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He strode up to Tang Feiyan.

"The mutton will be ready soon. Go sit over there and don't disturb my brother and his wife."

Tang Feiyan's eyes lit up and then dimmed.

I thought he was chasing her to coax her, but it turned out he was afraid that she would do something wrong.

"I didn't bother my sister-in-law. I plan to teach her archery next year." She said with her chin raised.

Is this the reason why Big Brother is unhappy?

Is he worried that his sister-in-law will get hurt? Lu Jingchen hurriedly said, "How can you teach my sister-in-law with your ability? It was luck that I shot a sheep today," while apologizing to Chu Yin, "Fei Yan has no self-awareness, please don't blame me, sister-in-law."

Tang Feiyan's eyes widened: "What do you mean you have no self-awareness? My sister-in-law is praising me. If you don't believe me, ask me."

Glancing at his brother who was sitting straight and silent, Lu Jingchen said, "Sister-in-law is gentle and kind. No matter how good you are at archery, she will protect you. Why do you have to embarrass her?"

Chu Yin: “…”

That’s true. If Tang Feiyan couldn’t shoot the sheep, she would never brag.

Seeing her husband always hurting her, Tang Feiyan felt like her lungs were going to explode with anger. She said with trembling lips, "Okay, okay, you are so..."

There was no good thing to say next, so Lu Jingchen held her arm and interrupted her: "I'll cut some mutton for you later," and then said goodbye to Lu Jingzhuo and his wife, "Feiyan was reckless just now, please forgive me, brother and sister-in-law."

She was deceived by the three words "cut mutton", and before she could react, she had been taken away by her husband.

Tang Feiyan came to her senses and said, "I won't leave. I don't want to hear you scold me again."

If we continue to argue here, I am afraid that my father and aunt will see us and let Tang Feiyan go back to find her sister-in-law. That is impossible. Lu Jingchen took a deep breath and whispered, "Today, my father said in advance that he would not give my brother the golden bow. What do you think?"

Tang Feiyan was stumped by his question.

During this period of confusion, she was led by her husband to a chair and sat down.

The aroma of roasted lamb became stronger and stronger, carried by the wind to everyone's nose.

Even though he doesn't have a golden bow, he still has to be the first. This is because his father-in-law has high expectations of him. Today, Lu Jingzhuo did not disappoint his father-in-law. Even the experienced military generals cannot compare to him. "He can govern the country with civil skills and maintain peace with military skills." His position as the heir to the throne must be more stable.

Then, their chances of winning are even lower. Tang Feiyan sighed softly: "But sister-in-law really praised me. If you hadn't intervened, I might have really been able to teach sister-in-law."

"Big Brother doesn't want you to teach him, but you can't tell."

"…Is this true?"

"Why else do you think I would stop you?"

Tang Feiyan was speechless.

Glancing at the roasted lamb in front of him, Lu Jingchen stood up and said, "Sit down, I'll go cut the lamb and bring you a portion later."

"Don't let the eunuchs do it?"

"No, I'm familiar with this matter."

From these words, one could guess the role he had played in hunting before, and Tang Feiyan's anger instantly disappeared.

Lu Jingchen picked up a thin-bladed knife.

The most delicious and tender parts naturally belonged to my father and aunt, followed by my eldest brother and his wife, and then Tang Feiyan.

Speaking of caring, it must be the second son, Emperor Jianxing thought. Every time, he took care of him in every detail. Unfortunately, the second son lacked the advantages that a crown prince should have and was indeed not as good as the eldest son.

He could only try his best to make the child live more comfortably.

This method of roasting lamb is a bit rough, and because of the short cooking time, it may not be tasty. But after being tired and in the wilderness, it is impossible not to have an appetite when seeing the lamb with golden roasted skin. Chu Yin was about to reach for the chopsticks, but stopped.

Turning her head to look at Lu Jingzhuo, she asked, "Was this just shot by His Highness?"

