The Time Traveling Prince Consort Plans to Rule the World for Me

It was not until the hunting time began that Emperor Gaozong reluctantly interrupted the conversation between Su Yi and Mu Jin.

At the hunting ground, Emperor Gaozong loudly announced the official start of this year's summer seedling hunting.

This year's first prize is the first black bear to be hunted.

A summer seedling competition was actually a contest among various forces, and everyone wanted to come out on top in front of Emperor Gaozong and all the civil and military officials.

Every year during the summer seedling season, various forces compete to prove their strength and win the prize, and the fight is fierce, with casualties occasionally occurring.

When all the forces were carrying bows and arrows, jumping on their horses and preparing to charge into the inner field, Emperor Gaozong unexpectedly announced that he would also enter the inner field to participate in the hunting this year.

Everyone was in an uproar, and couldn't help wondering in their hearts who would win the first prize this year. It was hard to say for sure.

When Mu Jin first arrived in Dongyue Kingdom, he survived by hunting in the deep mountains and forests.

It had been more than a year since she returned to the capital and she had not hunted for a long time. When she heard that there were many rare birds and beasts in the capital, Mu Jin couldn't help but get excited.

Su Yi saw through Mu Jin's thoughts, but was determined not to let her enter the inner field to hunt.

"You must not go in. The horror of the inner field does not come from those ferocious beasts, but from the swords hidden in the dark, which are more dangerous than the beasts."

Mu Jin was startled when he heard this, "Then are you going to enter the inner court this time?"

Su Yi smiled lazily and said, "The stage has been set up, so why wouldn't I go in? What's more, my grandfather will also go in this year, so I have no hesitation."

Looking at Su Yi's nonchalant smile, Mu Jin's heart tightened for no reason, and an ominous premonition arose. She instinctively wanted to stop Su Yi, but she felt that her behavior was ridiculous.

She tried hard to suppress her inner anxiety and told herself not to think too much.

Su Yi knew Mu Jin so well that he could see her inner worries. He felt warm in his heart and wanted to tease her a few times, but in the end he just said softly, "

"You stay out there and play with the girls from the noble families if you feel like it. If you feel like it, just lie down in the tent and rest until I come back."

Mu Jin nodded and said, "Then be careful."

Su Yi squeezed her hand lightly, then turned around and jumped onto the horse's back, and spoke to the two female guards dressed as maids standing behind Mu Jin.

"Rufeng, Ruying, the rest of you stay out there and protect Miss Mu. If anything goes wrong, bring your heads back to see me."

Several maids standing behind Mu Jin replied, "Yes! I obey your command!"

After Su Yi gave his instructions, he glanced at Mu Jin, then took Ling Feng Ling Yu and a group of people and galloped towards the inner field, and soon disappeared into the dense woods.

Looking at the teams of people rushing into the inner field to hunt, Mu Jin couldn't help but frown.

What happened today seemed like a trap full of thorns, with layers of crises hidden in it.

Emperor Gaozong, who had no children, must have a position in the court of Southern Shu that was like a candle in the wind, and was certainly not as stable as imagined.

As the first to be hit, the Lin family had intentions of rebellion both overtly and covertly.

What is particularly crucial is that the Lin family had once provided great assistance to Emperor Gaozong in his succession to the throne.

However, since when did the Lin family and Emperor Gaozong start to have conflicts? It felt like two brothers agreed to conquer the world together, but in the end one of them won the world and the other became jealous.

Could it be that Emperor Gaozong had made a promise to the Lin family, but then broke his promise? This is why the Lin family became rebellious?

Or does the Lin family think that with their current power, they are enough to bring about a change in the Southern Shu Kingdom?

Judging from the reactions of the people at the scene, Emperor Gaozong's decision to enter the inner venue was obviously a spur of the moment decision.

There are only two possibilities for this situation: first, something unexpected must have happened in the inner court, forcing Emperor Gaozong to go in person to control the situation;

Secondly, Emperor Gaozong had long known what had happened in the inner chamber today, but he had been pretending not to know until this moment when he suddenly announced it, catching those people off guard.

Mu Jin thought it should be the second possibility. After all, if it happened suddenly, how could Emperor Nan Gaozong have the leisure to chat with them about those irrelevant topics when she and Su Yi were in the dragon tent just now?

Mu Jin tried his best to recall the expressions of Emperor Gaozong and Su Yi just now. It seemed that everything was normal.

Could it be that they really think that what happens in the backcourt is not worth mentioning to them?

Or is it that the situation inside is extremely tricky, and in order not to alert the enemy, they cannot show any abnormality when they are outside?

"Miss Mu, would you like to go to the hunting ground with us?"

Mu Jin frowned and stood there, thinking about the various situations that might have happened in the backstage, but he didn't expect to be suddenly interrupted by the voice of an unfamiliar woman.

Mu Jin looked in the direction of the voice and saw several noble ladies walking towards her. The lady in front, who was wearing brown clothes, had a dignified look and was nearly 40 years old. She must be the source of the voice.

When Mu Jin first came to Southern Shu, she didn’t know many people in Bianliang except the Lin family.

Rufeng took a few steps forward and leaned over to whisper in Mu Jin's ear.

"The one who greeted you, young lady, is Madam Xie. Her husband is General Xie. When she was young, she and Queen Yi's mother were close friends."

"The long-faced lady standing to her left is the Privy Councillor's wife, Madam Lu, who is on good terms with the Lin family."

"The lady in yellow clothes at the back right is Madam Wei, the wife of the Minister of Revenue. She is related to the Xie family by marriage, and the ladies standing next to them are all their legitimate daughters."

Mu Jin looked at the ladies walking towards her and saw that they were either rich or noble, especially the Xie family. She clearly remembered that Su Yi once told her that in the entire Southern Shu Kingdom, the Lin family and the Xie family were equally powerful in terms of military generals.

Obviously, the power of the Xie family in Bianliang should not be underestimated, otherwise, there wouldn't be a group of women from aristocratic families following Mrs. Xie like stars surrounding the moon. After all, it's good to lean on a big tree for shade.

But since Madam Lu is on good terms with the Lin family, why would she stand with Madam Xie? It is obvious that the relationship between them is complicated.

But she didn't have time to think about it at the moment. After all, within a moment, several noble ladies came to Mu Jin's side.

Rufeng immediately stood up straight and stopped explaining to Mu Jin. As a junior, Mu Jin bowed to the ladies in front of her and said, "Madam Xie, Madam Lu, and Madam Wei, how are you."

Madam Xie smiled and said, "Oh, Miss Mu is not only beautiful, but also has a nice voice. No wonder our young prince treats Miss Mu as a treasure and keeps her hidden away, refusing to bring her out for us to meet."

After he finished speaking, several noble ladies nearby started laughing.

Mu Jin smiled slightly: "Thank you for the compliment, ladies."

"Miss Mu, can you shoot arrows?" Mrs. Xie asked.

Mu Jin smiled and said, "I know a little bit."

Madam Xie held Mu Jin's hand and talked as they walked.

"That's great. Miss Mu is new to Southern Shu, and this is Xia Miao's first time here too. This inner court is for men, and we don't understand the fun of it. We just need to wait for them outside."

"But there are also a lot of prey out in the field, such as rabbits, pheasants, and if you're lucky, you can even catch some foxes. Do you want to come and have some fun with us?"

Thinking that by hanging out with these ladies from aristocratic families, she might be able to find out some things she wanted to know, Mu Jin readily agreed with a smile.