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In the afternoon of autumn, the delicate concubines waving their golden silk fans and sitting beside the old emperor chirping and chatting. At first glance, the empress's mother is beautiful and the concubines and sisters are in harmony.

On the left side, the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty are bustling with people, and the sour citations of scriptures, talking and laughing, is a rare and unseen bustle.

The viewing seats on the right side are empty, most of the generals have left the hunting ground, some are sweating profusely in the dusty racecourse, and some are standing on the sidelines eagerly waiting for the start of the next competition.

Qi Fu had already competed once, sitting leaning in a private tent on the sidelines with his naked and muscular body, the servant was shaking a fan, holding a cool ice bowl in his hand, he was drinking without distraction, and the sticky ice was rolling down his cheeks. The sweat was wiped away by the servant with a sweat towel. Even so, the sweat dripped from his forehead unstoppably. After a moment, the sweat towel was able to wring out water.

After sweating, Qi Fu snatched the sweat towel and wiped his face, still feeling uncomfortable, he simply threw it into the copper basin of cold well water and applied it wet without wringing it out. On the face, he muttered comfortably: "Cheer up!"

The veil was snatched away by someone else, Gu Ji's young face showed a little displeasure, and he scoffed: "The autumn wind is evil, hurry up and put on the clothes!"

Qi Fu curled his lips, and the little daughter-in-law seemed to move her hips when she was angry, and the servant immediately hung the clothes on his shoulders, and he didn't wear a belt, so he just smiled flatteringly at Gu Ji in such a disheveled way: " All right, all right, I'll put it on. Gu Xiaoshi hurry up and greet your highness the crown prince, leave me alone and walk around."

While talking, he pushed Gu Ji out of the arbor with his hands.

Gu Ji rolled his eyes, and said to Qi Fu's servant: "Don't spoil him, grandma won't ask you when she's sick."

The servant sent them off with a smile on their faces: "Thank you for your reminder, young master, please go slowly, young master."

Gu Ji turned his head and lifted the curtain to come out. The cuju match outside the tent was in full swing, and the din of people rushed towards his face.He also had no intention of watching the battle, and hurried towards the crown prince's shed.

Suddenly, a pair of hands blocked the way in front of him, and an unfamiliar little father-in-law bowed with a playful smile and said, "Young Master Gu, please stay inside, and the little prince invites you to come in and talk."

The so-called "little prince" is the collective name for those princes who have not left the palace to build a mansion since the prince entered the East Palace, and the "little princes" who can leave the court at the full age can be counted on two fingers.

One is the sixth prince Zhu Muyan, and the other is the seventh prince Zhu Muyu.

The seventh prince has always been a sick man, living in seclusion and pretending to hide from the world, only the sixth prince, who is aggressive, uses Gu Ji to make some stumbling blocks from time to time.

Zhu Muyao's position as the crown prince has been firmly established, but the ambitions of the princes have never been extinguished.

Gu Ji raised his eyes to look at Prince Yao's tent at the end, there was a curtain at the other end to block out the light, he thought he was taking a nap.Looking back at the playful father-in-law, Gu Ji couldn't help but feel a little headache.I don't know what kind of dirty things this "little prince" wants to do, so he can only reply indifferently: "Eunuch Lao will lead the way."

Father-in-law is a configuration only available in the imperial palace, most of them are slaves serving concubines, and there are many servants around the prince, there is no need to hunt and bring a eunuch.Unless this father-in-law was not arranged by the sixth prince.

Not the sixth prince, but also the sixth prince.That is naturally the sixth prince's mother and concubine.Maybe it's the seventh prince's mother and concubine?Gu Ji followed in silence, but his mind was turning back and forth on how to get out.But when the prince invites you, you always have to give face, so now you can only take one step at a time.

The father-in-law led Gu Ji into the back porch, turned around to the periphery of the hunting ground, and the surrounding gradually became quiet. Gu Ji asked suspiciously: "This father-in-law, isn't the little prince in the hunting ground?"

The little father-in-law didn't answer, but said "please".

Gu Ji became more and more suspicious, and said vigilantly: "This father-in-law is very strange, I don't know where he works? He was just transferred..."

The back of the neck was hit hard, and Gu Ji's eyes darkened before his words fell, and he lost consciousness instantly.

The "father-in-law" raised and lowered the knife quickly, and dragged the limp Gu Ji into the temporary military tent that was concealed aside. It was obviously a debris area, with messy items piled up everywhere, but there was no stranger.

The fake father-in-law had a clear purpose, and easily placed the unconscious Gu Ji on the corner of the wall, and then began to search his body up and down, and found the jade blood silk pendant in his sleeve.

