Chapter 95 Chapter 95 Concubine Shu's Eighth Day
Now that Concubine Yu and Concubine Yan have fallen, Shen Qing no longer has to be on guard all the time.
There is no lower-ranking concubine who can threaten her. As for Concubine De and Concubine Xian, as long as she is not pregnant, they will not set their sights on her for the time being.
Of course, even so, Shen Qing still needs to pay attention to his diet and not let anyone take advantage of him.
But her chef was given by Ji Chen, and he was rewarded from time to time after working for three years. Besides, she often ate with Ji Chen, so it was difficult for others to take advantage of her.
This is the fourth year that Ji Chen has organized hunting. The location of the hunting ground changes every year, but the process is the same.
When they arrived at the hunting ground, Shen Qing was cleaning her bow in the tent. There were many people at the horse ranch, and she never liked to join in the fun there.
Lan Xiurong and Chen Jieyu learned horse riding two years ago. They were in high spirits and started riding horses as soon as they arrived at the hunting ground.
Shen Qing knew that Ji Chen would take a long time to come back, so he took his bow and arrow, chose a horse, took Bai Tao and Bai Ying, and went out.
Wenxi was still nagging: "Two Bai sisters, protect the master!"
Ever since he saw Bai Tao and Bai Ying easily catch the flying teacup with their hands, and climb up the horse with just a tiptoe, he deeply understood that he could only rank third beside Concubine Shu, and he was willing to be called sister.
Shen Qing smiled at him and said, "We'll go hunt for game and bring you a snack. Just keep watch over the tent."
Wenxi's expression straightened up: "I won't even let a mosquito fly in!"
Bai Tao and Bai Ying curled their lips slightly, and waited for Shen Qing to get on the horse, and then they both got on their horses.
Although they had guards around them, considering that their manpower was not as sufficient as Ji Chen's, they only planned to move around the periphery of the hunting ground and not go deep into it.
Shen Qing was quite lucky today. Not long after, he ran into a wild boar. The wild boar was only half the size of a normal wild boar and would not be dangerous.
She bent her bow and shot three arrows in quick succession, killing the wild boar to death. Only then did she let the people accompanying her pick it up and put it away.
At this time, there was a noise coming from the front.
Shen Qing said: "Let's go and take a look together."
Everyone moved towards the place where the noise came from. Soon, their vision became clear and they saw another larger wild boar rushing around with a group of women standing next to it.
Because the palace maids' attire was quite conspicuous, Shen Qing first looked at the woman who was protected by the palace maids.
"Princess Chu?" Shen Qing was surprised, but she had no connection with Concubine Chu and they had hardly exchanged a few words. After recognizing her, she did not care and immediately ordered the guards, "Deal with the wild boar and protect the women."
The guards responded, spontaneously disturbed the wild boar, and rushed to another place.
This wild boar was larger than any other wild boar we usually see. Its tusks were sharp and curved, making it look extremely ferocious. If we couldn't kill it with two arrows, it would just go crazy and attack randomly.
Seeing that the wild boar was already far away from the women, and the guards were on horses, they were not within its attack range.
Shen Qing raised his bow, drew the bowstring to its full extent, and shot at the wild boar.
A sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard. Concubine Chu looked towards Shen Qing, only to see that she had already nocked the second arrow and shot it again without any hesitation. The two arrows disabled the wild boar's mobility.
But Shen Qing still did not stop. He shot five arrows before sending someone to check the condition of the wild boar. When he heard that the wild boar really could not flutter its wings, he obviously breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Qing dismounted and walked towards the women. He took a quick glance and saw that no one was injured, but he still asked them politely, "Are you all right?"
The leading girl shook her head, her eyes shining.
"You are the Concubine Shu, right?"
Concubine Chu walked to Shen Qing and bowed: "I pay my respects to Her Majesty Shufei."
Shen Qing helped Concubine Chu.
Upon hearing this, the others looked at Shen Qing with even more curiosity.
Shen Qing nodded and smiled slightly: "It's still too dangerous here. It's wrong for you to come out without enough people. I will send guards to take you back."
She looked at Concubine Chu: "Concubine Chu, please come with me."
Once she encountered two wild boars, she decided to send Concubine Chu back safely. Concubine Chu's family background was often mentioned, and even though the Queen and Concubine De were not on good terms, she couldn't just leave her here.
Shen Qing is the boss here, so the others naturally follow him, and Concubine Chu also agrees.
The palace servants around Concubine Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Their master had told them to go out for a walk, but they didn't expect that when they came here, Concubine Chu was almost injured.
If Concubine Chu was injured, they would definitely punish her.
The few arrows that just flew through the air are enough to prove that Concubine Shu is skilled in archery and horse riding. With Concubine Shu around, the master will be safe.
The palace ladies secretly marveled at the power of Concubine Shu, and Concubine Chu also overturned her opinion of Concubine Shu.
I have often heard that Concubine Shu likes riding horses and shooting arrows, but seeing her today is not as good as seeing her today. Her caution, calmness and steadiness easily convince people.
By following such a person, perhaps the Chu family can have a good outcome after abandoning the Li family.
Since Concubine Chu did not ride a horse and was accompanied by palace maids, Shen Qing walked back with her.
Shen Qing turned around at this time and found Concubine Chu smiling at her.
She couldn't help but wonder.
Although everyone in the palace knew Concubine Chu, they tended to ignore her because her temperament was too peaceful, which did not match her beautiful appearance.
Besides being close to Concubine De, she had never been on good terms with other concubines.
She is often ignored during daily greetings.
