usatvline Chapter 166 Cfv Ch.166 Hunting Grounds (3)
Chapter 166 Cfv Ch.166 Hunting Grounds (3)
Qin Jiu brought Qin Zeyu along to set up a grill in the pergola near the hunting platform, and instructed the servants to clean the pheasant after removing the tail to roast it. When the fragrant roasted pheasant was done, Gu Zezhi was also done with the Jianzi.
“For you.”
Gu Zezhi handed it to Qin Jiu.
This Jianzi was made from that pheasant’s prettiest feathers. The long colorful feathers hung down the sides, it resembled a blooming Phoenix flower. When the wind blew, the feathers swayed along, glistening with brilliance, it was exceptionally beautiful.
Qin Zeyu urged: “Third sister, try it!”
Qin Jiu was also eager to try it out, she threw the Jianzi in the air, and then used her right foot to coil it......
The Jianzi flew up, and then fell. She gave it an accurate kick. The next moment, it flew into the distance, drawing a long parabola in mid-air, like a bird spreading its wings and landed on a tree not far away.
“Ha ha ha!”
Qin Zeyu laughed loudly and made no effort to hide his hysterical laugh.
Qin Jiu: “......”
When the night hunt started that night, Empress Wei asked Qin Jiu to enter the hunting ground with her.
Qin Jiu confessed honestly: “Aunt, I don’t know how to ride a horse.”
She could only ride slowly for a short while, but this doesn’t count at all.
Empress Wei smiled naturally: “Zezhi is here.”
Qin Jiu: “......”
She had a feeling that something was wrong, what does this have to do with him.
“Aunt, I want to go too!” Qin Zeyu eagerly came forward, thinking that since Qin Jiu could go, so he could too!
“Wait aside!” Qin Zening picked up the little kid’s back collar and threw him towards Gu Zhen’s direction, implying that he should act his age.
Qin Zeyu: “......”
With Qin Zeyu and Gu Zhen’s pitiful gaze, the crowd surrounded the emperor and entered the hunting ground.
Now that the night has fallen, stars and the moon covered the night sky, and torches of fire illuminated the woods below as bright as day.
Soon after entering the hunting ground, the emperor pulled on the horse’s lead rope to a halt, and said loudly: “Night Hunting is to brush up on one’s martial arts and skills through hunting, but also to meet new friends. Daqi was founded through fighting relentlessly on horsebacks, and we shall all not forget our roots!”
“Today’s night hunt is the time for you all to show me what you’re capable of, let me see how brave and skillful our men are. The first person who hunts down a wild bear would be the winner of today’s night hunt. I’ll reward him heavily!”
All the noble warriors were pumped up, and answered in unison, then they rode their horses to the depths of the forests, the rumbling of the horses’ hooves gradually faded away......