Self-cultivation after the cannon fodder

Every morning when he wakes up, Zong Qihao always opens his eyes before Zhu Sining.

After he had almost finished washing and tidying up, he turned back and asked Zhu Sining to get up.

Knowing that there was something serious to do, Zhu Sining dawdled on the bed to refresh himself, and then checked the system interface first.

It was his latest habit.

The purple quest progress bar goes up to 42 and the red bar drops to 76.

"A'Ning, wake up soon." Zong Qihao urged, seeing that his eyes still had a bit of confusion from just waking up, and the lock of hair on his head was raised again, flickering with his movements. .

"Okay." Zhu Sining scratched the back of his neck, got up and changed his clothes.

Zong Qihao didn't help, but just followed him and watched him get dressed one by one.

Only when he saw that the back collar was not tidied up did he wave back the palace man who was helping to tidy up.

Zhu Sining scratched the skin behind the ears: "Is there a burr on this collar? I always feel a little itchy."

There will never be any flaws in the clothes made by the emperor, and the palace people who are usually responsible for keeping the clothes will pay attention to them, unless Zhu Sining pulled them out on the spur of the moment.

"Let's take a look." Zong Qihao saw that a large piece of skin behind Zhu Sining's ear was slightly red from scratching.

"No burr, you..." Zong Qihao couldn't see what it was for a while.

There are a few red spots, don't Zhu Sining scratch it, it turns red, it doesn't look like a mosquito bite, except for itching, there are no other obvious symptoms.

He was about to go out soon, and there was no time to ask the imperial doctor to help him take a look, so Zong Qihao had no choice but to take some cooling and anti-itch ointment and apply it on Zhu Sining.

According to the etiquette, the people participating in the hunting ceremony have arrived early, and after waiting for Zong Qihao and Zhu Sining to enter the arena, Zong Qihao will worship and give a speech first, and then get on the horse first to hunt the first prey, and the others will follow him later.

A group of people marched into the dense forest.

Zhu Sining didn't take part in the hunt, and after finishing the process, he sat down with the concubines in the harem to drink tea, listened to Liu Meiren talk about ancient times, and waited for Zong Qihao to come back.

Apart from the harem concubines, the family members of other ministers are also here, and many of the family members are familiar with the concubines before they left the cabinet, so they took advantage of this waiting time to come to see and say hello.When they chatted together, Zhu Sining sat on the side and listened to them quietly.

There were also a few young girls who would say hello to Zhu Sining after the ceremony, but they were not familiar with each other after all, so they only dryly introduced the scene of the hunting ground and then had nothing to say.

——Princess Qin passed away early, Zhu's family has no female members, and the wife's diplomacy is completely blank.

After the sixth girl racked her brains to come up with a set of guide words that would not be repeated by others, Zhu Sining lost interest completely: "Can I change something else? I already know that there is a pool under the waterfall, and the waterfall is flying." There will be rainbows, there will be a lot of flowers and plants around, it will be as soft as a carpet when you step on it, and there will be trees and birds, all of which have been said."

After Zhu Sining finished speaking, all the concubines except Lu Guifei laughed, among them Wang Zhaoyi and Liu Meiren laughed the loudest.

"You can't speak well. The words are old and outdated, and the words are boring. I want to doze off, let alone Your Highness." Liu Meiren pointed out, "You might as well tell some fresh stories to pass the time .”

Seeing the girl lower her head in embarrassment, Concubine Xu Shu put down the teacup in her hand, and said softly, "Your Highness doesn't mean to blame you, you can just tell a few jokes."

"No." She came here with a few sisters to make up the numbers. Everyone else in front of her said the same way, so she followed suit. She just wanted to get away quickly, but Zhu Sining pointed it out directly.

Concubine Xu Shu looked at the billowing dust in the distance, and smiled softly: "This is not acceptable, everyone is here, it would be a pity not to show off your talent."

Wang Zhaoyi followed suit: "That's right, my sister is not married yet. There are so many wives here, but there is still a young man waiting for my mother to see him. We must seize the opportunity."

The girl lowered her head and stammered, "All, none of them are very good, so I don't think they are ugly."

