Pampered Consort’s Acting Awards: 40. Companion (catching insects)

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==Chapter 40: Companion==

"Master, hurry up, His Majesty is here."

Hearing this, Qin Juan quickly got out of the bathtub, put on her clothes, and hurried back to the inner room.

In the entire harem, only the emperor could not guard an empty room alone.

Xiao Yu was sitting on the red sandalwood and enamel Arhat bed, drinking tea and waiting for her. He thought it would be a while, but within a moment, he saw Shi Shiran walk in.

Qin Juan Fu said politely: "I didn't know that Your Majesty would be coming at this time, so I missed you from a distance. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

He looked at her shiny hair and frowned slightly.

"Come and sit down."

Qin Juan walked over and sat next to him. Xiao Yu shook her hair and said, "Why didn't you dry it?"

Qin Juan cursed in her heart, how dare I make you wait.

But he said softly: "I, my concubine, are also impatient."

Xiao Yu looked at her, suddenly sighed and said: "Come here, I will wipe it for you."

After hearing this, Qin Juan naturally refused, but Xiao Yu turned her around without any explanation, picked up the towel, and slowly wiped her hair.

Facing his back, Qin Juan lowered her eyes and removed her expression, and heard the words inexplicably in her ears——

"Let the queen go back. I don't want to see her and I won't see her."

The man behind her, touching the soft hair in his hand, remembered the time in the dormitory.

He also wiped her hair at that time, but she always disliked him for being so arrogant...

Xiao Yu suddenly hugged her from behind.

Qin Juan wanted to turn around, but he whispered: "Don't move, let me hold you for a while."

The soft voice makes people feel extremely lonely.

After a long silence, the emperor let go of his hand and said slowly: "There have been many affairs in the court recently, so I didn't come to accompany you."

Qin Juan turned around, leaned against him and said, "Your Majesty is busy with everything, and I only hope that your Majesty will take good care of the dragon body."

Xiao Yu smiled and said "hmm" softly.

Qin Juan put her hands on his waist and said, "I will change your clothes for Your Majesty."

It was quiet all around, and the two of them were lying on the same bed.

He was thinking about the past that only he remembered, and she was thinking about why Su Huaian came back.

The candlelight extinguished a large area, and the palace suddenly became dark. Qin Juan didn’t want to sleep, but she couldn’t bear the burning eyes around her. To avoid suspicion, she relaxed her shoulders and closed her eyes to sleep——

In the thirty-eighth year of Yongchang, the spring was very cold.

Emperor Jiaxuan's health was getting worse and worse, and the imperial hospital was unable to do anything. Under the wrath of the emperor, the famous Taoist priests in Beijing simply abandoned their Taoist temples and moved into the palace.

Sure enough, after taking the elixir for a few days, the dragon's body gradually improved.

The emperor who was lingering on the bed suddenly became energetic and naturally started to have fun. Emperor Jiaxuan personally ordered that this year's spring search will be held as usual in Lishan Mountain.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Lu Ze sat opposite Xiao Yu, frowning and sighing: "Lishan Mountain has thousands of gorges and rocks. The terrain is complex, and wild beasts often appear in the deep gorges. Why did your Majesty choose to hunt in Lishan Mountain?"

Hunting, as the name suggests, is actually driving wild animals to one place, surrounding them and then hunting them. This way, while retaining the wild charm, it can also ensure the travel safety of the ministers and their families.

When Emperor Xuan was young, he loved riding, shooting and hunting. He often hunted in the wild, and Lishan Mountain was a great place to go.

Xiao Yu said: "She is the concubine Jing in the palace. It is said that when she was painting with His Majesty, she somehow saw the scenery of Lishan Mountain and kept saying that she was envious of the beautiful scenery of Lishan Villa, and His Majesty became interested. ”

The scenery of Lishan Villa is indeed pleasant, but except for the ten-mile radius of the Villa, there is no life anywhere around...

Lu Zedao: "Why did the Queen say you didn't stop her?"

"I can't stop it." Xiao Yu said solemnly: "Your Majesty lost his temper because of this. He didn't even go to Kunning Palace yesterday on the 15th."

Lu Zedao: "Now that King Cheng and King Yan are fighting like this, it can't be Jing Bin's sudden idea to go hunting in Lishan Mountain."

Speaking of King Cheng and King Yan, it is impossible not to mention half a year ago——

Half a year ago, Prince Cheng gave birth to his eldest grandson, and the Mu family gave the court a copper mine. Seeing that His Majesty Long Xin Dayue wanted to establish a heir, King Yan reported the matter of King Cheng's withholding of grain four years ago. The booklet was handed over.

It’s not about the size, it’s about where the public opinion falls.

The King of Yan has a cabinet behind him. The emperor is lazy and the power of the cabinet is gradually expanding. As long as the name is justified, it can even reject the imperial edict. At present, the courtiers are impeaching the king's cronies one after another, so the imperial edict to establish the crown prince has not been issued yet.

Of course, Emperor Jiaxuan was not too eager to establish a prince.

