Chapter 106 Reward or Princess
Ming Zhouqing, who was beside him, clapped his hands and glanced at the guys who were scattering like birds and beasts. "Third brother, you caught it well."
He chuckled and mocked the guys who ran away, saying, "You are useless. I can't hit you."
On the court, the referee shouted, "Time's up! Twenty-three to seven, the winner is the Corning Princess team!"
Lin Tingwan held the club, looking for the ball. When he met Ming Zhouhe's gaze, he curled his lips and said silently, "Sorry."
Ming Zhouhe raised his eyebrows and threw the ball to the caddy who came over to get it.
Ming Zhouheng also came out for the autumn hunt this year. Looking at the misty mountain figure in the field, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
Inside the court, the Fifth Princess dropped her golf club, snorted coldly at Princess Corning, and turned her horse around and left.
Princess Kangning glanced at her sideways, "You can't stand losing, but you still play games. You dare to give me a cold shoulder. It seems like you're just spoiled."
When she gets back, she will teach her about the order of seniority and respect for the inferior. She didn't crush her to death before just to add some fun to the boring days, but she didn't expect to be bitten by the poisonous snake.
Shi Jianli and Ming Yuelin said goodbye to Princess Kangning and walked towards another exit.
When she saw Shi Jianli riding out on her horse, Mingzhao took her reins and stretched out his hand to her, "Want to get down?"
His fiancée's performance was so dazzling that some people couldn't take their eyes off her. He felt a little jealous, but also proud. Such an outstanding girl would be his wife in the future.
Shi Jianli put her hand in his palm and used the force to turn over and get off the horse.
Mingzhao still had a smile on his face as he handed the reins to the servant who came over to lead the horse and said, "I've prepared tea for you."
When they were walking towards the tent, the emperor's reward was delivered. Shi Jianli, Mingyuelin and Mingyuesi naturally expressed their gratitude.
After entering the tent and lowering the curtain, Mingzhao took out the handkerchief that Shi Jianli had given him earlier and pressed it against her temples, gently advising her, "After drinking your tea, go change your clothes. Be careful not to catch a cold."
"Okay." Shi Jianli bent her eyes towards him.
The next day was hunting day. Men and women hunted at the same time, and the forest was divided into two halves.
Before the hunt began, Mingzhao came over from the men's area to look for Shi Jianli, took her to a less crowded area, and said, "I checked the stables again today, and none of the horses have been tampered with."
Shi Jianli nodded, "Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Mingzhao even patted her head gently. "When it comes to your own safety, it's always better to be cautious. The Fifth Princess is indeed hostile to you."
Shi Jianli looked up at him slightly and said, "I brought a few words to Liang Jingming, one of the Fifth Princess' former study partners, and her in-laws' family. I think this might make her unwelcome."
"Compared to her helping Xie Xuezhi to plot against you, your counterattack did not endanger her life. She is just a study companion. The Fifth Princess should not care about her that much. The source of her hostility towards you needs to be investigated further." Mingzhao also glanced in the direction of the emperor.
He originally wanted to be responsible for guarding the forest, but the emperor specifically asked to see the young general's riding and archery skills, so he had no choice but to participate in hunting, but he could shoot all the arrows quickly.
As he thought about it, Mingzhao handed her a sachet filled with some commonly used healing pills and said, "Pay attention to it when you go hunting later. It contains some healing pills. The bottle is very small and there is a note on the bottle."
"Okay." Shi Jianli hung the sachet around her waist.
Soon, the palace servants over there began to shout that the horse hunting was about to begin.
Tokimi and Akira went to the starting point of the horse hunting together and then went to choose arrows.
To distinguish them, men's and women's arrows were marked and the feathers were dyed different colors.
Shi Jianli chose the blue arrow feather, and then met the meaningful gaze of the fifth princess. She looked away indifferently.
Is this a cover-up? Are you so confident that any conspiracy you have will succeed?
