Chapter 1064 Autumn Hunt (1)

Chapter 1064: Autumn Hunt (1) Chapter 1064: Autumn Hunt (1) Editor: Atlas Studios At this moment, Qi Xiuyuan was also discussing the autumn hunt with Rong Xuan and the others.

“… Recently, everyone’s tempers have been a tad fiery.

Why don’t we hold a hunting event in the West Mountain and let everyone vent their anger?” The corners of Rong Xuan’s mouth twitched.

‘Isn’t that caused by your precious brother?’ After Prince Rong returned to the capital, everyone was waiting for him to speak up and recover the lost territory.

Unexpectedly, he didn’t say a single word about it.

Someone attempted to start the topic, but Prince Rong still didn’t express his opinion about it, simply watching while everyone argued.

Whether it was civil servants or generals, they couldn’t figure out what the higher-ups intended for a moment, so they were naturally a little frustrated.

After a few days, everyone was getting more and more impatient.

Smiling, Qi Xiuyuan said to everyone, “Get the Ministry of Rites and Ministry of War to prepare.

When the time comes, all the ministers will bring their children who have some abilities.

I also want to see how skilled they are in martial arts.

Great Qi will, after all, have to rely on their protection in the future.” When everyone heard this, their hearts could not help but skip a beat.

Could it be that the Emperor wanted to test everyone’s martial arts in advance?

After all, there had been no war in the past few years.

The generals felt their hands itch.

They had not lost their ability in the past few years.

It would be best if they brought their sons and nephews with them.

Perhaps they could show their faces in front of the Emperor and gain a position for them to display their talents.

The civil officials also felt that this was a precursor to the dispatch of troops, so they looked at each other and agreed in unison.

The autumn hunt was thus decided.

It was only in the afternoon that the harem received the news.

Li Jinghua clapped her hands and smiled.

“This is great.

The hunt will take five to six days.

If she wants to hunt, she can hunt to her heart’s content during the autumn hunt.

Ask her to come to the palace tomorrow because I have something to tell her.” Little Madam Xia agreed.

Li Jinghua wanted to talk to Mu Yangling about the girls’ school.

“Some time ago, I looked at the account books and registration list of the girls’ school and realized that the number of students in the Technical Institute is five times more than that of the Virtue and Culture Institute.

Now, there are only a total of 128 students in the Virtue and Culture Institute; that’s still too little.

Shouldn’t we think of a way to attract more students?” “What do you want to do?” With a smile, Li Jinghua replied, “I’ve decided to bestow a few calligraphy paintings to the Virtue and Culture Institute and see if I can also get a few from His Majesty.

In addition, I’ll bring a few students from the academy to participate in the upcoming hunt.

What do you think?” “Seeing as the higher-ups and His Majesty value the girls’ school so much, and students also have the chance to interact with the royal family and nobles, I’m sure there will be many people who are willing to send their daughters to the Virtue and Culture Institute.” Mu Yangling frowned slightly.

“But by enrolling with such intentions, I’m afraid that the atmosphere at the girls’ school will be tainted by them.” “The management of the girls’ school is strict.

Once a person enters the girls’ school, they aren’t free to do whatever they want.

They can always be taught.

After all, the school is a place to preach and teach.” Mu Yangling expressed that she had no objections.

Li Jinghua thus sent the imperial decree to the girls’ school, creating an uproar.

Not everyone was qualified to follow the Emperor to the West Mountain to hunt.

The first condition was that they had to be officials in the capital who were third-grade and above.

Then, there were some officials who had to stay in the capital.

Only the remaining officials were within the consideration of the Ministry of Rites.

How many people could meet this requirement?

Most importantly, other than the supreme-grade nobles, most of the officials would choose to bring their wives and sons along.

Their wives would be in charge of socializing with the wives of other officials, while their sons would be in charge of making the family proud.

If they were lucky, they would attract the attention of the Emperor and be given an official position.

At the very least, they would be able to interact with the young men who attended the banquet, forming valuable connections.

