The princess is soft! The sick villain is crazy

Chapter 31 Cousin

Author: Raising cats every year

Chapter 31 Cousin

The long summer disappears, and after the beginning of autumn, the cold air officially enters the capital.

The fifth day of Wu after the Beginning of Autumn is called "Autumn Society", which is the day when you worship the land god in Shangyang Mountain during the harvest season.

It is said that when Yong Taizu fought south and north, he was besieged in Shangyang Mountain for several days, and his ammunition and food were exhausted. On the day of the autumn society, many tributes were placed on the farm sacrifice, which attracted jackals and wolves in the mountains. Yong Taizu hunted with the soldiers and civilians, and gained a lot and overcome difficulties. Therefore, every year after passing the autumn society, Yong Taizu would bring princes and concubines, princes and ministers to hunt for several days.

Shu Yao likes lively things the most. She also learned riding and shooting when she was young. She specially changed into a Hu suit, took off her complicated headdress, and traveled lightly.

Li Mingji also accompanied him. Shu Yao specially ordered someone to make a guard uniform for him and prepared accessories for him. The black clothes and golden patterns made him look more handsome and even more noble.

There is a royal hunting ground at the foot of Shangyang Mountain. As soon as the carriage stopped, Shu Yao couldn't wait to jump off the carriage and feel the fresh air of the forest.

It was too hot some time ago and she was stuck in the palace. She hadn't come out to play for a long time.

Emperor Yong announced the opening in front of the team that they would hunt in Shangyang Mountain for three days. The winners will not only receive generous rewards, but also receive the jade order given by the emperor as "Heroic General". Although they have no real power, they symbolize the unlimited popularity.

This autumn hunting, most nobles and families were present. Shu Yao got off the carriage and immediately looked at her quietly.

Especially those young noble children, they almost didn't hide their exploratory gaze and greeted Shu Yao with a smile:

"I used to think that the princess was weak, but today I saw the princess wearing Hu clothes, which was so heroic and very beautiful."

"Does the princess have preys that are of interest? It will be winter in a while. Can I make a few foxes for the princess to make fox furs?"

Princess Huaxi has been at the center of her wedding this year, and her marriage has always been the focus of attention of the children in the capital. I thought she would get engaged to Xie Yanzhou as soon as she went to the center, but I didn’t know that after so long, these two people not only failed, but also had rumors of disagreement. Don’t they still have a chance?

"Yaoyao's cousin."

The man's clear voice attracted everyone's attention. The noble children raised their heads and saw the visitor, and their expressions became respectful:

"Prince."

"I've seen His Highness the Crown Prince."

There were only a few concubines in Emperor Yong's harem and his offspring were not rich. The eldest son was born by the Empress Dou and has now been engaged. His fiancée was Zheng Yueyao, the legitimate daughter of Zheng in Xingyang, and was also accompanied.

The prince was seven years older than Shu Yao. For Shu Yao, he was an elder with an age ditch. This cousin inherited the character of Emperor Yong and treated people peacefully and generously. In the past, Shu Yao was punished by the Grand Tutor's studies, and the prince would secretly let her go.

Shu Yao was not close to him, but she was quite polite. She was so annoyed by the noisy noble children. When she saw him coming out to rescue him, she bent her almond eyes and called out: "Cousin."

Li Mingji followed Shu Yao without hesitation, and saw the prince in armor, gently tilting his eyes.

This prince is also one of the old friends.

In his previous life, Xiao Sui attacked the palace and forced Emperor Yong to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor. The prince became their puppet emperor. His personality was too gentle and cowardly. No matter what Xiao Sui and the others suggested, he was silent and obedient. The only time Li Mingji saw him lose his composure was when Shu Yao was taken to the city tower by Zhang Sheng and his life was hanging on the line.

The prince also saw the young man in black clothes beside Shu Yao.

The two have similar temperaments, but when they look closely, they are completely different. The eyebrows of the young man in black clothes are faintly gloomy, not as gentle as jade as the surface. How could there be such a person beside Yaoyao?

Seeing the prince's face showing doubts, Shu Yao took the initiative to introduce: "His name is Li Mingji, and he is my new guard."

Li Mingji bowed and said lightly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Guard? If you don’t know his identity, you might think that he was a noble child who was interested in Shu Yao.

The prince said indifferently, "Yaoyao's cousin lacks guards? Gu has an elite soldier in his hand. If Yaoyao needs it, he can transfer a few people to Huaxi Palace."

After hearing what he said, Shu Yao was really moved. She just saw Zheng Yueyao getting off the carriage in the distance. Shu Yao shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my uncle has transferred a lot of people to me, and now I don't need it."

The prince smiled slightly: "Okay. If you have any more needs in the palace in the future, just say something to the Gu."

Shu Yao was a little confused, so she said obediently.

The prince wanted to follow Emperor Yong to preside over Qiu Lie, and talked to Shu Yao for a while before riding his horse. Shu Yao turned his head and felt that Li Mingji seemed to be particularly quiet: "Why don't you talk?"

In such a grand occasion, of course, she couldn't go to her friends in the boudoir like she did in private. Didn't Li Mingji always listen to her? Why did she get a lot of rules here?

"The princess and the prince's brother and sister gather together, Ming Ji is afraid to disturb the two of them chatting," Li Ming Ji's voice was shallow, "The prince and the princess have not seen each other for a long time, right?"

"My uncle is examining his ability to handle government affairs and asks him to go to court to review memorials every day, of course he won't see me," Shu Yao muttered, "I am not that familiar with my cousin, he has his own sister and fiancée."

Although Shu Yao grew up in the palace, she could only get closer to Princess Jiayi after careful calculations. The other cousins ​​seemed to be separated by a faint barrier, and they could not be as natural as brothers and sisters.

Li Mingji smiled and said, "That's it."

He looked at the prince who was leaving indifferently.

Shu Yao didn't notice his strangeness. She wanted to go to the horse farm to pick a beautiful horse. She glanced forward and suddenly drooped her eyes, and said dissatisfied: "Why are there people who hate everywhere?"

A carriage with the flag of Xie's Mansion came from a distance. In front of the carriage, Xie Yanzhou was wearing a purple-roof jade crown and a white horse and a golden saddle, which was quite energetic.

The head of the Xie family, General Xie, was a military general who joined the army. Xie Yanzhou was influenced by his knowledge and practiced martial arts since he was a child and practiced a good kung fu. He was the leader in autumn hunting last year.

"Yaoyao!"

Many noble girls present blushed and wanted to talk to Xie Yanzhou, but unfortunately there was only one person in Xie Yanzhou's eyes. As soon as he saw Shu Yao, Xie Yanzhou pulled the reins and couldn't wait to call her name.

The people around him looked at each other, seeing that Xie Yanzhou's attitude towards Princess Huaxi had not changed. Could it be that the rumors of the two having a conflict were just rumors?

Shu Yao seemed to have not heard it, turned his head to Li Mingji and said, "Let's go, this county mainly goes to pick a horse."

Li Mingji gently said that he was.

Xie Yanzhou saw Li Mingji beside Shu Yao at first glance, with a gloomy expression - he heard from the monk that he was a poor painter living in Ning'an Temple, with only a skinny face. It would be fine to see him at Ning'an Temple that day, but why did the royal family hunting him? He is still here?

(End of this chapter)