Traveling through books: trapped in an infinite cycle of injustice

The hunting ground was no better than the palace, and it was brightly lit even at night. In this barren mountain, only the tents had lights and candles. Although it was already April, the temperature in the mountains was not as warm as in the palace, and the cold wind made people not want to step outside the tent.

At this time, after Yan Mu took tonight's meal back from Guan Peng, Concubine Jin was so aggrieved that she almost cried.

The living conditions, bathing environment, and food here are indeed not as good as those in the palace, but the conditions are much better than when Yan Muyi went camping in the mountains before. Thinking about it, after all, the people in the palace are pampered, this kind of environment is indeed a suffering for them.

Concubine Jin also cursed and cursed all day and all night from the moment she entered the tent. Yan Muyi had never seen Concubine Jin have such a good tongue, and she kept talking about it endlessly. It seemed that she was really dissatisfied with the emperor for taking her out to hunt this time.

When Yan Mu saw that Concubine Jin was in such a bad mood, in order not to offend the emperor in the next ten days and make the whole group suffer together, she started to help Concubine Jin mentally.

"Madam, you see, although the environment here is indeed not as good as in the palace, if you think about it differently, we can go out and see different things. Isn't the meaning of traveling lies in the different scenery on the road? I will carry the palace with me all my life and never come out. Don’t you feel sad that you have seen thousands of worlds? When you go back, you can brag to the other concubines about what you have seen and heard this time, making them envious."

"It seems true when you say this, but Mu Yi, I don't even have to take a shower here. It's really unbearable. And I can't ride a horse. What if the emperor wants me to ride a horse tomorrow? The horse knocks me off. I It’s not like my life is gone!”

"Concubine Jin, don't worry unfounded. Doesn't the emperor know that you can't ride a horse? Since the emperor has brought you here, he will definitely not let you do dangerous things. If you are riding a horse, isn't there Concubine Ying? If you want to have a showdown with Concubine Ying, Sir, I can also temporarily act as your riding master."

"Then you teach me tomorrow. Even if the emperor is really having a fit and asks me to ride a horse, I won't make a fool of myself in public! Mu Yi, you are my treasure trove. There is nothing you can't do!"

At this moment, Concubine Jin hugged Yan Muyi tightly and never let go. After Yan Mu comforted Concubine Jin, who was still like a child, she washed and changed her clothes and got ready for bed. After all, there will be a lot of programs tomorrow, and only by having enough energy can we cope with everything.

The morning light rose slightly, and the attendants outside the tent got together to prepare for the archery competition later in the archery range. The attendants in the tent also began to prepare toiletries and meals for the masters. It's already time for the masters to get up, wash up, dress up, and have dinner.

Yan Muyi followed Concubine Jin out of the tent to the archery range. Because Qing'er was unwell, Linglong stayed to take care of her. This rare archery competition was only witnessed by Yan Muyi. The two of them were jealous, but Unfortunately, I felt unwell and had to stay in the tent.

Today, Concubine Jin is wearing a light blue dress, with a layer of thin and pure white gauze on her coat. It complements the blue sky and white clouds, making her look less dignified and more heroic. Yan Muyi was also wearing a plain shirt, and the sky-blue dark patterns of the other shore flower flickered in and out as he walked. The waist is gently tied with a lake-blue brocade ribbon, and the simple high bun and messy bangs on the forehead are swaying in the breeze, showing a casual look.

Among the female family members entering the venue, Concubine Jin and Yan Muyi's dashing attire attracted special attention. Among the princes preparing for the competition at the archery field, the prince watched Yan Muyi's arrival with affection. Yan Muyi shyly avoided the prince's gaze and followed Concubine Jin to the viewing platform.

"Sixth Brother, stop looking! It won't be good if Father sees him later. Everyone has gone away. Let's restrain ourselves!" The Seventh Prince murmured in a low voice.

The prince reluctantly turned his gaze back and immediately turned it into a cold look.

After everyone took their seats, the emperor came to the stage to explain the rules of today's archery competition and showed everyone his superb archery skills.

The emperor took the bow and arrows, held the bow in his left hand, pulled the string with his right hand, and shot into the sky. He walked through the sky at a hundred steps and nailed the five apples thrown by the attendant into the sky one by one on the target.

After seeing the emperor's superb archery skills, everyone was amazed and praised him. After the emperor finished his superb opening archery performance, the formal archery competition began.

In this archery competition, not only the prince but also the princes participated. All of them are heroic and have superb skills. In the first round, ten people formed a row and had a target shooting competition. In the second round, there is a moving target competition.

After two rounds, only the prince, seventh prince, eighth prince, and tenth prince were left.

In this round, the attendants released flying doves. The four of them raised their bows and stretched their arms to shoot into the sky at the same time. The prince's arrow shot smoothly and powerfully at the feathers of the tenth prince. The eighth prince aimed at the flying pigeons and pierced the hearts of the two flying pigeons with one arrow. The seventh prince wanted to shoot a flying pigeon, but the eighth prince was the first to kill two birds with one stone. In the end, only the eighth prince and the prince were the ones whose arrows hit the target.

The archery competition in this four-player match was truly exciting. Although only two of them hit the target and won in the end, the Eighth Prince was slightly better in comparison. Firstly, he had the reputation of killing two birds with one stone, and secondly, he did not use any tricks like the Prince to make the Tenth Prince lose the election. . In the audience, everyone was amazed and raised their hands to applaud. Cheers and cheers for the two princes who finally entered the finals.

After a quarter of an hour, the attendants brought a group of prisoners. The female relatives in the audience have begun to rustle.

"What is this for? Is it a human target?"

"I remember that every year there are a lot of strange competitions in the hunt, and this time we actually used captives. I heard that these captives were all to be used as human pigs, so they were all used for entertainment."

"No wonder a carload of prisoners came down when we came here. I thought they were working as coolies, but they were actually used as human targets!"

"Ah! It's so cruel, I don't want to see it!"

There was a lot of discussion in the audience. The female relatives were afraid of seeing this cruel side, but the men were all interested in watching how the two princes competed.

Here, the attendants dragged a group of prisoners to 10 archery targets and used them to block all of them. The prisoners were trembling with fear. The eighth prince was indignant in the competition venue, but he was helpless about the emperor's rules. He calmed down his anger and listened to the steward explaining the rules of the competition.

"If you hit the target without hitting the prisoner, you will be the winner. His Royal Highness will do the first round of archery first."