Upon seeing this, Yu Nanqing's eyes lit up. He turned to look at the table and saw a teacup. He quickly poured himself a cup of tea and then raised it expectantly to Su Wanyan.
Su Wanyan: "..." When will this ever end?
She looked away and ignored him.
"..." Yu Nanqing was extremely unwilling.
The eldest princess and Emperor Yuanhe exchanged a speechless glance.
It was during this brief interlude that the imperial carriage entered the woods.
With a flick of her long sleeves, the princess suddenly leaped from the imperial carriage onto the horse beside her. The horse stirred restlessly, but she tightened the reins and said with a cold smile, "Boring, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I'll go first."
With that, she galloped away and disappeared into the woods.
Emperor Yuanhe hurriedly ordered, "Follow her closely, and don't let her do anything reckless."
As soon as the order was given, guards on horseback immediately followed behind the princess.
"Sigh." Emperor Yuanhe pointed in the direction where the eldest princess disappeared and looked at Yu Nanqing with a smile: "Tingyi has been so willful and playful since she was a child. I still remember that when Father Emperor was alive, he doted on her the most. Now she is fearless."
He lifted his robe and sat down on the cushion, continuing to laugh: "Now that you mention it, I do remember. Back then, my third brother was the most gentle-natured. When he was with us, he was always quiet, just like today."
“…” Yu Nanqing looked behind her.
The grand procession had already gone most of the way by the time they entered the forest, and he wondered if it was just his imagination, but the distance between the carriage and the imperial palanquin seemed to be getting farther and farther away.
The imperial carriage beneath them seemed to be moving faster as well.
Following Yu Nanqing's gaze, Emperor Yuanhe looked back and suddenly asked with a smile, "Third brother, are you blaming me?"
Because of this sentence, Yu Nanqing finally looked at Emperor Yuanhe, wondering what he wanted to express.
It didn't seem that he really wanted Yu Nanqing to reply to him. Emperor Yuanhe continued with a smile, "I have bestowed such a marriage upon you, so it is understandable that you do not like it. But now that I see that you and Su Wanyan are so in a good relationship, I can finally put my mind at ease."
"..."
"I'm just curious, Third Brother, are you... truly in love with Su Wanyan?" Emperor Yuanhe narrowed his majestic eyes, his face, which held a hint of a smile, was filled with unfamiliarity and awkwardness, a far cry from the familiarity he had shown just moments before. "This is something I never expected. I'm wondering how Third Brother would react if something happened to Su Wanyan?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing's pupils instantly turned dark, like a pool of death, and his eyes were filled with undisguised killing intent as he looked at Emperor Yuanhe.
Emperor Yuanhe felt a tremor in his heart and a chill run down his spine.
His dignified expression instantly turned cold.
Originally, he only wanted to take advantage of the Marquis of Yuanning's mansion. Even if Su Wanyan was married in place of him, he believed that given Yu Nanqing's personality, Su Wanyan wouldn't last more than a few days.
But now, looking at Yu Nanqing's expression, he is truly moved.
Emperor Yuanhe thought it was a good thing. Yu Nanqing had a weakness, which would make it easier to control him, and today's plan would proceed more smoothly.
However, for some reason, when Yu Nanqing's murderous intent rushed towards him, a bad premonition arose in his heart.
He was determined to succeed in this mission; failure would have dire consequences.
During the standoff, it was Emperor Yuanhe who broke the deadlock first. He chuckled and said, "It was just an example. Third brother, you don't need to take it seriously."
"Does His Majesty still remember the water vat in Zhaoming Garden?" Yu Nanqing suddenly asked.
Emperor Yuanhe's expression trembled instantly.
He quickly regained his composure and smiled, "Of course I remember. I thought my third brother had forgotten something from so long ago. I didn't mean to at the time. When I remembered it afterward, I hurriedly led people there, only to find that my third brother was already gone. Even now, I still feel scared when I think about it."
Yu Nanqing stared directly at him with her long eyes, a faint smile playing on her lips, almost mocking: "Is that so?"
His expression clearly showed disbelief.
Not only did they not believe it, but they also spoke with the tone of having already obtained conclusive evidence.
Emperor Yuanhe felt a surge of frustration welling up inside him, and he suddenly became restless.
Are those childhood memories really worth bringing up today?
They had arranged to play hide-and-seek. He tricked Yu Nanqing into the water vat, covered it with a lid, and then brought a stone to slam the lid shut.
Even if that half-full vat of water couldn't drown Yu Nanqing, it would still cause him to catch a cold the next day, and in severe cases, he would die.
Indeed, so what if he had ulterior motives? Which prince in the palace doesn't scheme for himself? Even Yu Nanjin, whom the Emperor has always favored, has he never done anything despicable?
Yu Nanqing has killed tens of thousands of people; what right does he have to mock him?
He is now the emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty!
"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, a soldier exclaimed softly, "It's a deer!"
Emperor Yuanhe barely paused. As soon as he finished speaking, he had already grasped the white jade ivory bow in his hand. The arrow was already on the string, and the bowstring twanged. With a "whoosh," a powerful force lifted the curtain of the imperial carriage.
It was as if he was venting all the frustration he had suffered at Yu Nanqing's hands on this one arrow. There was a sound of an arrow piercing flesh, and the arrow went straight through the deer's neck and stuck into the tree behind it with a "thud".
Although he had vented his frustration, Emperor Yuanhe's expression was still not good.
Dressed in a dragon robe, he exuded an imposing aura, his cold gaze looking down at Yu Nanqing: "Is Third Brother using something from our childhood to blame me?"
"Why is Your Majesty angry?" Yu Nanqing laughed freely: "Just as Your Majesty said, it's nothing more than something from childhood. Now I'm just reminiscing about it. It was I who was locked in the water vat, not Your Majesty. So why is Your Majesty angry?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuanhe's face darkened even further.
I felt like I was being mocked and fooled by Yu Nanqing.
He gripped the large bow tightly in his hand, staring at him intently. Now that no one else was around, his gaze seemed to want to devour him whole.
Suddenly, he smiled again and handed him the large bow: "Third brother is right. It's just something from my childhood. It's a knot in my heart that I can't untie. Today is a rare outing, so why don't you show off your skills, third brother?"
Yu Nanqing glanced at the carriage following behind and saw that Su Wanyan was leaning against the edge of the carriage, looking bored as the carriage wheels rolled over her.
Su Wanyan doesn't even look at him, so what good is there for him to do?
He raised his hand in refusal: "I am not feeling well today, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"That's fine." Emperor Yuanhe didn't really want him to hunt. He had already seen through his hunting skills at the opening ceremony.
"Your Majesty! There's a fox ahead!" a soldier suddenly reported.
Emperor Yuanhe lowered his gaze, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the fox. With a "whoosh," the arrow missed!
Yu Nanqing's brows twitched slightly.
Emperor Yuanhe pointed ahead and ordered, "Pursue!"
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