Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 190 The Prince’s Teasing

On the day of the winter solstice, Emperor Ming went on a hunt.

Although winter hunting is an activity for the emperor and nobles, in previous years only brothers Li Ling and Li Xiang participated in the Duke's Mansion. This year, in order to let his wife relax, Li Ling also brought along Jing Shu, his sister-in-law Xu Wanning and his younger sister, the third girl. .

Since Li Xiang was in charge of the case, he followed his brother's instructions and set up his tent in a quiet place to facilitate the entry and exit of the female family members.

There were two large tents and two small tents installed in the Zhenguo Palace. Of course, Li Ling wanted to live in one with Jingshu. Xu Wanning took the three girls to live together. As a Yulin Lang, Li Xiang naturally had to accompany the Holy Emperor. The two smaller ones are for the accompanying maids and elders.

The third girl went out for winter hunting for the first time, and her eyes were full of novelties. After settling in, she was eager to visit Jingshu.

Entering the brother-in-law's tent, the third girl was surprised and said, "Why is it so warm here?"

Li Ling was adding charcoal fire to the stove. Hearing this, he turned around and asked, "Is it cold over there? If you feel it's not warm, ask someone to add more charcoal fire."

Xu Wanning glanced at Jingshu who was sitting on the couch, and then at Li Ling who was busy on the floor. She smiled and joked to the third girl: "Your second brother is afraid that your second sister-in-law will be cold, and he wishes he could bake this tent into a It’s good to be in the dog days of summer.”

As she spoke, she said to Li Ling: "Second brother, please don't add any more carbon. It's so hot that I'm almost sweating when I come in."

Li Ling straightened up, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and replied with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I don't know, Shu'er is most afraid of the cold."

The third girl interjected: "I just came in and saw a falcon with golden feathers coiled outside the tent. It looked more majestic than other falcons. Where did the second brother come from?"

 The third girl was talking about the golden-winged slave that Jiang Youchen gave to Li Ling.

Li Ling replied: "The eagle was given by your sister-in-law's family when I accompanied your sister-in-law back to Chaozhou last time."

The third girl said: "That eagle is really strange. I like it very much. My second brother will give it to me."

Li Ling said: "What do you want it to do? Don't look at it. It has been domesticated, but it is very fierce. Now it only recognizes your sister-in-law and me. Even the domesticated servants dare not come near. Don't provoke it. Be careful of pecking it." your turn."

Just as he was talking, Ling Xiao replied from outside the tent: "Master, His Highness the Crown Prince invites you to go hunting."

Jingshu said to Li Ling: "The prince invites you, please go quickly. I am just here to chat with my sister-in-law and third sister."

 Li Ling replied: "Okay."

When he reached the tent door, he turned to his wife and said, "If I don't come back for dinner, I will order someone to come back to you. If I come back late, please let Ziyun and the others stay with you for a while. "

Xu Wanning really couldn't bear the nagging of her silent second brother. Without waiting for Jingshu's reply, he waved his hand impatiently and said: "Second brother, please go quickly. There are so many of us, how can we make your wife hungry and scared?" ?"

Li Ling smiled awkwardly, then opened the tent door and went out.

Prince Zhao Bi was determined to win over the Duke of Zhenguo, but Li Ling had always maintained a neutral attitude between the prince and the King of Jin.

Today, in order not to appear deliberately, Zhao Bi not only invited Li Ling, but also invited many noble children.

Li Ling met Zhao Bi and respectfully asked, "Your Highness, be safe."

Zhao Bi rode on the horse and said with a smile and greetings: "My cousin is always so out of touch. It's rare for us to get together today. Come on, let's go for a horse race and hunt some game to drink."

The crowd gathered around Prince Zhao Bi and rode their horses towards the depths of the woods.

After a while, everyone had hunted a lot of game. A group of people surrounded Zhao Bi and was walking out of the forest when he saw a woman in red riding a horse heading towards him.

This woman is none other than Zhou Qing. Zhao Bi liked women the most. In this vast forest, the oncoming woman, dressed in red like fire, caught his eye. Zhao Bi reined in the good horse and smiled at the dignitaries on the left and right. : "I never thought I could meet beauties here."

Ningyuan Hou Shizi, who was standing next to Zhao Bi, had a mocking look on his face and replied: "It must not be some tree demon and fox fairy that came from the illusion."

Zhao Bi raised his eyebrows and laughed loudly: "Maybe he came to confuse Yu Gu, who wants to learn from him."

A group of people were making noise here. Zhou Qing rode her horse forward and saw the prince. She dismounted and paid homage, saying, "My daughter is Zhou Qing, the daughter of the minister of the Ministry of Industry. She has met the prince."

Zhao Bi saw that she was neither humble nor arrogant, and did not have the coyness of a boudoir girl at all. He also caught a glimpse of her beautiful face and felt happy in his heart, so he thought of teasing her and deliberately asked with a straight face: "How did you know that Gu is the prince?"

Zhou Qing raised her head and boldly looked at Zhao Bi on the horse. With an adoring smile on her face, she slowly replied: "His Royal Highness is like a dragon or a tiger. Among these many people, he stands out like a chicken, so I naturally take a look at it." Then I guessed that you are my Highness the Crown Prince of Daqi."

 After saying these compliments, Zhou Qing glanced at Li Ling beside the prince.

snort! The man she fell in love with was actually not even willing to be a concubine even though she was willing to be a humble concubine.

How could the arrogant Zhou Qing endure this humiliation?

Since she was going to get married, she was going to marry the most powerful man in the future. She wanted to trample Li Ling, who despised her, and his beloved wife under her feet, and grind them into dust. Only then could she let out such a bad breath.

Zhao Bi was the most arrogant. After hearing Zhou Qing's compliments, she laughed and said, "You do have good eyesight."

As he spoke, he stared at Zhou Qing with wolf-like eyes and said, "You are just a little girl, why are you blocking Gu's mount?"

Of course I want to climb the big tree of His Royal Highness.

Although Zhou Qing's intentions are obvious, Zhao Bi, who has had countless women, still has the intention of teasing her.

Seeing that the prince was teasing the little girl intentionally, someone beside him shouted, "Is it possible that Miss Zhou learned that His Highness is very good at riding and wants to ask His Highness for advice?"

“Hey! Beautiful women love handsome men. I think it’s because Miss Zhou admires our Highness’s style, so she desperately sought him out.”

“Your Highness must not let down Miss Zhou’s kindness.”

“Yes, yes, if His Highness does not accept her into the East Palace, Miss Zhou will be very sad.”

The eldest daughter of an official family can't blame everyone for making fun of her for clinging to her so shamelessly and openly.

Zhou Qing was filled with overwhelming hatred. Even if she was teased by this group of men in public, she could endure it without changing her expression.

She unhooked an eagle that had been shot by an arrow from the saddle, bowed and presented it to Zhao Bi, and said softly: "My servant just came out to run a horse. When I saw the arrow on the eagle with His Highness's name engraved on it, I guessed it." It must have been hunted by His Highness, so he boldly came here to find it."

I found a good reason.

Zhao Bi is not a person who doesn't understand amorous feelings. Although he has seen countless women, this is the first time he has seen such a bold beauty.

He took the prey and handed it to his entourage. Then he stretched his arms and pulled her onto the horse. He teased her in her ear and said, "I shot this eagle in front of you on purpose, just waiting for you to find it yourself." Woolen cloth."

 Amidst the cheers of some people, Zhao Bi hugged Zhou Qing and galloped out of the forest.

 (End of this chapter)