sbdcsierra Chapter 170 The First Day of Hunting
Chapter 170 The First Day of Hunting
"Ah Lian," Yun Ting was surprised to find that Yun Ji's attitude towards him was very different from before, "Why are you so nice to me today?"
Qing Qian smiled, and Yun Ji said seriously: "I have always been so kind to Your Majesty."
Seeing how obedient he was, a sentence suddenly popped up in Yun Ting's mind: "If someone is too nice to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."
He hesitated, "But don't you feel resentment towards me because I ordered you to come to Yaohua Palace? Why are you now specifically asking for my favor and asking me to come to you tonight?"
"I have a deep sisterly bond with the Imperial Concubine, and I do not harbor any grudges against Your Majesty." Yun Ji would not let go of the opportunity easily. "The world can bear witness to my feelings towards Your Majesty. Your Majesty, you are joking."
Unexpectedly, Yun Ji, who appeared harmless, actually had the intention to harm him. Yun Ting nodded: "Okay, I'll come over tonight."
Seeing that he agreed as he wished, Yun Ji couldn't wait to make the "calming incense" immediately.
After much persuasion, Yun Ting was driven back to the Yangxin Palace. He immediately took out the formula of the non-toxic and harmless calming incense he had made earlier and called Lan Fu into the palace to grind ink.
After crossing out a few ingredients that suppressed the toxicity, Yun Ji thought for a moment and added three strong medicines.
In order to cover up its smell, he also carefully added an ingredient with rich aroma that was enough to divert attention.
After examining the ingredients on the paper for a while, Yun Ji could not find any problems, so he picked up the spices stored in a small box and started working.
Outside, seeing off His Majesty and her brother, Song Yue was worried about Yun Ji, who had just been spoken harshly by Yun Ting, so she walked back to the side hall.
"Ahem," she waved her hands as she was intoxicated by the aroma. "What's that smell? What is my sister busy with?"
From the way she spoke and the tone of her voice, she could tell it was Song Yue. Yun Ji raised his head slightly and glanced at her: "Perfume preparation."
Song Yue almost covered her nose with her hands: "This smell is really strong."
Hearing her repeatedly say that the fragrance was strong, Yun Ji thought for a moment and reduced the amount of one of the ingredients: "In this case, should we still smoke it?"
After sniffing it carefully for a few times, Song Yue nodded: "It's much better than before."
After making slight adjustments, Yun Ji wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling that the job was done. He smiled and said, "This incense is specially for your majesty."
The words "exclusively for Your Majesty" made Song Yue feel strange.
Since when has Sister Lian been so kind to Your Majesty that she even went so far as to specially prepare perfume?
She said bluntly, "But doesn't my sister have any feelings for His Majesty? Why would she go to such lengths for him?"
After a moment's silence, Yun Ji continued, "Your Majesty has been worried about state affairs lately and has been unable to rest at night.
"I am unable to share the affairs of the previous dynasty, but fortunately, I know a little bit about perfume making, so I can contribute a little bit of my help."
After explaining the obvious reasons, he changed the subject: "However, 'all medicines are poisonous'. If you want a quick effect, you can't guarantee that there won't be other effects.
"If something goes wrong, it's normal, sister, don't you think so?"
Hearing the murderous intent in his words, Song Yue was stunned for a moment and wanted to help: "What do you need me to do?"
"Don't worry about the spices, sister. I will take care of it."
Not forgetting the reason Yun Ting used to prevent him and Song Yue from leaving the palace at the same time, he lowered his eyes and said, "Sister, you only need to teach Concubine Xian how to manage the harem, so that His Majesty can rest assured that we can leave the palace together."
Worried that her brother would blame her for not sharing Concubine Lian's worries, Song Yue spoke anxiously, "Besides this, is there really nothing else I can help with?"
After thinking for a moment, Yun Ji said seriously, "I have something I want to ask you, sister."
Being able to do something practical, Song Yue nodded hurriedly: "You say."
"I see that sister has exquisite makeup," Yun Ji asked humbly, "Can you teach me how to dress up?"
After being poisoned by Yun Ji's spices for six consecutive days, even if Yun Ting was young, he could not withstand it.
His usually rosy face now looked slightly gray.
"Tomorrow, the hunt will begin. It will take most of the day to get from the Imperial City to the hunting grounds. In order to arrive before sunset, we have to get up early." Yun Ting was exhausted and didn't even have the energy to talk to Yun Ji. "Let's rest early."
Yun Ji was in a very good mood thinking that he would be able to see Xiao Zhizi tomorrow.
After getting used to it, he said "OK", closed the incense burner lid, and slept on the other side of the bed.
