"drive!"
"Cousin, this time, I will definitely beat you!" Mianhua said confidently, glancing at Xiao Yucheng, who was riding a horse to her left.
Xiao Yucheng laughed and said, "I admire your confidence, but you should also be prepared to lose to me!"
"You know I never turn off the tap!"
"drive!"
Little Fu Wantong also rode up and followed, shouting, "Giddy up! This princess wants to race with you all too!"
(When Fu'ertai married Saiya, he was granted the title of Gushan Beizi, and the daughter of Gushan Beizi was called Gushan Gege, whose Han name was Xianjun.)
Mianyao was a little surprised to see that 6-year-old Fu Wantong could ride a horse and race. "Judging from your appearance, you must have been riding horses since you were little..."
Fu Wantong smiled proudly, "Of course! I used to live on the grasslands, and my favorite thing to do every day was to go out and interact with horses. I learned to ride a horse very quickly!"
"Giddy up!" Mianyao exclaimed happily, "In that case, why don't we have a race?"
Fu Wantong nodded and said, "I would be delighted!"
The children rushed ahead, their guards hot on their heels, crying out, "Masters, wait for us!"
Yongqi and the others lagged behind. Xiaoyanzi, sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked ahead, saying, "These little ones are quite similar to us back then..."
Yongqi, riding a horse outside the carriage, said, "Of course. When my fifth brother and sister-in-law went to the hunting grounds with Father Emperor back then, they were very happy, like wild horses that had broken free of their reins, completely out of control!"
Yongqi, who was also riding a horse outside, laughed loudly: "We finally escaped that square cage, of course we have to run wild here!"
Little Swallow sighed helplessly, "It's a pity that I'm pregnant and can't be like you."
The most painful time for her was when she was pregnant, which was every time she was about to go hunting!
Yongqi glanced at Yongqi with schadenfreude, "Fifth Sister-in-law, you can only blame Fifth Brother for this..."
Yongqi left with those words and ran off, leaving Yongqi a little annoyed. "That brat! Just you wait!"
Looking back, Little Swallow was indeed affected. "It's all because of you! Couldn't we have chosen another time?"
Yongqi could only beg for forgiveness, "Okay, okay, it's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
"Then I won't go hunting this year. I'll stay with you the whole time, okay?"
Little Swallow pouted, "That won't do. Our competition with Ziwei and the others hasn't stopped, so you have to do two jobs and help me win back my share!"
"If you lose to them, you can forget about sleeping with me!"
The last sentence was whispered in Yongqi's ear. After hearing it, Yongqi felt that he had a heavy task to complete!
He has to compete against several couples all by himself? That's too much to ask of him!
But can he resist?
Obviously not!
The swallow had no choice but to obey!
Because the children rode ponies there, it took them two days to reach the paddock.
Those who rode large horses at breakneck speed arrived that very night.
In order to take care of Xiao Yanzi, who was pregnant, Yongqi made the carriage travel slowly. They set off at 7:00 AM on the 16th of August and arrived at the hunting grounds at 5:00 AM on the 20th of August.
"Greetings, Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress."
Yongqi helped Xiaoyanzi down from the carriage, and told the kneeling guards to get up.
"Ah~ I'm so sleepy..." Little Swallow yawned as she walked.
Yongqi steadily supported her and comforted her, "The tent will be here soon, let's go and rest for a bit."
After arriving at their large tent, they went straight inside and put Little Swallow on the bed so she could continue sleeping.
They had already eaten something on their way here, so they weren't afraid of being hungry now that they were back to sleep.
Because there were still matters of state to attend to, Yongqi did not stay by her bedside the whole time.
The person accompanying Xiao Yanzi at this moment is Granny Song, who was sent by the current Empress Dowager to take care of Xiao Yanzi.
"Granny Song, you stay here and watch over her. Once she wakes up, send someone to let me know."
