I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 82 Autumn Hunting
Because of Zhao Yinxian's help, Song Lingyi didn't have much pressure to hunt. When her master asked, she would just borrow two rabbits. She followed Zhao Yinxian and wandered in the forest like a tourist.

"There are too few prey in this forest!" The prey in this area was almost wiped out, and Zhao Yinxian's skills were simply useless.

"Wait!" Song Lingyi said in surprise.

"what happened?"

Song Lingyi raised her hand and pointed to the bushes to the south.

"Is the grass moving?"

Zhao Yinxian took a closer look and found that the grass tip was shaking slightly: "There must be a hare in there!"

Song Lingyi immediately drew her bow and arrow, "Sister Zhao, let me try, what if I can hit her!" After saying that, she ran after him!
However, the hare, startled by the footsteps, was faster than Song Lingyi and fled the scene in a flash.

"Oh no! He ran away!" Song Lingyi sighed.

Zhao Yinxian found her like this very funny, and said half temptingly and half comfortingly: "There are too few prey here, let's go over there, you will definitely be able to shoot with your eyes closed!"

When they came to an area with more prey, they saw a gray rabbit eating grass. This time, Song Lingyi did not alert the snake. He looked at the location carefully, drew his bow and drew his arrow.

I always felt that the feel was not good, so I pulled the bow fully several times, then slowly let go, shook my hands, and pulled the bow again.

It still didn't work. Song Lingyi wiped the sweat from her forehead, took a deep breath, picked up the bow and arrow again, and shot an arrow!
"Crack!" A sharp arrow pierced through the air and pierced into the grass next to the gray hare!
The rabbit was scared away.

Song Lingyi stomped her feet in anger. Before Zhao Yinxian behind her could laugh at her, she sensed a hint of danger with her quick intuition. She quickly bent her bow and drew her arrow, catching an arrow coming towards her in the air, deflecting it and then shooting the fleeing hare.

"Miss Zhao is good at archery."

Yu Youzhi rode out leisurely from behind a tree, followed by four or five heavily armored guards and two eunuchs.

"Why doesn't Shaoqing Yu accompany the emperor and think about snatching the hare from us?" Zhao Yinxian came from an orthodox military family. She didn't have a good face towards people like Yu Youzhi who enjoyed high positions and generous salaries by using their beauty to please others.

Yu Youzhi laughed softly, and in the blink of an eye, he drew his bow and drew his arrow. Silently, his light glass-colored eyes suddenly brightened, and he lowered his chin and shot an arrow in the direction of Song Lingyi.

Passing by Song Lingyi's side
"laugh--"

The dull sound of an arrow piercing flesh and bone.

A gray rabbit was pierced by an arrow and was twitching wildly in the grass.

"Your Majesty is tired and has returned to the tent to rest. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just set up a gambling game. Rabbits and pheasants count as one point, deer and pigs count as five points. The teams will gather at the first quarter of the evening. The three teams with the lowest scores will each contribute twenty taels of silver. The money will be used to treat the brother who comes in first to a meal. Is Miss Zhao interested in joining?" said a eunuch beside Yu Youzhi.

Zhao Yinxian raised her chin in a domineering manner: "Okay, let's compete."

When the game started, Zhao Yinxian pulled Song Lingyi to the area where there were more prey. It was not clear how many teams there were. Since it was a competition organized by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there must be a lot of people participating.

When it comes to the competition, Song Lingyi doesn't want to hold Zhao Yinxian back, so she gambles on her dignity, picks up the bow and looks around. She is going to be serious!
However, the reality is cruel.

Song Lingyi shot six arrows in one go, but they were all off target. It was impossible to catch the prey with bare hands, as it ran away before she even got close to it. It still depended on Zhao Yinxian, who was much more powerful and scored eight points in a row.

