Royal rice bug, worm worm!

After two days of nesting in the hunting palace, it finally cleared up.

The sky is blue and the sun is shining brightly. Just looking up will make you feel better.

At the foot of the mountain, an altar is set up to offer the five grains, the sage leads the head, the clan relatives follow, and the civil and military officials line up on both sides, worshiping the mountain god and respecting the land.

The first arrow of autumn hunting needs to be shot by a vigorous young man. This person is probably the prince, and if the prince is not established, he is the most favored prince.

Li Hong looked at the two sons next to him, and handed the golden carving bow to Li Xi.

I don't know how many people's hearts trembled.

Li Xi took it over naturally, and handed it over to the second prince naturally.That posture, as if Li Hong's original intention was to let him hand it over.

Li Hong was stunned.

Brat, do you really not understand or pretend you don’t understand?

Li Xi quietly rolled her eyes.

Want to cheat me?No way!

The second prince had a big heart, and he saluted Li Hong flattered, then smiled at Li Xi, and then shot the first arrow of Autumn Hunting under everyone's complicated eyes.

There is no resentment, humiliation, and I don't want what is given to me.

Xiao Fu Wang sincerely admired his face, "Second brother, you are not authentic, and you are secretly working hard behind my back."

The second prince grinned, "Who told you to be picky, you have slender arms and legs, you have no strength, and you can't even draw a bow with one stone."

"I'm beautiful." Li Xi winked, "Second brother gave me a wild boar, and I asked Wei Shaoqing to make me a hot plate barbecue. It's so crispy, and it's so oily!"

The second prince swallowed, "I'll give you all, can I eat too?"

"make a deal!"

The two brothers clapped their hands tacitly, and rode off on horseback with their shoulders linked.

The corners of the mouths of a group of courtiers twitched—what about the agreed-upon battle to win the heir apparent?What about the bloody storm that was promised?That's it? !

The second prince's mother and concubine Chai Meiren also came.

During the siege of the Taiji Palace 16 years ago, the Chai family sided with Prince Li. In the end, the two generals of the Chai family died in battle, and the Chai family had no chance of promotion.

Chai Meiren was also neglected, living alone in the deep palace, and was not eligible to attend even important occasions such as the New Year's Palace banquet.

This is the first time in 16 years that she has appeared in the eyes of the officials, and it is like a signal that the sage no longer cares about what the Chai family did back then.

This shows that the second prince is very likely to win the reserve position.

Chai Meiren is just a concubine in the Chai family, otherwise she would not have married Li Hong as a side concubine back then.

She is shy and cautious, and she doesn't ask for much in her life. She is very satisfied with the healthy, tall and big son.

The second prince ran over and squatted in front of her like a hill, "Mother, don't eat too many dim sum fruits. When I hunt a big mountain pig, Xiao Bao asked Wei Shaoqing to roast it, and I will bring it to you."

Chai Meiren wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a gentle voice: "You are an elder brother, you can't compete with King Fu for meat."

"Don't worry, Auntie, Xiaobao is generous!" The second prince smiled innocently and ran away happily.

Just in time, the palace servant brought two roasted pears, and Chai Meiren was about to stretch out her hand, but retracted, "No, I can't eat it, I have to wait for brother Gong's barbecue."

Next to her, Princess Jinyang glanced at her, her face was not very good - one or two, both were disappointing!

Next to it, the Queen Mother glanced at Princess Jinyang, and smiled—you look like you, and your eyes are only fixed on that position?

The two aunts and sisters-in-law looked at each other and turned their faces away.

Back then, when the first emperor had not won the throne, and when Princess Jinyang was still helping him conquer the world, the two aunts and sisters-in-law disliked each other.

"Grandmother, this summer has been full of sun and little rain, and the pears are quite sweet. I asked the palace servants to burn two. You can taste them."

As Li Yunluo said, she had already peeled the skin, cut it into small pieces with a bamboo knife, put it in a silver plate, and handed it to the Empress Dowager.

The queen mother laughed immediately, "What are you busy with? Just take care of your own body."

When it was over, he took a special look at Jinyang Dachang Princess, the meaning of showing off was very obvious.

Princess Jinyang looked at Chai Lanlan next to her with a straight face.

Chai Lanlan looked earnest, "Did grandma change her mind and allow me to go hunting in the mountains?"

