Soon, Gu Jue and Jueying's backs were swallowed by the night, and the sound of horse hooves gradually faded came with the wind.

The forest ahead is shrouded in the bright moonlight, and the layers of towering trees are dark and unclear on this winter night, just like a painting of ink painting painted in thick ink, cold, quiet, gloomy, and dangerous.

In contrast, there was a lively scene in the Hunting Palace Square, with bonfires burning and crowds of people.

Chu Qianchen held the sleeves in one hand and held the red horse in the other hand to a bamboo shed next to him. The fur on the red horse was shining in the fire.

The place where this man and horse passed by attracted a lot of attention.

On winter nights, the wind was biting, and palace lanterns were hung in the bamboo sheds near the hunting platform, and charcoal braziers and wind-proof screens were also installed.

Not only Chu Qianchen, but others also came to this bamboo shed to sit down, including the emperor, queen, princess and other women, several envoys of Nanhao, and some older royal nobles.

Everyone gathered together in groups of three to three to talk, drink tea, eat snacks, and laugh loudly, which formed a sharp contrast with the quiet mountains and forests in the distance.

One hot and one cold.

Every movement and one still.

Chu Qianchen sat alone in a bamboo shed in the northwest corner, and her surroundings were empty, as if she was being squeezed out.

Others' eyes turned to her from time to time.

Chu Qianchen didn't care at all about this.

She casually glanced around and saw a familiar figure on the front right. Shen Wan, wearing a pomegranate red cloak, was talking to Princess Shun, Princess Changning and the others.

Zheng Yuan went to Yunxiangzhai during the evening of dusk and also diagnosed Gu Zhiyan's pulse. The pulse case was handed over to Chu Qianchen as soon as possible, saying that Gu Zhiyan had wind evil entering the body, fever and fatigue, and the pulse was floating and slow.

Judging from the pulse case, Gu Zhiyan should not be seriously injured.

Chu Qianchen withdrew his gaze, slowly brushed away the foam from the tea soup with the tea cover, and drank the tea leisurely.

After Chu Qianchen finished a cup of tea, Madam Shan, wearing a rusty slut, came over, bowed appropriately, and said, "Princess, Empress, please come over and sit down."

Madam Shan pointed in a direction.

The bamboo shed where the queen is located is right in front, on the right side of the emperor, the two bamboo sheds where the emperor and the empress are naturally the most spacious and comfortable, and there is no shortage of everything.

At this moment, there were many female relatives around the queen. Chu Qianchen glanced casually and saw many familiar faces, such as the Crown Princess, Princess Li, Princess Rui, Princess Jingle... and Yuan Zhitong, etc.

Chu Qianchen stood up, stroked his sleeves slowly, and looked slowly from the queen to the emperor in the bamboo shed next to him, and continued to look left without any hesitation.

In the bamboo shed on the other side of the emperor, several envoys of Hao Kingdom headed by Prince Andaman were sitting inside. The second prince Gu Nanzhao exchanged a few greetings with Andaman and went back to find the emperor to report his life.

Chu Qianchen's eyes flashed and he said to Madam Shan lightly: "Please lead the way."

Madam Shan was stunned in surprise.

She originally thought Chu Qianchen would not go, and was thinking about how to persuade her, but Chu Qianchen agreed so readily.

"Please, Princess." Madam Shan was overjoyed, with a little relief in her smile.

Chu Qianchen left her horse and took Amber to the queen's side. With every move, she was elegant and dignified, and attracted a series of gazes that were either looking or speculating.

As soon as the queen saw her, a nice smile appeared on her graceful face and said, "Nine brothers and sisters, sit down quickly."

"It's cold at night between the mountains and the fields, so be careful to be frozen."

The queen thoughtfully ordered someone to add another screen to block the wind.

Chu Qianchen thanked the queen for giving her seat, sat down, looked at Andaman again, and saw Andaman talking to another envoy of Nanhao.

This perspective is good. Chu Qianchen is very satisfied with his current seat and feels that he has changed from "a place in the world" to "closely close".

