"So, Lu Er and I have misunderstood the prince! Your Majesty, what you said just now is not at all because you are jealous that Lu Er has stolen your limelight, but because of the good intentions of the elders towards the younger ones!" Xiao Mubei
He took over King Qi's words with a click of his tongue. After speaking, he didn't give King Qi a chance to speak. He stretched out his hand and pulled Lu Zhan's sleeve corner again, and then raised his eyebrows at him and said with a smile, "Lu Er,
Why are you still dazed? Why don't you apologize to your third uncle quickly and say that you misunderstood him? By the way, thank him again for his hard work."
Maybe it was because Xiao Mubei's words were too straightforward, or maybe it was because King Qi's face had not been cultivated to the point where he was as invulnerable as his father, the emperor, his mother and his concubines. In short, after hearing what Xiao Mubei said, he
A rare hint of embarrassment and guilt appeared on his face.
"Okay! Shut up, everyone!" Finally, Emperor Zhengxuan spoke with a stern face and cut off everyone's words.
Emperor Zhengxuan glanced at Xiao Mubei coldly.
Xiao Mubei hurriedly pursed his lips, then bowed his head obediently.
Seeing Xiao Mubei lower his head and stop talking, Emperor Zhengxuan turned his attention to Lu Zhan next to him.
Looking at his grandson who smiled calmly from beginning to end, and then at his son who was guilty and embarrassed and didn't even dare to raise his head, Emperor Zhengxuan couldn't tell how he felt.
"Azhan, what do you want me to do?" Emperor Zhengxuan looked at Lu Zhan with a complicated expression, and finally spoke in a calm voice.
It’s true that Lu Zhan is his most beloved grandson!
But grandson, grandson, after all, the grandson is an outsider, but the son is his own son!
No matter how stupid or unsatisfactory his son is, there is no reason for him as a father not to protect his son!
He couldn't just watch his son throw all his dignity to the ground and let people watch, even if this person was his most beloved grandson!
Although the excuse that Concubine Xian gave for King Qi just now was full of loopholes, no matter how loopy the excuse was, it was still an excuse. Anyway, what people in this world are best at is pretending to be deaf and dumb.
As long as this fig leaf is not lifted, it will be as if everything never happened.
Lu Zhan was not surprised at all by Emperor Zhengxuan's thoughts. He twitched his lips and was about to answer, but unexpectedly, his mother, Princess Ning'an, spoke first.
"Father, you are the emperor. You can do whatever you want. Why bother asking A-Zhan? Could it be that A-Zhan said he wanted you to give him justice, can you repay him?" Princess Ning'an looked at her with a sneer.
Zhengxuan Emperor Dao.
Emperor Zhengxuan apparently forgot that there was Princess Ning'an sitting next to him. After hearing her words, his face instantly darkened.
Princess Ning'an seemed not to have seen it. She stood up with a sneer and walked up to King Qi. She raised her eyebrows and said sarcastically to him, "Xiao Yuan, you are already this old, why are you still not making progress as before! Do you really think that
Doesn't anyone know about the little calculations you made? As for the people in the paddock today, none of them have seen you through. Why, they didn't expose your skin, so you really thought that your performance was flawless!"
"Princess! You, how can you say that to King Qi! He, he is your biological brother!" Concubine Xian could no longer hold back the dignified and virtuous look on her face. She supported the table and stood up angrily.
Yes, she was unworthy of the late Queen, but she did not feel sorry for her, let alone King Qi!
She didn’t understand why she had to jump out so reluctantly even though His Majesty was going to expose this matter! What benefits could she get from embarrassing King Qi!
Shouldn't the people she hates the most be the queen and the prince?
They are her real enemies!
"Sister Huang..." King Qi also took the opportunity to put on an aggrieved face.
"I just told a few truths? Why, the empress has been in the palace for a long time, and she can't even listen to the truth!" Princess Ning'an curled her lips, and finished speaking without saving any face for Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian, she turned to face the king again and said, "And you! All of my sons in the Xiao family are upright and upright, and none of them is as narrow-minded as you. Even my own nephew can't tolerate it! Don't you think you Are you ashamed of this surname?"
If his face was just humiliated just now, now it is more like his face was thrown to the ground and then crushed several times by Princess Ning'an.
King Qi's face turned blue, and he buried his face tightly, wishing he could find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
"Ning'an! That's enough!" Seeing that no trace of Prince Qi's face was left, Emperor Zhengxuan finally couldn't sit still. He slammed the table and looked at Princess Ning'an with a stern face.
Princess Ning'an sneered. She glanced at Emperor Zhengxuan, then curled her lips and stopped talking.
Seeing that Princess Ning'an stopped talking, Emperor Zhengxuan's expression finally softened a little. He looked sideways at Eunuch Liu and said, "Go ahead and announce today's leader!"
"Yes, I obey the order." Eunuch Liu responded respectfully, then picked up the book and walked back to the stage, cleared his throat and preached to everyone, "Today, the leader of the Autumn Hunt is - Lu Er, Duke Dingguo. Young Master! In compliance with His Majesty’s decree, I will reward the Second Young Master Lu with five hundred taels of gold and a royal bow!”
As soon as Eunuch Liu finished speaking, a young eunuch came towards Lu Zhan holding gold and a royal bow.
Looking at the neatly arranged gold, Xiao Muqing's teeth ached.
So much yellow gold! Did it just go into Lu Zhan’s pocket?
Seeing that Xiao Muqing's eyes were glued to the gold, Xie Wu couldn't help but gently tugged on the corner of her sleeve, "Princess..."
