Chapter 45: Gulu Gulu

Because of the soldiers' joining, the wolf pack scattered in all directions under the head wolf's call. The horse's corpse on the ground had long been bitten to pieces by the pack of evil wolves, and several wild wolves that were shot also lay on the ground struggling, finally stopping breathing.

Looking at the mess on the ground, Liu Che raised his hand and wiped his cheek stained with hot blood with his sleeve. The soldiers who came to rescue the Emperor walked over one after another, knelt on one knee in front of Liu Che: "This subordinate and others were late to rescue the Emperor, please forgive the Empress."

Liu Che said loudly: "Get up, you came very timely." Saying this, he flipped off the horse.

Wei Qing, who was sitting behind him, only felt a void in front. He paused and followed by jumping off the horse.

"Who shot these two wolves?" Liu Che stared at the wild wolf's corpse on the ground. The arrow pierced the wild wolf's head straight, showing the shooter's superb archery skills.

Chen Fei said: "Xiaojun, it should be this servant who shot it."

Liu Che looked at Chen Fei, then raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You are the attendant by the Jianling Princess's side?"

Chen Fei responded: "Yes, this servant followed the Emperor's order to follow the soldiers to find Xiaojun."

"How did you find us?" Liu Che thought about how they had been lost in this area before and couldn't get out no matter what.

The leading general replied: "Reporting to the Empress, this little brother Chen has an object called a Compass, and he led us to find you all the way."

Facing Liu Che's gaze, Chen Fei didn't dare to hide it, hurriedly offered the compass, and said: "Xiaojun, this object was bestowed by the Jianling Princess."

Liu Che took the compass from Chen Fei's hand and played with it, not feeling novel, after all, his daughter could take out all kinds of strange things.

Liu Che, who had survived a disaster, was clearly in a good mood. He looked up at the sky outside the dense forest and found that it was getting darker, so he hurriedly said: "Good, return, don't let the Emperor wait for a long time."

He hadn't returned for such a long time, A Jiao must be very worried, otherwise she wouldn't have arranged for people to find him. Thinking of this, Liu Che suddenly felt like an arrow returning home, wishing he could grow wings and fly back to see A Jiao.

The sky was completely dark, and the bonfire at the hunting camp was particularly bright and lively. Familiar ministers gathered around a bonfire, drinking while warming themselves, eating the wild game they hunted.

Liu Li squatted by a fire, secretly exchanged a bag of cumin powder from her system mall, and then sprinkled the cumin on the roasted whole lamb in front of her.

Huo Qubing squatted beside her, saw her movement, and was curious: "What did you sprinkle on it?"

Liu Li lowered her voice and lied to him: "I sprinkled poison on it."

Huo Qubing: "?" His expression froze, then he gasped: "You, you..." How dare she?!

Before long, the fragrance of cumin lamb had already drifted out. Liu Li felt that her saliva was about to flow out, so she stood up and directed the attendant with the knife on the side: "Cut a piece of lamb for me to taste."

The attendant chose the meat near the lamb leg and cut a small plate with a knife, then handed the plate to Liu Li: "Princess, please enjoy."

There were no chopsticks here, so Liu Li didn't care. She reached out to take it directly. Just as she picked up a piece of lamb and hadn't sent it to her mouth, it was knocked to the ground by Huo Qubing.

Liu Li watched the fat lamb fly away from her mouth and glared at Huo Qubing angrily: "What are you doing?"

Huo Qubing frowned: "Are you crazy? You poisoned it yourself, and you still want to eat it? You don't want your life anymore!"

Liu Li: "..." She felt a breath stuck in her chest, both angry and amused.

She pursed her lips, gave a mischievous laugh, picked up a piece of lamb from the plate again, sent it directly to Huo Qubing's mouth, and ordered: "Eat it."

Huo Qubing looked at Liu Li suspiciously: "You..."

"This is an order." Liu Li pretended to be cold: "The poison just now was for you."

He lowered his eyes to look at the lamb in her hand, then looked up at her, not knowing why he felt a bit sad: "Do you hate me so much that you want my life?"

