Hongzhao nodded quickly: "I remember, I remember, Naritai."
Naritai snorted and turned her head away. The Hetian jade begonia ring that Hongzhao had given her was hanging on her belt, and it had a warm and lustrous sheen under the starlight.
Hongzhao smiled when he saw this.
"So you've been wearing my jade ring all along!"
Naritai turned her head, touched the jade, pouted and muttered, "Who's as forgetful as you?"
Hongzhao scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Of course I know you, it's just that your name is a bit hard to pronounce. How about I call you Ana from now on?"
"What? Ana? That's so tacky! No way!"
"Okay, okay, then Ah Ri?"
"Get away from me!"
"Is that enough, Artest?"
"Hongzhao! You bark like a dog right now!!!"
Under the dazzling starlight, two eunuchs who dared not approach exchanged a glance...
Originally, they obeyed the Empress and followed the Fourth Prince, but since the Fourth Prince was lying there, they dared not disturb him. Then, this Mongolian princess appeared, and they dared not show themselves even more.
But now...
If they go out, won't the Fourth Prince kill them?
Hongzhao's expression cracked: "What nonsense are you spouting?"
Naritai, still radiating an imposing aura, put her hands on her hips and raised her chin: "What? You're trying to renege on your bet? You and I had a horse archery contest before, and I won in the end. You haven't forgotten the bet from back then, have you?"
Hongzhao's expression gradually darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Remember..."
Naritai smiled slyly: "Good that you remember. Anyway, there's no one around right now, so just call out a couple of times and let us hear it."
Seeing that Hongzhao was still somewhat unwilling, Naritai directly used a provocation tactic: "Don't you have a saying in your capital, 'A real man is a true man'? What, aren't you a man?"
How can we tolerate this?
Hongzhao turned his head and looked around. Seeing that no one was around, he finally felt a little relieved.
The two eunuchs in the corner kept backing away, trembling with fear.
"Fine! I'll take responsibility for my actions. I can't let a little girl like you control me." Hongzhao revealed a look of grim determination, his face full of grief and indignation, and he practically squeezed out the words through clenched teeth: "Woof woof woof!"
Naritai burst into laughter, doubled over with mirth: "Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"
Hongzhao's face flushed red: "Alright!"
Naritai laughed so hard she kept rubbing her stomach, tears welling up in her eyes. This made Hongzhao feel even more ashamed, so he immediately covered her mouth with his hand: "Alright, stop laughing! Keep it down! What if someone hears us?"
Naritai was still laughing so hard she was almost convulsing, her eyes full of amusement as she looked at Hongzhao, and it took her quite a while to stop.
Hongzhao released her hand only when he saw that she had stopped smiling.
Shouts came from not far away: "Naritai! Naritai!"
"It's my brother!" Naritai straightened her clothes and turned to leave. Hongzhao watched her back and suddenly saw her turn around: "Hey, little puppy, do you want to have another horseback archery competition tomorrow? This time, imitate a pig's squeal."
After saying that, she left before Hongzhao could respond.
Hongzhao was left standing there, gritting his teeth. Tomorrow! He would definitely avenge this humiliation!
In the evening, Yinzhen came in from outside. After the banquet, he discussed matters concerning the Grand Council with several ministers.
When she returned, Changning had already been served, changed into her nightgown, and had her makeup and hair removed.
As soon as Yinzhen returned, he took her hand, looked at her face, and asked, "Are you tired today?"
Changning was quite excited and shook her head: "No, this Mongolian dance is quite beautiful. I just received an invitation from Meng Guqing; she said she's coming to see me tomorrow!"
Yinzhen nodded: "I'll see her first tomorrow, then I'll have her come to you."
Changning nodded and patted his stomach: "This mare's milk wine is quite potent. I can't eat too much with the mutton. I'm still a little hungry."
"Then have them send some food over. What would you like to eat?"
"I'd like to have stewed mutton with chili sauce, and I'd also like to use the mutton broth to make a bowl of noodles with pickled garlic."
Yinzhen couldn't help but laugh: "You're the best eater. Su Peisheng, go order some food, two bowls of noodles for me and the Empress."
Changning was genuinely surprised. Lately, Yinzhen had been paying extra attention to health, adhering to the principle of not eating after noon. Even at the banquet just now, he hadn't been seen touching his chopsticks much...
Emma, she must be starving.
That's true. After working hard all day, you don't even get to eat. Your body can't take it!
So when the meal arrived, Changning even picked out some of her own noodles for him: "Hey, eat more! You need to be full to have energy. Health is the foundation of everything!"
Yinzhen asked in surprise, "How can you say such a plausible story? Who said that?"
Changning laughed and said, "A great man. Quickly try this mutton, it's stewed with just salt, it's really delicious."
"I think Hongzhao just took after you; he's a natural meat lover." Yinzhen picked up a piece of stewed mutton, and it was indeed delicious and fragrant, with no gamey taste at all.
When Hongzhao was mentioned, Changning's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.
Yinzhen noticed and asked, "What's wrong? Did Hongzhao get into trouble?"
"No, not really..." Changning thought of what the two eunuchs had said and wanted to laugh, "Hongzhao ran into that Mongolian princess again, and they even made an appointment to have a competition tomorrow."
"The one from the Duerbote tribe?" Yinzhen also had some recollection of it.
“Yes, this young lady is quite skilled. She even beat Hongzhao in archery before, even though they are about the same age.” Changning smiled as she said this, “Hongzhao even gave her his Hetian jade begonia ring.”
Yinzhen paused in his chopsticks, saying, "This kid lost to a Mongolian princess. He should really train harder. The Durbet tribe is a large tribe, and the prince has always been dutiful. There's nothing wrong with the two of them getting along."
Changning didn't think her son was shameful, she just felt that the plot was taking a bit off...
We finally managed to get our daughter out of the maternal care, are we going to have to sacrifice a son in the process?
But that's many years from now; there's no need to think about it now. What's really important is getting Yierha married.
This time when we came to Mulan Hunting Ground, Yierha also came out. Yinzhen's intention was for her to relax, get out and breathe, see the grassland, and broaden her mind so that she wouldn't be so pent up every day and ruin her good health.
Changning couldn't help but ask, "How's the selection of a consort for Yierha going? The Ulanara clan is out of the question, what about the other prominent clans?"
Yinzhen had been evaluating many people recently. He originally wanted to entrust this matter to Changning, but seeing that she was already entangled in trivial matters, and that Yierha's marriage had already run into trouble before, he was afraid that she would also find it troublesome, so he simply chose the person himself.
"The Guarjia clan has a son, and I think he's quite good."
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