Soon, Yun Zheng and his companions returned to where the sedan chair was.
When they came back, the rest of the princes had also returned.
Everyone has achieved great results.
The ground was littered with prey of all sizes.
Even the thirteen-year-old Lao Ba had a lot of prey in front of him.
Apart from Yun Zheng, only the eleven-year-old Lao Jiu returned empty-handed.
Seeing Yun Zheng and his group returning empty-handed, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Old Six, why don't you have any prey?"
"That doesn't make sense! Your sister-in-law has helped you, so why are there still no prey?"
"I guess the sixth brother is too proud to let his younger brother and sister-in-law take action."
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...
"I guess Sixth Brother is kind-hearted and can't bear to kill..."
Everyone was talking at once.
Although the six princes restrained themselves in front of Emperor Wen, the mockery in their words was still particularly strong.
Even the little brat Lao Ba came to join in the fun.
Yun Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to these people and just looked up at Ye Zi.
Their eyes met, and Yun Zheng felt relieved when he saw Ye Zi nod slightly.
It seems that Ye Zi has passed the test of composing poetry!
At this moment, Ye Zi was also very confused.
It’s understandable that Yun Zheng couldn’t catch any prey.
But she knew Chen Luoyan's abilities!
The emperor has granted permission for Shen Luoyan to help Yun Zheng hunt, so why didn’t they catch any prey?
"Sixth Brother, what's going on with you guys?"
Emperor Wen looked at Yun Zheng with a dark face, "Nanyuan is so big, you didn't catch any prey? What on earth were you doing?"
Listening to Emperor Wen's words, everyone looked as if they were enjoying a good show.
Yun Zheng had watched their play before.
Now, it’s their turn to watch Yun Zheng’s performance.
It would be better if father beat Yun Zheng up in public!
However, given Yun Zheng's small body, I don't know if he can withstand it.
Yun Zheng lowered his eyebrows and said, "I am incompetent."
"I know you are incompetent!"
Emperor Wen said sternly, "So, I specifically allowed the Sixth Prince's wife to help you! But why didn't you bring back any prey? Did you go sightseeing?"
Emperor Wen looked very angry.
Yun Zheng secretly sighed in his heart, this old guy is really good at pretending.
Of course, this old man might be temporarily venting his anger towards other princes on himself to avoid getting upset.
Yun Zheng pretended to be cautious and whispered back, "We were unlucky and didn't encounter any prey."
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, a group of princes burst into laughter again.
"Nanyuan is so big, but you haven't encountered any prey?"
"Old Six, when did you learn to lie?"
"If you didn't try your best, then don't try your best. Don't try to hide it. This is a crime of deceiving the king..."
Everyone laughed non-stop, and Yun Li even began to accuse Yun Zheng of a crime.
Concubine Shu also nodded and said, "Yun Zheng, don't lie in front of your father! Although the emperor is lenient, you will not be forgiven for this crime of deceiving the emperor."
Looking at Yun Zheng being bullied by everyone, Shen Luoyan was furious.
She knew that this would be the result after coming back!
Even if they brought back less prey, the result would not be like this!
This damn bastard!
You deserve it!
Shen Luoyan cursed inwardly, then bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, we didn't go sightseeing, we were really looking for prey, but the Sixth Prince was too proud to let me help him, so we didn't catch any prey."
"Really?"
Emperor Wen narrowed his eyes and said unkindly, "Sixth Prince, are you deliberately going to let the Sixth Prince's wife be punished with you?"
"I am willing to accept the punishment."
Yun Zheng bowed again.
"Very good! Just accept the punishment!"
Emperor Wen nodded and angrily said, "Go away first, I will deal with you later!"
Yun Zheng obeyed the order and obediently led Shen Luoyan and the others to retreat to Ye Zi's side.
"What's going on with you guys?"
Ye Zi lowered her voice and asked Yun Zheng and Shen Luoyan with confusion.
"Don't mention it!"
Chen Luoyan replied unhappily and glared at Yun Zheng angrily.
Yun Zheng didn't care and secretly winked at Ye Zi, signaling her to just watch the show.
Um?
Ye Zi didn't understand and was secretly confused.
Could it be that Yun Zheng has a backup plan?
Why are you still so calm now?
Just when Ye Zi was confused, Emperor Wen slowly stood up.
Looking at the prey in front of his sons, he nodded continuously.
"Well, not bad! None of them let me down!"
Emperor Wen nodded as he walked past the prey of each prince and ordered, "Mu Shun, quickly have someone count the number of prey of each prince!"
"yes!"
Mu Shun took the order and immediately asked people to start counting.
Emperor Wen nodded as he walked, and seemed very satisfied with each of the princes.
Finally, Emperor Wen stopped in front of Lao Ba.
"Old Eight, you are so young, yet you can hunt so many prey. I am so happy!"
Emperor Wen put his hands behind his back and looked at his underage son with a smile.
However, Yun Zheng noticed that Emperor Wen's hands behind his back were constantly changing shape.
Sometimes it's a fist, sometimes it's spread out, and sometimes it's shaped like an eagle's claw.
One hand was still tightly holding the wrist of the other hand.
He was obviously trying hard to resist the urge to hit someone!
But Lao Ba was still completely unaware of it.
After being praised by Emperor Wen, Lao Ba bowed and said modestly: "My archery skills are not as good as those of my brothers. I still need to practice more."
Looking at Lao Ba's appearance, Yun Zheng couldn't help but curse this idiot in his heart.
How dare such a small kid bring back so much prey!
Is it true that the brave ones will die of overeating while the timid ones will die of starvation?
Is he afraid that others don’t know that he cheated?
Still having fun here!
Let’s see if he will still be happy when he gets slapped in the face!
"Well, not bad! Not arrogant or impatient!"
Emperor Wen looked at the eighth brother with approval, and said to the ninth brother: "Although you didn't catch any prey, you are still young, I don't blame you! In the future, practice riding and shooting more, and don't learn from your sixth brother. I get angry just looking at him!"
"yes."
Lao Jiu quickly agreed.
"good!"
Emperor Wen nodded, returned to his seat and waited for the statistical results.
"Your Majesty, Yun Zheng is a child that really worries me!"
Concubine Shu came close to Emperor Wen and sighed, "This child can't even shoot a rabbit to death, how can he go to the battlefield? Your Majesty, please don't let him go to Shuobei. I really can't let this child go!"
Emperor Wen nodded slightly and said, "However, there is no war in Shuobei right now, so it may not be a bad thing to let this loser go and exercise himself."
"Who can say for sure?"
Concubine Shu sighed and said, "Winter will come soon in Shuobei. Although our dynasty has given food to Beihuan, we cannot guarantee that Beihuan will not plunder!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen nodded again, but began to think silently in his heart.
At this time, Mu Shun had already counted the number of prey caught by each prince.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince has obtained thirteen prey, and the Third Prince has obtained eighteen prey..."
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