After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

The autumn hunt held every three years is more like a blind date with a clever pretext.

In this hunting game, all the daughters of princes and nobles will try their best to show themselves. If they can develop feelings and appreciation for each other, they can ask the emperor to grant a marriage after the autumn hunt, or the two families can marry their children to each other.

But this time there were many differences. First, this was the first autumn hunt after the new emperor ascended the throne. The young men tried to show their talents and abilities on the field. If they could get the emperor's appreciation, it would be a guarantee for their future. Some young ladies hoped to get the emperor's favor. In the face of absolute power, both men and women wanted to show themselves.

Secondly, there were two special guests in this autumn hunt, Prince Muxiu and Princess Mengzhu from Tumo. After all, the purpose of their coming to Chu State was to marry a princess, so choosing a suitable bride was also an important task. So the parents of those young men and women told them not to be too conspicuous, otherwise they would be chosen by the prince and princess to marry and become the sacrifice of peace between the two countries.

Wan Ning didn't think so much, she had a lot of fun. It must be said that the autumn hunt was more interesting than expected. Although all the competitions were held on the second day, the competition started from the moment she set foot on the hunting ground.

When Wan Ning woke up from her nap, only Wan Tao was guarding the tent. She sat up suddenly, worried that her sisters were being bullied by outsiders again, so she asked anxiously, "Where are Zhu Ying and the other two?"

Wan Tao pointed outside the tent, and replied with a rare cheerful tone, "Prince Mu Xiu is competing in archery with several other young masters. It's quite lively. Zhu Zi Shui Yue was anxious to watch, and Zhu Ying was worried so she followed them. Is the princess interested?"

At this point, Wan Ning was no longer sleepy. She had only seen Jiang Zhifan working hard in modern society, and she didn't know that he could actually shoot arrows. Naturally, she had to go and show him some support, so she quickly put on her coat and took Wan Tao out. As soon as she left the tent, Wan Ning couldn't help but glance at the emperor's tent not far away. It was silent and motionless inside, with a few meticulous guards guarding the door.

Wan Ning retracted her sight, carefully identified the direction of the noisy sound, and continued to pull Wan Tao towards the empty field not too far away. This field was set up for tomorrow's archery competition. In order to get good results in the competition, many people came here to practice today.

Everyone was originally in harmony, but who knows which busybody saw the young Mengzhu in the crowd and wanted to show off his strength by pulling the kid. Other busybodies started to make a fuss and insisted on competing with Tumo's people. Mu Xiu was naturally unwilling, so he stepped forward to stop the people pulling and protected Mengzhu behind him. They were jealous of Mu Xiu because he got the attention of many young ladies, and now the war was completely burned to him. Those people expected that this prince was fair and tender, even a little weak, and he was a beggar before, so he would not look like he was proficient in riding and shooting, so this would definitely make him look bad.

"I heard that in Prince Mu Xiu's country, everyone is good at riding and archery. They have been practicing since childhood and have developed the ability to shoot an arrow through the air from a hundred paces away. I wonder if it is an exaggeration? But as a prince, he is naturally extraordinary. I wonder if anyone here has the honor to appreciate Prince Mu Xiu's skills?" When Wan Ning came over, she heard someone next to her provoking Mu Xiu.

Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamations and cheers from the crowd. Wan Ning squeezed forward and saw that the provocative man took the lead and shot an arrow at the bull's eye. This man was not very old, and his face still had a bit of childishness. He could indeed be considered a heroic young man. At this moment, his face was full of pride, and he arrogantly handed his bow and arrow to Mu Xiu, making him unable to back down.

As a modern man, Jiang Zhifan naturally didn't know how to ride a horse and shoot arrows. Even if he had learned it before, the bows and arrows and horse riding equipment used in modern times were different from those of today. It was almost impossible to defeat a heroic boy in these two aspects. However, in this case, as Prince Mu Xiu, he had to go. If he didn't go, it would be impolite to the people of Tumo.

Mu Xiu stood there and did not take any action. The people around him gradually lost patience, and there was even some ridicule from the crowd. He stretched out his hand to hold the bow and arrow, and Wan Ning squeezed in front of them to help him. At this moment, a "swoosh" sound suddenly came from the crowd. Before everyone could react, an arrow flew past them and hit the bull's eye, even more accurate than the man who had just provoked him.