There are so many pairs of eyes around you, why don’t you pay attention to your own image!
Xiao Muqing curled her lips bitterly, and then she glared at her brother who was still having fun!
She didn’t know what benefits Lu Er had given him. Seeing him following Lu Er every day, helping him with his horses and doing odd jobs, she was furious!
Why!
"It's all Xiao Mubei's fault!" Xiao Muqing gritted his teeth and lowered his voice.
Xie Wu raised her eyebrows and looked at Xie Wu with some confusion.
Princess Xiao curled her lips again, and then she frowned and whispered angrily to Xie Wu, "If Xiao Mubei follows me to help me pick up the prey, I will win today. Got it!"
It’s about five hundred taels of gold!
How could he turn his elbow outward at such a critical moment!
At this time, Emperor Zhengxuan also smiled and stood up from the imperial chair and walked towards Lu Zhan. He personally picked up the imperial bow from the young eunuch's hand. He smiled and stroked the lines on the imperial bow. Then, he suddenly He raised the bow with force.
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Liu shouted worriedly.
The civil and military officials on both sides also stood up.
Emperor Zhengxuan's face turned red. He almost exhausted all his strength, and his body couldn't stop trembling. However, the string remained motionless.
Just when Emperor Zhengxuan was about to give up, a hand suddenly stretched out.
"A Zhan!" Emperor Zhengxuan looked at the owner of this hand in shock.
Lu Zhan smiled softly, and then, with a little force of his hand, the bow and arrow in Emperor Zhengxuan's hand was fully drawn. But before Emperor Zhengxuan could be happy, the bow and arrow in his hand suddenly lifted up, and then, a sharp
The arrow suddenly shot into the air.
There was only a mournful cry in the air, and then, a vulture fell straight down from the sky.
"Good archery skills!" Xiao Mubei congratulated him very proudly.
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the person he was congratulating was Lu Zhan. As for Emperor Zhengxuan...
Just listen.
"Flatterer!" Princess Xiao looked at her dog-legged brother, she gritted her teeth and shouted in a low voice.
"Sure enough, he is a formidable young man! Not bad! Not bad!" Emperor Zhengxuan smiled and patted Lu Zhan on the shoulder. Then, he solemnly handed the royal bow in front of Lu Zhan, "Take it, from now on, you
He is the owner of this bow!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Zhan hurriedly knelt down and saluted Emperor Zhengxuan. Then he stood up and solemnly took the bow from Emperor Zhengxuan's hand.
"Heroes emerge from hardship! Ah Zhan, you really did not disappoint my grandfather!" Emperor Zhengxuan looked at Lu Zhan, his eyes full of admiration!
The way he was shooting arrows just now was really like when he was young!
He deserves this bow!
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Lu Zhan smiled and saluted Emperor Zhengxuan again.
At this moment, a young eunuch suddenly ran over in a hurry, and what he was holding in his hand was the vulture that Lu Zhan had just hunted. As if he deliberately hit King Qi in the face, this eagle and
Just like the pile of prey, he was also shot in the neck and killed with one arrow.
Looking at the wound, King Qi's face suddenly turned pale again after he had regained his composure a little.
Princess Ning'an sneered and looked at King Qi again with her slender eyes.
Concubine Xian was agitated, fearing that Princess Ning'an would still hold on to what had just happened, so she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Brother Zhan is indeed a heroic young man, but don't forget that King Qi also hunted a deer today.
Already."
Princess Ning'an had already shaved off King Qi's face. If Emperor Zhengxuan didn't comfort him a little, King Qi would become the laughing stock of the entire capital in a short time!
Emperor Xuan knew this very well without mentioning it from Concubine Xian.
After all, King Qi is his direct son. Although this son is stupid or stupid, he is still of some use to him! If he really allows him to lose his face like this, how will he use him to check and balance the prince in the future!
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhengxuan cleared his throat. He reached out and touched the jade pendant on his waist. He was about to take it off and give it to King Qi so that he could show respect to him. Unexpectedly, Xiao Mubei's voice rang again at the right time.
"My lord, did you also hunt a deer?"
"Prince Xiao, what do you mean by this! Are you doubting King Qi?" Looking at Xiao Mubei who jumped out to cause trouble again, Concubine Xian really wanted to rush in and take advantage of him!
Why is he so haunted?
"No, no! My dear, please don't get me wrong. Wei Chen just thought it was a coincidence. Lu Er and I also saw a deer at that time. We chased it for a long time, but we didn't expect that the deer ran away!"
Mu Bei sighed and said with some regret.
Upon hearing Xiao Mubei's words, King Qi couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since the deer have run away, why are you still talking here?" Concubine Xian frowned and glared at Xiao Mubei with great annoyance.
The more she looks at Xiao Mubei now, the more she thinks he is a troublemaker!
If he hadn't interfered in the middle, King Qi wouldn't have been so embarrassed!
"My dear, it's a pity that I'm a humble minister! At that time, Lu Erdu shot the deer! Just like the prey lying on the ground, he also shot in the neck! Ordinarily, the deer would not survive! But we didn't expect that, I searched and searched but couldn't find it, but in the end, I only found a bloody arrow!" Xiao Mubei said with another sigh of regret.
"Okay, what are you so sorry about? If you hadn't held me back, how could that deer have disappeared?" Lu Zhan rolled his eyes at Xiao Mubeidao at the right moment.
Xiao Mubei stuck out his tongue at Lu Zhan apologetically, and said, "Yes, yes, I can't help you!" After saying that, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and he suddenly turned his head and looked at Qi Wangdao , "My lord, did you see a deer with an injured neck when you were hunting?"