When the queen saw Chu Qianchen smiling, she felt that this should be her showing kindness to her, so she felt a little more calm.

"Ninth brother and sister," the queen smiled and talked to Chu Qianchen, "This is the first time you have been hunting with the Ninth Emperor. Haven't you seen night hunting yet?"

Chu Qianchen nodded.

The queen continued: "Night hunting is dangerous, but the Ninth Emperor's brother is definitely not a problem."

"The Nine Emperor Brother has been good at riding and shooting since he was a child. When the late emperor was there, he would accompany him whenever he went on a autumn and winter hunting trip. Whenever there was a hunting competition, the Nine Emperor Brother would be the leader whenever he entered the hunting ground."

"I still remember one year when a black bear accidentally entered the hunting ground. The black bear was shot by a raid and went crazy, almost killing several noble children. It was the Ninth Emperor's brother who heard the news. In the chaos, he shot the black bear in the eye with an arrow."

Princess Rui next to him also remembered, nodded with a smile and said, "I remember this too. King Chen's archery skills are really extraordinary, and this hundred steps through Yang should be just like this. If King Chen had not arrived in time, he would have probably lost several lives."

"That time it was a cheaper one. I remember that the late emperor gave the reward of the black bear, and my prince and I also got a bear's paw."

These are things that Chu Qianchen didn't know.

She listened attentively, the smile between her eyebrows and eyes became thicker, her eyes were full, and her mood naturally became happy.

She likes to listen to the prince’s past the most, and has also heard many people talk about the prince’s events when he was young, such as the queen mother, Qin Yao, and Cheng Linhua... Every one of them is firmly remembered in her memory and repeatedly savored.

Princess Rui seemed to have seen that the queen was interested in talking to Chu Qianchen, so she followed this topic and mentioned the last time Gu Jue joined the late emperor in autumn hunting at the age of fifteen.

Finally, she sighed: "I remember that King Chen asked the late emperor for his order to go to the north after the autumn hunting..." Recalling the past, Princess Rui, Princess Li and others were all a little sighing.

At that time, everyone thought that the ninth prince Gu Jue was unaware of the world, and no one thought that the young man of that year really fulfilled the oath he made in front of the late emperor.

"..." Chu Qianchen's face drooped slightly, and a young man with bright and bright moon appeared in his mind, standing in the sun with a smile.

However, the boy's face looked a little blurred due to the backlight.

For some reason, at this moment, in addition to being happy, an indescribable regret arose in her heart.

If... if she had been born a few years ago, would she have seen with her own eyes how handsome the prince was in his youth, and how heroic she was?

This thought just flashed through.

The most important thing is now.

Now she can be with the prince.

She is already very lucky.

Chu Qianchen bent his lips and drank a sip of Pu'er tea that was filled with fragrance.

Princess Rui felt that she was a little confused, so she coughed twice, lowered her eyes to drink tea, and looked at the queen.

The queen was a little absent-minded, but she didn't care about Princess Rui's mention of the North.

Thinking that the time was almost over, she turned her mind with a smile: "Speaking of the Ninth Emperor Brother, I am a man who has grown up. Now that he has started a family and a career, I have to take care of him with the Ninth Brother and Sister-in-law, so I am much more relieved."

"Ninth brother and sister, you are young, don't be afraid of anything you encounter. Even if you have agreed with me, I will make the decision for you."

"There was some misunderstanding between you and Zhitong in the afternoon, right?" the queen asked with concern.

"Misunderstanding?" Chu Qianchen raised his head, raised his eyebrows slightly, and was still looking at Andaman. He saw a Nan Hao man entering the bamboo shed, and he didn't know what he was saying to Andaman.

What she could see was that Andaman's face was not very good-looking, so she looked at the emperor.

The queen didn't notice Chu Qianchen's abnormality. Her eyes looked towards Yuan Zhitong and sighed slightly, "I know this girl Zhitong, I am aware of it. She is knowledgeable, simple-minded, and speaks straightforwardly. I'm afraid that my younger brother and sister have misunderstood her."

