Chapter 390 Extra: The Princess Is Not to Be Tried
"Princess, Xie Lin's family was originally engaged in business, but his father was not doing well in business and lost all his property. The family moved to the suburbs and made a living by hunting. When he was ten years old, his father died of illness, leaving him and his mother to depend on each other. When you saved him four years ago, he went to the city to sell the prey, and was robbed on his way home. Not only was the money he had just earned robbed, but he was also beaten half to death by the robbers."
"What happened afterwards was the same as what Lord Shen said. After Xie Lin was accepted into the Shen Family Army, he practiced diligently and hard. Lord Shen appreciated him, but others were dissatisfied with him. And because he did not have a good family background, they had no qualms about finding someone to beat him up."
Inside the elegant house, Jun Qingyan and Jiang Jinyue were listening to the guards' report while drinking milk tea in their hands.
"So, his background is really clean."
"With no family background and being envied by others, he is really a pitiful man." Jiang Jinyue took over the conversation, "But he will be able to join the Yulin Army soon. His hard days are over, right?"
"That's not necessarily true." Jun Qingyan said, "There may not be no conflicts among the Yulin Army. There are people everywhere who flatter the powerful and bully the weak. Although Lord Shen appreciates him very much, he is not a real relative after all. If he really wants to be proud, he has to get a higher official title."
Jiang Jinyue smiled when he heard this, "Why, you want to promote him too?"
"Why do you say that?"
"He is indeed very good-looking, and should be quite in line with your taste." Jiang Jinyue held his chin with one hand, "So I guess you might also feel... sympathy for him."
Jun Qingyan did not deny it. He took a piece of osmanthus cake from the plate and said leisurely, "We have to practice kung fu every afternoon. We have learned all the moves taught by General Zheng. It's time to find someone to practice with us. Xie Lin fought with four people in the alley yesterday. I think he is quite good. If the opponent had one less person, he might have won."
"That seems to be the case." Jiang Jinyue nodded. "General Zheng doesn't have time to practice with us every day. The secret guards can't move freely, and it's not appropriate to find someone with poor kung fu... Then let Xie Lin come."
The guard on the side understood what they said.
The princess and the county lady wanted to find someone to practice with, and there were many people willing to do so. The princess chose Xie Lin, just to help the boy out.
After all, everyone knows that the princess has a reputation of being difficult to mess with. If the princess wants to pick someone to practice with, then the guy can only get hurt by the princess. If others want to cause trouble for that guy, they have to first consider whether they will offend the princess.
The people of Shen's army dared to bully Xie Lin because they knew that Lord Shen's punishments were always strict and that if they made mistakes they would at most be beaten with a stick. But if they made mistakes at the hands of the princess, the princess would punish people in all kinds of strange ways.
For example, hang a person on a round wooden frame and spin him around until he vomits and doesn't know what day it is. Then, when he finally recovers, continue the execution.
Another example is tying a person up and having two guards hold feathers and tickle the soles of his feet continuously until he laughs until he is completely exhausted.
What's worse, she would make them take off their shirts, wear the strange costumes she prepared, and run laps around the training ground, shouting "I'm a bastard" as they ran. If they didn't do as she said, the guards would chase them and whip them with whips. After running a few laps, the punished people would not be seriously injured, but would lose all their face.
In addition to these, there are various ways of playing pranks on people. In the princess's words, she does not like pure corporal punishment. Torturing people to the point of bleeding will inevitably give her a reputation as cruel, so she chooses to punish the other person's spirit, trying not to bleed, and this method can make people remember it better than corporal punishment.
"The princess and the county lady will be practicing swords soon, right? I will go and call Xie Lin over right now."
"Go and call them." Jun Qingyan said, standing up, "Let's go, Xiaoyue, let's go to the martial arts training ground."
The area in the southwest corner of the martial arts training ground is the exclusive training area for the two of them.
The two of them were practicing the sword moves that Zheng Qingshu had recently taught them. Halfway through the practice, Xie Lin was brought over.
"I greet the princess and the county lady."
"Get up." Jun Qingyan put away his sword and said slowly, "I saw that you were quite skilled yesterday, so I want you to practice a few moves with us. Are you willing?"
"Since it is the princess' order, I will naturally..."
Xie Lin had only said half of his words when he saw Jun Qingyan raising the sword and stabbing at him!