Liu Li didn't expect Huo Qubing to be so easily teased, really believing that she had sprinkled poison on the lamb just now, and even wanted to poison him.

"I was teasing you, actually there is no..." Liu Li just wanted to explain clearly, but Huo Qubing suddenly put on a look of resignation, lowered his head, and took the meat from her hand in one bite.

Is he a dog?!

Huo Qubing chewed a few times and tasted the flavor. He felt that this lamb was much better than the roasted lamb he had eaten here before. Suddenly, he covered his throat and fell to the ground in pain, as if he had been poisoned.

Liu Li: "?"

"Huo Qubing, you... what's wrong with you?" Seeing him like this, Liu Li hurriedly squatted down to check his situation: "Hey, don't scare me, what's wrong with you?"

Huo Qubing said painfully: "Poisoned..."

"How is that possible?!" Liu Li was stunned: "I just sprinkled cumin, how could it be poisoned? If it were really poisoned, it could only be that this lamb was already poisoned before it was sent over."

Who poisoned it?

In this Shanglin Park, there was actually someone who wanted to harm a small princess like her?

Had her existence threatened someone's interests?

Thinking of this, Liu Li's expression tightened. She stood up abruptly, just about to ask the attendant on the side to call the imperial physician, when Huo Qubing, who was still lying on the ground, suddenly sat up as if nothing had happened: "Cough, Princess, I was just teasing you, I'm fine."

Liu Li: "???"

Huo Qubing: "We're even. Didn't the Princess also tease me just now."

At this moment, Liu Li really wanted to curse to express her mood. But facing this young face of Huo Qubing, she couldn't curse.

Finally, she could only kick his butt as if she were angry: "You bear child is really asking for a beating!"

Huo Qubing, who was kicked in the butt: "!"

He jumped up from the ground, not knowing whether it was roasted by the fire or what, his originally fair cheeks were stained with a thin red, "You..."

"Why do you always say I am a bear child?"

What does bear child mean?

Liu Li: "Hmph." She didn't want to pay attention to him, turned her head to eat the lamb on the plate. At that moment just now, she was really scared to death. If the Huo Qubing in this space was really poisoned to death, where would she find a Champion Marquis who would step on the Xiongnu for the Great Han!

Huo Qubing added a piece of firewood to the bonfire and pouted: "Clearly you teased me first, and I teased you back, why are you still angry?"

For the sake of her heart, Liu Li decided to stay away from this bear child.

The bonfire crackled and burned. A sound of horse hooves came from the entrance of the jungle. Liu Li stood up abruptly, her eyes shining: "They are back!"

Huo Qubing also stood up, tiptoed and looked in the direction of the horse hooves. He had been staying here also waiting for his uncle.

Liu Li ran to the tent to notify A Jiao.

A Jiao took Liu Li's hand and just walked out of the tent, and saw Liu Che on the horse coming slowly toward this side. Although the bonfire was bright, it couldn't clear the expression on his face.

Ministers turned their heads to look at this team, only then did they know that the Empress had entered the forest to hunt and didn't return until now.

When he was a few steps away from A Jiao, Liu Che reined in Zhuifeng, then flipped off the horse and ran straight to her.

A Jiao subconsciously stretched out her hands and hugged the person who rushed over into her arms.

Liu Che's hands tightly hugged A Jiao's neck, the whole person hanging on A Jiao like an accessory. He panted lightly and whispered: "A Jiao, I'm back."

The heat of his speech sprayed on her earlobe, tingling like an electric shock. She subconsciously hugged him tightly and scolded softly: "You still know how to come back."

Answering her was his muffled laughter buried in her arms.

This scene was naturally seen by the ministers and marquises, and everyone made strange noises, then praised the Emperor and Empress's feelings were really good.

A Jiao then reacted that this scene of them hugging had been seen by everyone, and even her daughter was looking at them with a playful expression.

A Jiao's face was slightly hot. She wanted to put Liu Che down, but Liu Che was still tightly hanging on her, so she had to whisper: "Let go first, everyone is watching."

"The Emperor hugging the Empress is justified, let them watch." Although he said so, Liu Che still let go of A Jiao.

