Jiaochu

The next day, Ye Lingxi met Xiao Anzi on the way to the study room. After the two exchanged a few words on the roadside, Xiao Anzi resigned and left.

After standing there and thinking for a moment, she told Lingdang something, and then Lingdang returned to Weiyang Palace along the same route, and she took Hehe and continued to the study room.

When they were approaching the study room, Ye Xingye hurriedly caught up from behind and asked her to go to the martial arts training ground together after school.Seeing her third brother's beaming expression, Ye Lingxi knew without guessing that she must have made a breakthrough in falcon training.

After entering the study room, Yan Fei and Su Shi had already arrived. Ye Lingxi went over and asked them if they had eaten longevity noodles yesterday. Yan Fei nodded and Su Shi also nodded to show that he had eaten.She then asked the two of them if they had bitten off the noodles while eating. Yan Fei turned his eyes slightly, as if remembering his silly smile while eating noodles yesterday, and was a little embarrassed. Su Shi was not very good at answering this question, looking slightly embarrassed and confused. Without losing elegance.

Then Zhao Ce came over to interrupt, and then someone reminded that Master Xu was here. The next second, the person who was standing next to someone else's desk and talking immediately slipped back to his seat.

……

The days in Shangshufang were uneventful, reading, eating, and chatting about recent news. The second lady of the Wen family was engaged, Pingyang County Prince held another horse racing meeting, and Liu Shangshu's son Liu Hong was getting married. I heard that the person appointed was a rich lady from Mrs. Liu’s natal family. Mrs. Dongpingbo held a tea party. Because the last time Mr. Luo and Mr. Jin had a fight at the Hou Mansion, not many ladies were present.
Unconsciously, the sycamore tree outside the study dropped its first leaf, and the lotus flowers in Taiye Pond also withered. Only one or two had a few petals hanging on them. Within a few days, these petals also fell into the pond. In the water, there was no trace.

In the blink of an eye, autumn hunting is around the corner.

Ye Lingxi became increasingly vigilant, as if a life-and-death test was about to come, and there was no room for any mistakes.Although she hid her nervous and anxious mood very well, Concubine Lan still noticed it a little bit.

One day at breakfast, Concubine Lan asked her if she was hiding something from her. Ye Lingxi shook her head and said no. In order to dispel her mother's doubts, she hesitated for a while and then confessed that she didn't know how to play the flute. The flute couldn't play at all. If her father wanted to hear her play the flute next time, she would definitely reveal her secret.

Concubine Lan asked Zhuer to fetch her jade flute and demonstrate how to play it herself.Ye Lingxi also asked Hehe to bring the Lantian jade flute, and practiced it several times according to the method taught by her mother-in-law. Her cheeks were so bulging that she was a little sore, but she still didn't play, so she rubbed her face twice. Keep practicing.

The hard work paid off. After she rubbed her face again, she finally heard a melodious and crisp sound of the flute. Before she could be proud for two seconds, Wu'er came in with a happy face and reported that the emperor was here.Ye Lingxi hurriedly hid the flute under the pillow, and immediately followed her mother and concubine to the door to greet her father.

"I heard the sound of the flute just now. Is it Lingxi playing the flute?" Ye Lanchen walked over with a smile on his lips. Concubine Lan saluted in greeting. He stretched out his hand to help the person up and said to the little girl behind him, "Last time Lingxi Didn’t you say that you can play five pieces of music, just in time for my father to listen to it.”

Ye Lingxi looked at her mother-in-law with big watery eyes. Concubine Lan came to the rescue and said, "Your Majesty, it was my concubine who was playing the flute just now." She nodded vigorously, "The way my mother-in-law plays the flute is particularly beautiful, like this ." As she spoke, she raised her hand to hold an air flute, followed the example of her mother-in-law and lowered her head slightly, lowered her eyes slightly, and played it gently. However, she only imitated a similar shape, but it still lacked the quiet warmth of the years. With a graceful temperament, seeing that her father and mother were both amused, she pretended to be angry and turned around, saying that they were laughing at her, and ran into the house in a hurry.

After Ye Lanchen and Concubine Lan came in, she lay on the pillow with the back of her head facing the ceiling, as if practicing toad skills.Seeing this, the two were amused again.After Ye Lanchen sat down next to her, he asked Concubine Lan to sit as well, and then coaxed the little girl, "How about my father brings you a little rabbit back in two days?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a jade flute squeezed out from under the pillow.She immediately reached out to catch the flute and hid it under the pillow, then wrapped her hands around the pillow, moved it to the corner as if no one was around, then moved it back as if no one was around, climbed up and gave her father a beating on the back, and asked, "Father, Will the emperor not take Lingxi with him this time?"

Ye Lanchen said: "When you can hit the target with one arrow, my father will take you there."

"When I can hit the target, I will go hunting with my father and brother." Ye Lingxi said.Ye Lanchen nodded in agreement.

……

A few days later, Ye Lanchen took the civil and military officials to the Nanshan paddock for hunting. This time, the prince and his family were not accompanying him. The patrols around the paddock were doubled to prevent the last crow incident from happening again.

Because Yanjiang, the leader of the Longying Guards, had not returned to Beijing in Yangzhou, Yuan Luo, the commander of the Imperial City Division, took over and was responsible for the security of the paddock together with Wu Tongling, the commander of the Forbidden Army.

Before the hunting started, Yuan Luo came to Commander Wu to talk about the last crow incident and asked if anyone had caught it. Commander Wu said he had no comment.

"I heard that you and General Yan were the ones who chased each other last time. With your and General Yan's skills, no one should be able to defeat him." Yuan Luo said intriguingly.

"Master Yuan, just say it if you have anything to say." Commander Wu said simply.

Yuan Luo said: "I know that General Yan was investigating the affairs of the Jin Yihou from the previous court a few days ago, and he also met with a mysterious person. I have asked someone to check his identity. It seems to be related to a killer organization." Having said this, he paused for a moment, as if to create a whetting effect, "Jackdaw, Commander Wu should be familiar with this name."

"What do you want to say, Mr. Yuan? The emperor is about to leave," Commander Wu said.

Yuan Luo said: "It's nothing, I just admire General Yan for his wide circle of friends."

"You and I have no right to comment on how Long Shadow Guard behaves. If Master Yuan is dissatisfied, please speak directly to the Emperor." After saying this, Commander Wu left.

Afterwards, Yuan Luo also passed by.

About half a quarter of an hour later, Ye Lanchen led the team into the woods to hunt.

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On the other side, Concubine Xiao and Concubine Yu came towards Weiyang Palace with a menacing attitude, as if they were coming to punish someone.

When Wu'er saw that Concubine Xiao had brought five or six eunuchs, she had a premonition that something bad was going on, so she quickly went into the palace to report. When Zhu'er helped Concubine Lan come out, Concubine Xiao had already had the door closed and had two eunuchs guard it. , Jiyan asked sternly, "Concubine Lan, do you know your guilt?" Facing such a huge battle, Concubine Lan looked frightened and her face was a bit pale, but she still maintained her rationality and calmness, and her body shook slightly. He bowed to Concubine Xiao, but before he could speak, Concubine Xiao interrupted her coldly, "Concubine Lan, you are deeply favored by the Emperor. I didn't expect that you would do such a shameless thing and embarrass the Emperor!"