Chapter 276 Girls
Yun Wang noticed that Nan Lijun had placed the tent of the Su family father and son as close to her as possible, as if she was ready to mobilize the imperial guards to guard the East Palace at any time.
Under the pretext of patrolling and guarding the autumn hunt, most of the Beijing troops were dispersed to various hilltops and enclosures.
As a result, Ni Kun lost the support of the Beijing army, and the camp was overcrowded and chaotic. In addition, during hunting, swords and knives were blind, the hunting teams moved quickly, and ambushes were silent, so accidental injuries were common.
There is nothing surprising about manslaughter.
It turns out that the drunkard's real intention is not to drink.
The autumn hunt was just to create a good opportunity to kill Ni Kun.
Then, Nan Lijun should find a "hunter" to take advantage of the chaos and ensure that she can get away with it cleanly.
I don't know who offered this brilliant plan to Nan Lijun, but a killing net has been quietly spread out around Ni Kun.
Yun Wang saw all this clearly, so he felt particularly sad.
Because he knew that Ni Kun could see more clearly than him, but he walked into the net willingly.
Looking at the grand autumn hunting ceremony in front of us, there are huge crowds of people, and it is solemn and grand.
Huo Gannian was there, Duan Jie was there, the Su family was there, the noble ministers were there, Yun Chen was there, the female officials, the palace maids, and even Yan Shijiu, who always smiled and tried to get close to him, was there.
Twelve hunting teams, led by twelve generals, lined up under the morning sun, listening to the female official read out the ornate but empty speech from the East Palace.
Killing is used to celebrate the harvest and pray for peace and prosperity in the coming year.
Yun Wang thought it was ridiculous. Was this prayer for some bloodthirsty evil god?
If not, when God saw so many animals being hunted innocently, he would not only not bring punishment to the world, but also ensure peace?
Just as he was concentrating, the hunting horn of departure rang out in the sky, awakening Yunwang from his thoughts.
He silently watched Nan Lijun pretend to be in high spirits and asked Ni Kun to come out from the viewing area and go hunting with the hunting team.
Ni Kun did not refuse, but smiled and asked the twelve generals riding high on their horses who was willing to take him, a burden, with him.
What Yun Wang never expected was that—
Yun Chen said she was willing.
The moment Yun Chen walked out, Yun Wang’s eyes widened instantly.
He knew that Yun Chen was the "hunter" that Nan Lijun was looking for.
The executioner who "accidentally killed" Ni Kun.
Yun Chen jumped off the horse and led it to Ni Kun:
"Prime Minister, this is my mount. Please ride it."
Ni Kun glanced at the horse's back, which was almost taller than him, and said with a smile:
"Thank you, General Yun, for your kindness. I will be more than welcome."
After that, two princess guards came to help Ni Kun onto the horse.
Perhaps it was because the dragon in the water was too fierce, or because the two guards were not clumsy, but Ni Kun couldn't get on the horse's back and was instead led around by the horse.
His clothes were disheveled and a strand of his gray hair was loose. He looked very funny, causing Nan Lijun to cover his face and laugh. The people around him immediately joined in the laughter.
In the crowd, Yun Wang lowered his head, unable to bear to look.
When he raised his head again, he saw Ni Kun sitting safely on the horse's back, and his movements of leading the horse were very unfamiliar and awkward.
Yun Chen stood on the ground, his hands still in the position of helping Ni Kun mount the horse. While soothing the horse, he briefly told Ni Kun some key points of riding.
Then Yun Chen put on his bow and arrow, slung his red tassel spear and blood-drinking sword, and turned over to ride on another horse.
Perhaps because he was no longer so bound by the rules after leaving the palace, Ni Kun, who was always elegant and calm, suddenly waved to the crowd, smiled and said, "I'm leaving now", which drew applause from everyone.
On the side, Yun Chen subconsciously glanced in the direction where Ni Kun was waving.
In the dense crowd, she seemed to see Yun Wang's eyes red and his movements stiffly clapping.
