No matter what, Shang Junlin was the emperor. He couldn't stay in the tent all the time. Shen Yu couldn't ride a horse. Even if he wanted to accompany the emperor, he still had to go out at certain times.
When the emperor went hunting, to a certain extent, it also showed the emperor's power and unshakable. The first arrow before the hunt started was shot by Shang Junlin.
Shang Junlin definitely wouldn't return empty-handed. Shen Yu had traveled with him before. He knew that this man was proficient in horseback archery and would definitely hunt a lot of prey.
"A Yu didn't ask before. I thought you weren't curious about it." Shang Junlin put down the cup in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
"I didn't ask before because I wanted to leave the surprise for last." Shen Yu said casually.
Shang Junlin didn't expose him, "I didn't remember what they were. Later, I'll ask Meng Chang to bring you the booklet."
When they hunted, they were only responsible for shooting arrows. There were specialized people to pick up the prey. It was normal that Shang Junlin didn't remember what they were.
As he spoke, Shang Junlin turned to look at Eunuch Meng, who was serving beside him. Without further instructions, Eunuch Meng quickly went to get the booklet.
As someone who served the emperor, he should have this kind of eyesight. He should know what his master was going to do through his subtle actions.
Shen Yu scooped a spoonful of porridge and put it into his mouth. The dishes in front of him were light and had a certain cooling effect. It couldn't be helped. It was a special situation.
"It's a pity that I can only taste the meat roasted by Your Majesty." Shen Yu looked at the meat and sighed.
The roasted meat was too greasy. He couldn't eat it now.
"If A Yu likes it, I'll roast it for you when we return to the palace. There are all kinds of ingredients in the imperial kitchen." Shang Junlin gently wiped the water stain on Shen Yu's mouth.
Feeling the sudden gaze on him, Shen Yu calmly covered Shang Junlin's hand, "Your Majesty, it seems that many people are looking at us."
Shang Junlin looked up. Under his piercing gaze, Shen Yu's gaze disappeared.
"They are very curious about us." Shen Yu stated the truth.
Shang Junlin held Shen Yu's hand and said, "They have heard about everything that happened before. Many people wanted to meet you in private, but I stopped them."
With Shen Yu's current status, he was qualified to meet the women with titles. Naturally, those women with titles could also send letters to the Imperial Palace to request to see Shen Yu.
In the beginning, the concubines of the vassals were like this.
"Why would they want to see me? No matter what, I'm still a man. Most of these officials' families are women, right?"
Although the Southern Wind prevailed in Dahuan and people regarded the Southern Wind as an elegant thing, there were very few people who actually married a male wife. As far as Shen Yu knew, the wives of the ministers in the imperial court were all women.
"We dismissed a few of them, and no one mentioned this matter again."
Shang Junlin was right. There were many people in the imperial court who were curious about Shen Yu. Before entering the Imperial Palace, everyone's impression of him was that he was not favored by Zhen Bei Hou. After entering the Imperial Palace, except for the banquet, they had no chance to see him in person.
Just the fact that he could firmly grasp the Emperor's heart was enough for everyone to have a strong interest in him. Not to mention that the Emperor was not willing to accept anyone into the Imperial Harem because of him. Now, the Emperor was sitting in the same carriage as him, going in and out with him. It seemed that the Emperor doted on him to the bone.
Did the world give up the idea of sending women into the Imperial Harem? No, as long as the ambition did not disappear, this idea would never be eliminated. They did not mention it now because they knew how to judge the situation and knew that it was not a good time.
As long as the Emperor's love for Shen Yu did not disappear, they could only suppress the idea in their hearts.
After the ceremony, Shang Junlin left with Shen Yu, who was bored.
After they left, the banquet became really lively.
The Madams and Misses who had a good relationship with each other sat together and talked about all kinds of topics. As they chatted, the topic turned to the Emperor and the Emperor.
"I have long been curious about what kind of person the Emperor is. He can make our Emperor, who has never been moved by the mundane, so fascinated that he can't find north. Seeing him today, he is really extraordinary. With such an appearance, there are not many people in the world who can compare to him."
"His Majesty and the Emperor are really …" The Madam in blue who spoke covered her chest, "Why can't my family learn from His Majesty?"
"When the two get along, they really don't put on any airs. His Majesty obviously has true feelings for the Emperor." At this point, the person lowered his voice, "I just don't know how long this sincerity will last."
"This is not something we need to worry about."
"That's also true. However, the Emperor's actions are so flamboyant, leaving no room for leeway in everything. Aren't you afraid that in the future …?"
Since ancient times, the Emperor was fickle. When he was deeply in love, you were very good. But once the feelings faded, everything in the past could become evidence for him to punish you at will.
"With His Majesty's temperament, the things you are worried about will most likely not happen." The one who spoke was Madam Fang. With Fang Daren entering the Cabinet, Madam Fang's status also rose.
"Why does Madam Fang say that?" The Madam who was refuted didn't look very good.
"His Majesty is not attracted to beauty. If it wasn't for the Emperor entering the Palace by accident, I'm afraid the Harem would still be empty. Since that is the case, how could the things you said happen?" Madam Fang spoke neither quickly nor slowly.
Shen Yu didn't know that the court's women had already begun to worry about him falling out of favor in the future.
After returning to the tent, Eunuch Meng presented the booklet.
The prey that everyone hunted would be recorded. One's own prey could be disposed of at will. It could be given away or kept for oneself to eat.
Shang Junlin hunted a lot of things. Some of them were given out as rewards, but more were kept.