Princess Jinyang was depressed for a while.

People are better than people, you have to throw it away!

On the other side of the officials and family members, some people are even more distressed.

Xiao Liu was scolded by Li Xi, and then by the head of the Xiao family, and fell ill when they arrived in the Hunting Palace.

This time it's a real illness, not a faux pas.

Originally wanted to ask for a vacation, so I won't come today, but was rejected by the queen mother, who said: "The scenery on the Hunting Mountain is beautiful, the air is fresh, and it is good for the body. It is better to go out for a walk than to stay in the house blindly." Much stronger!"

Xiao Liushi sounded very familiar, wasn't it what she said when she forced Li Yunluo to come to the Hunting Palace?

He arrived with a heavy body, sneezing and runny nose again, which made the wives and ladies in the same tent feel disgusted.Straightforward, she immediately ridiculed her and said she deserved it.

Xiao Liushi wished he could bump his head to death in the official tent.

I don't have the courage again.

Looking at the imperial tent from a distance, Li Yunluo was wearing gorgeous palace attire and precious jewelry that she had never seen in her entire life, surrounded by a crowd of court ladies and doctors, like a goddess of the nine heavens, she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

The women naturally noticed it too, their eyes full of sarcasm.

The county master of Funing is being gentle and low-key, which is why he let this kind of person ride on his head.

***

On the Hunting Mountain, it was another scene of excitement.

Xiao Sanlang's black-eared little boar is indeed a natural hunter, and he can catch small boars before he is an adult.

Xiong Xiongzi originally regarded himself as the "big brother", and posted bear designs of "my brother is mighty, my brother covers you, and my brother catches boars for you", but he was killed by the little mountain raccoon when he came up.

How can this be tolerated?

In a rage, Xiong Xiongzi planed the wild boar's lair alone.

Wild boars, big and small, rushed out of the nest, and a group of young gentlemen were instantly bloodied and chased wildly with whips.

Xiong Xiongzi set his sights on the biggest one and chased after it excitedly.

The boar was frightened and rushed wildly.

Li Xi chased after him, drilling left and right, inadvertently throwing off the guards protecting him.

As a result, the wild boar missed, and Xiong Xiongzi stepped on the air with his paw and fell into the trap.

Li Xi lay on the side, trying to pull it out, but Xiong Xiongzi was too heavy, so she pulled him in instead.

"Hahahaha... so stupid!" A series of crisp laughter sounded from the tree.

Li Xi looked up and saw a young lady about fifteen or sixteen years old was stepping on a branch of a tree, bending over with a smile.

The little lady was wearing a Hu suit, with a bow on her back, disheveled hair, gray face, and a pair of phoenix eyes that were lively and lovely.

Li Xi shook the dusty grass leaves on his head, paying attention to his own image anytime and anywhere.

The little lady jumped down from the tree, looked at him carefully, and suddenly asked, "Are you a barbarian too?"

"You too?"

"I'm not, my mother..." In the middle of speaking, he suddenly changed his words, "Why should I tell you, you are my prey now, you have to listen to me."

Li Xi crossed his arms and said with a smile: "I've seen boar hunters, fox hunters, and this is the first time I've seen a hunter. Does the lady want to cut me into pieces or sell me whole?"

Uh ~

The little lady clicked her tongue in disgust, "You are so cruel."

Li Xi smiled wickedly and frightened her: "Little girl, the royal family hunts, and it is a capital offense to go up the mountain without permission, let alone you dare to be a 'hunter'."

The little lady panicked, picked up a stone, and made a gesture to throw it down, "Then I'll kill you, and no one will know."

Li Xi shook his sleeves, "Look at what I'm wearing, do I look like an ordinary person? Kill me, and your whole village will be finished."

"I don't have a village." The little lady said sullenly, "My mother won't let me go down the mountain to play."

Li Xi raised his eyebrows, "A refugee who fled?"

"That's not it! It's Orion!" The little lady was poked in the sore spot, and she said coquettishly, "I won't play with you anymore, you stay here by yourself!"

Say, run.

Li Xi said slowly: "If you leave, the government soldiers will find me in a quarter of an hour, I will catch up with you in a quarter of an hour, and you, including your family, will be killed by me in a quarter of an hour. Put in prison and do hard labor for the rest of your life..."