"Don't be nervous," Zhu Sining pushed a cup of tea for the little girl, "I'm just talking, if you don't know it, you won't, it's no big deal."

The girl took the tea but didn't drink it, she just blinked at Zhu Sining.

Seeing that she looked familiar, Zhu Sining thought for a while and said, "Did you also suffer from motion sickness yesterday? After you got off, your maid was looking for someone to boil hot water."

"Yes, I didn't expect His Highness to remember."

"Since you're not feeling well, you should take a good rest. What are you doing out for a while?" Zhu Sining didn't want to continue chatting with this girl, it was too boring, and before he could say a few words, he hurriedly lowered his head, His eyes turned red all of a sudden, as if he was embarrassing the other party.

On the other side, Chen Cairen and Lu Jieyu took out the cards they had prepared early in the morning, and waved to Zhu Sining: "Your Highness, come quickly, you are the only one missing!"

Wang Zhaoyi's attention was also attracted. No one wanted to form a team with her except Concubine Xu Shu, so they had to sit and watch.

"Telling stories is not as fun as playing cards." Liu Meiren smiled and winked at Concubine Xu Shu, turned around and entered the game, insisting on changing the rules, saying that Dou Dizhu can be played by four people.

Being disturbed by Liu Meiren, Zhu Sining was also a little confused: "How do you play a deck of cards for four people?"

Four-player Doudizhu can only be played with two decks of cards.

Chen Cairen silently took out another deck of cards: "There are more here."

The suits of the two decks are different, isn't this a gift for Zhu Sining for nothing?Zhu Sining put down the cards: "Forget it, you guys play."

He randomly made a perfect shuffle for them: "The cards are shuffled for you, you can play."

I don't have much in common with the girls, and Zhu Sining mixed in, besides having awkward chats, she also kept smiling, which was too tiring.

Zhu Sining missed Zong Qihao a little bit.

Although they also don't have much to talk about, at least they won't be so awkward. The two of them can do their own things, and occasionally they can exchange a little nonsense, and the night can pass in the blink of an eye.

Lu Jieyu, Liu Meiren and Chen Cairen were playing cards noisily, Fan Chongrong was dragged by several little girls and he didn't know where he went, Wang Zhaoyi was talking with Concubine Xu Shu, and a few others had been with them before entering the palace The close friends in the boudoir who are familiar with each other are chatting about the past.

As soon as Zhu Sining raised his head, he met Lu Guifei who also had nothing to do.

Concubine Lu Gui smiled and said: "The concubine looked at the group of people who came over from the dust and seemed to be His Majesty, why don't you go and have a look?"

"I don't want to go too far, I'd better wait for His Majesty to come over." Zhu Sining scratched the back of his neck.

He now not only feels itchy on the back of his neck, but also feels uncomfortable on the skin of his hands and feet, and he can no longer maintain his image while sitting properly.Standing up and walking around for a couple of times, the coolness of the ointment was completely gone. Coupled with the fact that the weather was getting hotter, and there were noisy voices from the female relatives not far away, Zhu Sining couldn't help but feel a little restless and fidgety.

Following Zhu Sining's movements, Concubine Lu Gui glanced at the red marks on the back of her neck, and was slightly taken aback.

She was responsible for all the personnel scheduling of hunting logistics, especially Zong Qihao's deployment. She was very clear about what happened to Zong Qihao and Zhu Sining last night.

Zong Qihao cared about Zhu Sining's attitude, but to what extent, even Concubine Xu Shu didn't dare to judge. After all, as long as the military power was in the hands of King Qin, Zong Qihao would be jealous.

"How did Your Highness sleep last night?" After much deliberation, Concubine Lu Gui carefully chose a starting point, "What is there still missing from Your Majesty, do you want my concubines to arrange more people?"

"I didn't sleep well." Zhu Sining said truthfully, "I always feel a little bit uncomfortable, and I don't need manpower. Your Majesty and I are two big men with hands and feet, so we don't need a bunch of people to wait on us."

"Could it be that the bed is not clean?" Concubine Lu Gui frowned, this is impossible, this is the most important task, she has checked it carefully.

"I don't know." Zhu Sining resisted the strong desire to scratch again.

