Chapter 244 Chapter 244 Autumn Hunt
It is already the end of July. The weather is finally not so hot and humid, and there is a hint of autumn in the capital.
Yu Li hasn't been going out much recently, and has been training Dark Horse and Big Tiger when he has nothing to do.
After a summer of training and adaptation, the black horse was finally able to carry Yu Li for a while. Even the big tiger was no longer frightened to the point of paralyzing the ground, and could barely trot for a while.
That day, Yu Li rode a black horse around the racecourse.
The dark horse is worthy of being the king of horses. It is extremely fast and runs like lightning, which makes people love it very much. Yu Li also likes its speed.
After running around the racecourse, she rode her black horse to Fu Wenxiao, who was standing outside the racecourse watching, with a smile on her face.
She said happily: "Xiao brother, look, the black horse can carry me!"
She finally had a mount.
Fu Wenxiao first congratulated him, then looked at the black horse and found that its legs seemed to tremble while it was running, and it managed to stand still.
He couldn't help laughing.
I heard that when the horses were offered as tribute from the northwest, the black horse injured many people along the way, and was barely able to deliver them to the capital. The black horse was too fierce, and was harder to tame than many beasts. Such a fierceness allowed it to control its fear and carry her.
This was Yu Li's first time riding a horse, so he couldn't help but feel a little excited, and let the black horse run round and round.
When it reached the tenth lap, the dark horse's hooves finally went weak and it fell forward. If Yu Li hadn't reacted extremely quickly and leaped forward, he would have been thrown forward by the dark horse.
Her figure was light and she landed in a graceful posture, as if she was floating in the air and it was nothing to her.
Yu Li turned around and looked at the black horse lying on the ground, and said in surprise: "You can only run this short distance before your legs become weak? Are you really the Horse King?"
Is the Horse King so useless?
Dark Horse: “…”
If the dark horse could speak, he would probably curse at this moment.
Don't you know what's wrong with you? The terrible power emanating from the human behind him had been suppressing it. It could barely carry her for ten laps, which was already an honor for it as the horse king. If it were an ordinary horse, it wouldn't even be able to stand up in front of her, let alone carry her.
The horse king stood up slowly, lowered his head and chewed the grass on the ground to relax himself.
Seeing its appearance, Yu Li knew that it didn't want to run away, so he had to go find the big tiger.
The big tiger: “…” It didn’t really want to carry her.
The big tiger could only run with soft steps, carrying the human on its back.
What's even more outrageous is that when passing by Fu Wenxiao, the human on his back actually asked this male human to sit on him too. The big tiger almost wanted to quit.
Unfortunately it was suppressed.
"Xiao brother, come up quickly." Yu Li invited him.
Fu Wenxiao climbed onto the big tiger's back and sat on it with her.
This was his first time riding a tiger, and it felt pretty good. Especially the big tiger's reluctant look made him feel more comfortable. He liked to see those people who were obviously reluctant but had to bow their heads and obey, even animals were the same.
Yu Li discovered that the big tiger was even more useless than the dark horse. It only ran eight laps and then lay directly on the ground, refusing to move any further.
She had no choice but to jump down and said with disdain: "You are not even as good as a dark horse. You are so useless."
Big tiger: “…” No matter what she said, it just wouldn’t move.
The two mounts were too useless. Yu Li turned to Fu Wenxiao and said, "It seems that they need to continue training. They run too slowly."
Not only was her endurance poor, but her speed also failed to achieve the effect she desired.
Fu Wenxiao consoled him, "In fact, being able to run ten laps is pretty good. When the autumn hunt comes, you can ride the black horse and run a lap together at the hunting ground."
"Autumn Hunting?" Yu Li looked at him curiously. She was not familiar with this.
Fu Wenxiao told her that every July and August, the imperial court would hold an autumn hunt in the West Mountain, which was a regular activity.
This year's autumn hunt was scheduled for early August, as decided by the old emperor.
