This shadow guard, you are enlightened

The group set off from the palace early in the morning and arrived at the hunting ground before dark.

Now that Zhuo Ying has sealed the noble concubine, Xing Chenmu naturally arranges her in his own tent, while Xing Chenxiu and Wei Yan are still on the surface of the relationship between the assistant king and General Jinwei, and live in two tents respectively.

Xing Chenmu seized this rare opportunity and showed off in front of Xing Chenxiu. In the end, Zhuo Ying was so embarrassed that he could only find excuses to hide, and he didn't dare to return to the tent until Xing Chenxiu left him.

"Why is Ah Ying still so shy? Don't you think it's very interesting to see my always serious elder brother slumped?" Zhuo Ying just opened the curtain and was pulled into his arms by Xing Chenmu, as if he was counting on Xing Chenxiu to leave As if he would come back.

Zhuo Ying murmured softly: "Your Majesty doesn't want to see the co-registrant suffer, he's clearly looking for my pleasure."

"How dare I, if Ah Ying gets angry, I can't beat ten of them." Xing Chenmu laughed, and said again, "But I think what the elder brother said is very reasonable, Ah Ying will teach me how to hunt tomorrow. .”

"You... you will obviously." Zhuo Ying clearly still remembered Xing Chenmu's heroic appearance when he was hunting in autumn last year.

Xing Chenmu cheated: "No, I forgot, I need Ah Ying to teach me."

Zhuo Ying really had nothing to do with him, after a little hesitation, he said truthfully: "I want to participate in this hunting competition."

The hunting competition is a kind of competition between the ministers during the autumn hunting every year. Most of them are military officers. There will be special personnel to record the number of prey hunted by the participants every day. The statistics will be made on the last day, and the top three will be rewarded by the emperor.

In the past, Zhuo Ying was always by Xing Chenmu's side during the autumn hunting and would not participate in such competitions, so when Xing Chenmu heard that he wanted to participate in this year's competition, he was very surprised and asked: "What reward does A Ying want? Tell me That is, I am all yours, do you still need to expend that effort?"

"It's not the same." Zhuo Ying shook her head, then begged in a low voice, "Just let me participate once, Mu'er."

Xing Chenmu thought for a while: "You really want to participate so much?"

"En." This time Zhuo Ying nodded without hesitation.

"Then be careful, don't let yourself get hurt."

"Okay." Knowing that Xing Chenmu agreed, Zhuo Ying leaned over and hugged his waist, flattering him, "I'll hunt a deer for Mu'er tomorrow."

Only then did Xing Chenmu smile again: "Okay, let's eat roasted deer tomorrow night. It is said that deer blood can also be used as medicinal material, which is very nourishing."

Zhuo Ying originally wanted to ask what the deer blood was for, but when he looked up and saw Xing Chenmu's expression, he stopped in time, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He thought, he probably already guessed the function of deer blood...

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The next day the weather was just right, and when it was dawn, all the officials gathered in the middle of the hunting ground.According to the rules of Ran Ying Qiushou, the emperor will appoint one person to draw the bow, as long as the arrow leaves the string, it means that the autumn hunting begins. This year Xing Chenmu appointed Zhuo Ying to open the bow.

Xing Chenmu sat on the high platform built up, Zhuo Ying stood beside him, when the time came, Zhuo Ying took the bow and arrow from Xing Chenmu, walked forward a few steps, and under the witness of all the officials, set up the arrow and drew it full Bowstring, let go without the slightest hesitation.

The whole movement was clean and neat, and the arrow shot out with a "swish", and in the blink of an eye, the goshawk that had just been released in midair fell to the ground.

Needless to say, the generals who were already riding on their horses and ready to go spread out in search of the prey hidden in every corner of the hunting ground.

Zhuo Ying turned around and knelt in front of Xing Chenmu: "My lord."

Xing Chenmu's kiss landed on his forehead, and regardless of the rest of the officials still standing underneath, he personally helped him put the quiver on his back: "Go."

