Jiang Ying was too lazy to guess, so he just cast his gaze towards the podium and listened thoughtfully to the emperor's speech.
Yan Zhuo was helpless and looked down at his son, "Your mother ignored us..."
"Mom." Xiao Yanzhi shouted.
Jiang Ying subconsciously tilted his head, "What's wrong?"
The little guy didn't say anything, but just glanced at Yan Zhuo with his eyes, as if to say, please remove the word "we".
Yan Zhuo, "..."
"You know that Qin Shouyi is here, but have you noticed that Wei Zhongyuan is here too?" There was no way, the little woman refused to cooperate, so Yan Zhuo had to get straight to the point and bring up the topic that interested her.
As expected, this sentence was far more attractive than the previous one. Jiang Ying suddenly turned around and looked into the man's eyes.
She didn't say a word, but how could Yan Zhuo not know what she was thinking?
He curled his lips and said, "That's right, Wei Zhongyuan followed secretly. He disguised himself and mixed in with the emperor's guards. He was very inconspicuous.
If I hadn't just taken my son for a walk and heard some things, I wouldn't be sure."
The so-called "words heard" are actually Xiao Yanzhi's true voice.
Because he knew that although Wei Zhongyuan was just a marginal eunuch in the library on the surface, he was actually one of the two most favored eunuchs besides Huang Mingquan.
He was a martial arts expert and loyal to the emperor. He deliberately hid his identity in the inner palace and was specifically responsible for protecting the emperor.
This autumn hunting trip will last for several days, so the emperor naturally has to consider his own safety.
In case of an assassination attempt, the emperor would feel more at ease knowing Wei Zhongyuan was there.
Of course, according to Xiao Yanzhi's memory, there were no unexpected incidents such as assassinations during this autumn hunt, so it was quite smooth.
At most, it would cause a haunting in the valley and scare a few lost ladies, but this would have little impact on the great harvest of the autumn hunt and the great joy of the dragon.
Hearing this, Jiang Ying felt relieved to a certain extent.
At least nothing goes wrong, which means stability and less trouble.
But the next second, thinking of Wei Zhongyuan and Qin Shouyi, his heart began to lift again. "Tell me, which of them is targeting the Jiang family? On the surface, neither of them has any hatred towards the Jiang family."
At the moment, she and Yan Zhuo's eyes were fixed on these two people, because all others were ruled out, leaving only these two, one mysterious, the other high-ranking, with the means and background to be able to do so many things!
"I feel that Qin Shouyi is more likely." Yan Zhuo nodded and expressed his opinion clearly.
Jiang Ying thought about how the Queen Mother hadn't come this time, yet Qin Shouyi had come with her under the pretext of being righteous. Furthermore, the Queen Mother had been so ambiguous towards the Jiang family on numerous occasions, which clearly indicated a stronger motive. As for Wei Zhongyuan, her master was the Emperor, and the Jiang family had never harbored any rebellious intentions towards him. The Emperor had repeatedly promoted her, including during this period of border instability when several imperial censors had impeached her father, Jiang Shang. The Emperor hadn't believed any of this, and had suppressed many of his allegations.
Therefore, the probability that the emperor instructed Wei Zhongyuan to do this is very small. Wei Zhongyuan himself has not yet been found to have any personal grudges with the Jiang family.
Now Jiang Ying knows what to do next!
Inspired by the emperor's passion, she and Yan Zhuo looked at each other secretly, with a tacit understanding.
Xiao Yanzhi curled his lips and said, "Let's just hunt, Uncle Huang is talking too much nonsense..."
The little emperor is the best. He doesn't like to talk. If he's unhappy, he'll order me to kill people. If killing one doesn't work, I'll kill two. If any dishonest minister is killed a few times in front of him, he'll behave himself!
Jiang Ying & Yan Zhuo: ...
"Royal brother, the rules are always the same every year. It's so boring." As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Princess Xuanning stood up leisurely, twirling her handkerchief and complaining.
Prince Consort Xiao Jingyu was standing next to her and quietly tugged at the corner of her clothes, but Xuan Ning ignored him.
The emperor doted on his sister very much, even though he and Xuan Ning were not born of the same mother.
The emperor was not always raised by the empress dowager. He was raised in the palace of Concubine Yi from the age of 4 to 8. At that time, the current empress dowager made a mistake and was punished to go to the temple. Later, she was taken back when she was pregnant with Prince Yu.
The age of 4 to 8 is the most important period for children's emotional growth. The Queen Mother missed four years, and it will be difficult to make up for it in the next forty years.
This is also the reason why the relationship between mother and son is always not very good.
The Queen Mother herself became closer to King Yu, whom she had personally raised.
Hearing this, the emperor walked back to his high seat and sat down, smiling faintly, "Oh? Xuan Ning still feels bored? Then tell me, do you have any good suggestions?"
On the other side of the mountain, a golden sun slowly rose, covering the tents of each family with a layer of gold.
Xuan Ning's half face was also bathed in golden light, "Since my royal brother asked me to speak, then I will speak for sure.
How about a man and a woman go hunting together?
We women come from far away every year, but we can only wait in the tent or just walk around the area.
We were completely unaware of the man's galloping horse and shooting arrows with ease.
It would be better if men and women formed a team, which would allow the women to participate as well as increase the difficulty of hunting for you men.
After all, it will not just be a matter of how good your riding and archery skills are, you also have to pay attention to taking care of your female relatives. If you fail to take good care of them, and the female relatives are injured or lost, a certain amount of prey will be deducted.
So, who will be in the top three? That's what we're looking forward to!"
Xuan Ning's red lips opened and closed, and while she was speaking, she didn't forget to look at Jiang Ying with a beaming expression.
Jiang Ying was completely speechless. Is Xuan Ning sick? Why is he targeting her?
Why should women make things difficult for other women?
However, the emperor didn't think so. He leaned on the armrest and pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "Xuan Ning's suggestion is quite interesting. I think it's credible. What about you, my dear ministers?"
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