Shi Jianli had met Concubine Jiang once, and she seemed to be a shrewd woman. How could she have raised a daughter whose emotions were written all over her face?
She couldn't hide forever. Since the Fifth Princess was hostile to her, she would just fight back. If she could use Princess Kangning's hand to crush her to death, that would be perfect.
Mingzhao got on the horse again and pulled Yu Heming forward.
"What are you doing?" The horse was pulled down halfway up, and Yu Heming was a little confused.
Mingzhao even put his arm around his shoulders and whispered, "We'll go hunting later. Release the arrows quickly and get out early."
"You mean to let me shoot randomly? Don't you want to win a rank?"
"Do you want the emperor's reward or the princess?" Mingzhao glared at him.
"Of course it's the princess." Yu Heming said without hesitation, "What does this have to do with the princess?"
"After we finish shooting, we'll go into the forest where the princess and her friends are looking for them. Go tell the emperor that the princess has agreed to go find her after you finish shooting, and take me with you." Mingzhao then set his eyes on his brother-in-law Ji Rangzhou and curled his lips at him, "Ji Youqian, you go too."
Ji Rangzhou looked at him and nodded.
Yu Heming didn't know what he was talking about, but he knew he was not joking, so he nodded.
After getting his promise, Mingzhao got on his horse and rode to the starting point.
The hunting trip on horseback lasts for two and a half hours. When the whistle blows, the riders rush into the forest.
Shi Jianli and Mingyuelin rode their horses side by side, looking for the prey released by the Yulin Guards in the forest, and they would chat with each other from time to time.
As they gradually went deeper into the forest, Shi Jianli spotted a rabbit eating grass with its butt sticking up in the yellowish grass. He pulled out an arrow from behind, aimed at the rabbit, and shot it.
"Sister Li, you have such sharp eyes." Ming Yuelin exclaimed after the arrow flew out.
Shi Jianli nodded and went to another place with her. The two of them were looking for prey in the forest at a distance that was not too far from each other. They could hear each other by shouting and soon they could catch up with each other.
There were twenty arrows in the quiver, but after an hour only five were left.
Shi Jianli was strolling in the woods while paying attention to the movements in the forest. In her ears were the whistling wind of early winter and the sound of yellow leaves falling from the grass and trees. Occasionally, she could hear the screams of her prey.
That came from Mingyuelin.
There was a hard rocky cliff ahead. Shi Jianli turned his horse around and went back to find Mingyuelin.
As she walked further, she could see the prey she had hunted, including wild deer, pheasants, hares, etc., lying on the ground far and near.
Among the withered grass and trees, you can see the bright blue arrow feathers.
After walking for a while, Shi saw Li Le stop his horse, and the horse snorted.
She looked at the pool of blood under the bushes and frowned slightly.
She clearly remembered that there was a prey here, but now the prey and the arrow were gone.
Everyone's arrow feathers are unique in color, and someone took her arrow.
If any noble person were to have an accident and her arrow happened to appear at the scene, then she might be convicted.
And this noble person might be Princess Corning.
Just as he was thinking about it, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came, followed by a galloping horse carrying a red shadow, with a blue feather arrow on the horse's butt.
The white horse neighed in pain, its eyes turned bloodshot, and its hooves kicked up dust.
Princess Corning was sitting on the horse, and she kept nodding her head, as if she was asleep.
The white horse carrying Princess Kangning quickly passed by Shi Jianli. Shi Jianli looked forward and saw the stone wall she had just come from not far away.
This is intended to make Princess Kangning hit the wall and die.
Shi Jianli pursed her lips, spurred her horse to chase after him, pulled out an arrow from her quiver, and then threw the quiver away casually.
Princess Kangning must not be in trouble, otherwise, not to mention their friendship, even if the real culprit is found out later, she will be the emperor's wrath.
The prey and blue-feathered arrows around her were the initial evidence for her conviction. While she was in prison waiting for the verdict to be overturned, the mastermind behind the scenes would have a hundred ways of killing her!
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