"Yeah." Zhuo Ying agreed, still a little uneasy, got up and told Ying Jiu and the others again that they must stay with Xing Chenmu and not leave him for half a step.

Xing Chenmu smiled and said: "Okay, don't worry about it, the whole hunting ground is full of guards, nothing can happen, besides, with my riding and shooting skills, I just pretend that I won't run too far."

Zhuo Ying nodded, then got off the high platform and stepped onto her horse.

For some unknown reason, both Xing Chenxiu and Wei Yan were extremely serious in this autumn hunting competition. Zhuo Ying guessed that there must be some other bet between them, otherwise it would be impossible to go so desperately for a competition.

As for Zhuo Ying, he only needs to ensure that he can reach the top three, but he really doesn't want to compete with them, so he simply spared a day to go hunting with Xing Chenmu, so as to widen the gap with the two in front.

In a blink of an eye, the autumn hunting schedule was halfway through, Zhuo Ying rode his horse and ran around in the hunting ground, and happened to meet Lu Xian who was also looking for prey, Lu Xian saw him from afar and stepped forward with a bitter face: "Lord Zhuo... .”

"What's the matter?" Zhuo Ying inserted the arrow back into the quiver on his back, and helped the mask on his face.

Lu Xian sighed: "This year's competition is too cruel."

Same as Zhuo Ying, Lu Xian was always by Xing Chenmu's side to protect him in previous years. This year, due to the injury he suffered a while ago, Zhuo Ying did not arrange for him to guard him, so he was free to participate in the hunting competition. How could he think that he would be removed this year? In addition to the participation of the Assistant King and General Wei, even Zhuo Ying was extremely serious, which made Lu Xian, who was still full of confidence, discouraged at once.

Zhuo Ying recalled what he saw yesterday at the officer in charge of registering the number of prey. Lu Xian seemed to be right behind him, and he inevitably felt a little bit guilty.

Seeing that Zhuo Ying was silent, Lu Xian was afraid that he might misunderstand, and immediately said: "Master Zhuo, this subordinate has no intention of asking you to let me go, just, just..."

"Just what?" Zhuo Ying raised her eyebrows and asked.

Lu Xian smiled wryly: "This subordinate originally wanted to get the top three in this competition, and there is one thing to ask for, but now it seems that there is no chance."

"What do you want?" Zhuo Ying thought for a while and said, "Let's hear it, maybe I can help."

Now in this palace, who doesn't know the relationship between Zhuo Ying and Xing Chenmu, what's more, even if he is not made a noble concubine, Zhuo Ying's words are very important in front of Xing Chenmu.

Lu Xian immediately got off his horse and respectfully knelt down to salute: "Lord Zhuo, this subordinate wants to ask the Holy One to stay in the palace..."

After he finished speaking, he immediately added: "This subordinate knows that it is impossible for me to serve as the cloud shadow guard. As long as I can stay in the palace, even if I am doing odd jobs, my subordinate will accept it."

Occasionally, some people in the Shadow Guard Army would retain some people who could no longer serve as Shadow Guards due to serious injuries, to do some work like writing letters or teaching newcomers the rules, but they were not counted among the existing Shadow Guards, and their salaries were also very meager.

"This is what you want?" Zhuo Ying was taken aback, but he didn't expect it, "You are the cousin of the Holy One, and you often go to Zhengquan Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager, so just tell them about this trivial matter, what do you think? Do you want to achieve it through hunting?"

Lu Xian lowered his head, and seemed even more depressed when he talked about this: "It's because I don't want to pass through this relationship, so I thought that if I can get a good ranking in the competition, I can justifiably stay in the palace."

If His Majesty didn't know his identity, he might still be able to ask His Majesty directly, but it was precisely because His Majesty already knew that he was from the Lu family that he didn't know what to do.

Zhuo Ying understood his concerns, and stopped scaring him, calmed down and said, "As for your future whereabouts, I have made arrangements a few months ago, and if there is no accident, I will be able to come down after the end of the autumn hunt." Now, you can just wait for it.”

"Transfer order? Master Zhuo, can you tell me...where is the subordinate going to be transferred?"

