Fortunately, Shang Xiye did not act capriciously this time, but instead gently turned the page.
Summer hunting on the lake was an annual activity held by the royal family in Tongyou City.
Over time, this has become a major annual celebration in Tongyou, with many wealthy merchants and even ordinary people spontaneously organizing activities to celebrate.
Since it was just for entertainment, everyone from the imperial concubines to the families of officials went out in plain clothes.
Each boat for boating on the lake was prepared by the individual businesses.
On Qianmu Lake, a variety of uniquely shaped multi-story boats compete for attention, each displaying its own ingenuity, creating a lively scene.
Since no one from Prince Su's mansion came to Tongyou in previous years, and this year there was a rush, Shang Xiye's men had to borrow a flower boat from the largest flower shop in Tongyou.
The flower boats, adorned with pink and colorful decorations, stood out as particularly romantic and unique among the dragon boats and tiger boats.
Ji Fengyao disliked the heat, so she wore only a snow-white, wide-sleeved light shirt and long dress, with a matching gauze shawl embroidered with light gold cloud patterns on top, which made her skin look even more like porcelain, delicate and fair.
She loved lively gatherings, and seeing such a bustling scene, she couldn't help but stand at the bow of the boat with her three maids, chattering excitedly.
A gentle breeze blew, causing her gauze dress to flutter and her long hair to sway, making her look like a celestial maiden descending to earth, breathtakingly beautiful.
Shang Xiye sat in the open cabin, his eyes filled with the exquisitely beautiful little female bandit.
I felt that no matter how beautiful or wonderful the world was, nothing could compare to her smile at that moment.
Black Owl, on the other hand, seemed to be looking around with great interest, displaying a carefree and roguish demeanor.
Most of the people on the shore had come to witness the magnificence of the War God, the Ninth King, and that infamous, vulgar bandit. They didn't see the Ninth King, but instead spotted a celestial-like woman on his boat, causing a stir among the crowd:
"I've heard that there are two princesses from other countries in the Ninth Prince's residence. I wonder which country that woman in white is?"
"From Nanli, right? The beauties of Nanli are famously beautiful."
“The North also produces beauties. That woman is slender and tall, clearly a beauty from the North, not a short woman from the South.”
Consort Jia, who was boarding the boat, happened to hear the words "Nanli dwarf" and was so angry that she stumbled and almost fell off the ladder into the lake. Her chest heaved with blood and qi, and she coughed up blood again while holding onto the ladder handrail.
Upon seeing this, Shanyu Heye, who was following closely behind, quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Sister, what's wrong with you lately? I've noticed you coughing up blood. Should we tell the Prince to ask Physician Xiao to take a look at you?"
After saying that, he seemed to realize something and muttered to himself, "Ah, I forgot, that Doctor Xiao has a very strange personality. He doesn't talk to anyone except the Prince and the Princess."
The onlookers below the boat were all there to watch the drama unfold, and they were all straining their ears to listen.
Hearing what Chanyu Heye said, he immediately understood.
It turned out that the beautiful woman in white at the bow of the boat was none other than the crude bandit everyone was talking about.
"My goodness, are the requirements to be a bandit this high now?!" one person exclaimed.
"Look at that princess, she looks pale and coughs up blood all the way. She's obviously a jinx. If all bandits looked like that, I wouldn't want a princess and would rather marry a bandit," another person said enviously.
"Mother, when Erzhu grows up, he also wants to marry a beautiful bandit sister," a child said in a childish voice.
Upon hearing this, Consort Jia felt a surge of blood rush to her chest, and she coughed up two large mouthfuls of blood before fainting again.
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