"Because of the afternoon incident, Zhitong was always very guilty and blamed herself, and couldn't eat. She didn't even take a few bites of dinner. She was thinking about saying that she would compensate you for your ninth brother and sister."

The queen intimately attacked Yuan Zhitong.

Yuan Zhitong immediately stood up and walked over slowly. Her little face drooped slightly. Her lilac skirt made her look beautiful and charming, with a somewhat spotless temperament, which made the princes and princesses around her take a few more glances.

"Ninth brother and sister, today I will make peace with Zhitong for you and Zhitong, and I will eliminate grudges with a smile." The queen smiled and showed a stance of being a mother in the world. "Zhitong is the niece of the mother, all of whom are their own relatives. She will always be around in the future. Don't be unfamiliar with each other... You will be the same as sisters in the future."

"By the way, Zhitong, I remember that you are two years older than your ninth brother and sister?" asked the queen.

Yuan Zhitong nodded: "The Empress has a good memory."

At the same time, the palace maid sent a cup of tea to Yuan Zhitong.

Yuan Zhitong held the teacup in both hands, Yingying bowed, and gave Chu Qianchen a tea, and apologized softly: "Sister, it's all my fault in the afternoon. I was the one who made a mistake and almost hit my sister. It's all mine."

"I'll compensate my sister."

Yuan Zhitong looked pitiful and took all the mistakes on her, but her words were vague.

At this time, the other women in the bamboo shed also calmed down, with different expressions, either showing sympathy, suddenly realized, waiting to watch the show, or looking at Chu Qianchen disapprovingly.

The Crown Princess, Princess Rui, and Princess Zhuang County all frowned in disagreement.

After hearing what Yuan Zhitong said, she didn't bump into Princess Chen at all, she just "almost".

Yuan Zhitong was the niece of the empress dowager after all. Princess Chen insisted on giving her tea in public and apologizing, which was a bit aggressive!

The queen put everyone's expressions into her eyes, curled her lips, and said jokingly: "Nine Brothers and Sisters, you have always been open-minded and you will not be worried about this little thing, right?"

The queen put Chu Qianchen up in a few words, meaning that if Chu Qianchen did not accept Yuan Zhitong's cup of tea, he would be a petty person and would inevitably lose his temper in the future.

Yuan Zhitong's actions of serving tea with both hands also attracted the attention of others around her, and more and more eyes looked at the queen from other bamboo sheds, Chu Qianchen and Yuan Zhitong.

These people didn't know what was going on, they could only see that it was the girl of the Yuan family who was accusing Princess Chen, and they couldn't help but speculate.

Princess Li, who was sitting at the queen's head, staring at the queen, knowing that no matter what Yuan Zhitong thought, anyone could understand the queen's meaning. She asked Yuan Zhitong to call Princess Chen's sister and worship tea in public, which was obviously to stuff people into Princess Chen's mansion.

Princess Li frowned slightly, feeling that the queen was doing something ugly.

Princess Chen is the unquestionable wife, but the queen asked Yuan Zhitong to call her sister. So if Yuan Zhitong really enters Princess Chen's mansion in the future, wouldn't she be suppressed by the princess?!

Princess Li rubbed her temples with some headache.

The problem is that the queen has already said this, and Princess Chen has no other choice except to take over Yuan Zhitong's cup of tea.

Moreover, when the news reaches Empress Dowager Yin, it may make the Empress Dowager dislike Princess Chen. After all, Yuan Zhitong is a relative of the Empress Dowager's family, and she is not something that Princess Chen can use to slap in the face to establish authority.

Yuan Zhitong was smiling, her smile was reluctant, and she was weak and helpless.

Chu Qianchen was also laughing, his clouds were calm and his wind was light, and his every move was still so elegant.

"Ninth brother and sister, hurry up and take it." The queen urged as if nothing had happened.

The queen's smile on her face became deeper, and there was a sense of oppression between her words, which put pressure on Chu Qianchen again.

There was a silence around him.

At this time, the attention of the crowd is an invisible pressure, which makes people panic and cannot think calmly.
Chapter completed!