Quickly wear and change the fate of the little cannon fodder

Chapter 491: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 50

The scale of this autumn hunt is quite large. His Majesty will bring his concubines with him, and even the Queen Mother will go, so all the princes and their families will go together!

The preparations took nearly a month. Since they had to stay in the palace for a while, Cui Xiaoxiao decided to take her children with her!

The child is now more than four months old and has been easy to take care of. With the help of the Royal Concubine, she doesn't worry about no one taking care of the child or about his safety!

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the emperor set out for the temporary palace with a large group of people.

The princes' wives rode their horses to guard the emperor's carriage, and Cui Xiaoxiao's carriage followed slowly in the team behind.

At noon, they had lunch in the tents set up outdoors. Cui Xiaoxiao originally wanted to eat in her own carriage, but the imperial concubine sent someone to invite her to eat together, so she went without refusing.

When she arrived, most people were already seated. When Concubine Zhao saw her, she said hurriedly before she could greet her. "Xiaoxiao, you're here. The meal is about to start. Go and take a seat!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." After Cui Xiaoxiao bowed and thanked her, she walked to the seat next to the Tenth Prince and sat down.

After she sat down, she immediately felt several pairs of eyes looking at her. In the past few years, she was the only one favored by Prince Jing, and had always been the one that these princesses and concubines disliked the most and envied the most.

The princesses could not stand all the concubines, even the concubines of high rank, and the concubines could not stand her being the only favorite. How could a woman who was inferior to them in every way be favored by such an outstanding prince?

I originally thought that there would be a selection this year to grant Prince Jing a wife, but because of the Crown Prince, the selection was cancelled. Now she has given birth to a child, a boy, how could she be so lucky?

Cui Xiaoxiao was also used to everyone's jealous eyes, and she chatted and laughed with the Tenth Prince calmly!

The Fifth Prince also looked at the Tenth Prince and Cui Xiaoxiao with a complicated expression. Two years ago, based on information from the Marquis of Le'an, he had searched for the so-called Young Master of the Hua Family for several months, but to no avail.

The Jiangnan case and the missing property had always been an unsolved case in the Dali Temple's treasury! So he was doubting whether this person really existed, or whether this person was hidden by the Tenth Prince?

Although he had received news about the Tenth Prince's Mansion from Cui Xiaoxiao several times, seeing how close the two of them were and that they even had a child, who was Prince Jing's first offspring, why was he so suspicious?

Is Cui Xiaoxiao still his pawn? Can the information she conveys still be trusted?

And my tenth brother has grown more and more affectionate towards Cui Xiaoxiao. After getting to know her for more than two years, I find that Cui Xiaoxiao has no outstanding qualities in any aspect. Is this just a performance for others?

Normally, there were too many things to do and he didn't pay attention. The jealousy among the women in the mansion and the complicated forces outside the mansion made him overwhelmed and didn't have enough time to pay attention to Cui Xiaoxiao.

But based on the relationship between the two people, he would become suspicious every time he saw them, but what he found out was quite normal.

Cui Xiaoxiao had no idea how the Tenth Prince's men had tricked the Fifth Prince. Anyway, every time he saw her, he gave her a complicated look. She couldn't do anything about it. When the food arrived, they both ate attentively.

After dinner, Cui Xiaoxiao saw that her son was awake, so she took the child to pay her respects to Concubine Zhao. This was the first time the two of them met! The little chubby boy combined the excellent genes of his parents and had a very delicate appearance. He was even cuter than the little girl.

Concubine Zhao couldn't let go of the chubby and cute little baby boy. The four-month-old baby was not as sleepy as before, and could play for hours during the day, making "oh oh, ah ah" sounds, and would show a toothless smile when teased, which was very heartwarming!

He stayed at Concubine Zhao's place until the fat boy fell asleep, then he said goodbye and returned to his carriage!

The journey was rocking, and Cui Xiaoxiao even took a nap in the carriage. They didn't arrive at the palace until the sun went down in the evening.

The servants in the palace had prepared dinner early and were waiting for them. The masters went to eat while the servants went to pack the luggage they had brought.

It was a tiring day, so everyone packed up and went to bed early!

In the first few days, His Majesty will go out to deal with some matters, and everyone will be free to move around. Large-scale hunting will begin in five days.

Cui Xiaoxiao, the unscrupulous mother, packed up the child along with the wet nurse and diapers and threw them to the imperial concubine, under the pretext of allowing them to cultivate the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren. The imperial concubine was happy to see this happen.

She went out to play with the Tenth Prince. From her pregnancy to the birth of her child, she hadn't had a proper playful time in over a year. Now, why not take advantage of this opportunity to relax? They'd go horseback riding to stretch their muscles, occasionally competing in races. When they got tired, they'd hunt rabbits and catch fish for a snack. It was quite relaxing.

