The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 45: Meeting Lin Jiaoyue Again

The two women that the queen gave to the third prince Wu Tianxiao were eventually returned.

No one knew whether the queen would be angry, but the third prince called for water twice in his tent in one night.

If it weren't for the fact that they were in the hunting palace and the limited soundproofing of the tent, who knows how long the Third Prince would have continued to make trouble.

Wu Tianxiao knew that he had no support from his mother's family, and had never thought of getting involved in that position. If he could not live in love with the woman he loved, then what was the point of him being a prince?

The royal family members all knew his character, so they were not surprised to see him returning the person gifted by the queen.

"Your Highness, will the Third Prince offend the Queen by doing this?" The attendant next to the Second Prince reported the situation to his master.

The second prince Wu Tianchi was eating breakfast at this time.

He slowly swallowed the golden curls, then wiped his hands and said with a smile, "The Queen is always pretending to be virtuous. She will certainly not show such a small thing as the Third Brother. She might even show some favor to Wu Mu."

"But the Third Prince returned the person the Queen had gifted him, which ultimately slapped the Queen and the Crown Prince in the face. Your Highness, will you take this opportunity to win him over and use him for our benefit?"

"That Third Prince..." Wu Tianchi pondered for a moment, "He's got a good brain, but no ambition. He's done a lot of things, but the Crown Prince took all the credit, and he never seems upset. Today's little incident is nothing. The Third Prince holds Wu Mu in high regard, and there's nothing he wouldn't do to please her. I used to think it was strange when I heard the Queen was trying to surround the Third Prince with people, but now it seems I was right about him."

"But if he does this, won't it create a rift between him and the Queen and the Crown Prince?" Wu Tianchi shook his head. "You don't understand. If the Third Brother had kept the person, it would have shown that he had ulterior motives. Now that he has directly returned the person, it will appear straightforward and innocent to the Queen, as if he has no ulterior motives. Besides, what kind of person is the Queen? Isn't Father the only one in the world who thinks she is kind and benevolent?"

The attendant dared not say a word.

"Look at this harem. Aside from my own mother, who has been with my father since the beginning of his reign, which other adult prince's mother is still alive? Only my father would believe that she wasn't involved."

Wu Tianchi sighed, "Speaking of the Third Brother...if he weren't a prince, he would definitely be a good subject. But if he really sides with the Crown Prince, I will have no choice but to take action."

"My subordinate understands."

……

After breakfast, the autumn hunt begins.

After the emperor's decree was issued, the long-lost cries of battle echoed through the hunting palace, and for a moment, the entire hunting grounds were filled with dust. Imperial family members and their retainers, carrying small flags, rushed to every corner of the hunting grounds.

Originally, Xu Rongrong was looking forward to the wild hunt. After all, this was her first time participating in it in person after two lifetimes.

But after listening to Mu Qianyin's explanation yesterday, she knew that the so-called wild hunting was nothing more than chasing some docile prey on the plains, which made her lose interest. Fortunately, Mu Rong accompanied her, and without him watching closely, Xu Rongrong felt at ease.

Some of the ladies sat on the high platform and watched the horses galloping in the distance, some made an appointment to gallop on the grassland, and some returned to their tents to avoid the summer heat.

Xu Rongrong took Wen Yao out.

Yesterday, while chatting with Mu Qianyin, she discovered that there were some rare medicinal herbs on the steep slope behind the Hunting Palace Camp. Now that she had some free time today, she naturally wanted to take a closer look.

The two climbed up the steep slope along the gentle terrain. Xu Rongrong looked at the lush green before her with delight. She bent down, took out a small shovel, and carefully dug out a herb, holding it in her palm and carefully identifying it:

"This is Draconis, an excellent medicine for treating injuries! I've only seen it in books before, but I didn't expect to see it here."

"Is it very valuable?" Wen Yao asked.

Xu Rongrong shook her head: "It's not expensive, but it's rare to see something like this in the Great Zhou, not to mention there are so many of them!"