Originally, Yun Ji was worried about letting Yun Ting enter Yaohua Palace every night. If Jin An tried to stop him, how would he respond?
But it was a coincidence that I didn't know what Jin'an had been doing recently. I had clearly "slept with him" many times, but he didn't stop me. He just disappeared.
The fragrance prepared by Yun Ji was somewhat harmful to Yun Ting, but for him who had already taken the corresponding antidote, it was a powerful sleeping pill.
Thinking of Nan Yingzhi in his heart, he had a rare sweet dream.
In the dream, not only did he and Little Gardenia become a happy couple and have a deep love for each other, he also gave Little Gardenia many children.
They were in his arms and called little Gardenia "Daddy" and themselves "Mom".
Under the careful guidance of Xiao Zhizi, I raised them up and grew them into adults. Like a dead leaf leaving a branch, I left them, and Xiao Zhizi and I returned to our sweet life together...
It was not until Lan Fu spoke and called him and Yun Ting to get up that he woke up from his beautiful dream.
Yun Ting felt dizzy and could not get up even more than Yun Ji. He poked his head out from under the quilt in annoyance and said in a hoarse voice, "What time is it?"
"Your Majesty," Lan Fu drew up the curtains, brought some clean water, and helped them dress and wash, "It is already two quarters past the hour of Mao."
Waking up from a sweet dream, Yun Ji was in high spirits, even ecstatic.
He wished more than ever to see with his own eyes the person he had been dreaming about.
Seeing Yun Ting was dizzy, he took a long time to move to the palace gate. Without Yun Ting to lead him, he could not leave the palace gate. He looked back in the courtyard and urged: "Your Majesty, hurry up."
He always felt like something was not right, and sleepiness was everywhere. Yun Ting had no time to say sweet words to Yun Ji.
He walked unsteadily, got into his own carriage, and fell into a deep sleep.
The harem was frugal, and Yun Ji and Song Yue rode in the same carriage.
Since the people sitting next to him were Song Yue and Lan Fu instead of Yun Ting, Yun Ji felt much more relaxed than before.
Signaling Lan Fu to take out the bronze mirror, he looked left and right at the "woman" in the mirror, and seeing that "her" face was pale, he put on some rouge.
After asking Song Yue and Lan Fu for their opinions and confirming that her appearance was flawless, Yun Ji handed the bronze mirror back to Lan Fu and slowly opened the curtain.
Even though he was far away from Nan Yingzhi, he could still see her riding a tall horse outside at a glance.
He stared at her intently, and even saw her slightly furrowed brows clearly.
Originally, Nan Yingzhi and Song Cheng were riding horses at the front of the queue, she in front and Song Cheng behind.
On the surface, they were chatting casually, but in fact, they were discussing the details of the operation.
As if she had sensed something, she stretched out her hand to stop Song Cheng from speaking, and looked back at the carriage behind Yun Ting, where the concubine's carriage should be.
Even though there were many people among them, Nan Yingzhi still keenly captured where Yun Ji was.
The two people's eyes met in the air across the mountains and rivers.
As a military general, Song Cheng had good eyesight. He followed the direction Nan Yingzhi was looking and also caught a glimpse of Yun Ji, half of whose face was hidden by the carriage curtain.
With the curtain blocking his view, his beautiful face seemed to have an even more mysterious feeling, as if he was still holding a pipa with his face half covered.
If he didn't know clearly that Yun Ji was Nan Yingzhi's man, Song Cheng would have stared at Yun Ji to his heart's content.
Not wanting anyone other than herself to see Yun Ji's seductive look, Nan Yingzhi looked around vigilantly like a warrior guarding a treasure.
Fortunately, Song Cheng was very perceptive and had already shifted his gaze away from Yun Ji's face before she started her inspection.
When he was swept by Nan Yingzhi, he scratched his head with his left hand which was not wearing armor and laughed foolishly.
Seeing that the guards were worried about how to serve Yun Ting and had no time to pay attention to herself and Yun Ji, Nan Yingzhi and Yun Ji looked at each other from a distance and gave each other a soothing smile.
Seeing him lift the curtain with his white fingertips and his eyes full of impatience, she tilted her head, said a few words to Song Cheng, and then rode over.
Because she had to avoid other people, Nan Yingzhi came here unnoticed, but it took a lot of time and energy.
With his sweetheart right outside, Yun Ji became shy again, his voice barely audible: "Little Gardenia."
"Yes," Nan Yingzhi rode over on a warm late autumn day. His movements were large and the sun was scorching, causing a layer of sweat to form on his back. "I'm here."