"Xiaoxiao, your horsemanship is so good? When did you start practicing?" After eating and drinking, the two of them lay in the grass and chatted!

"You also know that I am not valued in the Marquis' Mansion. I even thought about faking my death and escaping before. I thought that learning to ride a horse is a necessary skill for escape, so I disguised myself and sneaked out to learn riding at the farm..." Cui Xiaoxiao had already found excuses for some of her skills, and even greeted the people at the farm, so she just copied them directly.

"I see! It's so comfortable. I haven't had such a good time riding a horse in a long time."

"It feels comfortable at first, but once the real hunting competition starts, it won't feel comfortable anymore." She also felt comfortable stretching her muscles.

"I'm not thinking about winning the championship, it's okay." The tenth prince said indifferently.

On the third day, the two of them went to a small town near the palace and bought some local specialties, pomegranates. On the fourth day, they went to the Tenth Prince's own farm nearby to soak in hot springs and pick grapes... Anyway, they had a lot of fun.

After returning, the two went to pay their respects to the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine, holding the child in her arms, glanced at them. "Are you finally tired of playing and willing to settle down? You don't even care about the child!"

"Does mother like it?" the tenth prince said with a smile!

"Mu'er is not like you two who are disobedient. He is much more well-behaved than you. He doesn't cry or make a fuss. He sleeps after eating and plays after sleeping, right? My dear grandson." Speaking of her grandson, the imperial concubine couldn't help but smile. These two annoying guys were not as good as her dear grandson.

The two men chatted with the imperial concubine for a while, gave her some grapes and pomegranates, and took the fat son back.

The next day, the hunt officially began!

The emperor set up an altar and led everyone in offering sacrifices and praying for a successful hunt and a safe return every day. The person in charge then explained the rules of the hunt and any auspicious signs.

After that, with a command, the emperor led a group of men on horseback and galloped towards the forest with great momentum!

The first day of hunting is also the safest hunting day. When His Majesty travels, he is accompanied by countless guards, both openly and covertly. They will also place some auspicious prey in a safe area for His Majesty to hunt personally, just for good luck!

Sure enough, more than two hours later, the emperor came out of the mountain with a deer and was praised to the sky by all the civil and military ministers. This was considered a good start.

For the next seven days, there were competitions every day. People started to form groups, teams, and individuals competed. There was even one day when men and women competed together... There were endless new possibilities!

Female relatives who can ride horses can sign up automatically or be recommended. There are still a few days left, so everyone can discuss it.

During the hunting days, Cui Xiaoxiao did not go out to play. She took her son to either accompany the imperial concubine to eat and drink, or to accompany Ji Fanyin to exchange experiences in raising cubs, and then pay attention to the hunting situation of the day.

A few of them ate melons, listened to gossip, and made wine with the grapes they picked two days ago, or cooked and ate the prey they hunted!

Chef Cui Xiaoxiao played a very important role. She went to the kitchen and asked for a small stove to cook separately. She asked Xiangchun to steam, boil, fry, grill, hot pot... Anyway, every day was different.

The Imperial Concubine had been enjoying a feast with Cui Xiaoxiao these past few days, even saying she'd gained five pounds in three days! She found the food very good, and would occasionally secretly send a portion to His Majesty, earning her countless rewards.

The imperial concubine gave all the rewards to her!

Cui Xiaoxiao had assumed this hunting competition had nothing to do with her. She hadn't considered signing up, but she didn't expect things to go as planned. At the bonfire on the fourth night, the women in the family recommended she enter the co-ed competition.

Cui Xiaoxiao hastily declined, but too many people had recommended her, and they were all working in unison, blocking all her options. Furthermore, everyone who followed her knew that she could ride a horse, and the emperor was watching!

Seeing this, Cui Xiaoxiao knew that she could no longer refuse. She could participate, but others could not escape. So she looked at the Tenth Prince and agreed. At the same time, she cooperated with him and the other two to drag several people into participating.

After the show, the two returned to the room!

"Your Highness, I always feel something is wrong!" Someone must be trying to plot against her, but it shouldn't be just that. She doesn't have that much face!

"I think so too. It seems someone wants to plot something tomorrow. We need to prepare more things. Xiaoxiao, why don't you pretend to be sick?" He is not stupid and he is also a little uneasy!

"That's too fake. Forget it, let's just join in!" Since they dared to plot against her, they wouldn't let them off easily. And she wasn't just worried about herself, but also the person next to her!

The two began to calculate the worst-case scenario, and then began to prepare their supplies. Cui Xiaoxiao used her mental power to observe her surroundings, but strangely, she didn't notice anything unusual.

