The princess is soft!The sick villain is crazy

Chapter 31 Cousin
The long summer is gone, and after the beginning of autumn, the cold air officially enters the capital.

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

It is said that Yong Taizu was besieged in Shangyang Mountain for several days during the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, and ran out of ammunition and food.On the day of the Autumn Society, due to the sacrifices in the farms, many tributes were placed, which attracted the wolves in the mountains. Yong Taizu hunted with the soldiers and the people, and the harvest was rich and the difficulties were overcome.Therefore, every year after the Autumn Society, Yong Taizu would bring the princes, concubines, princes and ministers to hunt for several days.

Shu Yao likes lively things the most, and she also learned to ride and shoot when she was young. She deliberately changed into a Hu suit, removed the cumbersome headgear, and traveled lightly.

Li Mingji also accompanied him.Shu Yao specially ordered someone to make a bodyguard uniform for him, and also prepared accessories for him. The gold pattern on the black robe made him more handsome and even a little extravagant.

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 out of the carriage to feel the fresh air of the mountain forest.

It was too hot a while ago, and she was stuck in the palace all the time, and she hasn't come out to play for a long time.

Emperor Yong announced the opening in front of the team. They will hunt in Shangyang Mountain for three days. Those who win the first prize will not only get rich rewards, but also a jade order bestowing "Heroic General". Although they have no real power, they symbolize the limelight. unlimited.

This autumn hunt, most of the nobles and aristocratic families were present. When Shu Yao got off the carriage, many pairs of eyes immediately looked at her quietly.

Especially those young aristocratic children, barely concealing their inquiring eyes, greeted Shu Yao with a smile:
"I used to think that the princess is weak, but today I see the princess in a Hu suit. She looks heroic and beautiful."

"Is there any prey you are interested in, the princess? It will be winter in a while, how about I kill a few foxes for the princess to make fox fur?"

Princess Huaxi is married to Ji 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 reached Ji, but after so long, the two not only failed, but there were frequent rumors of discord, don't they still have a chance?

"Cousin Yaoyao."

The clear voice of the man attracted everyone's attention, and the noble children raised their heads, and when they saw the person coming, their expressions became respectful:
"Prince."

"I have seen His Royal Highness."

There were only a few concubines in Emperor Yong's harem, and the heirs were not rich. The eldest son was from the empress Dou's family, and he was engaged now.

The prince is seven years older than Shu Yao, and to Shu Yao, he is an elder with a gap in age.This cousin inherited the character of Emperor Yong, and treated others with peace and generosity. In the past, Shu Yao was punished by the Tai Tuo for her homework, and the Tai Tuo would secretly release water for her.

Shu Yao wasn't close to him, but she was quite polite. She was annoyed by this group of noisy noble children, but when she saw him come forward to save her, she rolled her almond eyes and called out, "Cousin."

Li Mingji followed Shu Yao closely, and when he saw the prince in armor, he slightly closed his eyes.

This prince is also one of the old friends.

In the previous life, Xiao Sui invaded the palace and forced Emperor Yong to abdicate as the Supreme Emperor, and the prince became their puppet emperor.His character is too gentle and cowardly, no matter what opinions Xiao Sui and the others put forward, he is silent and obedient.The only time Li Mingji saw him lose his composure was when Shu Yao was escorted to the tower by Zhang Sheng and his life was hanging by a thread.

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

The two have similar auras, but upon closer inspection, they are completely different.The brows of this young man in black were slightly gloomy, not as gentle as jade on the surface, how could there be such a person by Yaoyao's side?

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

Li Mingji cupped his hands and said indifferently: "His Royal Highness."

Guard?With such a demeanor, those who don't know his identity may think that he is some noble son who is interested in Shu Yao.

The prince hummed indifferently, "Cousin Yaoyao is short of guards? I have an elite soldier in my lonely hand. If Yaoyao needs it, I can transfer a few people to Huaxi Palace."

Hearing what he said, Shu Yao was really moved.Just seeing Zheng Yueyao getting off the carriage in the distance, Shu Yao shook her head and said, "Thank you for your cousin's kindness. But uncle has transferred a lot of people to me, so I don't need it now."

The prince smiled slightly: "Okay then. If you need anything in the palace in the future, just talk to Gu."

Shu Yao was a little puzzled, but she obediently said hello.

The prince wanted to preside over the autumn hunting with Emperor Yong, so he talked with Shu Yao for a while and then rode away.Shu Yao turned her head, only to feel that Li Mingji seemed extraordinarily quiet: "Why don't you talk?"

On such a grand occasion, of course she couldn't go to play with her boudoir friends like she did in private.Didn't Li Mingji always only listen to her, why did he behave a lot here?
"The Princess and His Highness the Prince's brothers and sisters are together, and Ming Ji might disturb their chat," Li Mingji said in a light voice, "The Prince and the Princess have not seen each other for a long time, right?"

"Uncle is inspecting his ability to handle government affairs and asks him to go to the court to approve memorials every day, but of course he can't see him," Shu Yao muttered, "I don't know my cousin that well, he also has his own sister and fiancee. "

Although Shu Yao grew up in the palace, she was closer to Princess Jiayi after careful consideration. The other cousins ​​seemed to be separated by a thin barrier, so they couldn't get along as naturally as brothers and sisters.

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

He glanced at the distant prince coldly.

Shu Yao didn't notice his strangeness, she was still thinking about going to the racecourse to pick a beautiful horse, she glanced forward, then suddenly lowered her eyes, and said in a dissatisfied tone, "There are people who hate you everywhere."

A carriage with the banner of the Xie Mansion approached not far away. In front of the carriage, Xie Yanzhou was wearing a purple jade crown and a golden saddle on a white horse, looking quite high-spirited.

The Patriarch of the Xie family, Old General Xie, was a military general who joined the army. Xie Yanzhou has been fascinated by it, he has practiced martial arts since childhood, and he has practiced kung fu well. Last year, he was the leader of the autumn hunting.

"Great!"

Many noble ladies present were blushing and wanted to talk to Xie Yanzhou, but unfortunately Xie Yanzhou only had one person in his eyes.Seeing Shu Yao, Xie Yanzhou pulled the reins and couldn't wait to call her name.

People around looked sideways, seeing that Xie Yanzhou's attitude towards Princess Huaxi had not changed. Could it be that the rumors of the conflict between the two were just rumors?

As if Shu Yao didn't hear, she turned her head to Li Mingji and said, "Let's go, the county chief is going to pick a horse."

Li Mingji gently said yes.

Xie Yanzhou saw Li Mingji next to Shu Yao with a gloomy expression - he heard from the monks that he was just a poor painter living in Ning'an Temple, and he had nothing but skin.It was fine to see him at Ning'an Temple that day, why is he still here when the royal family is hunting?

(End of this chapter)