Since Hongli had personally given the order, even though Mingyu was somewhat unwilling, she dared not be negligent in the slightest. So she quickly invited the master who taught riding and archery to teach Yongzhang and Yonglian the art.

The Qing Dynasty has always prided itself on "conquering the world on horseback," valuing both literature and martial arts. Horsemanship and archery skills were of paramount importance, so naturally, there were places in the palace where the princes could practice horsemanship and archery.

Since the riding and archery lessons could naturally be learned in the Xiefang Hall, the master who taught the riding and archery skills took Yonglian and Yongzhang to the riding and archery area to learn archery. Yonglian and Yongzhang were naturally very happy to finally leave the Xiefang Hall.

Being children, they naturally enjoyed archery and horseback riding, and both of them were very attentive during their lessons. After their archery lesson, Yonglian and Yongzhang were both eager for more and looked forward to the next day's riding and archery lesson.

When Yonglian returned to Xiefang Palace from the archery range, he saw Mingyu. Yonglian happily ran to Mingyu's side to greet her, "Greetings, Mother."

Mingyu quickly gestured for Yonglian to stand up, pulled him to her side, and asked, "How was the riding and archery lesson?"

Upon hearing Mingyu's words, Yonglian nodded quickly, his eyes shining brightly, "I really like archery."

However, seeing the light shining in Yonglian's eyes, Mingyu did not feel the same joy as Yonglian. Instead, she pulled Yonglian aside with some worry and advised, "You should still prioritize your studies and not neglect them."

Upon hearing Mingyu's words, Yonglian, though he preferred riding and archery, dared not contradict Mingyu, so he nodded and said, "Your subject will certainly not neglect his studies."

"Go change your clothes, don't catch a cold," Mingyu said, patting Yonglian's shoulder and gesturing for a maid to take him inside to change.

Although it is December, Yonglian had already had a regular riding and archery lesson and had sweated a little from the activity. Therefore, Mingyu was worried that Yonglian would get a fever like last time.

Since starting a one-hour riding and archery lesson for the two young princes every day, Yonglian has become noticeably more talkative and healthier than before.

Seeing Yonglian's improved health and increased liveliness, Hongli felt a surge of joy. He thought to himself that if it weren't for Xueying, Yonglian wouldn't be so lively, and Hongli felt an even greater appreciation for Xueying's thoughtfulness.

On the Laba Festival, Hongli held a family banquet, during which he rewarded Mingyu and Xueying with a box of pearls, while everyone else received only one pearl.

Consort Gao looked at the box of pearls in Xueying's hand and felt extremely jealous. Consort Gao had always been very fond of these gorgeous pearls.

Since the palace began to cut back on expenses, Consort Gao had been wearing those velvet flowers all day long and hadn't used these gemstones for a long time. Originally, she was very happy when Hongli bestowed upon her the Eastern Pearls, but when she saw that Xueying had received a box of Eastern Pearls just like Mingyu, Consort Gao felt very displeased.

This Ulanara is just a concubine, her rank is even lower than mine, why should she get all these good things?

She sneered inwardly, but Consort Gao was not foolish enough to speak her mind. Instead, she covered her mouth and smiled, saying jokingly, "Your Majesty is truly biased. I only have one pearl, but Consort Xian has a whole box of them."

"Because she suggested to me that we offer riding and archery lessons for the princes, otherwise I would have really overlooked these things."