Chapter 48:

Seeing Qin Jiu's stunned look, Gu Zezhi's lips smiled deeper, as if coaxing the child, he said again, "Goodbye, get me another rose cake."
Qin Jiao: "..."
She chuckled, took a piece of rose cake from the box, "Want this?"
Before he could answer, she threw the rose cake directly onto his face, then turned and ran away.
Gu Zezhi looked at the little girl's back, raised his hand to catch the rose cake, chuckled softly, and there was an indescribable joy in his heart: How could this girl be so interesting, always making him feel happy.
Qin Jiao ran back before running out a few steps, and said to Gu Zezhi blankly, "reach out."
Gu Zezhi stretched out his injured right hand steadfastly.
On his white jade palm, the open wound was still bleeding, and the wound was stained with some fine grass clippings and mud.
Qin Jiu put his right palm on the stone table with one hand, took the water sac in one hand, poured water on his palm, and washed his wound.
After that, Qin Jiu took out a clean veil and carefully wiped the area around the wound, then wrapped his right palm with another primrose veil and tied a bow specially.
He looked at her quietly, without speaking.
The corners of her lips were pressed tightly and looked fierce, but her movements were very light.
Her hands are very small, seeming to be only half his size, her fingers are white and slender, and her pink fingernails are shining with a faint pearl-like luster. If you look closely, you will find that her palm has thin calluses, just like him.
After Qin Jiu bandaged his wound, he picked up the water bag and the snack box and ran away without saying a word.
Gu Zezhi looked down at the veil tied to his right palm, and the corners of his mouth rose high.
The silver moonlight slanted on him, reflecting the dark pupils, his expression softened.
Not long after, people came back from the mountains and forests in twos and threes.
They all returned in a hurry after hearing the horn sound. Some of them brought some prey back with high spirits, but most of them were empty-handed. Most people did not expect the night hunt to end so quickly tonight.
Everyone gathered around the hunting platform spontaneously, and their eyes naturally looked at the bear corpse on the hunting platform.
That bear is taller and more burly than ordinary bears. Even if it is lying there silently now, it looks like sitting on a hill, which makes people afraid to underestimate it. This is a bear king. But knowing that it is not easy to hunt such a bear king.
Everyone enthusiastically pointed at the bear corpse, and the atmosphere became more and more warm.
When the people were almost there, the emperor stepped onto the high hunting platform and announced:
"The leaders of today's night hunting are Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun, with different expressions, envy, jealousy, admiration, and curiosity.
In the scorching eyes of everyone, Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun walked to the hunting platform to receive the reward.
Qin Zening only hunted a deer and a pheasant this time. He didn't even see the shadow of the bear. At this time, he looked at the bear on the hunting platform with envy, and sighed casually: "Yu Fuyun deserves to be Yu Fu. Yun, in the winter hunt four years ago, although I never came, I have heard that he hunted a bear back by himself."
"Gu Zezhi's hand is even more impressive. The two people's hands are not even the bear king."
Qin Zhuo thought it right, and excitedly talked to Qin Zening about the bear hunting just now. He was envious of Qin Zening, and thought grimly: Why didn't he see it!
Qin Jiu asked what he could say, and also said about Yeluluan's face being scratched by bear claws, but he didn't mention Zheng Feng and Duan Wang Shizi.
Qin Zening raised her eyebrows and gave Yeluluan the words: "It deserves it!" Who made Yeluluan dare to covet his sister!
At the same time, Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun on the hunting platform had won the emperor's great reward, and thanked them in unison.
Gu Zezhi turned and retreated from the hunting platform, and glanced at Qin Jiu's side.
The two looked at each other.
Qin Jiao, who was still flirting with his face, grinned stiffly, thinking that he was still angry, flicked his head and ran away.
Qin Zening originally wanted to ask about Yeluluan again, but before he could say anything, he saw Qin Jiao run away suddenly and blinked confusedly.
Qin Zening: "???"
Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Jiu's back light like a deer, put his right fist on his lips, and sulked silently.