"I heard that the Empress hunted a tiger in the forest. The Empress's heroic posture, this subject and others admire." A minister stood up and raised his wine glass: "This subject toasts the Empress."

Liu Che was empty-handed now and had no wine glass to toast this minister. He nodded slightly: "Wait for Me to enter the tent to wash up, and then come to drink with everyone."

Hearing the "Empress" say so, everyone noticed that there was blood on the "Empress's" hands and even face. A Jiao's expression instantly became nervous, and she reached out to hold Liu Che's shoulder: "How are you? Are you injured?"

Feeling A Jiao's nervousness about him, Liu Che raised his eyebrows, his expression quite proud: "Rest assured, I am not injured, these are all the blood of wild wolves."

Liu Li whispered: "Let Father go in and wash up first."

A Jiao nodded: "Hmm." Looking at so much blood on her face, A Jiao felt terrified in her heart.

On the other side, Huo Qubing saw that his uncle had returned safely, and also breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Uncle, is the jungle very dangerous? I really wanted to go in and hunt with you at first, but today I compared riding and archery, and only then did I know that I still have a lot of room for improvement. Uncle, I..."

Huo Qubing said and looked up at his uncle, but his voice stopped suddenly, because he found that his uncle didn't seem to be listening to him at all. He followed Wei Qing's gaze and looked over, only to find that his uncle had been staring at the Emperor and Empress.

"Uncle, rest assured, the Emperor didn't blame you." Huo Qubing thought Wei Qing was worried about the Emperor's punishment, but the Wei Qing before him was like a lost soul.

"Uncle, Uncle?" Huo Qubing called several times, and Wei Qing finally regained his focus.

He looked at his nephew: "What's wrong?"

Huo Qubing frowned: "I should be the one asking you what's wrong. I called you several times, what's wrong with you?"

Wei Qing lowered his eyes to cover all the emotions in his eyes and said in a low voice: "I'm fine, just returned from the forest, a bit tired."

Huo Qubing didn't think much about it. He also noticed that Wei Qing's body and face were covered in blood, so he hurriedly said: "Uncle, then let's tell the Emperor, and then go back to rest."

Wei Qing responded in a muffled voice: "Hmm, okay."

The two walked to the tent together. Wei Qing hesitated for a moment in front of the tent and cleared his voice to call out: "Your Majesty."

It was Liu Li who walked out.

Wei Qing looked at Liu Li and said in a low voice: "Jianling Princess."

Liu Li asked: "Does General Wei have anything to do?"

General Wei? Wei Qing was stunned by Liu Li's address to him. After all, he wasn't a general at this time.

Liu Li also realized that she had called the wrong name, so she hurriedly said: "Father often praises you for being heroic and resourceful, having the bearing of a Great General, so I just called you that just now."

The Emperor trusted him so much, and he actually... Wei Qing hurriedly clasped his fists: "Wei Qing is unworthy of the Emperor's praise."

After a pause, Wei Qing suddenly knelt in front of the tent: "This subject failed to protect the Empress, please punish the Emperor."

Liu Li was startled by his action and hurriedly reached out to help him up: "Wei Daren, get up quickly. Father didn't blame you, you don't have to blame yourself. Mother also said that Wei Daren protected her with merit, and she asked you to rest first, everything will be discussed tomorrow."

Wei Qing's expression was stunned. He pursed his lips and said: "Thank the Emperor and Empress for their grace."

Huo Qubing on the side helped Wei Qing up: "Uncle, let's go back first."

Wei Qing responded: "Hmm."

Just now, seeing the scene of the Emperor and Empress hugging together, his heart felt a faint sourness for no reason. He even inexplicably thought of the scene in the forest, when he sat behind the "Empress," and could have hugged her into his arms as long as he raised his hand slightly.

Wei Qing, what are you thinking about?!

Put away this inappropriate thought. She is the Empress. The only man in this world qualified to hug her into his arms is the Emperor.

Inside the tent, the maid prepared a bucket of hot water and clean clothes for Liu Che. Liu Che glanced at A Jiao beside him and raised his eyebrows: "You all withdraw, I will do it myself."

