: "There are many rare birds in the South Garden that I like. You must keep your eyes open and don't shoot those rare birds!"
"Your Majesty, the princes are hunting, how can they have time to identify those rare birds!" Mu Shun said with a smile: "Why don't you ask the princes not to shoot birds, so as to avoid accidentally hurting the rare birds that Your Majesty likes."
Emperor Wen thought about it and nodded, "Alright! Then we shouldn't shoot birds!"
After giving instructions to everyone, Emperor Wen ordered them to return before noon.
Everyone took the order and rushed into the forest with their own guards...
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