The Lady of the Red Chamber

"Slowly, aren't you preoccupied with hunting on horseback? Why, it's such a good opportunity today, but you're feeling sleepy instead." Lin Daiyu was riding on her horse, watching Yun Qing lazily unable to pick up her horse. With a spirited look, he joked with a smile.

Yun Qinghuo didn't speak, but Princess Huining said with a smile: "Could it be because Uncle Xiaohuang is not here, so Huanxuan feels bored in his heart."

Yun Qing slowly raised his hand and slapped Princess Huining on the forehead: "Princess, don't talk nonsense."

Princess Huining covered her head in a gesture, and let out an exaggerated "owwow", which instantly made everyone laugh.

Meng Xiuchang and Yun Qingyu followed behind the three of them, chatting in low voices, while looking up at the surrounding situation from time to time.

Princess Huining looked at the dense forest in front of him, and suggested enthusiastically: "There are a lot of domesticated and tame animals in this forest. How about we hunt a few and roast them tonight?"

"Okay." Yun Qinghu's eyes lit up all of a sudden: "I heard that there will be a banquet at night, and it must be very lively. Eating meat and drinking green plum wine, this is the most pleasant day for gods. "

Lin Daiyu smiled and turned her head to decline: "I don't know how to hunt, but I don't have the ability to participate. How about being your judge?"

Princess Huining joked: "Sister Lin can't cover up slowly."

Lin Daiyu nodded to Princess Huining: "I am not such a person, so don't worry."

The mood of the few people relaxed, talking and laughing, and driving the horse slowly towards the woods.

It's a pity that Yun Qingxuan hadn't finished imagining the fairy days here, when she saw the person she least wanted to see in this life walking towards them from the woods on one side.

Princess Jiatai was a little hypocritical, half surprised and half arrogant: "Xinhong, Miss Yun, I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence."

As for Lin Daiyu, Yun Qingyu and Meng Xiuchang, they were completely ignored by Princess Jiatai, whose eyes were above her head.

The corners of Yun Qingxuan's eyes twitched fiercely.

She could see that Princess Jiatai was proud of herself since she came to the hunting ground.Could it be that she is so sure that she will soon be the only princess born in the dynasty, so she is so unscrupulous?

I don't know what happened, since returning from Mount Wutai, Princess Huining has become more and more displeased with Princess Jiatai.

At this time, seeing the person he least wanted to see came to him indifferently, Princess Huining felt a little uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "Jiatai, didn't you say this time before you came?" Do you want to win the first place? Why, instead of going hunting, come here and chat with us, and you won’t be afraid of being overtaken.”

Princess Jiatai raised her eyebrows and said arrogantly, "Who dares?"

Princess Huining patted the agitated horse under him with a whip to comfort her, then raised her eyes and said unhurriedly: "Jiatai, you don't understand what you said. The hunting grounds are full of people from all walks of life. Based on her ability, even if she is the first princess, there is no rule to force others to give in."

Princess Huining just couldn't get used to Princess Jiatai being so domineering, so she made a sarcasm.

But Yun Qingyu and Meng Xiu often looked at Princess Jiatai's current attitude and looked at each other, but their hearts sank at the same time.

Yun Qinghuan also clenched the rein in her hand, and lowered her eyes so that no one could see the panic in her eyes.

It seems that the second prince is more prepared than she imagined.

Princess Jiatai choked on Princess Huining's choke, and her expression was obviously a little bad.I just wanted to have an attack, but it seemed that I was worried about something, so I endured it.

Ignoring Princess Huining, Princess Jiatai looked at Yun Qing and said slowly, "Miss Yun, do you want to hunt with me?"

Yun Qingxuan was thinking about her own affairs at first, but when she heard Princess Jiatai calling her name, she thought she was going to be a monster again, so she looked up at the other party in a daze.

Knowing that Princess Jiatai wanted to invite her to hunt together, Yun Qinghuan was speechless for a moment, and declined politely: "The princess is kind, I shouldn't have declined. However, my aunt had already told me to let my servants stay with Huining every step of the way. Princess. I hope the princess will not blame you."

