Chapter 53 Encounter
Shen Qing was not familiar with Lady Zhao, but since the day had begun, they continued chatting.
Lady Zhao asked, "Mr. Shen, with all the clothes he wears, could it be that he can ride a horse?"
"I learned it before." Shen Qing laughed. He could ask this question. This Lady Zhao could also ride a horse.
After hearing this, Lady Li next to her secretly looked at Shen Qing, thinking, how could she ride a horse with her young appearance?
Chen Qing did notice Lady Li looking at her, but she didn't care. She only met her a few times and didn't think she was an easy person to deal with.
Lady Zhao said, "If I had known earlier, I should have worn something less cumbersome."
"It's not a problem for a beauty to wear it. You're not going hunting anyway. It's enough for you to wear it like this."
Concubine Li couldn't help herself after hearing this: "We are going to serve the emperor, why should we ride on horses?"
Having said that, she was still a little worried. She had dressed up specially today. Could it be that she dressed wrong?
The hunting ground is quite far from the palace. We set out in the morning and arrived at noon.
Guards were arranged to patrol all around. The emperor's outing was bound to be a grand one, and the arrangements had been made long ago. Since they arrived at noon, the group had lunch first.
Chen Qing and the others were of low status, and those who went hunting together today were all royal relatives. Apart from anything else, since the emperor's princes, brothers, and uncles were all coming, they naturally could not go with them.
The empress arranged for the ladies in the harem and the families of officials, while the emperor dined with other royal relatives and nobles. The division of labor was quite clear.
After eating, it’s free time.
The men went hunting, and the women gathered in groups to chat or rest.
Concubine Yu and Concubine Shun both had children, and there were many servants around them. Shen Qing only had Chunhua with him.
The resting place had been arranged long ago. This place was the royal hunting ground, so there was also a temporary palace. Chen Qing lived in the same courtyard with Concubine Zhao and Concubine Li.
As soon as Chunhua entered the room, she began to massage her legs.
Chen Qing closed his eyes and rested for a while, then told Chunhua to stop hammering. The autumn hunt would last for three days, and they were out to see the world, so there was no need to hunt. Chen Qing asked Chunhua to find out where they could ride a horse by themselves. After resting enough, they were eager to try.
Shen Qing likes riding horses, especially after being stuck in the palace for so long. She missed the feeling of galloping so much that she wanted to relax for a while. Fortunately, this horse farm is very large and there is enough space for her to ride.
Chunhua had asked around, so she thought she'd take advantage of today to try something new.
So she and Chunhua went to the horse ranch at the back. At this time, all the men had gone hunting and there was no one at the ranch. When Chen Qing arrived, the horse slave picked a docile mare for her and Chen Qing rode on it.
Chunhua was a little worried at first, but when she saw Chen Qing riding on the horse with such a heroic posture, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
My dear is so handsome.
Shen Qing rode his horse wildly alone, the wind hitting his face, as if he could feel the long-lost freedom, it felt great.
When Shen Qing was enjoying himself, another horse suddenly joined in.
Shen Qing looked back and saw that it was a young man who suddenly rode side by side with her. She frowned and stopped riding after riding a circle. She got off the horse and the young man stopped as well. He looked at Shen Qing with a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Why don't you ride anymore? I see that you are a good rider. Whose family are you from?"
Shen Qing turned around and saluted the other party: "My dear Shen, I meet the prince."
"You are my brother's beloved." Xuanyuan Yi was not disappointed: "You are quite smart. You even figured out that I am the prince."
Nonsense, how can I not see it? You are wearing a prince's robe and it doesn't cover you at all.
Chen Qing said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. I am sorry to disturb your pleasure. I will leave now."
With her status, it is not easy for her to have much contact with men outside.
Xuanyuan Yi raised his eyebrows. Since that was what he said, it would be difficult for him to keep her, as she was his royal brother's woman.
Shen Qing left immediately, but saw Lady Li not far away.
She met Concubine Li and, without caring whether she stayed or left, she nodded at her and went back.
This was just an episode. After Shen Qing returned to the yard, he asked Chunhua to get some snacks. After eating and resting, it was already evening.
The emperor and others were in front, and she could go out at night according to the rules. Tonight was the first night, and they could all have a share of the prey caught by the emperor, ministers and other princes. Shen Qing had always been low-key. After all, why should she be so high-profile in such a big occasion?
The fresh prey was cooked on the spot, and the imperial chef put in all his effort, so the taste was quite good. After Shen Qing ate some, he returned to the courtyard. After a while, someone came over to say that the emperor had summoned him.
Shen Qing packed up and went.
Xuanyuan Ling went hunting today, shot the prey himself and drank some wine. This moment was a little different from usual. He sat on the couch with one hand supporting himself. When Shen Qing came in, he raised his eyes and the fierceness that was originally suppressed in his eyes came to his face.
Well, a little drunk?
When Shen Qing approached, he stretched out his long arms, held her in his arms, squinted his eyes and asked: "Are you happy? Can you go out for a walk today?"
"Happy." Shen Qing also had a smile on her face, her voice sweet and soft: "I also went riding."
After a pause, Shen Qing said, “I accidentally met a prince.”
After Shen Qing finished speaking, she felt Xuanyuan Ling's arms tighten around her.
She groaned because she used too much strength.
Xuanyuan Ling felt strange: "Prince? Which one? Did you speak?"
He looked at Shen Qing's expression and found that she was frowning. Only then did he realize that he had used too much strength.
The man's possessiveness is too obvious.
This little thing looks very charming. Xuanyuan Ling saw her at first sight during the selection. Even though she was of such a low status, she was selected into the palace. Now, isn’t she the one who sleeps with the most people in the palace?
She is so recruiting.
If you say you are talking to her, what is your intention?
"He only said two sentences. I don't know which prince he was talking about."
Xuanyuan Ling knew that Chen Qing was a well-behaved person, so he said "yeah" at this moment.
Then without saying anything more, he picked up Shen Qing and threw her onto the bed.
Xuanyuan Ling was very wild that night. I don't know if it was because he was drunk, but he just let himself go and kept saying all kinds of dirty words. Shen Qing was used to Xuanyuan Ling, but he suddenly changed his attitude and she almost couldn't catch up with his words in bed.
When Xuanyuan Ling woke up the next day, he didn't remember anything else, but he remembered to ask Zhao Hai: "Which prince was not hunting in front yesterday?"
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