Harem Empress

Chapter 45 Spring Hunting ([-])

Once upon a time, Concubine Kang and I played the harmony of the pipa and the flute for a long time. At that time, we had such a tacit understanding, playing the song "Melancholy" that Concubine Kang is now playing, and gradually stretched out her hands. Into the sleeve, took out the jade flute and blew it gently.

"Golden calendula does not say goodbye to be full of wine, begonia flowers are hazy, drunk with spring breeze. A good poem also has a good song!" Emperor Jingyang walked in with a smile. It turned out that he came following the sound of our harmony, Hurry down and salute.

"Let's get down, I was going to Ningfeng Palace originally, but when I heard such a good piano sound, I walked over unconsciously. It turned out to be you two!" Emperor Jingyang walked in front of Concubine Kang and me, He looked us up and down and smiled.

"The concubine is very happy to have found such a compatible bosom friend!" Concubine Kang said happily while holding my hand.

"Okay, I'm going to Ningfeng Palace to discuss the Spring Hunting with the Empress. Concubine Kang and Concubine Dan will go with me the day after tomorrow!" After Emperor Jingyang finished speaking, he strode out of the gate of Laofei Palace.

There are not many concubines going to the spring hunting this time. Concubine Yuan is pregnant and cannot travel, so Concubine Yuan does not go. Ever since Yafu passed away, Concubine He and Guifei have been in poor health, so the emperor did not let her go, but Let her be in charge of the big and small affairs of the harem, because the empress is also going, and Concubine Jin is indispensable. I heard that Concubine Jin's horse not only rides well, but even archery is not inferior to men. Concubine Kang and I are Emperor Jingyang Those who are called to go, the queen will also go, as well as the Sumerian and the Ling concubine.

The mighty spring hunting army gathered at the gate of the city. Following Zhang Shaoxuan's order, the army began to walk towards the paddock in the western suburbs. This is the first time I have left the palace since I entered the palace. You can’t lift the curtain on the carriage casually. The Sumerians and I can only chat about our daily life in the carriage, listening to the bustling crowd outside. After walking for a day, we arrived at the paddock in the western suburbs. The manager arranged for us to live separately. The courtyard is a simple courtyard. I live in Qingqiuxuan with Su Meiren and Concubine Ling, and the empress lives in Yuqiongyuan with Concubine Kang and Concubine Jin.

The concubine Ling was the first to stay in the main hall, so I can only live in the east hall near the gate. Since there are mountains everywhere, I can clearly hear the whistling wind at night. I simply wash up and go out. Yes, because tonight Emperor Jingyang hosted a banquet in the watchtower in the paddock.

The accompanying ministers at the banquet toasted to Emperor Jingyang one after another. Emperor Jingyang drank very happily, and Emperor Jingyang became drunk after a while. Tu Dehai and the others quickly carried Emperor Jingyang back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony , the smell of alcohol in the main hall was getting stronger and stronger, and it made people sick to ask, so they sneaked out, the wind here is cooler than the wind in the capital, holding the hand on the snow, walking forward aimlessly , Taxue on the side whispered: "Your Majesty, this is also the first time this servant has come to this paddock, let's not get lost and cannot go back."

I knew that Taxue was concerned about my safety, and comforted me: "It's okay, let's go back anyway. As we walked, there were no houses in front of us, and we could faintly hear the sound of a horse. Only then did I realize that I had already walked so far, I had come to the racecourse." Looking up at the moon in the sky, it had already risen to the top of the head, it seemed that the night was really late, when I turned around to leave, suddenly There was the sound of quick footsteps from the stable, and he quickly hid in a dark corner and held his breath.

"Be careful, mix this packet of medicine into the horse's drinking water later." A very thin voice instructed carefully.

Under the moonlight, I vaguely saw two black shadows, sneaked into the stable, and after a while, the two came out together, looked around to make sure no one was there, and walked away quickly, seeing their The figure gradually went away, and then they sneaked out from the dark corner slowly. What are they doing, drugging the horse, are they trying to hinder tomorrow's spring hunting? Hunting is imperative, even if they have the courage, they dare not!Or are they simply trying to get in the way.I was brave enough to go forward to find out what happened, but I was grabbed by Taxue behind me. He kept shaking his head at me and said eagerly: "Your Majesty, you must think twice! Now we are clearing up the enemy. In the dark, don't act rashly! If there is anything, we can go back and discuss it."

Hearing Taxue's worry, he thought about it for a while, and waited and watched. After all, he didn't go forward, turned around and walked quickly in the direction of Qing Qiuxuan.

The cold night was spent peacefully, and early the next morning, accompanied by a long sound of horns, the spring hunting began. Emperor Jingyang was dressed in a bright yellow riding suit, wearing black boots, standing At the front, shouted loudly: "Today, no matter whoever catches the prey, there will be a lot of rewards."

Because I deliberately sprained my foot on the way back last night, this time, Su Meiren, Concubine Kang and I stood on the stage to watch the scene, while the empress and concubine Jin accompanied the emperor, a picture ready to go Momentum, followed by a long sound of horns, Emperor Jingyang entered the dense forest first, and with the sound of horseshoes going away, his calm heart began to tumbling non-stop, what happened last night is still fresh in his memory , and the person who gave the medicine, whose horse was given the medicine, and what kind of medicine he gave, has no clue so far, frowning and looking at the silent woods in the distance.

Suddenly Concubine Kang stretched out her hand and gently rubbed my frowning brows, and said softly, "Does your foot hurt again?"

"Sister Concubine Kang's anti-stasis ointment is very effective, and the pain has been gone for a long time. I have never hunted before, and I am just worried about the emperor's safety!" She replied shyly.

"If the emperor knew that his sister was so worried about him, he would have been very happy." Su Meiren joked with a smile.

"Sister Su, you're getting more and more mischievous. You have to tell the emperor to punish you to ride a horse later." He pretended to be angry and said with a smile.

At this time, a horse suddenly ran out from the woods, and there was no one on the horse, and it rushed towards us. Since everyone had gone hunting, there were no guards left at all outside. The Crazy Horse was getting closer and closer to us. Everyone in the room hid in a panic. Because my foot was sprained, I couldn't walk at all. I was frightened by the scene in front of me. When the horse's hooves were about to step on my head, the snow treading behind her suddenly pressed me under her body, and the horse screamed "bang dang" and fell on my head. Not far away, my nervous heart was beating wildly, Taxue quickly helped me up, looked up and down carefully, and after making sure I was not injured, I sat on the ground weakly, and then turned my head to look at the other side on the ground The struggling horse had two identical arrows sticking out of its neck. Looking back, it was Concubine Kang who pulled the bow. Concubine Kang, who looked so weak, saved my life.

(End of this chapter)