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"You're back?!" Tang Ling was overjoyed, and the corner of her mouth couldn't help but smile.

As soon as Qi Xiao returned to the camp, he went to His Majesty's golden tent, but ordered Zong Sheng to report a letter to Tang Ling first.

Tang Ling walked quickly to the tent, stopped suddenly, and asked Zong Sheng again: "What else did you say?" Tang Ling realized that she was anxious to see him, so she immediately stopped her and couldn't go.

Zong Sheng replied: "Not anymore."

"……I see."

Tang Ling was inexplicably angry. He came back and reported to him, so there was nothing else?Tang Ling was silent for a moment, and wanted to ask one more question: Did he gain anything this day and night?

But there is no need to ask, if you don't get a lot of hunting, Qi Xiao will not come back with his temperament. Since he is back, he must have already hunted. After returning to the camp, he went straight to the golden tent to ask for a reward.

Seeing that Tang Ling hadn't spoken for a while, Zong Sheng said, "Don't dare to disturb the young master, I will take my leave first."

Tang Ling nodded and let Zong Sheng go back.

Now that you're back, should you come see him?Tang Ling walked around the tent twice slowly, her eyes hanging down, she was thinking about something.

After waiting for nearly two hours, it was almost noon, but Qi Xiao still didn't come.

The more Tang Ling waited, the angrier she became. Was this forcing him to see him?How can it be so easy?

"Qing Lan, go and ask if King Chu is back?"

"My lord, didn't Zong Sheng come to report the letter?"

Tang Ling gave Qing Lan a sideways look, he was trying to prevaricate on purpose.

"I told you to go and see if the king of Chu has returned to his camp."

"...Yes, my lord."

Every time Qinglan went there, she didn't need to drink tea: "Young master, the king of Chu has returned."

"Hmm..." Tang Ling looked at Qing Lan, but Qing Lan pretended to be bewildered. Didn't he just ask him to take a look to see if he came back?Tang Ling didn't give any other instructions.

Tang Ling took a deep breath and said again: "Please come over, King Chu."

"……Yes."

Qing Lan pursed her mouth and took the order to go out, but in her heart she wanted to encourage Ye Huai to beat Qi Xiao up for a while.

After a while Qing Lan came back: "Young Master, it is inconvenient for the King of Chu to come."

"Inconvenient?" Tang Ling frowned, and patted the scroll in her hand on the case. Qi Xiao did this on purpose, right?

"Yes, that's what the guards of King Chu said."

Tang Ling stood up: "Okay, it's not convenient for him to come, so I'll go over."

Inconvenient or injured?Caught a cold?

Tang Ling went as soon as she said she wanted to, and walked quickly to the front of Qi Xiao's tent, feeling a little regretful, he was never a person who can't hold his breath, what's wrong?

Just as Tang Ling wanted to turn around and go back, Qing Lan had already stepped forward: "My son, please see His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

The guards in front of the tent saluted Tang Ling respectfully: "Please, Mr. Tang."

Tang Ling entered the account, but Qing Lan behind her was stopped: "I'm sorry, the prince only told Mr. Xu Tang to come and go as he pleases."

"Qing Lan, you go back first, there is no need to wait."

"Son..."

The curtain fell, blocking Qing Lan from the door.

The camp was empty, Zong Sheng and Baixi Bridge were not there.

Qi Xiao's voice came from inside: "Come in."

A moment of hesitation slipped through Tang Ling's heart, but her feet walked inside first, and turned into the inner room, and the thick and warm water vapor inside immediately hit her face.

Amidst the white mist, Qi Xiao's clothes were disheveled, his upper body was still bare, he had just grabbed a clean underwear before he could put it on, his hair was wet and loose, and his black hair was like ink, making him look like a boy in the mountains and forests. The goblin, seductively, just stood in front of Tang Ling openly and openly, letting Tang Ling stare blankly at him.

Qi Xiao has practiced martial arts all the year round, and he is used to being wild. He has a strong and sturdy body, not at all like the skinny and tender flesh of the princes and grandsons, but more like a titan in the army camp, resolute and upright.

Tang Ling lost her mind for a moment, and remained silent for a long while.

