box of hearts

Chapter 187
Xihe laughed, and new scars appeared on the corners of his eyes, "I knew you were thinking about it. You were taught by your uncle since you were a child. Riding horses and bows in the palace every day was not enough, so I wanted to go out and play wild. You'll feel itchy just a few times a year in Nanyuan."

Seeing his mother's tone softened, Qi Hong also giggled, "The queen mother loves my son the most. My son studies poetry and books and political affairs all year round. Now that it's the end of the year, let me play for two days."

Xihe picked up a golden handle inlaid with coral Ruyi on the side of the kang, and stroked it gently in his hand, "Go, just go, the queen mother is not at ease just hunting with knives and arrows. You will go to Qianqing Palace to see her later." Your uncle, tell him to follow along."

"Naturally," Qi Hong smiled, and got down from the kang and bowed his waist, "My son, I would like to thank my mother for making me whole."

"Look at you, you are all people who are about to get married and take charge of the government, and they are still so childish." Xi He sympathized, but then frowned and sighed.

Qi Hong also put away his smile, "What's wrong with the queen mother, and what's not going well?"

Xihe tossed away the Ruyi in her hand, and helped the queen mother who was holding the top of the bun, Jia Luan Jin Tiaoxin, "It's not a day or two, and you know that your other queen mother and her good mother's family used to be so beautiful. I have felt sorry for our mother and son. Now that Gang Ji has returned to justice, I no longer need to look up to others, but I still have to always respect the one in Ciqing Palace. Recently, when I think of the day after your wedding, the queen will go to her palace to pay homage first. , come to see me, a serious mother-in-law again, and when you are in charge, the congratulatory list of the officials will put her first, and I will be stunned. I want to be strong in my life as a mother, but it is so unreasonable in the public name The dwarf at the end, being called 'West', 'West' from behind, still has to meet with the one in the east every day, get along with him for the rest of his life, it's not because of the situation back then, he's always unwilling."

Qi Hong sighed sadly: "How can my son be willing? It's just that the east side is the queen of the emperor's middle palace. Let alone the remaining power of the royal family is still there, even if the family is overthrown one day, I will not give a damn about that one. Alas, The empress mother has no choice but to be more reassuring and don't get sick again. By the way, Yuming said that the 'Ningyuanxiang' made by the imperial hospital is very effective in calming liver qi, does the empress still use it?"

"I've been using it all the time. No, it's burning in the furnace. The emperor also 'lived in the orchid room for a long time', so he can't smell it anymore." Xi He smiled sadly, and turned his arms to Yu Tea standing on the edge of the kang He lifted it up, "Come on, I'm just talking a few words for nothing, the emperor don't take it to heart. I have been under others for more than ten years, and my mother has long been used to it. After talking this morning, I feel a little sleepy. I will go in and squint for a while." Son, ask them to serve you some snacks. Jinsha, serve up the snacks that were specially sent in yesterday."

Over there, Yuming helped Xihe up, and both of them went to the apse.The few remaining maids presented a dozen or so boxes, which contained snacks such as red bean paste rolls, emerald jade cakes, water red ginger, mixed silk plum cakes, etc.

"Please use it, Your Majesty."

Qi Hong leaned on the kang, looked only at a court lady in the middle, and pointed his hand into a certain box, "Jinsha, what is that, and that?"

Like her companions, the court lady named Jin Sha wore the official uniform of a high-ranking female official, with the winter solstice "Yangsheng" patch on it, and the pattern was a boy riding a sheep—a boy riding on a sheep, carrying plum branches on his shoulders, There is a birdcage on the branch.And Jinsha is just a baby face with a little flesh, big sheep-like eyes, and a tall and handsome figure like plum blossoms. With one mouth, the voice is as pleasant as a golden bird:
"Back to the emperor, this is the sugar frosted jade bee, and that is the long tang fruit, does the emperor want these two?"

"Well, you take it up."

Jin Sha used two long chopsticks to pick up a few snacks from the box, put them into a white porcelain plate, and sent them to Qi Hong.

Qi Hong stretched out his hand, not knowing whether it was intentional or not, he flipped the plate over with a slip of his finger, and put all the snacks on the table.He said "Oops" and went to pick it up by himself.

"Your Majesty, let it go." The maids hurriedly stretched out several hands together, like slim goldfish tails.Qi Hong took advantage of the opportunity and touched Jin Sha's hand. His heart was beating and his ears were racing, so he turned his eyes and looked back and forth, for fear that other court ladies would notice his movements.Jin Sha even had two coral-colored dizzy tides on his face and cheeks, his head was lowered and his hands were flustered.Qi Hong couldn't stop thinking about her appearance, but there were people in front of him, and the room and corridor were full of people, so he had to stop and call another court lady: "Don't eat these two things, Zhu Huan, you take the lychee Bring me the Polygonum flower."

Zhu Huan's eyes were secretive and sharp, and she had already seen Qi Hong and Jin Sha's actions, but she only replied sweetly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Qi Hong ate two pieces of candied fruit, washed his hands, and went to Qianqing Palace.The maids of the Compassionate Ning Palace cleaned up the tables, desks and dishes, and only Zhu Huan quietly sneaked into the Queen Mother's bedroom, "Sister Yuming?"

