Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Shang Junlin's fingers moved slightly. He wanted to pinch Shen Yu's face.
"Why did Your Majesty suddenly think of punishing Sir Zhenbei?" Shen Yu's voice was still smiling. "It happened before. I'm afraid Sir Zhenbei didn't expect that Your Majesty would bring up the past."
"It's about A Yu. There's no such thing as past. I'll let them pay back the pain they inflicted on you little by little." He didn't say anything because it wasn't the best time yet.
"Sir Zhenbei cares about his face the most. After this incident, he will only hate Shen Qingran more." Shen Yu could imagine what Sir Zhenbei was thinking.
He would definitely think that if there was no Shen Qingran and his son, he wouldn't be separated from his legitimate eldest son. No matter whether his legitimate eldest son developed in the court or entered the harem, it could bring great benefits to the Lord Protector's Manor. He wouldn't have to worry about the revenge from his legitimate eldest son every day like now.
They were supposed to be the closest people, but they almost became enemies because of others' instigation.
Didn't Sir Zhenbei want to get benefits from Shen Yu? Of course, he wanted to, but Shen Yu's performance made him feel uncertain, so he didn't dare to go too far.
After all, it was true that he was neglected for more than ten years before entering the palace. It was also true that he let his concubines and illegitimate sons bully him. It was also true that he didn't care about him. If he didn't resolve these resentments, how could Sir Zhenbei dare to get benefits from Shen Yu?
On the surface, Shen Yu didn't fall out with others. Occasionally, he would give some advice. Shang Junlin would also reward him from time to time. But that level of reward was far from what a true doting person should give. Sir Zhenbei knew that this was because Da Tou directly entered Yuzhang Palace. What the Lord Protector's Manor got was just a superficial thing.
The more Shen Yu was favored, the more complicated Sir Zhenbei's mood was. Facing the compliments of outsiders, he felt proud on one side, but also like his heart was stabbed by knives.
Shen Yu knew how much Duke Zhenbei had been tortured. What he wanted was this effect. He had tasted it since he was a child. He should let Duke Zhenbei have a taste of it.
"Why would A Yu suddenly ask me if I've seen your younger brother?"
The contestants had already entered the forest to hunt. Shen Yu and Shang Junlin walked leisurely on the path in the forest. The guards were far behind them so that no one would disturb them.
"I just suddenly remembered that he used to talk to me about hunting. He said that Your Majesty was very brave. I thought that Your Majesty had seen him before." Shen Yu's tone was a little lazy.
"Is A Yu jealous?" Shang Junlin chuckled.
"Knowing that Her Majesty is coveted by others, I'm really unhappy." Shen Yu said calmly. He didn't think there was anything to hide.
"We are very happy, A Yu."
The light in the man's eyes suddenly brightened. His eyes, which were as deep as the night sky, stared at Shen Yu without blinking. It was as if he wanted to suck him in.
"This time, Duke Zhenbei didn't bring anyone with him, right?" Shen Yu felt uncomfortable being stared at. He turned his head and looked to the other side.
Shang Junlin nodded: "This time, only Duke Zhenbei came from the Duke Zhenbei's residence."
"Let's not talk about him. Let's hunt." Looking at the small animals running by from time to time, Shen Yu was a little tempted.
"A Yu, what do you want? We will hunt it for you."
At this moment, a gray rabbit appeared in the grass in front of them.
"Whoosh —"
Two sounds of something piercing through the air sounded one after the other.
The rabbit was nailed to the ground.
The people waiting on the side quickly dismounted and picked up the rabbit.
"How is it?" Shang Junlin asked faintly.
"Your Majesty, the rabbit was hit by two arrows."
Needless to say, they also saw the two arrows. One went through the rabbit's eyes, killing it in one shot, and the other went through the rabbit's calf. One went up and one went down, firmly nailing the rabbit to the ground.
The arrow that went through the rabbit's calf was shot by Shen Yu.
Shen Yu put down the bow and rubbed his wrist. This young body had been pampered for too long. It was even more tiring than in his previous life.
Shang Junlin looked at the rabbit: "This is A Yu's."
"Your Majesty, everything that you hunt is mine?" Shen Yu pointed at the rabbit.
The bodyguards following them didn't know how the two of them interacted in private. They were shocked when they heard this. They secretly thought: Your Majesty is too bold in front of His Majesty.
"Everything that I hunt is A Yu's."
They didn't need to participate in the competition. They rode slowly on the horses in the mountains. Hunting became an incidental thing.
At first, Shen Yu was a little rusty. Later, his movements became smoother and his aim became better.
The two of them walked and stopped for a while. They had a good harvest.
"That deer is mine." Shen Yu's interest was aroused. There was obvious excitement in his words.
Shang Junlin naturally wouldn't compete with him.
He was one step behind. He watched Shen Yu pull the bow, nock the arrow, and release the arrow —
Along with the sound of something breaking through the air, there was the sound of the deer falling to the ground.
Shang Junlin didn't have the mind to care about the deer. All his attention was firmly captured by the scene just now.
The beauty in red was heroic. Under the riding clothes, the curves of her body were perfectly outlined. Because of the arm that pulled the bow, the shoulder and neck formed a perfect arc. At this moment, Shen Yu was completely different from the young man Shang Junlin was familiar with.
He bloomed with all the radiance. It was so dazzling that people couldn't take their eyes off him.
"Your Majesty, look …" Shen Yu turned around and bumped into the man's deep eyes.
