Chapter 121 Wei Ting's Camp, His Favorite Concubine
The old marquis continued, "A few years ago, we went out hunting at night together and saw a tiger lying in the grass. He shot an arrow at it, and sparks flew everywhere."
"I thought it was strange at the time. Why wasn't there blood splattering everywhere?"
Ji Qingwu put down the Eight Treasures Lotus Seed Cake in his hand, licked his lips, stared at the old marquis with half-white hair, and waited for him to continue.
Princess Huachang brought the celadon teacup to her lips but did not drink it. She also became interested in their conversation.
The old marquis described it vividly: "When we got closer, we saw that it was a big rock."
"The arrow has already shot into the stone, which shows the archery power of the Prince Consort."
Princess Huachang resisted the urge to roll her eyes. It was truly something he could do to mistake a boulder for a tiger.
Ji Qingwu couldn't help but clap his hands in admiration. Being able to make stones shoot out sparks was truly a divine power given by God.
Emperor Wu Su seemed to glance at her, but quickly passed by.
Ji Qingwu did not look at the throne; she avoided it deliberately. She finished the remaining half of the Eight Treasure Lotus Seed Cake to the rhythm of the drums and music below the stage.
There was no suspense in the men's horseback archery competition.
Yuchi Lianping came off the field. The prize for the first place was a set of soft armor woven with gold thread. He had no interest in the prize and went straight up to the platform without even looking at it. When he came back, he found that his seat had been taken by someone else.
Yuchi Lianping raised his eyebrows and said, "Miss Ji Wu, go back to your place and sit down. What are you fighting with me for?"
Ji Qingwu:....Where is her place?
Yuchi Lianping raised his chin towards the throne and said, "You should go there."
Ji Qingwu didn't even want to look at the place where Emperor Wu Su was.
Although he and Concubine Wei were sitting there, a perfect match, looking like people from a painting, Ji Qingwu felt a stinging pain in his eyes and felt uncomfortable at the first glance.
This place is still better. She moved towards Princess Huachang and looked at her for help.
Princess Huachang looked at the sweat on Yuchi Lianping's body and frowned, "Are you a beast? You still want to occupy a place? Miss Ji will sit here. You go sit somewhere else first."
The prince consort frowned in dissatisfaction and was about to squeeze next to Huachang.
"Yuchi Lianping."
A cold voice came over.
Yuchi Lianping immediately turned around, strode to the front of the stage, knelt down and said, "I am here."
Emperor Wu Su stood up and gave Li Yuzong the brocade box containing half of the tiger talisman.
He said sternly, "In three days, you will send troops to the northern border to provide support and change of defense. In the next few days, you will organize the troops and enforce discipline. I will send you off on the Star Picking Terrace."
I didn't expect this day would come so soon.
When Princess Huachang heard the news, she swayed a little. Ji Qingwu supported her, but then he remembered that the princess didn't like to touch other people, so he quickly withdrew his hand.
Yuchi Lianping respectfully took the tiger talisman handed over by Li Yuzong with both hands and said loudly: "I obey your command! I will not let you down!"
But that’s not all.
Emperor Wu Su looked at the woman below him, not wanting to miss any expression on her face, and said, "In a few days, Wei Ting will move his camp back to Lin'an."
This time, it was Ji Qingwu's turn to have a stiff back.
She subconsciously looked at the person who was speaking, and her bright eyes were misty, making it difficult to see her true thoughts.
Wei Liru was overjoyed, excitedly grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Your Majesty, is my brother coming back? Is this true?"
Emperor Wu Su stared at the azure color and said slowly, "I know you miss him, so I will stay in Wei Ting longer this time."
Ji Qingwu was stunned for a long time.
My mind is full of the phrase "Wei Ting will stay longer"...
But in the end, her gaze slid down to the hanging sleeves of his bright yellow dragon-patterned robe, on which there was a woman's hand.
She wondered absentmindedly, doesn't he dislike being touched by others?
Ji Qingwu lowered his eyes to hide his gloomy emotions.
Oh, not someone else, but his favorite concubine.
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When Ji Qingwu returned home, he stared at the bed curtains in a daze until dawn when he fell into a deep sleep for an hour.
The next day, because she didn't sleep well at night, she was in a daze and didn't even have much interest in eating.
Mrs. Qiao saw it all, but didn't ask what happened. She prepared some extra side dishes and exquisite pastries for her.
In the morning, several ladies came and handed in visiting cards, wanting to see Xiaowu, but they were all turned away by Qiao. They were just enthusiastic at the moment, and after a while, those with sincere hearts would continue to wait.
Before Jiujiu went to school, she also felt that her mother was distracted, so she took out the candies she had saved in her purse and fed her with her chubby little hands.
Ji Qingwu had an orange candy in her mouth that the little girl had forced into her mouth, her cheeks puffed up.
She flattened the candy wrapper with her hands, looked at the intricate and exquisite candy wrapper, and asked curiously: "Jiujiu, where did you get this candy from?"
This wasn't something from the candy and cake shop that Qiao often went to, and it didn't seem to be something that could be bought in any local store.
Jiujiu began to stammer, her big eyes rolling around, not daring to look her in the eye.
Such an obvious guilty conscience. Ji Qingwu said with a straight face, "My mother taught you not to accept things from strangers. There are many bad people who want to use candy to kidnap children and take them to the countryside to do hard labor, so that they can no longer eat candy."
The little girl's eyes widened, and she stretched out her hand to assure him, "Mother, he is not a stranger. We have met him before, many times."
I have, and I have seen it many times.
Ji Qingwu asked: "Who is it?"
Jiujiu covered her mouth with both hands and uttered four words through her fingers, "This is a secret." They agreed not to tell anyone else, especially her mother.
As if she was afraid that she would ask more questions, the little girl ran away like a little rabbit with her small bag on her shoulder.
Jiujiu has a secret with an outsider... The child has grown up...
Ji Qingwu regained consciousness and looked at the little girl's running and stumbling shadow with a frown.
She took the candy wrapper to the window. In the sunlight, the light red seal of the imperial kitchen could be seen on the candy wrapper.
The sugar in her mouth melted on her tongue, and the sour and sweet citrus flavor swept over her taste buds.
Just like her mood at the moment.
Who else could it be?
Ji Qingwu made a crunching sound and bit the candy into pieces viciously.
She thought, that man must be a human trafficker who wanted to kidnap her little girl. Now he took advantage of her inattention and started to instigate rebellion in secret.
Lanzhi walked in and said, "Fifth Miss, someone from the Princess's Mansion just came and asked you to come over this afternoon."
Ji Qingwu nodded. Princess Huachang didn't look for her, and that was exactly what she wanted.
Yuchi Lianping will leave for the northern border in two days, and there is something she needs to make clear to the princess.
The Princess's Mansion.
The mansion is usually very quiet, but today it was so quiet that even the sound of birds could be heard.
As Ji Qingwu walked along, he found that many servants were holding something hanging on the trees and were trying to catch something quietly.
The maidservant who served the eldest princess whispered, "Your Highness didn't sleep well last night because the sound of insects and birds outside was too loud."
Just entered the main house.
Ji Qingwu and Princess Huachang looked at each other's dark circles and omitted all polite words.
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