Chapter 112 Betting
Inside the royal tent.
Because Nanyuan was not far from the capital, they set out early in the morning and arrived in the evening. The servants were busy setting up camp.
Rong Yue sat on a rosewood couch covered with tiger skin, with ambergris quietly burning in a copper incense burner with a phoenix holding a ring.
He looked at the princes and ministers sitting below him, was silent for a moment, then smiled and said: "I will reward handsomely whoever wins the first prize in this autumn hunt." Rong Yue still felt that their Great Qin did not have enough martial virtue, and their civil officials could not beat the military generals.
"Your humble servant obeys your command." The voice was very loud.
Prince Jin Rong Jinyu was eager to try. He glanced at Rong Jinyou and smiled with confidence. How could the prince compare with him in riding and shooting skills?
But her joy didn't last long, as her eyes noticed Rong Jinchen sitting casually, and her smile froze immediately.
Rong Jinchen didn't have the leisure to argue with Rong Jinyu. He just touched the warm jade auspicious cloud jade pendant tied around his waist.
Instead, Crown Prince Rong Jinyou looked at Prince Jin Rong Jinyu calmly. "It seems his father has paid more attention to Prince Jin these past few months, perhaps he's a little dissatisfied with him." Thinking of this, his eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say much.
On the female side, the Crown Princess, Princess Jin, Princess Duan and a group of princesses all followed their husbands to accompany the emperor. The four concubines in the harem did not accompany the emperor, but several of the nine concubines did.
The sisters-in-law and aunts were chatting with each other, when suddenly the second princess Rong Ruoyue looked around and asked, "Why is fourth sister-in-law not here?" She was twenty-two years old this year, so it was not wrong to call Su Zhenzhen fourth sister-in-law.
The Crown Princess's eyes flickered, and she smiled, "Zhenzhen must have been pestered by Fourth Brother again. In the past month since their wedding, we only saw her once, on the day we entered the palace. Now let's go find her. There's no reason to be lazy during the Autumn Hunt."
The married princess Su Zhenzhen naturally could not be seen on the day she entered the palace, so the eldest princess, the second princess, and the third princess never chatted with Su Zhenzhen.
However, at the celebration banquet for Rong Jinchen's return to the capital, they saw her from afar and found that she was indeed the most beautiful woman in the capital.
The eldest princess Rong Ruoxue is twenty-four years old this year. She is quite favored because she is the emperor's eldest daughter and her biological mother is a noble concubine. In addition, after Su Zhenzhen got married, she entered the palace and confronted her mother, and her cousin was brought into the palace to be Concubine Wu, and the hatred between them is strong.
He immediately said: "It seems that Fourth Sister-in-law looks down on us, her illegitimate sisters. How come she can't even get along with her own biological sisters-in-law?" After saying this, he looked at the Crown Princess meaningfully.
The second princess Rong Ruoyue quietly lowered her presence, while the third princess Rong Ruoqin spoke up for Su Zhenzhen, "Eldest sister, do you dare to say this to fourth brother?" She only picks on the weak.
The eldest princess Rong Ruoxue was so angry that her eyebrows raised. She gritted her teeth and wanted to fight with the third princess Rong Ruqin, but was stopped by the second princess Rong Ruoyue, "Big sister, we are sisters, don't be like this." If the emperor knew that they were fighting after getting married, the consequences would be dire.
The Crown Princess, the Princess Jin, the Princess Duan, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth princesses remained silent. Seeing the second princess taking action, the Crown Princess said, "Second sister is right. Let's go find the fourth sister-in-law first. Eldest sister, don't show your displeasure to the fourth sister-in-law later. Be careful of the emperor protecting his own children." The eldest princess's face turned very ugly when she heard this.
Her father loved her very much when she was just born, but for some reason, the older she got, the less he liked her.
Now Su Zhenzhen is far more favored than she used to be. Why?
I am just a servant girl, how can I be as noble as her, a royal princess?
