There is a black lotus in the deep palace

Chapter 42 Why Are You Not Qualified?
Time passed quickly, and it was afternoon in a blink of an eye, and those who went out to hunt gradually returned.

All the princes brought guards around them.

They netted their prey with huge black nets, carried them on horses, and drove to the camp behind their masters.

Young masters and masters began to compare each other again.

"Look at your roe deer, which is small and thin, what use can it be?"

"You said that others don't look at yourself, what do you mean by having a litter of rabbits?" The other pushed back.

"Aren't you going to hunt tigers? Where is the tiger? Where is it?" a third person interjected.

A group of sons laughed at me and laughed at you, and the atmosphere was lively.

Before the words were finished, the emperor's team rushed up from behind, and everyone dismounted immediately to salute.

Emperor Jingyuan greeted them with a smile, and walked to the front with a few princes.

Accidents were unavoidable during the hunt, and the princes had been following their father's side all the time, and when they encountered prey, they would naturally give it up to Emperor Jing Yuan intentionally or unintentionally.

After one trip, the prey hunted by Emperor Jingyuan couldn't fit in two big black nets.

"Father, your archery skills are too good. You don't want to let your son let me go. How ugly it is to go back empty-handed!" Xia Houyan joked.

Emperor Jingyuan laughed at him: "You still say it!"

"You can't shoot accurately when you encounter prey several times, can you blame me?"

"Fourth, you have to practice archery when you go back. You are my son-in-law. If you can't practice archery well, it will be a joke!"

"Learn more from your third brother!"

Xia Houyan's eyes lit up, and he said respectfully.

"My son obeys my father's order!!"

"Be sure to practice harder when you go back! Ask the third brother for advice!"

He stared at Xia Houjue maliciously.

Xia Houjue stayed far away, curled his lips lightly, and dismissed it.

……

Emperor Jingyuan returned to the camp and waited for a while, seeing that the people had almost returned, he couldn't wait to give orders.

"Li Baoyuan, let someone count the prey and start the evaluation!"

"Whoever wins the first prize will be rewarded heavily!"

Li Baoyuan answered yes with a smile, and walked out with a group of guards.

All the female relatives in the stands have left.

The open space under the stage was filled with hunted prey, some were already dead, some were still struggling in the black net, and there was a bloody smell in the air.

Li Baoyuan took a few guards and checked each net next to each other.

It took half an hour to count all the prey.

"Report to the Emperor!"

"The slaves have been counted, this one is the winner! It's you!!"

Emperor Jingyuan was a little surprised.

"Oh?? Why..."

He sat on the stand, looking at the princes and ministers standing on both sides of the ground, a trace of anger gradually appeared on his face.

"You people! Why don't you show your true skills!"

"I'm already old, how can I compare to you young and strong!"

"You still play this trick, you should be punished! You should be punished!"

That being said, 'I'm very satisfied' was clearly written on his face!
Everyone knew the emperor's temper, so they knelt down one by one.

"The emperor's lesson! I have tried my best. I am good at longbows... It is windy today, and there are not many birds in the forest, so I didn't hunt many!"

"Father and emperor have learned from you, and my son has also tried his best!" Xia Houyan said

"Father and emperor have learned a lesson, and my son has done his best!" Ping Wang said.

The prince and ministers all knelt down, and everyone had their own words.

Emperor Jingyuan was happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be helpless on his face.

"That's all! Are you trying your best, you can't hide it from me!"

"That's all for now, it won't be an example in the future!"

Everyone bowed their heads in silence.

Emperor Jing Yuan said again: "Since I am the number one, this reward cannot be given to myself!"

"Li Baoyuan... who is No.2?"

Li Baoyuan looked down at the record in his hand and smiled.

"Back to the emperor, No.2 is the fourth prince!"

Emperor Jing Yuan glanced at Xia Houyan and laughed.

"Look, he almost caught up with me! He even said he was going to come back empty-handed, shouldn't he be beaten?"

Xia Houyan quickly kowtowed.

"Father, my son hurt a hand and was able to catch up with you. In the end, he lost a sika deer than you. If you say that, your son will feel ashamed!"

He raised his arm, and there was simply a piece of gauze wrapped around his left arm.

Emperor Jing Yuan was successfully pleased by these rhetoric, and he waved his hand.

"That's it!"

"You child has worked hard since childhood, and I can see it!"

"Let's do it! The top spot is yours! Great!"

Xia Houyan is happy to thank you.

"Thank you, Father!"

Rewards are not important, what is important is face.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to be loved by the emperor after gaining face?

Fortunately, the queen has been telling him, otherwise, I definitely don't know how to please my father.

……

After winning the first prize, the night is a bonfire feast.

The prey are all freshly killed, coupled with the breeze game from the mountain stream, it has a special flavor, and it also means celebrating the fruits of labor.

There is free time before the bonfire feast begins.

At this moment, the queen's tent is very lively, both Emperor Jing Yuan and Xia Houyan are there.

The queen bandaged her son's wound with her own hands, feeling distressed at the same time.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of you being no match for your father, why bother to take this risk!"

Xia Houyan looked annoyed.

"Father, my son hasn't defeated you once in so many years, can't you let him!"

Emperor Jingyuan was very comfortable being flattered by the mother and son, he laughed straight away.

"Good good!"

"My son is working hard!"

"It's just that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. To win, you must win, and if you lose, you must be convinced. Only in this way can others be convinced, so there is no need to rely on concessions!"

What he said was earnest.

Xia Houyan listened carefully, pondered for a while, got up and put on her clothes and bowed deeply to him.

"My son is dull, fortunately he was taught by the emperor himself! Only then can he understand these principles!"

Emperor Jingyuan was surprised.

"Why, didn't your martial arts master teach you these principles?"

"No!" Xia Houyan's eyes dimmed.

"The martial arts master naturally only teaches his son martial arts and refuses to teach other things! So my son often has a lot of confusion, and he doesn't know who to ask?"

"I want to ask my third brother, but the third brother is busy with government affairs and has no time to teach me! Father... my son, I beg you to give me advice!"

No one in the palace or outside the palace knew that the third brother, the crown prince, was taught by his father himself, so the third brother had more prestige among the courtiers than him.

Now, he also has to let his father personally guide him!

They are all sons, who is more noble than whom!Why can't he get his father to personally point out?Why is he not qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with the crown prince?
The queen pretended to block it.

"Yan'er, don't talk nonsense!"

"Your third brother is busy with state affairs, so don't mess around!"

"Your father is very busy with a lot of affairs! If you don't understand anything, just ask your Taifu, they are all knowledgeable and talented people, and they will definitely be able to explain your doubts for you!"

"Don't make trouble for your father!"

After the queen finished speaking, she apologized to Emperor Jingyuan with a smile.

"It's all due to the poor discipline of the concubine, who has spoiled the child!"

(End of this chapter)