The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 190 Hunting

I left home in the morning and rode my horse all the way, and I have gained a lot.

Most of the ministers who followed him could ride horses, but there were not many who could both ride horses and dabble in horseback riding.

Therefore, the team entering the mountain was not as large as imagined.

Those who knew how to ride and shoot would hunt, while those who couldn’t would ride horses and pull carts behind, waiting to receive the captured prey.

These people who were picking up prey did not follow Emperor Yongjia closely, but just followed him from a distance. Otherwise, the prey would be alert and with too many people and horses, it would be easily scared away.

The riders and archers were in the front. After hitting the target, they would put up a red flag and then go to look for prey elsewhere.

The people behind followed the traces of the people and horses, and when they saw the red flag, they went over to pick up the prey, so as not to disturb the archer's interest.

On the first day of riding and shooting, everyone went their separate ways, and in the evening, there was a banquet, which was just as rough and heroic as the previous night, just like a march.

Emperor Yongjia became very interested and said that he would change the rules of the game tomorrow.

Unlike today when they each go their own way, they were divided into several teams, and they not only competed to see which team had more prey and more valuable prey, but also to see who had better archery skills.

Being good at archery is not as simple as just hitting the target.

It's about who can shoot more perfectly.

For example, if the fur of an animal can be used to make warm clothing, the fur must be as intact as possible if you want it to be more valuable.

This requires the archer to have superb skills, accurate eyesight, and quick movements. He must shoot the prey in the belly, or the eyes or ears, so as not to damage the fur.

After hearing this, all the ministers became very excited and were eager to fight tomorrow.

After the banquet, the steward of the hunting ground came with his men to clean up.

Zhang Fugui is the steward of this hunting ground and the person who usually guards Qiu Garden.

During the autumn hunting season, this place is even more lively than during the Chinese New Year. Otherwise, on weekdays, the hunting ground is extremely quiet.

The only companions for these guards were the wild animals that occasionally came down from the mountains.

He was in charge of the hunting ground and often patrolled the mountains on horseback, so naturally he had good skills.

Since childhood, the children in the family have followed him on horseback up the mountains, and they have also learned how to ride and shoot arrows.

Zhang Fugui's only daughter, Zhang Chunxue, followed her father to the mountains since she was a child. Her brothers were all good at riding and shooting.

Originally, Zhang Chunxue thought that no one in the world could compare to his father and brother. However, after meeting Emperor Yongjia today, he realized that his vision was too narrow.

Not to mention Emperor Yongjia, these military generals and ministers were actually all superior to her father and brothers.

Why does Zhang Chunxue feel this way even though she grew up here?

That's because although she was born here and spent most of her life here, when she was born, the late emperor was already an old man with white hair and had rarely come here.

Even if the late emperor was in the mood to watch his subjects riding and shooting, Zhang Chunxue was not there at that time.

Although the Zhang family lives deep here, don't underestimate these small officials who guard the hunting grounds.

Because of their dominance, the Zhang family is a well-known wealthy family in the area.

However, although Zhang Fugui had a daughter and often took her to the mountains, he did not want to train his daughter into a strong female warrior.

Therefore, since she was young, she was sent to Suzhou and Hangzhou to study, as girls raised there are delicate and graceful.

This is the daughter Zhang Fugui wants to raise.

As he wished, Zhang Chunxue was raised to be delicate and lovely. Although she could ride a horse, she did not live on horseback, so she did not have the roughness of the girls living here.

The hands and feet are still delicate.

In addition, Zhang Chunxue was the only daughter and the youngest daughter. Her family had no shortage of food and money. She had been pampered since she was a child, and her temperament was similar to those of the daughters of nobles in the capital.

There are differences between men and women, so when there were a lot of men here just now, Zhang Chunxue stayed away from them.

But even though I was just watching from a distance, I couldn't help but stare.

She had been back to the hunting grounds for three or four years, but the emperor had just ascended the throne in the past two years and had never come for the autumn hunt, so this was also the first day that Zhang Chunxue saw Emperor Yongjia.

The little girl's heart immediately rippled like the surface of a pond into which a stone had been thrown.

Zhang Chunxue naturally didn't have to help clean up the mess, but she was reluctant to leave.

She walked to the place where Emperor Yongjia had just sat and wandered back and forth. Even when she returned to her home, she was unwilling to go to bed.

Instead, he sat in the main hall and waited. Zhang Fugui was the person in charge, so naturally he would not come back so early.

Zhang Chunxue waited and waited, and finally saw her father's figure coming from behind the screen wall.

She jumped up and ran over, hugging her father's arm, "Father, the emperor's entourage will stay in the hunting ground for a few days."

Zhang Fugui slapped his daughter's hand away and said in a scolding tone, "It's said that girls should avoid their fathers when they grow up. You are not a child anymore. You can't be so unruly like you were when you were a child."

Zhang Chunxue curled her lips and asked again. Zhang Fugui then said, "Seven or eight days, but apart from the two days to return to Beijing, it will only be three or four days here."

Zhang Chunxue counted the time on his fingers, which meant there were only two or three days left.

For a moment, Zhang Chunxue looked as if she was about to say goodbye to her lover, with a sad look on her face.

Zhang Fugui heard her asking questions and then realized something was wrong.

The aunt in the room came over to massage his shoulders and back. Zhang Fugui asked her to leave, and then he questioned his daughter, "What are you thinking about, little girl? Your Majesty, is this something you can dream of?"

Zhang Chunxue was obviously not convinced. She was not bad either. She had good looks and a good figure. How could she not be desired?

Zhang Fugui really loved his daughter. He sent his daughter to Suzhou and Hangzhou to attend a private school for girls, no doubt so that she could find a good family, but she didn't have to find the most supreme person in the world.

If such a man were a son-in-law, even if he killed his own daughter, his father-in-law would not dare to say anything.

However, if she becomes the mistress of an ordinary family and bullies his daughter, Zhang Fugui himself will not say anything, but even after he is gone, his four sons will not let the son-in-law go.

"Don't be confused. How can our family afford a place like the imperial palace?" Zhang Fugui warned his daughter while sipping his tea in big gulps.

Zhang Chunxue knew that her father was a stubborn old man and she couldn't convince him, so she stopped talking.

But she remained silent, and Zhang Fugui thought his daughter was obedient.

It's so funny.

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The next day, the people in Qiuyuan woke up at dawn as usual.

After a simple breakfast, everyone put some dry biscuits in their bags and took some water, then they got on their horses one by one.

The horse archers were divided into three teams, holding red, yellow and green cloths respectively. This made it easier for the riders to distinguish the prey.

Enter the mountain at this time and wait until three fireworks are heard at the foot of the mountain in the afternoon or evening.

For a moment, everyone whipped their horses, leaving only a cloud of flying dust.

The wild animals in the mountains are very wild and alert, so even though these people entered the mountains early in the morning, they were actually not easy to find.

If the noise is too loud, the prey will flee into the jungle and become difficult to find.

Zhang Chunxue had an idea in his mind and naturally didn't want to just sit there at the foot of the mountain.

While Zhang Fugui was away on business and no one was at home to take care of her, she found a set of cloth clothes for the servant.

After changing into it, he successfully blended into the group of people picking up prey.

In addition to the people pulling the horses and pushing the carts, there were also people following behind to help, and Zhang Chunxue mixed in with this group of people.

When their team arrived in the mountains, Emperor Yongjia's entourage was hunting a snow-white fox.