serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 377 Autumn Hunting in Xishan
Ning'an Hall Backyard

A huge sycamore tree covered most of the yard with thick shade.

Zijuan called to several women who came over carrying two large wooden buckets filled with river water, placed them in front of the tree pit, and poured ladle after ladle into the tree pit.

Lin Daiyu was sitting on a soft couch under the eaves of the backyard corridor, looking at the yard casually.

Jia Hu was not at home these days, so she had nothing to do, so she asked someone to move the largest sycamore tree in the Lin family's backyard on Di'anmen Street. She also asked Taoist Zhang from Qingxu Temple to predict the direction of the northeast direction. The location is the best and the family home is prosperous.

"The girls are here." Grandma Wang's voice came from the front yard.

Before she finished speaking, Sister Yingchun came from the front yard.

"Wow!" Xichun exclaimed.

"What a big sycamore tree!"

Xiangyun pulled Xichun and ran over. The tree trunk was so thick that neither of them could hold it in their arms.

Yingchun stood under the eaves and looked at it for a while, then smiled at Tanchun and said, "This sycamore tree is really nice, much better than the one in your backyard."

Tanchun smiled: "It'll be fine in two years." After saying that, he looked at the tall sycamore tree, and then smiled at Lin Daiyu: "As the old saying goes, if you plant a sycamore tree, a phoenix will come. It seems that we Something good is coming to our house." After saying that, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Daiyu's belly.

Lin Daiyu glared at her angrily, picked up the pillow on the couch and held it in her arms.

Yingchun and others all laughed when they saw it.

Xichun ran up to Lin Daiyu, "Sister-in-law, when will brother come back?"

Lin Daiyu: "The emperor held an autumn hunt for the first time. Instead of reviewing the troops, he went hunting and came back in three to five days."

Xichun nodded.

Grandma Wang called on several women to bring over a round wooden table and a few wicker chairs, and then placed fruit snacks and tea on the table.

Tan Chun held a bowl of tea and handed it to Lin Daiyu: "I just heard from my aunt that Huan'er also went to Xishan."

Lin Daiyu took the tea bowl and smiled, but said nothing.

Tan Chun sat down next to Lin Daiyu, leaned into her ear and whispered in her ear: "After the autumn hunting, those civilian martial arts students will go to the northwest front line under the leadership of officers, saying that they learn and summarize while fighting, combining knowledge with practice. "

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly: "This is only three months."

Tanchun: "No. I heard from my aunt that in the first two months, Huan'er and the others only learned classics about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country. What can they learn in one month? Isn't this a waste of human life?"

Lin Daiyu: "If one can come out of a hundred, the court will make money, they don't care."

Tanchun was stunned after hearing this.

At this moment, Xue Yan ran in: "The old lady is here."

Everyone hurriedly stood up to greet him.

Yuanyang, Amber, Zicuckoo and others came hugging Jia Mu.

"What a handsome Wutong!"

Jia Mu stopped, looked at it carefully, smiled at Lin Daiyu and said, "Where did you move it from the new house?"

Lin Daiyu nodded with a smile, helped Jia Mu to the edge of the collapse, sat down, and offered a bowl of tea to Jia Mu.

Jia Mu took the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "The Lin family's things are biased towards us after all."

Lin Daiyu smiled slightly, took the tea bowl and handed it to Zijuan.

Mother Jia looked at the sycamore tree in the courtyard: "The sycamore tree is good. The sycamore tree can attract golden phoenixes and add auspiciousness to our family."

After hearing this, Tanchun smiled and said, "That's exactly what the old lady said. Sister Lin planted this sycamore tree, and soon there will be happy events in our family."

Mother Jia naturally understood what she meant, looked at Lin Daiyu with a smile, and said to Amber: "Go and tell the kitchen to prepare the food and wine. I am happy today and I want to drink two glasses."

Amber: "Yes!" she answered and walked out quickly.

Jia Mu raised her head and looked at the sky: "It doesn't matter if the sun is good today, there's no need to bother. Let's just put it in the yard. Let's eat wine and admire the parasol trees, and take advantage of this blessing!"

Then he looked at Tanchun, Xiangyun, Xing Xiuyan and others: "Each of you write a poem to express your happiness."

Xiangyun smiled: "When the old lady is happy, everything is good."

Everyone laughed.

Jia Mu smiled and nodded at her.

