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On the second day, the Crown Prince went hunting with the other princes and the sons of important officials.
This naturally includes the Fifth Prince and the Crown Prince of Guangcheng.
The three of them tried their best to compete for the first place, and even chased the prey and shot arrows.
In the end, several of the prey they hunted had arrows with the names of all three of them written on them.
When the hunt was over and the prey was counted, Yu Shizhen of the Yu family ranked third, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Guangcheng tied for first, the Fifth Prince ranked sixth, and the fourth and fifth in the middle were the sons of the Jiang and Zhao families, two families of military generals.
Emperor Xiaozhen was very surprised when he heard the result.
The Crown Prince and the Prince of Guangcheng, who tied for first place, hunted twice as many prey as the third place. Moreover, since it was a spring hunt, there were no young animals or pregnant females among the prey, which shows that both of them were trying their best to compete.
This is completely different from the past. Last year, the Crown Prince of Guangcheng did not get any ranking in the hunting.
This year, the two seemed to be at loggerheads with each other, and even when they were receiving rewards, there was a sense of tension.
After the entire spring hunt is over, we will stay in Fengtou Mountain for another night and set off back to Beijing early the next morning.
That night, Emperor Xiaozhen used the hunted prey to host a banquet for his ministers and royal relatives, and rewarded the young men who won prizes.
The ladies and princesses were not present. They each had dinner in their own tents and prepared to rest early, preparing to pack up and set off early the next morning.
The same went for Yu Rou. She was not used to living in a tent, so she asked Haitang to pack up after dinner.
At this time, someone lifted the curtain and came in.
It was the maid she placed beside Yu Si.
Yu Rou had told her before that she shouldn't come to her easily unless it was something important. She took the risk to come here at this time, so it must be something important.
Yu Rou first asked Haitang to guard outside the tent and prevent anyone from entering, then asked her in a low voice: "What happened?"
The maid said, "Mrs. San had a secret meeting with Madam Yan, and I discovered that she was hiding something."
"Do you know what they talked about when they met?" Yu Rou asked seriously.
The maid said: "I was far away and couldn't hear clearly. I only heard something about Miyan and the Fifth Prince."
Yu Rou's eyes turned cold, "Where did she hide the things?"
"It was originally hidden under the pillow, but when I went to check it when she was not paying attention, it disappeared. She must have taken it away again. I came here quietly and cannot stay for too long, otherwise she will become suspicious." This maid was bought secretly by Yu Rou from outside. She is very alert and intelligent.
"I understand. You go back first. I will be careful and keep an eye on her. Come and tell me if anything happens, but don't stop her. If something unexpected happens, you can go directly to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or Princess Ning for help." Yu Rou said after thinking for a moment.
"I know."
Haitang came in after the maid left. She didn't know that the maid beside Yu Si was hers. "Miss, isn't that the one who serves the Third Miss? Why is she looking for you?"
"Sister Si has something to do. Ask her to come over and tell someone. Don't tell anyone about this matter. Don't tell anyone who asks." Yu Rou reminded him seriously.
Although Haitang was a little silly, she was still very obedient and nodded when she heard it.
Yu Rou thought about it and could roughly guess what Yu Si and Yan Wanyun were planning, but she was not going to alert them for the time being.
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Emperor Xiaozhen was still drinking with his ministers. The prince quietly withdrew and wanted to see what Yu Rou was doing.
Ever since he figured out his feelings at the last birthday party, his attitude towards Yu Rou has slowly changed.
The things of the previous life have passed, and he is also persuading himself not to be obsessed with things that have not happened yet. Since he can't let go of Yu Rou, he should just treat it as he pleases.
He walked out of the tent and took a few steps. He saw a few noble ladies chatting and laughing under a tree not far ahead.
One of them, seeing him, spoke to the other ladies, and they came towards him.
There was a flash of sadness in the prince's eyes, but his face showed no expression.
The noble ladies came over and bowed, and the prince said lightly, "No need for the formalities."
He was about to turn around and leave, but his expression suddenly changed.
He saw a sachet hanging on one of the noble ladies, and the sachet looked very familiar.
He has been carrying the sachet that Yu Rou gave him with him these days, and he takes it out to look at it for a while every day, so he is very familiar with this sachet. He even knows every stitch and thread on it and the silk thread used.
"Let me see the sachet you are wearing." The prince's tone was serious, which scared the noble lady.
The noble lady nervously untied the sachet and handed it to him, asking, "Your Highness, what's wrong with this sachet?"
The prince took the sachet and looked at it carefully. It was exactly the same, even the pattern and stitching were exactly the same.
The prince's face darkened, his tone becoming increasingly cold: "Where did you get this sachet?"
The lady said, "Your Highness, I bought this at Duobaoxuan."
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