The True Winner of the Red Chamber

What does the emperor's seal represent? You can understand it with your toes. The hearts of the few people who heard these words jumped wildly.

The Fourth Prince couldn't even hold back his temper, and wanted to rush out to ask Zhen Yingjia, "Is what you said true?!"

Fortunately, although Kang He was calm in other matters, he couldn't hold his breath anyhow when he encountered such a big event, he finally asked the sentence that the fourth prince had been thinking about for a long time, "How did you know that? "

Zhen Yingjia smiled inscrutablely, "Your Majesty has that intention, I'm just pushing the boat along with the flow."

The fourth prince was almost unable to stabilize his figure and was about to run out from behind the tree, but he saw that the fifth younger brother beside him was doing the same, and he didn't know why he suddenly stabilized, or he was thinking that he must never stand in front of his younger brother. Lost ground.He glared at the Fifth Prince and made a mouth shape, "Listen carefully."

Kang He paced back and forth by the creek, moved his shoulders again, and finally said unwillingly after a long while: "If it wasn't for my arm... why did you tell me this news now? If I knew about it earlier, I would If we can plan again, we won’t be so at a loss as we are now, who doesn’t know who will get these things!”

Zhen Yingjia didn't speak, Kang He sighed: "Forget it, it was the emperor's grandfather's idea to reward people with small seals. You can know that it is not easy... I blamed you." Zhen Yingjia stroked her shoulder.

The two princes hiding behind the tree became more and more focused, for fear of missing any words.

Zhen Yingjia said: "Although I know about it late, it's not impossible to do anything."

"How do you say that?" Kang He asked, the fourth prince who was hiding behind the tree was also thinking in a normal way.

Zhen Yingjia pondered for a moment, and said: "Let's not talk about who will get this thing, my lord thinks about this spring hunt... In previous years, whoever won the first prize."

Kang He was startled, but the two princes hiding behind the tree couldn't help but look at each other. In previous years... it was either him or him! .

"In the past..." Kang He's expression was slightly gloomy. "In the past, Prince Yizhong was still a prince. He thought highly of himself, and he was afraid of losing to his younger brothers, so he never ended up in the field. The second uncle served in the army, riding and shooting. Kungfu is better than others, and I always follow the horse and beat two rabbits and eagles, and I never take it seriously."

"Third Uncle is the worst in riding and shooting. Even if he tries his best, he won't be able to win the first place."

"Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle..." Kang He paused but skipped over these two people, only making the hearts of the fourth and fifth princes, who were all on him, beating wildly.

"Sixth Uncle is in poor health, and his arms are weak. Even a half-sick and half-disabled person like me may not be as good as me. As for Seventh Uncle," Kang He said with a smile in his voice, "Seventh Uncle's body is weak. The volume is still small, and even a full-grown horse can’t ride on it.”

Zhen Yingjia also laughed a few times, and said: "These two are still young." Then he changed the topic, "That means they are among the fourth and fifth princes."

Kang He nodded, "In previous years, the two of them mostly won."

The fourth and fifth princes behind the tree held their breath at the same time.

"We have to find a way..." Kang He said while thinking: "No one else cares about him. The news has been exposed until now. It can be seen that only you and I know. Second uncle...he pretended to be calm in the past years Feng Qing's pretense is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, I guess he will not do anything this year, even if he knows what the imperial grandfather wants to reward, he still has to pretend, otherwise the hard work of the previous decades will be in vain."

Zhen Yingjia followed Kang He and hurried back and forth by the river for several times, seeing the situation, he comforted him, "It's just a small seal, and it's not of much use, so don't take it too seriously, my lord."

"You don't understand!" Kang He lowered his voice and said something eagerly, but the voice was not loud, and the first two people behind the tree couldn't hear it very clearly. They only vaguely heard something like "it's the critical moment", "the courtiers Now, you can see it in your eyes" and so on.