While they were joking, Lin Zhixiao's family rushed in excitedly and reported to Lin Daiyu: "The prince ordered people to send fresh game from the Western Mountains. The soldiers said that the prince shot it all with his own hands." Jia Mu smiled and asked: " What good things are they?”

Lin Zhixiao's family replied: "There are deer, yellow sheep, wild boars, pheasants, wild rabbits, and some unknown wild birds." Then to Lin Daiyu: "The prince killed a tiger with his own hands, three swords!"

Lin Daiyu was surprised: "You're not hurt, are you?"

Lin Zhixiao's family smiled and said: "The soldiers said that the prince killed the tiger without any harm."

Lin Daiyu felt relieved when she heard this.

Lin Zhixiao's family member continued: "The prince told me that the tiger skin was made into a mattress specifically for the princess. Manager Lai personally sent it to the workshop and said that he would stay in the workshop and watch them over the next few days." Again Turning to Jia Mu: "The tiger bones have also been sent back, and a wine cellar is being opened in the front yard to make tiger bone wine."

While they were talking, the ladies set up a huge round ebony table in the courtyard.

Zicuckoo then asked her mother-in-law to put up the "Spring Dawn in the Han Palace" screen sent by the Guangdong general Wu Jia. It could not only block the wind blowing from the northwest, but also decorate the courtyard.

As soon as the food and wine were put on the table, Mother Jia smiled and said: "I came here without telling Feng Yatou and the others. This monkey came looking for me at some time due to the scent. Let's eat quickly. If she comes, she can only eat the leftovers."

Everyone laughed.

The Xishan Camp on the other side is also very lively.

Outside Jia Hu's tent, more than a dozen bonfires were already burning, and more than a dozen large pots were simmering broth over the fire. The aroma was fragrant.

Jia Huan on the side looked at the roasted lamb with wide eyes, which was sizzling with oil, and then there was a loud swallowing sound.

In front of the big tent, Xie Qiong, Yang Dayong, Zhang Cheng and other newly promoted nobles and officials from the Beiting Protectorate such as Montemu and Algulen sat around the bonfire. The tables in front of them were filled with delicacies.

The main seat was empty, and everyone was sitting there chatting and laughing, waiting patiently.

In the big tent, Jia Hu threw a letter into the brazier. The letter spit out flames and turned into white ash.

Looking at the brazier, Jia Hu sighed. Accurate news came from Jiao Da. The assassins of the emperor had sneaked into Xishan and brought fire guns.

This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has thick grass and trees. I had just led more than [-] soldiers and almost got lost. The [-] forbidden troops simply could not search all the places.

Tomorrow's hunting will be very chaotic, especially when returning from hunting, when there will be the best opportunity for assassination.

In addition, the number of wild beasts in the Western Mountains is a bit strange. It seems that someone deliberately drove away the wild beasts deep in the mountains.

In less than an hour, he killed a female tiger and a tiger, and led his own soldiers to kill a pack of eleven adult wild wolves. There were no old, weak, sick or disabled wolves, and there were no cubs. The alpha wolf There are still arrow wounds on his body.

All signs indicate that someone is making trouble deep in the mountains.

But, how would they assassinate the emperor?

You can't rush up to the emperor with a blunderbuss and kill him with one shot!

No matter how you think about it, it's unreliable.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came in, and then Lin San led Wang Ziteng's personal guards in.

Prince Teng's personal guard said: "Reporting to the prince, Your Majesty has ordered that two thousand soldiers be dispatched from the Military and Horse Division to cooperate with the imperial army in searching the mountain."

"2000 people? What can 2000 people do?!"

"The garrisons from Fangshan and Liangxiang have also been transferred."

"how many people?"

"Three thousand in Fangshan and two thousand in Liangxiang, a total of 5000 people."

"Whose idea?"

"I heard that the emperor came up with this idea himself."

A trace of doubt flashed across Jia Hu's eyes.

Prince Teng's personal guard said: "My lord, please move the tent to the camp to prevent wild beasts from attacking at night."

Jia Hu nodded: "Go back and tell your uncle to reassure him."

Prince Teng's personal guard: "Yes." He replied, bowed and left.

Jia Hu walked up and down as usual with his hands behind his back, wondering what the emperor wanted to do.

Could it be that he noticed something?
Yes, the Director of Ceremonies is not blind, he must have smelled something.

After walking back and forth for a few steps, Jia Hu turned around and walked out, finishing his meal before talking.
(End of this chapter)