"A Yu is very powerful." Shang Junlin's voice was hoarse.
Shen Yu was about to say something when the sound of horse hooves came from not far away. Then, a rude and unreasonable female voice sounded.
"This is obviously the prey that I saw first. How can you take it away first?"
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows. The road they chose didn't overlap with the main field. How could there be people coming over?
Not long after, a group of people appeared at the place where the deer fell. The leader was a woman in red riding clothes.
When the woman saw Shen Yu, a touch of surprise flashed in her eyes. After the surprise, it turned into deep jealousy.
She wore red because she wanted to be the most outstanding person in the crowd. She didn't expect that the young man in red in this remote place was even more outstanding.
They were both red. With just a glance, she knew that she had lost. She had lost completely.
Jealousy was like a poisonous snake gnawing at her heart. The woman's face turned cold: "You stole my prey. How should I compensate you?"
She was so focused on destroying the person in front of her that she didn't notice that something was wrong around her.
Shang Junlin's clothes were embroidered with dark dragon patterns. If the woman's attention was focused on the surroundings, she would have noticed that something was wrong. Unfortunately, she didn't. Her eyes fell on Shen Yu's face, as if she wanted to tear his face off.
Shen Yu frowned slightly. The woman's malice was too obvious. He couldn't ignore it even if he wanted to.
He turned his head and saw Shang Junlin pursing his lips, suppressing the anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty, do you know who that person is?" Shen Yu lowered his voice and asked.
The leader of the group of people was obviously the woman in red. There were no other men around except for the guards. Shen Yu was sure that he had never seen this person before.
Her malice towards him seemed to be purely out of jealousy. Combined with her surprise at first sight, it was most likely because of his face.
Shen Yu touched his face. He never thought that one day he would be hated by a strange woman because of his face.
"She should be a family member of a minister."
Affected by his master's mood, Wuqiang restlessly paced back and forth.
"Sister, this deer was shot by that young master. It should be that young master's prey. Ah …" The woman in green beside the woman tried to persuade her, but she was pushed off the horse by the woman.
"Is my business something that you, a concubine's daughter, have the right to care about?"
The people around the woman turned a blind eye to this situation. Obviously, they were used to the woman's domineering behavior.
Shen Yu pulled Shang Junlin's sleeve and interrupted him. He deliberately said in a provocative tone, "It's obviously my prey. How can it be yours just because you say it's yours?"
"If we didn't chase it until it was exhausted, how could you shoot it?" The woman disdainfully said.
She didn't just want the prey now. She also wanted to take the opportunity to destroy Shen Yu.
"Well, if you are willing to take the initiative to admit your mistake, I will not pursue your fault."
Shen Yu smiled. "Hunting is a matter of first come, first served. It doesn't matter if this deer was driven here by you or it was originally here. Now that my arrow hit it, it is mine."
When Shen Yu smiled, his beauty was even more soul-stirring. People who were familiar with him would know that under his beautiful smile, there was a rising anger.
"Do you really want to go against me?" The woman saw Shen Yu's smile and only felt more dazzling. "How about this? You and I have a competition. If I lose, the deer is yours. If you lose, you take the initiative to admit your mistake and withdraw from this hunting competition. How about it?"
"Of course, I can't let others help me. I will compete with you personally. As a seven feet tall man, don't you dare to compete with a weak woman?"
"You are not qualified to ask him to leave." Shang Junlin suppressed his anger and said. If Shen Yu didn't stop him, he would have let people drag the woman away.
"Are you and him a couple? Why are you so protective of him? "The woman diverted a little attention to the man in black beside the red-clothed young man.
The woman came to the capital with her father because of the change of power in the imperial court. In her original place, her father was the highest official in the local area, and her mother was born in the head of the local aristocratic family. She was the only legitimate daughter in the family. Since she was young, she could get whatever she wanted. She had developed a domineering temperament, and no one dared to disobey her.
The green-clothed woman fell to the ground and silently broke out in a cold sweat for the two people in front of her. She was well aware of how ruthless her "older sister" was. Before she came to the capital, there were many servant girls in the residence who were slightly more beautiful that had fallen under her hands.
Not only maidservants, if there were women in other families who were more beautiful than her, disfigurement was a better result. If it was more serious, their reputation would be ruined, and even worse, they would die after being humiliated.
She opened her mouth and wanted to remind the two people in front of her not to provoke her "legitimate sister". But she couldn't even protect herself, how could she help others?
How ridiculous it was to say that she, a concubine's daughter, was not qualified to meddle in her affairs. But she should be the legitimate daughter. It was her sister, the mother and son, who took everything away from her!
This was something they were well aware of.
The woman in black lowered her head, and Shen Yu caught the flash of hatred in her eyes.
Shen Yu was not interested in the grievances between the two sisters.
"You don't have to worry about the relationship between me and him. As for the competition, I don't think I need to agree to your unreasonable request for the prey that originally belonged to me, right?"
The woman originally planned to do something in the competition, and it would be better to hurt the face. The woman rode her horse to the side of the deer that fell on the ground: "In this case, I won't be polite and will take the prey. I will return the arrow to you."
After saying this, the woman bent down to pull the arrow.
"If you dare to touch my things, do you believe that I will directly let go?" Shen Yu pulled the bow to the full and aimed at the woman. His eyes slightly narrowed: "My arrow doesn't care whether the target is prey or a person."
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