The maids responded: "Nuo."

After the maids went out, Liu Che half-undressed and said: "A Jiao, come and help Me take a bath."

A Jiao: "?"

She said coldly: "Why not let the maid do it?"

Liu Che said righteously: "Aren't you worried about whether I am injured? I will take off my clothes and let you see clearly."

A Jiao: "..."

Liu Che raised his eyebrows: "What are you afraid of? Isn't this your own body? Are you shy to look at your own body?"

"Who is shy? Wash then." A Jiao snorted, silently reciting in her heart that she was just washing herself.

Liu Che stretched out his arms: "Help Me take off my clothes first."

A Jiao pursed her lips, leaned close to him, and reached out to untie the clothes on his body. The strong smell of blood rushed to her face, and she subconsciously frowned.

After the clothes were taken off, Liu Che soaked himself in the water. After washing the blood on his arms, he raised a pair of white and flawless jade arms in front of A Jiao: "Look, I said I wasn't injured."

A Jiao said coldly: "I was worried that if you were injured, you would leave scars on my body." Although she said so, she also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Liu Che sighed comfortably in the hot water, and A Jiao took a ladle to pour water for him. Afterward, Liu Che and A Jiao talked about the danger in the forest today, which could only be described as perilous.

A Jiao scolded: "See if you dare to run so far next time."

"Yes, yes, yes, I was wrong." Liu Che admitted his mistake very casually.

"By the way, where did you find that attendant named Chen Fei?" Liu Che thought of Chen Fei and praised: "His riding and archery skills are not bad."

"Found him in the Yongxiang by chance." A Jiao replied casually.

"You can transfer him to the Feathered Forest Guard. With such good skills, following A Li is a waste of talent." Liu Che said.

Listening to Liu Che's words, A Jiao threw down the ladle: "How is it a waste of talent to follow my A Li?"

Liu Che hurriedly said: "I didn't mean that. This Chen Fei is so capable, he should go to a place more suitable for his career development. Following A Li, he will only be an attendant forever."

Liu Che appreciated capable people, just like Wei Qing back then. He took a fancy to Wei Qing's skills, so he asked the Princess Pingyang for him and arranged for him to work in the palace.

Otherwise, Wei Qing would only be a horse slave in the Princess Pingyang's mansion for the rest of his life.

After listening to Liu Che's explanation, A Jiao pretended to be angry: "To put it plainly, you just want someone. Then you go talk to A Li yourself, after all, Chen Fei is the person serving by her side."

"Hmm." Liu Che nodded: "That is natural."

Liu Che washed off the blood on his body, and A Jiao handed over a dry towel: "Wipe yourself dry and put on your clothes, the ministers are still waiting for us."

"Hmm." Liu Che responded. He stood up from the water with a splash. Seeing this, A Jiao's eyes straightened, and she hurriedly took a robe from the side and wrapped him up: "You... can't you wait for me to go out before you stand up?"

He leaned into her arms, raised his eyebrows and said: "What are you afraid of? Haven't you seen it?" His words were full of teasing.

A Jiao: "..."

"Carry me to the bed, otherwise I have to walk over myself, you might be even more shy watching." Liu Che said with a smile.

A Jiao boasted that she didn't have Liu Che's thick skin. Hearing Liu Che make fun of her body, she took a deep breath, suddenly reached out and pressed Liu Che's shoulder, and pushed him into the water with force.

Liu Che emerged: "Chen Ajiao, you..."

A Jiao narrowed her eyes, sneered, and pressed his head to drown him in the water.

Liu Che: "Gulu gulu gulu..."

Finally, under Liu Che's vigorous struggle, A Jiao let go of Liu Che and dropped a sentence: "Clean yourself up." Then she turned and left the tent.

Liu Che said angrily: "Chen Ajiao, stand still, are you trying to murder your husband!"

The hunting activity was considered a complete success, with the "Empress" hunting a tiger as the best result. In the end, the Emperor's reward was left unsettled, after all, the Emperor and Empress were one.