Qi Xiao squatted in the forest for a day and a night, his body was covered with mud and dirt, and he was dirty. He originally wanted to wash and tidy up before going to Tang Ling, but he didn't expect Tang Ling to come to him first.

Qi Xiao didn't mean to tease Tang Ling, but now seeing him in a daze, he made up his mind on the spur of the moment, couldn't help but walk up to Tang Ling and said, "When we first met, Ziyi said that the beauty of men in Dazhou is fortitude and strength. I look like this, can you still see it?"

When Tang Ling heard these words suddenly, her ears burned up, she turned her head and stepped back two steps sideways, and coughed dryly, as if she had suddenly become dumb and could not speak.

Tang Ling had been marching with her father before she was 12 years old, and he was used to seeing shirtless and rough men running all over the ground in the barracks. How could he become nervous and at a loss when facing Qi Xiao?It wasn't him who didn't wear clothes, why was he ashamed? !

Qi Xiao stretched out his arms and put on his clothes slowly, dangling in front of Tang Ling's eyes, even if Tang Ling didn't take a sneak peek, it was hard to miss.

Tang Ling hurriedly turned around, turned her head and retreated outside, saw the teapot on the desk, poured two cups of tea in a row, and then calmed down a little.

Seeing that Tang Ling was in a state of confusion, Qi Xiao grinned silently. It was a surprise that Tang Ling, who was usually gentle and upright, also appeared in such a state of confusion.

Qi Xiao was still a little uncertain at first, afraid that Tang Ling would be calm and firm, and because of his status, even if he liked him, he would not accept him. Now it seems that Qi Xiao can rest assured.

Tang Ling didn't just like him a little bit.

Qi Xiao was overjoyed, his hands and feet became nimble, he put on new clothes, and tidied himself up quickly, but his hair must have been too late to dry, so he tied it with a hair tie casually.

When Qi Xiao walked out, Tang Ling was sitting upright drinking tea, with a normal expression, as if the person who escaped in a hurry just now was someone else at all.

"Come to see me in a hurry, do you have something to do?" Qi Xiao sat down opposite Tang Ling.

Tang Ling raised her eyes and glanced lightly, then lowered her eyes as if concentrating on drinking tea, and said slowly, "It's not that I'm in a hurry.

However, I heard that you stayed in the woods overnight and went to visit His Majesty when you returned to the camp. You must have won the prize, right?I was curious about the riddle of the wooden bird, so I wanted to ask. "

"Oh..." Qi Xiao made a long cry, procrastinatingly pouring and drinking tea, without speaking for a long time.

"What's the answer to the mystery?" Tang Ling only got a piece of wood carving, which looked like a bird's body, without head and tail, and gave it to Qi Xiao after seeing a cup of tea. No matter how smart she was, she couldn't guess it. What exactly is the lottery arranged.

"A night heron."

"Night Heron?" No wonder Qi Xiao went into the forest early in the morning and didn't come back all night. Night Herons are nocturnal, so they can't be found in the clear sky and daylight.

It is rainy these days, even in the morning and evening, it is difficult to have a chance.

Qi Xiao hummed, put down the teacup, got up and walked to the low cabinet next to him, and brought the three brocade boxes on it to Tang Ling.

The three brocade boxes were exactly the same, and Tang Ling recognized at a glance that they were given by His Majesty that day, and one of them belonged to him.

Tang Ling opened the brocade box, and there were three pieces of wood carvings, and together they formed a wood carving of a night heron.

"Where did you find this third wood carving?" Tang Ling guessed when she received the wood carving that no one would help Qi Xiao except herself.

"Sent by Shen Lanchuan."

"Shen Consort?"

Shen Lanchuan is the son-in-law of the three princesses, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, his writing and knowledge are first-class, horse racing and hunting are all games, and he came to Baiyan Mountain to hunt only because he had to follow the emperor's edict.

"I only have two wood carvings in my hand, so there must be an order.

After entering the forest yesterday, I squatted aside and waited for the predestined person to come. "

"You just waited until Consort Shen?"

Qi Xiao raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, shook his head and said, "Yes and no.

Hunting at Baiyan Mountain has always been a scuffle between the princes and the army, and other people just come to join in the fun, and this time is no exception. Except for the old five and the army, when everyone else received this brocade box So he gave up the lottery hunting and went into the woods just for fun.

