In fact, it is.
In the original novel, during this hunting competition, Prince Ning designed to leave Prince Rui alone, then beat him severely and threw him into a deep pit, creating the illusion that Prince Rui accidentally fell into the trap and died.
And at the last moment, Prince Rui took advantage of his unpreparedness to tear off the jade pendant from his body and hid it in his mouth...
Su Li ordered: "Xiao Sanzi, carry him on your back and let's go down the mountain."
"yes."
Xiao Sanzi carried the man on his back, and Su Li immediately took a rope and tied the two of them up like a mother carrying a child. This way, Xiao Sanzi would not be so tired, and there was no need to worry about King Rui falling.
Afterwards, in order to avoid running into Prince Ning in the mountains and forests, the master and servants returned the same way they came. After all, if they ran into Prince Ning with Prince Rui, he would definitely not let them escape.
Fortunately, the route wasn't too detour and didn't take up much time.
The sun was setting and it was almost time for the hunting teams to return.
When the master and servants returned to the halfway point of Wild Chrysanthemum Mountain, the people who were admiring the flowers on the mountain had already left. They probably returned to their original place to wait for the hunting team to return.
Without any delay, they walked straight down the mountain.
In front of the palace gate, those who had left their seats had returned to their original seats one after another, and were excitedly discussing the hunting team that was about to return and who would be the first winner.
At this time, a hunting team came out of the forest first.
Everyone stretched their necks to look.
"Is that Prince Chun?"
"Yes, the one in white is from the Chunwang team."
Immediately afterwards, another hunting team came out.
"Those in blue are Prince Ning's troops."
Afterwards, three more hunting teams came out.
The hunting team riding on horses and carrying prey cannot come here directly. They have to dismount at a specific location first, and then count and register the number of prey they hunt before coming here.
"Why hasn't Ali come back yet?"
Ali had been gone for nearly half the afternoon. The hunting team had all returned, but she hadn't.
Madam Li couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Go to the tent and see if A Li has returned to the tent. If not, go to the hill on the left and look for him."
"yes."
The maid behind him responded and left.
Pei Mingyue, who had just returned, was a little surprised to see that Su Li had not returned yet: "Madam, isn't A Li back yet?"
Madam Li replied, "Not yet. I've sent someone to look for her."
"Oh." Pei Mingyue nodded, and told her maid to help find the person, and then returned to her seat, feeling a little strange.
I heard someone saw Ali taking her servants to the mountains to appreciate the flowers. She went there before but couldn't find anyone. I don't know what she went there for, and she hasn't come back yet.
Not only did Ali not come back, but a hunting team also hadn't returned yet.
Everyone was also puzzled: "It's already time, why is there still one team that hasn't returned?"
"Is it from King Rui's team?"
"Yes, only his team hasn't returned..."
Prince Ning, who was coming with his troops, heard the discussion and curled up a barely perceptible sneer at the corner of his mouth. He couldn't help but feel proud in his heart: Prince Rui, you can't come back, hehe...
Five teams have come to pay their respects to the emperor: "Your sons, greet your father."
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "You're back. Please take your seat first."
To announce the results, we have to wait until all the hunting teams return and the number of prey is counted.
"yes."
Everyone returned to their seats.
"Second brother hasn't come back yet?" Prince Chun asked as soon as he sat down.
Prince Rui is impatient, and it is not like him to delay the hunt for so long.
Prince Ning laughed and said, "My second brother is always playful. I guess he saw some interesting prey and went chasing it for fun."
This caused the people around to laugh.
Playful?
Prince Chun couldn't help but laugh.
The virtuous concubine who was sitting next to the emperor at the top couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Your Majesty, why hasn't Rui'er come back yet?"
She didn't understand her son yet. His playfulness was just an appearance. He would naturally be sensible and would never let everyone wait for him for so long.
Emperor Jing comforted him: "Don't worry, I think it's just a little later than others. Hasn't this happened in previous years?"
Although Concubine Xian nodded, she was still worried. This kind of situation had happened before, but it would not last this long.
After waiting for a long time, King Rui's troops still did not return. Just as everyone was whispering, a team dressed in dark red clothes came out of the forest on horseback.
"I'm back, I'm back!"
"Prince Rui is back!"
"Huh?"
Just when everyone thought that the hunting team would go to a specific location first, the team rode straight towards this side.
But the one in front of the team was not the leader, King Rui.
"What's going on? Why isn't King Rui here?"
"I don't know, it can't be..."
The hunting party stopped outside the crowd, and one man reported anxiously, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rui has been separated from me and others in the forest. We have searched for him all afternoon, but there is no trace of him."
"Rui'er is missing! Your Majesty!" Concubine Xian was shocked and worried.
Emperor Jing also frowned: "What are you still standing there for? Send someone to look for him!"
"emperor!"
Just then, a maid ran over.
Pei Mingyue opened her eyes wide in surprise. Isn't this A Li's maid Xiaowu?
Xiao Wu looked anxious and breathlessly said, "Your Majesty, Prince Rui is seriously injured and his life or death is unknown!"
"What!" Emperor Jing suddenly stood up, "Where is Prince Rui?"
"Rui'er!" Concubine Xian's eyes went dark and she almost fainted.
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