Chapter 58
Chapter 58
The scenery in Nanyuan is nice and pleasant, with birdsong on the head, wild flowers on the ground, and fat rabbits running around in the forest.
Chu Zhao led Lin Xingzhi to ride slowly through the forest, not intending to hunt at all. Lin Xingzhi also found that he didn't even bring a bow.
Lin Xingzhi: ...
He couldn't help complaining, "Isn't it a little too much for you to be perfunctory?"
Chu Zhaodao: "It's okay, someone will prepare for this king."
Lin Xingzhi asked, "Who is it, October?"
After the words fell, an arrow flew past them and hit a deer, Chu Zhao pouted at Lin Xingzhi, "Well, this is coming."
Lin Xingzhi turned his head and saw King Ning holding a bow, hanging a bow immediately, and an arrow basket hanging on each side of the horse.
Ok, I see.
Seeing this, Chu Zhao teased him again, "My concubine really loves this king so much that she can't help herself. Just now, my fifth younger brother was clearly next to me, yet you didn't notice him at all."
After all, you can see King Ning's double equipment just by looking at it.
Lin Xingzhi didn't know how to refute, and he really didn't pay attention to King Ning, but King Ning still talked to him at that time...
Lin Xingzhi changed the subject silently, "Then what are we going to do today, just wander around in the woods?"
Chu Zhao shook his head, "No, I will take you to a good show later."
Just as Lin Xingzhi was asking what the show was, there was a sudden commotion ahead, followed by the sound of someone shouting for escort.
Lin Xingzhi picked out his ears, "I seem to have heard the sound of a tiger roaring."
Chu Zhao rode his horse and ran towards the place where the shout came from, "You heard me right, there are indeed tigers in this forest."
It was a few fools who let people in for the sake of showing off. Chu Zhao's eyes flashed disdain, and he really wanted to know how they would end up this time.
The distance was not far, and they were approaching quickly, but Chu Zhao didn't intend to help, and just led Lin Xing up the tree so that he could see more clearly.
Emperor Jianyuan fell to the ground somehow, and the tiger was facing him, as if it could open its bloody mouth to tear him apart at any time.
Surrounded by a circle of golden feather guards, they confronted the tiger with swords in their hands.
The commander of the Golden Feather Guard seemed to be about to order an attack when the tiger suddenly roared wildly. Many people were so frightened that their legs limp and fell down. After moving a bit, he called escort even more anxiously.
The flustered appearance did not reveal any imperial spirit at all, and Lin Xingzhi was even worried that he would be scared to pee.
"Who will appear next?" Lin Xingzhi asked.
Chu Zhao said with a smile, "His beloved son," as for who can take the lead, it depends on one's ability.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horseshoes, and Lin Xingzhi immediately stared at it intently, for fear of missing any good show.
Suddenly, an arrow came from the forest and shot straight into the tiger's eyes, and this was undoubtedly an act of anger. The tiger rushed forward with all its strength, both to avoid the arrow and to tear the person in front of it to pieces.
At the very moment, a figure suddenly appeared, dragging the emperor Jianyuan back by his clothes, allowing him to avoid the tiger's sharp teeth and claws.
The arrow that shot at the tiger's eye missed, but many arrows shot at the tiger all around.
No one was caught, and he was about to be killed again. The tiger roared again and began to wreak havoc.
Several Golden Feather Guards who were close to each other suffered disasters, and the commander of the Golden Feather Guards began to order people to kill the tiger. Emperor Jianyuan, who escaped from the tiger's mouth, was taken to a safe place behind by the King Qi who was looking at him with hatred.
On the tree, Chu Zhao helped them conclude, "The outcome has been decided."
Lin Xingzhi nodded, "After returning to Beijing, the situation will probably look better."
His Royal Highness, the crown prince, is doomed to lose if he can't save his father with a dangerous account.
And King Qi, who has the grace to save his father, will soon become Emperor Jianyuan's next favorite son.
Under the siege of the crowd, the tiger gradually lost its vitality. Chu Zhao asked Lin Xingzhi, "Do you still want to watch it?"
Lin Xingzhi shook his head, it was boring at this point.
So the caring His Royal Highness Li Wang summoned the hidden guard and asked about the next interesting place to go. The dark guard pointed to the north, "His Royal Highness Ning went down there."
Chu Zhao took the men on the horse, turned around and ran to the north.
When they got to the place, they found that King Ning and Xu Wenyan and their party were all around a pool, and there was a girl in the middle of the pool, who was ups and downs as if she was choking on water. Or not.
The girl was splashing about in the water, but her hair was not messed up at all, it only clinged to her body and face, making her look extraordinarily beautiful, like a lotus emerging from water.