"No, my father is still sick, so he can't go to jail!"

"If you don't want to go to jail, just pull me out."

The little lady was hesitating, but just in time, the sound of government soldiers beating bamboo drums sounded.

This is the code to find someone.

They didn't dare to shout "Prince" with great fanfare, for fear that someone with a heart would find him first, which would be detrimental to Li Xi.

Li Xi stretched out his hand, "Hurry up, if you hesitate any longer, you will go to jail."

"You are such a bad person!" The little lady scolded angrily, grabbed Li Xi reluctantly, and pulled him out.

Then, the two rescued Xiong Xiongzi again.

Xiong Xiongzi lost face and shut himself up silently.

"This is a bear and lion dog, I have seen it before."

The little lady looked at the big fluffy dog ​​with love in her eyes, "My father secretly took me to Chang'an City. My mother didn't know, but I saw a Persian merchant selling this kind of dog in the West Market."

Li Xi followed her words without any trace: "Since your mother is so strict with you, why do you dare to come to Hunting Mountain at this time?"

"My father is sick, and I haven't hunted any good things for several months, and the family has no money to buy medicine." The little lady grabbed a feathered arrow and fiddled with the weeds sullenly. No income for two months..."

Li Xi couldn't help feeling guilty, and said: "I have medicine, you follow me to get it!"

Not only was the little lady unhappy, but she shook her head, "My mother said, if you get something for nothing, it will be bad luck sooner or later."

Li Xi laughed, "I'm lost, please take me down the mountain, and take the medicinal materials as a thank you gift, okay?"

"Are you serious?"

"Why am I lying to you, cut into pieces and sell?"

"You dare not betray me." The little lady snorted confidently, and said decisively, "Okay, then I'll send you down the mountain, and you give me the medicine. If you go back on your word, I'll dig a hole and bury you."

"Don't dare." Li Xi couldn't help laughing.

The little lady was obviously very familiar with Lieshan, she found the Lie Palace with three turns and two turns, and avoided the soldiers on purpose.

Li Xi asked Xiong Xiongzi to report to the chief guard that she was safe, and then led her to the imperial tent.

Seeing the golden dragon flag on the imperial tent from a distance, the little lady paused, turned to look at Li Xi, and asked, "Aren't you from the royal family?"

"You want to see the royal family?"

"No, my mother won't let me. She said that everyone surnamed Li is a big villain."

The corner of Li Xi's mouth twitched, and he didn't want to give her the medicine anymore.

"Little Treasure, when did you come back? Why didn't you go in?" Li Yunluo came out for a walk and happened to see him.

Li Xi quickly ran over to support her, "Sister, I met a little lady on the mountain, her father is sick, I want to help her get some medicinal materials."

"Where did you come from, little lady?" Li Yunluo looked over with a smile, and when she saw the other party's eyes, she couldn't help being stunned.

"Sister?"

Li Yunluo suppressed the astonishment in her heart, and said: "I see this little lady's clothes are torn, would you like to make up for it with me?"

The little lady looked down, only to find that there was a big cut under her elbow, and she was annoyed for a moment, "If you let my mother find out, you will scold me again—can you really repair it for me? Or can you lend me a needle and thread? Compensation is also possible."

"My family has an embroiderer, and it will be repaired soon." Li Yunluo's voice was still gentle and amiable, but it was not the same as usual.

Li Xi shook her hand, "Sister?"

"It's okay." Li Yunluo patted him, "Go and get the medicine, I'll take the little lady in."

After finishing speaking, regardless of whether Li Xitong agreed or not, he took the initiative to hold the little lady's hand and walked towards the tent that the empress dowager specially set up for her.

The road they took deliberately avoided the imperial tent, so they would not meet acquaintances.

Li Xi felt strange, although the second elder sister was kind-hearted, she was not an abusive person, why did she care so much for a strange little lady?

In the private tent, Li Yunluo waved back the palace servants, and personally helped the little lady take off her clothes, twisted the veil again, and gently wiped off the gray stains on her cheeks, revealing that handsome, slightly heroic face.

Li Yunluo's fingertips trembled.

The little lady blinked her phoenix eyes in her memory, and said with a smile, "Are you a fairy? You're prettier than my aunt!"

"No, I'm not a fairy."

"You can call me... sister."