His right hand was also wrapped up with Qin Jiu's primrose-colored veil. This veil that obviously did not belong to him attracted a strange look from Queen Wei.
Queen Wei sighed inwardly: Women's college is not going to stay.
The second prince Gu Jing also looked at Gu Zezhi, a strange light flashed in his eyes. He never expected that Gu Zezhi was not only unscathed, but also the leader of Night Hunting.
In that case, both Duan Wang Shizi and Yeluluan failed?
How could such a good opportunity...
"Father." Gu Jing stepped forward to bow to the emperor, smiling nonchalantly, wanting to inquire about one or two, and said, "My son really should go with the father, so you can see how Uncle Ze and General Yu show off. . Father, son..."
"Retreat, I'm tired." The emperor made a calm face, not wanting to deal with Gu Jing any more, and waved his hand.
Gu Jing lowered her eyes slightly, stepped aside, did not ask any more, thinking in her heart: It seems that we still have to ask Yelvluan.
The emperor encouraged the noble children present, and then sent everyone down to rest. He and Queen Wei left first.
Everyone is making a move, sending the emperor to leave.
The night was as cool as the water, and the emperor returned to the Yong'an Palace in the center of the hunting palace. He announced that the commander of Jin Yiwei, Yuan Minggang, was present and ordered: "Yuan Minggang, you send someone to the palace and pass on my verbal message. King Xuan Duan will bring his son into Beijing ."
After a pause, the emperor added: "I told Gu Zezhi to have a marriage appointment and let them come to Beijing to propose marriage."
Yuan Minggang immediately clasped his fists to take the order, and vaguely guessed that the emperor Xuanduan and his sons entered Beijing this time seemed to have a purpose. Gu Zezhi's marriage was just an excuse for the emperor. Jin Yiwei was a cronies of the emperor, so naturally he wouldn't say much.
Yuan Minggang retired, only the emperor and the Zhou Xin were left in the study.
After sitting on the imperial case, the emperor murmured to a long bow hung on the wall: "The matter of the son of the world cannot be left to Uncle Duan. Uncle Duan is obviously a favoritism. Otherwise, early It's time to be a concubine."
Zhou Xin heard it too, just as if he hadn't heard, he smiled and persuaded: "The emperor, it's not early, you'd better take a rest."
The emperor's dragon body has only improved slightly recently, and he can't bother.
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and let Zhou Xin wait for him to rest.
There will be a sacrificial ritual tomorrow morning, and the emperor will not be able to rest for long. After more than two hours, he got up again.
The ancestor worship ceremony this morning will begin at Maoshi and will be presided over by the emperor himself.
Everyone did not dare to neglect, and came to the hunting platform on time, once again crowding the hunting palace square.
The whimpering horn sounded again, and at the dawn when the Venus slowly rose, there was a feeling of vitality.
The emperor boarded the hunting platform, and the guards of the imperial guards in the rear carried their prey to keep up. Among them were not only the black bear that was hunted last night, but also four prey such as deer, wolf, and wild boar, making up five animals.
Under the hunting stage, all the officials knelt down.
The emperor looked up in the direction of the rising sun, read the sacrificial text aloud, and used the five animal sacrifices as a sacrifice to heaven and the ancestors.
Immediately afterwards, the corpses of the five animals were thrown into the bonfire, and the fire was blazing, quickly devouring these sacrifices.
Under the sign of the master of ceremonies, everyone shouted in unison: "The emperor's sage, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, God bless Daqi!"
The shouts shook the sky, and the sky seemed to shake like a thunder.
At this point, today's sacrificial ceremony is over.
Next, they will stay in the hunting palace for another ten days before leaving for Beijing.
After the emperor left, the surroundings suddenly became lively and noisy. Some people hurried into the hunting grounds, such as Qin Zening; some were busy walking horses, such as Qin Zeyu; some girls yelled and went fishing together. ,Lake tour……
As for Qin Zhuo's plan to call Du Ruo to go shopping together, but before the horse was led, he saw Gu Zezhi walking towards her.