She yelled for help, her voice was not too loud, just enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
"Okay, okay, stop shouting, we will throw the rope down, you hold on to the rope, and we will pull you up."
Xu Wenyan threw the rope forward and threw it into the pool, shaking it, making sure that the person in the pool could catch it, and then set up a battle with his friends to pull him.
He was still talking nonsense, "You are a girl, you don't know how to kung fu, and you went into the woods without a maid. Look, you would have fallen into the water, if we didn't just happen to hear it nearby. Crying for help, you drowned in the pool and no one found out."
The girl in the pool: ...
Not only did he not want to grab the rope and be pulled up, but he also really wanted to gag Xu Wenyan's mouth.
If she hadn't been in the water for a long time, and there was no sign of drowning, she would not have gone ashore.
When people were about to climb up, Xu Wenyan turned around immediately, and urged his friends to turn around too, "Don't look at what you shouldn't, and be careful that your future daughter-in-law will beat you with a sword."
That can't be done, the daughter-in-law has not been married yet, and the reputation must not be bad, so a group of people simply and neatly turned their backs to the woman, and together with King Ning, they resolutely refused to give themselves any chance to take advantage of the girl.
This is not over yet, Xu Wenyan also gave advice to the girl, "When you come up, untie the rope and go away at ease, we will not look back."
girl:……
Does she want not to look back?What she wants is for them to stare at her, bah, it's King Ning staring at her.
This girl is one of the three daughters from the Chen family. She is the daughter of the second wife, named Chen Yunxue. Before she came, she was told by the family to get close to King Ning, seduce King Ning, and make King Ning fall in love with her. Only when I go back can I be Princess Ning.
It was the first time for Chen Yunxue to seduce this kind of thing, and she had no experience. She only heard about some women who sprained their feet and were carried back by passers-by.
What kind of woman fell into the pond and was rescued by the man who had to marry her because of her body? Chen Yunxue felt that it was all right.
After discussing with the maids around her, she ran into the woods. She originally wanted to find King Ning and sprain her foot near him, but the sprain was too painful, and she couldn't walk for a long time afterwards, so it wasn't worthwhile.The second is that King Ning passed by her, but he didn't take a look at her, so the plan failed.
After that, only those who fell into the water were rescued. After confirming that King Ning was hunting near a water pool, Chen Yunxue jumped in decisively, then thumped and called for help.
She managed to call King Ning here, but what she didn't expect was that there was a group of idiots like Xu Wenyan following behind, and there was nothing wrong with King Ning during the whole process, so they dragged her ashore.
Chen Yunxue was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but she could only listen to Xu Wenyan, climbed ashore and left.
Lin Xingzhi, a bystander who squatted behind the grass for a while, said, "This girl doesn't seem very smart."
Chu Zhao: "Then do you know what the three girls from the Chen family are like?"
Lin Xingzhi shook his head, how could he know that.
"One is charming and gentle like water; the other is beautiful and virtuous, and manages the family well; and the one who just walked past, has no idea, but goes straight, and looks good."
Chu Zhao commented, "Men are lustful by nature, and there are only a few types of women they like, and the fifth child can always choose a suitable one."
The Chen family took great pains for this.
"Just now the crown prince lost to King Qi, so they will win over King Ning even more. I'm afraid that King Ning will not be clean these days in Nanyuan."
Chu Zhao didn't mention King Ning's worries at all, "Didn't you already make arrangements? Don't worry, your cousin looks careless, but he is very loyal and reliable in his work. With him around, the Chen family will not succeed." of."
Lin Xingzhi thought, that’s right, on the other side of the pool, Xu Wenyan was still chattering to King Ning about the girl who fell into the water, reminding him to be careful, there are two more girls in the Chen family.
He also patted his chest to recommend himself, and asked King Ning to call him if he had something to do. Not only could he follow him every step of the way, but he could also solve all the troubles. The enthusiastic eyes almost made King Ning think that he had taken a fancy to him.
King Ning subconsciously took two steps back to ensure his own safety.
Xu Wenyan didn't notice it, and only waved to King Ning, telling him to continue hunting, and he and his good brothers would guard him nearby.
King Ning was even more worried. He looked at Xu Wenyan with more vigilance. He also said that he didn't like men, and he didn't know whether to say it or not.
Fortunately, Xu Wenyan didn't intend to listen, so he went to collect the rope, and went directly to sit on the rock under the tree, followed by his good brothers.
And the reason why they appeared here is also very simple. When they went to find Lin Wan, they were a step late. They didn't see anyone, so they said they came to the forest to try their luck and see if they could meet each other. However, Lin Wan and Zhou didn't meet each other. , First met King Ning by chance.