Therefore, not only were the female students from the girls’ school excited, but even the officials were excited when they heard about it.

Many people regretted not sending their daughters to the girls’ school.

Otherwise, they would have had the chance to follow the Emperor to the West Mountain this time.

One had to know that the Crown Prince, Prince Rong, and the Prince of the Duke of Peaceful State would all be there this time.

As long as their daughter caught the eye of one of those youths… It was only now that everyone realized that the existence of the girls’ school was also beneficial to them.

Perhaps they should support it?

Oblivious to these undercurrents, Mu Yangling was preparing to go to the West Mountain.

As they would be away for six days at a time and would be bringing the young boy-girl twins along, the difficulty of traveling increased, so they were very busy making preparations.

Knowing that they would get to ride a big horse, the boy-girl twins were riding a small wooden horse and running around the house.

Just as Mu Yangling was about to tell them to be quiet, Little Leopard tripped and fell to the ground.

Shocked, Mu Yangling was about to pick him up when she realized that he had quickly gotten up again with his hands and feet.

With a hand held to his forehead, he twisted around to look at everyone.

Mu Yangling quickly turned her head to the side and gestured for the people in the room to remain silent.

Seeing that no one noticed that he had fallen, Little Leopard heaved a sigh of relief.

He rubbed his forehead, helped the wooden horse up, and continued to ride it.

He shouted and chased after Baozhu, startling her.

Seeing this, he laughed and ran forward.

Mu Yangling heaved a sigh of relief.

She propped her chin on her hand and looked at them.

“Seeing as you’re so naughty, can I still go into the mountains to hunt when we reach West Mountain?” “I only know that we’ve got to bring the children along.” Little Madam Xia led Little Fu in from outside and let him play with his younger siblings.

Then, she sat beside Mu Yangling and took a sip of tea.

“The Empress said that we’re not allowed to leave the children behind and have to bring them along.

Little Bear and the others have guards to look after them one-on-one.

If you trust me, you can leave these two to me.

When the time comes, you and Fourth Brother can go into the mountains to hunt.” Without waiting for Mu Yangling to speak excitedly, Little Madam Xia continued, “Just one thing.

You have to give me half of what you catch.” “Of course.

Not to mention half, I’m even willing to give it all to you.” Mu Yangling hugged Little Madam Xia and wished she could kiss her face.

Little Madam Xia said with a sigh, “Actually, I’m not just doing this for you.

Noble Consort Duan-Xian is going with us this time.

It’s strange.

She doesn’t like the princes in the palace, but she is fond of Little Fu and the other two children.

When I enter the palace these few days, she comes to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility to sit and play with the children.

This time, she also asked the three of them to accompany us to relax.” “My kids are obedient.

I’m very assured to hand them over to you.” Mu Yangling hugged Baozhu and Little Leopard and smiled.

“Will you play with Brother Little Fu?” Baozhu and Little Leopard cried out twice, pushed their mother’s hand away, and continued to play riding games.

The two children were not afraid of strangers and were full of energy.

When they were at home, they could never sit still.

It was the same when they got into the carriage.

The two children leaned against the window on both sides and shouted at their older brothers who were riding horses outside, indicating that they wanted to ride horses, too.

Little Bear really wanted to ride with his younger siblings, but under his father’s gaze, he didn’t dare to reach out and carry the two of them out of the carriage window.

Everyone could only listen to the two children’s aggrieved and angry cries all the way to the West Mountain.

Even the Emperor and Empress, who were in front, heard the children’s voices.

Laughing, they said to Qi Haoran, who was outside, “Hurry back and comfort your two little ones.

Just one thing.

Since the children are still young, you’re not allowed to ride with them on the horse lest they catch a cold.” Qi Haoran agreed and turned his horse around to return to Mu Yangling’s carriage.

He jumped onto the carriage, lifted the curtain, and entered.

After lifting the two children up, he rubbed them.

“I keep hearing the two of you shouting along the way.”

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