Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

146 Chapter 3.53 Things are not as simple as they appear

Volume Three

3.53 Things are not as simple as they appear

He jumped over the envious and jealous people in the big tent, and a moment later, he was in a cave a few miles outside the Spring Hunting Camp.

"Rong'er, you are so kind!" Zhou Yang reluctantly let go of the sweetness in his mouth. He hugged Her Royal Highness and said, "Thanks to you this time. If I miss the opportunity, I will have to waste at least two or three years of work in the future." catch up."

"Hmph!" Princess Yongchang lay in his arms with squinted eyes, "Brother Huang has a good impression of you. This time, we have to strive for the top three in the shooting. Of course, first place is the best. As long as we can do it, we will definitely be in the top three, Brother Huang." Leave an impression in my heart, and after you are appointed and released, as long as you have enough merit, your position will be yours!"

"Of course I know." Zhou Yang kissed his lover and said, "I also know that the quality of the candidates who came to see Spring Hunt this time is very average. Now that they have been screened, there are only about half a hundred people left, and no real ones have been seen. They are better than me, even if we have retained the top three in Enke's martial arts competition this time, they are nothing more than that to me - huh?"

"I sent someone to notify Bing'er before I came. She must have come." Listening to the sound of horse hooves coming from outside the cave, Princess Yongchang said softly, "If you want, just go find the hooves. I have to go around." Look, I can't let you—hehehe, Bing'er, you don't have any strength left in your hands!"

"Hurry up, I'm in a hurry!" Dongfang Bing only gave Her Royal Highness the Princess a roll of his eyes, "This is a place I arranged to stay. It is not within the scope of this spring hunting, but it's hard to say whether there is anyone there. come over!"

"Hey, can you be more reserved? People who love each other should help each other and love each other, but why are you so rude?"

"Crap!"

He raised his eyes and looked at Her Royal Highness the Princess who had walked away.

At the same time, the golden tent behind the stands.

"Your Majesty, this is Zhou Jinshi." The Queen said in a strange tone, "Is Rong'er a little too familiar? Although she and Dongfang Guard did grow up together and are sisters, they are not like that."

"I was sorry for the imperial sister at the beginning, and I have worked hard for her over the years. Some things can be done as she pleases, so let's do this for now!" Emperor Yonghe was not stupid, he must have seen the problem, "That's all, I'm not blind or deaf, I can't do it. My dear, let her do it!"

"In that case, I won't ask any more questions!" The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please see, the spring hunting has begun. If he is really as described by Rong'er, how about giving him a favor?"

"Just follow what Zi Tong said!" Emperor Yonghe nodded lightly.

More than an hour later, the small cave.

"Dongfang, why are you asked to participate in security this time?" After mutual satisfaction, Zhou Yang put his arms around the girl and asked strangely, "Although you also have the title of Ouchi guard, you have actually followed Rong'er for a long time. Logically speaking, this I shouldn't have called you over for this kind of thing."

"Ziyang, I'm sorry, I can't say!" Dongfang Bing froze, and then said with a serious expression, "You'd better not ask. These things are not as simple as they seem. The identity of the princess cannot be said, you just You need to know, just don’t touch her!”

"Huh?" Zhou Yang frowned. He and Princess Yongchang had already known each other well for so long, but every time he couldn't help but want to go deeper, he was either stopped or Dongfang Bing was pulled over to take his place. Originally, he I didn't think much about it. Now it seems that this princess who can even participate in government affairs may have another identity, and it is an identity that is far beyond his current ability.

"The spring hunting has begun!" The noisy galloping horses and shouts could be heard faintly. Dongfang Bing got up gently and put on his clothes. "You should go quickly. This opportunity is rare. Not every hard work can be rewarded." In His Majesty's eyes, 'Jane is in the Emperor's heart' is just a sentence, but it has a terrifying effect on you!"

"Bing'er, I won't force you! But I'm waiting for the day when you confess to me. I hope it won't be too long!" Zhou Yang hugged the girl tightly from behind and said softly. After saying that, he packed up his horse and rushed out. , leaving only a pair of eyes watching him dreamingly until he could no longer be seen. "Bing'er, I'm sorry!" A familiar figure walked out of the shadowy bushes next to the cave and stood side by side with her. If it wasn't Princess Yongchang, who was it? "If I want to truly have no barrier with him, I'm afraid it will take a long time. I can only wrong you!"