After hearing Zhu Huan's low words, Yu Tea nodded and walked into the room.Xi He was sleeping on a horizontal couch with her eyes half closed.After hearing Yu Tea's low words, she completely closed her eyes.

12.
Two days later, under the pretext of "inspection", Qi Hong, accompanied by the emperor's uncle Qi She, led the imperial army to leave the Forbidden Palace and came to Nanyuan, [-] miles away from Yongding Gate.Nanyuan was called "Feifangbo" in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was originally a place for hunting.The stay lasted for two days. On the first day, there were drills from the Shenji Battalion, martial arts performances by officers, and shooting contests by guards... Qi Hong, who was so hard to get out of the palace, was so happy that he didn't want to leave. On the second day, he even put on a bright yellow bow and went into battle in person.

Qi She walked side by side with Qi Hong's royal horse, half a foot behind him, and chatted along the way: "Shuo Yuan [11] contains: King Zhuang of Chu is fond of hunting, and the doctor remonstrated, 'The enemy of Jin and Chu also , Chu does not seek Jin, Jin must seek Chu, and the king has nothing to indulge in pleasure now?" The king said, "I hunt generals to seek scholars, and I know their courage by the hazelnuts that stab tigers and leopards; Hey, I know its strength and strength; I know its benevolence by distributing the income from the land. Because it is the way, the three scholars will be obtained, and the state of Chu will be safe.'——Does the emperor understand the reason? "

Qi Hong turned his head slightly, his youthful face against the backdrop of a light fur hunting suit was also sharp. "What King Zhuang of Chu means is that hunting is not for fun, but for choosing men. Those who can kill tigers and leopards in the hazel bushes will know their bravery, and those who can compete with rhinos will know their strength. You can tell whether you are kind or not. However, today I walked around and did nothing, just to be happy! Well, it is the emperor who said that this year I will personally sacrifice to Yuanqiu. Before the fasting period, I will not be allowed to have fun Just play a game? But it’s enough to have fun with me, don’t be like those grand masters, who have to talk about the way of governing the country in everything.”

But upon hearing this, Qi She looked up to the sky and laughed, "It's my fault. I've spoiled the emperor's happiness. Don't blame the emperor. The emperor just controls the bow and arrows, and the minister will fly the eagle and release the dog for the emperor." After finishing speaking, he held up his hand hand.In the big hunting ground surrounded by the short wall, several warriors holding swords, guns and swords became unknown, staring straight at the slender fingertips in the center of the world.At the same time as the fingertips fell, rumbling drums and ground-shaking dog barking resounded in all directions, startling the beasts in Fanxi Garden and rushing to the front of the imperial court.

After killing many roe deer and elk, Qi Hong was still not satisfied, so he pestered Qi She to call him a "magnifying bug".Qi She was a little hesitant, but Qi Hong started to argue: "Uncle Huang forgot? You led me to shoot two heads last year, why are you worried this year?" Qi She also smiled, and readily agreed.

Nanyuan has always kept more than a dozen tigers in captivity, and Dang even ordered someone to open the gate of the fence and drive a tiger to a dead corner of the valley.Qi Hong draws an arrow and strings, pulls the bow together, and smiles at the corners of his mouth, "Uncle Emperor, I want to give you a beautiful tiger-skin mattress." Seeing that the imperial bow was full, the tiger hissed in a low voice, At the end, he jumped into the col.Qi Hong pinched his legs and ordered loudly at the same moment as he rode his horse: "No one is allowed to help!"

None of the rest dared to disobey, and they all stood by and watched.Qi She's expression became tense, and he followed closely behind, "Your Majesty, no!"

It turned out that the tiger also knew the trick of "tuning the tiger away from the mountain", once it drew the main shot away, it would jump out of the way with a kick of its hind legs.On a horse with an equally astonishing speed, Qi Hong didn't have the time to shoot the arrow. He instinctively shrank his head and was overturned by a heavy blow. He rolled out of the horse and fell to the ground.Looking up, he saw a rapidly expanding bloody mask approaching him. In this situation, he was no longer Yuyu's real dragon, but a poor wretch paralyzed by fright.

Instead of the mouth of the god of death, there are two hands.Qi Hong felt another external force from the sky sweep him away and let him fly again—it was Qi She who flew down from the saddle and threw him away.In a daze, Qi Hong saw the emperor's uncle crawling two steps away, his arms were about to prop up, but the tiger's sharp claws patted his back.

At the critical moment, suddenly saw an iron arrow coming straight through with a strong wind, and the arrow pierced through the word "King" on the forehead of the King of Beasts, hitting it like a hell.Immediately, spears and spears were thrown, and shouts of "Escort! Escort!" swarmed.

The tiger was already surrounded by a sea of ​​people, the guard He Wuwei threw away the empty bow in his hand, his stern facial features were distorted and deformed, as if he had just witnessed the coming of the end.He jumped off the horse and flew towards Qi She, "Is everything okay, sir?" Qi She pushed him aside, moved his body a few feet, and said like a parrot: "Your Majesty is okay." Bar?"

(End of this chapter)