At this time, the morning sun was rising, and the bright sunlight shone through the gaps in the dense branches and leaves and sprinkled on Lu Mingyu’s face little by little. That beautiful and heroic face became more vivid with anger.

   The Second Prince’s heart seemed to be pulled slightly.

   He also laughed, his face slowly stretched like flower petals, which was indescribably pleasing to the eyes: “Yes, Fourth Miss Lu and I have a deep relationship.”

   In front of these shameless people, I can’t do anything, and since everyone is here, I can’t even open my mouth to curse, I’m really annoyed.

  Lu Mingyu pursed the corners of her mouth, revealing the unkindness in her eyes.

  She had to rely on Shen Lan again to smooth things out: “Xiaoyu and I are going to go hunting in the mountains. Since we are going on a different route from His Highness, we will not invite His Highness to enter the mountain together.”

The Second prince didn’t stalk them, he smiled gracefully: “Alright.” Then he glanced at Lu Mingyu with some regret: “I heard that Fourth Miss Lu has amazing power and excellent archery skills. It’s a pity that I can’t see it with my own eyes today.”^[1]T/N The ML is being extra petty here

  Lu Mingyu: “…”

   So let’s just say, people must never do bad things.

  The Second Prince’s gaze swept to her bow and arrow, and she couldn’t help feeling guilty for a while.

   She wanted to tell him, to stop watching, this girl was carrying an ordinary bow and arrow today. The bow and arrow that killed you before has been hidden and will never see the light of day again.

  Lu Mingyu closed her mouth neatly and turned her head aside.

   Shen Lan and the Second Prince said goodbye in a few words.

  Lu Mingyu was the first to leave, and after walking a long way, she could still notice that the two focused and bright eyes behind her had been following her.

   Her heart was not smooth, and she walked faster until she completely disappeared into the dense forest.

  The Second Prince stood there for a long time before taking his eyes back.

  Xiao Yuan asked obediently and earnestly, “Your Highness, are you still going into the mountain?”

   The Second Prince replied: “No need, go back to the Summer Retreat!”

Xiaoyuan grinned: “That’s true. The forest is so big, and it’s difficult to meet again. In short, we have seen Fourth Miss Lu today, so it’s totally worth our wait for so long on the only way to go up the mountain. Your Highness got up early, you must be tired, go back and rest for half a day.”

   Then he came up with a bad idea: “Fourth Miss Lu is very good at archery, and she will hunt a lot of prey today. In the evening, why don’t we go outside the Shen family courtyard? Maybe, Miss Shen will invite His Royal Highness to go in for some barbecue or something.”

   The Second Prince glanced at Xiao Yuan approvingly: “It’s a good idea, and when I go back to the Summer retreat, this prince has a lot of rewards for you.”

   Xiaoyuan smiled and replied, “It’s a matter for the servants to share the worries of the master and the son. Your Highness, don’t reward now, it won’t be too late to reward the servants later when Fourth Miss Lu enters the door and becomes the mistress.”

  The Second Prince laughed lightly and nodded: “Okay. I’ll reward you on that day!”

   A group of princes’ personal soldiers: “…”

   Eunuch Xiao Yuan had a reason for being trusted by his master.

   These ruthless guards can’t compare to him.

  …

  Shen Lan’s archery skills were mediocre. She shot a dozen arrows in half a day and hunted only one hare.

  Shen Lan looked at the fat hare and was very happy: “Tonight we set up a barbecue grill, slice the hare into thin slices, sprinkle some salt and spices, and roast it to eat.”

   In the past half-day, Lu Mingyu has hunted a sheep, two deer, and several hares and pheasants. The depressed mood due to the Second Prince had long since dissipated.

   Hearing Shen Lan’s boast, Lu Mingyu couldn’t help laughing: “With so many people in the courtyard, who can eat your hare?”

  There were only two masters, more than ten maids and servants, and more than 30 guards who were strong and sturdy.

   Shen Lan was not annoyed when she was teased, she pursed her lips and smiled: “Isn’t there still you? You have hunted so much, it is enough no matter how many there are.”

After a pause, she replied with a smile: “I think you should hunt a little more! Maybe, on the return trip, you will be able to ‘run into’ the Second Prince again. And to be reasonable, you have to invite distinguished guests to eat barbecue together. .”

  Lu Mingyu: “…”

   Shen Lan giggled when she saw Lu Mingyu’s sullen face.

   “Thank you for laughing.” Lu Mingyu glared at her friend with a smile: “You know I don’t want to hear the mention of him, but you still want to mention him. Are you still my close friend?”

  Shen Lan laughed more and more vigorously: “I will comfort you after I have laughed. Wait a minute!”

   The more she thought about it, the more she laughed, and her stomach hurt from laughing.

  Lu Mingyu also couldn’t do anything about her, rolled her eyes, walked away a few steps, and drew her bow and arrow. The sharp arrow flew into the grass. A fat hare didn’t have time to escape and was knocked to the ground by an arrow through the throat.

   Shen Lan was amazed to see such a scene once she saw it: “Xiaoyu, your archery skills are really amazing!”

   Then, she felt sorry for Lu Mingyu: “It’s a pity that you are not a man, so you can’t lead the army. Otherwise, with your divine power and martial arts, you could have been a brave and unparalleled general!”

   In the Great Wei, martial arts became popular, and the status of women was much higher than that of the previous dynasties. However, it has long been an iron rule that women do not enter military camps.

   Xingyang King Lu Lin had only one biological daughter, Lu Mingyu. But Xingyang Army can never be passed on to his daughter, and nine times out of ten, it must be passed on to Lu Fei.

  Lu Mingyu smiled lightly, without saying much, holding up the bow and arrow and shot into the air again. There was a bird cry in the dense forest, and a colorful bird fell straight down.

  …

   In the evening, the sky was getting dark.

  Lu Mingyu and Shen Lan returned with joy.

   Shen Lan just watched Lu Mingyu draw a bow and shoot arrows most of the time, and after running for almost the whole day, her legs were sore and weak when she went down the mountain. Lu Mingyu was still calm and reached out to support Shen Lan’s arm.

   Shen Lan leaned on Lu Mingyu’s body and let Lu Mingyu share the weight, which really helped her a lot.

  Shen Lan sighed again: “If you were a man, how good would you be.”

  Lu Mingyu laughed and joked: “After I go back, I will tell my second brother these words. I just said that the person that Sister Shen really likes is me. When you marry into the Lu family, you can’t bear to be separated from me.”

  It is not unusual for men to break their sleeves and women to polish their mirrors. ((euphuism for homosexuality)

   Especially in the houses of noble families, men, wives, and concubines, there were many monks and few porridges. There were also generals who led troops on expeditions and did not return home for a year or two at every turn. There were long days in the inner house, and some young women used their maids for entertainment.

   This gossip news, spread by word of mouth, was not a secret in small circles.

  Shen Lan blushed and glared at Lu Mingyu with a smile.

  Lu Mingyu took Shen Lan’s hand, went out of the forest, and returned to Shen’s courtyard.

   When she saw the familiar figures of the master and servant outside the Shen family courtyard, the corner of Lu Mingyu’s mouth twitched slightly.

  Why was she not surprised at all?

   Really haunting her.

  Lu Mingyu stopped without expression.

  A certain Prince with a face comparable to a city wall walked over slowly, and said in a flat, amazed tone: “What a coincidence, I didn’t expect to meet the two Misses again.”

  Shen Lan: “…”

  Lu Mingyu: “…”