"I'm a little worried about Fifth Uncle." Kang He calmed down a little, and said in a deep voice, "Fifth Uncle is good at riding and shooting, and he is very thoughtful. You see, he took over Fourth Uncle's power quietly last year. If the two hadn't had a quarrel, who would have known that the two had formed an alliance?"

Zhen Yingjia nodded and said: "My lord's concerns are quite reasonable."

"It's just that there is nothing to do." Kang He said angrily, "Now we can only keep it a secret, and don't let these two people know." Kang He suddenly paused, and said: "Either... I will trip tomorrow Stay with Fifth Uncle, don't tell him to let go, it's just that it will be cheaper for Fourth Uncle..."

Kang He frowned, obviously not making up his mind, "Whose hands should this small seal fall into?"

The two of them were clearly indecisive. At this time, a person came from a distance, the little eunuch next to Kang He, the fourth prince and the fifth prince hurriedly hid again. If someone finds out at this time, all previous efforts will be wasted.

The little eunuch walked to the river and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has already washed and washed, I'm afraid it's time to pass the meal."

Kang He glanced at Zhen Yingjia and said, "Let's go back." After speaking, he smiled and said, "I'm afraid the emperor's grandfather will ask you to eat with him later."

Zhen Yingjia cupped her hands, "It's all His Majesty's grace."

The two left with the little eunuch, and the two princes hiding behind the tree turned out. The fourth prince looked at the fifth prince with an extremely complicated expression on his face, and his eyes were very unfriendly.

The fifth prince said anxiously: "Fourth brother must not fall into their provocation."

It's just that the fourth prince remembered what the fifth child did last year, sneered twice, and said perfunctorily: "Father is going to have dinner, brother, I'll go back first."

After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for the fifth prince to follow up, and walked back with big strides.

The fifth prince wanted to explain again, but he had already put his hot face on the cold ass of the fourth prince for a year, and now his face was half-cold, so he flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly, "Who will die, we will not be able to do so until later." Let's see!" Then he thought that since he knew the news, he had to do something... the little seal of his father's early years.

A smile could not help but appear on the corner of the fifth prince's mouth, and his heart was a little more eager.

After dinner, staying overnight in the palace, and traveling for a day at a leisurely pace, the large army finally arrived at the hunting ground at dusk the next day.

The emperor who was the first to build a hunting ground had a lot of fun. The place was built with a bit of a foreign style, with huge tents and a layer of green grass on the ground, which made these princes, grandchildren, princes and ministers who had never been to the grassland very happy. is excited.

Regardless of the tiredness of the boat and the car, the emperor stood excitedly at the gate of the hunting ground and said, "I haven't been here for two years. Let's hunt him down tomorrow!"

"Father is in such a good mood, tomorrow will definitely be a rewarding experience!" The third prince laughed.

The fourth prince and the fifth prince were a little nervous and speechless. If it was normal, they might be able to ask, but there is no such thing as a prize. It's just that the news they heard yesterday made their hearts hang in their throats. , and I was afraid that if there were too many people who asked and knew, it would be difficult for the two of them to start.

The fifth prince went to see Kang He again, and saw him following behind the emperor, he quickly raised his head and looked at Zhen Yingjia, if he didn't observe carefully, he might miss it.

Although Kang Heping didn't talk much on weekdays, he always had witty remarks, and Zhen Yingjia was the emperor's confidant, so most likely he wanted to say a few words at this time.

Right now, these two people are so abnormal in silence, but they look more and more alike... The fifth prince secretly made up his mind, and his face also showed a calm expression, but he didn't notice, just as he was secretly looking at When Zhen Yingjia was with Kang He, the fourth prince was also watching him secretly.

Different from the eyes of the fifth prince, the eyes of the fourth prince are a little more vicious.

After eating a meal full of wild game, all the princes rested early. Even if they didn't know that the emperor wanted to reward people with good things, everyone had a competitive heart. Over the years, their competition has become more and more fierce.