The twelve hunting teams galloped away amid the cheers of the crowd, deep into the dense forest of the enclosure.
In just a quarter of an hour, all twelve hunting teams dispersed and disappeared.
Yun Chen saw Yan Shijiu not far away and wanted to ride over to say hello to him, but the guy pretended not to see her and rode away in the opposite direction.
She sensed something was wrong. Ever since returning to Beijing, Yan Shijiu seemed to always be avoiding her, inexplicably trying to avoid suspicion.
However, Su Zhengyang's team was very close to her.
When Yun Chen was drawing his bow and arrow, aiming at a wild dog, Su Zhengyang suddenly came over with his horse, scaring the wild dog so much that it ran away.
His eyes fell on the scabbed bloodstains on her cheek, and he took out a small bottle from his arms and threw it to her.
"This is Qinji Jade Face Cream. It won't leave scars. Remember to use it."
Yun Chen was a little unhappy that his prey was startled, but he still took the bottle, said "thank you", and then prepared to stay away from this guy who could get angry at any time and turn into a pufferfish.
Unexpectedly, Su Zhengyang stopped her, then took off a small bamboo cage from the horse's back and handed it to her, his tone a little unnatural:
"Here, this is for you."
Yun Chen took it and took a look through the gap in the bamboo cage. It turned out to be a pure white ferret.
She didn't understand what Su Zhengyang meant. He asked her to help kill the mink?
Su Zhengyang avoided her gaze and said:
"I think white looks better and suits you better."
Yun Chen now understood that this meant giving her mink fur to make a scarf.
She returned the cage to Su Zhengyang and said, "I like Momo, so it's not good to kill its kind. You can keep it for yourself."
Su Zhengyang's expression was a little embarrassed and red. He did not take the cage. He just said, "If I give it to you, it's yours. If you don't want it, throw it away!" Then he rode away.
Yun Chen stood there in a daze, wondering what was wrong with these brother and sister?
Looking at the adorable pure white ferret in the cage, Yun Chen thought it would be a good idea to marry her to Mo Mo, so he shouted to Su Zhengyang as he left:
"Hey! Male or female?"
Su Zhengyang's face flushed, without even turning his head:
"It's a girl!"
"Oh!" Yun Chen tied the bamboo cage to the horse's butt and continued to hunt happily.
After she had killed two wild boars, six deer, twelve roe deer, and more than twenty rabbits and pheasants, she looked at the sun. It was three quarters past noon, the time when Nan Lijun asked her to pretend to fail and kill Ni Kun.
She looked around and saw that the hunting team had already dispersed and everyone was far apart.
Looking at Ni Kun again, he had been riding his horse, following Yun Chen laboriously, never out of her sight.
Because he was over seventy years old, he could not stand such high-intensity hunting and riding, and was so tired that he was staggering on the horse.
Yun Chen reined in his horse, turned around, and walked towards him with a bow and arrow on his back.
Ni Kun clumsily reined in his horse, struggled to stand up, and slowly tidied up his messy clothes and hair.
Looking at Yun Chen approaching, Ni Kun smiled and said:
"I've seen it all along the way. General Yun is an excellent archer. His arrows never miss their mark, and his prey dies a quick, painless death."
After a pause, Ni Kun seemed very happy and sighed:
"God has been kind to me, and that is why he has treated me so well."
Yun Chen didn't understand what he said.
She never understood the intrigues and twists and turns in the court.
Huo Gannian always said that although she was smart, she was not born with a scheming heart, so she naturally didn't understand many things.
Huo Gannian also said that no matter what time, he would always be her support.
With a mountain to lean on, she just needs to follow her heart and be herself.
True intention?
She had never gone against her conscience in her life, so she didn't know what that felt like.
Thinking of this, she said to herself, "There must be something fishy going on if you're lying to me," and then looked at Ni Kun solemnly, raised her bow and arrow, aiming at Ni Kun's head.
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