The horse's hooves rattled, a soldier came first to report that Zong Qihao had already hunted his first prey, a majestic stag, and was on his way back, please Zhu Sining go to meet him first.

Zhu Sining got up and said to Concubine Lu Gui: "I'm going first, you guys sit down, don't be too busy, the weather is hot, running around is sweating all over again."

"Yes, the concubine obeys the order."

Concubine Lu Gui bowed slightly to send Zhu Sining away, and from the corner of her eye, she saw that the girls who had been obediently following the concubines just now had disappeared.

Chen Cairen threw out a card, and used the remaining cards to cover the lower half of his face with a sneer: "Idiot."

Lu Jieyu glanced at her: "Don't divert your attention, those people are not worth it! I'm out of cards!" She put down the last card in her hand: "You lose, and you have to listen to me when the next book comes out. Hurry up, my head is going to be bald!"

Liu Meiren shuffled the cards: "But isn't the content of the next book still undecided? Recently, because of hunting, I have no new stories recently, so I plan to suspend it, or do you have new pictures that you want to collect for this book?"

Concubine Xu Shu smiled and said: "Lu Jieyu is too diligent, if there is a new one, please leave me a copy."

Wang Zhaoyi didn't understand: "What are you talking about? What new pictures?" She turned to Lu Jieyu and said angrily, "Did you secretly draw a new picture behind my back and keep it, so that you don't want to compare your beauty with me?"

Lu Jieyu: "..." Is she explaining or not?

Concubine Xu Shu always has a way to deal with Wang Zhaoyi: "Don't worry Mianmian, it should be that Lu Jieyu felt that her new drawing was not good, so she didn't show it."

Wang Zhaoyi immediately accepted this statement.

Lu Jieyu didn't want to see Wang Zhaoyi's face anymore: "I want to draw a new one."

Concubine Lu Gui glanced lightly at the concubines: "Restrain yourself, I heard that His Highness drove up suddenly last time and almost bumped into him. If you accidentally stab His Majesty, no one will feel better about it."

"Hey, sister Qingyan is here again." Liu Meiren looked at the two people who would meet not far away, and the girls who followed were all ignored by Zong Qihao, and she was in a good mood, "Ah, I feel alive again, I really want to Get something new."

She jumped up and wanted to get a better look, and passed by Concubine Lu Gui: "Sister Qingyan, why don't I get a collector's edition for you to keep."

Lu Guifei looked hesitant.

"I want it too." Concubine Xu Shu didn't wait for anyone. As the original provider of the storybook in the palace, she didn't even have this kind of treatment.

"No, just one copy," Liu Meiren said with a smile, "If Sister Qingyan doesn't want it, I'll keep it when I'm done."

Wang Zhaoyi was dissatisfied: "What are you talking about, why does the imperial concubine have it alone?"

Liu Meiren took it for granted: "That's natural, because I want to bribe Sister Qingyan. With her, more story backgrounds can be laid out smoothly."

Concubine Lu Gui looked further away, Zong Qihao had already finished speaking with Zhu Sining, and brought someone over.

Those girls who purposely changed into neat riding outfits were all in vain.

Maybe she doesn't need to join hands with Concubine Xu Shu to prevent problems before they happen...

"Keep it for me." Concubine Lu Gui stepped forward and walked forward without looking back. When the prey arrived, she had to arrange for the people below to deal with it as soon as possible. It's interesting which picture goes with the plot.

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Zong Qihao hunted a big stag, as soon as he arrived at the camp, the palace guards took the stag away as soon as possible, Zhu Sining glanced at it from a distance, and felt that his eyes were scarlet, very glaring.

"Don't look at it." Zong Qihao blocked Zhu Sining's eyes, "Just eat it in a while, pair it with some shochu, you will definitely like it."

"It tastes delicious when I hear it." Zhu Sining still couldn't help scratching the back of his neck. The sun was dazzling, and a big red mark was immediately exposed on his back, and the girls who followed him all gasped secretly.

Even Zhu Xiuyong noticed this strangeness, and glanced at Zong Qihao with scrutiny.

Zong Qihao just pretended he couldn't see, and dragged him to a cooler place, but he stopped helping Zhu Sining, who was unaware, straighten his collar.