in2ebook Chapter 360 Congratulations, His Majesty is urging you to get married
Chapter 360 Congratulations, His Majesty is urging you to get married
He took out the box and handed it over without even looking at it, "Take a look."
Yuan Qing opened the box, and inside was an exquisite plum blossom hairpin with intricate carvings and clear jade, which looked like a work of art from the palace.
Yuan Qing looked at the hairpin and then at Jiang Qisheng.
Jiang Qisheng couldn't stand being looked at inexplicably like this, "If you have something to say, just tell me, why are you looking at me like this?"
"Your Majesty has given me a hairpin. It seems that he intends to interfere in your marriage. Congratulations. You are being urged to get married, but you can't refuse."
Yuan Qing put the hairpin away and returned it to him along with the box, with a hint of gloating in his tone.
Jiang Qisheng turned his head in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"You will know for yourself when you see it." Yuan Qing was so happy that he could hardly hold back his smile. "No matter who wins the championship today, this hairpin will be the prize. But, in previous years, you and Lu Zhao took turns to win. In recent years, it has been difficult for many children from noble families in the capital to surpass you. This time, Lu Zhao is not here, so the first place is definitely yours. It is obvious that this hairpin is specially for you. The meaning is very clear."
Jiang Qisheng suddenly felt that the box was a little hot. "Then if I tell you that you caught the prey, will Your Majesty believe me?"
Yuan Qing: "..."
In fact, compared to the act of giving the hairpin, she was more concerned about Wen Chengyu's real intention in doing so.
He didn't like to interfere in the marriages of his subjects.
Firstly, these were the personal lives of his ministers, and as long as they were not closely related to state affairs, he did not want to interfere too much.
Secondly, there are elders above the Jiang family, and the Jiang family has the final say on marriage matters. Even if he is the emperor, he cannot directly violate the ancestral etiquette and laws.
But the gift he gave to Jiang Qisheng during the winter hunt was definitely not just a marriage proposal.
"Keep it for now, and don't mention it to your family. It may be useful in the future."
That was all she could say for now.
After dinner, Yuan Qing carried Ah Huang to the rock and sat down next to it.
Ah Huang stretched out his paws comfortably.
Jiang Qisheng walked out of the tent and took a coat. "It's late, why don't you go inside and sleep?"
"Not sleepy yet." Yuan Qing took the coat and put it on, moving a little further for him, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Jiang Qisheng didn't answer. He just looked up at the starry night sky and said, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Jiang Qisheng was a clever man, and Yuan Qing knew from the beginning that he couldn't hide it from him.
"I can't really explain it, but I feel that this winter hunt will most likely not be smooth sailing. It's just my personal feeling, so don't worry too much."
"Are you worried about the court?"
Yuan Qing shook his head. "The Queen Mother and the Prime Minister are here at court. I am thinking about this place, the Beiyang Hunting Ground."
She was not worried about Wen Chengyu. With the Dragon Scale Guards and the Imperial Guards guarding him, the enemy could not get close to him.
What's more, Senior He Feng is always by his side. In this situation, he can still get close to the emperor unless the person he trusts most betrays him.
When Ji Kang escaped from prison before, he had already taken advantage of the situation to kill most of those people, and the rest who could not take action had also been arranged.
There are so many children from prominent families coming here. If anything happens to them, those families will definitely not let it go.
This is also the place where chaos is most likely to occur.
The last case is Jiang Qishen.
Perhaps she was thinking too complicatedly. Their target was not the emperor or the aristocratic family, but they were only targeting Jiang Qisheng.
Since the last incident, she has paid special attention to Jiang Qisheng and the Jiang family.
She couldn't guess, so she could only pay attention to him all the time and not let him out of her sight.
The following days were very peaceful, so peaceful that Yuan Qing began to doubt himself and wondered if he was worrying too much.
Just when she let her guard down, Jiang Qishen was led into the inner mountains by the prey.
Yuan Qing's heart was filled with alarm and he hurried into the mountains to look for him.
Ah Huang had long disappeared.
Fortunately, Jiang Qishen didn't go too far and left traces along the way so that he could be found.
The forest was eerily quiet and the mountain path was rugged and difficult to navigate, so they could only hike into the mountain.
Jiang Qisheng's eyes moved slightly, "It seems that someone deliberately led me here. I'm sorry, I'm a burden to you."
"Don't talk about this now." Yuan Qing tied up the small bow and walked quickly to Jiang Qisheng's side. "Put the bow away first and don't use it next time."
