Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

"Ahem, cough, cough... Ning Fuhai, give me two of the nourishing pills newly refined by Warlock Lan..."

In the morning, Emperor Jingfeng, who had just recovered from his headache, coughed violently and gave Ning Fuhai a weak voice. After taking the elixir with tea, his pale face turned rosy.

Emperor Jingfeng's health has been getting worse and worse in the past two years, and he often suffers from minor illnesses. The daily morning ritual lasts only more than half an hour. He has to stop several times in the middle to take a short rest. It is difficult not to let go. People think it is because of the elixir.

Li Jinze was struggling and wanted to persuade Emperor Jingfeng to take less pills: "Father..."

"Father, I have a suggestion."

Before Li Jinze could finish speaking, King Wu Li Jinche on the side took a step forward and said: "Now is the season of crisp autumn air. Instead of being bored in the palace all day, why not go out to stretch your muscles and take hundreds of officials to the hunting ground in the suburbs of Beijing to hold an autumn festival?" Hunting activity.”

Li Jinze frowned when he heard this: "That's inappropriate. My father has just recovered from his headache, so he should rest in the palace. The hunting ground in the suburbs of Beijing is flat and adjacent to a river. It's windy and cold at night. What if you catch a cold? ?”

"In my opinion, His Highness the Crown Prince is worrying too much." Li Jinche glanced at him sideways and deliberately said loudly, "The imperial doctors said that my father's headache has been cured and will not relapse easily. He was bored for most of the palace. In summer, it’s also a time to go outside and rejuvenate.”

"Besides, my father is not yet forty, and he is at a strong age. How can he be like a paper man, who can't stand the wind?"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Emperor Jingfeng's body is getting weaker and weaker, but this is a very taboo topic for the monarch, and others dare not speak directly.

Li Jinze didn't feel comfortable refuting him directly, so he took a deep breath silently and said nothing.

Li Jinche, however, refused to give up. He looked at him meaningfully and said with a hint of truth in his words: "...I see that the eldest brother Huang's face is so bad, but he is afraid that after the emperor recovers, he will resume political affairs and be reluctant to part with his power to supervise the country?"

Li Jinze was horrified when he heard this, and knelt down in panic: "Father, I have learned from this, and I definitely have no such intention!"

"Okay, Prince, please get up. I know you don't mean this."

Emperor Jingfeng raised his hand to signal the prince to stand up. Then he turned to Li Jinche and scolded lightly: "Young man, what you said is serious. It is normal for the court to have different opinions. Don't blame others casually."

Li Jinche immediately lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong."

After removing the topic, Emperor Jingfeng moved his stiff neck and said: "But this is a good suggestion. The autumn hunting has been stopped for several years. It is indeed time to hold one. I also want to take this opportunity to go out for a walk." , lest your whole body will become moldy if you stay in the palace for a long time."

"This matter should be left to the cabinet for coordination. The six ministries must fully cooperate and come up with a complete charter as soon as possible...Okay, after today's discussion, we will withdraw from the court."

All the ministers responded in unison: "Yes, I obey the order and send you off to Your Majesty respectfully."

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In early August, the heat has just faded away, the sky is clear and the clouds are clear, which is a rare good weather. The day of autumn hunting will soon come.

In the royal hunting ground on the outskirts of Beijing, the young princes and ministers were either playing Cuju or competing in martial arts. They were all so heroic and heroic, which made people feel passionate.Emperor Jingfeng sighed: "It's good to be young. Look, how energetic I am! When I was young, I was similar to them in both civil and military skills, but now I can't. I can't compare..."

Immediately, a flattering official said: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. You are in the prime of life, and the princes are also in their prime of life. Under your leadership, I will help our country's national power to reach a higher level!" "

Although he knew it was flattery, Emperor Jingfeng was still coaxed into laughing, and simply raised his wine glass to the ministers: "Okay! Then I would like to use this glass to wish me a prosperous country in Great Xia!"

All the ministers said in unison: "May your majesty be blessed with great blessings, and may the country of Great Xia prosper!"

At this time, Li Jinche, who had just finished hunting, ran over with a proud look on his face: "Father, my son is back."

Emperor Jingfeng saw that although he was sweating, he was in good spirits, so he smiled and nodded: "Well, what can you gain from this trip?"

The guards accompanying Li Jinche took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, His Highness King Wu personally hunted two deer, eleven rabbits, and three golden pheasants. The combined total of the ten subordinates could not hunt as much prey as His Highness alone. It can be said that Extraordinary bravery!"

Emperor Jingfeng said in surprise: "Oh? Really? It seems that Che'er's martial arts have really improved a lot in the past few years. Come here - bring me my Linyue Bow!"

After calling someone to fetch the bow and arrow, Emperor Jingfeng smiled and said to Li Jinche: "This Lingyue Bow was left by the late King Zhao. He often used this bow to teach me archery when I was a child. It should have been kept in King Zhao's mansion for generations to come." According to legend, after I inherited the throne, I really couldn’t bear to part with it, so I shamelessly asked for it from A Rui.”

"Now that I'm getting older, I don't have time to hone my archery skills. Instead of leaving this treasured bow to gather dust in the warehouse, I might as well give it to you young people so that it can play a greater role. Che'er, I will give this bow to you today. The moon bow rewards you."

Hearing these words, Li Jinche's face was filled with ecstasy. However, when he caught a glimpse of Fang Zigui winking next to him, he quickly calmed down: "As the saying goes, no merit will be rewarded. My son hunted just now and looked brave, but in fact he was just doing it. The guards are just giving in to my sons."

"But I dare not refuse the gift from my father, and I dare not accept it casually. How about..." As he said this, Li Jinche rolled his eyes twice, "Why don't you let me compete with all the royal brothers? Who can win?" Whoever can come out on top is qualified to take this Linyue Bow."

Emperor Jingfeng didn't expect him to say this. He raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then smiled: "That's fine. Then go and ask and see who is willing to compete with you."

Li Jinche could obviously take the Linyue Bow directly, but he refused to accept it and insisted on competing with the other brothers. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that he had other ideas.
The third prince could see that Li Jinche was not interested in drinking, so he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Forget it, I. I haven't been good at martial arts since I was a child. Every time I competed with the emperor's brothers in martial arts, I was always the one at the bottom. I don't dare to compete with the other two." The royal brother strives to be the first."

Apart from the third prince, there was only one fourth prince who was only 12 years old. Of course, Li Jinche could not bully the younger ones, so he naturally turned to the prince Li Jinze: "Elder brother, can you have a competition with me?"

As the crown prince, Li Jinze should be dignified and prudent, and there is no need to show too much competitiveness.He wanted to refuse politely, but when he saw the smiling eyes of Emperor Jingfeng, he seemed to be looking forward to watching them compete, so he changed his words:
"...Okay, maybe it's been a long time since I've seen the Second Emperor's archery skills. Although I'm not good at riding and shooting, I still want to do my best. The Second Emperor's brother shouldn't give in later."

Li Jinche readily agreed: "Brother Huang, don't worry, I will do my best."

In order to show fairness, Li Jinze and Li Jinche each selected a dozen people from the Forbidden Army to serve as escorts. Whoever kills more prey before the sun sets will win.

After getting ready, Li Jinche gave Li Jinze a provocative look, and said half jokingly, half sarcastically: "This forest is very big, and there are twists and turns in it. Brother Huang, please be careful and don't get lost! "

After saying that, Li Jinche knocked the horse's belly and galloped towards the forest with his guards.Seeing this, Li Jinze was not willing to lag behind and also rode up to follow.