She just saw Lu Jingchen cutting the sheep in the middle.

The man, who was still thinking about archery, smiled and said, "You want to eat what I shot with my own hands?"

"Well," she said without disguising, "it's just not?"

"yes."

Seeing him so sure, Chu Yin became suspicious again: "How can you be sure, Your Highness?"

"Wound." Every time he shot the arrow into the neck, killing the victim with one blow.

There must be someone shot in the neck among the generals. Chu Yin was confused, but after thinking about it, she understood. Those eunuchs were all smart people. Why wouldn't they roast the sheep shot by the prince for his father-in-law to eat?

Chu Yin smiled and picked up the mutton.

But the thing that was caught was placed on the porcelain plate in front of Lu Jingzhuo.

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness." She said.

Lu Jingzhuo didn't eat it, but followed her example and picked up a piece of mutton and put it on her porcelain plate.

Princess Baocheng saw everything the couple did. She said to Emperor Jianxing, "Jingzhuo and Ayin are so loving. I think you will have a grandchild sooner or later."

Emperor Jianxing chewed mutton and said, "They already have both sons and daughters. Now I am looking forward to Jingchen..." Then he and his sister looked at his second son and daughter-in-law.

It turned out that the two of them were quite disgusting, you feed me a bite and I feed you a bite.

Princess Baocheng frowned: "If even Prajna can't be saved, I'm afraid I need to ask the imperial physician to take a look!"

The younger sister's tone seemed to be somewhat disgusted. Emperor Jianxing looked at her strangely and said, "It has been less than a year since we got married. It is not necessary to see an imperial physician. Let's wait a little longer."

Princess Baocheng was well aware of her brother's love and affection for his son, so she said nothing more. However, the friendship shown by the two couples suddenly made her feel emotional.

Come to think of it, she had never experienced mutual love.

Jiang Xian was chosen by her father, but she didn't like him and had been getting along with him for more than ten years. Later, when her brother ascended the throne, Jiang Xian began to take good care of her. For the sake of their two children, she still planned to continue to be married to him.

But she never felt moved.

She doesn't know what it feels like to like a man.

When I was young, I only dreamed of...

When she was fifteen, she heard the palace maids talking about the new number one scholar. She was envious of him because he had a fair complexion, red lips and an imposing manner. Unfortunately, she could not step out of the palace and had no chance to see him.

Emperor Jianxing saw his sister was in a daze for a long time, so he called out: "Shanhui, what are you thinking about? The mutton is cold."

Princess Baocheng turned her gaze away from the horizon and asked, "Brother, do you think I should marry again?"

Emperor Jianxing had never thought about this problem.

"Brother, I'm only 37 years old. I'm not old, am I?"

"Of course," Emperor Jianxing pondered for a moment, and felt that his sister should not spend the rest of her life in loneliness. "At 37, you are in the prime of life, so why talk about old age? Shanhui, as long as there is a man you like, I will arrange a marriage for you."

Princess Baocheng chuckled and squeezed her brother's arm: "You're still offering me a marriage. I'm not a little girl."

"In my eyes, they are all the same," Emperor Jianxing said seriously, "Please choose carefully. I will make the decision for you this time."

Princess Baocheng felt a little sour in her nose when she heard this.

She had never had the chance to choose before. Whoever her father decided was the one, and she dared not raise any objection.

But now it’s different. Princess Baocheng feels very happy because she has a brother who loves her.

only……

She is not considered old, but she is thirty-seven after all.

Princess Baocheng sighed, "It would be nice if you could make the decision for me, but I suddenly don't know what to do... If they marry a man of my age, they must have a family, and I can't break them up. If they marry a younger man, I'm afraid they have other intentions. I don't want to let a wolf into the house," she held up her chin and said quietly, "Brother, even if you want to give me a marriage, I may not be able to find a candidate to be given to me."

