The maidservant is too charming. I want to help her become the queen.

Fengyi Palace.

The queen was supported by Ayun and took a walk in the courtyard of her palace.

Imperial Physician Dou advised the queen that pregnant women should walk around from time to time, which would help the mother to have a smoother delivery.

It happened to be a nice autumn day, so the Queen came out to bask in the sun.

She held her round belly with one hand and Ayun's wrist with the other, and listened to Ayun reporting to her the list of concubines who would participate in the autumn hunt while walking.

She was pregnant and it was not suitable for her to travel far. She could not go on the autumn hunt, so she paid special attention to the list of people to be hunted.

After Li Xuansheng ascended the throne, there was no election yet, so there were not many concubines in the harem. According to him, it was a rare opportunity to leave the palace, so he might as well let everyone go for the autumn hunt, and also treat it as an outing to relax.

Ayun read the list.

When she read the three words "Ming Guiren", the Queen's hand on her wrist suddenly pinched her.

The queen frowned.

"What are you asking her to do? Since she has fallen out of favor, she should stop hanging around the emperor. Who knows, she might suddenly rekindle her old relationship with the emperor!"

"Ayun, remove Lu Qingqing's name!"

Then, the queen seemed to remember something and added another sentence.

"Oh, Ayun, remember to ask Concubine Xian to bring that woman with you."

……

After the autumn hunting list was finalized, He Gong began to pack his luggage.

Even the woman from Xuguan, whose rank was below Lu Qingqing, was included in this list.

However, Lu Qingqing waited and waited, but never received any news informing her of the autumn hunting.

Ha ha.

All the concubines in the palace were supposed to participate in the autumn hunt, but she was the only one left out.

This was most likely done by the Queen!

But fortunately she had anticipated it and made preparations in advance.

"Erxi, bring me my light blue riding suit."

Lu Qingqing has been exercising regularly during this period.

Although her body shape is still as slender and thin as before, her skin has become much tighter and stronger.

The outline of abdominal muscles can be vaguely seen on the thin waist, and the chest muscles seem to be larger than before.

In addition, she also learned some riding and archery skills from Xu Ming'er.

Sharpening a gun in the face of battle will bring displeasure.

With her current skills, she was not sure about shooting flying birds and running rabbits. However, within ten meters, she could shoot still objects with one shot and hit them with one shot.

As for horse riding, although she did not have the opportunity to actually train on a horse, she had memorized the horse riding theory by heart, so there should not be any big problem.

Lu Qingqing put her hair up in a high bun and changed into riding clothes, completely changing her previous delicate image.

The aqua blue riding suit fits her body curves perfectly, flowing and bold, adding a touch of heroic and unrestrained elegance to her.

Lu Qingqing looked at herself in the bronze mirror and was very satisfied with her outfit today. If she put on some sunglasses, she would be a cool girl for sure!

She just didn't believe that Li Xuansheng wouldn't be moved after seeing her.

Lu Qingqing calculated the time, took her bow and arrow, and asked Erxi to bring some apples.

"Let's go to the Imperial Garden."

When she arrived at the Imperial Garden, she placed the apple on the rockery where she was murdered that night. The rocks were staggered in height, making them perfect as a target for her archery.

It was the time when Li Xuansheng had just finished his morning court session.

After he left court, he would go to Fengyi Palace to see the Queen every now and then, and the Imperial Garden was his only way to go.

Lu Qingqing found the right opportunity and was ready to take a gamble that he would come today.

However, it doesn’t matter even if he doesn’t come today. She will wait here every day before the autumn hunt until she meets Li Xuansheng.

Pull the bow, put the arrow on it, release the bow, and the arrow will shoot.

"Bang" sound.

The arrow shot out at high speed and hit the center of the apple on the rockery.

One hit!

Erxi clapped his hands happily on the side.

"My young master is amazing! What a great archery skill!"

When Li Xuansheng passed by the Imperial Garden, he happened to hear cheers coming from the side of the rockery.

Recently he has been busy taking action against the Zhao family, and at the morning court, verbal disputes among the ministers have been going on one after another.

He was in a very bad mood, but at this moment he heard bursts of laughter.

He frowned, his expression even gloomier than during the morning court session.

People hate seeing others happy when they are depressed.

Emperor Li Xuansheng was no exception.

He immediately changed his plan to visit the queen in Fengyi Palace and walked towards the rockery with big strides.

Eunuch He Qing followed closely with his guard of honor.

Li Xuansheng was tall and had long legs, and he walked very fast. This made He Qing suffer, and he had to trot behind him, panting, to barely keep up.

Li Xuansheng approached the rockery and happened to see Lu Qingqing shooting the target with one shot. He was fascinated for a moment.

The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

This heroic woman turned out to be her!

Li Xuansheng waved his hand and did not let He Qing report. He quietly stood behind Lu Qingqing, who was drawing her bow and shooting arrows, and her unrestrained and free-spirited appearance was in full view.

Her little hands held the bow and arrow.

With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow flew out.

The moment the arrow shot at the apple, a smile appeared on Lu Qingqing's face.

It was Erxi who first discovered Li Xuansheng hiding behind the bushes.

"Slave, please see your Majesty."

When Lu Qingqing saw Erxi's reaction, she turned her head away in panic, with the smile that hit the center of the apple still on her face.

"I, my concubine, see you, Your Majesty."

When Li Xuansheng saw that he had been discovered, the curve on the corner of his mouth was quickly suppressed.

The dispute between Lu Qingqing and the Queen was still unclear, so he couldn't just forgive her like that.

Li Xuansheng deliberately kept a cold face.

"Ming, what are you doing here?"

When Lu Qingqing heard him call her Ming Guiren, she was so angry that she rolled her eyes.

This Lao Deng!

Don’t call me Qingqing!

His eyes were clearly fixed on me and I couldn't take them away, but I still had to put on an act of pretentiousness.

Humph, since he wants to pretend, I'm going to make him break down!

Lu Qingqing shook the bow and arrow in her hand, raised her little face, and smiled.

"Archery!"

"Archery is one of the six arts. I want to emulate the gentlemen and sages, so I like archery."

"But……"

Having said this, she suddenly lowered her head, and the gleam in her eyes just now dimmed in an instant.

Lu Qingqing pouted her lips, and there seemed to be helplessness in her voice.

"But I don't have the chance to participate in this autumn hunt..."

Eunuch He Qing watched from the side, secretly admiring him.

Lady Ming is truly indomitable.

If it were other concubines, the blow of falling out of favor would probably take them a long time to recover.

However, Concubine Ming was able to quickly step out of the shadows, take the initiative to resolve past grievances with the emperor, and also seize the opportunity to go on the autumn hunt.

It’s really not easy!

Li Xuansheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, turned his head to glance at He Qing and asked him the reason.

He Qing's thoughts were interrupted by Li Xuansheng's eyes and he hurriedly explained.

"Your Majesty, the list for this autumn hunt was drawn up by the Empress..."

At this point, even a fool can understand that it is obvious that the Queen does not want Lu Qingqing to go.

Li Xuansheng coughed twice awkwardly.

"Cough cough..."

"Perhaps the Queen is pregnant and can't take care of all these details."

"If you like, Mr. Ming, you can go with me."

Lu Qingqing thanked him with a look of surprise.

After standing up, she walked over confidently and held Li Xuansheng's hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I not only like archery, but I also like riding horses. When the autumn hunting comes, Your Majesty will be willing to give me some advice~"

"Okay, I promise you."