Chapter 56 It feels so good!
Ye Zhishen clenched his fists and looked at Xiao Zirui, his tone suddenly becoming very calm.
"Chen Rong failed to harm me and now he bites me back. Today, the Crown Prince has ignored right and wrong and favored him. I accept my defeat."
"Ye Zhishen!" Xiao Zirui's forehead veins bulged. "You knew full well that our camp had all sorts of grievances with the Regent Princess, yet you even deliberately carried the talisman she gave you with you. Why did all this happen today? Don't you understand?"
"I've already made such a concession and will not pursue the matter, considering our long-standing friendship. Don't be so ungrateful!"
"Investigate? Haha..."
Ye Zhishen felt dazed. Was it that the prince had changed, or was it that he had only just recognized him today?
He closed his eyes, took off his bow and arrow and threw it on the ground in front of him.
"This bow and arrow was a gift from His Highness before the hunt began. Now that we've parted ways, I'll return it to you!"
After saying that, he glanced at Chen Rong coldly, turned around and left.
"You are going to betray me for a woman!" Xiao Zirui shouted.
"If you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together. Why use others as an excuse?"
Ye Zhishen paused.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince should know better than me what kind of person the Regent Princess is!"
He strode away and never looked back.
Xiao Zirui obviously didn't expect that he was so determined to leave. He frowned and looked at the bow and arrow on the ground, feeling a little hesitant.
He knew Ye Zhishen's character very well. Could it be that what he accused Chen Rong of was true...
Yun Bailian suddenly spoke, interrupting his thoughts:
"Brother Prince, you are so badly injured, let's go back quickly!"
Xiao Zirui came back to his senses, and the pain in his broken leg became more noticeable. He nodded tiredly, but said:
"Now that the person who caused this has left, I believe the Crown Princess's fortune will no longer be affected. Just send a few people to escort me back, and the rest of you can follow the Crown Princess to continue hunting."
"Ah? We still need to hunt!" Yun Bailian exclaimed, "It's already this late, how can it be too late?"
After being tired for most of the day and having such a big thing happen, she was looking forward to finishing the work quickly and going back to rest.
Xiao Zirui suppressed his annoyance and patted her hands, trying to speak softly:
"Even if we can't win, we can't be too far behind the other teams. Bai Lian, you won't let me down, right?"
Yun Bailian had no choice but to nod in agreement.
However, after the prince was carried away and disappeared, she immediately sat down on the ground and pointed in a direction.
"You guys go check over there. I have a feeling there must be prey there."
"This... Crown Princess, aren't you going with us?" The rest of the people looked at each other.
"It's too late to win the championship anyway. You can just go and get some things by yourselves. Do you still need to trouble me, the Crown Princess?" Yun Bailian said impatiently.
Everyone had no choice but to leave two people behind to protect the Crown Princess while they went hunting on their own.
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As the scheduled time approached, the teams led by the various princes returned one after another, each with their own gains, and the differences were not obvious.
The queen looked expectantly in the direction of the hunting ground exit, but there was no sign of the prince's team.
The Regent's troops have not returned yet.
The emperor coughed twice with a tired look on his face.
"It's almost time, why haven't the Royal Brother and the Crown Prince's teams returned yet?"
The Queen laughed and said:
"Perhaps there are too many prey, so it will take some time to transport them back? Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. There may be a surprise later."
As soon as the words fell, someone said loudly:
"Another group of people has returned... It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
The Queen's smile widened:
"Look, he's back just as we were talking. Come and take a good inventory of the prince's prey!"
As he was speaking, he suddenly saw someone from the prince's team hurried over to report:
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince broke his leg and needs immediate medical attention!"
"What! Quick, call the imperial physician!" The emperor took a breath.
"How could this happen!" The queen stood up suddenly and screamed in disbelief.
She suddenly thought of a possibility and immediately asked:
"But what kind of ferocious beasts and wolves did you encounter? What did your team gain?"
If he was accidentally injured while fighting with wild beasts, then at least with so many people, they should have hunted some wild beasts. The prey of other teams were sheep, deer, foxes, rabbits and the like. After all, the victory still belonged to the prince.
That's still acceptable.
However, the messenger looked hesitant and whispered:
"Her Majesty, our team only managed to hunt a single pheasant. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accidentally fell into a pit while riding his horse, breaking his leg."
“…” The Queen fell back into her chair in a daze.
Soon Xiao Zirui was carried over, followed by a dejected group of people.
Xiao Zirui felt that he had never been so unlucky in his life. He even got lost on the way back home!
After going around in circles, he finally came back and met Yun Bailian and those who were still hunting near the exit. He realized that they still had nothing to show for it, and he was so angry that his legs hurt even more.
The queen was both angry and distressed, and quickly asked the imperial physician to treat him. After the bones were finally set and bandaged, she wanted to have him carried away to rest.
Xiao Zirui gritted his teeth, sat up, and waved his hand:
"I'm fine! The Emperor's uncle's team hasn't returned yet. The time is up. Isn't it time to announce the results?"
The Queen immediately understood what he meant. Even if her team failed to win the championship, as long as the Regent also lost, it would be fine!
She immediately said to the emperor:
"Yes, Your Majesty, it seems the Regent's team is late. Let's count and announce the results first!"
The emperor glanced at the incense timer and saw that it was almost burned out. He nodded and was about to speak when he heard someone say loudly:
"The Regent's team is back!"
Xiao Zirui and the Queen's expressions froze at the same time, and they immediately looked towards the exit.
I saw a snow-white horse galloping over with two people on its back. They were the Regent and the Princess!
The prince's eyes were still covered with a white veil, and the reins were clearly held in the princess's hands.
When they arrived at the meeting place, Yun Qingqing pulled the reins, and Qianlixue raised her front hooves and stopped with a neigh.
Xiao Zirui looked at the two people riding on their horses with high spirits and gritted his teeth secretly.
Oh, so what if people arrived on time? Judging from the situation, they clearly didn’t catch anything!
A gleam flashed in the Queen's eyes, and she said in surprise:
"Lord Regent, why are you the only two who came back? Where's the prey?"
Xiao Changheng laughed out loud:
"My dear brother, I am sorry to have kept you waiting. Thanks to the princess, we have had a very rich harvest. I am a little late because we caught too much prey. Please forgive me, my dear brother!"
The emperor became interested when he heard this:
"Oh? Let me see what you have hunted!"
Before he finished speaking, Chang Zongyan and his group appeared with their prey.
Everyone in the audience widened their eyes.
"tiger!"
"Oh my god, there are bison this big!"
"There's more than one!"
"There are still several deer and sheep here... We're not done yet, are there more?"
"This, this must be more than all the other teams combined..."
When the team finally reached the end and everyone thought it was over, someone suddenly discovered:
"Huh? Where's General Chang? Everyone from the Regent's group has returned, but why is he the only one missing?"
Just as he finished speaking, Chang Zongyan's hearty laughter came out:
"Hahahaha... what a treat! I always go hunting in autumn and never come back empty-handed, but I've never had such a great time as this year!"
Everyone looked closely in the direction of the sound and their mouths were wide open!
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