On the second day, in the Royal Forest
There are many tents set up on the wide open space in the north. This is where the opening ceremony of the autumn hunt is held every year. Not only that, there are also many entertainment venues here for people to compete and entertain.
Officials and their families arrived early in their own tents at the venue and waited. When the emperor arrived with his concubines, they immediately knelt down to greet them.
After the emperor and his concubines took their seats, he asked everyone who was kneeling to stand up, and then asked the officials from the Ministry of Rites to come forward and explain the contents of this autumn hunt.
Ye Jinyun sat in her seat listening to the official's speech, but she didn't hear anything about it. She was looking for her elder brother among the many officials' tents opposite. After searching for a long time, she saw her elder brother sitting next to Ye's father in the tent on her upper right.
Her elder brother seemed to be looking for her and Ye Jinrong as well. Although he was sitting there with an expressionless face, his eyes were constantly moving around.
As if he noticed someone looking at him, he retracted his gaze and looked at the person who came, but saw that it was his younger sister who was looking at him with a smile. He immediately felt relieved and smiled back at her.
Not only Ye Jinyun, but all the concubines in the harem were searching for their relatives. The emperor could see everything clearly from the bright yellow curtain above, but he didn't say anything.
This was the original purpose of him having the curtains erected opposite each other. Not only could the concubines meet their families from a distance, but they could also see other things.
There were also two concubines sitting in a tent below. They were also looking at their families. In addition to the longing for each other after not seeing them for a long time, they seemed to be conveying other messages. Mo Qiyuan watched all this quietly, and his deep eyes darkened.
That was the imperial concubine's tent, and inside the tent were naturally her two sisters.
After the official finished his speech, the emperor talked about the approximate rewards for this year's autumn hunting. After hearing this, those who wanted to participate in the hunting were eager to try.
Next is the registration for the autumn hunt. Except for those who want to follow the emperor, other officials or family members can choose to participate as they wish.
The concubines were naturally not interested in these things. They came out just to relax and see their families. How could they participate in such hunting?
But there were still people who participated. Bai Jieyu and Chu Zhaoyi in the front tent both signed up when the eunuch asked, which surprised the concubines. They didn't know what their intentions were.
When the registration eunuch walked to the tent of the three people, Lin Qingtang signed up without saying a word. There was nothing strange about her joining the group. After all, she was General Lin's beloved daughter, so it was normal for her to know these things.
Ye Jinyun had no plans to participate, as she had her own important matters to attend to. Although she saw her elder brother participating and wanted to go along as well, she held back. There were too many people going hunting together, and she couldn't let others find out what she was going to do.
After the list of participants in the hunt is confirmed, the official who will serve as the referee of the hunt will come forward to announce the hunting rules and time.
After the presentation, those who wanted to participate in the hunt were told that they could go back and change their clothes and prepare. The rest of those who did not want to participate in the hunt could have fun here freely or go back to their rooms to rest.
The emperor was going to participate in hunting, so he went downstairs to change his clothes early in the morning. As soon as the emperor left, the concubines in each palace quietly found excuses to visit their families and reminisce about the past.
Ye Jinyun also winked at Qing'er, then turned to the woods behind the curtain. After a while, Qing'er came over with her elder brother.
Seeing Ye Huaibai appear at the corner, Ye Jinyun couldn't help but shout out: "Brother, I'm here, come here quickly."
Hearing the sound, Ye Huaibai quickly took two steps to her side, staring at her with a pair of gentle eyes, as if to see if she had suffered during this period. Seeing that she was fine and more lively than before, he smiled happily and said:
"Little sister, it's great to see you, big brother is so happy"
"I'm also very happy to see you, brother. You don't know how happy I was when I first knew I could see you. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep for several nights." Ye Jinyun chattered non-stop.
"It's the same with big brother. Little sister, are you and Rong'er doing well in the palace? I heard from father that Rong'er was favored before. Has she encountered any danger?" Ye Huaibai looked at her cute appearance and said with concern.
When Ye Jinyun heard her elder brother ask this, she told him what happened after entering the palace, how she taught Ye Jinrong to deal with it, and what their relationship was like now.
When Ye Huaibai heard that their relationship had improved, he couldn't help but touch her head, but quickly let it go.
He looked into her eyes again and said softly:
"Thank you, little sister, for taking care of Rong'er regardless of the past. Big brother is really grateful to you. The fact that you two have such a good relationship is what big brother has always hoped to see, and you helped big brother do it."
Ye Jinyun stuck out her tongue at him and said coquettishly:
"It's only for big brother's sake that I don't bother with her. Big brother, you don't have to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank you for being so nice to me. I don't want to see you sad."
Ye Huaibai felt helpless about her behavior, shook his head and tapped her forehead.
The brother and sister talked for a while. Ye Huaibai had to go back to change his clothes, so the two did not stay any longer. They said goodbye to each other and left.
On the way back to the villa with Qing'er, Ye Jinyun saw many concubines talking privately with their families in secluded places. She pretended not to see it and walked on her own way with her head down.
However, when passing through a lush bush, Ye Jinyun's sensitive ears still heard an unusual conversation coming from a distance. It was between a middle-aged woman and a young woman.
The middle-aged woman said, "You must keep this medicine carefully. Don't let anyone find it. If it is discovered, it will cost you your life. You must be alert at all times."
"Mother, I know. Don't worry, I will use this to turn things around, let my sister become the queen, and let our Chu family sit on the supreme position in the future," said the young woman.
When Ye Jinyun heard this horrifying conversation, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart.
Damn it, how could she have heard such a conversation? She hurriedly took Qing'er and walked away quickly without making a sound.
What she didn't know was that after saying this, the woman realized that she had said something out of turn and immediately asked someone to come out and check if there was anyone nearby. At that time, she had just left the place, so she escaped.
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