Concubine Shen was with several other sons of aristocratic families. I ordered people to follow me for a while, and I went after knowing that they all had the tail of the night heron in their hands. "

Tang Ling took a sip of tea, and Qi Xiao always had new tricks in terms of tricks.

When I came to participate in the hunting in Baiyan Mountain, I checked all the names and surnames of Tang Ling. Even if I don't know much, I can roughly deduce that if Tang Ling's character is used, she must plan before acting.

When Tang Ling asked Ye Huai to give Qi Xiao a woodcarving, she had expected that Qi Xiao would come to him and borrow some help from him, so she could get to know her opponent first, so that she could choose a helper for herself.

Unexpectedly, Qi Xiao didn't seem to care at all, and plunged into the woods.

"If you ask for it, Shen Concubine will give it to you?"

"that's about right.

He has no reason not to. "

As Shen Lanchuan, he is indeed not afraid of the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince, but one more thing is worse than one less thing, why bother to cause trouble for Qi Xiao?It won't do him any good if Qi Xiao wins.

Tang Ling didn't believe it, Qi Xiao smiled and shook his head, but didn't say much.

In the forest, Qi Xiao approached Shen Lanchuan when there were few people around him, startled Shen Lanchuan, and asked Shen Lanchuan to borrow the night heron's tail with nice words.

Shen Lanchuan didn't own Ye Luwei, but Shen Lanchuan agreed to borrow it after a little thought.

It saved Qi Xiao a lot of trouble.

In fact, Qi Xiao's plan is very simple. With the skills of him, Zong Sheng and Bai Xiqiao, isn't it easy to take something from someone?Among the hunts, there are very few people with Ye Huai's skills, so Qi Xiao has nothing to fear.

Qi Xiao didn't go into detail about what happened, so Tang Ling didn't get to the bottom of it. She just played with the wooden carved bird and asked, "This night heron looks pretty good, but there are many night herons in the forest, which one is the one that His Majesty is planning to win?" ?”

Qi Xiao laughed, and opened the three brocade boxes, took out the red silk that was spread underneath, revealing the carvings on the bottom of the wooden box, and pushed them in front of Tang Ling: "Look carefully."

Tang Ling put down the wood carving and picked up the brocade box to see that the carvings on the bottom were different.

"Epiphyllum, cattail grass, lotus?" Tang Ling thought for a while, then laughed, "Night herons like to live near water, as long as you find a place where these three things grow together, there will definitely be night herons."

"clever."

The answer is hidden in the riddle.

"But which one is it?"

Qi Xiao raised his hand, and tapped on the wooden carving Tang Ling put beside him: "This thing was made with great effort."

"Huh?" Tang Ling was puzzled, picked up the wooden carved night heron to play with, turned it over and over a few times, suddenly seemed to touch something, pushed near the night heron's wings, and actually spread the wings, although not completely Open it, but you can see a circle imprint under the wings.

Tang Ling was overjoyed, but was immediately puzzled: "The night heron can only see the mark by spreading its wings, how can it be hunted?"

Night herons like to forage at night, Qi Xiao can't see clearly what's under the wings of a flying night heron in the dark even if he has sharp eyes, right?How can it be?

Qi Xiao laughed: "I'm not a god, so naturally I can't see it.

I can only use the most stupid method, catch them all, and look for them one by one. "

Tang Ling was startled, but couldn't help laughing, this is really a stupid idea, but not everyone can do it easily.

Being able to hunt at night, Qi Xiao is really a mountain spirit who took human form.

"You do not believe?"

Tang Ling shook her head: "I believe it.

It's just that Your Majesty's question is really difficult. Fortunately, I gave up early in the morning. "

Qi Xiao suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Tang Ling's wrist: "I won."

Tang Ling was taken aback, and wanted to withdraw his hand, but Qi Xiao didn't let go easily, and didn't hold him too tightly, but still left some room, Tang Ling froze as soon as she couldn't let go, and didn't struggle any more. .

The author says:

I was moved by my hard work, I wrote it in a hurry, it is very likely that I will come to shoot insects tomorrow, if there are any typos, please let me know!