She just pretended not to see it, and went in another direction, thinking: she should go back to Luqinyuan to make up for a sleep.
Qin Jiao buried his head and walked forward, and then covered his stomach, feeling a little hungry. Coming in a hurry this morning, she only hurriedly drank half a bowl of millet porridge and ate three steamed dumplings, and hurriedly rushed in, so she went back and asked Du Ruo to reheat her breakfast...
As she walked, she thought, and didn't take a few steps. There was a person in front of her blocking her way, causing her to almost hit her head.
As soon as she raised her head subconsciously, Gu Zezhi's handsome face came into her eyes, with a right smile on her lips.
"..." Qin Jiu's eyes twitched, and he said in his heart: Long hands and feet are really good!
Qin Jiao held his chin up and looked at Gu Zezhi who was a head higher than himself, and received 10,000 critical blows in his heart: Humph! She is only fourteen years old and she will grow taller again!
Gu Zezhi took out a gadget from his sleeve and handed it to Qin Jiao, "I'll play it for you."
Hanging on his finger was a green straw parrot, but it was the size of a baby's fist, and its wings were slightly open, as if it was about to spread its wings and fly away at any time.
As soon as the wind blew, the straw parrot swayed slightly under Gu Zezhi's palm. It was incredibly cute. The wings seemed to be scratching Qin Jiu's heart.
So cute! !
Qin Jiao had absolutely no resistance to such cute gadgets, and his eyes were shining.
She is still angry, the consequences are serious, but it is not so easy to coax good!
The little straw parrot handed it to her eyes and shook it lightly. Qin Jiu tried not to look, but no matter which direction she turned her head, the little parrot always swayed in front of her eyes. The little wings seemed to move, which caught her in her heart. More itchy.
"Bring it!"
Finally, Qin Jiao couldn't help it, grabbed it, and played with it in his hand.
Gu Zezhi: "Do you like it?"
Qin Jiu nodded without thinking, "I like it!"
The corners of her mouth were raised high, and her face was full of joy.
Gu Zezhi smirked twice, and said in his heart: This little girl is still so good!
Qin Jiao: "It's a pity that it's made of straw, and it won't last long." His little face was full of regrets.
Gu Zezhi flipped over his palm, and there was another parrot woven with green silk in his palm.
"Don't move." Gu Ze said as he bowed his head and put the parrot colander on Qin Jiu's waist, which matched the willow yellow embroidered lotus purse she was wearing today.
Qin Jiu was satisfied, a pair of shallow pear vortices appeared on his lips.
She just admired the parrot net playing with her, and didn't notice at all. From a distance, a pair of dark as ink eyes were staring at her and Gu Zezhi without blinking.
It was Princess Yingluo.
Yingluo stood erect under a big tree, with an arc of disdain at the corner of her mouth.
This Qin Jiu, who had lived in that kind of market place since he was a child, was raised by such despicable people. He was so embarrassed that he had no face and no skin. He even did such a shameless thing to seduce men so grandiosely. He really is someone else. No eyes? !
What's more disgusting is that she deliberately chose Gu Zezhi. She was afraid that she was jealous of Sister Xin and wanted to suppress her, so she chose the uncle of the second prince and the third prince of Duan Palace.
This Gu Zezhi also has no eyes, and has been helping Qin Jiao and supporting her.
Yingluo squinted her eyes, clenched her fists unwillingly, but quickly said to herself, what if it made Qin Jiu proud for a while!
After all, Qin Jiao's vision is too shallow and stupid!
She also didn't want to think that Sister Xin is her elder sister, and she will definitely marry the second prince in the future. How could Qin Jiao marry Gu Zezhi? How could any sisters marry their nephew and uncle.
Even if Gu Zezhi was fascinated by Qin Jiu for a while, this generation is here after all, and Qin Jiu is destined to be abandoned!
Thinking of this, Yingluo's heart faintly rises with pleasure, and the corners of her lips curl up slightly.
