Chapter 170 He's not even as big as that person's head, yet he wants to eat their head!
Zijuan smiled: "Princess, Shitou is only one month old. He can't eat the same food that Yanhu eats yet. Shitou mainly drinks milk now. He can eat meat when the time comes."
Sheng Sheng suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's how it is. No wonder when I brought Shi Tou some meat, his grandpa didn't eat it and only drank the soup. It turns out he couldn't finish it."
Xie Yunjia laughed out loud: "Silly girl."
"hey-hey."
Sheng Sheng has never raised a tiger before, so she doesn't know anything about them.
There were too many people in the group, and many young ladies from wealthy families had come along to play, so no matter how fast they went, they couldn't get very fast.
They rushed as fast as they could and finally arrived at Shanglin Hunting Ground before dark.
Shanglin Hunting Ground is the site of all previous hunting expeditions. It is well-constructed, and although it is not very exquisite, it is still unique and has all the necessary features.
What Sheng Sheng found particularly novel was that the rooms here were not houses, but large tents. Unlike the simple tents temporarily set up during the renovation, the tents here were very large and fully equipped.
There was an event similar to an opening ceremony to be held early tomorrow morning, so Sheng Sheng went to bed early, with Shi Tou nestled at her feet to keep her company.
According to custom, the first day of the hunt requires everyone to perform a joint sacrificial ceremony.
For hundreds of years, people have prayed to the gods of heaven and earth for a successful and safe hunt, which also expresses their reverence for the gifts of nature.
Although Sheng Sheng doesn't participate in hunting, she naturally participates in this kind of activity.
The next morning, just as dawn broke, the little dumpling dressed herself and followed Xie Yunchuan to the huge square.
The royal family members stood at the very front, followed by ministers and their relatives in order.
The little dumpling was still a bit sleepy, so it patted its cheeks to wake itself up.
The officiant stood beside the altar and recited the sacrificial inscription, after which Xie Yuxiao lit the first incense stick.
The little dumpling watched intently for a while, when suddenly it heard a sweeping motion behind it, followed by a series of soft gasps.
The little dumpling looked back and saw that Stone was swaggering through the crowd, sniffing the air as he walked towards Shengsheng.
Sheng Sheng quickly tugged at Xie Yunchuan's sleeve: "Brother, Shi Tou is looking for Sheng Sheng, what should we do!"
When they left, Shitou was still asleep. Shengsheng thought to herself that she was only attending the opening ceremony and would be back in less than two hours, so she didn't wake him and left him in the tent.
Unexpectedly, Stone woke up on his own and ran out to look for her, following her scent all the way here.
Yesterday, everyone heard that the Second Princess had brought back a white tiger, but many people hadn't seen it with their own eyes. Now that the white tiger had come up on its own, everyone was both scared and curious.
As Shi Tou looked around, he saw several young ladies from prominent families who turned pale with fright but dared not utter a sound.
After Xie Yuxiao finished offering incense, it was now Consort Jing and Consort Li who were offering incense.
According to custom, the royal family members also had to offer incense in turn. Seeing that it was almost their turn, Sheng Sheng didn't want to run to the back to retrieve the stone.
Xie Yunchuan gently comforted her, "It's alright, Thirteen, go and bring the stone over."
Thirteen walked around to the outside of the crowd towards the stone. Sheng Sheng felt a little relieved. When she went up to offer incense, she glanced back and saw a boy about the same age as Xie Yunqi who had picked up the stone at some point. The stone struggled wildly in his arms until Thirteen came over.
After the long ceremony ended, Xie Yuxiao announced the start of this year's hunt. The men who participated in the hunt rode off on horseback, and the noisy crowd dispersed.
With her thoughts still on the stone, she hurriedly bid a brief farewell to Xie Yunjia.
"Zijuan, where's the stone?"
"Princess, Thirteen went hunting in the mountains with the Second Prince. Stone should be drinking milk in his tent right now."
As princes of suitable age, Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang were required to participate in the hunt.
Xie Yunqi also participated, but being young, he only participated casually, focusing on participation. Xie Yunchuan and Xie Yunyang were different; they were competing against other young masters from prominent families.
One of them was the Crown Prince, and the other was the Second Prince, who was skilled in riding and archery and was favored by His Majesty. Behind this small hunt, many eyes were watching.
Sheng Sheng asked curiously, "Staring? What do you mean? Does it mean someone is following and watching them?"
Zijuan was amused: "The princess is still young, she'll understand when she grows up. But don't worry, our Second Prince and the Crown Prince have such a good relationship, this little thing won't affect them."
"oh oh."
The two walked back to their tent along the road, but Sheng Sheng saw the little boy who had carried the stone that morning at the tent entrance.
Stone's milk bowl was placed at the entrance of the tent. Stone wanted to drag the milk bowl back, but every time it was dragged to the entrance, the little boy would put the milk bowl back out.
Stone seemed quite annoyed, but because of Sheng Sheng's instructions, he dared not lash out. He could only suppress his voice and make gurgling sounds from his throat to scare him.
But the young boy didn't seem afraid at all, and kept teasing the stone with great interest.
Sheng Sheng stared at it for two seconds, looking somewhat puzzled.
She remembered that when she saw this young man in the morning, he was standing quite far forward; he must be the son of some minister.
As Sheng Sheng walked over, she asked Zi Juan, "Who is this?"
Zijuan wasn't quite sure either. She was more familiar with the young masters and ladies studying at Wenhua Hall because she occasionally ran into them in the palace. She didn't know many of the others outside of Wenhua Hall.
The reason I knew Li Manyan was because she was Consort Jing's niece, and Consort Jing often summoned her to the palace to keep her company.
But this young master was a complete stranger, and so young that Zijuan didn't recognize him at first glance.
His sword-like eyebrows slanted upwards towards his temples, and he wore a red headband on his forehead, with stray hairs running freely out of the headband and tied into several small braids.
He wore a simple blue and white short jacket, made of newly tribute brocade from Jiangnan. He casually tied it at the waist, giving it a nonchalant yet indescribably clean and neat look.
Teasing the stone, his little tiger teeth even showed as he laughed.
Zijuan observed the young man's attire and pondered, "Princess, this young master's clothes are made of precious fabric, but he has no jewelry. He must be from a military family. I remember that many military officers came to the Shanglin Hunting Ground today, but only the family of General Piaoji could afford this brocade. His age also matches. I guess this young master must be the young master of General Lu's family."
He memorized the sound, walked to the front of the tent, and called to the stone, "Stone, come here."
When Stone saw her, he immediately ran into her arms, looking aggrieved, and cried, "Master, this person won't let me drink milk! I really want to eat his head up!"
Sheng Sheng smiled and stroked the tiger's head, saying irritably, "You're not even as big as someone else's head, yet you want to eat theirs."
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