Everyone was surprised and stunned at first, and then they turned around and found that the person who shot the arrow was none other than the young Princess Mengzhu. She was wearing a pink dress, holding the bow and arrow tightly in her left hand, with her right hands hanging lightly on both sides. Her childish face was full of determination and courage, and she didn't say a word the whole time.

Mu Xiu was quick to hand and quickly handed the bow and arrow in his hand back to the boy who was still standing there in a daze, and said in a casual tone: "Thank you." Then, under the gaze of everyone, he walked to Meng Zhu and brought her to the center.

The young man who had provoked Mu Xiu also recovered from his amazement at this time, handed the bow and arrow in his hand to the servant next to him, and clenched his fists and saluted Meng Zhu very seriously: "Princess Meng Zhu has great skills. I, Su He, admire you and I am willing to accept the defeat."

Meng Zhu just waved her hand, with nothing to say and no extra emotion on her face, and turned to leave. Su He quickly picked up something from the table next to him and took two quick steps to catch up. He opened his palm and a beautiful golden hairpin was revealed. He touched his head embarrassedly, and said to Meng Zhu in a humble and proud manner: "This competition originally had a prize. Since the princess won the competition, please accept this golden hairpin?"

"Su Liu", Su He was the sixth child in the family. A busybody in the crowd shouted at him, "Didn't you say that this hairpin was left by your mother and was not suitable for a lucky draw? Why are you so generous now and want to give it to Princess Mengzhu?"

Mengzhu was competing because she didn't want this group of people to laugh at her country and brother, not for the so-called prize, especially now that she knew the prize belonged to someone else's mother, so she naturally didn't want to take someone else's love. Just as she was about to refuse, Su He got the upper hand. He looked up at the crowd and said, "What do you mean by giving it away? Princess Mengzhu won it with her own ability. If you want it, why don't you stand up and shoot more accurately?"

After these words, the people around knew they were in the wrong and stopped talking. Su He was afraid that Meng Zhu would still not accept it, so he put the hairpin in her hand, smiled and said that it was quite cute when he admitted defeat, and then ran away.

After watching the excitement and waiting for everyone to disperse, Wan Ning met Shuiyue and the others and discussed the episode just now. As expected, Shuiyue was in the best position to watch, and she had first-hand information. This Su He was General Su's sixth child, good at riding and shooting, and arrogant and straightforward. They trained here together in the afternoon, but they didn't expect that an older young man kept losing to Su He, so he secretly made trouble and instigated everyone to compete, and tricked him into taking out his mother's hairpin as a prize for the competition.

"But he gave me his mother's thoughts. What should I do when I go home?" Meng Zhu, who had been listening quietly, looked at the hairpin in her hand with a worried look on her face.

"At most I'll get beaten up by my mother when I get home, but it'll teach me a lesson," Shuiyue blurted out jokingly.

Meng Zhu tightly grasped the hairpin, feeling lonely and fortunate at that moment: "Fortunately, his mother is still alive."

"Hey, you didn't see how upset and ugly that person's face was just now."

"Who said we didn't see it? I saw it clearly."

After watching the excitement, several people returned to their own tents chatting and laughing. When Wan Ning went in, she looked towards the emperor's tent again. It was still the same as before she left: there were a few guards standing at the door, but there was no movement inside, it was terrifyingly quiet.

The first day of the autumn hunt ended very early, and everyone went to bed early in the hope of getting good results tomorrow. As for food, everyone took it back to their tents to eat. Wan Ning looked at the food she brought back and found it was no different from what she ate in the palace on weekdays, giving people the illusion that she had never left. Looking at Zhu Ying and Shui Yue, their expressions also looked a bit hopeless. So she came up with a plan and advised them to eat less first to fill their stomachs, and then take them to eat delicious food in the evening.

"Princess, you really didn't lie to us. This is so delicious." After saying that, Zhu Zi continued to take a bite of the roasted corn.

"You should try this fish, it tastes delicious." Shuiyue said, pointing at the grilled fish on the fire.

"I never lie. When these potatoes are baked, they will taste amazing. This is what I learned from barbecue chef Liu. It's the ancient method... the future method of baking potatoes." Wan Ning said as she wrapped the potatoes in paper and then used a wooden stick to dig a hole in the ground and buried the potatoes in it.

