readytorunbook Chapter 329 Prey
Chapter 329 Prey
Shen Tang had no shortage of fox fur cloaks. The dowry prepared for her by the Marquis' Mansion included eight cloaks made of various furs.
But Xie Guimo wanted to hunt personally and prepare one for her. Shen Tang would definitely not refuse, and she was even a little looking forward to it.
After breakfast the next day, Xie Guimo went out with a bow and arrow. Before leaving, he said he would bring back game. Shen Tang was already prepared for a big meal in the evening.
After paying his respects to the princess and strolling around the garden, Shen Tang went to the warehouse to pick out silk.
Xie Guimo gave her a fox fur cloak, and she made him a brocade robe.
After choosing the silk, he sat on the small couch and drew the pattern of the brocade robe. Just as he had made a rough sketch, he heard a familiar sound of footsteps.
Shen Tang was a little confused.
Isn’t this the sound of Xie Guimo’s footsteps?
She looked up and saw Xie Guimo walking in. Shen Tang looked at him blankly, "Didn't you go hunting? Why are you back so soon?"
The hunting place is outside the city, and it will take two or three hours to get back. Since we are going hunting, we must have fun.
Shen Tang suspected that the emperor had something urgent to do and called him away, so he didn't go hunting.
Xie Guimo said, "I just caught some prey after leaving the city and sent it to my father-in-law."
Shen Tang, “…???”
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo and asked, "What kind of prey are you going to send to your father?"
"Your second brother."
Shen Tang, "..."
"Second brother?"
Shen Tang thought he was hallucinating because the voice was going around in circles.
Xie Guimo sat down and said, "Isn't he your second brother?"
Shen Tang didn't understand, "What happened to my second brother?"
Xie Guimo said, "Your second brother learned that the governor of Qianzhou and General Anxi had been killed, so he was going to Qianzhou to investigate the case of Lu Xuanfu's collusion between officials and bandits. I happened to run into him as he was leaving the city. He didn't have anyone with him, so I was worried, so I knocked him out and sent him to my father-in-law."
Shen Tang's head was buzzing after hearing this.
She knew that her second brother was eager to overturn the Lu family's verdict, but could he not make her feel less worried?
He almost died when he returned to Beijing, and his eldest brother went to look for him but hasn't come back yet. Yet he dared to go to Qianzhou without anyone.
In Shen Tang's opinion, this is no different from committing suicide.
It has been a few days since the news of the murder of the Qianzhou prefect and General Anxi was reported back to the capital. If the Marquis' Mansion had not wanted to hold a homecoming banquet for my second brother, and my second brother could not be absent, I am afraid he would have gone to Qianzhou long ago. He just endured it until the end of the banquet. Fortunately, he ran into him when Xie Guimo and others were hunting, otherwise he would have run away by the time the Marquis' Mansion found him.
Shen Tang said, "My second brother is really troublesome and has disturbed your hunting pleasure."
Xie Guimo laughed, "There are plenty of opportunities for hunting after autumn. It doesn't matter if you don't go."
Not only can he hunt privately, but the emperor will also go out of the palace to hunt, and he will definitely follow him.
Shen Tang was worried and said, "I'll go back to the Marquis' Mansion."
She got off the small couch and knew what Shen Tang was going to do. Xie Guimo said, "I have already persuaded your second brother. He should not sneak off to Qianzhou again."
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, and Xie Guimo said, "You still don't believe in my ability to persuade people?"
Well, it wasn't persuasion. Xie Guimo just gave Shen Xing an idea of what the consequences would be if he left Beijing and was captured alive or killed by the people behind the Qianzhou official-gangster collusion case.
If he is captured alive, he will definitely threaten them, and even if they find evidence, they will have to use it to ransom him.
If he was killed, the Pingyuan Marquisate would continue to investigate the case to avenge him, but after the investigation, they would no longer feel grateful to the Lu family and no one would speak for them. It would be difficult for Envoy Lu to even get his official position reinstated.
If he really wants to do good for the Lu family, he should stay in Kyoto, in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, and not go anywhere else.
Shen Xing took Xie Guimo's words to heart. Moreover, Shen Sui knew about this matter, so there was no way he would let Shen Xing go to Qianzhou.
If Shen Xing was not young, only sixteen years old, and did not even have a guard with him, and Xie Guimo happened to find out and was afraid that something might happen to him, Xie Guimo would not have cared about him. After all, he was already able to stand on his own when he was sixteen years old.
Shen Tang gave up the idea of going to Pingyuan Marquis Mansion and continued to make brocade robes for Xie Guimo.
After Xie Guimo returned home, the small kitchen quickly started cooking. He was originally planning to cook game in the evening and had prepared all the seasonings for cooking game, but in the end he didn't get to do it.
But we still had game in the evening.
Xie Guimo did not go, but Chu Yi, Xiao Xun and others went, hunted a lot of prey, and sent people to deliver some to the Jingyang Palace.
The hare and pheasant were so delicious that Shen Tang couldn't control himself and ate so much that he walked around the yard several times.
Only after her stomach was no longer so bloated did she return to the house and continue making a brocade robe for Xie Guimo.
It was almost time. Ginkgo asked the kitchen to bring hot water and prepare the water for bathing. She came over to invite Shen Tang, "Princess, the hot water is ready. It's time to bathe and go to bed."
Shen Tang stopped sewing, stood up and went behind the screen to undress and take a bath.
Just as I was soaking in the tub, Xie Guimo came back and waved Ginkgo and Qiu Tong out, "You guys go down."
Shen Tang was soaking in the tub. When she heard the door close, she said, "What should I do if you let them go?"
Xie Guimo came over and said, "Help my wife bathe."
Shen Tang, "..."
Could she say that she appreciated the kindness?
Normally this guy would wait until she finished showering before returning home, but today she showered a quarter of an hour early and he came back. It was obvious what this bastard was trying to do.
He wasn't just saying that he would help her bathe, he was serious about it. Shen Tang was really scared, she hugged her chest and looked at him defensively.
That look made Xie Guimo's back teeth itch, "What are you looking at?"
Being on guard against him is like being on guard against a pervert.
It would be fine if he was on guard before the marriage, but he was still on guard after being married for so long. The man's eyes were so hot that he could hardly control himself.
Shen Tang huddled in the bathtub and muttered, "The palace is holding a Golden Autumn Banquet tomorrow, and we have to go to the palace to attend it."
She knew she shouldn't refuse, but it was because this guy was usually so cruel that she had to lie in bed for a long time. Shen Tang didn't dare to think that she hadn't had sex for half a month, and they were going to have sex tonight. It would be strange if she could get up tomorrow.
Xie Guimo said, "The banquets in the palace are all the same, so it doesn't matter if I miss one."
Shen Tang just looked at him quietly.
Does he want to hear what he's saying?
Xie Guimo also felt that what he said was a bit too much. After all, it was nothing if he had sex a day later.
Xie Guimo didn't say anything else. Just when Shen Tang thought he had given up, he pulled her out of the tub and said, "Just once. I'll be gentle..."
The mellow voice entered her ears, carrying a hint of bewitching. Shen Tang softened her heart immediately. Besides, it had been half a month, and she actually had some thoughts about it, but she didn't dare to let it go. "Promise to keep your word."
"Would you like me to swear an oath to you?"
"..."
"also."
"..."