"Wreaths."
A soft female voice came from behind.
A girl in a lilac skirt and a purple cloak walked slowly to Yingluo's side.
The girl was about fourteen years old, with a small melon-seeded face and a slender figure. She looked soft and weak, as if a gust of wind could blow away.
The three or four ladies beside Yingluo bowed their knees to salute the girl one after another: "His Royal Highness Third Princess."
Yingluo came back to her senses and smiled at the girl, smiling and calling out, "Changning."
The three princesses, Changning, followed Yingluo’s sight and looked at Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu not far away. They saw that they were talking and laughing on their horses, and then they rode their horses towards a small forest to the northwest of the hunting platform. Up.
Changning's Liu Ye's eyebrows seemed to be frowned, and softly persuaded: "Yingluo, you don't bother to trouble Miss Qin San again, the mother likes her."
Yingluo pursed her lips and smiled, smiled without saying a word, a flash of disapproval across her eyes.
Of course she knew that Queen Wei liked Qin Jiao, but so what? !
She is the daughter of the dignified prince, the emperor's niece, and the princess of the imperial court. Could it be that Empress Wei had a little dispute with Qin Zhuo and beat herself up? !
Others might take advantage of the queen's face and let Qin Zhuo score three points, so I am not afraid!
Changning could see Yingluo's disapproval, and persuaded: "Yingluo, why bother to provoke your mother..."
"Changning," Yingluo interrupted Changning, and carelessly raised her hand and stroked the blown green silk on the temples behind her ears, "It is not me who is worried now, it is you."
Yingluo's eyes were bright, with a sigh that was almost pity.
"..." Changning looked at Yingluo suspiciously.
Yingluo said unhurriedly: "The second prince Beiyan came to Daqi not only for peace talks, but also for marriage."
"He has picked Qin Jiu now, but Qin Jiu doesn't agree, so who will make the kiss?"
"The eldest princess's marriage has been decided, and the wedding date is approaching; the second princess is raised under the lap of the empress and her mother, as if she is a daughter, then the only candidate for the rest is you, Changning."
"dont you agree?"
The third princess is already fourteen years old today, and it seems that she will be ready in a few months, and her biological mother is not favored, and she can't speak in front of the emperor and empress.
Chang Ning's complexion faded instantly, and his slender figure trembled invisibly, like a delicate flower in the wind and rain.
Last month, when Yeluluan came to Beijing, Changning heard her mother and concubine say that Bei Yan was here to make a kiss.
At the time of the first emperor, Daqi had a princess and kissed Nanban. Only three years after he was married, he died in a foreign land in his youth. The barbarians were all drinking blood and sleeping on the ground, not as good as Daqi's common people!
During this period of time, Changning has been worried that he will be picked as the princess of marriage.
These few words of Yingluo just said the fear in Changning's heart.
Yingluo took the horse rope from the maid's hand and gently stroked the long neck of the white horse twice, and said, "Changning, if Prince Yelu married Qin Jiu, it would be fine, are you right?"
Changning: "..."
The atmosphere is slightly cold.
Seeing that Changning's complexion was not very good, a girl in pink with a round face cleared her throat and said roundly, "Princess, you don't scare the third princess."
Yingluo laughed "pouch", her delicate and bright face was filled with a spring-like smile, "Yes. I just scared you, Changning, who asked me to persuade you so many times, you refused Follow us into the hunting ground."
She smiled brightly, as if she was just making a joke with Changning.
The other ladies also laughed, the laughter was like a silver bell, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
Another blue-clothed girl also tried to liven up the atmosphere: "The princess, the third princess is weak. This early morning, the mountains and forests are very cold. In case of wind and cold, it will not be beautiful."
"That's right." Yingluo smiled slightly, as if relieved, and comforted Changning with a good word, "Changning, don't worry, you are a princess, and the emperor will not let you be married."
Changning: "..."
After a pause, Yingluo smiled and said again: "It's just that this matter is unresolved, and it always makes people feel unsure. It would be great if we can choose the right person as soon as possible."