"If you keep looking you will find it eventually. Don't be impatient. If you are impatient you will not get what you want."

Princess Baocheng said angrily: "I'm not in a hurry!"

Emperor Jianxing smiled and said, "So what if you are anxious? Food and sex are human nature. If I want to choose a concubine, I will choose openly. The same goes for you choosing a husband. In short, remember that no matter what decision you make, I will support you."

"Thank you, brother." Princess Baocheng felt relieved.

The black gold gradually fell, and Emperor Jianxing was worried about the memorials that he had not yet reviewed, so he set out for the capital after he had eaten his fill.

As he was older, he returned by car instead of horseback.

The same goes for Princess Baocheng.

Lu Jingzhuo got into Chu Yin's carriage halfway through the ride.

Chu Yin thought he was tired: "Your Highness, why don't you take a nap? I'll call you when we get to the city gate."

"No need." He held her on his lap.

The wind was very strong in Nanyuan, and her hair was a little messy. He held the black hair on her cheek in his hands and played with it.

It was the first time he did this, and Chu Yinrao watched him with interest.

He suddenly asked, "Are you tired?"

"It's not bad."

He reached his hand down: "Does it hurt there?"

She tensed up and thought of the place where he pressed her when she first came back from riding a horse: "There's a little bit...don't press it." It will be sore if you press it.

"Should have brought the ointment."

"You can't use it here even if you bring it."

"No one can see it."

"..." This person is becoming more and more unscrupulous.

Chu Yin subconsciously crossed her legs together.

He curled his lips, lifted her chin and kissed her.

After they were intimate for a while, he wanted to go out again, but was stopped by Chu Yin.

"Last time, I asked Your Highness to look into the matter regarding my cousin. Did Your Highness find out?"

Lu Jingzhuo said, "Let's talk about it after we return to the palace."

Seeing this expression, it seemed that it was not a trivial matter. Chu Yin found that her intuition was correct. There was indeed something strange about her cousin's death.

She let go: "Okay."

In addition to the civil and military officials, the empress and concubines in the palace also had gains. The Kunning Palace received a sheep, a deer, and two rabbits.

Queen Jiang was concerned that Lu Jingrui had not gone hunting with them, so she invited him to have dinner with Lu Jingzhuo, his wife, and their two children in the evening.

Chu Yin had just eaten a lot of roasted lamb and was not very hungry, so she only fed the children.

In the past, when there were many people at family dinners, Lu Wei and Lu Zhen did not sit at the table for fear of disturbing the elders’ meals. There were special palace maids serving on the side. It was the first time that Lu Jingrui saw his eldest sister-in-law feeding a child.

She spoke softly, gently and thoughtfully, with her clear almond-shaped eyes full of love.

With such a personality, it's no wonder that he would care about a bastard.

His eldest brother was not so patient.

Lu Jingrui thought, after she finishes feeding the baby, will she ask him about acupuncture?

Should we say there has been progress or not?

Some hesitation.

His right hand has recovered about 70% and riding a horse is no problem, but he has kept it a secret for many years and would never show it. But his sister-in-law cares so much... Maybe he should pretend that he has recovered about 20% or 30%?

In this case, I can still write.

But isn't it too fast? Dr. Ma had just started treating him not long ago.

While he was considering how to respond to Chu Yin, Chu Yin was thinking about Mrs. Yao and forgot to ask Lu Jingrui.

I didn't think about it until I was about to leave.

Watching Chu Yin getting into the carriage, Lu Jingrui inexplicably felt a little melancholy.

He didn't want to remind them, so he just smiled and watched his elder brother and his family leave.

"Your Highness, can you tell me now?" Chu Yin asked after arriving at the East Palace.

Lu Jingzhuo said: "My cousin's husband accepted bribes and was discovered by my father-in-law. We are investigating."

It's actually related to my father!

Chu Yin never expected this.