Early the next morning, just after dawn, the princes and ministers came together and waited outside the emperor's account.

The emperor was dressed in a military uniform. Although he was old, he still looked a bit like a young man in such a suit, and with the added might of being an emperor for many years, he looked even more majestic.

Kang He saluted with everyone, but he lowered his head but couldn't hide the eagerness in his eyes. Only at this time can he let his emotions go a little bit, only the emperor!Only the emperor can be so mighty!

But when he raised his head again, he was expressionless and slightly indifferent again.

A guard had already led the horse and waited aside. The emperor laughed a few times after waiting for everyone to salute, turned on the horse, stabbed the horse's belly lightly with his heel, and the horse began to trot all the way.

Kang He mixed among the princes and followed closely beside the emperor, while Zhen Yingjia rode behind the other ministers along with the other ministers.

The hunting on the first day has already been explained by a servant yesterday. The emperor shot the first arrow, and after that, a group of princes came on the field. You can play for a while, after all, this is a royal hunting ground, and the scenery is still good.

The emperor took the lead and led the crowd to the center of the hunting ground. Not long after he pulled the reins, he saw a small deer stumbling out of the front.

Seeing this arrangement, Zhen Yingjia couldn't help but sigh in her heart, the emperor is really old...

The deer didn't hide when it saw people, it just came towards them, probably because they were given medicine.It's just that although many people thought so in their hearts, none of them dared to tell the truth. They all watched the emperor shoot the deer with great interest.

The emperor drew the bow and shot the arrow, his posture was very bluffing, and even though the arrow didn't have the tendency to break through the air, it didn't miss the target, and it was firmly nailed to the deer.

There was a deafening applause from the crowd, and two more guards stepped forward to carry the deer back. From Zhen Yingjia's angle, one of the guards blocked it with his body, and then stabbed the arrow in half again. inch.

The deer was carried in front of the emperor. Hearing the applause of the crowd, the emperor laughed at himself and said, "I am really old. Today the hunting ground is the world of you young people."

As soon as these words were spoken, the princes, especially the older princes, became excited again.

The emperor looked at the deer lying in front of his horse again. Although it was a little smaller, it was still a deer. The emperor was in a much better mood and said with a smile: "Today I will reward you with something good."

The words seemed to be only half a sentence, but unfortunately, the second prince and the third prince didn't care too much because they didn't know it. After all, there were rewards for hunting in the past, and they were indeed good things, but it was them princes. There is no shortage, so there is not much enthusiasm on the faces of these two.

It's just that these two have different thoughts in their hearts. The second prince will not fight. As for the third prince, unless both his upper brother and lower brother are injured, he has no chance of winning at all.

But for the fourth and fifth princes who already knew the truth from Zhen Yingjia and Kang He...the eagerness in their eyes could hardly be concealed.

However, the superficial actions of these two groups of people with different mentalities were the same, they both showed no curiosity about the good things the emperor said, and they both restrained their tempers and were not the first to move.

In this way, the first one to lead the horse became the sixth prince. He rode the horse to the emperor's side and cupped his hands, saying: "Father, my son feels that his health has improved in the past two years, so let's go."

The emperor laughed twice, and told the guards around him to watch closely, and then the sixth prince rode his horse and ran into the forest.

The next one to come out was the Seventh Prince, who was still riding a half-height mare with a docile temperament, and said with a smile: "Father, my son may only be able to shoot some rabbits, Father, please don't dislike him."

The emperor seemed to be moved by his filial piety, and said: "I am waiting for your rabbit to eat at night!"

The Seventh Prince also left happily.

The remaining four people looked at it in pairs, and they all stepped forward to say goodbye to the emperor, and rode away on horseback.

Zhen Yingjia clearly saw the four or five princes, although they held the reins firmly and did not tell the horses to run fast, they stabbed the horses' bellies very frequently.

He smiled lightly, and exchanged a confident look with Kang He who turned his head.