Xie Lin did not expect Jun Qingyan to attack without any warning, but fortunately he reacted quickly enough and dodged Jun Qingyan's move by leaning sideways, then drew the sword at his waist to block Jun Qingyan's next move.
"Quite a quick reaction." Jun Qingyan smiled and continued his attack.
In response to Jun Qingyan's moves, Xie Lin only defended and did not attack at first, but later he fought back at Jun Qingyan's request. Jiang Jinyue watched the two fighting from the side, and seeing that dozens of moves had passed and the two had not yet decided the winner, she could not help but watch with more and more relish.
Xie Lin is able to fight Yan Yan to a draw, which shows that he has some skills. No wonder he was promoted by Lord Shen.
After a long time, Jun Qingyan felt a little tired and called a halt to the fight.
Jiang Jinyue handed her the water bag. Jun Qingyan took it and drank a few sips. Noticing that sweat was coming out on Xie Lin's forehead, she took an apple from the fruit plate on the table and threw it to him.
“Eat this.”
Xie Lin took the apple and smiled at Jun Qingyan, "Thank you, Princess."
Jun Qingyan asked him, "Can you still fight?"
"I still have strength. After a quarter of an hour's rest, I can continue the next round."
"Well, let's fight with the county lady later."
Xie Lin replied yes and lowered his head to eat the apple.
After resting, he picked up the sword and had a fight with Jiang Jinyue.
Jun Qingyan watched attentively and had already reached a conclusion in his mind.
Although Xie Lin fought her and Xiaoyue to a draw, this guy's kung fu was obviously better than theirs. After all, he had practiced martial arts for three years longer than them. From his footwork to his proficiency in swordsmanship, it could be seen that he would deliberately hold back his strength at times.
Since there is no winner, the game will be prolonged so that they can have more fun. With the goal of winning, they will gradually increase their speed and strength under the guidance of Xie Lin until they are exhausted.
General Zheng once said that effective competition is conducive to progress, and Xie Lin's style of play is quite beneficial to them.
After another sparring match, Jun Qingyan called Xie Lin to his side and said, "You fought well. In the next few days, come over every 3 p.m. to practice martial arts with us. I'll send someone to tell your leader."
Xie Lin replied: "Yes."
So in the next half month, except for the day off, Xie Lin went to the martial arts training ground every afternoon at 3 p.m.
At the end of the afternoon practice, Jun Qingyan handed three gold leaves to Xie Lin, "We have become much more proficient in the swordplay taught by General Zheng, and your contribution is indispensable, so these gold leaves are a reward for you."
Upon hearing this, Xie Lin not only did not accept it, but took a step back. "Princess, you are too kind. If you hadn't saved my life, I wouldn't be a member of the Yulin Army. I just practiced swordsmanship with you and the county lady for half a month. It wasn't a hard job. How could I receive such a precious reward? If you have nothing else to say, I will take my leave first."
After Xie Lin finished speaking, he left quickly, fearing that if he didn't run fast enough, Jun Qingyan would stuff gold leaves into his mouth.
Jun Qingyan looked at his back and laughed, "I was rewarding him, not punishing him, how could he run faster than a rabbit?"
"Maybe it's just like he said. It's not hard work. I feel uneasy holding these gold leaves."
Jiang Jinyue paused and said, "Actually, I also think three pieces are too many. Next time, try giving him only one piece. Maybe he will accept it. If you give him too much, he will feel embarrassed."
"That makes sense."
The two of them were talking and laughing here, while on the other side, after Xie Lin left the martial arts training ground, he was taken to Changle Palace by Xiao Shunzi.
"General Xie Lin pays respect to His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
"Get up." Song Yunchu sat at the stone table and stroked the fur of the silver fox in his arms. "Have you followed my orders?"
"Your Highness, I will follow your instructions and decline the reward given by the princess today. I think the princess will have a good impression of me now. What should I do next?"
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In April, the grass is green.
In the southwest corner of the martial arts training ground, two young men stood side by side, holding bows and arrows.
As two sounds of breaking through the air were heard, the arrows shot from the bow and hit the bull's eye in the distance.
There was almost no space left at the center of the two targets. Seeing this, Jun Qingyan smiled at the two people shooting arrows and said, "Okay, you all take a break. It's Xiaoyue and I's turn."
