If the Queen Mother hadn't given her a hundred courages, she wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant and domineering.
And that Xie Yancheng, the emperor knew this cousin quite well.
After all, he used to regard the Queen Mother as his biological mother, so he naturally regarded the Xie family as his mother clan and took great care of them.
When Xie Yancheng was a child, he often went to the palace to play with the King of Wei. He was a little afraid of the emperor, his older cousin, but he met him often.
The emperor knew that Xie Yancheng was King Wei's lackey. He was targeting Meng Yanxing this time, most likely because of Meng Shu.
The King of Wei has not given up on Meng Shu. He even said to him two days ago that the princess of the Western Qiang Kingdom is not as beautiful as Meng Shu. If the concubine he accepts this time is Meng Shu instead of Tuoba Kelan , that would be even more as he wished.
The emperor was not sure whether King Wei and Xie Yancheng were colluding in this matter, but he became increasingly disgusted with his younger brother.
"Send more people to follow the princess to avoid any accidents." The emperor turned and ordered Yan Shangfei, the commander-in-chief of the guards.
"Yes!" Yan Shangfei responded quickly.
According to the custom in the palace, when the princess comes to hunt in the deer paddock, she only needs thirty guards to accompany her. The emperor had already issued an imperial edict yesterday and doubled the number of guards for the princess. Unexpectedly, he would have to add more guards today.
She really protects this sister!
"Send someone to keep an eye on King Wei. Every move he makes must be reported to me!" I don't know if King Wei, a fool, will send someone to assassinate him.
The emperor secretly bribed some people to stir up trouble in front of King Wei.
King Wei couldn't wait any longer and wanted to ascend the throne as soon as possible. It was easy for him to do so.
But for some reason, the Queen Mother suddenly became much calmer than before, and even persuaded King Wei to take things slowly and steadily.
This time, the Queen Mother proposed that King Wei select 20,000 soldiers and horses from the five battalions outside the city to fight in the paddock to protect the emperor's safety, and the emperor agreed at that time.
He is giving King Wei a chance. It depends on what King Wei will do next.
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On the open grassland, Meng Shu was riding a horse and hunting with Princess Jiahe.
There are not many prey here, and they are all small animals. There are no wild beasts, so it is very safe.
Kejia and the princess were not satisfied after running around.
It had been almost two-quarters of an hour, and she had only shot one rabbit, and it was an injured rabbit.
Because... the rabbit was shot in the left leg by Meng Shu first, and then she picked it up.
As for Meng Shu?
She shot a lot of prey.
However, she also gave Princess Jiahe face. Usually, Princess Jiahe would shoot the arrow first. If she missed, she would add another arrow.
"If I had known there were so few prey here and they could run so fast, I wouldn't have chosen this direction." Princess Jiahe said, turning her head and looking at the dense forest and hillside behind her, somewhat eager to try.
"Sister Meng, the woods over there are denser and there are mountains. There must be a lot of prey. Those little animals can't run fast on the mountains. Our chance of shooting them must be higher."
"There are a lot of people over there, and when there are more people... there is danger. If someone shoots the prey with a bow, and the prey misses, and we happen to pass by, wouldn't that be a target for others?" Meng Shu said softly.
Although the chance is very small, you have to be careful.
She can still ensure the safety of Princess Jiahe.
But this is a princess after all, and the princess's riding and archery skills are also very average. A run on this open and flat grassland is almost enough.
"Okay, let's continue hunting here, but if Sister Meng wants to come out on top, I'm afraid it will be difficult." Princess Jiahe said.
"Although there are fewer prey here than in the dense forest, there are not many people hunting here, and most of them are women. Their accuracy is far inferior to mine. Maybe in the end... we will still have the most prey here. "Meng Shu smiled.
Princess Jiahe finally felt a little calmer after hearing what she said.
"By the way, sister, I heard that bastard Xie Yancheng deliberately made things difficult for you, and he deserved to be slapped. His mother, Mrs. Hong, is a loose-lipped person. She doesn't know what she should or shouldn't say, and what she wants to say. Just say something, one time she was speechless in the Queen Mother's Palace, and was scolded by the Queen Mother, I was there at the time..." Princess Jiahe was a little tired, so she stopped her horse and started chatting with Meng Shu.
She has seen Hong's ignorance and arrogance before.
"When you meet Xie Yancheng in the future, don't be polite. He has the same virtue as King Wei, but he is a pervert." Princess Jiahe said and sneered: "The year before last, he came into the palace and wanted to tease me. He didn't care what he was. Damn it, I asked some palace maids to hold him down and kick him several times. From then on, he always walked away when he saw me. "
Princess Jiahe lowered her voice as she spoke: "To tell you the truth, the Queen Mother once wanted to marry me to the Xie family. The person in the Xie family who is about the same age as me is Xie Yancheng. How could I marry such a loser? My mother-in-law also She strongly objected, so the Queen Mother gave up and took up the idea of your second brother. Later, she heard that your second brother was already engaged, so she gave up. "
Now that she was engaged to Chen Songyu, she felt more relieved when she mentioned the past.
Princess Jiahe is very satisfied with Chen Songyu. After all, he has a good appearance, is tall, and comes from a noble family, so he is a good match for her.
The two found a cool place, sat down to rest and chat. After a while, they got back on the horse and went hunting.
In the afternoon, Princess Jiahe was too tired to hold on anymore, so she asked Meng Shu to accompany her back.
As soon as they entered the gate of the inner palace, Meng Shu and Princess Jiahe saw King Wei.
King Wei was talking to a palace maid near the wall. The two eunuchs beside him were watching, looking very sneaky.
The emperor had to live in this palace when he went hunting. Of course, the Ministry of Internal Affairs would arrange for many maids and eunuchs to serve here. They would not accompany the emperor, but they would need to do some chores.
Such as cleaning the palace, taking care of flowers and plants, etc...
When the emperor's chariot left, only the old eunuchs who were responsible for cleaning the palace were left in the palace.
"Why is he here?" Princess Jiahe frowned and said to Meng Shu: "I am not married yet, so I have to live in the palace inside. King Wei is different. His residence this time is in a large courtyard outside. , according to the rules, he cannot go to the palace unless called by the emperor's brother. "
"Remember the palace maid's face first, and then send someone to investigate the matter later." Meng Shu whispered.
"But it's a bit far away, and I can't see clearly the appearance of the palace maid." Princess Jiahe said quickly.
The maids following her also nodded.
Meng Shu: "..."
She had forgotten this incident.
After all, Princess Jiahe and the others are ordinary people, they don't know martial arts and their eyesight is limited.
"Don't worry, princess. The people around me will help the princess find someone later."
