The eunuch's sharp voice stunned everyone present.
What the hell? Letting 28 go? Isn't this hunting? When did it become rescue hunting?
However, some people also said: "This is indeed something that only His Majesty the Seventh Prince can do!"
This sentiment quickly resonated with others, so people looked at Xuan Tianhua a few more times, and slowly began to think that this incident happening to Xuan Tianhua was really a very normal thing. So one by one, they began to speak well of him with a clear conscience - "Your Highness the Seventh Prince is truly kind-hearted! We admire you! We admire you!"
Xuan Tianhua just smiled and didn't respond. When the people stopped talking, he stepped back a few steps and said to Emperor Tianwu, "Father, I have never hunted any small animals, so I won't compete with my brothers for it."
The fourth prince Xuan Tianyi glanced at him and said with a bitter face: "If it weren't for the seventh prince messing around, I could have shot more."
Tianwu snorted, "You're already first, what else do you want?" After that, he reluctantly took the jade ruyi that had been prepared long ago from the queen's hand, and then handed it to Zhang Yuan: "This is the reward for the first place in today's hunting. Go, give it to him!"
Although Emperor Tianwu had allowed the Fourth Prince to occasionally go out for some exercise since the Yuexi Palace Banquet, he still had a grudge against the fact that Xuan Tianyi had followed Xuan Tianye in forcing the emperor to abdicate, so his attitude was not very good, and he gave the Jade Ruyi, which represented the victor, reluctantly.
However, Xuan Tianyi did not take it seriously, pretending not to notice Emperor Tianwu's indifference. After receiving the jade ruyi, he knelt down seriously, kowtowed to express his gratitude, then stood up, turned around and walked towards the group of young ladies.
His action puzzled everyone, but Xuan Tiange pulled Feng Yuheng's sleeve and said, "Look, look, he must be going to find Xiangrong."
Feng Yuheng naturally saw the other party's purpose. The direction Xuan Tianyi walked was exactly where Xiangrong was sitting. Soon, the two of them were standing face to face. Xuan Tianyi held the jade ruyi in his hand forward and said, "Master Xiangrong, keep it. We agreed that if you win today, the reward will be given to you as a thank-you gift."
This sentence made Xiang Rong blush all the way to her neck. She didn't know what to do for a moment. She was so embarrassed and angry that she rolled her eyes at Xuan Tianyi and gritted her teeth and whispered, "Are you sick? Who told you to give it to me at this time? Can't you go back and give it to me secretly?"
Xuan Tianyi was very casual, and he said loudly at that time: "Hey! You are my embroidery master, I give you a gift to thank you, why choose now and when to go back? If you take it, you will naturally give it back, so take it quickly, the things given by the emperor are very good." While saying this, he carefully looked at the jade handle and added: "It is the best jade, you are lucky, take it quickly."
Xiangrong was so angry that he really wanted to kick him, but he held back and snatched Ruyi away, whispering, "Get away from me now."
"Get out of here now, get out of here now." Xuan Tianyi was good-tempered. He walked back to the group of princes happily without explaining to anyone. Yes, his behavior was normal.
Emperor Tianwu did not say anything, but the Empress spoke up: "Ruyuyi has already been awarded to His Highness the Fourth Prince. It is his thing, and he gave it to his master, which is very good."
Xuan Tianyi nodded shamelessly to show his agreement, but someone suddenly said, "Ruyi is something given to your beloved. Is the Fourth Prince with Miss Feng..."
"Hey?" Xuan Tianyi asked loudly: "Who has such good taste?"
Xiangrong felt that she couldn't sit any longer, and it was not easy to leave at this time, so she simply raised her sleeves to cover her face, muttering silently in her heart: "Xuan Tianyi, you wait for me, Xuan Tianyi, you must wait for me!" But she really didn't think about what to wait for. She felt that kicking a few times would not satisfy her, but she couldn't just chop with a knife, right? Although at this moment, she really felt that chopping people with a knife was more satisfying.
After all, Xuan Tianyi was a deposed prince who had lost his throne. People were just having fun, and no one wanted to discuss this matter any further. Even if he really had feelings for the third young lady of the Feng family, it didn't matter. It was normal for a deposed prince to marry a concubine's daughter from a ruined family.
But most people think this way, but it does not mean that everyone thinks this way. For example, the noble lady Yuan, who had been sitting on the side with a grudge, asked unhappily at this time: "This palace... I, I remember that the Fourth Prince was imprisoned for life, but it has only been a few years and he was released again. Does that mean that the lifelong detention order has been lifted?"
When these words came out, people were stunned again, wondering if Concubine Yuan was crazy? The emperor said to detain him, and the emperor also said to release him. Was she trying to discredit the emperor in public? After all, he was her own son. Could he really be locked up for life?
Unexpectedly, before Emperor Tianwu could speak, Xuan Tianyi took the initiative to take over the conversation and said, "Release? Why should I release it? I have only been released twice, how can it be considered released? Besides, I don't want to come out, it's fine to be locked up in Prince Ping's mansion, I can ignore the outside world and focus on embroidering my flowers. Concubine Yuanmu, if you are kind enough to care about whether I am released or not, why not give me more high-quality embroidery threads, so that my little master won't always complain that all the embroidery threads in her shop are wasted by me."
