Yan Mo led out a brave and agile red-maned horse and handed the reins to Xie Xuanzhao.
Xie Xuanzhao, dressed in a fiery red outfit and with a python leather whip tied around his waist, climbed onto his horse.
The Xie family soldiers nearby shouted and cheered, and the head of the Xie family sat upstairs, watching with a look of satisfaction.
The scene was grand and lively.
The emperor was quite displeased by this and abruptly dismissed his own guards. He looked at the eunuch beside him, who understood and quickly bowed and retreated.
Yan Mo handed over the bow and arrows. Xie Xuanzhao took them, slung them over his back, fastened the buckle, raised his chin slightly, and said, "To be fair, I'll wait for Concubine Yue to come out and go together."
Liu Qinglan had already been led to the inner chamber by the eunuch. The eunuch handed her the equipment the emperor had ordered and said, "Empress Yue, you must show some courage and win some face for His Majesty."
The eunuch spoke with great sincerity, and it seemed that he really had high hopes for him.
Liu Qinglan took the bow and arrow in her hands and observed it for a while. Actually, she didn't need these, but in order not to offend the emperor, she pretended to put them on, making it look really important.
The eunuch led her outside, and a tall and strong horse stood before them.
Liu Qinglan thought: There is no reason for Feifei to ride a horse.
The horse was a Ferghana horse with noble bloodline. It glanced at Liu Qinglan with its deep black eyes and recognized that it was a Phi Phi. It then stepped on the dust with its hooves and raised its head high with a look of disdain.
The eunuch urged, "Your Majesty, please mount your horse quickly. This is the steed that His Majesty has specially chosen for you. It is even more powerful than the Empress's horse, Dark Cloud Stepping on Snow."
Liu Qinglan said to her little finger in her heart: Can I ride on the same horse with the beautiful queen?
She coughed and said, "I'm going to walk instead of riding a horse."
"How can this be done?" The eunuch became very anxious upon hearing this.
To bluff him, Liu Qinglan said, "I have my own way of hunting, different from yours. Your Majesty wants to see the results, not the process, right?"
The eunuch paused, it seemed like this.
So Liu Qinglan put on her equipment and strode out with a proud and heroic look, like a little female soldier about to go to the battlefield.
The emperor was somewhat displeased when he saw that she did not come out on horseback.
The eunuch bent down and explained, and the emperor stopped getting angry. He waved his hand and signaled that they could begin.
Liu Qinglan didn't bring anyone with him. He carried a bag of feather arrows on his back and held an ancient bow and arrow in his hand, and started walking towards the deep forest.
The Xie family soldiers nearby looked over curiously and laughed in low voices.
Two legs definitely can't be faster than four. Xie Xuanzhao gathered the reins and waited where he was, not in a hurry to set off. He looked at Liu Qinglan's petite back and smiled.
The emperor thought she was mocking his "favored concubine" and said unhappily, "Why hasn't the queen left yet?"
Xie Xuanzhao raised his chin slightly. "To prevent anyone from accusing the Queen of bullying the concubines, I'll give her a cup of tea before we set off."
"It's rare that the Queen has such self-awareness." The emperor smiled sarcastically. He could not forget the experience of being bullied by her when he was a child.
Xie Xuanzhao was three years older than him. When the emperor was a child, he was fostered in the Xie family, the maternal family of his mother, for a period of time in order to seek refuge. At that time, Xie Xuanzhao was like a big sister on the road, and bullied him, a little kid.
Whenever the emperor thought of the tragic memories of his childhood, he couldn't help but shed tears, so much so that even now that he has grown up, he still has psychological trauma when he sees Xie Xuanzhao.
Xie Xuanzhao glanced over and signaled the emperor to shut up.
The emperor picked up the teacup uncomfortably and stopped talking timidly.
Only after Liu Qinglan walked some distance away from the palace did Xie Xuanzhao whip his horse to catch up with him.
The hooves of the horses kicked up dust and made a clattering sound. Liu Qinglan heard the movement behind him, turned around with his bow and arrow in his hands, and saw the beautiful queen riding on horseback.
Xie Xuanzhao fixed her sparkling eyes on her, seeing her obediently holding her bow and arrow. She thought this little soldier outfit was truly adorable. She leaned over, and as they passed by, she reached out and grabbed Liu Qinglan's wrist, then exerted a slight force and pulled her onto the horse.
"Wow!" The Xie family soldiers behind him couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they saw this scene.
Liu Qinglan felt dizzy, and when she came to her senses, she was already sitting firmly in front of the beautiful queen, riding the same horse with her.
The emperor quickly stood up and ordered, "Go and see what's going on."
The head of the Xie family said calmly, "Your Majesty, please be patient. The Empress will not eat your concubines. We will wait here for them to return."
"..." The emperor stared at the handsome and elegant head of the Xie family in front of him, swallowed his saliva, and said angrily, "My cousin is right."
The Xie family's head had a blank expression. The emperor, feeling rather bored, rubbed his nose, thinking: One day I'm going to bring down your Xie family! And then I'll take you in, all that stuff...
The head of the Xie family suddenly smiled coldly, and the emperor immediately restrained his thoughts and dared not to criticize him anymore.
Xie Xuanzhao whipped his whip and took the little beauty into the deep forest, leaving behind the guards and other people until they were alone.