Emperor Jiaxuan reigned for thirty-eight years. He was obsessed with beauty, mediocre and incompetent. In the first half of his life, he played checks and balances in the harem. In the second half of his life, he became increasingly confused and used this trick in the court.

For example, if aristocratic families arise and the Xue family and the Chu family do not listen to him, he will favor the He family and the Mu family. If both have different intentions, then he will favor the officials.

‌For example, in the fight for the throne, one son has great ambitions, so he dotes on the other. The current situation where three sons are competing for favor is what he wants to see most.

Once the rights are separated, they will compete with each other. He does not care at all what will happen to the country a hundred years later, nor does he care that the political strife will destroy the foundation of the court.

Not to mention that people have less and less land to cultivate, but they pay more and more taxes.

After all, the people's livelihood is poor, and it does not hinder the prosperity of the Forbidden City.

But, what can be done?

As long as you can't sit in that position, you can't speak even if you have a mouth. That is a taboo today.

Yang Di said: "This time when you go to Lishan, Your Highness should preserve your talents and avoid the limelight."

Xiao Yu turned the ring on his hand and said with a smile: "We all come prepared, no one can avoid it."

In early spring, apart from farming, the most important thing in Beijing was the spring search. There was less official work in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so Xiao Yu returned home early.

When she entered, Su Ling was sitting by the window, threading needlework, and she was holding Xiao Yu's underwear.

You must know that the eldest daughter of Zhen Guogong Palace learned the beauty of female beauty after she came to Jin Prince's Palace.

Seeing the other person, Su Ling put down the satin in her hand, raised her eyes and said, "Your Highness is coming back so early today?" In the past six months, Xiao Yugong left Beijing three times. Even when he was in Beijing, he left early and returned late.

Xiao Yu said "Huh", walked to the table, raised his hand to pour a glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and looked at her, "What are you doing?"

Su Ling replied: "Your inner garment is not finished yet."

Xiao Yu raised his chin, glanced at the fabric, and said, "The princess is virtuous."

Su Ling knew that her craftsmanship was not very good, so she would not let him make fun of her, so she said directly: "Okay, that's enough. Your Highness should not talk about the rest."

Xiao Yu chuckled unconsciously, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Nothing..." Su Ling looked at him, "Where is Your Highness?"

Xiao Yu looked at her and said, "Waiting for you."

In the evening, after the two had dinner, they took a walk in the yard together. Su Ling suddenly said: "By the way, I want to go back to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow."

Xiao Yu said: "What to do?"

"Learn archery from my dad."

Xiao Yu paused and said, "Why do you suddenly think of learning archery?"

"It's not the spring hunt." Su Ling sighed, "I thought there would be no hunt this year."

The Xiao family also conquered the world from horseback. As the saying goes, "The martial arts are all average, but the bow and arrow are the best." Putting aside other things, the Great Zhou Dynasty attached great importance to archery. During Spring Search, Summer Miao, Autumn Hunting, and Winter Hunting, His Majesty will not only ask the Ministry of War to gather the best archers to demonstrate, but also invite princes, nobles, children of aristocratic families, and ladies to participate in archery, pot throwing and other activities.

Whether it is the imperial court or the harem, most things are done to cater to the emperor's heart.

So on the last winter hunt, the female family members did not talk about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, nor did they watch a play about butterflies. They actually also played archery.

Su Ling did not expect that Princess Cheng would stretch out her arms and draw the bow as soon as she gave birth to her grandson, which made the emperor treat her with special eyes and return the rewards. The Empress of Chu also did not expect that Su Ling, the duke of the country, would The legitimate daughter can actually make arrows fly.

Xiao Yuqi glanced at her and said with a smile: "Don't bother your father-in-law, I'll teach you."

Su Ling said without thinking: "How can His Highness have time to teach me? I can't even catch His Highness's shadow on weekdays."

This statement obviously has two meanings.

It suddenly dawned on Xiao Yu that he had indeed not been with her for a long time.

He put his arms around her shoulders and pulled her earlobe, "Why are you so angry?"

Su Ling denied: "No."

I say no, but I will inevitably feel depressed.

She would sometimes think that this might be a man's nature. Once the back house was stable, there would be no need to worry too much. However, thinking about the current situation in Prince Jin's Mansion, she felt that she should understand him. of.

While rubbing her ears, Xiao Yu said: "I will take a rest tomorrow and teach you at home."

At this time, Xiao Yu didn't realize at all that she could learn it successfully. He said it was teaching, but in fact, he just wanted to use it to appease his wife.

Prince Jin’s Mansion occupies a large area, and it is certainly more than enough to make room for the princess to practice archery.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yu chose a bow for her that was suitable for women to draw, weighed it and said, "Princess, let's try it out first."

She stood firm, drew her bow and nocked an arrow, and tried it once in front of him.

......

Sure enough, I missed.

Although she was in her own house and there were her own people in front of her, seeing the arrow fall on the ground like this, the princess's face still turned slightly red.

Xiao Yu walked behind her.

