The woman's sharp voice suddenly rang out, startling the man, whose expression remained unchanged, but whose eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Seeing that the woman had displeased His Majesty, Li Yuanzhen quickly grabbed a piece of cotton cloth and stuffed it into the woman's mouth to muffle her voice. Then he glared fiercely at the two eunuchs who were walking around and said, "Hurry up and take this crazy woman away."
"Yes, yes!"
The two frightened eunuchs hurriedly dragged the person away.
Li Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief after watching the man being dragged away. He then looked at His Majesty, who was still changing his clothes, and said, "Your Majesty, would you like me to help you change your clothes first?"
"Um."
Emperor Chongzhao casually responded.
Since he adopted the child Ruyu, he has disliked being overly intimate with others. For example, when changing clothes, he usually only has one palace maid serve him.
Emperor Chongzhao changed into a bright yellow riding outfit, as he himself would be participating in the autumn hunt.
Gazing at the bright light outside the palace, Emperor Chongzhao suddenly thought of the child he had deliberately forgotten.
Now he should have come to the hunting grounds with Qingyan.
Li Yuanzhen didn't know what His Majesty was thinking, but he had a vague feeling that His Majesty was in a pretty good mood today. Even encountering a dishonest palace maid hadn't spoiled His Majesty's good mood.
Li Yuanzhen didn't think too much about it, only assuming that the first autumn hunt of the new year had put His Majesty in a good mood, and that following His Majesty's footsteps was easier.
When Emperor Chongzhao arrived, the seats in the hunting grounds were already full. As a princess, Wu Yanmeng was specially placed in a position close to the emperor, her status even second only to the crown prince.
This also shows His Majesty the Emperor's affection for Princess Qingyan.
While everyone was thinking to themselves, they glanced at their own good-looking and talented sons and grandsons several times, each with their own little schemes in mind.
Emperor Chongzhao sat high on his imperial purple wood throne with dragon carvings, taking in the emotions of everyone present at a glance.
As the music began, Emperor Chongzhao seemed to casually glance around, but his gaze lingered on Wu Yanmeng's for only a few seconds.
Emperor Chongzhao's gaze fell on Wu Yanmeng, who was happily gnawing on a pig's trotter. He clicked his tongue lightly, glanced at Wu Yanmeng with disdain, and then quietly looked around Wu Yanmeng's side before reluctantly withdrawing his gaze.
Where is Qingyin, whom Emperor Chongzhao is looking for? As a qualified bodyguard, she naturally has to hide in the shadows and observe the person she is protecting at all times. So Qingyin stood on a tree 300 meters away, keeping an eye on the movements in front of her.
With his eyesight of 5.0 or better, Qingyin could easily see things far away.
He could even see that the emperor who had cared for him for a period of time looked exactly the same as before, sitting above him as if he were talking about something.
The music stopped; it must be the emperor announcing the rules and rewards for the hunt.
Sure enough, not long after, Qingyin saw many young courtiers and noblemen walking towards the hunting grounds, surrounded by a group centered around a bright yellow figure.
It seems the hunt is about to begin.
Qingyin tapped the tree trunk she was leaning against. The clear sound was not distinct and instead blended in with the birdsong, making it impossible to distinguish the unusual activity.
Qingyin, relying on her excellent lightness skill, had already silently followed behind Wu Yanmeng.
Princesses of the Qing Dynasty were all skilled in riding and archery, but Wu Yanmeng clearly had no interest in hunting and was only preoccupied with picking mushrooms.
Unfortunately, the other young masters weren't interested in picking mushrooms, but they were extremely interested in the people who picked them.
They huddled around Wu Yanmeng, their handsome faces full of flattery. "Greetings, Princess Qingyan. My name is Liu Fu, the eldest son of the Left Prime Minister. Does the Princess have any favorite prey? Although my abilities are lacking,..."
"So what if you're not good enough? What else do you want to say to me? That you're a noob?" Wu Yanmeng rolled her eyes at the handsome young man who was the first to speak, her eyes full of contempt.
Although he couldn't understand what the princess meant by "weakling," Liu Fu could clearly tell it wasn't a compliment. His face flushed red. "I'm just being modest, okay? I'm not really bad at all!" Liu Fu took several breaths but didn't let it out. After all, the person in front of him was a princess highly regarded by the emperor.
The young men beside her were probably also surprised that the seemingly demure and well-behaved princess could be so harsh, which was somewhat in line with the rumors of the arrogant Princess Qingyan.
For a moment, the group hesitated and dared not try to curry favor with the princess any longer.
However, the thought of His Majesty's favor towards this princess rekindled their ambition and greed as they continued to talk to Wu Yanmeng.
Then Qingyin witnessed Wu Yanmeng taking turns arguing with people.
"You're so thin, you look frail, yet you're helping me, haha."
"You think you know a lot? Do you think I, the princess, know little and have no brains? You think you're so great because you know so much? Hehe."
"Did you put something in your shoes? You look different heights to me!"
"What's wrong with me? I love picking mushrooms. If you like reading, then read! Hehe."
...
With each sentence, Qingyin witnessed the young master's expression change drastically, almost as fast as a chameleon.
Later, Qingyin looked at Wu Yanmeng, who had single-handedly driven the person away with her words, and couldn't help but nod in her heart.
He felt that this person wasn't very good at fulfilling wishes, but was perfect for the kind of missions where you had to fight off the worst characters. He was guaranteed to make the worst characters so angry that it would be satisfying.
Qingyin followed Wu Yanmeng all the way, watching Wu Yanmeng pick up a bunch of poisonous mushrooms that could kill people in three seconds, and her mouth twitched.
Fortunately, the person on the mission knew that most mushrooms were poisonous and that he shouldn't touch them. He simply planned to take them back and have the imperial physicians in the palace examine them.
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