……

Although the form of the hunting of the princes is greater than the process, it is held every year and attracts much attention.This year Zhu Muyao had just assumed the title of prince, and the secretly dissatisfied princes naturally wanted to make some fuss about his riding and archery skills.Many people bowed and held him high, and more people waited to see his jokes.

When the time came, the full-year-old princes put on their riding clothes, stepped on their favorite horses, and entered the hunting ground majestically one by one.

Except for the sick-looking seventh prince who was sitting with his mother and concubine in the family pile, the other five princes had good coefficients.Prince Yao was dressed in a neat riding attire and sat upright on the horse. Compared with the other four princes who were crookedly riding their horses, he looked majestic and out of place.

Flags were fluttering at the hunting grounds, horns were blown uniformly, and the heavy "woo-woo" sound hammered everyone's heart, and the solemn atmosphere rendered the whole arena.Following the sound of the trumpet, the prince entered the field one after another, followed by seven descendants of military generals. Qi Fu followed behind on horseback with a tired face. Under the eyes of everyone, he was still out of shape.

As soon as the sound of the whining horn fell, the sixth prince pulled the reins of the horse and whispered to the prince beside him: "Today's number one is mine!"

The fourth prince snorted and showed his disregard.

Qi Fu heard this, and said absent-mindedly: "Little lords, please be merciful, release water for young generals like me, keep a few rabbits, don't take all the prey, my father will not let me go."

Because the princes have the advantage of blood, the incompetent trash will ask the servants to release water and help the master hunt some small prey to make up the number, so as to ensure that the princes will not be embarrassing in the top few.Although Qi Fu's sentence is self-deprecating, it implies some irony.

The sixth prince immediately heard the implication, and was about to sternly argue, but he heard the command signal sounded suddenly, and the fence of the east hunting ground was slowly opened.Those who were eager to win immediately rushed in with their horses and whips, and the sixth prince had no time to care about him, so he also dived into the hunting ground.For a while, the horseshoes rolled up the dust, and yellow smoke was flying outside the hunting ground.

Concubine Ru saw the sand and dust coming at the audience seats of the royal family, and the flamboyant Rou Yi immediately brought a handkerchief to cover the seventh prince's mouth and nose.

The Seventh Prince raised his hand and patted off the veil, his face extremely cold.

Concubine Ru's face froze when she received this cold reception, but she could only smile awkwardly because everyone was watching her and she stopped.

……

The East Hunting Ground is full of artificially raised animals, ranging from small chickens, ducks, rabbits and cats to large raw birds and beasts. Although there are tigers and leopards, there are not many of them. First, the safety of the princes who are hunting must be ensured. Second, it is necessary to ensure that the results of the competition and killing are uneven, so there are no more than three large beasts in it.

Prince Yao entered the hunting ground but was absent-minded, holding the rein tightly and clutching something hidden, a red tassel was exposed between the fingers, flying with the wind as the horse's hooves bumped.

Qi Fu was lazy and walked slowly. When he raised his eyes and saw someone who was walking slower than him, he joked: "His Royal Highness, if you don't chase after him, the leopard will lose his share."

Zhu Muyao glanced at him, raised his hand, and a red string dangled down. It was the props of "Three Princes' Poems and Appearances" when they visited the garden that day, the Blood Silk Wear.

Qi Fu was familiar with Gu Xiaoshi, and when he saw something, his expression immediately turned pale: "What's the matter?"

"Today I will help you hunt tigers and leopards first, and rush to save people alone." The prince said concisely.

Qi Fu was surprised only for a moment, then calmed down, and said foolishly: "That can't be done, if I take the first place, my father will have to ask me again."

Zhu Muyao was not surprised, and waited for Qi Fu to finish the second half of the sentence.

Qi Fu gave a "tsk" sound, and said in distress, "Let me help you get the first place. Please run faster, His Royal Highness, saving people is the most important thing."

The prince was right in his arms, without further explanation, he immediately turned his horse's head and ran away in a gust of wind.

This person tricked Qi Fu with a few words, and the Qi family boy felt aggrieved immediately, and felt that Gu Ji's safety was more important. Although he didn't know the ins and outs of the kidnapping case, he still trusted the prince more, so he muttered helplessly With the word "trouble", the appointment seems to urge the horse to go deep into the hunting ground.

The ears of big cats are extremely sharp. Although they are artificially bred, they are still vigilant and wild. If strangers approach them with great fanfare, the weak will find their own death, while the stronger ones will scare the beast away.Qi Fu knew this very well. After going deep into the hunting ground, he began to carefully look for the traces of large prey. If he wanted to hunt a leopard, he had to find the whereabouts of this beast first.

After he walked around for a while, he finally saw a vague paw print on the gravel.

It's definitely a leopard.

He immediately dismounted from the horse, performed his still-immature qinggong, and flew up among the trees as lightly as a swallow.