Arriving at a relatively secluded place, Zhao Yinxian dismounted and observed the traces of prey. He quickly found the footprints of the beast and stuck an arrow in it as a mark. Then he stood up and kicked the arrow stuck in the ground. He raised his eyes and smiled proudly at Song Lingyi, saying, "It's the beast's path. The soil has just been turned up. The nest is within three miles."

Song Lingyi had no hunting experience, so she didn't understand how Zhao Yinxian judged that wild boars were nearby. She didn't want to disturb her interest, so she just smiled casually and said, "Okay, I haven't hunted wild boars yet."

In the evening, Zhao Yinxian and Song Lingyi returned triumphantly, carrying rabbits and pheasants, and three attendants behind them were carrying a wild boar.

I didn't win the championship, but I wasn't the last, my score was average. Back at the camp, we set up a campfire outside the tent and had a barbecue.

Song Lingyi followed Zhao Yinxian to the campfire and found Shen Liuyun, wearing a white riding suit with gold patterns, sitting on the south side of the campfire. Even Ye Xuan, who never liked to join in the fun, was sitting next to the campfire.

Shen Liuyun lowered his eyes and calmly poke the fire with a branch. His manner was noble and the flickering firelight became soft in his bright eyes.

A group of people talked about their hunting results.

Zhao Yinxian was already familiar with this group of people, and often dealt with Shen Liuyun at the border, so she was not restrained in her words and deeds. After showing off her own achievements, she did not forget to tell everyone about Song Lingyi's "hundreds of shots missed" deeds to make everyone happy.

Song Lingyi's cheeks flushed, and she made an excuse: "It's all because of my poor bow. If I had a beautiful ox horn bow like yours, I would be able to hit the target every time I shoot!"

"Gong felt wronged after hearing this!" Ye Xuan finished the attack
"master!"

The group of people were so happy that even Shen Liuyun, who was always dignified and self-restrained, joined in the laughter.

The scene was so embarrassing that Song Lingyi got up and looked for a place to hide and calm down.

It was during this hiding that I happened to hear someone in the tent saying:

"What kind of place is the north? The forces there are intertwined and complicated. Xie Yanshu, that idiot, thinks too highly of himself. He actually asked His Majesty for permission to inspect the place. But it's a good thing this way. The harder it is for Xie Yanshu to carry out his inspection, the more likely he will return empty-handed. This will dampen the spirit of the Marquis of Wu'an."

The person who spoke was probably a noble who was selected by His Majesty to participate in the autumn hunt.

The person on the other side smiled and agreed, but still tactfully put forward his own idea: "During the northern inspection, if Xie Yanshu can solve the serious problem of collusion between officials and businessmen there, it can be considered a great achievement. His Majesty has given him sufficient resources, maybe he can really..."

"Hmph... He looks like a gentleman who has read a lot of books. So what if he was born in the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion? He has never drawn a bow or shot an arrow in the battlefield. Who knows how capable he is? He can only scare Your Majesty..."

Song Lingyi was listening outside the account and felt more and more uncomfortable.

If it wasn't for the marriage, Xie Yanshu wouldn't have to go to the north for inspection. A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. There are officials and businessmen colluding with each other, and the power is complicated. It's possible that Xie Yanshu's identity as a young marquis will not be able to control them.

After a day of hunting and a campfire dinner, Song Lingyi returned to her tent and fell asleep.

He slept until dawn.

Early in the morning, a strange woman's voice was heard outside the tent.

"Is Miss Song here?"

After being called three times in a row, Song Lingyi finally woke up. She put on her coat in a daze and hurried out to see -

The person who came was a strange maid, holding an exquisite ox horn bow in her hand.

"Are you looking for me?" Song Lingyi looked at the strange maid in confusion.

"Are you Lady Song Lingyi?" the maid asked.

"Exactly."

The maid raised her hand and handed the bow to her, smiling and saying, "Your Highness ordered me to give this bow to you. Sorry for disturbing you."

(End of this chapter)