The Virtuous Concubine

In the hunting ground, flags rang loudly. Following Kangxi's order, many men of the Eight Banners suddenly squeezed their horses' bellies, spurred their horses, and galloped towards the depths of the forest like arrows.

For a moment, there were the sounds of horse hooves and flying dust, and the scene was truly spectacular.

Kangxi watched from his horse, his eyes revealing a barely perceptible loneliness.

Time is not forgiving, and his physical condition is not as good as before, which no longer allows him to participate in such intense hunting activities. He just shot the first arrow as a ritual, and ended his entire spring hunting.

This hunting ground has become a stage for the new generation of Aisin-Gioro princes to emerge and compete with each other.

Kangxi turned around, led a horse with pure coat and gentle temperament, and rode on the same horse with Concubine Mi, accompanying Concubine Mi, who was curious about everything, around.

Seeing Concubine Mi's beautiful smile, Kangxi laughed and said, "You grew up in the gentle and beautiful Jiangnan. This vast grassland must be your first time seeing it, right?"

Concubine Mi nodded and said delicately:

"Yes, if it weren't for the emperor's favor and protection, how could Seventeenth Lady have such a blessing to witness such a grand scene with her own eyes. Looking back at the time when I was in the Cao family, the young lady of the Cao family often wore a cloak made of white fox fur, like a person from a painting. The fur was long and flowing, and I thought it was the most beautiful dress in the world at that time."

After saying that, Concubine Mi raised her head slightly, a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, and looked at the mountains in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh:

"At that time, I was secretly thinking in my heart, when can I own a set of clothes like this? But now that I am the emperor's concubine, I came here and saw such a magnificent and vast scenery. I realized that compared with this vast world, those gorgeous leathers are nothing."

As she spoke, Concubine Mi gently leaned towards Kangxi, her soft and boneless appearance revealing the delicate demeanor of a little girl.

Kangxi looked at Concubine Mi with a heart full of love and satisfaction. He reached out his hand, stroked his beard, and then gently whipped the horse.

The horse felt pain and quickened its pace to run forward. This sudden acceleration caused Concubine Mi to cry out: "Your Majesty, you scared me."

During the bumpy ride, Concubine Mi subconsciously stretched out her arms and hugged Kangxi tightly, making her look even more petite and fragile.

Seeing this, Kangxi smiled even brighter, and his contentment was beyond words: "It's okay, it's okay. There's nothing wrong with your little girl's mentality. Since you want the white fox fur so much, I will send someone to hunt it for you. It can be regarded as fulfilling your wish."

Kangxi sent someone to announce the decree when he got back: whoever caught the white fox skin would be rewarded handsomely!

As soon as the decree was issued, everyone in the hunting ground began to talk about it. Many of them were eager to try and show their bravery in front of the emperor.

Rewards were secondary. Those who could accompany the emperor this time were not ordinary people. The point was that the emperor wanted to win the beauty's smile. If he could hunt her, it would definitely leave a good impression on the emperor and the concubine. The potential value brought by this honor far exceeded any material reward.

But these have nothing to do with the prince.

Although the prince came for the spring hunt, he had just recovered from a serious illness and had not yet fully recovered. Kangxi was extremely concerned about his health and issued an imperial decree strictly prohibiting him from participating in intense hunting activities. He was only allowed to walk around the camp to stretch his muscles and relax.

The prince was quite helpless about this arrangement, and he had no interest in strolling around to enjoy the scenery. After all, Kangxi and Concubine Mi were walking together outside, and it would be a bit embarrassing if he ran into them.

But going out without greeting Kangxi would definitely be a greater crime.

So he simply didn't go out, but just sat in the tent reading to pass the time.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the tent asking for a meeting. When Chen Xin went to ask, he came back to report that it was the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang, like Jingyi, is a thoughtful and considerate person.

In terms of riding and shooting, he was considered above average among all the princes, but in this spring hunt, the eldest prince had always been competitive, and this time he tried his best to come out on top, showing an attitude that he was determined to win.

The Thirteenth Prince knew in his heart that if he participated in the competition at this time, not only would it be difficult for him to compete with the Eldest Prince, but he would most likely be targeted by the Eldest Prince.

Furthermore, his fourth elder brother had often and earnestly reminded him in private conversations that he must have more close contact with the crown prince, and even hinted to Thirteen that as long as he followed the crown prince closely in the future, he would naturally have a chance to become a prince when the crown prince inherited the throne.

So Thirteen simply avoided the competition and found an excuse to go see the prince.

Seeing that it was the prince from Yonghe Palace, Chen Xin did not dare to neglect it and hurried in to report. The prince was sitting on a low couch in the tent. When he heard what Chen Xin said, he frowned and let Thirteen in.

Thirteenth Prince was usually quite affectionate to him, and he had a pretty good relationship with Fourth Prince, but he had more contact with Fourteenth Prince...

When the Thirteenth Prince entered the tent, he first bowed respectfully to the Crown Prince and said, "Crown Prince, I have come to your place to seek some peace and quiet."

The prince put down the book in his hand, smiled faintly, and said, "Thirteenth brother, you are good at choosing a place. Come and sit down. What are you hiding for? Could it be that some taiji's daughter took a fancy to you outside, so you ran away?"

The Thirteenth Prince responded and walked to the seat next to the Crown Prince and sat down. Looking around, the Thirteenth Prince saw the Crown Prince reading alone in the tent. Hearing the Crown Prince asking him, the Thirteenth Prince quickly waved his hand and said, "Brother Crown Prince, you are joking. If anyone is to be favored, it would have to be someone as outstanding and talented as Your Highness. It has nothing to do with me."

After that, he paused for a moment, his expression becoming somewhat helpless, and continued, "The people outside are like crazy right now, scrambling to hunt white fox fur for Concubine Mi. They are all like chicken blood, and I'm afraid this forest farm has been turned upside down by them."

"When I came here, I originally thought that if I was lucky enough to hunt a live white fox, I would give one to Wen Xian. She even asked the imperial concubine for one a few days ago. But in the current situation, it is estimated that it is difficult to find even the shadow of a fox in this forest farm, so I had to give up."

The prince nodded slightly, his mind moved, but his face showed no expression: "Concubine Mi is deeply favored by the Emperor, no wonder everyone is so active. But in this hunting ground, white foxes are alert and cunning by nature and their numbers are rare, so it is not easy to hunt them."

The Thirteenth Prince didn't care: "Before I came out, I did my homework and knew where the white fox was. But with this group of people making such a fuss, I lost interest."