humble minister

Candles were shining brightly in the room, and the beauty who was removing her makeup in front of the mirror stopped her movements when she heard footsteps behind her.

"I don't know why my sister asked Ah Ying to come here at this time?" Lian Ying walked behind her sister, Cai Er, a maid who was combing Duanmu Xiwei's black hair, respectfully blessed him, Lian Ying nodded with a smile, and took him over. The wooden comb in his hand signaled to step back.

Cai'er bowed her head and quietly exited the room, and closed the door before leaving, she could vaguely hear the conversation between the siblings inside the room.

Duanmu Xiwei put down the hairpin in her hand, looked in the mirror at her well-behaved and sensible brother holding a wooden comb, combing her long hanging hair again and again, for a moment, she didn't know how to speak, because she knew she shouldn't put her brother Involved in it, his younger brother never wanted to be involved in the dispute of the world situation, even though he was amazingly talented.

"Sister is very embarrassed, how do you tell me?" Lian Ying can naturally see her hesitation in the mirror, "Actually, there are some things to say, I don't want to get involved, but as an outsider, it's okay to help my sister share her worries. "

"Hey, since that's the case, I, as an older sister, will just say it straight." Duanmuxi sighed slightly. After all, she always felt a little indebted to this younger brother. Coupled with the fact that his brother was weak since he was a child, she didn't know many things. I would like to make him worry, but now she is not sure, so she can only come to discuss with her younger brother, "My sister heard at the banquet that there will be a hunt in ten days."

"Hunting? Didn't emperors usually hunt in autumn? It's summer now, why is it earlier?" Lian Ying frowned, and then let go again, "Maybe it's just that the current emperor changed his mind temporarily, which is not unusual."

"If that's the case, why should I call you here?" Duanmuxi sighed slightly, with worry in his eyes, "It's just that my wedding with the prince will be in thirty days..."

"Thirty days later? In such a hurry? Or after twenty days of hunting, this..." Lian Ying paused for a while to think, then slowly combed her sister's black hair, and said in a low voice, " Now the emperor's body is probably not as simple as a slight ailment, right?"

"Did you think of it?" Duanmu Xiwei was not at all surprised that her younger brother thought of this, after all, she had thought of it, not to mention that this younger brother was smarter than her own, but this also meant that many people in the capital also thought of it. They all guessed it. Today, King Mu An's sentence "Brother Huang is slightly ill" can't help but make people think about it.

"The emperor is so eager to hold the big wedding of his sister and the prince. He probably expected that his life would not be long. He wanted to hold on to settle everything and give his most beloved son a clean, safe and prosperous life. Jiangshan." Speaking here, Lian Ying couldn't help but think of what Shi Xiang said to him, and now he felt his disappointment and heartache more deeply, what an affectionate and cold king!

"Well, that's true. But what I don't understand is why there is a hunt in the middle, so I called you to discuss it. My sister knows that you have always been smart, so I didn't want to involve you in it, but this matter is big or small , so..." At this point, Duanmu Xiwei turned around and looked at the person in front of him.

"Hey, sister, you don't need to worry about this matter." Lian Yingjian's sister had been staring at him, and finally let go, "This is the emperor's plan."

"Calculate?"

"Lead the snake out of the hole, cut the weeds and root them out."

Seeing her sister's expression suddenly dimmed, she knew that her sister also wanted to understand. At this moment, the mood of the siblings is almost the same.

For a long time, Duanmuxi fainted in a secluded way——

"Since ancient times, the ruthless emperor's family, the ancients have never deceived me..."

On the second day of the engagement banquet, there was a news that spread throughout the capital, that is, the famous "Mr. Tingyun" appeared. For a while, people speculated about what this Mr. Tingyun looked like, but no one said anything. Be sure.

But this discussion didn't last long, because another news came out from the palace - this year the emperor will hold a hunt in advance, and the location is still the same place: Qiuwulin.

The news came too unexpectedly, but this did not prevent many children of officials, nobles and even the royal family from starting to rush and go to the school grounds on the outskirts of the capital to practice before hunting. After all, this is a great opportunity to show themselves in front of the emperor. Opportunity, as for why the emperor hunted in advance...well...don't expect too much thinking from most of the idiots.

I have been very distressed these few days, why are you distressed?

One is because the trail of his "Mr. Ting Yun" has finally been exposed, and the other is because...he can't go to this damned hunt. Holding three invitations in his hand, Lian Ying, who has always been gentle, wants to gnash his teeth.

Forget about the fifth prince, don't Jiang Bailang and Shi Xiang know how he can ride a horse with his body?But the invitations have been delivered, so I can only practice temporarily, and my parents and sister also want him to participate, because it may exercise his body.

Hey, I was simply cheated.

But Lian Ying wasn't too disgusted, it was a novel experience anyway, so he decided to take advantage of the good weather today and drag someone out to accompany him to the school grounds for practice.

As for the person who was unfortunately dragged out, it is naturally Jiang Bailang, after all, he is the queen of the general family, and the suave Prince Xiang is not sure which gentle town he is in at this time.

Ruanrou Township, Hero Tomb, I just don’t know when Ah Xiang will understand this truth?Lian Ying grieved a little for Lord Xiang in his heart, and really only felt it.

