proud wife and concubine

Because today she can go to the hunting ground with Li Yuerong to hunt, Xiao Xueqiong got up early excitedly.

After picking out her favorite military uniform and changing into it, Xiao Xueqiong began to organize her bow and arrows again.The bow she used was specially made by Li Yuerong, not because it was powerful or expensive, but because the ordinary bow Xiao Xueqiong couldn't draw at all.

Li Yuerong packed her luggage early, and now she is sitting at the table, thinking deeply.

"Sister, why do I feel that you have been preoccupied these few days?" Xiao Xueqiong saw that Li Yuerong was not in high spirits, and even her own mood was not as happy as before.

"Oh, nothing. Actually..."

Just as Li Yuerong was about to say something, she heard Xiaodie preaching outside the curtain: "Princess, someone from the capital is here."

"Xueqiong will wait for me in the room for a while, and I'll be right over." Li Yuerong said to Xiao Xueqiong.

Xiao Xueqiong was no longer surprised by this situation, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it, she nodded obediently as usual, and continued to pack her luggage.

There is still a distance from the camp to the hunting ground, and there is a short section of mountain forests, rivers and valleys in between. Those who are skilled in riding can naturally go there on horseback, which saves time and avoids bumps in the carriage.But for people of Xiao Xueqiong's level, it is obviously more suitable to take a carriage. As for Li Yuerong, it is natural to "marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog", so she also has to accompany Xiao Xueqiong in the carriage.

"Bring this one, too, and eat it in the car." Xiao Xueqiong called the maid, wrapped up a plate of fruit on the table and took it with her, thinking: Sister Yuerong said that even concubines and princesses who are as ordinary as this fruit can't eat it. , I have to stay and bring it to Yuyao.

Li Yuerong came in not long after, but her face was a little ugly.

"What's wrong with sister? What happened?" Xiao Xueqiong was startled and asked hastily.

Li Yuerong waved back the maid with a solemn expression.

"Two days ago, there were some rumors about Yuyao's marriage. I didn't see my father, and I wasn't sure if Yuyao knew about it. I was afraid that asking her rashly would scare her. So I sent someone back to Beijing to inquire about it. Today's letter seems to be true." Li Yuerong signaled Xiao Xueqiong not to worry, just sit down and listen slowly, but Xiao Xueqiong couldn't hold her breath.

"Marriage!? How old is Yuyao, why did she promise to kiss? Which family's son is the promise? Why is it so sudden, and I haven't heard the news before?" Xiao Xueqiong asked questions one after another, and her urgent tone showed She's unbelievable.

"Hey." Li Yuerong stroked her forehead and let out a long sigh, apparently not much better than Xiao Xueqiong. "If it's a son of any family, it's okay to say. Yuyao can think of a way if she wants to. But the news now is that the father wants to make her a princess and marry Xiliao far away."

"What!?" Xiao Xueqiong cried out in shock, "Marriage?"

"Yes, marriage." Li Yuerong nodded helplessly, "The marriage partner is He Qi who came this time."

When Xiao Xueqiong heard it, she subconsciously said, "No way! That Heqie's eyeballs are all green, and he's so fierce, he doesn't look like a good match!"

"Hey, I don't want to say whether He Qi is a good person or not. The important thing is that if Yuyao is really betrothed to him, it will be a homeland thousands of miles away, and it will be hard to get back. The customs of Xiliao and ours are very different, and the language cannot be communicated. Yuyao and this Heqi probably haven't even spoken to each other, and married alone..." Li Yuerong couldn't continue.

"Then what should I do, sister, can you think of a way? Yuyao might cry to death if she finds out. She is most afraid of the cold. She said before that she didn't even want to go back to Yunzhong, let alone Xiliao! Besides, those Fanbang The men are rude and overbearing, they don't look like people who care about women and women at all..." Xiao Xueqiong shook Li Yuerong's arm anxiously.

"Don't worry, I'm trying to figure out a way. The edict hasn't been issued yet, so there's no room for maneuver." Li Yuerong pulled Xiao Xueqiong to sit down, and her mind was spinning rapidly, trying to find a breakthrough in this difficult matter.

"Princess." Xiaodie called out from outside the curtain.

"What's the matter?" Li Yuerong asked impatiently.

"Ms. Concubine Li is here. I would like to ask you to come over quickly, saying that I have something important to discuss." Xiaodie replied respectfully.

Li Yuerong and Xiao Xueqiong looked at each other tacitly, and both guessed that it was probably because of Li Yuyao.

"Xueqiong, today's hunt may be..."

Li Yuerong was interrupted by Xiao Xueqiong before she finished speaking.

"Oh, what time is it, why are you still hunting. Sister, go quickly." Xiao Xueqiong pushed Li Yuerong and was about to go out.

"Xueqiong, go to the hunting ground in my carriage first. After all, I made an appointment with A Xu yesterday to meet at the hunting ground today. You go and tell him that I have something important to do today, and sister will accompany him another day."

"But..." Xiao Xueqiong pursed her lips, "I'm not in the mood at all now, sister, can you take me to Concubine Li's place together? Otherwise, I'm just in a hurry by myself."

Of course, Li Yuerong also wanted to bring Xiao Xueqiong there, but what Concubine Li wanted to discuss with her today might be a bit "out of line", and Concubine Li didn't trust Xiao Xueqiong far enough.