Hearing that it was Concubine Hui's intention, Princess Jiatai was a little unhappy, but she didn't say anything more, but still said: "In that case, I will come to you again at night."

After finishing speaking, he took his own fans and left proudly.

Yun Qingxuan only felt that there was a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and her shoulders drooped, looking like a frightened rabbit.Looking at his quiver hanging on the side of the little white horse, he was not so happy anymore.

Yun Qingyu raised his hand and patted Yun Qingxuan's shoulder, he couldn't bear it and said, "Don't worry, you will stay with the Princess at night, Princess Jiatai can't do anything to you."

Princess Huining nodded: "That's right, Jiatai just sees you pleasing to the eye now, so she wants to talk and joke with you over and over again. Even if she really troubles you, it doesn't matter. Don't worry, I'm here , will not let you have an accident."

After finishing speaking, Princess Huining looked at the back of Princess Jiatai, and said a little strangely: "But Jiatai is so strange today. In the past, she was always very enthusiastic when she met Sister Lin. Why doesn't she seem to be invisible today?" Like? Just ignore it, don't even give Sister Lin a look."

Yun Qinghuan complained in her heart: It could be why, but seeing that uncle is useless to the Second Prince's House, she stopped thinking about wooing her.

Princess Huining is not a fool either. Combining the firm attitude of Concubine Yi a few days ago and the abnormal behavior of Princess Jiatai today, although she did not think about such a shocking event as rebellion, she also vaguely guessed that What can go wrong on a hunt.

But she wasn't too worried.

After all, this kind of thing is not something that her daughter's family can stop thinking about.Since Concubine Yi is still relieved to let them come out to play, it proves that the current situation is at least within the controllable range.

So Princess Huining smiled at Yun Qinghuan and Lin Daiyu: "Slowly, Sister Lin, let's go hunting too. Don't let Jiatai underestimate us."

Lin Daiyu was a spectator from beginning to end.Even if she was ignored by Princess Jiatai, she was not affected in any way.He just sat upright on the horse, with a faint smile on his face, and quietly listened to the two princesses playing their wits without a trace.

At this time, looking at Princess Huining's unaffected appearance, he smiled and said, "Okay."

Meng Xiu often rode his horse to Lin Daiyu's side, looking ahead, but refused to look directly at Daiyu: "Sister Lin, you have never been here before, and you have never taken archery lessons, so you may not be familiar with it. In this forest Just walk around, don't get hurt."

As he spoke, he felt as if he had said something wrong, so he hurriedly made up for it: "I don't know how to hunt either, so I'll just stay with you."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help laughing, two dimples sunken deeply on her cheeks: "Thank you, Brother Meng."

Meng Xiuchang became even more embarrassed, and unconsciously glanced to the side: "No thanks, no thanks. My sister will have fun with Sister Yun and Xinhong, and Qing Yu and I will follow you, so nothing will happen to you of."

Princess Huining turned her head and glanced at Meng Xiuchang: "Uncle, with me here, sister Lin will not suffer any harm. Don't worry."

After speaking, he led the horse into the forest.

Yun Qinghuan waited to see them, and followed them one after another. After a while, the figures of several people disappeared into the jungle.

Princess Jiatai led a group of noble girls away, but she was obviously a little careless.

At this moment, a rabbit ran past them.

Princess Jiatai immediately bent her bow and set her arrows.

With a bang, the rabbit fell to the ground.

Immediately, the accompanying guards stepped forward to pick up the rabbit and sent it to the palace outside the paddock.

When the noble ladies who followed Princess Jiatai met, they all complimented: "The princess is really amazing. This time, the first prize must be the princess."

In fact, the animals in the paddock are all domesticated and raised, and there is no wildness at all.Even a novice like Yun Qingxuan would probably be able to hit one or two shots without accident.

However, Princess Jiatai obviously likes such compliments, and said, "It's natural. Is there anyone else who is better at hunting than this princess?"

