Chapter 129 Winter Hunting ([-])
Li Yushu was with the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince was followed by no less than ten people.
Gongsun Chong, Du Youwei, and other noble princes.
There are also dozens of guards.
Whoosh! An arrow passed through the shadows of trees and hit the prey.
"it is good!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
A guard hurriedly ran into the woods and pulled out a bleeding sika deer!
"Your Highness, it hits the heart!" the guard said with cupped hands.
"Your Highness's archery skills are as good as those of a god, and he can pierce a poplar with a hundred steps!" Gongsun Chong sent him a flattery, which made Li Xin elated.
Li Yushu also made up for the direct rift with Li Xin, praising: "Brother Prince, you are so awesome!"
Li Xin smiled and said, "Bring a bowl and get some blood!"
The guard picked up the bowl and made a cut in the deer's heart to bleed.
The nobles of Daqian had the habit of drinking deer blood, and deer blood nourished and aphrodisiac, which was a great tonic.
The smelly blood entered his throat, but Li Xin laughed and said: "It's so good!"
Then he handed the bowl to Gongsun Chong, who handed it to Du Youwei, and then Dou Jianming.
Dou Jianming is Dou Yiai's younger brother and a muscular man.
Dividing blood is also a way for superiors to get closer to inferiors. Alliance based on blood evolved from here.
After drinking the blood, everyone felt closer to each other.
Those who have not drank deer blood secretly swear that one day they will squeeze in!
Li Xin looked at the sky, "It's still early, let's try our best to hunt a bear back and dedicate it to our father!"
"Yes!"
Everyone bowed their hands together.
The further they advanced into the forest, the deeper the snow became, but it still couldn't withstand Gongsun Chong's fiery heart.
"Yu Shu, how about I catch a sika deer for you?"
Li Yushu was a little nervous, "Cousin, there are so many people, it's better for us to keep a certain distance!"
After hearing this, Gongsun Chong felt very unhappy. The last time the matter did not succeed, Gongsun Chong has always been worried about it.
It has been a month since my father asked for grace, and Zhu Guogong's letter must be arriving soon.
Logically speaking, an urgent letter can take as little as seven days or as long as half a month.
It hasn't come for a month. Could it be that there have been changes in border customs?
But no matter what, Gongsun Chong was very anxious. He really didn't like Liu Ruyu.
Who knows if she told Li Yue that when he thought that he might be raped, he felt anxious.
"Cousin, don't you still understand my feelings?"
Gongsun Chong took a deep breath and said in a suppressed voice: "My feelings for you can be measured by the sun and the moon. I know you don't like Qin Hanzi. Although we can't change the status quo, it doesn't stop us from being together!"
Li Yushu frowned when she heard these bold and explicit words. She understood what Gongsun Chong meant, but she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.
In fact, she has been thinking about whether to break off completely.
"Cousin, Miss Liu is a well-known lady!" Li Yushu said: "She will be your perfect match. I know your intentions, but we can't do this and just leave the best memories in each other's hearts!"
The expression on Gongsun Chong's face stiffened, "What did you say? Cousin, do you really want to deal with that vulgar and brainless Qin Hanzi forever?"
Li Yushu felt a little uncomfortable, "If you marry a chicken, you will follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, you will follow the dog, and paper cannot cover the fire!"
"I don't care, I just want to be with you. No matter whether I marry Liu Ruyu or not, or whether you marry Qin Mo, I only want you in this life, and you are the only one in my heart!"
Gongsun Chong's eyes were slightly red, "If it doesn't work out, let's elope!"
"You are crazy!"
Li Yushu felt that Gongsun Chong in front of him was strange.
"I'm not crazy, you're just not determined enough!"
Gongsun Chong gritted his teeth and said, "You don't really like that fool, do you?" "How could I like Qin fool!"
"Okay, even if we don't elope, are we really going to break up?"
Gongsun Chong said: "If you have thought about it, we will see you at Xu Shi tonight!"
With that said, he strode away and distanced himself from Li Yushu.
Li Yushu bit her lip, feeling confused.
In the evening, everyone returned home with a full load.
Li Shilong made a grand return in front of all the ministers.
Behind him was a pile of wild game.
Unfortunately, there are no tigers, bears or blind men.
The others also came back, a little full of food, some only hunted three or two game, and all of them were dejected.
Li Yue didn't have many followers around him, most of them were palace guards. He originally wanted to find Qin Mo, but Qin Mo was too lazy.
He actually hid in the camp and enjoyed the food and drink.
I want to get close to Cheng Dabao and others, but I can clearly feel their alienation.
None of these noble sons is really a fool.
He glanced around, but didn't see Qin Mo in the crowd. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Isn't this fool still in the camp?"
Li Shilong sat high on the dragon chair, with hundreds of civil and military officials sitting beside him. Then the prince presented a gift, which was an adult blind bear.
Li Shilong was very happy.
He didn't even hunt a blind bear, but the prince actually did.
"Okay, not bad!"
Li Shilong nodded with satisfaction, then gave the venison he had hunted to the prince, and asked the prince to share the meat with his subordinates in public.
This is actually part of the exam.
Li Xin thought for a while, and the first one was given to Gongsun Chong, which was the best hind leg meat, followed by Du Youwei and Dou Jianming. The parts were allocated according to merit. The last position, the deer heart, was also one of the best positions. Li Xin gave it to Li Yushu to show his love for his sister.
Li Shilong was quite satisfied and asked, "How is the prince divided?"
Gongsun Chong cupped his hands and said, "Well done!"
Du Jingming also said: "Be impartial!"
Everyone agreed and praised Li Xin for his good portioning of meat.
Li Xin's heart dropped. It seemed like a simple meat division, but it was actually a test.
Looking at his father's expression, he breathed a sigh of relief.
I was secretly proud of myself.
He glanced at Li Zhi and others. They didn't gain much.
There is no way to compare with him.
Li Zhi also looked bad. He was very fat, so martial arts was his shortcoming. Even though he recruited many talents, he still didn't gain much from this hunt.
This is especially true for Li Yue.
So many people rushed into the deep mountains and forests, and the wild animals smelled the human scent and disappeared long ago.
However, they still went ahead and presented the gift.
Li Shilong nodded with satisfaction and glanced at the crowd, "Where is Qin Mo? Why didn't he come to offer a gift?"
Everyone immediately looked at Cheng Dabao and others.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Qin Hanzi is feeling a little unwell!"
Cheng Dabao forced himself to calm down!
Li Shilong frowned, "What's wrong with him? Where is the imperial doctor? Go to Qin Mo's camp and have a look!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The accompanying old doctor left in a hurry, but after a while, he turned back with an extremely weird expression on his face! (End of this chapter)