"His Majesty actually hunted so much?" Shen Yu was surprised. Shang Junlin spent most of his time in the tent every day. He looked at the booklet. On the first day, they hunted a lot together, but later, they hunted more and more.
There was no lack of large ferocious beasts among them.
"They haven't dealt with this bear yet. When it's done, they will make steamed bear paws for A Yu. It's a pity that they didn't hunt a tiger. They said they would send it to you before, but we can only wait."
Shen Yu didn't hide the shock on his face. He knew that Shang Junlin was very powerful, but this was the first time he witnessed it.
It was rare to see such an expression on Shen Yu's face. Shang Junlin felt funny and stroked his face: "I hunted it with several generals. Why are you so surprised?"
"His Majesty didn't get hurt, right?"
Shang Junlin shook his head: "It was a coincidence that we were able to hunt that bear. It was originally injured, and it ran into our hunting range in a hurry. It didn't take much effort to kill it."
"That was a bear." Shen Yu knew that no matter how lightly Shang Junlin described it, the situation at that time was definitely not that easy. Even if the bear was injured, unless it was injured to the point where it couldn't move, the strength of a bear was not something that could be easily matched by a human.
"I really didn't get hurt. Why don't A Yu check it personally?"
Shen Yu didn't say anything and began to take off Shang Junlin's clothes. This time, it became Shang Junlin.
"A Yu?"
Shen Yu's hands didn't stop moving, and his eyebrows slightly raised: "Didn't Your Majesty ask me to check it?"
Shang Junlin had no choice but to stiffen his body and let Shen Yu check it.
Fortunately, there were no new injuries on his body except for the old ones.
After Shen Yu finished checking, he casually adjusted his clothes: "Your Majesty's body is precious. You can't get hurt casually."
Shang Junlin didn't care about his carelessly opened clothes and put his arms around Shen Yu.
Shen Yu didn't expect his action and fell into his arms.
"Is A Yu worried about me?" Shang Junlin whispered in Shen Yu's ear. His voice was low and contained a smile.
Shen Yu's ear itched and moved uncomfortably: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"I think so." After saying that, Shang Junlin kissed Shen Yu's trembling earlobe.
After resting for two days, Shen Yu finally recovered a little. It was very boring to stay in the camp all the time. When Shang Junlin went out to hunt, Shen Yu took the initiative to ask to go with him.
Shang Junlin couldn't persuade him, so he asked someone to bring a white horse.
Shen Yu didn't come out for a few days. Even his breathing was light as Shen Yu rode the horse on the forest path.
Unlike last time, besides the imperial bodyguards, there were also a few ministers, civil officials and military generals. Shen Yu roughly looked at them and guessed that they should be close ministers of Shang Junlin.
After walking for a while, everyone dispersed. The leader of the imperial guards followed them, and the other ministers went to other places.
They wouldn't move together. First, there were too many of them. Before they could get close, the prey would be scared away. Second, the prey they could hunt was limited. It was better to disperse.
The leader of the imperial guards followed Shang Junlin. His main duty was to protect him. The imperial bodyguards accompanying them were also the backbone of the imperial guards.
Shen Yu and Shang Junlin rode side by side at the front. Without the other ministers, the two of them communicated more privately.
After shooting down the running prey again, the leader of the imperial guards following behind them had already become numb from the initial shock.
He didn't know how those people who spread rumors that His Highness was a sickly person were so blind. He really wanted to let those people see His Highness's valiant posture when hunting.
After walking into the depths of the forest, Shen Yu saw the prey and aimed an arrow at it.
"Whoosh —"
The prey fell to the ground.
When the people accompanying them were about to pick it up, Shen Yu and Shang Junlin said at the same time, "Wait."
The horse kicked its hooves uneasily. For a moment, the forest was so quiet that it was almost strange.
The wind blew through the forest, and the branches and leaves rustled. The leader of the imperial guards made a gesture. The imperial guards rode their horses and surrounded Shang Junlin and Shen Yu in the middle to protect them.
"Buzz —"
Suddenly, the quiet forest became restless. Countless arrows broke through the air and shot toward them.
The men in black who were hiding in the bushes appeared at the same time and attacked them with short swords.
Shang Junlin didn't think about anything else. He pulled Shen Yu onto Wu Kuang's back and protected him in his arms.
"Protect His Majesty —"
For a moment, the sound of weapons clashing could be heard.
Shen Yu curled up in the man's arms. His heart was extremely calm.
This was an assassination that had been planned for a long time.
The most difficult thing to deal with were the assassins hiding in the trees. There weren't many of them, but the arrows they shot were impossible to guard against.
Shen Yu half crouched on the horse's back and calmly calculated the angle. He didn't have many arrows left, so he had to use every one of them.
Now was the time!
Shen Yu suddenly turned around, nocked an arrow at the fastest speed, and released it.
"Bang —"
The assassins hiding in the trees fell to the ground, splashing a cloud of dust.
Fortunately, the assassins hiding in the trees didn't have an endless supply of arrows. After the first wave of arrows ended, they also joined the battle.
Without the threat of arrows, it was much easier for the imperial guards to deal with these assassins.
The imperial guards protected Shang Junlin and Shen Yu as they retreated.
The other party was well-prepared. They faintly surrounded them in the middle.
"Rush out!" Shang Junlin held the reins with one hand on Shen Yu's waist. The other hand was holding a long sword. The sword was stained with the enemy's blood. He looked like the God of Death.
Shen Yu had been observing the surroundings. He pointed to the weakest spot and said, "Go that way!"
They couldn't be trapped here!
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