Su Minglang actually stood at the door and watched for a long time as Xiao Ye met her parents. Although the people in the room were crying, Su Minglang felt inexplicably warm. Looking at others having such a good time, her own loneliness was particularly noticeable. It seemed that she had never been truly loved by anyone, whether in her previous life or this life.

Su Minglang's heart seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't breathe. She turned around and left quietly, and had to face those false feelings again.

She didn't feel relieved until she dealt with the Su family and came back with the doctor.

"Those who left me, yesterday cannot be retained." Su Minglang smiled, shook his head and walked in, as if nothing had happened.

Dawn broke in the sky and the birds in the forest began to sing early. Su Minglang lay in bed awake all night, listening carefully to the noise outside the house. The crackling sound of the brazier became her pleasure throughout the night.

Xiaoye and Nanxing woke up one after another. It was already bright outside. Su Minglang had already dressed himself and was waiting for the two of them to prepare breakfast and bring it up.

After breakfast, the eunuch who was summoned outside the house had been waiting for a long time. Su Minglang rubbed his brows, stood up and brought his men to the hunting ground.

There were flags flying above the hunting ground, and soldiers were already waiting with their horses. The invited ministers stood on both sides, waiting for the emperor to arrive before taking their seats.

The morning breeze was still a little chilly, and Su Minglang tightened the collar of his coat. There were many old acquaintances among the people sitting down, and the few young unfamiliar faces sitting on the outermost side were probably the new recruits this year.

"I am appointed by Heaven to govern the country. Today I will go hunting and pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year!" Xiao Heng raised a glass of wine and poured it across in front of him.

"The Heaven is above, the Earth is below. Today, I, Xiao Heng, will display the might of our dynasty. I pray to the Heaven, and success depends on man."

"Everyone, let the heaven see the might of the men of our dynasty!" Xiao Heng waved his hand, and the Jingtian drum on one side sounded, and the sound of gongs and drums seemed to be announcing to all the beasts in the mountains.

"Enough of the idle talk. All of you here today are the backbone of our dynasty, and the future of our dynasty." Xiao Heng looked down at the people below. All the ministers stood up and raised their glasses to toast the sky. A trace of satisfaction flashed in Xiao Heng's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Everyone! Let me see your abilities today!"

"Mount!"

At the emperor's command, the ministers mounted their horses one after another. Bows, quivers and quivers were already prepared on the side of the horses. The young men mounted their horses first. Xiao Heng rode a tall, dark red horse and stood in the center of the crowd.

The guards on the side hoisted their sails one after another, and Xiao Heng waved his arm and the horses scattered. Only the raised dust could prove the scene just now.

Su Minglang watched the crowd gradually disappear into the jungle, then came back to her senses and savored the tea in the cup. The concubines sat at the top with Xiao Heng, while the old ministers from various families were looking forward to the victorious return of the young talents from each family.

"My queen, His Majesty and the others have gone into the forest. What are we doing?" Nan Xing asked in confusion. "I thought we could go and have some fun too!"

"I have never ridden a horse, and I haven't touched a bow for a long time."

"There are rules for the first day. His Majesty will also look at the harvest of each family and then reward them. You can relax a little in the next two days. I will take you to ride a horse then." Su Minglang explained.

"Oh." Nan Xing nodded and sat back, fiddling with his hands boredly.

Su Minglang saw that she was really bored and smiled helplessly.

"The maids around you are so unruly." Concubine Shu looked over here with a contemptuous tone, and the brand new golden hairpin on her head swayed with her movements, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Su Minglang looked back and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, are you feeling bored and want to come and see me make fun of you?"

"Humph! I'm not bored!" Concubine Shu snorted and continued, "But, I think you shouldn't be that bored either."

The Concubine Shu pointed downwards, and Su Minglang followed her line of sight and saw the Su family's location. At the moment, only his grandfather and father were there. She didn't know why her mother didn't come out today, but she didn't care.

Unexpectedly, even though my mother was not present today, the daughter of my eldest uncle's family was here. Logically, she was the only female family member and an unmarried girl so she should have avoided suspicion. However, she showed up so openly, looking around unscrupulously.

"That should be your sister from your family, right? But I don't think she looks much like you."

"She is not my biological sister, just the daughter of my uncle's family. It is natural that she looks different." Su Minglang retracted his gaze and the smile on his lips faded.

Concubine Shu glanced at her, and the smile on her face became more rampant. "What do you think your parents are doing bringing a daughter from a side branch to a place like this?"

"Heh!" Su Minglang laughed and poured the cold tea in the cup onto the ground. The wet soil on the ground was muddy. "They say cold tea is not good, but hot tea is too hot."

"Instead of worrying about these things, Madam Shufei should hope that the Gu family can get a good ranking today." Su Minglang paused after speaking, and said with a look of sudden enlightenment: "Ah! I forgot that Lord Gu claimed to be ill and could not come here."

"It is indeed my fault for being careless. Please don't blame me, Your Majesty." Su Minglang lowered his head, full of sarcasm.

Concubine Shu was inconsolable. She glared at her fiercely and sat back angrily. The golden hairpin on her head shook violently, making a rattling sound.

Su Minglang no longer paid attention to the developments at the Su family. As his expression changed, he saw an unexpected person sitting below. Only Lord Wen and Wen Ji came from the Wen family today. Ever since Lord Wen was dismissed from the morning court by Xiao Heng, he simply moved to the suburbs to live alone. When asked, it turned out that he was getting older and yearned for a pastoral life.

Su Minglang didn't know whether Wen Ji had contributed to the transformation of Prime Minister Wen, but it was good that he could see things in a positive light. Prime Minister Wen had worked hard all his life, and he had already been appointed Prime Minister during the reign of the previous emperor. When the previous emperor made Xiao Heng the crown prince, the first thing he did was to arrange for him to marry the daughter of the Wen family, and he even left an imperial decree stating that the queen must not be deposed.

It was precisely because of the late emperor's decree that Xiao Heng was powerless to help others even if he had feelings for them. The first thing he did after ascending the throne was to find a way to help lovers get married.

But the way to finally become a couple was to sacrifice the life of an innocent person.

Wen Ji sat beside Lord Wen, not affected by the people around him at all, reading a book by himself. Su Minglang didn't know why he didn't go to the field to have fun, but when she thought of Queen Wen's temperament, she suddenly understood him.

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