Gu Yan didn't bother him anymore, and Ye Zi soon fell into a deep sleep.He fell into a drowsy sleep and was awakened by a loud noise.When Ye Zi opened his eyes, he realized that he was standing by the hunting ground.

On the hunting ground, Gu Yan rode on horseback, skillfully set up a bow and archery, and shot three long arrows into the sky.The field burst into exclamation and cheers again, Ye Zi looked up against the sun, three eagles rolled down from the sky, and landed neatly in the middle of the hunting ground.

Ye Zi was slightly distracted, until the shallow sound of horseshoes came from far and near.He looked up, and Gu Yan looked down at him from the horseback.

Gu Yan opened his mouth with a look of complacency in his eyes: "How?"

Ye Zi said: "Your Highness's arrow skills are the same as before, and this time round the headhunting is none other than Your Highness."

Gu Yan said disdainfully: "The people who participate in the hunting every year are those few trash, and they are far away from catching up with me."

He paused, and then said: "I'm just curious, you are so good at riding and shooting, how about your riding and shooting skills? Why don't I ask the Holy One for favors and let you participate, let's have a competition, it's better than competing with those trash It was a pleasure to come."

"Your highness has a body of a thousand pieces of gold, and a humble body dare not compare with you."

Displeasure flashed across Gu Yan's eyes, and he didn't say anything.

He jumped off the horse, walked up to Ye Zi, grabbed the water bag in his hand and took a sip: "If I win the first prize this year, I will petition the Holy Majesty to promise that I will not marry for life."

Ye Zi narrowed her eyes and said, "Your Highness—"

Before he finished speaking, he stopped abruptly.

Gu Yan didn't seem to notice, and said sarcastically: "Who made that old man Wen Shuhou insist on me marrying his daughter, won't his daughter get married without me?"

Ye Zi pursed her lower lip, and persuaded in a low voice: "But Your Highness shouldn't spend the rest of your life on this. You are still young, and you feel that marriage is a burden before you meet someone you like. But if you meet someone in the future Yes, you..."

Ye Zi looked up at him, meeting Gu Yan's gaze.

Suddenly he couldn't speak.

Gu Yan has grown extremely fast over the years, and is already a few inches taller than Ye Zi, with an indisputable majesty faintly showing between his brows.

Gu Yan took a step forward, pushed Ye Zi under the tree, and looked down at him: "Huaiyuan, I've always wanted to know, what position are you using to control me? Is it because the imperial grandfather entrusted me to you, or... ...for some other reason."

Ye Zi lowered his head: "Entrusted by the late emperor."

The smile in Gu Yan's eyes gradually faded, and he said coldly: "If this is the case, since I have passed the age of the crown, you don't have to worry about what I do in the future."

……

Ye Zi opened his eyes and sat up suddenly from the tent bed.

There is a warm fragrance in the tent, and the breath is full of soft and fresh fragrance.Ye Zi pressed his throbbing temples, a fine layer of sweat formed on his forehead.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yan's voice came from the side.

He woke up early and had already finished dressing. Seeing Ye Zi sitting up suddenly, he walked over worriedly.

Gu Yan took out a silk handkerchief and wiped off the thin sweat on his forehead: "Did you have a nightmare?"

Ye Zi was stunned for a while, then shook his head: "I don't know."

"I seem to be dreaming of something, but I can't remember what it is. But..."

He put his hand on his heart.His heart was still beating fast, as if he was being grabbed by something, and there were bursts of pain, which almost made him breathless.

It was a feeling left over from a dream.

Ye Zi bent her legs, put her head on her knees, and murmured, "It's so uncomfortable..."

"Don't think about it anymore." Gu Yan sat down beside him, pulled him into his arms, and stroked the other person's back, "It's just a dream, don't worry about it."

Today was the first day of hunting, Gu Yan was worried that Ye Zi hadn't had a good rest, so he pressed him to rest for a while, and the two of them arrived at the hunting ground around noon.

The two of them hadn't reached yet, but they could hear people's voices in the hunting ground from a distance.

The hunt is divided into five days, and the first day is usually a side project.