The old emperor was assassinated during the Dragon Boat Festival and fell seriously ill after returning. Until now, it is said that he still seems to be in poor health. He plans to stay in the Xishan Palace for a few days during this year's autumn hunting to relax.
As the most trusted nephew of the old emperor, Fu Wenxiao also had to accompany the emperor to Xishan.
In addition, officials of the fifth rank and above in the court could participate and bring the female members of their families with them.
When Yu Li heard about the autumn hunt, he was naturally interested, especially when he heard that there would be a bonfire dinner at night, which made him want to go even more.
As long as there is delicious food, she will never miss it.
Of course, she was also worried about him. Now the old emperor had an ambiguous attitude towards him. Who knew if someone would think that he had lost the emperor's favor and would attack him, or poison him or something...
She still had to follow and watch.
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The two masters in the mansion were going to accompany the emperor on the autumn hunting trip, and the servants of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion quickly got busy packing their luggage.
Zhou was worried and reminded Yu Li of many things.
She also had some knowledge about autumn hunting. She knew that things were prone to happen during autumn hunting and she needed to be very careful.
On the day of departure, the old emperor's carriage set out from the palace gate, accompanied by the carriages of concubines, princes, princesses, and finally the motorcade of court officials.
The carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was not far from the old emperor. Yu Li occupied a spacious carriage for himself and took Qing Huan with him.
Fu Wenxiao was on the imperial carriage side, accompanying the old emperor.
Although the old emperor allowed Xuan Huaiqing to come to the capital, which implicitly revealed his distrust of Fu Wenxiao, on the surface, his attitude towards Fu Wenxiao remained unchanged.
It seemed as if they still trusted him, and even gave him many errands to do. Fu Wenxiao was still very busy.
This also makes people wonder.
What does the old emperor mean by this?
Originally, people thought he was going to abandon the Duke of Zhenguo, but the Duke of Zhenguo still had a lot of tasks to do. It seemed that the Duke of Zhenguo was still the most trusted minister around the old emperor, and the princes still couldn't surpass him. A while ago, the old emperor even severely punished several ministers for the Duke of Zhenguo.
Yu Li sat in the carriage, eating and drinking while listening to Qing Huan's report.
"…I heard that the Saint personally appointed General Xuan as the commander of the imperial guards for the autumn hunt, and asked Marquis Weiyuan to stay in the capital."
Fang Bihe, Marquis of Weiyuan, was promoted by the old emperor in recent years. He was loyal to the old emperor, and the old emperor was very relieved to hand over the capital to him.
However, in the past, when the emperor traveled, it was Fu Wenxiao who led the imperial guards.
From this, we can see the old emperor's attitude towards Fu Wenxiao. No wonder people say that the Duke of Zhenguo has lost his heart. Even if the old emperor still assigns Fu Wenxiao many tasks, it is different after all.
Yu Li listened silently, then lifted the car curtain and looked at the convoy outside.
Just then, Xuan Huaiqing passed by on horseback. Their eyes met in mid-air and then separated, as if they were strangers who didn't know each other well. Soon, he disappeared in front of them.
Not long after, Fu Wenxiao came over on horseback.
He did not dismount, but jumped directly from the horse's back into the carriage. Qinghuan was startled and quickly stood up and saluted, then tactfully got out of the carriage and sat outside the shaft waiting.
"Xiao brother, why are you here?" Yu Li asked in surprise and poured him a glass of water.
Fu Wenxiao drank it all in one gulp, obviously a little thirsty. He said, "The Saint called General Xuan to talk to him and asked him to accompany him. There is nothing going on over there, so I came over."
Yu Li couldn't help but look at him. His eyes were clearly black and white, and when they stared at him intently, it seemed as if they wanted to take people in.
"What are you looking at?" he asked with a smile, reaching out to tuck the loose hair behind her ears.
Maybe it was because she was in the carriage, she just sat casually and unconcernedly, the hairpin on her head was crooked, and she looked very casual.
Yu Li looked at him and said slowly, "Old Emperor... your uncle is not even pretending now, do you feel bad?"
The old emperor used to favor him, even his own son had to rank behind him, which brought him countless hatred.
