Jiang Jingyu pressed the corners of Mingyou's mouth with her index and middle fingers and poked them upwards: "So you can laugh."
Looking down at Jiang Jingyu who was so close to him, Mingyou tightened his grip on the reins and his heart began to beat uncontrollably.
As Jiang Jingyu's fingers moved away, the corners of Mingyou's mouth, which were slightly raised, also fell.
Jiang Jingyu pinched the silver mask on Mingyou's face, untied the rope on the mask and took it off.
"I like the way you look without the mask. Show your true face to others from now on."
The moment Jiang Jingyu took off the mask, Mingyou's enchanting face was instantly exposed to her sight.
Jiang Jingyu sat up straight with satisfaction and threw the mask on the ground.
From the moment the mask was taken off, Mingyou was destined to show his true face in the future.
As the future queen of the Celestial Empire, it is not appropriate for her to wear a mask all day long. From now on, Jiang Jingyu will make everyone pay attention to Mingyou and get used to his presence.
The two continued to ride their horses towards the mountains. Under Mingyou's guidance, Jiang Jingyu hunted a lot of prey this time. The face he had lost in front of the ministers before was fully earned today.
Whoosh whoosh——
Three arrows came from one side in succession, and every arrow hit its target. The prey that the ministers were waiting for fell to the ground instantly!
When they saw the prey fall to the ground, before everyone could react what was happening, a wild horse flashed past them.
"Thank you!"
Jiang Jingyu left these words as he passed by the ministers. The ministers did not come to their senses until the two of them were about to disappear from their sight.
Minister No. 1: "What happened to our prey?"
Minister No. 2: "Who just passed by?"
Minister No. 3: "That voice just now...sounds like His Majesty!"
"His Majesty??"
Several people widened their eyes in disbelief, then shook their heads without hesitation.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. We all know His Majesty's hunting skills. His Majesty..."
"My dear ministers, please lend me a few arrow feathers."
Just as several ministers were discussing, Jiang Jingyu's voice suddenly sounded behind them, scaring them so much that they shuddered and turned their necks stiffly.
Then they saw Jiang Jingyu sitting on the horse, looking at them with a smile.
The ministers smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty."
Jiang Jingyu raised an eyebrow and said, "I have used up all the arrows I brought with me, so I came to borrow a few from you, my dear ministers."
The ministers who were caught talking about Jiang Jingyu's archery behind her back smiled bitterly and quickly pulled out a few arrows from the leather tubes on their backs.
The censor and others tacitly put the arrows in the hands of the minister, lowered their heads and winked at her secretly.
The Shangshu, who was entrusted with an important task by several people, had no choice but to go ahead with it.
She held a dozen arrows collected by the others in her hands and handed them to Jiang Jingyu. She wanted to test Jiang Jingyu's attitude to see if she had heard what they had just said, but her words changed when they reached her lips.
"Well, Your Majesty, is that enough? If not, I have more."
Everyone: “…”
Jiang Jingyu bent down to take the arrow handed to her by the Shangshu, looking at her with a half-smile: "Enough, of course it's enough, after all, my archery skills are..."
"I shouldn't have discussed your Majesty's archery skills behind your back. I deserve death. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart!"
Shangshu and others interrupted Jiang Jingyu in panic, admitting their mistakes and comforting her, fearing that Jiang Jingyu would never recover and become disgusted with hunting.
Jiang Jingyu didn't say anything. He took an arrow from the Shangshu's hand and put it on the bowstring, his eyes fixed on the sika deer in front of him.
"His Majesty……"
"Shhh."
Jiang Jingyu spoke up to stop the minister who was about to admit his mistake. The Shangshu and others looked up at her curiously, and saw Jiang Jingyu tightening the bowstring in a very professional manner and making an archery posture.
Under the gaze of several people, Jiang Jingyu released the bowstring, and the arrow in his hand flew out instantly!
Everyone turned their heads in unison, their sight subconsciously following the flying arrow, watching the arrow pierce the sika deer in front of them, and then the sika deer fell to the ground with a bang!
Everyone's pupils trembled instantly!
Jiang Jingyu noticed the shock on everyone's faces, curled his lips in satisfaction, took the arrow from the Shangshu's hand, and continued to fly towards the mountains with Mingyou.
"That sika deer...was it, was it shot by Your Majesty?"
The Shangshu stared at the fallen sika deer in front of her for a long time before she found her voice. She suddenly turned her head to look at the other ministers, and saw that they were nodding frantically like chicks pecking at rice.
"That's right! It was His Majesty who shot it! We can all testify to that!"
The Shangshu asked in confusion, "Could it be that Your Majesty has been practicing archery recently?"
The Imperial Censor shook his head. "I don't think so. Your Majesty has been so busy lately, how could he have the time to practice archery?"
"That's true. It's strange. How did your Majesty's archery skills suddenly improve so much?"
"Hey, what's so hard to guess? Didn't you see that there was a male favorite following His Majesty just now? Maybe it was that male favorite who taught him!"
Guanglu Doctor spread her hands. Although she had never seen Mingyou's true face, she instantly felt that she had found the truth.
"Male concubine?" Several people looked at her in unison: "But Your Majesty did not bring a male concubine with him when he came to the hunting grounds!"
"Who was that person just now?"
"Not good! Your Majesty is in danger!"
I don’t know what the Shangshu was thinking of, but he quickly grabbed the reins and chased in the direction Jiang Jingyu left.
Jiang Jinghe was rescued and brought back to the palace by the guards, who immediately called in the imperial physician to remove the arrow and treat her.
Finally the arrow was pulled out, but he was told that his arm was broken and he would never be able to lift it again in his lifetime.
After learning the result, Jiang Jinghe couldn't bear the blow and fainted, which scared the palace people into a panic.
When the personal attendant saw Jiang Jinghe lying unconscious on the bed, he clenched his fists, stormed out of the palace, mounted his horse and left the hunting ground, heading towards the deep mountains where everyone was hunting.
Jiang Jingyu and Mingyou rode a horse together in the mountains to look for prey. After they had used up all the arrows they borrowed from Shangshu and others, they were exhausted.
Finally, the two stopped in front of a mountain spring.
Mingyou was the first to dismount, and then reached out his hand towards Jiang Jingyu.
"I'm tired and can't move."
Jiang Jingyu sat on the horse and looked down at Mingyou, not wanting to move at all.
Upon hearing this, Mingyou flew forward and picked her up from the horse. Having achieved her goal, Jiang Jingyu curled her red lips slightly and put her arms around Mingyou's neck.
Mingyou held Jiang Jingyu in a princess hug and walked towards the big rock in front with light steps.
Jiang Jingyu looked straight at Mingyou, and her eyes saw the clear jawline, the high nose bridge, the eyebrows like cold swords, and the whole face was exquisite and impeccable.
Especially those clear black eyes, hidden under long eyelashes, like glass dipped in ice and snow, which rippled with light with just a slight blink.
Jiang Jingyu raised her hand and placed it on his chin: "Mingyou, are you willing to stay by my side in a different identity?"
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