0p0 Chapter 295 Partiality
Chapter 295 Partiality
Lu Xuan was delighted when he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching from afar.
somebody is coming!
Those who can enter this royal hunting ground are generally royal relatives or nobles, or at least the sons of officials of the fourth rank or above.
If someone comes, the prince will be saved!
The third prince also heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. As if to cover up for the others, he rode his horse and slowly walked towards the direction of the people coming.
Lu Xuan stamped his feet in anger.
Soon, the horse hoof followed the third prince's horse and arrived in front of him.
"Third brother, why didn't you go hunting? What are you doing here?"
The person who came was the Fourth Prince. He was only eleven years old and still looked like a child.
When Lu Xuan saw the person, he instantly felt deflated.
The third prince smiled and said nothing.
Suddenly, the Fourth Prince's expression changed and he shouted loudly.
"what--"
The Fourth Prince was often bullied by the Third Prince. Seeing his elder brother, who was usually praised by his father, being humiliated by a group of people, he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost fell off the horse.
"Fourth brother, you've come to a place you shouldn't be today. Do you want to keep your mouth shut or enjoy the same treatment as your eldest brother? You have to think carefully..."
The Fourth Prince never expected that his third brother, who always bullied him, would even dare to send people to bully his eldest brother.
The fear of him in my heart became stronger.
When the Crown Prince heard the Fourth Prince's voice, he immediately looked towards the Fourth Prince for help.
But the moment he saw that there was no guard following the Fourth Prince, his eyes darkened instantly.
As his eyes dimmed, a surge of air rushed into his chest, causing him to cough violently. Then his throat tasted fishy and a mouthful of blood rushed out instantly.
Blood oozed from the corners of the prince's mouth, staining the brocade belt in his mouth red, but the large piece of brocade belt did not loosen at all, still tightly blocking his mouth as he tried to make a sound.
"Third brother, I, I didn't see anything today. I just, I just got separated from the guards. I was just passing by. I, I'll go and continue looking for someone..."
As the Fourth Prince spoke, he quickly turned his horse around and galloped back the way he came.
After an unknown amount of time, the three or four noblemen behind the prince had finally released their evil pleasure. Finally, they pushed the prince aside and pulled their belts out of his mouth.
"Ah! He's vomiting blood!"
"My belt is dirty, what should I do?"
"Yes, so others can see it at a glance!"
"Never mind. Take it for now. I remember there's a stream in the mountains. Let's go there and wash. We still have a lot of time. Even if someone sees it, just say it's blood from tying up prey. As long as the Third Prince doesn't tell us, who will know what's going on?"
"That's a good idea..."
The Third Prince glanced at these people with some discomfort, and said condescendingly, "I am usually under the control of my mother, and I can't even enjoy the pleasure of a palace maid. I didn't expect you to be so happy in Hongliu River that you even dared to try this man..."
As the nobles dressed and mounted their horses, they jokingly said, "When Your Highness is free, we'll invite you to go with us and experience the charming customs and people of the capital..."
Several guards of the Third Prince tied Yue Feng's body to the back of their horses, and then, along with a few flirting noblemen, followed the Third Prince's team and rode away on horseback.
Lu Xuan was a woman after all, and she didn't dare to look at the prince's miserable condition at this moment.
She could only endure the sadness and heartache, hiding beside a tree as thick as two arms, waiting for the prince to put on his clothes and come out.
The autumn wind blew through the woods, and countless fallen leaves fluttered down.
Red, yellow, brown...
Like a large group of dancing butterflies, they covered the prince's body with soft comfort and gently embraced him.
Gradually, in the cracks where the sun could not reach, in the darkness where God could not help, Lu Xuan finally heard the sobbing that he had tried hard to suppress becoming louder and louder.
They waited like this for two hours. As the sun was about to set, the prince finally limped to his feet from the blood-stains on the ground and staggered out of the bushes.
He had no horse, so Lu Xuan followed him. After walking for an unknown amount of time, they finally walked out of the dense forest that blocked out the sun and out of the Jinqiu Mountain that left such unforgettable memories.
On the horse farm outside the mountain, there is a rich royal procession.
The prince staggered out, but no one asked him a question.
As soon as he walked outside the tent, he saw He Yuanguang hurriedly approaching: "Your Highness, you are back. Everyone has arrived a long time ago and has been waiting for you."
"The Emperor is a little angry. When you go in later, remember to apologize to him first. If it weren't for waiting for you, everyone would have returned to the palace long ago..."
"Hey, you didn't catch any prey? What are you doing..."
He Yuanguang kept chattering on the side, but the prince seemed to hear nothing. He just nodded continuously to show that he understood, like a walking corpse.
Lu Xuan understood that the prince was simply blocking out all of He Yuanguang's words in his mind.
After entering the emperor's tent, the prince bowed politely.
"Long live my father, long live me."
But the emperor only glanced at him, and then a look of displeasure appeared on his brow.
"A whole day, Yan'er, where is your prey?"
"The prey... was lost. My horse got separated while searching for the prey, so we got lost in the mountains and returned late."
The emperor didn't notice his unusual walking posture and expression at all. Instead, he sneered impatiently at the prince kneeling on the ground.
"I think you are becoming more and more useless!"
"Look at your third brother. He hunted twelve prey today. Your body is not in good condition, and even your brain is getting worse and worse."
"I've been to this Jinqiu Mountain four or five times since I was a child. How can you get lost here?"
The Third Prince sat beside the Emperor, looking respectful. "Father, please don't talk about my brother. He may not be in good health, so his strength is not as strong as before. It's inevitable that he will make some mistakes."
"Didn't you tell me before that I should learn more from my brother? How come you forgot today?"
The third prince was acting a little bit like a good boy.
After saying this, he raised his eyebrows at the prince with a hint of pride.
The emperor snorted coldly, "In the past, those were just words to warn you, so I told you to learn more from your elder brother! Now, don't try to imitate him like this..."
Empress Ji was sitting next to the emperor. Seeing this, she glanced at the third prince.
"Well, your brother is weak, so we should be more considerate. You hunted the game as a tribute to your father."
As he spoke, he looked at the prince who was kneeling on the ground.
"But Yan'er, your mother also needs to talk to you today."
"Even if you were lost, you should have sent someone to the imperial tent to inform your father so that we could send someone to pick you up. Why are you staying here alone?"
"Or did you do something in there that delayed you intentionally, which is why you came out so late? You knew the Imperial Guards' arrangements, but you returned to the palace so late. Where did you put your father's safety?"
Hearing this, the Third Prince quickly said, "It's good that my brother has come out. Why does Mother have to scold him so much?"
At this moment, everything was about to be resolved peacefully.
Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince glanced at the Third Prince and immediately spoke, "Father, I know what my brother did in there..."