In Shen Qing's opinion, Concubine Chu is a very insightful person. After all, a girl who has learned riding and shooting since childhood cannot be so twisted.
But Concubine Chu was fine, why was she smiling at her? She was smiling so happily.
If it were usual, Concubine Chu would have only had impeccable respect for her. It couldn't be that the change in her attitude was because she saved her.
But she just arrived in time. There were patrolling guards in the hunting ground, and the palace maids around Concubine Chu would not let her get hurt. Moreover, Concubine Chu was calm just now and not panicked at all.
It is precisely because of her attitude that the palace officials around her remain stable.
Shen Qing couldn't figure it out, so he put the matter aside and asked Concubine Chu, "Why didn't Concubine Chu come here on horseback?"
Concubine Chu bowed her head and said, "I just wanted to walk around, and I ended up here without realizing it. Plus, there were other women around, so I didn't anticipate any danger, and I'm sorry to have caused your Majesty to worry."
In fact, she happened to see Concubine Shu riding away on horseback, and followed her over here.
But the palace people around him didn't know about this, so there was no need to say more about it.
Seeing that Concubine Chu treated her the same as before, Shen Qing thought that Concubine Chu was probably really grateful to her for saving her just now, and that's why she revealed some of her emotions.
After sending Concubine Chu back safely, Shen Qing returned to the tent.
In the evening, although Ji Chen ate the cooked wild boar meat, he still scolded Shen Qing with a stern face.
"The wild boar has been driven away, so don't provoke it. If your two arrows fail to knock it down, it will rush back towards you and scare the horse. What if?" Shen Qing instantly became depressed: "I have pulled the bow to its full extent. Normally, I can shoot through a target. It's just a wild boar."
She puffed her face and was in no mood to talk to Ji Chen about saving Concubine Chu.
After a moment, Ji Chen held her in his arms and asked, "Are you scared?"
Shen Qing thought about it and said, "No, I am so lucky today. One little one and one big one fell into my hands one after another..."
Ji Chen was completely helpless.
No one caused trouble in the hunting ground this year, and everyone was very well behaved. This might be because last year a royal family member took advantage of his status to bully others and was taught a lesson by Ji Chen himself, and his position as crown prince was removed from him, and his father was also reprimanded.
When I returned to the palace, it was already autumn.
In Chengqian Palace, Shen Qing was talking with Lan Xiurong and Chen Jieyu.
Lan Xiurong said: "Princess Chu was rejected by Concubine De at the gate of Yongshou Palace."
Concubine Chen asked: "Why?"
Shen Qing also looked at Lan Xiurong. Bai Ying had told her about this.
Lan Xiurong said softly, "The Chu family stepped on the Li family in the court, saying that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but the imperial concubines are closely connected to the previous dynasty. After this incident, Concubine De will no longer let Concubine Chu stay by her side. It's good that she didn't add insult to injury."
Shen Qing asked: "Doesn't the Chu family consider how Concubine Chu will behave in the palace?"
Concubine Chu has been dependent on Concubine De for a long time, and it would be bad for her if she were to leave her.
Lan Xiurong pondered: "It is the Chu family that has contributed greatly to Concubine Chu's status in the palace. I think Concubine Chu can only obey her family."
When Shen Qing heard about this, he just sighed and let it go.
From then on, even if Shen Qing didn't pay special attention to Concubine Chu, he could still see her alone.
The palace servants would not look down on Concubine Chu. After all, Concubine De did not hold the power in the palace, nor did she suppress Concubine Chu to death. What's more, Concubine Chu was capable of establishing herself.
Even the Queen and Concubine Xian would show kindness to Concubine Chu.
When paying her respects, the Queen even asked Concubine Chu why she was dressed so thinly and rewarded her with good fabrics.
Concubine Xian was not so condescending towards Concubine Chu, and even talked to her about the Second Prince.
Listening to Concubine Xian's words, Shen Qing couldn't help but hold his forehead. Talking about this to a childless concubine, it was fortunate that Concubine Chu had a good temper.
But Concubine Chu was not very enthusiastic about either of them. She praised the eldest prince a few words, but remained as low-key as usual.
Winter passed and spring came, and the youngest of the three princes was three and a half years old.
Ji Chen appointed a nanny to take care of the prince's daily life, and began to look for an enlightenment teacher for the eldest prince.
When Concubine Xian heard about this, she came to the imperial court and wanted the Second Prince to have a teacher as well. However, Ji Chen naturally did not agree because the Second Prince was half a year younger than the First Prince.
Besides, he only has this intention now. By the time he finds a suitable master to send the eldest prince to school, the eldest prince may be five years old.
Five years old is the right age for reading.
By then, it won’t be too late to pay attention to the second prince.
After being rejected by Ji Chen, Concubine Xian turned to the Queen Mother. I don't know how she convinced the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother came forward to persuade Ji Chen.
Ji Chen agreed, but he was in a bad mood. Concubine Xian didn't notice and went back happily.
In the evening, Shen Qing went to the Qianqing Palace.
She heard about this incident in the afternoon, and Wang Ding explained it in detail when he came to invite her. She knew the whole story well.
When she saw Ji Chen, she mentioned this matter unconsciously. Shen Qing comforted her, "As a mother, I always feel that I don't give enough to my children. Xianfei is also confused because of her concern."
Under normal circumstances, would Concubine Xian not notice Ji Chen's emotions?
Ji Chen still had a cold face: "She just wants to compete with the eldest prince in everything."
Even he couldn't make the decision regarding the Second Prince's affairs.
He hugged Shen Qing: "I really want my beloved concubine's birthday to come soon, and then we can have a child together."
[I must learn to be a good father. ]
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