Why didn't her father mention it to her in her previous life? No, no one mentioned it to her either. Perhaps, it didn't have much to do with her father. Her mind raced: "Did my cousin come to Beijing to ask my father and aunt for mercy? She wanted my father to spare my cousin's husband? If so, my father would definitely send people to Jiangning and Guangde, right?" The decision must have been made by her father-in-law. She frowned slightly. She didn't remember what happened, but she knew that her cousin's husband fell ill and died on the way to Jingzhou to take up his post.

Could it be that it's not a transfer, but a demotion?

She had a vague grasp of something, but it seemed confusing and hard to make sense of.

"Your Highness, can you please keep an eye on this matter for me? I'm afraid of my father..." What should I be afraid of about my father? She didn't know how to say it for a moment.

"Okay." Lu Jingzhuo agreed.

I wanted to kiss her, but seeing that she was not in the mood, I gave up and just applied some ointment on her.

Chu Yin couldn't sleep at night.

Tossing and turning, thinking about things from my past life.

Mrs. Yao's husband was discovered by his father to have accepted bribes, and was later demoted and died on the road.

Three years later, Madam Yao came to Beijing and died in the palace.

Princess Baocheng said that the two of them were "a pair of wings in the sky and a pair of branches on the ground", so Mrs. Yao would definitely not be able to bear the departure of her husband, but why did she have to commit suicide by taking poison three years later?

Lu Jingzhuo noticed that something was wrong with her, so he reached out and pulled her into his arms: "There can't be any bugs in here."

"Of course not, it was me..." Chu Yin couldn't tell him the truth, "I disturbed your highness's sleep, I will pay attention."

"Why don't you tell me why?" He stroked her loose long hair.

Chu Yin was silent for a while, then said, "Maybe it's because the sheep was killed by His Highness, and I accidentally ate too much and couldn't digest it well."

I didn't know whether to be happy or call her stupid.

"If you still feel worse tomorrow morning, ask the imperial physician to come and take a look. Remember to be more restrained next time."

She was startled, raised her head and asked, "Is there a next time?"

In his previous life, he never went out hunting again.

His father-in-law fell ill, and he had to supervise the country, so he had no time to ascend the throne later.

He wondered, "Why isn't there a next time?"

"…I'm afraid not."

"Don't worry. Father will probably take us out hunting again around this time next year."

Chu Yin couldn't tell him the truth.

By this time next year, my father-in-law will have fallen ill.

It's just that it can't be seen now. Even if the imperial doctors often check my father-in-law's pulse, they can't detect it. After all, a person's life span is determined by God, and sometimes it will come to an end suddenly.

Thinking of this, Chu Yin became scared.

Her health has improved and she is getting healthier and healthier, but can she really escape that disaster?

She put her hands around the man's waist and pressed herself closer to him.

Very dependent.

His heart was as soft as water. He lowered his head slightly, and the tip of his nose touched her hair: "Do you want to shoot a sheep or a rabbit with your own hands next time?"

Chu Yin narrowed her eyes slightly. Could it be that he was hinting that he wanted to teach her archery?

Is this true or false?

Seeing that she didn't say anything, he gently pinched her buttocks with his fingers.

Chu Yin twisted her body and said, "I'm not strong enough, I'm afraid I can't learn it."

Lu Jingzhuo said: "It's not difficult. If you can learn to ride a horse, you can also learn archery."

Chu Yin was more certain that he was going to teach her. She was happy in her heart, but she deliberately said, "Your Highness must be lying to me. Not only is the bow heavy, but the bowstring will also hurt my hand. I still... I need to think about it."

Didn't she almost follow her younger brother and sister-in-law before? Why did she refuse to do so after he asked her to?

Lu Jingzhuo said: "Well, it's up to you."

This ends the topic directly.

He didn't say another word.

It wasn't like this when she pestered him to learn.

In the darkness, Chu Yin pouted. She actually wanted him to coax her again.