After rebirth, I teamed up with the scumbag's mistress

The winter solstice is also the day for winter hunting.

Early in the morning, the emperor rode a brown Arabian horse, wearing a yellow robe, with four guards holding spears following behind him. Behind him, royal children, civil and military officials and their families, and elite soldiers were divided into two teams. The team was neat and large, and went to the Beishan Mountain outside the capital in a mighty manner.

It didn't take long for everyone to reach the North Mountain. Following the emperor's order, the emperor led everyone to gallop on horseback. The emperor bent his bow and shot an arrow, and a mountain eagle fell in front of the horse with the arrow. Everyone cheered continuously, "Your Majesty is so skilled!" "Your Majesty is really an expert in riding and shooting!"..., and the voices of praise and compliments were endless.

"I hope you will have fun here today and leave with joy! I declare that the winter hunting begins!" said the emperor with a smile.

The people rode in groups of two or three, heading off on horseback in different directions.

There were not only men in the crowd, but also many noble women. For example, Concubine Ning, who served the emperor, was wearing a narrow-sleeved long robe, black high-waisted boots, and riding a horse, holding the reins with both hands, and accompanying the emperor closely.

Liu Yuefu was also among them. She was wearing a dark red robe with narrow sleeves and black high-waist boots. She rode a horse into the forest with her elder brother Liu Dalang.

With them was Kang Miaoqing, who had her hair in two hanging buns, wore a blue narrow-sleeved robe, and camel-colored high-waisted boots.

After a while, a little deer appeared. Kang Miaoqing saw that Liu Yuefu wanted the deer. She tilted her head slightly, her eyes bright, and shot an arrow in an instant, and the deer fell to the ground.

Kang Miaoqing smiled proudly.

The servant came towards them carrying the prey. It was going to be handed over to them. They won again.

Kang Miaoqing thought that the servant would hand over the prey to her as he did in the past.

Unexpectedly, the servant who was picking up prey in front gave the deer to Liu Yuefu.

"This is what I shot, why did you give it to her?" Kang Miaoqing asked with a frown.

"Madam Kang, the deer was shot by Madam Li's arrow."

"This?" Kang Miaoqing looked carefully and found that the arrow feather on the deer was not hers, but Liu Yuefu's.

Liu Yuefu turned her head to look at Kang Miaoqing, picked up the deer and put it on the horse's back and secured it, "Thank you."

Liu Yuefu never wanted to let Kang Miaoqing take away her things at will again.

Kang Miaoqing looked at the place where the deer was originally, and saw an arrow that was shot down and nailed to a tree nearby. The arrow was not someone else's but her own. And lying next to it was an arrow that belonged to Liu Yuefu. It turned out that Liu Yuefu had shot not just one arrow, but two in a row.

Kang Miaoqing's face darkened instantly, but she turned her head and put on a smile, saying to Liu Yuefu: "Sister Yuefu, you are really good at riding and shooting."

Liu Yuefu smiled and said, "Go on."

The three men continued to search for prey in the forest until dusk, when they rode back to the camp.

As soon as we entered the camp, we saw the Five Quarters Envoy had gathered a group of eunuchs, who were counting and recording everyone's prey.

As they rode forward, an eunuch immediately came up and counted the goods for them, and sang: "Master Liu hunted three pheasants, two hares, and one mountain eagle."

"Mrs. Li Sicheng hunted a pheasant, three hares, and a deer."

"Mrs. Kang hunted two hares and three pheasants."

After the goods were counted, the three men rode back to their respective tents with the goods.

Because the Liu and Li families are related by marriage, the tents of the two families are next to each other.

At night, Liu Yuefu was preparing to turn off the lights and rest.

But she heard a noisy sound coming from outside. Liu Yuefu ignored it and was about to go to bed.

"Madam Li, please follow me out. The emperor is summoning you."

"Yes."

Liu Yuefu left her tent and saw the masters of the surrounding tents coming out one after another. It seemed that something had happened. The emperor then summoned everyone.

Liu Yuefu had nothing to hide, so she was not panicked.