Several dark shadows flashed vaguely in the forest.
Yuan Qing gestured to Jiang Qisheng to go to the other side.
As soon as they moved, several arrows were shot from the side.
The two men had no intention of confronting each other, so they quickly turned around and ran deeper into the forest.
The man in black immediately caught up with them and hesitated for a moment as he watched them disappear into the dense forest.
His subordinate asked him, "Are you still going to chase him?"
The man in black shouted impatiently: "What are you chasing after? There are wolves, tigers and leopards in there. What if you encounter them? Do you still want to save your life?!"
"Then they..."
"You shot so many arrows just now, but you didn't even hit the edge. You still have the nerve to call them assassins?" The man in black spat angrily, "Take back the arrows you shot. Let's go back and say that they ran too fast and we couldn't catch up with them."
Being in the deep and unpredictable forest, Yuan Qing shuddered subconsciously and stopped, "Should I go back or wait and see?"
As she spoke, she handed the thing she had just picked up to Jiang Qisheng.
Those were the arrows that the man in black had just shot. She took one in the chaos, thinking it might be useful.
"Do you dare to stay here at night?" Jiang Qisheng asked.
"It's no problem to hide in the mountains for a night, but..."
Jiang Qisheng took the arrow, saw the small words on it, and suddenly laughed.
Yuan Qing thought for a moment and said, "There's no need to hide in the mountains. I have a place to go that not many people know about. It's just a little far away, and I guess I can only get there after dark."
Jiang Qisheng kept his eyes on the arrow. "You can shoot arrows, right?"
Yuan Qing looked up in astonishment, "What did you say?"
Jiang Qisheng said nothing more, took down the bow, and handed the arrow back, "Use it to shoot me."
"You really want me to do it?"
Jiang Qisheng didn't say anything, but his eyes left no room for doubt.
Yuan Qing had no choice but to compromise, "Okay, but I have to try it first."
She touched the bones of Jiang Qisheng's arm, and after determining the correct position, she pulled out an arrow from his back, drew the bow and tried it out.
The bow was quite heavy, but luckily she still had some strength left to lift it.
Then aim the tip of the arrow at a tree trunk a little further away, close your eyes, calm your mind, and take a deep breath.
When he opened his eyes again, the arrow had already hit the target.
Jiang Qisheng walked over to check and nodded slightly, "Okay, let's do it this way."
Yuan Qing replaced the arrow he had picked up with another one, first tested the toxicity on it with his bracelet, and then aimed at the slowly walking Jiang Qisheng.
"It could be a little faster."
She had also practiced moving the target.
She recalled the time in her previous life at the archery range, when she tried to treat Jiang Qisheng as a paper man, with only the marked target point in her eyes.
The sound of breaking through the air was done in one go.
Jiang Qisheng covered his arm and leaned against the tree, smiling helplessly: "You really are..."
The arrow hit the bone exactly, so it was only a minor wound and did not cause any damage.
"How is it?" Yuan Qing went over to support him. "The poison above shouldn't be fatal, but we can't stay in the mountains for a long time. Let's go down the mountain quickly and find a place to stay and heal our wounds."
Fu Liu was squatting by the stream at the foot of the mountain to fetch water when she suddenly saw two people supporting each other down the mountain. She was about to avoid them when she heard a familiar voice calling her name.
She looked carefully and found that one of them was her benefactor.
"grown ups!"
She trotted over without even bothering to pick up the basket.
After the salt permit case, Yuan Qing asked Wei Lin to help build a wooden house that could shelter from wind and rain in Yunfeng Mountain before leaving Beijing.
She originally wanted to find time to live here by herself, but then she encountered the Fu Liu incident, so she had to lend the house to her temporarily.
"Are you doing well here these days?" Yuan Qing asked.
Fu Liu smiled lightly, "Thank you for your concern, sir. Apart from being a little uncomfortable at the beginning, I have gotten much better these days."
Fu Liu was once the leader of the "Seven Quatrains" and had someone to take care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now she is asked to live alone in the mountains. "Unaccustomed" is a euphemism. There is no one to serve her, and I'm afraid she will have to learn everything by herself.
Just look at how skillfully she walked in the mountains just now, and you will know that she has suffered a lot for this.
This was beyond Yuan Qing's expectations.
Fortunately, she did not treat Fu Liu too harshly in terms of living conditions. Although it was a little poorer than before, it was still comfortable and quiet.
The two of them helped Jiang Qisheng to the wooden house, and Yuan Qing ordered, "Help me get a basin of water."