Liu Qinglan was very excited. It was her first time riding a horse! She never thought that she would get to ride a horse one day!
Familiar scenery passed by one by one, the blue sky was vast and boundless, birds flapped their wings, and mountain flowers bloomed.
Xie Xuanzhao looked at her with a smile and asked, "Do you like it?"
Liu Qinglan nodded vigorously, "I love it!"
"This is your hometown, and you are most familiar with it. I will take you to the top of the mountain first, and then it will be up to you to take me, your guest, around to have a look." Xie Xuanzhao said leisurely, she had already made all the arrangements.
This was exactly what Liu Qinglan wanted. She leaned in front of the beautiful queen, her long hair slightly fluttering, entwining and dancing in the wind.
"Sister Queen, when are we going back?"
"We'll go back when it's almost dark, so we have a whole day to explore the mountains and forests. As for hunting, don't pay attention to the emperor; he's just too naive." Xie Xuanzhao hugged her from behind, "Then we can just hunt a few rabbits and wild deer and take them back."
Liu Qinglan coughed lightly and said, "Otherwise, let's not go hunting." Today, all the small animals in the forest are under her protection, and she can also take the beautiful queen to see them.
Xie Xuanzhao wasn't that keen on hunting; she enjoyed the feeling of riding a horse, so she said, "It's up to you."
All the way to the top of the mountain, you will see a waterfall hanging on the cliff, rushing down with great momentum.
Xie Xuanzhao suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked back and discovered a group of animals following them.
There are civet cats, rabbits, sika deer and squirrels in the trees.
They appeared here in groups as if they had made an appointment.
Liu Qinglan looked back and saw that almost all the friends he grew up with were there.
Fortunately, they all turned into their original forms and did not appear in human form, otherwise I don’t know how to explain it.
The squirrel climbed up the branch and looked at Liu Qinglan mischievously, "Xiao Liu, who did you bring back?"
"Is she your daughter-in-law?"
"Xiao Liu is a female, how can she have a wife?"
"That's what good sisters are!"
Liu Qinglan cursed in her heart and wanted to retort, but she couldn't say anything at this moment. She could only watch them talk about herself and the beautiful queen in frustration.
A snow-white rabbit suddenly jumped out and said, "Wow, what spiritual energy! This human is so lucky, it's really rare. Xiao Liu, where did you find it? Come and give it to us~"
Once a demon spoke up, the other goblins, who had been following along with him, coveting his spiritual energy, began to stir. Normally, they would hide when humans went hunting in the mountains, but today, having sensed Liu Qinglan's presence, they came out to look for him, only to discover such a surprise.
Xie Xuanzhao opened his eyes slightly and looked at the little rabbit in front of him that was jumping around as if it wanted to jump into his arms, feeling a little surprised.
I never knew I was so popular with animals.
Liu Qinglan in front of him suddenly jumped up and hugged him anxiously, shouting, "Mine, mine, you are not allowed to touch it!"
Xie Xuanzhao looked at the little beauty who suddenly hugged him tightly with amusement. Why was she so enthusiastic? "Who are you talking to?"
Liu Qinglan hugged her tightly, trying to hide her in his arms. "I told these little animals not to come over. You can only be touched by me!"
Xie Xuanzhao touched her head and hugged her waist with his backhand, "Okay, I'll only let you touch me."
The tone was so doting that the eager little fairies all got goosebumps.
Liu Qinglan now deeply regretted not leaving his mark on the beautiful queen last night.
She simply grabbed Xie Xuanzhao's hand and said, "Sister Queen, come with me. I'll take you somewhere. Come quickly."
Xie Xuanzhao was pulled by her with a smile, and followed obediently, "Where are you taking me?"
"Go find Peach Blossom."
"It's late autumn now, where do the peach blossoms come from?" Xie Xuanzhao couldn't help but feel confused, but he still followed his little beauty honestly.
At the same time, there was a large group of cheering little animals following behind.
"Boss Liu is getting married~~~"
"Does she even know what marriage means? I think it's just possessiveness!" The white rabbit spirit who didn't get any spiritual energy was envious and jealous. "She's just trying to get some spiritual energy."
"Finding the Peach Blossom Fairy and forming a relationship with her means getting married!"
Liu Qinglan's head was about to explode after hearing this. She really wanted to tell them to stop arguing and not to watch!
But none of these little animals paid attention to her, and they talked about it enthusiastically.
"Xiao Liu, tell me honestly, do you understand what love is?"
Liu Qinglan couldn't help but use his demonic power to transmit his voice, saying, "Of course I know! Love means being together for a lifetime!"
"Not only that, you also have to share good and bad times with each other, eat at the same table, and sleep in the same bed!"
"I know, I know, I have done all these." Liu Qinglan felt very proud.
A group of small animals all exclaimed "Wow" in unison, Boss Liu has made it big, that's really amazing.
The white rabbit spirit suddenly stared at Liu Qinglan's belly and asked, "When will you give birth to your cubs?"
Xie Xuanzhao stroked Liu Qinglan's tender little hand and felt that she was very excited at the moment, but he didn't know what she was excited about.
Maybe it’s because she wants to take me to see her home!
The author has something to say: Willow Fairy: Why do you want to give birth to little cubs? Um...how are little cubs born?
Beauty Queen (surprise.jpg): You can give birth?!
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