"Xiaodie, let the person sent by Concubine Li come in." Li Yuerong ordered the outside world.Xiao Xueqiong didn't get a reply, she was a little puzzled, but she didn't rush to ask.

"Yes." Xiaodie responded, and not long after, she led an elderly nanny in.

"It's Nanny Wang. I haven't seen you for a long time." Seeing that it was an old servant in her family for many years, Li Yuerong said politely, and then

Asked: "Is the third princess at Li Concubine's place?"

The old mother bowed her fat body slightly, and replied: "Go back to the princess, the third princess is not with Concubine Li. There should be only Concubine Li in the tent right now."

"Oh, did the three princesses go to Concubine Li's tent to say hello in the past few days?" Li Yuerong asked again.

"No, Concubine Li hasn't seen the third princess for several days." Wang Momo replied honestly.

Li Yuerong nodded thoughtfully when she heard the words, and then said: "Nurse, go back and report to Concubine Li first, just say that I will be there in a while."

"Sister?" Xiao Xueqiong asked after seeing Wang Momo retreating.

Li Yuerong took her hand and said: "Yuyao is not with Concubine Li right now, she probably went to the hunting ground. I don't know if she has any news or what she thinks. Xueqiong, you should go to the hunting ground first by car. Find Yuyao first, and find out her tone. If she doesn't know... don't tell her first, I'm afraid that if she is in a hurry, she will do something stupid, offend her father, and hurt herself It's a big deal. If she has already heard about it, you should comfort her and tell her that I am trying to find a solution with Concubine Li, and her fourth brother will help her."

Xiao Xueqiong felt very reasonable: "Okay, then let's split up."

"When the time comes, I will ride directly from Concubine Li to the hunting ground to find you."

"En." Xiao Xueqiong nodded.

The two got up and left. Li Yuerong did not forget to tell Xiao Xueqiong to "be careful in everything" when she arrived at the hunting ground, and to follow Abi at all times, not to run around.

"Don't worry, sister, I'm just so courageous, I will definitely not do risky things." Xiao Xueqiong said helplessly, thinking that sister Yuerong was really nagging more and more.

Xiao Xueqiong sat in the carriage, and Abi and another maid sat outside to guard the horse.About [-] escorting guards walked in front of and behind the carriage.Although they are in the imperial forbidden garden, after all, they are now in the mountains far away from the imperial palace, and guards are indispensable.Even though the chances of assassins appearing are extremely low, there are many stories of ferocious beasts attacking cars.

At first, Abi was worried that Xiao Xueqiong would be bored by herself, so she wanted to talk to Xiao Xueqiong, but seeing that the other party had been lacking in interest, she stopped bothering her.

Xiao Xueqiong wondered for a while whether Concubine Li and Sister Yuerong had discussed something, and for a while wondered if Yuyao knew about it?For a while, I thought that Yuyao must not know, otherwise I would not be in the mood to hunt. After a while, I thought, maybe Yuyao already knew, and now I am anxious to see sister Yuerong, so what should I say?

Xiao Xueqiong let out a long sigh, extremely upset.While sighing for Li Yuyao, she also thought of herself: Isn't Li Yuyao now the same as me a few years ago?The noble princess lives in a beautiful house, wears silk and satin, and eats delicacies from mountains and seas.It should be a life that everyone in the world envies, but it is like drinking water and knowing how warm it is.There are only a handful of really happy days in a year, and every day is as depressing as a bird in a cage.If it weren't for the drastic changes in the mountains and rivers and the change of dynasties, maybe I would be the one who married and got married today.Even, Xiao Xueqiong thinks about it, maybe it's even worse - after all, there was a wretched old warlock who begged my father to marry me to him.Although the father did not agree in the end, he did not hesitate.Maybe the next time an old monk asks for it, he will agree.

Xiao Xueqiong shook her head, forcing herself not to think about the bad past, she opened the curtain on the side of the car and looked out.

It was still early, and the sun was warm but not too dazzling. It shone brightly on the small lake not far away.The road ahead is submerged in a forest. The forest is planted with unknown types of trees, tall and luxuriant, rustling under the breeze.

Waking up too early in the morning, and thinking wildly again, Xiao Xueqiong yawned, feeling a little tired, so she closed her eyes and leaned on the cushion to recover.Before I knew it, I gradually fell asleep,

While half asleep and half awake, she vaguely heard what Abi was talking to her surroundings, her tone was quite intense, and the carriage stopped bumping and seemed to have stopped.

Xiao Xueqiong wanted to get up and ask about the situation, but couldn't resist the waves of drowsiness and fell asleep anyway.

Until the carriage suddenly turned and shook violently, Xiao Xueqiong suddenly woke up.Just as she was about to ask Abi what happened, she was thrown off the ground in a whirl.

"Woo." Xiao Xueqiong snorted and covered her forehead in pain.

"Are you okay, little aunt?" Abi asked eagerly amidst the noise of swords and swords.

Xiao Xueqiong was terrified, she firmly grasped the vertical pole at the corner of the carriage, for fear of being thrown out of the carriage.

"I'm fine, what happened, Abi?" Xiao Xueqiong asked tremblingly.

"There are villains hiding in the woods, and they came for us. Auntie, don't come out while sitting in the car." Abi's voice was unusually low, which made Xiao Xueqiong in the car realize that the situation was not good, but she was powerless , didn't even dare to lift the curtain.