Time passed slowly, and the annual autumn hunt was here again. This year's autumn hunt was scheduled to be held at Lutai Mountain and was very grand.
It happened that Princess Yue Lengxin of Northern Frontier came to Beijing. In order to let Princess Yue Lengxin experience the grand occasion of Tianji's autumn hunting, the emperor permitted the families of civil and military officials to participate in the autumn hunting together.
With the participation of female relatives, the rules of the autumn hunt also changed accordingly. The first day was a horseback archery competition. Everyone rode on horses and shot at prepared targets. To put it bluntly, it was to allow the Northern Frontier Princess and many female relatives who participated to have a great time.
The hunting in the mountains will start on the second day. Those who don’t want to participate can withdraw early.
On the day of the horseback archery competition, Lu Yanluo sat upright on her horse, calm and composed, and drawing the bow and arrow was no problem for her. Chu Xuan watched quietly, with admiration in his eyes.
However, he didn't know that there were also people at the table who were looking at Chu Xuan intently.
The Xue family was also among the invited guests today. As soon as Xue Cailian entered the venue, her eyes were glued to Chu Xuan. Chu Xuan was already handsome, and he looked even more handsome like a god when riding on a horse, which fascinated Xue Cailian.
She thought unwillingly, why couldn't such a good man be hers? How could Lu Yanluo compare to her? What qualifications did she have to stand beside the Night King?
The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. Xue Cailian gritted her teeth, and when no one was paying attention, she secretly took out the porcelain bottle hidden in her arms and carefully poured it into a kettle.
The porcelain bottle contains Hehe Powder, which she bought at a huge price just for Chu Xuan. She must find a way to get him!
After the game, Chu Xuan dismounted and handed the horse to the servant beside him. Before he could say anything, a kettle appeared in front of him.
Xue Cailian looked shy and raised the kettle and said, "Your Highness must be tired. Drink some water to quench your thirst first."
A few steps away, Lu Yanluo held the reins but smiled without saying a word. She neither moved forward nor stopped them.
[A butterfly attracts bees and butterflies wherever it goes. 】
Chu Xuan was helpless. He turned his head to look at Lu Yanluo. Just as he was about to refuse, a voice interrupted him.
"This water can't be drunk!" A pretty figure suddenly rode over on horseback and stopped half a meter away from Chu Xuan. It was the Northern Frontier Princess Yue Lengxin who had recently entered Beijing.
Yue Lengxin was born in the northern border. She has the heroic spirit and unrestrained nature unique to northern border women, which makes people happy when they see her.
She was seen holding the reins in one hand, jumping off the horse swiftly, and holding the whip in the other hand, pointing it directly at the kettle in Xue Cailian's hand.
"This person has drugged this pot. This princess saw it with her own eyes. Your Highness the Night King must not be deceived when you go there."
When Xue Cailian gave the drug, she thought no one knew, but unexpectedly Yue Lengxin happened to see it by accident and caught her.
Chu Xuan's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a cold voice: "Miss Xue."
Xue Cailian was flustered and secretly hated Yue Lengxin for meddling in her affairs: "I didn't do that! Cailian doesn't know what the princess is talking about. My family is looking for me. Cailian will take her leave."
Under the watchful eyes of Chu Xuan and Yue Lengxin, Xue Cailian fled in panic.
"Thank you, Princess." Chu Xuan bowed to Yue Lengxin and was about to go look for Lu Yanluo.
It was supposed to be a polite thank you, but unexpectedly Yue Lengxin stopped Chu Xuan and said with a half-smile on her face: "This princess just helped you, and your Highness just said a few words of thanks and that's it?"
"So what does the princess want?"
Yue Lengxin pretended to think, then smiled carefreely for a while, raised her hand and pointed directly at Chu Xuan: "This princess wants you to pledge your love to me, I wonder if His Highness the Night King is willing?"
Chu Xuan shook his head: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint the princess. I already have a princess and don't want to marry again. Goodbye."
Yue Lengxin was stunned when she heard this. She was the most noble princess in Northern Frontier. From childhood to adulthood, she had never failed to get whatever she liked.
When she first came to the capital, she was attracted by Chu Xuan's demeanor. Different from the rough men from the northern border, Chu Xuan was handsome and elegant, and his every move was noble, which made it hard not to be moved.
"I know you have a princess, but so what? You can divorce her and marry me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Lengxin noticed that the person in front of him changed his expression. Although he was not close to her just now, he was not as cold as he was now.
She suddenly realized that she seemed to have said something that made him very unhappy.
But before she could explain, a voice interrupted.
"Your Highness, you are joking. The prince and I have a harmonious relationship and we are deeply in love. How can the princess let the prince divorce his wife so easily?"
Lu Yanluo walked over slowly, stood beside Chu Xuan and smiled meaningfully.
[After Xue Cailian left, the Northern Frontier Princess came. Chu Xuan’s bad luck in love is really endless! ]
"Are you Princess Ye?" Yue Lengxin looked Lu Yanluo up and down, not showing any embarrassment of being caught.
"Exactly."
Yue Lengxin raised her head proudly and said, "That's great. This princess is not afraid to tell you directly. I have a crush on Ye Wang and want her to be my consort. If you know what's good for you, leave on your own. If you are unwilling, you can compete with me fairly. How do you think?"
A smile appeared on Lu Yanluo's lips. She turned her head to look at Chu Xuan, then nodded slightly to Yue Lengxin and was about to leave.
"Where are you going? You haven't answered this princess yet!" Yue Lengxin was a little annoyed that no one dared to ignore what she said. She didn't care about Chu Xuan and followed Lu Yanluo.
But Lu Yanluo turned a deaf ear to her shouting and kept walking forward as she pleased. Yue Lengxin saw that it was futile to pester Wu, and suddenly she became furious. She drew her bow and shot an arrow at Lu Yanluo.
Her original intention was to use the bow and arrow to force Lu Yanluo to stop, but as soon as the arrow left the string, a person appeared in front of Lu Yanluo. Yue Lengxin was immediately frightened. She didn't want to hurt anyone, but it was too late to stop now.
Lu Yanluo only heard a sound of breaking air behind her ears, and reached out to push the person in front of her away. The arrow just grazed the man's cheek and hit the tree behind him, resulting in a false alarm.
Yue Lengxin immediately dropped the bow and arrow in a fit of weakness. She was so scared that she thought she was going to accidentally hurt someone.
"You... you are quite good at fighting." Yue Lengxin walked to Lu Yanluo awkwardly, with some guilt in her eyes, but she was a princess and had never admitted her mistakes to others. She couldn't speak at this moment and looked a little awkward.
"Swords have no eyes, so be careful, princess."
"Oh, I know. It's because you kept walking that I failed." The more she spoke, the smaller her voice became, and it was obvious that she felt guilty.
Yue Lengxin took off a pendant from her body and handed it to Lu Yanluo, saying stubbornly: "This is the tooth of the first brown bear I killed in the northern border. I give it to you!"
Lu Yanluo knew clearly that this person was apologizing to her, so she immediately reached out to accept it: "Thank you, Princess. I will be honored to accept it."
Yue Lengxin saw that she had collected her things and was about to leave, so she immediately followed her: "This princess said that she would compete with you fairly, do you agree or not?"
Lu Yanluo smiled but didn't say anything.