The paw print sometimes disappears, but it meanders all the way deep into the depths of the forest.Qi Fu has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and loves to fight fiercely in competitions. Although he is catching and hunting for others this time, there is still excitement in his heart, and he is bound to win some points for this beast.

……

Gu Ji woke up, the surroundings were pitch black and there was no sound of people, occasionally a couple of birds chirped, and he didn't know where he was.

The fake father-in-law's knife was not heavy, he thought he had left room, and he was fully awake in a moment.When he woke up, his vision was dark, his whole body was wrapped in a thick layer of flannelette, his hands and feet were bound tightly, and his mouth was tightly blocked by torn cotton wool.Gu Ji tried his best to call for help, but he could only let out a low cry of "woo woo".

After shouting tiredly, the summer heat began to rise. The flannelette wrapped in this pocket was probably very thick. It was so stuffy that he had difficulty breathing. Qing, gradually passed out again.

Qi Fu fell silently from the tree, and the leopard not far away was crawling in the grass, and he could still see the slight ups and downs of breathing on his belly, presumably he was taking a nap.He stretched out his hand and pulled out three arrows, slowly and steadily set up the horn bow, and stretched the bowstring with all his strength. The three arrow points aimed at the leopard's head, chest and abdomen, intending to shoot all three arrows and succeed in one hit.

The bowstring was fully drawn, Qi Fu retracted his fingers in an instant, and undid the last heavy buckle. With a sound of "嗤!", the three arrows left the string at the same time.

Suddenly, "Listen, listen!" Three beeps, the three arrows that were determined to win were forced in the middle, and the hidden weapon came very quickly, and the arrows made a bend, piercing the grass and trees one after another, making a "duh huh" sound.

The arrow fell to the ground, and the uninvited guest appeared from the tree. Qi Fu never imagined that the mantis was catching the cicada, and the crown prince Yao was actually the oriole. Thinking that this fellow would use the blood silk pendant as bait to snatch his prey, Qi Fu immediately became furious and cursed : "I didn't expect His Royal Highness, the crown prince, to be so rare about such tricks, it's just...!"

But Zhu Muyao didn't even look at him, he jumped into the grass nimbly, pushed aside the weeds up to his waist, and a leopard leather sack was revealed inside.

"..." Qi Fuman thought it was a real leopard, but he didn't want it to be a sack!

Zhu Muyao stretched out his hand and pulled out the short inner blade of the boot, and cut through the knots one by one with a calm technique.

Qi Fu watched from the side, as if he saw a faint tremor in this person's fingers, which seemed impatient and panicked, and disappeared without blinking. Qi Fu thought it was an illusion.

The tight rope was cut, Zhu Muyao opened the mouth of the bag, Gu Ji's little face was already pale and purple, and his breath was like a spring.

……

This is probably the scariest hunt in the history of Dayao Kingdom. In the past, he won the championship by killing tigers and leopards. This time, Prince Yao came back from hunting himself!

Gu Ji was still in a coma, and Prince Yao immediately hugged him and left the hunting ground, silent all the way, his expression as cold as ice.The imperial physician then carried Gu Ji to the prince's private account for treatment.Fortunately, they were rescued in time, and apart from the pain in the back of his neck for several days, Gu Ji had no other discomfort.

Qi Fu almost shot Gu Ji to death with three arrows. Although the only witness, His Highness the Crown Prince, did not publicize it to the outside world, the young general Qi still felt guilty. He treated Gu Xiaoshi more and more considerately and patiently, serving tea and water with a pious expression on his face.

The crown prince answered the old emperor's question in ten minutes, returned to the tent and waved away the crowd first, Qi Fu turned and followed suit, Zhu Muyao said: "You stay."

Qi Fu timidly stayed and stayed, there was no other way, the handle was still in the hands of others, so naturally he wanted to kill him or kill him at will.

Gu Ji was still awake at this time, ignorant and unaware.Zhu Muyao gently hung the blood silk pendant back on his waist, without turning his head, he said: "When you see the jade pendant, don't tell others."

Qi Fu looked confused, and then he seemed to understand, and replied: "Yes."

"Don't tell him either."

"……Yes."

"Don't ask Gu why?"

Seeing Prince Yao with his back turned to him, Qi Fu rolled his eyes very quickly, but his tone was still respectful: "I will follow His Highness's orders, and I dare not speak in private."

"Okay, I've done some meritorious service in helping the orphans, and I'll reward you."

Qi Fu rolled his gorgeous big eyes again, he is the eldest son of the Taiwei Mansion, there is something rare that he has never seen before, reward, reward a ball.

It's a pity that the roll of the white eyes was unfavorable this time, Prince Yao happened to turn around and saw a white eye with a full beard and tail.

Qi Fu: "..."