Xu Wenyan, who was on a mission, resolutely decided to stay and protect King Ning. Facts also proved that his decision was very correct, and this successfully blocked a peach blossom for King Ning.
Xu Wenyan is very proud of this, but he is not satisfied with the extra perfunctory compliments from good brothers.
When Xu Wenyan was showing his good brothers how to compliment him, Lin Xingzhi and Chu Zhao also slipped away. After watching the good show in Linzhong, they can go back to the palace and watch it again.
And in the palace at this moment, the Chen family, namely Ning Rou, was talking to Empress Chen about letting Empress Chen choose some concubines for Emperor Jianyuan.
Ning Rou knew about Emperor Jianyuan's thoughts. It is impossible for Empress Chen not to know, but she didn't hate the Lin family and wanted to win the Lin family to support the crown prince, so she asked Ning Rou to push Lin Wan to Emperor Jianyuan. do not agree.
Ning Rou came to be a lobbyist, she was already prepared.
She said to Empress Chen: "Your Majesty, you know who the Lin family is. The Lin family protects the weak. If their only daughter enters the palace, Lin Jingzhou will have to endure and compromise just to keep this daughter alive."
"In the harem, it's your empress who has the final say. It's not easy to control a young girl who has just entered the palace. As long as you hold her in your hands, are you afraid that the Lin family will be disobedient?"
"Besides, you know Lin Wan's appearance, ma'am. The emperor will definitely like this kind of beauty. Madam has made contributions, and the emperor will not treat you badly."
Empress Chen was moved, but her face remained calm, she stroked her fingers and said, "Sister-in-law has forgotten about Concubine Li's vixen, if I remember correctly, it was sister-in-law who tried her best to persuade brother to let her into the palace. It’s also about assisting the Palace.”
Empress Chen raised her eyes, looked at Ning Rou, and smiled slightly, "But what about now?"
"Without that vixen's help, what kind of thing is King Qi, worthy of competing with the crown prince? Sister-in-law sent a vixen to make Ben Gong and the crown prince not enough, and want to send another one?"
Ning Rou's face was stiffened by Empress Chen's merciless words, and she hesitated to explain, "Ma'am, I... I didn't mean that, at first we didn't think that Concubine Li would betray the Chen family, I really just wanted to help Madam To share worries and win over the emperor's heart."
"Besides, Lin Wan is different from Concubine Li. She was brought up by a wealthy family, and she will never do any obscene things. She is not deeply involved in the world, so she is easy to control. Madam, after returning to Beijing, King Li and Lin Xingzhi will be together. We are about to get married, are you really willing to hand over the military power of the Lin family to that bastard King Li?"
Although she knew what Ning Rou had in mind, Empress Chen had to admit that these words moved her heart. She thought that by wooing Lin Xingzhi, she could win over the Lin family, but she didn't want that bastard Chu Zhao to kill her.He also wanted the daughter of the Chen family to marry Lin Qi, but his daughter failed to live up to expectations and the plan failed.
Up to now, the only one who can control the Lin family in marriage is the little girl Lin Wan.
Empress Chen asked Ning Rou, "Does it make you feel happy when you see the daughter of the woman you hate the most serving an old man who is dozens of years older than her?"
The dark thoughts were exposed, Ning Rou's heart trembled, but she didn't deny it, she said: "Your Majesty, just thinking about it like this makes me feel very happy."
Empress Chen smiled, with disdain in her eyes, she said: "I won't make special arrangements, but let the little girl from the Lin family show up in front of the emperor. As for whether she will be spotted, that's fate."
Ning Rou was full of confidence and felt that she would definitely be liked, but she couldn't say this, and a servant came to report in a panic, "The empress is not well, the emperor was injured while hunting."
Empress Chen was shocked, "What?!"
The servant carefully explained the whole process from Emperor Jianyuan's injury to being sent back. Hearing that Emperor Jianyuan was rescued by King Qi, and that the crown prince missed the tiger's arrow, Empress Chen's face sank completely.
This time, this lowly kind who can't stand on the stage has the upper hand.
Ning Rou seized the opportunity to add fuel and jealousy, "Madam, King Qi also likes that little girl from the Lin family, if the emperor asks him to make a request..."
Needless to say, Empress Chen naturally understood the meaning.
Empress Chen took a deep look at her, curled her lips and sneered, "I'm going to make you wish."
Afterwards, she took people to the dormitory where Emperor Jianyuan lived, and never asked whether Emperor Jianyuan was seriously injured from the beginning to the end.
Ning Rou leaned over, "Respectfully send off the empress."
The suppressed corner of her mouth revealed the pride in her heart.
"It's a pity, a good little girl is going to be ruined like this, but it doesn't matter, entering the palace is just the beginning."
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