She calmly followed the little maid to the center of the camp, where the emperor's tent was located.

The emperor's tent was guarded on all sides by guards with swords. There was a large open space around it, which was now gradually filled up by the people who had gathered.

A young man in purple clothes stood on the left side of His Majesty with his hands hanging down, holding a dagger in his hand and said, "Father, this dagger is indeed Fifth Brother's. But how could Fifth Brother be someone who would do such a treasonous thing."

The purple-robed man knelt down, bowed his head and said, "I hope your Majesty will understand."

Because he lowered his eyes, no one saw the determination in his eyes.

On the right side of the emperor stood a beautiful young man in a silver moon robe. With such a delicate profile as if carved by a knife, who else could it be but Doctor An?

Liu Yuefu saw that the purple-clothed man's arm was bloody, and his clothes were torn, and the dagger in his hand was also stained with blood. She thought that the blood on the dagger was his.

The emperor looked very angry. "Old Fifth, how do you explain? How did the assassin have your dagger in his hand?"

Concubine Ning knelt down, took a few steps on her knees, looked up at His Majesty and said, "My son and I rely on Your Majesty for everything, and we have never had any intention of rebellion. I hope Your Majesty will understand. Although this dagger belongs to my son, Jiu'an has always loved Your Majesty, so how could he send someone to assassinate him?"

"Father, I certainly don't know. This dagger must have dropped when I was seeing patients recently. I use this dagger to treat external injuries." Doctor An answered slowly.

Liu Yuefu was shocked to find that Doctor An was actually the Fifth Prince.

"Concubine Ning, you and your son had better give me a reasonable explanation." The emperor said coldly.

It is said that the emperor's mind has always been the most difficult to understand. Liu Yuefu now understands a little bit.

Concubine Ning was seen kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly, "I'm going to say something that I shouldn't say. There was no reason for An'er to assassinate you. He... he died at some point..." Concubine Ning choked up, and she cried even harder as she spoke.

"Mother, why are you saying this..." Liang Jiuan was obviously helpless.

After Liang Jiuan bowed to the emperor, he slowly said, "Father, I was framed. I couldn't find the dagger two days ago. If I wanted to assassinate you, how could I be so stupid as to use my own dagger and throw it away after failing, leaving behind evidence. I hope you can give me some time, I will find out the truth."

When the emperor heard this, his expression eased a lot and he was about to open his mouth to pardon the crime.

The purple-robed man raised his eyebrows and said, "Fifth brother, the dagger evidence is here. What can you say to defend yourself? Even if you have no intention of usurping the throne, how do you know that it wasn't you and your son who did it in collusion with other princes? For example, the crown prince?"

A single stone caused a thousand waves, and everyone on the field held their breath. The atmosphere on the field was a little solemn for a moment.

"You know that you won't live long, so you want to give your mother a peaceful old age. The dagger might be left behind because you are not good enough in martial arts." The man in purple pressed on and continued.

"Fourth brother, why are you so aggressive? I have been traveling with my master since I was a child to cure illnesses and save lives. I have never formed a clique for personal gain, and I have never participated in politics. How can I help the crown prince or other princes?"

The purple-robed man did not listen to the Fifth Prince Liang Jiuan's explanation at all. He just half-knelt and saluted, saying, "Father, I think my fifth brother has grown up. I request that you send my fifth brother to his fiefdom immediately and never call him back to the capital."

Liu Yuefu narrowed her eyes slightly. This was probably the prince's real intention. He knew that he could not win over the fifth prince, and he was afraid that he would be won over by other princes. After all, Concubine Ning was favored and easy to talk to in front of the emperor, which posed a threat to his path to the throne. Therefore, he wanted to eliminate this hidden danger.

At the same time, when Concubine Ning heard the purple-robed man say that he would send Liang Jiuan to his fiefdom and never return to Beijing, her eyes widened and she knelt down to beg, saying sadly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I hope you will have mercy on us and give us mother and son some time to find out the truth! I, your concubine, cannot leave Jiuan!"