The guards will go to the mountains to catch some wild deer and antelope in advance, and put them in the hunting ground for people to chase and shoot.A bonfire was lit in the center of the hunting ground, and the hunted animals were directly slaughtered and grilled in public, and shared among the crowd.

This first day of hunting is always a time for the younger generation to show off. As soon as Gu Yan and Ye Zi took their seats, they saw Wen Yi returning on horseback, with several guards behind him carrying a wounded wild goat.

He took down the first game hunted this year.

Gu Yan did not participate in the hunting. In the past few years, most of the prey were taken by Wen Yi and the crown prince Gu Sheng.These two have a good relationship. In the hunting field, you compete with each other, and each will not give in, but the result is usually that Gu Shengqi wins the first prize with a superior move.

As for whether Wen Yi couldn't compete, or did it on purpose, no one knew.

The first day was just a warm-up to add to the fun, and the results were not included in the hunting competition, but it was still a good start.Wen Yi rode his horse leisurely over, his expression full of complacency.

But after seeing Gu Yan and Ye Zi, the smile on his face suddenly faded.

Obviously still brooding over what happened at the banquet yesterday.

Ye Zi didn't take what happened last night to heart, but seeing Wen Yi's deflated look a little funny, he couldn't help but slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and then Gu Yan pinched his face gently.

Ye Zi has a thin skin, and a pinch will turn into a small red mark.He covered his face and turned to look at Gu Yan: "What are you doing?"

Gu Yan glanced at him, and said righteously: "I'm jealous when you see others laughing."

Ye Zi: "..."

It was the first time I saw someone who would speak so confidently about being jealous.

Ye Zi puffed her cheeks and ignored him.

Gu Yan spoke in a loud voice, and most of the people sitting nearby could hear them, so they couldn't help but look in this direction curiously.It is said that Prince Rui dotes on this princess very much, it seems that it is true.

Among the crowd, only Xiao Min lowered his head and sipped his tea quietly, without even looking at them.

The guard threw the wild goat to the center of the field, and was about to slaughter it in public.The goat didn't know where the strength came from, and suddenly broke free from the rope.Several guards went forward to grab it, but the goat was so powerful that it pushed them away and rushed towards the seats.

The one closest to it is Wen Zhi.

"Zhi'er!" Wen Yi was shocked, and subconsciously drew his bow and shot an arrow at the goat.But he missed a few inches hastily and missed the point.

The goat wailed in pain and rushed forward even faster.

Wen Zhi seemed to be frightened, motionless, staring blankly at the goat rushing towards it.

Seeing that the goat was about to pounce on Wen Zhi, he heard a puff, and the goat stopped suddenly.It fell to the ground, its body trembled a few times, a small blood hole appeared in front of its forehead, blood flowed out in pools, and soon stopped moving.

A chopstick pierced its skull and nailed it to the ground.

Ye Zi withdrew her hand and glanced at Gu Yan uneasily.

Fangcai was eager to save people, so he didn't care too much, he just grabbed something and threw it at the goat. Only now he woke up did he feel regretful.

He shouldn't have shot in front of so many people.

Gu Yan patted the back of his hand reassuringly.

At this moment, everyone finally realized what happened, and looked at Ye Zi in surprise.

Being able to penetrate a goat's skull with chopsticks is not something ordinary people can do, but this person's martial arts are so advanced?

At the high seat, Emperor Jinghe's expression gradually sank.

This accident was just a small episode and did not cause much impact. Only Princess Changning left the meeting early because of excessive fright.The hunting continued until the sun was setting and the emperor Jinghe announced that they would leave the banquet and prepare for the hunting competition on the second day.

The second day to the fourth day of hunting in Chunwei is the time for hunting competitions.All participants in the hunting competition are free to enter the forest for hunting and need to return to the camp before the fifth day.

The one who harvests the most prey is the winner of this hunt, and he can make a request to Emperor Jinghe.

This hunting ground is only a few miles around the camp, surrounded by strict guards, without any danger.The real hunting competition is in the huge forest behind the hunting ground.

Beasts are infested in the mountains, and there are many dangers.

But all of this has little to do with Ye Zi.

He arrived at the banquet anxiously, followed Gu Yan back to the camp, and obediently bowed his head to admit his mistake: "Sorry, I didn't mean to."