"It's a pity that there's not enough meat today. I'll take you guys to eat spicy meat skewers when we come back from hunting tomorrow."

"Princess, please stop talking. I'm drooling."

This was a good place that Wan Ning had found. It was not too far from the tents and was surrounded by trees. Most people would not come here. That was why she brought Xiang Wanxuan and her sisters here to sit, enjoy the gentle night breeze, and eat delicious barbecue. It was quite comfortable. In a trance, it seemed as if the world had become bigger.

Several people were talking and laughing, and Wan Tao helped to roast because it was inconvenient to wear a veil. When she sat down, she suddenly felt a furry thing at her feet, which frightened her and she stood up in a panic. The furry thing was also startled, and in a panic, it passed by Wan Ning and jumped into the dense grass, making a rustling sound.

"Rabbit, it's a rabbit, I saw it." Shuiyue was the first to see its true form and shouted.

Wan Ning was startled at first, then quickly followed and shouted, "Excuse me, everyone. I have to take the first prey in the autumn hunting field. Thank you, thank you."

The little rabbit was jumping around in the grass. It was hard to see its figure in the dense grass. Wan Ning was eager to follow the rabbit's footsteps, but she was always slower than it. The harder it was to catch it, the more she wanted to catch it. Her mentality changed from chasing it for fun to catching it. However, because of her excessive desire to win, when she stopped, she realized that she had walked a long way. Looking forward, it was pitch black. Looking back, it was the same. She could not see the way she came.

Suddenly, she remembered the nightmare she had before she crossed over. It was also a dark place with no one around. Fear is a strange thing. Once there is a hint of fear in the heart, it will quickly devour all courage and make people more and more afraid. For a while, the wind was howling and the grass and trees looked like enemies.

Just when fear was about to overwhelm her, she suddenly heard a whirring sound in her ears - the sound of swords flying in the air, mixed with slightly sharp sounds, and the sound of heavy blows hitting trees, as if someone was fighting here. If she listened more carefully, she could not hear the crisp sound of metal colliding and knocking against each other.

Curiosity suddenly took over. Wan Ning clenched her fists, straightened her back, and looked like she was asking, "Let's see what you can do to me," as she listened quietly to the direction the sound came from.

Perhaps because the surroundings were too quiet, the sound of the beating became clearer and clearer. She simply closed her eyes and felt the sound brought by the wind. With the wind leading the way, Wan Ning walked forward and soon found the source of the sound. She hid behind a large tree a little further away, carefully observing the current situation: a bright yellow light was lying on the tree like a firefly - it was a lantern hanging on the branch. Under the faint light of the lantern, a slender and well-proportioned black shadow was practicing with a long spear, with crisp and powerful movements and agile body. From time to time, he stood up and stepped on the tree to support himself and sprinted forward, and then he swiftly switched left and right, as swift as the wind and as light as fallen leaves. He was like a martial arts master who was independent of the world, and like a young general who was full of confidence and fighting spirit. In a blink of an eye, he was like a depressed and frustrated loser, using the quietness of no one around to relieve his boredom.

This is the royal hunting ground, and anyone who can appear here must not be an ordinary person. However, Wan Ning thought about the people she had met today, and none of them seemed to behave like them. Could it be an immortal who can only appear at night?

Wan Ning was unwilling to believe it. As the saying goes: If you don't know the truth, you are not close enough. So she decided to get closer to see if it was a human or a fairy.

Wan Ning had just taken a few steps when the man seemed to have finished his "performance" for the night. He stood there with a spear in his hand, his head slightly lowered, a few strands of scattered hair fluttering gently in the breeze, and his chest heaving up and down due to the intense exercise.

"Who's here?"

He turned his direction and pointed at Wan Ning, shouting to stop her. Fortunately, he hadn't noticed who the person was, but unfortunately, Wan Ning recognized him from his voice. In order to avoid the embarrassment of being recognized, Wan Ning turned around and ran away in embarrassment.

"Wow—"

The spear pierced through the wind, whizzed past Wan Ning's ear, and hit the trunk of the tree in front of her. Wan Ning was still in shock, listening to the footsteps approaching from behind, her mind was highly tense, thinking:

"Oh no! I didn't catch the rabbit. I almost became a skewer!"