But overnight, this favor seemed to be taken back. The gap was so huge that it was easy to make people mentally unbalanced.
Seeing her serious expression, Fu Wenxiao changed the subject of his words and sighed, "Yes, a little."
She felt a little sympathetic. Sure enough, he still cared about her.
Yu Li sat down next to him, touched his face, then put his arms around his neck and kissed him, comforting him: "It's okay, he doesn't want you, and you don't want him either."
These words are very childish and make people laugh.
Fu Wenxiao almost couldn't help laughing out loud, so he took her in his arms and buried his face in her shoulder. His eyes were full of smiles, and there was no sadness at all.
These things were not enough to make him sad.
His voice was very low and he said gently, "Well, I'll listen to Ali."
Considering that he was in a bad mood, Yu Li decided to be nicer to him and let him have some snacks.
I heard that this trip to the Xishan Hunting Ground will take three days, and I will eat and sleep at the post stations along the way.
It would be inconvenient on the road, and she was afraid that the food would be just haphazard. Worried that she wouldn't eat well, Zhou asked the kitchen to prepare a lot of food for her to take with her on the road. The secret compartment in the carriage was filled with various easy-to-carry foods, so that she could eat and drink all the way to Xishan.
Yu Li was very satisfied with this, as he knew that no matter what he lacked, he must have food.
She has always been protective of her food, but if it were him, it wouldn't be a big deal to share some with him.
After eating her snacks, Fu Wenxiao's mood improved and he started to make tea for her.
He is very good at brewing tea. The tea soup he brews is clear in color, with a mellow and long-lasting fragrance and a long aftertaste. It is perfect to eat with snacks.
Yu Li felt that he learned everything quickly and well, and no matter what he did, he could always reach the top in his field, which was unique.
The old emperor must have been reluctant to abandon such a talent, which is why he used him so capriciously.
At night, the caravan rested at an inn.
The old emperor naturally lived in the best room in the post station, followed by the concubines, and then the royal relatives and court officials.
The house that Qinghuan was assigned to in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was quite nice. Qinghuan took people to clean it up, replaced all the utensils in the house with new ones, and lit incense, just like at home.
After washing up, Yu Li sat by the window and blow-dried his hair. He looked out the window and saw a yard with many patrolling soldiers.
She asked Qing Huan, "Where is Xiao Ge'er?"
It seemed that he disappeared after dinner.
Qing Huan dried her hair and said, "The Saint sent someone to look for him earlier. It seems like something happened."
Hearing this, Yu Li didn't take it to heart, but he didn't expect that Fu Wenxiao didn't come back until late at night.
When she was half asleep, she noticed him getting on the bed. She turned over and arched towards him, holding his slightly cold body, and finally felt at ease.
Although the weather is not that hot now, the autumn heat is still severe.
The room in the inn was small and poorly ventilated. For her, even when the door was closed at night, the room was still very hot and stuffy. Now there was no ice, so she would be sweating profusely when she woke up late at night.
My sleep quality is much worse when he's not around.
Fu Wenxiao hugged him in his arms and whispered, "Did I disturb you?"
"No." Yu Li said vaguely, "It's a bit hot..."
He touched her forehead and found it was sweaty, so he wiped the sweat off her forehead. Her body was warm, soft and warm in his arms, which made him love it very much. It was as if the two of them complemented each other.
Yu Li clung to his slightly cool body and felt comfortable. He felt sleepy again and asked, "Why did you come back so late?"
"There's something going on with the Saint," he whispered.
She let out a "oh" and her breathing gradually became steady. Before he could say anything else, she fell asleep.
Upon seeing this, Fu Wenxiao stopped talking, smoothed her hair, and fell asleep.
This journey lasted three days.
Yu Li stayed in the car most of the time, eating, drinking and having fun, and reading storybooks to pass the time. Occasionally, he would walk around with Concubine Rui, Princess Rui, Mo Yuchan and others.
On the evening of the third day, we finally arrived at the Xishan Palace.
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