He said this in a carefree manner. On the main seat, the queen smiled and said, "Yier, Yuanshi has been demoted to a noble lady, and her title of Shu has been taken away. You can no longer call her mother."
"Oh! So fast?" Xuan Tianyi was stunned, then smiled at Concubine Yuan, "The situation is really unpredictable. You were demoted from a concubine to a noble lady in just a hunting trip. Tsk tsk, things are unpredictable! Oh, by the way, if you calculate this way, you should be the lowest-ranking mother of the prince in the palace, right? Oh, if the eighth master knew this news, I don't know how embarrassed he would be."
Yuan Guiren was so angry that she was shaking. She pointed at Xuan Tianyi and said, "Don't be so arrogant! Don't forget that your biological mother is still in the cold palace. What qualifications do you have to laugh at me?"
The fourth prince's biological mother was Concubine Rui. She pretended to be crazy and stupid to escape death, but was banished to the cold palace by the queen. Xuan Tianyi has always felt indebted to his biological mother. Now that Concubine Yuan mentioned it, he was inevitably upset again. But men are more forbearing than women when they are unhappy. He just told Concubine Yuan: "How can it be the same? At least I have no hope for myself, but my eighth brother is different. Concubine Yuan, are you right?"
Yuan Guiren was stunned. Yes, there was no hope for the fourth prince. What had she been so foolish as to say such a thing? Even if the fourth prince was released, the Dashun Dynasty would never allow a prince who had forced the emperor to abdicate to take the throne. What was wrong with her? If this continued, it would really affect her Mo'er!
Concubine Yuan stopped talking, lowered her head silently, and ignored everyone.
Xuan Tianyi smiled with one corner of his lips raised, his eyes flashing coldly, but he finally did not speak again.
Soon, Zhang Yuan, on behalf of Emperor Tianwu, announced the end of the first day of hunting and asked the palace servants to send the prey away and roast it for a banquet in the evening.
People then stood up, knelt down and bowed, watching their masters leave. Even Xuan Tiange followed Princess Wenxuan. Feng Yuheng did not join in the fun, and got up with her maid to go back to the tent. However, she ran into the somewhat dazed Yuan Guiren while walking, and heard the maid Yuexiu persuading her: "Master, go back. It's too cold outside. You are shivering with cold."
But Yuan Guiren still did not move, and only asked Yuexiu with gritted teeth: "Tell me, who should I ask to avenge today's vengeance?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and found that Feng Yuheng had passed by him. His words just happened to fall into his ears. He was startled and subconsciously took a step back.
Feng Yuheng didn't embarrass her, but just smiled at her and said, "My dear lady, don't you know who to seek revenge on? I just forgot to remind you that the news sent back by the Ninth Prince said that you wrote a handwritten letter to the Eighth Prince, recommending the third lady of the Lu family, Lu Yan. Speaking of which, the Eighth Prince is really a filial son. He immediately executed your mother's words, and the degree of his concern is not vague at all. Why did you turn the tables today? You know, it took more than two months for the news to spread from the capital to the southern border. If you turn the tables now, the Eighth Prince can't know it immediately. If there is a delay between the two sides, many misunderstandings will arise. Who knows what will happen again. My dear lady, you should think twice!"
Yuan Guiren was confused. The emperor had said this before, but how could she not know that she was the one who initiated the marriage between the Eighth Prince and the Lu family? Now Feng Yuheng pointed out that she had written a handwritten letter to the Eighth Prince. When did this happen? How could she not know?
While she was surprised, she saw a person walking slowly towards her. She looked closely and found that it was the third daughter of the Lu family, Lu Yan. Feng Yuheng smiled and said, "The future daughter-in-law is here to meet her mother-in-law."
After saying that, Lu Yan walked forward and bowed deeply to Noble Lady Yuan. She said sweetly, "Yan'er thanks Noble Lady for her grace and for your peace of mind. Yan'er will wholeheartedly assist His Highness the Eighth Prince in the future and will serve you well. I will never let you suffer any grievances in the palace."
Just as Yuan Guiren was about to explode, Feng Yuheng spoke to Lu Yan, "Miss Lu, you have nothing to be ashamed of for your son to marry the daughter of the Prime Minister. In fact, you are marrying above your station."
Lu Yan was also a little confused. She felt more and more that Feng Yuheng was helping her, but she still couldn't figure out why Feng Yuheng suddenly changed his mind. You know, the other party's attitude was still very firm this morning. But no matter how confused she was, she didn't show it on her face. She just thought that Feng Yuheng really changed his mind and wanted to join forces with the Lu family, so she quickly thanked Feng Yuheng with great sincerity.
The two exchanged polite words for a while, then Lv Yan said goodbye to Concubine Yuan and left. Feng Yuheng also left. Concubine Yuan stood there in a daze, and heard Yue Xiu whispering to her, "My queen, it seems that the Lu family has found a helper like Princess Ji'an. We can't take any further action for the time being, so we should wait and see what happens!"
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