Wen Yao took out the medicine bag and carefully placed the Sanguisorba officinalis root in it. "I heard that in order to maintain this royal hunting ground, the craftsmen brought in many rare and precious herbs from other places. Perhaps that's why they brought this medicine in."

Xu Rongrong nodded and dug a few more plants.

Because it had rained heavily the day before, the soil was wet, so Xu Rongrong and Wen Yao's hands were inevitably covered in mud.

"Huh? Why are there two peasant women here?" A woman's mocking voice came from not far away. "Princess, I remember that during the hunting season, the hunting palace is not allowed to admit outsiders. How did these two peasant women sneak in?"

"Sister Tong, don't talk nonsense. That's Miss Xu." The other woman's voice was gentle and crisp, sounding very kind.

Xu Rongrong looked in the direction of the sound and saw two girls, one in yellow and one in red, riding horses towards them.

The woman in yellow in front was about fifteen or sixteen, at the peak of her charming years. Her complexion was fair, her makeup was exquisite, and her clothes were luxurious. It was obvious at a glance that she was of a different social status. Her laughter was clear, but her eyes didn't reflect it. As she stared at Xu Rongrong, a hint of resentment lingered in her eyes.

The woman behind was dressed in a fiery red riding regalia, her eyes bright, her teeth white, her face like the moon. Unlike the woman in yellow, she wore no other attire besides her eye-catching red dress, yet she was still dazzling, all the more dazzling against the backdrop of the green grass and blue sky.

She is Princess Qingyang Lin Jiaoyue.

"Oh? You are the fiancée of Marquis Weiyuan? What are you doing here, Miss Xu? Seeing your rude behavior, I almost arrested you for a peasant woman." The woman in yellow pulled the reins, rode her horse around Xu Rongrong twice, and looked down at her.

Xu Rongrong had only met this person once in her previous life. She was Cheng Jintong, the granddaughter of Cheng Wenzhi, the Minister of Revenue, and later the consort of the Fourth Prince.

In her previous life, after the Fourth Prince Wu Tianqi ascended the throne, she was honored as Empress but remained secluded in the inner palace, never appearing in public. It was said that this was due to her frail health and the need for rest. Although she held the Phoenix Seal, she held no real power. The true ruler of the harem was none other than Lin Jiaoyue, who now stood beside her.

The two of them were so close? Xu Rongrong raised an eyebrow.

"Hey! I'm asking you a question!" Cheng Jintong became even more impatient when she saw that she didn't say anything.

Xu Rongrong carefully placed the Sanguisorba officinalis into the medicine bag and slowly stood up. "Miss Cheng's eyesight is not good, what does it have to do with me?"

"It's obviously you who's been disrespectful!" Xu Rongrong said with a smile, "Where I go and what I do is my own business. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Besides, this is the royal hunting grounds, not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, nor has it anything to do with Lord Cheng. Miss Cheng, coming here to criticize me, isn't that meddling too much?"

"You are such a silver-tongued person. I really don't know what the Marquis likes about you!" Cheng Jintong said hatefully.

Xu Rongrong finally understood the reason for Cheng Jintong's inexplicable anger. It turned out that she was also an admirer of Mu Rong.

But why did she and Lin Jiaoyue marry the Fourth Prince together in the end?

Thinking of the entanglements between these people, she felt a little uncomfortable.

So he cleaned the medicine bag and left with Wen Yao.

"Stop! I haven't finished yet." Cheng Jintong said angrily.

Xu Rongrong ignored her and took Wen Yao's hand: "Let's go."

"How dare you!" Cheng Jintong was furious.

Lin Jiaoyue advised, "Sister Tong, stop making trouble. It would be bad if the Marquis knew that you were bullying Miss Xu here."

Mentioning Weiyuan Hou at this time is like adding fuel to the fire.

Cheng Jintong raised her horsewhip and lashed it at Xu Rongrong's face: "I'm going to bully her! Look at how she can seduce the Marquis with her face ruined!"