He bent down and pinched her waist, and whispered in her ear: "The martial arts scriptures say that the shooting style is upright and upright, and the wide crotch lowers the breath to relax the chest. The five levels and three leans are the basis, and the foundation is a thousand catties. ‌, the opening must be calm and elegant, and the release must be paused and leisurely. The back fist should be strong and full, and only then can the hit be achieved. The most important thing is the five levels and three supports here."

The burning hot air entered her ears. Not only her face, but also Su Ling’s ears turned red...

Xiao Yu hit her feet, hands, elbows, shoulders and heaven with the arrow handle in his hand, then lowered his eyes to look at her, and said seriously: "Relax, these positions must be straightened."

Su Ling also wanted to relax, but he hit a little too hard, and there was a loud bang... But he looked serious, and she couldn't tell what was going on.

She straightened her posture, looked at him and said, "What about this?"

The arrow handle touched her back affectionately again, "Stand straighter."

Su Ling straightened her chest and back as he struck, raised her chin, and looked at him again. After a moment, she felt a layer of sweat on her arms.

“Can’t hold it anymore?” His lips seemed to be touching her ear.

"Naturally hold on." Su Ling said slowly: "Your Highness... what are the three pillars of support?"

"The neck is against the shoulder, the rib is against the string, and the arrow is against the face." Xiao Yu's palms wandered around her neck, and the ribs on both sides fell on her waist. He immediately let go and said leisurely: "Remember Live?"

Su Ling nodded blankly, looked at his experienced hands again, and couldn't help but said: "Has your highness ever taught others how to shoot archery?"

"Princess is the first one." Xiao Yu said with a smile, "Come on, shoot an arrow and show me."

Su Ling drew her bow and nocked an arrow, and shot it out with a "duh——" sound

The posture did look like ‌‌, but the arrow didn’t know the way yet, and it fell downwards without even hitting the target.

"Ta".

Falling firmly to the ground.

Even though Su Ling had been prepared for the fact that it would not be that easy to practice archery well, she couldn't help but blush, "I'll give it a try."

No matter how many times you try, it will all be in vain.

Xiao Yu's eyes just happened to fall on her red neck.

He slowly held her hand and led her to stretch her arms to draw the bow. His tone was serious, "Aling, when shooting, be sure to place the arrow shaft on the back of your thumb. Release it quickly and don't use too much force." , it’s better to buckle lightly, keep an eye on it.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he let go of the arrow.

Unsurprisingly, it hits the red heart.

Then he lowered his head and pecked her face, and Su Ling's heart swayed.

Xiao Yu practiced with her all afternoon, and the effect was somewhat, but not great.

However, he didn't expect her to learn it at all, but Su Ling on the side thought that hard work could make up for weakness.

She looked at the cyan veins on her wrist and thought to herself that she was also the daughter of Duke Zhen, so she should have talent in her blood...

The next day, as soon as Xiao Yu came on duty, Su Ling got up to practice archery.

Except for the fact that I couldn’t lift my arm due to excessive exertion on the first day, everything went smoothly afterwards.

Half a month later, Xiao Yu was at home. The two of them had just finished lunch when they saw Su Ling standing in front of him holding a bow and arrow, saying: "Your Highness, follow me."

Xiao Yu followed her, stood behind her, and stopped.

Su Ling drew her bow and nocked an arrow without saying a word, and shot three arrows in a row. One hit the red heart, and the other two hit the target diagonally.

"Hey, how about this time?"

It was an afternoon, with a rustling wind and a strong hum of insects.

She looked back at him, the corners of her eyes were full of pride, her eyes were gleaming with water, melting the scorching sun into broken light. She was really, really beautiful.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a long time.

"How's it going?" Su Ling was waiting for him to praise her.

The man took a step forward, dropped the bow in her hand, lowered his head to kiss her lips without any warning, and touched her teeth with the tip of his tongue. Su Ling was a little absent-minded. Before she could even catch her breath, the two of them stumbled. ‌Go back to the house.

His palm stroked her back deftly and skillfully. After being husband and wife for almost two years, Su Ling naturally knew what he was going to do.

She struggled for a while and said angrily: "I'm covered in sweat, please let me go first."

Xiao Yu pressed down on her like a mountain, and his voice darkened: "But I want you now."

The slender wrists became softer and softer under the shackles, and a large flush appeared on her white back. He took her earlobe in his mouth and flicked it, making her tremble.

Just listen to the panting just like the cry of an oriole.

As the sun sets over the treetops, the pink-white fingertips gradually exert force and pierce the man's strong arm, but his soul has been stolen, so how can he care about this pleasant pain.

Staggering, ups and downs, the cycle continues.

After the incident, he was still staring at her.

Su Ling kicked him hard, looked back at him sadly, and said hoarsely: "Turn around, don't look at me."

Xiao Yu kissed her wrist flatteringly, as if he was ready to be hammered by her.

He carried her to the clean room and insisted on wiping her hair. Several black hairs fell out that night. Su Ling said "Hey, eh, eh, eh" for a long time, but this person didn't let go.

‌One day later, it will be hunting in Lishan——