The next day was a free rest time. After Liu Che fought in the jungle yesterday, he clearly couldn't get up today. A Jiao didn't disturb him and let him rest well.

Just after walking out of the room, she bumped into Liu Ling.

Liu Ling called out coquettishly: "Your Majesty, A Ling has something to find you."

A Jiao smiled gently: "What is it?"

"A Ling wants to ask the Emperor cousin about someone." Liu Ling deliberately changed her address to call the Emperor cousin, attempting to pull closer the relationship.

How could A Jiao not know such little tricks of Liu Ling? After all, this trick was one she had played out. When she was young, her mother took her from Tangyi to the Weiyang Palace to see the Emperor and her grandmother.

Before seeing the Emperor at that time, her mother specifically instructed her to call the Emperor uncle obediently after seeing him.

At that time, she couldn't understand the reason why her mother let her do this. Later, she got used to calling uncle, and every time she acted coquettishly toward the Emperor, this trick was very effective.

Uncle could always satisfy her little wishes.

Thinking of this, A Jiao raised her eyebrows and asked: "What kind of person needs you to specifically come and ask Me?"

Liu Ling whispered: "It's the soldier who followed the cousin that day. A Ling saw that he was handsome and wanted to get to know him."

There were many soldiers around A Jiao, and she didn't know which one Liu Ling was referring to specifically, but the handsome one... A Jiao guessed: "Are you talking about Wei Qing?"

Currently, the handsome one, she could only think of Wei Qing.

"His name is Wei Qing?" Liu Ling pretended not to know Wei Qing. In fact, she had already heard Wei Qing's name when she was in Huainan.

"We are not sure if he is the person you are looking for. If A Ling is not in a hurry, We can call Wei Qing over for you to see." Regarding Liu Ling wanting to get to know Wei Qing, A Jiao didn't think much about it, just thinking that Liu Ling was a young girl in love.

Liu Ling nodded: "That would be great, thank you cousin."

There was a place in the temporary palace specially for the Emperor to work. A Jiao arranged for someone to notify Wei Qing to come, and Liu Ling sat under the seat very obediently.

Before long, Wei Qing came in armor. He looked at the Emperor on the high seat and knelt on one knee: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

A Jiao looked at Liu Ling, asking with her eyes: Is it him?

Liu Ling nodded repeatedly, indicating that it was this person.

A Jiao thought for a moment and said: "Wei Qing, We called you here because We want you to take the Huainan King Wengzhu to tour Shanglin Park properly."

Liu Ling continued: "I heard that the cousin's Shanglin Park is very large. If there is Wei Daren to lead the way, A Ling will be very grateful."

Wei Qing frowned, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the "Empress's" voice from behind: "A Ling sister wants to visit Shanglin Park, why not look for Me? I am more familiar with this Shanglin Park than Wei Qing."

Hearing this voice, Wei Qing's body stiffened slightly. He didn't look back, but lowered his head even lower.

Liu Ling: "?" Why did it feel like "A Jiao sister" was very unwilling for her to contact Wei Qing?

Liu Che came over at this time, of course, to destroy Liu Ling and Wei Qing. Wei Qing was a soldier he specially cultivated, and Liu Ling?

Whether the Huainan Kingdom had a future was still an unknown. If Wei Qing and Liu Ling became a couple, his loss would be great. He couldn't let a Huainan Wengzhu without a future ruin Wei Qing's future. Of course, if the Huainan King didn't have the heart to rebel, Liu Ling marrying Wei Qing seemed not bad. ===== CHAPTER 46 =====

Liu Ling: "?" Why does it feel like "Sister A Jiao" is very unhappy about me having contact with Wei Qing?

Liu Che coming over at this time was, of course, to disrupt Liu Ling and Wei Qing. Wei Qing was a general he had personally cultivated, but what about Liu Ling?

Whether the Huainan Kingdom had a future was still an unknown. If Wei Qing and Liu Ling were to become a pair, his own losses would be great. He could not let a Huainan Wengzhu with no future ruin Wei Qing's prospects. Of course, if the Huainan King had no intention of rebelling, Liu Ling marrying Wei Qing might not be bad.