They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Dr. Zeng is not a good storyteller.

But after hearing these words, the hearts of the people present were shaken and their eyes sparkled.

Li Ce punched his palm.

"What a brilliant plan! This way, the horses' feet will be frozen, and the enemy will be unable to drive them for a short period of time, thus losing their advantage."

As he said this, he turned around abruptly and stared at Doctor Zeng with burning eyes.

"Zeng Tai, where is your master now? Can you ask him to come out?"

Doctor Zeng lowered his eyes and spoke in a low voice.

"When I first met him, he was already gray-haired. It has been more than 20 years. Master... should no longer be alive."

Li Ce felt sorry.

"It's a pity that the general leading the army at that time didn't even discover such a rare talent."

Jiang Wanyue comforted him.

"Your Highness, don't feel too sorry. At least he trained a great doctor like Dr. Zeng!"

Doctor Zeng covered his face and said, "I am ashamed. I have only been with you for two years and have only learned a few basics. I am ashamed of my teacher, so I have not dared to call myself your disciple for so many years."

Li Ce still didn't give up.

"So, you are not sure whether your master is really gone? Maybe he is still alive! By the way, what is his name? Where is his hometown? Does he have any family?"

Doctor Zeng was silent for a moment before answering.

"Master has no family. There was a flood in his hometown, and his family members died of floods, plague and hunger. He wandered around and ended up in Rongcheng, becoming a refugee. By chance, he joined the military camp and became a military doctor. Later, when the war stopped, Master said he wanted to travel around the mountains and rivers. I haven't seen him since then."

There doesn't sound anything wrong with these words.

Li Ce regretted his actions again.

Jiang Wanyue looked at Dr. Zeng quietly, not missing any of his expressions.

After a while, she withdrew her gaze and turned to Li Ce.

"Your Highness, since Dr. Zeng's master can turn water into ice, it is clear that this is not some magic trick."

She brought the subject back.

Li Ce frowned.

"This person's identity is suspicious."

"Yes! I'm afraid someone has deliberately found such a person to target the emperor. And the target is not the emperor but you, Your Highness. It's easy to guess what the person behind the scenes is planning."

The target was Crown Prince Li Ce, not the emperor, which shows that he was aiming for the position of Crown Prince.

Wangwu Mountain had been screened several times before the spring hunt began, but Ling Lan was still able to get in. Obviously, there was an insider.

In addition, all the participants in this spring hunt are members of the royal family, so there must be accomplices as well.

As the scope is narrowed down again and again, it becomes much easier to find the person behind the scenes.

Two names emerged in Jiang Wanyue's mind.

Li Ce was thinking about another aspect.

"Father has seen people resurrect from the dead, so he has no doubts about the magic. However, not many people know about this. Even I only found out about it today. I used this to deceive Father and sent Ling Lan to him..."

Jiang Wanyue glanced at him.

"Your Highness, do you have a candidate in mind?"

Li Ce did not answer.

His face looked very ugly.

After a tiring day yesterday, the emperor did not go out hunting today, but instead enjoyed the scenery near the palace.

Several concubines who came with him took the opportunity to show their talents, winning the emperor's favor, and their ranks were raised one or two levels.

Even the royal family members racked their brains to offer treasures to entertain the emperor.

In fact, there is no gender distinction when it comes to competing for favor.

The same goes for men.

This is a shortcut. As long as you win the emperor's favor, you can rise to the top. Who doesn't want to avoid a few years of detours?

Li Ce watched coldly, and in his heart he sneered at these royal family members.

They all only know how to please the emperor and have never thought about working hard on their own. They are all a bunch of parasites.

The Great Zhou did not prohibit the royal family members from taking the imperial examinations or joining the army. If they really wanted to, there were ways for them to become officials. However, these people were used to a life of wealth and luxury, and could not bear the hardship of practicing martial arts or studying.

Li Ce thought of his sons and became alert: he must not let these children become like this.

The next few days were all lazy like this.

On the fifth day, the emperor led his people to hunt in the mountains again. This time the harvest was not as much as last time, but a few deer were also hunted.

One of the deer was captured alive.

After returning to the palace, the emperor was very pleased. He slaughtered the deer himself and drained its blood, then distributed the blood to several of his close friends.

As the crown prince, Li Ce was the first to receive it.

Jiang Wanyue followed them out and saw the big bowl of deer blood. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose.

She frowned and asked, "Your Highness, are we just going to drink this deer blood directly? Will there be any problem?"

Seeing that she was retreating, Li Ce wanted to tease her and spoke seriously on purpose.

"Of course you drink it directly, and you have to drink it right after it's killed. This is a very tonic food, Wan'er, will you drink a bowl too?"

Jiang Wanyue shook her head repeatedly.

"I don't need it, Your Highness, please enjoy it yourself!"

Having said that, she turned around and was about to slip away.

Unexpectedly, Li Ce expected that she would run away and stopped her in advance.

He bent his arm and pulled Jiang Wanyue into his arms.

"Good things should be enjoyed together. How can we keep them all to ourselves? If Wan'er is not used to it, you can try it first."

As Li Ce spoke, he dipped his finger in a little deer blood and pretended to feed it to her.

Jiang Wanyue took a deep breath and thought, isn't it just a mouthful of blood? Just drink it!

So she closed her eyes and opened her red lips into a small arc.

But after waiting for a long time, nothing came.

Instead, he was poked on the forehead.

Jiang Wanyue opened her eyes and looked at Li Ce in confusion.

"Your Highness?"

Li Ce had already let go of his hand and was wiping the deer blood off his fingers with a handkerchief.

"I'm just kidding! Eating this raw can make you sick. You have to process it before you can eat it."

Jiang Wanyue stared at him.

"Your Highness is so mean! You actually teased me!"

"Hahaha!" Li Ce wiped his hands and laughed non-stop, then turned back and hugged her, "Okay, don't be angry about such a small thing."

Jiang Wanyue turned her head and ignored him.

Li Ce came forward, rubbed her forehead, and stared at her face for a long time.

"You have a little red spot between your eyebrows, which makes you look like a bodhisattva. You are so beautiful."

Jiang Wanyue was speechless.

"Your Highness, this is blasphemy."

"How is it blasphemy? It is said that girls in India would put a red dot between their eyebrows, which symbolizes enlightenment and wisdom."

Li Ce said this and gently bit her ear.

"It must be very charming to dress like this after dark."

Jiang Wanyue twisted her body in his arms, glanced at the bowl of deer blood, and quickly changed the subject.

"Your Highness, the deer blood is almost cold. Hurry up and get someone to take it away! But how do we prepare it?"

Li Ce let go of his hand and pinched her nose.

"It's usually made into deer blood wine, but I don't need that. Ask the chef to make it into a dish! That way you can have a few bites."

After saying this, he called the palace servants and gave them a few instructions.

The palace maid took the bowl of deer blood and went to the small kitchen to convey her master's words.

So, at dinner time, there was an extra dish of deer blood and tofu soup on Jiang Wanyue and Li Ce's table.

Jiang Wanyue took a bite and couldn't help but sigh.

"If we tell others that we have made this high-quality deer blood into a dish, they will say that we are wasting natural resources."

"Who cares!" Li Ce ate happily. "This dish tastes good, not fishy at all. Ask the chef to add it to the regular menu."