"Hey, I heard that the wild land like Beiyan still has the tradition of father and wife inheriting, brother and sister."
Changning's face turned paler when he heard the words, and his hands clenched into fists.
Yingluo glanced at Changning calmly, grabbed the reins and turned on the horse neatly, and greeted the ladies with a smile: "Walk, Changning won't go, let's not persuade her. Go to the hunting ground, just hit If you don’t have a bear, you can also hunt a deer or a pheasant."
Several other noble ladies also got on their horses, joking and riding their horses towards the hunting ground.
Only Chang stood quietly on the spot, watching their leaving back.
The mountain breeze in the early morning was very cold, and it blew towards her face, making her cloak bulge, and the corner of the cloak flew like a butterfly, making her weaker.
The canopy above was also swayed by the cold wind, reflecting the bright and dark eyes of Changning.
Changning clenched his fists tighter, bit his lower lip slightly, and bit his lips slightly white.
The mother-in-law did not accompany her to the hunting palace, and now she doesn't even have a person to discuss.
The words Yingluo had just said echoed in Changning's ear over and over again.
Xin'an has been raised under the lap of the queen since she was a child, no different from the princess. If you must choose a princess and a dear, I am afraid I am the most likely candidate. No, it should be said that she is the only one.
Beiyan is a savage land, where people are rude and drink blood and are vulgar, and, as Yingluo said, they have the tradition of father and wife succession, brother and sister-in-law.
Just thinking about it, Changning felt that her chest was tight, and she subconsciously raised her hand and grabbed the skirt of her chest.
"Hey!"
A man's voice suddenly came from behind, which shocked Changning.
She turned her head and looked, and she saw Yeluluan standing three or four steps away, with gauze on her left face, and bright red blood oozing under the gauze was vaguely visible.
The shadow cast by his tall figure almost enveloped her. He just stood there with a compelling deterrent.
Changning glanced at him, then looked away nervously.
Yeluluan raised her eyebrows and asked casually: "Are you the emperor's princess?"
The emperor’s princes and princesses, Yeluluan have all met.
Changning lowered her face timidly and nodded quickly, without speaking, she was like a frightened bird.
Yeluluan said again, "Have you seen Qin Jiao?"
Changning's eyelashes trembled slightly, and said softly, "She and Uncle Ze went there."
She raised her finger in a direction, but still did not look at Yeluluan.
It's Gu Zezhi again! Yeluluan's brow furrowed, and his face instantly became gloomy, and the wound on his face began to ache again.
He must find Gu Zezhi to get back this account!
Changning wringed the veil in his hands, his body cautious, and he dared not look at Yeluluan or talk more.
Yeluluan's lips made a sneer of contempt.
This Daqi girl is really boring. Most of them are cowering. In comparison, Qin Jiu is better, like an untamable wild horse.
Now that the goal was achieved, Yeluluan ignored Changning and left.
Changning was still standing in place, slowly raising her small face, toward Yeluluan's back.
Yeluluan is tall and strong, looking a lot taller than the ordinary Dasheng people, walking boldly.
Changning bit her lower lip and suddenly called out: "Prince Yelu, are you looking at Qin Jiu?"
After all, she is a girl who has not been out of the pavilion. She grew up reading "Female Training" and "Female Commandments" since she was a child. After holding back for a long time, she suffocated this sentence. Her face was red and her face was burning like hot. hot.
Yeluluan stopped ahead.
Changning gritted his teeth and said quickly: "I...I can help you get Qin Jiu out..."
Having said that, she could no longer speak, her voice getting softer and lighter, and hurriedly said: "I...I will leave first."
Changning turned around and heard Yeluluan's voice from behind: "Okay."
Changning stopped for a moment without looking back at Yeluluan.
She squeezed her kerchief and ran away quickly.
But not long after, she returned to the hunting platform and sat in one of the pergola.
She looked in the direction of the small forest from time to time, until after noon, she finally saw Gu Zezhi and Qin Jiu walking out.