The little girl stuck out her tongue again, looking playful and cute.

"Watching fish, admiring flowers, and boating on the lake are not my interests today. I want you to practice archery with me!"

"ah?"

Sun Jian was dumbfounded.

If he remembers correctly, shouldn't horseback riding and archery be things that princes should be involved in?

Why do princesses who are supposed to be doing great things have to do these things?

"What do you mean, 'ah'?"

"Is there a problem with my enjoyment of horseback riding and hunting?"

Li Ganrou had an arrogant look on her face, completely different from the delicate and shy look that Sun Jian had seen when he first met her at the East Palace.

"No problem, no problem."

Sun Jian felt ashamed. Why was he arguing with this old lady? He should just do whatever she said.

Anyway, it's only four hours, so she can do whatever she wants.

The two hit it off immediately, and Li Ganrou, along with Sun Jian and his maid, headed to the training ground.

Fortunately, there was a martial arts training ground near the Imperial Garden, and the three of them soon arrived there.

This training ground was where princes and royal children of the inner palace learned and practiced archery skills in their youth.

Unlike the Royal Archery Grounds, this place is specifically for archery practice, so it is not very large.

The training ground is an open-air platform, with a round shape and a square shape.

One end of the table was filled with all kinds of bows and crossbows, while the other end had many round targets made of straw.

"Your task today is to teach me archery."

"Ah? But this humble servant cannot shoot arrows."

Sun Jian was speechless. In his previous life, he was a food deliveryman; how could he possibly know anything about archery?

Even though he had increased his combat power in this life and his body had been enhanced by the system, allowing him to draw many heavy stone bows, he had never practiced archery in a standard way.

He can draw the bow, but he can't aim or shoot accurately.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Everyone says you are a man of exceptional literary talent, and your martial arts skills are even more remarkable."

"If you could severely injure Li Mu, the General of the Golden Guard who serves my father, how could you not be good at archery?"

Li Ganrou blinked her big, watery eyes, her face full of doubt.

"This humble subject truly does not know how..."

Sun Jian was once again on the verge of tears.

"you!"

Li Ganrou was so angry that he was speechless.

Perhaps he felt guilty for having just wronged Sun Jian, or perhaps he was afraid that Sun Jian would respond better to gentle persuasion than force.

She then changed her communication style, her tone full of coquettishness.

"You...you should teach me."

Please~

Holy crap!

She's actually a clothespin?!

Sun Jian was stunned for a moment.

It must be said that Princess Chang Le is exactly the same as when we first met.

Although she is more mischievous and carefree than before, she still has fair skin, delicate features, and an excellent figure, and her stunning and refined temperament is undeniable.

Sun Jian would certainly like to interact with such a stunning beauty if given the chance, but he really doesn't know how to shoot arrows!

"Your Highness, may I ask why you insist on learning archery?"

Sun Jian rubbed his forehead. "Why don't you choose one of these: textiles, embroidery, needlework, or even the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting?"

Li Ganrou scoffed, then explained to Sun Jian, "Who said I don't know needlework, music, chess, calligraphy, or painting?"

"I know all those things."

"Both?"

Sun Jian stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

Who would have thought that a pampered princess would know all these things?

This Princess Chang Le is no ordinary person!

Li Ganrou continued, "That's right, we've been learning those things since we were little, they're not challenging at all."

"The reason I want to practice archery is because the grand court assembly, which takes place every two years, is in three months."

"Hmm? Once every two years? A grand assembly?"

Sun Jian frowned. The name sounded familiar, but he just couldn't place it.

"Yes, the Grand Assembly, that's a grand event held every two years!"

"At that time, I will attract foreign nations from all over the world to pay tribute, and even the Great Zhou, Great Xia, and Great Song kingdoms will send envoys."

"I also want to shine on behalf of my father during the grand court assembly!"

"Although I am a woman, the Grand Court Assembly does not exclude women from participating. Besides, there have been many female generals throughout history who were just as capable as men!"

Li Ganrou became more and more smug as she spoke, and even raised her chin at the end.

"Okay, okay."

Sun Jian shrugged. He couldn't be bothered to worry about the grand court assembly three months later. Since the princess insisted on learning, he had no choice but to accompany her, even at the cost of his life!

"Your Highness, I have a question."

"If you can give me the answer, then I will teach you archery. Not only will I teach you, but I will even give you a peerless bow."

Sun Jian looked very serious.

He also had an infrared semi-automatic compound bow in his backpack, along with 10 arrows, which he could give to Princess Chang Le as a gift if necessary.

"Wow?"

When Li Ganrou heard that Sun Jian not only personally taught her archery but also gifted her a peerless bow, her eyes lit up.

I had long heard that Sun Jian could invent all sorts of military weapons and equipment, and I suppose that's true.

"Ask away."

Li Ganrou cleared her throat, looking quite adorable.

Sun Jian's question was very simple, even somewhat mindless.

"I have never understood why His Highness the Crown Prince is named Li Gancheng, you are named Li Ganrou, Princess Taiping is named Li Ganxue, and several other princes are named Li Gan, but why is it that the Second Prince is named Li Chengru?"

This problem had troubled Sun Jian for a long time.

Sun Jian had just remembered that moment.

He's the type of person who doesn't like to keep problems to himself. If he thinks of something, he'll ask someone for help. If he can't find anyone, he'll choose to forget about it and think about it again later.

"Oh, so that's what it is!"

Li Ganrou chuckled and began to answer Sun Jian's questions.

In just a few words, Sun Jian understood.

It turns out that when the eldest and second princes were born, the existing territory of Da Gan was still fragmented and not yet unified.

At that time, Emperor Ganwu was still young and was only a regional king, known as King Gan.

The children born at that time were not ranked according to any generation by Emperor Qianwu, so the names of the eldest and second princes were not based on the common genealogy.

Later, the eldest prince unfortunately died young. After the third prince, who was also the crown prince, was born, Emperor Ganwu rearranged the genealogy. Later princes and princesses adopted "Gan" as their common surname.

"So that's how it is."

"Understood!"

Sun Jian nodded.

This reminded him of the Ming Dynasty as recorded in later history.

It seems that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had a grandson named Zhu Xiong Ying. Later, his grandsons were named Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunwen, and similar names.

This concept is similar to what Li Ganrou said.

"Alright, I've answered your question. Now you can teach me archery, right? Also, when are you going to give me the bow you promised me?"

Li Ganrou stretched out her delicate hand, looking as if she were asking for it.

Sun Jian decided to give Li Ganrou face, since she had answered his questions.

"Close your eyes."

Li Ganrou clearly didn't understand. "Huh? What?"

Sun Jian repeated, "I told you to close your eyes!"