Chapter 24 Hunting
It was already winter, and Wei Qingcheng placed two charcoal basins in her room, which made the air inside warm.
These days, Xie Jingyu paid close attention to his food and clothing, and was very strict with him.
It was early winter and he felt like he was dressed like a ball. He could only eat a few bites of greasy food before it was taken away.
I can't really get angry with people, because that would make me look petty.
Zhang Zeyu has also been confined to his father's house to study recently. Su Cheng has also enrolled in school. He is almost bored to death by himself.
As soon as he heard Xie Jingyu talking about hunting, he couldn't wait to say that he wanted to go too. Xie Jingyu wanted to take him with him, so he agreed when he heard that he wanted to go.
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Even though Wei Qingcheng grew up in a golden nest like the Wei Mansion, she had never seen such a grand scene as the royal hunting grounds, with trumpets blowing and a huge team entering the enclosure.
After the troops and horses had settled down, the chief eunuch beside the emperor shouted, "Your Majesty, please watch!"
This was the pre-hunt viewing. The emperor rode a tall horse and inspected the team from the head to the surrounding area. Wherever he went, the team there would take off their hats, tie up their horses, and shout "Long live the Dragon Yuan!"
The emperor returned to the command platform, and the chief eunuch said, "The siege is over! Please allow the emperor to hunt!"
Wei Qingcheng also wore hunting clothes like Xie Jingyu, looking lean and capable, his slender waist was tied with a plush belt, his hair was tied into a high ponytail with a yellow and black ribbon, he looked like a young man full of vigor and vitality without any sickness.
"It's supposed to be like this. You're supposed to be healthy and free like this."
Xie Jingyu looked at his beloved with burning eyes. When the eunuch said the hunting was about to begin,
He whispered into Wei Qingcheng's ear: "I will be back soon. Take care of yourself. Don't compromise. If you encounter difficult people, just use your identity as a princess. Don't be afraid."
After watching him nod obediently, he rode his horse into the hunting forest.
As soon as he entered, he ran into Li Yi who was waiting for him on purpose. His black hair was tied into many small braids and tied into a bun, which made him look quite romantic. He started to play tricks on him as soon as he saw him.
"Why did you come so late? Are you reluctant to leave me?"
"No, I'm afraid he will be bullied." Xie Jingyu rode to his side.
"It's the prince himself who can't live without people. Wei Qingcheng is not a weak person. He is just lazy around you, or maybe he is just acting like a spoiled child. When he is well, if you can let him experience some hardships, you will see if he is still weak.
Back then, the second son of the Wei family won two hundred thousand taels of gold for the Wei family's trip south with just his mouth.
Li Yi threw the braid in front of him to his back.
Xie Jingyu seemed to be thinking: "I am well again..."
"Here it comes! Don't just stand there!" It was a snow-white fox, which twisted its body and ran away.
He and Li Yi rode their horses to chase after it, but unexpectedly the fox disappeared and instead fell into a wolf's den.
"Three wolves, Jingyu hunted them and took them home to make a cloak for your princess!"
"good!"
He and Li Yi were close friends when they were young. They had been rivals at the beginning and had become close friends. They had played tricks on the teacher together, been punished with sticks together, and...
We went to the battlefield together in the previous life, and Li Yi never came back...
The two of them had a tacit understanding. The three wolves became trapped beasts here. "Li Yi, shoot his eyes!"
Xie Jingyu deliberately slowed down to let the wolf think it had an opportunity, and led the wolf to the direction of Li Yi. He blinded the wolf with one sword and stabbed it in the stomach with another sword. The wolf fell to the ground and died.
The other two wolves were furious when they saw their companion dead. They bared their teeth and roared at them.
Li Yi rode his horse between the two wolves, separating them.
Xie Jingyu drew the dagger from his waist, jumped up from his horse, dived, and stabbed the dagger into the wolf's neck.
Li Yi cheered for him and roared a few times. The two of them were sharpening their knives and heading for the remaining wolf. With a whistle, the wolf rushed into the forest.
"That direction is... not good!"
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After Xie Jingyu left, Wei Qingcheng sat on the hunting platform and talked with Awu and Yisi.
"Princess, what will the prince hunt?" Yi Si looked into the forest, his eyes full of envy.
"I don't know, probably some rabbits, foxes, etc. But the prince is kind-hearted, so he probably won't hunt too many."
Wei Qingcheng drank a sip of tea and looked up at the forest. In fact, he also wanted to ride a horse like this and run freely and happily.
"Good heart? Princess, you..." Yi Si covered his mouth, afraid that he would say something outrageous.
"Um?"
"Princess, I'm glad you're happy," Yi Si quickly stuffed a piece of cake into his mouth.
A palace maid came over with a plate of raw meat and bowed to Wei Qingcheng.
"Princess, this is what our queen asked me to give you. She said if you are hungry, you can roast some first."
The raw meat was covered in blood, and Wei Qingcheng had no desire to eat it. She looked around and saw that the people watching the hunt had not eaten any, so she did not want to take it. "No need, I don't want to eat it yet. Please thank your madam for her kindness on my behalf. It's just that Qingcheng is weak and can't use it."
The maid immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Princess, please accept it, otherwise I will be punished."
Wei Qingcheng went to help her up. During the movement, the palace maid's wrist was exposed. Her slender wrist was covered with purple scars. Wei Qingcheng couldn't bear it, and thought again, it should be fine if she just accepted it and didn't eat it.
Doing so would also make it easier for the palace maid to explain herself.
Then he asked the maid to put down the plate.
He was listening to Awu and Yisi bickering, when he heard a wolf howl.
A grey adult wolf jumped out of the forest, accompanied by a strange flute sound. The wolf was extremely ferocious, and with a few claws it knocked away the guards at the edge of the forest.
Coming towards the hunting platform,
The hunting viewing platform was also temporarily built. In order to facilitate the viewing of hunting, a wooden platform was built on a flat ground, so it was not very high.
"It's over, raw meat!"
Wei Qingcheng's mind raced as she reached for the plate of raw meat and tried to throw it away.
But it was too late. The wolf smelled the blood and pounced on the hunting platform where he was.
"Qingcheng!"
Xie Jingyu and Li Yi rode out of the forest on black horses.
Wei Qingcheng threw the raw meat in front of the wolf, but the wolf still ran towards him. Yi Si raised his long sword and slashed the wolf's lower back.
The wolf seemed to feel no pain and continued to pounce on him.
"Qingcheng! Get on the horse!"
Xie Jingyu hung his legs on the horse, bent his lean and powerful waist, held Wei Qingcheng in his right hand, exerted force with his left hand, and the dagger flew out of his hand, hitting the wolf's heart...
Li Yi stepped forward and struck the wolf with his sword, and the wolf fell down.
Wei Qingcheng just sat sideways on the horse, with Xie Jingyu stroking her back: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's okay."
He breathed deeply, staring at Xie Jingyu's soothing eyes, and his big tears fell onto the black shirt on Xie Jingyu's chest.
"Xie Jingyu, I'm scared to death!"
Wei Qingcheng hugged his neck tightly, and he pressed his face against her neck, his soft cheeks trembling slightly, his eyelashes fluttering wetly...
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