As early as when he started playing the role of Princess Rui, Gu Yan reminded him that he must not disclose the fact that he has force, so as not to cause trouble to his upper body.This is great, not only being known, but also using such a vigorous method, it is impossible to hide it.

Gu Yan was not angry, but just sighed helplessly: "You are still like this..."

In that situation, Ye Zi's body's instincts far surpassed his reason, how could Gu Yan not know.

As kind as he is, it is absolutely impossible to watch others get hurt in front of him.

Ye Zi was filled with guilt: "What should I do next? I... Did I cause trouble for you?"

"No, don't worry." Gu Yan comforted, "I hoped that you would not disclose this matter to avoid some troubles, but the matter has been done, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Don't worry, I'm here for everything."

As it was getting late, someone came to report, and the queen mother asked Gu Yan to accompany her to have dinner.Gu Yan had no choice but to follow orders and told Ye Zi to stay in the tent and wait for him.Ye Zi stayed behind and waited anxiously, but before Gu Yan came back, he waited for news from the chief eunuch beside Emperor Jinghe.

Emperor Jinghe summoned him to question him.

Ye Zi followed the chief eunuch to the imperial tent of Emperor Jinghe, and he was the only one inside.

Ye Zi knelt down, bowed to Jing and Emperor and saluted him.

But the latter did not respond for a long time.

Ye Zi knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, and vaguely felt the other party's eyes fixed on him, and the scrutiny in his eyes sent a chill down his spine.

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Jinghe finally said, "Princess Rui, I want to know how you and King Rui met?"

This problem was not unexpected by Ye Zi.He raised his head and told the lie that he had memorized several times in his heart.

He had negotiated with Gu Yan early on, and if someone asked about their acquaintance, he would say that Ye Zi escaped from the war a few years ago, was rescued by Gu Yan in Chang'an, and settled a residence for him in the suburbs of Chang'an.

Gu Yan had already sent someone to take care of the place where he lived, so nothing would go wrong.Coupled with the frequent wars in the past few years, there are countless people like Ye Zi with unknown origins, even if they want to investigate, they have no way of finding out.

Ye Zi explained everything in detail, and Emperor Jinghe asked a few more details, and he answered them fluently.

Emperor Jinghe pondered for a moment: "So, you and Gu Yan really fell in love early."

Ye Zi bowed her head: "Yes."

Emperor Jinghe smiled: "It's rare for my nephew to be moved, so I'm naturally relieved. However, you should understand his identity. He is the Prince of Rui with a high status, but you are just from a private background. He is now He is infatuated with you, but it is hard to guarantee that he will still treat you like this ten or twenty years later."

Ye Zi's eyes moved slightly, but she didn't answer.

Emperor Jinghe looked at the thin young man in front of him, and his voice softened a bit: "I can give you a half-job, so that you and Yan'er can be regarded as the right family. Even in the future...you at least have a way out."

Ye Zi still didn't answer, quietly waiting for Emperor Jinghe's next words.

"However, this official can't be given to you for nothing." Emperor Jinghe said slowly, "The Princess Changning is beautiful and intelligent. I watched her grow up with my own eyes, and love her as much as my own daughter. You saved her life today, and I am very grateful. You She is a good child, and Chang Ning is also a good child, I heard that she is interested in King Rui, but Yan'er is so stubborn that he won't listen to what he says."

"...I hope you go back and persuade him to allow Chang Ning to enter the mansion."

Ye Zi tightened his hand on the ground, and then he heard Emperor Jinghe say again: "The Princess Changning has a high status, so naturally there is no reason for her to be a concubine... I know you know the general idea, so I will discuss it with you, are you willing?" Give her the position of concubine?"

Although this is a question, there is no questioning tone in the words, but rather determination and command.

There was a sudden silence in the imperial tent, and Emperor Jinghe looked at Ye Zi, waiting for his answer.

Ye Zi kowtowed to Jing and Di, raised his head and said calmly, "I don't want to."

The author has something to say: Xiao Yezi is only cowardly in front of the lord, and everyone else, come on, just face it XD

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Something was delayed at home today, so sorry for the late update.

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