"Don't you want to live? Do you think you can point fingers at the princess?" Li Xianyu's personal maid saw that something was wrong and quickly stood up and pointed at them and scolded them.
"Princess, you dare to say so, why are you afraid of being criticized by others! Why don't we go to the emperor now and have a good debate!" Qiao Si was unwilling to be outdone.
Li Xianyu's personal maid saw that the situation was not good for them, so she quickly said to Li Xianyu: "Princess, we should leave first."
Li Xianyu knew that what she said made sense. She was pulled away by her personal maid and was about to leave. Before leaving, she threw Qiao Si's wristband hard on the ground, and the wristband immediately broke into pieces. She glared at Qiao Si triumphantly, flicked her sleeves and left.
The glance she gave before she left was like that of a sinister, poisonous snake, full of hatred and cruelty.
Qiao Si knew that she would never give up.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Li Xianyu leaving, surrounded by her maids. They were also afraid that she would get angry and kill them all, but fortunately she still had a fear. Now that she was gone, the few who had spoken earlier suddenly became excited: they had just won the confrontation with the little bully!
"Oh my god! We just pissed off the princess!"
"This is something I can boast about for the rest of my life."
"Pinch me, am I dreaming? Was that really Princess Xianyu just now? She was actually pissed off by us?"
"I can't take it anymore. My legs are weak. I'm really afraid she'll go crazy and kill us all!"
"How is that possible? Even if she's arrogant and domineering, with so many of us here, if she were to make a move, she'd be slammed by a bunch of civil servants tomorrow."
"Princess, she won't take revenge on us in private, right?" Cui Liu said worriedly. Her voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for people nearby to hear.
Qiao Si said nothing, only shaking her head helplessly. Seeing that she wasn't sure, the onlookers kindly reminded her, "Who knows if she'll retaliate against you? I think you should stay away from her for now. Stay out of the spotlight."
"That's right. Everyone knows that Princess Xianyu is capricious. It's better to be careful about things like this."
Qiao Si said nothing. Cui Liu smiled and thanked them for the reminder. The onlookers, seeing that the matter was over, dispersed.
Qiao Si walked up to Zhang You, looked at her red and swollen face, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work. Go back and recuperate for the next few days."
Zhang You looked at the broken wristband on the ground, feeling somewhat guilty: "I'm sorry, Princess, the wristband is still gone..."
"Forget it, it's just a pair of wristbands. I can use my old ones." Qiao Si was not angry. She knew that the Treasure Pavilion was also in an unprovoked disaster, so she did not ask them for compensation.
The owner of the Treasure Pavilion was a reasonable man. Seeing that Qiao Si didn't blame them, he took the initiative to speak: "If the princess doesn't mind, give us half a month and we will repair it."
"The material of this item is scarce, and the princess got it with great difficulty. Can you repair it?" Jingzhu saw that Qiao Si was somewhat moved, so she asked for her.
"Princess, although our shop doesn't have your excellent agate, we have other jades that can be used as a substitute. Consider it our compensation. It was ultimately our negligence." The shop owner apologized carefully. If he hadn't been attracted by the novelty of the item and put it on display in the hall, it wouldn't have attracted Li Xianyu's competition. As long as Qiao Si wanted to investigate, he could find out. He did this just because he didn't want to wait for Qiao Si to come after him later.
Seeing that he was determined, Qiao Si agreed to his proposal, but that meant they wouldn't be able to use it for the spring hunt.
Three days before the Spring Hunt, Prince Qiao couldn't go due to a leg injury, so Qiao San and Qiao Si went on behalf of Prince Qiao's family. Zhang You had recovered from his injuries in the past few days. They were away for over a month and had prepared a lot of things. The day they set out was a sunny day, with birds singing and the sun shining brightly.
The emperor's ceremonial procession was at the front of the team, followed by a large number of wives and children of many ministers. Zhang You and his companions were in the middle of the team, standing there, and the end of the team was almost out of sight. The whole trip was particularly grand.
The royal hunting ground was a hundred miles west of the capital, and it took them nearly three hours to get there. There was a large garden built there, which was large enough to accommodate them all.
After they settled down, the emperor held a hunting ceremony in the afternoon. Unfortunately, Qiao Si's station was far away from the platform, and Zhang You had not yet seen what the crazy emperor looked like. She could only catch a glimpse of two bright yellow figures on the platform from a distance.
The one next to the Dog Emperor should be the enchanting concubine they call Concubine Yue.
Zhang You secretly looked up to see clearly, but could only see the golden splendor on the two of them like glowing lights.
What a luxury.
Zhang You gave up the idea of seeing them clearly and waited for the eunuch to announce the start of the hunt.
This hunting trip is divided into three rounds, and today is only the first one. The emperor has chosen sika deer as the target of this hunting trip. The one who gets the first prize will be rewarded.
At the sound of a gong, everyone eagerly rubbed their hands and rode into the jungle. Not only men from aristocratic families, but women also participated, though the standards for rewarding men and women were different.
Qiao Si naturally wanted to go too. She had changed into a red outfit and carried a bow and arrow on her back. She walked hand in hand with Qiao San and headed deep into the woods.
Zhang You and the others were not idle either. They had returned to their residence and started preparing hot water, clothes, and dinner for Qiao Si to use when he returned.
Two hours later, it was getting dark. Many people had returned from hunting. Wei Nian was the first to return, having hunted a sika deer. The emperor was very impressed. Wei Nian had taken the imperial examination the previous year and won first place. The emperor had already highly regarded him then, and now, seeing his talent for both civil and military affairs, he had already intended to promote him, so he took advantage of the situation and granted him the position of Chief Censor.
Wei Nian was so young, yet he had achieved such an accomplishment, which aroused the jealousy and admiration of many of his peers in the audience.
Qiao San came back with Lu Zhanting, the only son of Marquis Lu. Zhang You and the others saw that he came back alone, but Qiao Si had been missing for a long time, and they always had a bad feeling in their hearts.
Zhang You hurried forward to ask where Qiao Si was going, "Third Young Master, isn't the princess with you?" She looked a little anxious.
Qiao San looked up at her question in confusion, "Shouldn't she have returned long ago? We were in there less than an hour ago, and she hunted a rabbit and said she was back with Jingzhu. Why hasn't she returned yet?"
Qiao San hadn't expected Qiao Si to be an hour late, and he finally looked anxious. Lu Zhanting knew it was too late to rush, so he suggested that he and Qiao Si go in together to search.
Zhang You and the others naturally did not want to wait here anxiously, so they all took lanterns and followed Qiao San and the others in to look for them. Qiao San rode in front and led them to the place where they had separated. From there, they began to search in all directions. When they reached a fork in the road, Chunhua and Qiuyue went together, while Zhang You and Dongmei went to another road to look for them.
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