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Mo Rongzhan carried Ye Zhen off the horse and saw the Empress Dowager standing outside the tent. He looked down at Ye Zhen with a smile. "Because of the Empress Dowager, you don't want to stay in the tent?"
Ye Zhen blinked her bright and clear eyes, her face innocent. "I didn't think so. Your Majesty, how did you think of this?"
"Then stay with the Empress Dowager?" Mo Rongzhan asked, amused.
Romance First
"The Empress Dowager is already accompanied by someone. I don't think she wants to see me." Ye Zhen smiled and raised her eyes to look at Liu Zhihua standing beside the empress dowager. She did not know which noble lady the empress dowager was fond of.
Mo Rongzhan followed her gaze and did not recognize Liu Zhihua as he had seen her in the palace not long ago. He just smiled. "It's good for the Empress Dowager to have company, as long as it's not Ye Yaoyao."
Ye Zhen chuckled in her heart. It's not Ye Yaoyao, but it's also someone who has other thoughts about him. But at least she can't hypnotize him.
"This servant greets the Emperor and the Empress." Eunuch Fu stepped forward and saluted, looking up at Ye Zhen.
Empress? When Liu Zhihua heard Eunuch Fu's words, her face turned green and white. Before, when she heard that the Empress was the first beauty in the capital, she was still secretly unconvinced, thinking that there were no real beauties in the capital. If she was in the capital, how could Lu Yaoyao get her turn … Now, looking at Lu Yaoyao's magnificent appearance, she felt as if she had been slapped in the face.
The slap was painful and loud! Caught off guard, she didn't know how to react at all.
Mo Rongzhan and Ye Zhen came to the Empress Dowager and saluted. "Mother, why are you here?"
The Empress Dowager looked coldly at Ye Zhen, who hung her head in silence. "Humph, if Ai jia hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that the Empress was here."
She looked up at the Empress Dowager with a smile. "Mother, this concubine likes riding and shooting. The women of our Jin Kingdom have always taken riding and shooting as a hobby. This is a rare autumn hunt, so I asked the Emperor to allow this concubine to enter the mountain with you. If I knew that the Empress Dowager had also come to the camp, this concubine would not have dared to enter the mountain and would have waited here to serve you."
"As the Empress, following the Emperor into the mountain to hunt, what is your propriety?" The Empress Dowager directly scolded Ye Zhen, regardless of the presence of others.
Mo Rongzhan's face darkened. "Imperial Mother, let's talk inside."
"Does Your Majesty think that I am wrong?" the Empress Dowager asked coldly.
"Imperial Mother, I remember that the women's college in the Jin Kingdom has always attached great importance to women's riding and archery. It is rare to have such an opportunity. I don't think there is anything wrong with it." Ye Zhen retorted in a light voice, not wanting to be as meek as before.
"You …" The Empress Dowager was furious.
Mo Rongzhan said lightly, "Mother, since ancient times, there has never been a rule that the Empress cannot participate in the Autumn Hunt. Why must you be so harsh?"
She was harsh? The Empress Dowager's face was ashen. At the same time, she felt sad. Ye Yaoyao was right. Once Lu Yaoyao became the Empress, the Emperor would definitely be bewitched. Even she, the Empress, wouldn't care.
"Mother, Yao Yao killed a wild boar. Let's go in first." Mo Rongzhan smiled as he looked at the Empress Dowager. He didn't want to contradict the Empress Dowager, but he also didn't want the Empress Dowager to embarrass Yao Yao.
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly, turned around, and walked into the tent.
Liu Zhihua looked up at Mo Rongzhan, then lowered her head shyly. Thinking that the Empress was next to her, her face changed and she quietly looked over.
The Empress looked straight ahead, as if she didn't see Liu Zhihua at all.
This kind of indifference made Liu Zhihua feel even more embarrassed.
She was fully prepared to appear, thinking that she could beat the legendary Empress. She did not expect that in the end, the one who was outdone was her, and she was utterly defeated.
Mo Rongzhan pinched Ye Zhen's palm and looked down at her with burning eyes.
Ye Zhen returned him a faint smile. She knew why the Empress Dowager hated her. How could she bear those hurtful words in her heart? She just listened to one ear and let go of the other.
Liu Zhihua looked at the deep affection of their Emperor and Empress, and an unprecedented jealousy surged in her heart.
Back in the tent, Mo Rongzhan did not let the Empress Dowager have the opportunity to embarrass Ye Zhen again. Although the Empress Dowager was angry, she still didn't want to make things too ugly with her son, not to mention that there were other ministers present.
At night, Mo Rongzhan roasted meat with everyone around the campfire in the open space outside the tent.
At the end of the day, the person who caught the most prey was Geng Tuo, the Marquis of Pingyang. He was the deputy general of the Xishan Barracks. This time, he participated in the Autumn Hunt to vent the anger of their barracks. Therefore, he inevitably showed a proud look in front of Ye Chunnan.
"What are you so proud of? Today is only the first day, there are still two days left." Hou Peidong, sitting beside Ye Chunnan, snorted disdainfully.
The Autumn Hunt had a total of three days. Today was only the first day. The most prey caught today was not necessarily the same tomorrow.
Geng Tuo smiled and looked at Hou Peidong. "Prince Hou, I didn't expect you to be here. I thought you were best at drinking and listening to music. I didn't know you could also ride and shoot. How many prey did you shoot today? It can't be just two wild animals. "
"I'm just here to join in the fun, not to compete with you for the first place. If I accidentally beat you, wouldn't that make you lose face?" Hou Peidong said with a smile, not at all embarrassed by Geng Tuo's sarcasm.
Geng Tuo sneered. "Then I'll wait and see how you beat me!"
Ye Chunnan glanced at Geng Tuo. "So what if I win?"
"Hahaha." Geng Tuo laughed out loud. "General Ye, you really think highly of Prince Hou. He can't even pick up a bow. How can he beat me?"
His laughter was so loud that even Mo Rongzhan, who was sitting in the upper seat, heard it. He turned to Eunuch Fu and asked, "What happened over there?"
"It must be something fun. Just call them over and ask them," Empress Dowager, who was sitting on the other side, said.
Mo Rongzhan smiled and gestured for Eunuch Fu to call Ye Chunnan and Geng Tuo over.
"Is that the empress' brother?" Empress Dowager asked Mo Rongzhan lightly.
"Yes." Mo Rongzhan raised his eyebrows, wondering if Empress Dowager wanted to make things difficult for Ye Chunnan.
Empress Dowager sneered. "He does look a bit like Ye Yiqing."
"Mother, I value Ye Chunnan very much." Mo Rongzhan said lightly. He believed that Empress Dowager understood the meaning of his words.
"Your Majesty, how will Ai jia treat him?" Empress Dowager snorted coldly in displeasure, very unhappy to be so guarded by her son.
At this time, Ye Zhen did not know what happened here. She went to visit Jin Shanshan. Today, she saw the wild boar throw Jin Shanshan out with her own eyes. She was afraid that Jin Shanshan would have internal injuries, so she must come to feel his pulse again.
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