He went to the tent where he handled state affairs, which was about 30 steps to the left and in front of where they slept.
Standing to the side, Granny Song respectfully replied, "This old servant obeys the decree."
Granny Song is 43 years old this year. She used to be on the Empress Dowager's side, and was later assigned to the current Empress Dowager.
The current Empress Dowager felt that she no longer needed her, so she assigned her to Xiao Yanzi.
Meizhu and Granny Song were Xiaoyanzi's right-hand women.
Granny Song was in charge of managing palace affairs, while Meizhu would occasionally also handle affairs outside the palace.
So this time, Granny Song came along to take care of Xiao Yanzi.
Xiao Yanzi slept until noon, and when she opened her eyes, Yongqi had already returned.
She yawned and held out her hand to Yongqi, "I'm hungry."
"The food is ready, just waiting for you to get up." Yongqi helped Xiaoyanzi up and walked step by step to the dining table.
After leisurely finishing their meal, Yongqi helped Xiaoyanzi out of the tent. Xiaoyanzi closed her eyes, breathing in the outside air, and sighed, "Such beautiful weather, but I can't go hunting. What a pity!"
Xia Ziwei walked over and said with a smile, "You want to go hunting, but I want to rest instead..."
"What Ziwei said is exactly what I wanted to say. I think we should let the men compete this year!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yanzi nodded, "That's good, my Yongqi will be less tired!"
Xiao Jian smiled helplessly and said, "Then how can we compete? Should I win or not?"
Yongqi glared at Xiao Jian. "Are you so confident that you can beat me?"
Little Swallow chimed in, "Brother, don't be too confident, or Yongqi might beat you again!"
"Besides, is Yongqi the kind of person who can't accept defeat?"
Yongqi nodded, "Show your true skills, compete as you would like to compete, no holding back, no going easy on anyone!"
Fu Erkang patted Xiao Jian on the shoulder and said, "Since the Emperor has given the order, let's obey!"
Fortaire sighed, "Good heavens, this is putting me in a really difficult position!"
He can't afford to throw the game, and he doesn't dare to win either!
Saiya tapped him on the forehead. "What are you thinking about? The Emperor has already said, just do things the way they always have, don't think about anything else!"
"Your Majesty, if my son Ertai wins, please reward my daughter Wantong with some silver..."
"This girl has no other hobbies, she just loves collecting money!"
Yongqi said with a smile, "Alright, as long as Ertai wins, I'll give your daughter a reward!"
Benjamin looked at Yongqi and said, "Your Majesty, I'm in charge of painting, so I don't need to participate in your competition, right?"
"Furthermore, my left hand is not fully healed and I cannot shoot arrows..."
Yongqi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Alright, I'll let you off this time. Next time, you and Jimmy will both participate!"
Benjamin smiled and nodded, "No problem!"
The next day, Yongqi shot the first arrow, signifying the start of the hunt.
"Did you see that?"
"Show me your strength and let me see just how many capable people I have under my command."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"drive!"
The animals scattered, each searching for its own prey.
With Xia Ziwei, Qing'er, Saiya, and Jimmy by her side, Xiao Yanzi chatted idly and didn't feel bored.
On the other side, a girl who looked about 15 years old, dressed in light purple, was looking at Yongqi's figure with admiration.
She exclaimed to the girl beside her, "Second sister, look! The Emperor is truly amazing!"
"But why is it that only Her Majesty the Empress is such a powerful person?"
She was Li Rong'er, the third daughter of Li Que, an official in the Ministry of Personnel. Next to her was her half-sister Li Lan'er, who was three years older than her. "Third sister, let me warn you, don't overestimate yourself and set your sights on the Emperor and the Prince Consort. If you really anger them, our whole family will suffer!"
Li Rong'er pouted, "I don't believe it!"
"After Father married Mother, didn't he still bring your mother into the house?"
"Men are all the same; they only ever see the new lover laughing, never hear the old lover crying."
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