The two of them began to prepare things for tomorrow. They took two handmade cross-body bags and put various medicines, water, daggers, poisons, ropes, seasonings, salt, silver needles... Although she had space, she also needed these things as cover.

The Tenth Prince also carried some of the things, and she stuffed a few other things into her bag. It was not very big anyway, and carrying it in front of her chest would not affect her movements.

The next morning, the two of them got up very early and packed the child to send to the imperial concubine.

The two of them, accompanied by four guards, went to get their horses. While the Tenth Prince was carefully inspecting the horses, Cui Xiaoxiao also used her mental power to carefully scan the horses from top to bottom, including the soles of the saddles.

Seeing that no tricks were done, they went to gather with peace of mind. After listening to the rules and prizes of today, they knew that there were royal children here and their safety needed to be guaranteed. They could bring guards into the venue, but the number of people was limited!

Cui Xiaoxiao and the others received their own bows and arrows and hung them on their horses! Because there were women participating today, each team consisted of a man, a woman, and a guard, so today's competition was more enthusiastic than the previous two.

Seeing everyone ready, at the referee's command, everyone rushed into the mountains. Once in the woods, they dispersed. Cui Xiaoxiao followed closely behind the Tenth Prince, and the others also avoided the others.

Although the ecological environment is well protected and the prey has been raised for several years, hunting can be carried out. However, the hunting has been going on for a few days. The later the prey is, the harder it is to catch. If you want to catch a better prey, you can only go deeper into the forest.

Yesterday, the two of them had agreed that hunting would primarily rely on the Tenth Prince and his companions, while she would be responsible for observing and guarding the surroundings, and also protecting herself. Whether or not she won a prize, or whether or not she got the prey, it didn't matter. As long as she was safe, anything was fine. There was no need to risk her own life.

Cui Xiaoxiao was not worried about the problem of prey. If things really didn't work out, the rabbits in her space would be overrun. She could just find a secluded place and release a few of them, and that would be enough.

The few of them were not in a hurry and walked into the woods. Cui Xiaoxiao's mental power was always dispersed to the largest area, observing the surroundings!

After two hours, the two men only caught one rabbit. They did not go to the deepest part of the forest, but walked and stopped from time to time.

But Cui Xiaoxiao immediately sensed something was wrong. Several dangerous animals immediately entered her mental range: a tiger, a blind bear, and a dozen wild boars.

Logically speaking, the area had already been cleared, and there shouldn't be such a dangerous large animal. It looked like this was man-made! It was coming from behind them, effectively cutting off their retreat and forcing them to move forward.

She immediately signaled the Tenth Prince and the others to be silent, and explained that a large animal had appeared. Because there was a blind bear, which could climb trees, they couldn't even hide in a tree.

And there were only six of them, how could they possibly defeat so many large and dangerous wild animals? She couldn't care less and quickly explained the situation to the Tenth Prince!

The Tenth Prince was also shocked, "Quick, run inside!"

Those animals were moving very fast. The horses had already reacted and started to get anxious. They didn't even need to whip them and just rushed in.

The men were startled, but they were all masters of horsemanship, so they began to control their horses as they ran! Cui Xiaoxiao began to think quickly about how to escape safely with these people without exposing herself.

Although the reaction of several people was quick, the large wild animals were also very fast. Moreover, the speed of horses in the deep mountains was far slower than that on the plains. They were not as agile as wild animals, not to mention that there were people on the horses' backs!

Soon, the tiger was within sight.

Unless Cui Xiaoxiao used a gun, throwing drugs at the beast would be useless at such a high speed. Using mental power to attack the beast would also have little effect, at most it would just sway it a few times.

The horses were getting faster and faster, and some of them were even trying to throw off their backs, but they held on tightly to the horses' necks and were able to avoid being thrown off. Soon, they were out of the designated hunting area, which meant they would have to face more dangerous animals!

At this moment, a cold arrow shot towards them! The Tenth Prince heard the sound of the wind and quickly ducked to avoid it, shouting, "Xiaoxiao, be careful, get down, there's an assassin."

The situation they were most worried about happened, and it was going to cost them their lives.

Cui Xiaoxiao was furious. "It's endless, isn't it?" She used her mental power to strike the man hard on the head. He cried out, "Ah!" and fell from the tree.

Then, with her spiritual power, she saw several more assassins aiming at them! Cui Xiaoxiao sighed. There were assassins shooting arrows in front of them, and wild beasts chasing them from behind. If she hadn't followed them, it would have been difficult for them to get out of here unscathed!

If we’re not careful with this one, the entire army might be wiped out!

There was no other way. Cui Xiaoxiao could only use her mental power to attack their heads one by one. It was too late to make them stupid. She wanted to stimulate them until they fainted first, hoping that the tigers and blind bears would eat them and stop chasing them.