Yuan Yao looked at the tiger, which had fallen to the ground and appeared even larger, and asked, "Po Yue, can you estimate the weight of this tiger?"
Po Yue squinted at it for a while, then said coldly, "Over 500 jin."
Five hundred catties?
This is way too heavy!
However, the focus is just right.
Yuan Yao looked at the two boys who had asked her for the tiger with a straight face: "You two, you want to move this tiger and take it to show for your merits, right?"
Okay, I'll give you a chance.
"If you two can move this tiger away, I'll let you have it."
“You said it yourself!” the slightly chubby boy said, looking up.
Yuan Yao's lips curled up slightly: "Of course."
The two exchanged a glance, rolled up their sleeves, and walked over to the tiger.
The fat one seemed a little scared. After hesitating for a moment, he walked to the tiger's tail and hugged the tiger's hind legs.
The thinner one went to hug the tiger's head.
The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously strained: "One, two, three..."
The tiger remained motionless.
The two were anxious, so they discussed it, switched positions, and tried again.
This time, it still couldn't be lifted...
Yuan Yao said, "Don't waste your energy, you can't move it."
This weighs 500 jin, not 50 jin.
However, upon hearing Yuan Yao's words, the two boys seemed to be inspired and bent down once again to support the tiger's body.
"Enough!"
Zheng Yihe stepped forward, frowned, and said, "Since ancient times, once you enter the hunting grounds, whoever shoots the prey owns it!"
This tiger was killed by Princess Yuan Yao's guards, so it rightfully belongs to them!
The skinny-looking boy angrily retorted, "Zheng Yihe, why are you siding with outsiders?"
Zheng Yihe remained calm as he looked up at Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao smiled at him, her eyebrows curving upwards.
No wonder he's the son of the Minister of Justice!
Although his appearance is very different from his father's, he has learned his father's fairness and straightforwardness very well.
Just then, the sound of horses' hooves echoed from within the woods.
Someone exclaimed, "Someone's coming!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a strong voice came from the woods: "Up ahead, has someone hunted a tiger?"
The two men who wanted to seize the tiger exchanged a glance: "Minister of Justice..."
Zheng Yihe's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Father, the tiger is indeed here."
Soon, a group of people came over.
The one leading the group was not the Minister of Justice, but the Grand Tutor.
The Ninth Prince rode on horseback, his black robes fluttering in the wind.
Beside him were Xie Zhi and Lin Xuan, and behind them, besides the Minister of Justice, were some other officials.
Everyone turned to look this way.
Upon seeing the Ninth Prince, Yuan Yao exclaimed joyfully, "Father!"
The old man, riding on his horse, raised his long, slender neck.
Upon seeing this, his eyes turned slightly cold: "Broken Moon."
Po Yue's legs went weak.
Yuan Yao quickly said, "Father, it has nothing to do with Po Yue. We came to find someone! Climbing the wall was purely an accident!"
Looking for someone?
The Ninth Prince pursed his thin lips slightly: "Who?"
"Acha!" Yuan Yao pointed behind him: "Acha is still soaking in the ditch!"
Acha?
That Northern Di princess?
The Ninth Prince narrowed his long, narrow eyes, stepped on the ground, and lightly leaped onto the top of the wall.
He glanced down at the wall.
In the ditch, Acha's legs were stuck in the mud, and he could barely stand. He waved at him and called out, "Your Excellency!"
The Ninth Prince coldly replied, "Nonsense!"
He withdrew his gaze and said to Yuan Yao, "Little Yao, come here."
Yuan Yao obediently snuggled into his arms.
The Ninth Prince then looked at Broken Moon: "Where is your mount?"
Po Yue replied, "They ran away..."
The Ninth Prince frowned slightly: "What use are you if you can't even control a horse?"
The crescent moon hangs low.
“Father, don’t blame Poyue.” Yuan Yao looked up and explained, “We came out to look for Acha, and when we got here, we happened to hear a tiger’s roar.”
The horse was timid; upon hearing the tiger's roar, it abandoned us and ran away on its own.
I figured, since we're without horses and this place is far from the palace, I'd climb up the wall; the view would be better there."
"Clever and cunning."
The Ninth Prince raised his hand and pinched Yuan Yao's small face hard.
Yuan Yao puffed out her cheeks and acted cute.
On the ground, the Minister of Justice, having examined the tiger, looked up and said, "Dead."
As soon as he finished speaking, the slightly chubby boy stepped forward and hesitated before speaking, "Your Excellency, this tiger..."
A voice boomed, "You little devil! You secretly brought people in to hunt tigers behind our backs!"
Xie Zhi jumped off his horse, squatted down next to the tiger, pulled a dart from the tiger's neck, and laughed heartily.
Lin Xuan also walked over, bent down to take a look, and then looked at Yuan Yao: "Yuan Xiaoyao, come back and give me a tiger bone."
One is the heir of the Prince of Pingnan, and the other is the young master of the Marquis of Dingjun's mansion.
The two men's words effectively shut the boy down.
The boy's face turned pale.
The Minister of Justice turned around and asked, "What did you just say?"
The boy said, "This junior...didn't say anything."
The Minister of Justice nodded and looked at the Ninth Prince: "Your Highness, what should we do with this tiger?"
The Ninth Prince looked at Yuan Yao.
They were all asking for her opinion.
That's respect!
Unlike those two boys who thought she was young, easy to bully, and easy to fool!
Moreover, they even morally blackmailed her!
Yuan Yao thought for a moment and said, "I will keep the tiger skin and tiger bones, but the rest can be distributed to everyone."
Autumn is here, and winter will come soon.
Tiger skin can keep you warm. Once it's properly prepared, I'll put it on the rug next to the Ninth Prince's bed so he won't always be walking barefoot on the floor.
Tiger bone can strengthen muscles and bones, and improve blood circulation. It would be useful for the weak Yun Chan, as well as Xie Zhi and Lin Xuan who want to learn martial arts.
Lingering Wind and Broken Moon, we'll give them a share too.
And Xie Ning too!
Xie Ning is a doctor; presumably, his years of refining various medicines might also be of use…
Of course, she had to save the best one for her handsome father!
Yuan Yao had everything arranged perfectly in her mind.
The Ninth Prince glanced at the sun and said to the Minister of Justice, "Hu, have someone send him back."
“Alright,” the Minister of Justice replied readily.
The Ninth Prince glanced outside the wall.
Acha was covered in mud and was still struggling...
The Ninth Prince looked at Po Yue and said coldly, "She is yours to take back to the palace."
Po Yue: "..."
He forced himself to say, "Yes!"
The Ninth Prince embraced Yuan Yao, leaped down from the wall, and gracefully landed on the horse's back.
He grabbed the reins, held Yuan Yao firmly, and rode away.
When the Ninth Prince left, the other officials followed suit.
Only the Minister of Justice remained, leading a group of people, looking at the tiger's corpse on the ground with troubled expressions.
This tiger is really big...
Xie Zhi smiled and said, "Little Yao'er's tiger skin must not be scratched or hurt. I will stay and help."
The Ninth Prince, accompanied by Yuan Yao, left the hunting grounds.
Before long, the tiger was also brought out.
Poyue, on the other hand, rode a horse he had somehow found, carrying the mud-covered Acha back to the pasture.
He returned around the same time as Yun Chan and the others who were looking for someone...
The grassland was teeming with people.
All these people have come to see the tiger.
The emperor removed his armor, revealing a bright yellow dragon robe, and looked at the Northern Di envoy with a gloomy expression: "I heard that today, the Northern Di princess almost caused a disaster?"
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