Seeing Princess Jiatai's mood improved, Niu Wanxin, the eldest lady of Zhen Guogong's mansion, guessed that Princess Jiatai must be unhappy, so Yun Qingxuan disgraced her in front of so many people just now, just to vent her inner frustration Annoyed, he deliberately said: "The princess is so powerful, no one can compare to it. This Yun Qinghuo really doesn't know what is good or bad. You invite her so grandly, but she doesn't know what it means. In my opinion, this kind of person It should be taught a lesson.”

Originally, Niu Wanxin thought that she would be praised by the princess.Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Princess Jiatai lowered her face, swung the whip vigorously, and said in extreme displeasure, "Shut up. Miss Yun is the princess' benefactor, and it's your turn to teach me."

Niu Wanxin has always known Princess Jiatai's moody temperament.I thought Princess Enjiatai, the life-saving princess, would not care about it long ago, but I didn't expect that I would remember it so long, and I didn't dare to be presumptuous at the moment, and lowered my head and said: "Princess, please forgive me, it's my slip of the tongue." gone."

Seeing Niu Wanxin's obedience and obedience, not daring to speak back, Princess Jiatai felt better.Looking back, seeing Princess Wen Su falling far away at the end of the team, she felt a little unhappy again: "Xinyue, why are you so far away from me, come here."

Princess Wen Su came to Princess Jiatai's side timidly, and said in a low voice, "Sister."

Princess Jiatai said very casually: "I heard that you have learned good archery recently. If that's the case, you will be the one to shoot the next arrow."

Princess Wen Su's face instantly showed a look of panic: "Eldest sister, I..."

Lord Jiatai squinted at Princess Wen Su, a little unhappy: "What? I kindly gave you a chance, and you still don't want to?"

"Eldest sister, I didn't..." Even though she said so, Princess Wen Su's eyes were filled with water.

Princess Jiatai has already urged impatiently: "That's not too soon."

Only then did Princess Wen Su timidly pick up the bow and arrow hanging by the side of the horse.But before he exerted much force, the feather arrow fell directly from the fully drawn bowstring.

Seeing this scene, some noble ladies couldn't help laughing.

Listening to the whispered ridicule behind her, Princess Wen Su blushed even more, holding the longbow tightly, lowered her head and dared not speak.

Princess Jiatai raised her eyebrows, and looked at Princess Wen Su displeasedly: "Why can't you even draw your bow today?"

Princess Wen Su couldn't help crying: "Sister, I'm sorry, I really..."

As Princess Jiatai's face became more and more serious, Princess Wen Su didn't dare to speak anymore, so she could only draw a long arrow from the quiver again, and pulled the bowstring with trembling hands.

"call out--"

The arrow is shot out.Princess Wen Su was hit by the recoil of the arrow, shaking her figure, and she couldn't sit still, and fell directly from the horse.

Princess Jiatai laughed when she saw her sister in distress, and finally felt happier.Regardless of Princess Wen Su who fell to the ground, she steered the horse and continued to run forward.

Those noble ladies followed suit one after another, and no one paid much attention to Princess Wen Su.

Princess Wen Su kept her head down, her shoulders trembling.

The horse passed by her side, raising waves of dust and falling on her head and face, and she didn't dare to avoid it.She just hugged her shoulders and stared at the boots embroidered with delicate little gold flowers, tears dripping down from her eyes.

Princess Wen Su didn't raise her head until she could no longer see them.

Her indifferent eyes stared at the direction where everyone disappeared, and there were still wet tears on her beautiful face.The dark eyes narrowed slightly, filled with indistinguishable emotions.

Princess Wen Su got up, took out a feathered arrow from the quiver again, and drew the bowstring.

"Whoosh" sound.

The feathered arrow drew a perfect arc and landed in the eyes of a young deer not far away.

The sika deer fell to the ground.

Princess Wen Su smiled, got on the horse, and rode away unhurriedly towards the outside of the forest.There was only a dead deer, fallen leaves blown up by the wind, and dust.