As the evening mist sinks to the west, the setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, the sky is filled with rosy clouds, and tired birds fly into the forest, forming a beautiful picture of autumn.
After leaving the imperial tent, Rong Jinchen and Rong Jinyou walked together. They were chatting when a somewhat annoying voice came from behind them.
"Your Highness, I would like to make a bet with you. Do you dare to accept the challenge?" Jin Wang Rong Jinyu, dressed in a crimson brocade dragon robe and holding an ivory-carved folding fan, spoke with a somewhat malicious tone. Rong Jinyu's face darkened slightly. "What?" Why did the Jin Wang come with such bad intentions?
Prince Jin Rong Jinyu smiled and said, "I know that Your Highness the Crown Prince is a man of both civil and military talents, so I would like to learn a thing or two from you and compete to see who can hunt more prey. If I lose, I will give you a year's salary, and if Your Highness the Crown Prince loses, the same will apply. I wonder if Your Highness the Crown Prince dares to accept the challenge?" His smile was really asking for a beating.
"Of course, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too precious to bet with me, then I won't force him." He added.
Rong Jinchen narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at his second brother, the crown prince. Seeing Rong Jinchenyou's slightly cold expression, he said in a deep voice: "In that case, I will do it." When the enemy comes, we will fight them; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.
Prince Jin Rong Jinyu bowed and said, "As expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I await your arrival." Before he finished speaking, he turned and left, the folding fan in his hand opening with a "swish".
Looking at his back, Crown Prince Rong Jinyou's face darkened slightly, and he pursed his lips without saying anything. "Second brother, be careful." Rong Jinchen frowned. It was obvious that Prince Jin had bad intentions.
Rong Jinyou smiled and said, "Don't worry, second brother knows his limits. Achen, you should go back and have dinner with your sister-in-law." He looked at Rong Jinchen jokingly, intending to ease the atmosphere.
Rong Jinchen knew his second brother, the Crown Prince, was a sensible person and didn't need him to worry. He immediately thought of Su Zhenzhen, smiled faintly, and his gaze softened. "Look at you, it's only been so long, and you're already thinking about her? Aren't you tired of your wedding yet?" Crown Prince Rong Jinyou quipped with a teasing tone.
He wasn't this clingy when he first got married. He's still not sick of it after a month, but I'm a little envious.
The handsome man had a doting smile on his face, "Brother, I know she has someone taking care of her, but I'm still afraid that she might get bumped or hit where I can't see her. What if she gets hurt accidentally?" The more he spoke, the more anxious he became.
Crown Prince Rong Jinyou was speechless. What could he say?
Why is his brother such a love-brained person?
Did the Queen Mother really not pick up the wrong child?
Does this look like a child who grew up in an imperial family?
But looking at Rong Jinchen's face which was 50% similar to his own, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Rong Jinchen was about to say goodbye to Rong Jinyou, when Bai Zhi suddenly ran over in a hurry and stopped just three meters away.
"Your Highness, I'm here to meet the Crown Prince. Your Highness, I'm here to meet the Prince of Yan. The princess and the princess are having an argument." She said with tears in her eyes, and looked at Rong Jinchen, "Your Highness, I'm worried that the princess is in trouble. Please go and have a look." Before she finished speaking, "Where is she? Take me there quickly." Rong Jinchen's voice was filled with anxiety, and his face turned cold in an instant.
"Your Highness, it's next to the carriage at Prince Yan's Mansion." Bai Zhi immediately turned around to take Rong Jinchen there, but the man was nowhere to be seen.
Gu Cheng looked at her and said, "Miss Baizhi, His Highness left early." Their His Highness's Qinggong skills were very impressive.
Bai Zhi didn't bother to answer Gu Cheng and trotted back. Rong Jinyou followed her out of curiosity.
Everything that happened was quickly reported to His Majesty, including the bet between Prince Jin and the Crown Prince.
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