"Ahhh, why are you dragging me out?" Jiang Bailang kept complaining while sitting in the carriage going to the suburbs, "Isn't Shixiang that cunning fox okay? And why do we need to take the carriage?"

"Naturally, I need to find someone in the industry to pick a good horse." Lian Ying narrowed his eyes with a smile, and directly ignored his last question.

"Hey, you've found the right person for this one. My horse picking skills are top-notch, so I promise to pick a good horse for you!" Jiang Bailang patted his chest and assured him, then after thinking about it, he realized something was wrong, "No, it's not right, There are people who are good at horses in the racecourse over the school yard, why don't you go find them?"

"Well, well, in fact, I also want to ask Mr. Jiang to teach me how to ride a horse?" At this point, Lian Ying had no choice but to confess.

"Oh, it turned out to be this one, no problem, I'll leave it to the young master." Jiang Bailang agreed, but then suddenly stopped, "Wait, Ah Ying, don't you know how to ride a horse?"

Lian Ying smiled wryly, otherwise, why pull Jiang Bailang out if he could.

"Hey? Ah Ying, are you really not good at it? Then how did you travel outside in the past few years?" Jiang Bailang wondered, no wonder you came out in a carriage this time.

"Naturally it's the next two legs." Lian Ying still smiled wryly, although traveling like this is a bit hard, but it's also very enjoyable, rest when you're tired, enjoy the scenery as long as you're not tired, and appreciate human kindness, wouldn't it be pleasant?

"Okay, okay, let's see how I teach you!" Jiang Bailang clenched his fists, confident in himself, but soon he lost confidence in Lian Ying, "Hey, Ah Ying Will the body be overwhelmed?"

"Where is he so delicate?" Lian Ying gave him a "shock", of course, it must not be heavy.

When the two arrived, many officials and noble children had already arrived.

At the gate of the racecourse, the two got out of the carriage and told the young man to wait here before going to choose horses.At this time, the two of them were not the only ones choosing horses in the racecourse, and some people wanted to choose some good horses for riding and shooting practice, and even thought that if the horses were good, they would buy them.

Jiang Bailang accompanied Lian Ying around more than half of the racecourse, and finally chose a horse that both of them were satisfied with. The stable boy on the other side also heaved a sigh of relief. He was tired of explaining while accompanying him like this!

It was a snow-white steed, but there were clumps of red hair on the horse's hooves. From a distance, it seemed to be walking on the fiery red clouds, so the name of this horse was "Luoxia". A rare horse.

Of course, the main reason why Jiang Bailang chose it was because the horse's eyes are very kind, and one can tell that it is not strong-tempered at first glance. It is suitable for beginners like Lian Ying, but Lian Ying chose it purely because of its good eyesight.

As soon as Jiang Bailang untied the rein, he heard a soft voice——

"Princess Ben has taken a fancy to this horse!"

Jiang Bailang and Lian Ying looked at the same time, wasn't the savage little princess Shi Minrong standing not far from them?

"Ah, Ah Ying, I have a headache!" Jiang Bailang complained in Lian Ying's ear.

Lian Ying looked behind the princess, and sure enough, she saw a figure riding a black horse slowly approaching, isn't it the Fifth Prince Shi Yu?

"Don't worry about it, your 'Brother Shi Yu' is here." Lian Ying still joked at this time.

Hearing this, Jiang Bailang's eyes lit up, and he looked in the direction of Lian Ying's line of sight, and indeed he saw Shi Yu, and just as he wanted to go up to say hello, he was stopped by the little girl.

"Hey, my princess is asking you something, will I give this horse to my princess?" Shi Minrong stared at the horse, but she was asking Jiang Bailang.

Who dares not to give you such a posture?Lian Ying slandered silently.

After reminding the little girl, Jiang Bailang remembered today's business, he had to choose a horse for Ah Ying before going to say hello!Immediately, he smiled apologetically at Lian Ying, and Lian Ying smiled back and expressed that he didn't mind his inversion of priorities just now, which made Jiang Bailang a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Your Royal Highness, we will choose this horse first." Jiang Bailang showed a bright smile and refused.

Seeing his firm attitude, Shi Minrong wanted to give it to them, but she felt a little upset at the young man in front of her with such a big smile on her face. What do you want?"

"Tsk, it's not good to take someone's love?" Jiang Bailang frowned.

"I'm a princess, why can't I have what I want?" Shi Minrong still refused to give in. Today, she managed to persuade Brother Wu Huang to accompany her to choose horses and practice. It won't be so easy to let go!

No one would give in, the scene froze for a moment, even Ying could hardly stand it anymore, for the sake of a horse, he wouldn't do it, the worst would be to choose again, thinking about it, he stepped forward and prepared to ask Jiang Bailang to give up the horse to the little girl Yes, but at this moment, a cold voice came in——

"Since there is a stalemate, why don't I have a competition with Brother Jiang, whoever wins the horse will belong to him."

It's the fifth prince!

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Ah, today's update is even later, forget it, and the time for updating the article will be changed from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] in the evening. It feels more Orz to update the article at night~~~