The concubine is soft and charming, and the prince is willing to seduce her

Chapter 99 The Hunting Ground Begins
The next day, the hunt officially began.

Almost all the young men from aristocratic families rode horses and carried bows into the hunting grounds, and some heroic girls also went in to join in the fun.

Nan Zhiyu sat in the assigned seat at the table wearing a cloak, secretly looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was sitting at the top, and the Crown Princess sitting next to him.

Qingdai secretly walked forward and pointed Nan Zhiyu in a direction. Nan Zhiyu followed her hand and saw that among the young girls sitting below, there was Qi Fuyao, the Crown Princess's sister.

She wondered to herself, could it be that the two sisters were having a quarrel?
Otherwise, according to Qi Fuyao's personality, she would definitely be with the Crown Princess at this moment.

Before the hunting began, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered people to present the prizes of this hunting trip. The red silk was lifted up, revealing a long sword. The blade was shining with a cold light, which made people feel timid at first glance.

"This is the sword I got when I was learning martial arts. It's called Kunwu."

Everyone's attention was focused on this peerless sword. The prince continued, "Whoever wins the first prize in the hunt will be rewarded with this sword."

The imperial gift is not only excellent in itself, but also of extraordinary significance because it represents the grace and glory of the royal family.

Nan Zhiyu's gaze also fell on the long sword, and her mind couldn't help but recall the high-spirited look of His Highness dancing with sword beside the stone bridge on a moonlit night.

This hunting competition was divided into two groups, male and female, and the rewards were naturally different. The first prize for the girls was a glazed gold-painted incense burner carefully prepared by the Crown Princess.

The moment the red silk cloth was opened, all the girls present were stunned by the blue-green incense burner.

Even Nan Zhiyu couldn't help but take a few more glances at this thing.

Mu Chang, who was sitting next to her, nudged her with her arm and said, "Why, you also like this thing?"

Nan Zhiyu nodded, "It looks good, I like it."

Mu Chang patted her head lovingly, "Wait for this hunt, I will definitely win first and send this thing to you."

Nan Zhiyu's eyes lit up, and then she said worriedly, "The hunting ground is dangerous, why don't you go?"

The curve of Mu Chang's mouth could not be suppressed at all, "Don't worry, I will definitely return safely."

Nan Zhiyu quickly took off the sachet from her waist and handed it over. "I was worried that there would be too many mosquitoes in the hunting ground, so I prepared a herbal sachet to repel insects. Now I give it to you."

Wei Qingye saw everything the two did below clearly, especially the look on Nan Zhiyu's face when she gave her the sachet, which was extremely gloomy.

The Crown Princess followed his line of sight and said with a smile, "It's rare that someone as shy as Yue Zhaoxun can talk to Concubine Mu."

The prince turned his head to look at her and replied softly, "You are right."

The Crown Princess couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. As expected, Yue Zhaoxun was different in the Crown Prince's heart than in others.

As long as she grasps this point well, why should she worry about not being able to secure her position as Crown Princess?

After all, the royal family has stipulated that a daughter who is not born of legitimate marriage cannot be the Crown Princess, let alone the head of the harem.

Yue Zhaoxun was just a little concubine's daughter. Even if the Crown Prince loved her very much, she could not go against the ancestral rules.

Nan Zhiyu saw Mu Chang in a tight outfit with her long hair tied up in the queue on her way to the mall, and she waved at her happily.

"What's so good about her?"

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhiyu turned around and looked at the person who spoke, somewhat confused as to what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant.

Wei Qingye chuckled and followed Nan Zhiyu's line of sight to look at those lively and bright girls, "Nan Jiaojiao, don't you want to give it a try?"

Nan Zhiyu's eyes sparkled, "Your Highness, do you mean that I can ride a horse and go around today?"

"Why not? I will accompany you personally."

Nan Zhiyu happily ordered someone to bring her little white horse over, but who would have thought that there was a fierce black horse following closely behind. "Your Highness, whose horse is that?" Nan Zhiyu was a little unhappy, as she always felt that the black horse had bad intentions towards her little white horse.

Wei Qingye tapped her forehead and said, "Stupid, that's my horse, how come you can't recognize it?"

Nan Zhiyu took a closer look and found that the black horse looked somewhat familiar.

She smiled awkwardly, "How could I forget? It's obviously because it has bad intentions."

Wei Qingye walked up and touched the black horse's head, "Its name is Rufeng, and it has been taking care of Xiaobai since he was young.

It should be the closest family member to Xiaobai."

After Nan Zhiyu climbed onto the horse, she grabbed the reins and before she gave any instructions, Xiaobai was already following behind Rufeng at a steady pace with almost no bumps.

Nan Zhiyu slowly mustered up her courage and sped up. The wind blew the horse's mane on the back of its neck, lifting her cloak, revealing her bright red woven cloud-sleeved robe and pomegranate red wide pants.

Suede boots stepped on the stirrups, and with a crisp "giggle" as Nan Zhiyu rode the horse.

The little white horse was running faster and faster, and the person riding on it exuded freedom and joy.

Wei Qingye followed closely behind on his horse, the ostentatious smile on his face not diminishing at all.

The two men rode their horses side by side until Wei Qingye suddenly called a stop.

Nan Zhiyu then pulled the reins, with a smile in her glazed eyes, "Why, Your Highness, are you going to admit defeat?"

Wei Qingye got off his horse with an ugly expression on his face. "Something is wrong here. Nan Jiaojiao, get off first."

Nan Zhiyu dismounted obediently and looked around vigilantly.

This is the outskirts of the hunting ground. Although it has been cleaned in advance, it is definitely not so quiet that there is not even the sound of birds singing.

So, there is a high possibility that this is a trap?

Nan Zhiyu's eyes fell on the man next to her. She didn't know whether she should be glad or regretful.
How could she have deserved the assassination described in the novel?

Suddenly, a black shadow fell from the sky. Shu Yan smelled heavily of blood and said breathlessly, "Your Highness, there are many assassins hiding around here. We have only dealt with a small number of them. Now I will escort you and Yue Zhaoxun to leave this place quickly."

The three men had not been riding for long when they suddenly heard the sound of an arrow piercing the sky from behind them.

Shu Yan drew out the long sword from his waist and intercepted it directly.

Nan Zhiyu's palms were shaking with nervousness. This was the first time she encountered such a scene. She would be lying if she said she wasn't scared.

A dozen killers suddenly jumped out and surrounded the three of them.

"Dog Prince, today is the day you die." The leader spoke the official language of Southern Qin, and his accent sounded awkward.

Everyone surrounded and attacked. Wei Qingye kicked one of the assassins away, then threw the sword in his hand, changed his hand, and cut the assassin's throat with a flip of his wrist.

In an instant, blood gushed out, staining the prince's robe red.

Shu Yan surrounded the prince and the delicate Nan Zhaoxun and beat them up, fearing that he would be distracted and hurt them.

Nan Zhiyu was so frightened that her face turned pale. She leaned on the little white horse, and her fingers accidentally touched the bow and arrow that she often used to practice, and a bold guess came to her mind.

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