"It's the Jinwei Army. The Jinwei Army is short of people, and General Wei himself wants you to go." Zhuo Ying paused, motioning him to get up first, "However, don't you say it's because of this, I originally wanted you to come over." I thought you wanted the Holy Majesty to give you a marriage."

Lu Xian's face turned red in an instant, and he coughed for a long time before he recovered his breath and said, "Why, how is it possible..."

"Oh? Really?" Zhuo Ying hooked her lips and smiled, "In this case, I will keep the matter between you and Gongsun Shanggong a secret for you. Let's go, you can continue hunting or go back to rest. It has nothing to do with you."

After Zhuo Ying said, without giving Lu Xian a chance to refute, he pulled the rein and rode away.

Leaving Lu Xian where he was, he wanted to say that the other party had misunderstood, but he opened his mouth and closed it again, he and Gongsun Jing... He found that he didn't really want to clarify this misunderstanding... ...

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On the last day of the autumn hunt, the important officials gathered in the main tent. Xing Chenxiu and Wei Yan did not decide the winner until the sound of the gong at the end, and they were the last to return to the main tent.

Xing Chenxiu sat on the main seat, looked at the two people below with a smile, and asked knowingly: "This time, the assistant king won the first prize in the autumn hunt, followed by General Wei. What reward do you two want?"

I thought that Xing Chenxiu, who won this time, would propose the marriage, but unexpectedly, Wei Yan took the first step and knelt down: "The general has fallen in love with the prince at first sight since he first met the assistant king in Changyu City years ago. I am amazed by his talent, shooting stones and drinking feathers, I will never forget it, and today I dare to ask the Holy One for a marriage, and I will marry the assistant king at the end of the day."

"Since ancient times, marriage has been a major event, and parents' order and matchmaker's words. Although I am the emperor, I can't be too arbitrary. What does Marquis Ping think about this matter?" Xing Chenxiu mentioned this matter in the court not long ago. Lin strongly opposed it, and now Xing Chenmu handed over the decision-making power to Wei Lin.

"Assistant Wang Wentao is proficient in all aspects of martial arts, and has a distinguished status. It is really a blessing for my Wei family to marry into me." Wei Lin cupped his hands.

The last time he was clearly so angry that he passed out, and it has only been two months since Wei Lin actually agreed to the marriage. Everyone was very surprised, but Zhuo Ying, who was standing next to Xing Chenmu, felt once again in his heart. That bold guess emerges.

Wei Lin nodded, and Xing Chenmu did not hesitate to make the decision to bestow the marriage, and even invited Mrs. Hou Ye's wife Yang Yunfei to enter the palace to discuss the wedding date with the Queen Mother.

What Wei Yan asked was also what Xing Chenxiu asked. After Xing Chenmu asked Xing Chenxiu, the two retreated to the side. Xing Chenmu then turned around, pulled Zhuo Ying with a smile and said, "Then what does your wife want?"

Zhuo Ying has always seen people with a mask, and always hides his figure, so that others often ignore his identity as a noble concubine. If Xing Chenmu hadn't mentioned it at this time, the officials would not have even noticed that it was this person who won the third place in Qiushou The only concubine in the Holy Harem.

This is the first time that Xing Chenmu referred to Zhuo Ying as Concubine Zhuo, and in front of all the ministers, Zhuo Ying's face was a little hot, but he tried his best to calm down, broke away from the hand held by Xing Chenmu, walked to him and knelt down Bottom: "This subordinate would like to ask His Majesty for permission."

"What's the matter?"

Zhuo Ying cared about the courtiers, but did not speak.

The more he was like this, the more curious Xing Chenmu became. After a while, he stepped forward to help Zhuo Ying up, and asked again: "Have you not thought about it yet, or is it inconvenient to reveal it here?"

Zhuo Ying lowered her eyes and didn't know what she was thinking, and asked cautiously: "Can I talk to the Holy Majesty after a few months?"

The author has something to say: Our family silently told me that deer blood... aphrodisiac o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