"Princess, is it true that this subordinate can't withdraw?" Dongfang Bing frowned, with a very dissatisfied tone, "Even, as a woman, does this subordinate not even have the qualifications to be a mother?"

"Bing'er, I'm sorry!" Princess Yongchang could only apologize again helplessly, "At least, not now!"

Dongfang Bing stopped talking, but crystal tears slid down from the corners of his eyes, reflecting faintly in the bright sunlight.

Here, Zhou Yang galloped all the way on horseback and soon caught up with Niu Ben, Liu Dong and others. At this time, the six people clearly formed a team and divided into "areas" with other people, at least within one mile of the surrounding area. Inside, he saw no other teams.

"Hahaha, Brother Zhou is here? With you as a master shooter here, you don't have to worry about today's prey!" Shi Meng laughed and came forward, but he didn't pay attention. After he finished speaking, all the other five people He frowned.

"Brother Shi is joking. All the eldest brothers are skilled in martial arts, so there is no need for the younger brother to do something extra!" Zhou Yang smiled and cupped his hands, but also took off the long bow, "But this is the icing on the cake, and the younger brother still has no problem."

"Let's go!" Shi Meng obviously realized that what he said was inappropriate, and his expression became dull. Niu Ben glanced at him lightly, and then said to Zhou Yang with a smile, "We still need to act quickly, although the Ministry of Internal Affairs released A lot of prey have come in, but after all, the total number is limited. If outsiders get ahead of us, it's hard to say whether we can get enough prey."

Zhou Yang smiled and nodded, and then he opened his bow and fired an arrow. He heard a scream in the grass about seventy or eighty steps away, and a hungry wolf with an arrow stuck in the middle of its head came out. It struggled for a few times and stopped moving. There were six people around who moved, and they all looked at him dumbfounded.

"Big brothers, let's do it!" Zhou Yang smiled, and set off first on the horse. Since these guys already had other ideas, let's show them with their strength. They are not necessities, but just a necessary supplement.

Now even the most "naive" Shi Meng realized the problem. The little brother in front of them was no longer someone they could manipulate at will. To a certain extent, everyone was already "equal", at least for now. , with the endorsement of Princess Yongchang, unless the adults from various families come on stage, they alone will never be able to do anything.

Fortunately, there were a lot of prey in this area. After less than half an hour, everyone shouted and fired arrows, and finally everyone got something. The worst Shi Meng also hung a few hares and pheasants behind the saddle, but it was Zhou Yang who It didn't matter - more than half of the large prey along the way were captured by him. Such prey was left to the servants who followed behind to take care of it, so that the atmosphere in the entire team was a bit dull.

"Brother Zhou is so skilled!" Seeing that they had rushed to the foot of the mountain, or to the innermost part of the entire valley, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and dismounted to rest. Niu Ben picked up a kettle and threw it to Zhou Yang, and he took another one and drank it hard. Only after half a bottle of water did he say, "With such skills and the grace of His Highness Yongchang, I believe the future is limitless!"

"Brother Niu, I ask myself that I am by no means inferior to anyone else in terms of skill, but I also have self-awareness." Zhou Yang just took a sip of water and handed back the kettle, which made Niu Ben smile with satisfaction, "Personal strength can only determine a person's lower limit. , at least I believe that the mere fourth and fifth grade thousand households or guerrillas will never be an obstacle to me.

But what is the upper limit of a person will be affected by many factors. For example, when facing the elder brothers, although the younger brother will not belittle oneself, he will never dare to be arrogant, because to the elder brothers, others may pursue the ultimate in life. It's just your starting point, or a stepping stone; as for your eldest brother's real upper limit, it's not something that your younger brother can talk about. "

"Hahaha!" Now all six people understood what he meant. Chen Yejun came up and patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Shi Meng was right at the beginning. We still need the help of Junior Brother Zhou to catch our prey today." Okay, if we don’t just rely on those pheasants and wild ducks behind the saddle, I’m afraid I’ll have my legs broken when I go back!”

"I also hope that there will be an old man like me who threatens to break his legs all day long!" Zhou Yang smiled and cupped his hands, causing all the princes to laugh again, "Okay, brothers, the hunting is over now, It’s time for us to go back, but I don’t have anyone around me, so I have to ask the older brothers to help send some prey back.”

Well, this can also be translated as "No matter how many prey you bring back, even if I get a lot of prey, you will share the rest." This is equivalent to giving these six people their fame in vain, or at the expense of their own merits.

The smiles of the six eighth sons became even brighter.

(End of this chapter)