Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 211 - 173

At the racecourse, Song Jicai and the other three received a letter from Zhao Yao.

They untied the letter from a sparrow’s leg, which invited them to join the spring hunt.

"Boss, he’s calling us to join the spring hunt!"

"Even if the boss didn’t call us, we would join the spring hunt anyway."

"We participate in the spring hunt every year."

"Speaking of which, we didn’t see the boss at last year’s spring hunt."

Chu Huan said, "Last year, the boss was only five years old, too young, so he didn’t participate. This year, the boss is six and can join the spring hunt."

Song Jicai pounded his right fist into his left palm, saying excitedly, "The boss’s archery skills are amazing. With the boss participating this year, we’ll surely make a name for ourselves at the spring hunt."

Shen Sen immediately understood what Song Jicai meant, and he too became excited.

"With the boss around, we’ll definitely catch a lot of game this year. We must show Dad and the others how great we are."

"Yes, the boss’s archery is superb. With him, we can catch plenty of game this year," Zhang He finally caught on and said enthusiastically, "Then Dad won’t laugh at us for being useless."

Seeing Shen Sen and company looking like they were finally going to prove themselves, Chu Huan poured cold water on their excitement: "Have you forgotten that the boss hides his talents in the palace? He won’t show his true strength at the spring hunt."

Upon hearing this from Chu Huan, Song Jicai and the others remembered this fact. Disappointment immediately spread across their faces.

"I was hoping to shine with the boss at the spring hunt."

Leaning against the table, Shen Sen said, "Being a Prince like the boss is really suffocating."

Song Jicai supported his face with his right hand, saying, "Being a Prince like the boss is not as carefree as we are."

Zhang He wholeheartedly agreed with Song Jicai, "Exactly, not as free as us."

Shen Sen said again, "Looking at it now, being a Prince isn’t all that great."

Chu Huan said, "When the boss becomes an adult, he’ll be made a king, and then he’ll be able to go to his fief. At that time, he’ll be more carefree than we are."

"Go to the fief?" Shen Sen suddenly sat up, his eyes sparkling, "Oh, right, once the boss becomes a king, he can go to his fief, away from the capital, and we can go with him."

This time Zhang He reacted quickly and immediately understood what Shen Sen meant.

"We’ll go to the fief with the boss, and then our dads won’t be able to control us."

Song Jicai’s face lit up as he said, "Then we can do whatever we want."

Chu Huan also said excitedly, "The boss said that when he grows up, he’ll travel around tasting the best foods everywhere. We can enjoy our days with him."

The four imagined themselves traveling around with Zhao Yao, their faces unknowingly showing smiles of longing.

Shen Sen chuckled, "So, there are benefits to being a Prince after all."

"Wait a minute, the boss is only six this year, it’s still a long way to adulthood," Zhang He suddenly lost his enthusiasm, "We still need to wait ten years."

Hearing this, Shen Sen also lost his enthusiasm immediately, "Why is the boss only six, why isn’t he sixteen? Then we could go to the fief with him this year."

Chu Huan glanced sidelong at Shen Sen and said, "Even if the boss came of age this year, our dads wouldn’t allow us to follow him to the fief."

Shen Sen asked confused, "Why not?"

"Because we haven’t come of age."

Shen Sen’s face instantly stiffened, and he slumped back onto the table, pouting, "In Dad’s eyes, we’re just kids too."

"It’s still early to talk about going to the fief with the boss. Let’s talk about the spring hunt instead," Zhang He said confidently, "This year, I want to hunt a deer, I want to eat roasted venison."

"I want to eat bear paw, so I need to hunt a bear this year."

"Then I’ll hunt a wolf."

"I’ll hunt a tiger."

The four imagined their grand performances hunting tigers, bears, wolves, and laughed triumphantly.

The sparrow that was waiting for a reply saw Chu Huan and the others laughing instead of writing back, got angry, and flew onto Chu Huan’s head, pecking him hard.

It was Chu Huan who had untied the letter from the sparrow’s leg earlier.

Chu Huan quickly pleaded, "Stop pecking, I’ll write the reply immediately."

The sparrow stopped upon hearing this and waited nearby for Chu Huan’s reply.

Song Jicai and the others saw this and exclaimed again, "The sparrow the boss raised is really smart. Not only can it deliver letters, but it also understands our words."

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