Jun Jinyi and Chu Yougan put down their bows and arrows and came to the stone table beside the tree to rest.
Jiang Jinyue had just picked up the bow and arrow when he caught a glimpse of a figure walking towards him. He turned around and saw that it was Xie Lin.
"Yanyan, your sword practice partner is here again." Jiang Jinyue said to Jun Qingyan beside him, "Hasn't he taken your gold leaf yet?"
"No." Jun Qingyan replied, "He said that since he became our sparring partner, people around him have been very polite to him, and the Shen family soldiers who bullied him in the past have also come to him to apologize. This is already a great achievement for him, so we don't need to reward him anymore. If we must reward him, we have to wait until he makes a great contribution in the future, otherwise he will feel ashamed to accept it."
"That sounds reasonable."
While the two were talking, Xie Lin came over.
He first greeted the two of them, then walked a few steps to the stone table and greeted Jun Jinyi and Chu Yougan.
"You've come just in time." Chu Yougan stood up and said, "General Zhao and I have just learned the sword technique, and I wanted to ask you for advice."
Upon hearing this, Xie Lin readily responded, "Mr. Chu, please."
Chu Yougan picked up his sword and chose an open place to practice with Xie Lin.
Chu Yougan learned half a month ago that this man often practiced martial arts with Jun Qingyan and Jiang Jinyue. He was really curious about the other party's strength, so he proposed to have a competition. Perhaps because of the four-year age difference, Xie Lin let him win during the competition.
So Chu Yougan, like Jun Qingyan and her sister, fought with Xie Lin until he was satisfied. He initially thought that Xie Lin was called by Jun Qingyan to be a sparring partner just because of his good looks, but after the fight, he realized that this man was indeed quite capable.
Jun Jinyi also competed with Xie Lin, but was also unable to defeat him. However, Jun Jinyi came to a conclusion - Xie Lin had the advantage of age and greater physical strength. The oldest of the four of them was only thirteen years old, and at this age he could not bring out the advantages of Piao Miao Zhen Jue. But in two or three years, their Qinggong skills would rise to a new level, and then Xie Lin would not be their opponent.
After all, outsiders cannot learn the Piao Miao Zhen Jue skill.
After the competition ended, Chu Yougan returned to Jun Jinyi with a sword in hand, while Jun Qingyan on the other side also put down his bow and arrow, picked up his sword and continued to compete with Xie Lin.
Jiang Jinyue came to the stone table and sat down, then she heard Chu Yougan ask in a low voice: "Xiaoyue, is Xie Lin interested in Sister Yan?"
Jiang Jinyue raised an eyebrow, "Why do you think so?"
"He doesn't smile when he talks to you, but when he talks to Sister Yan, he smiles like a flower." Chu Yougan said leisurely, "My eyes are very sharp. In fact, if Sister Yan only treats him as a playmate, I have no objection, but I am afraid that this boy has ulterior motives."
Chu Yougan's face became a little serious when he said this. "Although he is good-looking and skilled, his family background is really poor. Don't accuse me of making random guesses. If he knew from the beginning that he could use his strengths to attract Sister Yan, then his ultimate goal might be to take advantage of the situation to get promoted, obtain a high position and a high salary, and then marry the princess, so that he can become a superior person from now on. But how much sincerity is there in this?"
"I've considered what you said." Jiang Jinyue said, "But I can't see any problem with him right now, so it's hard to make a conclusion. Yanyan saved him four years ago, so it's reasonable for him to be grateful to Yanyan."
"It would be best if he is just grateful." Chu Yougan snorted coldly, "If he dares to be false and deceive Sister Yan, I will make him pay."
"Actually, it doesn't really matter what he thinks." Jun Jinyi took over the conversation, "Sister is not someone who can be easily fooled. On the contrary, she may be much more sober than the rest of us."
Chu Yougan was a little confused when he heard this, "Why do you think so?"
Jun Jinyi said: "Intuition."
“…”
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Time has entered July.
The summer afternoon breeze is slightly dry, and the sunlight is like fine threads, weaving golden veins across the fields.
Young boys and girls in gorgeous clothes were having fun in the flower fields. Some rolled up their trouser legs and went into the water to catch fish, while others sat by the grill and greased the meat.
Jiang Jinyue finished the last skewer of beef on the plate, stood up and picked up the kite on the table next to him, "Yanyan, I'm going to fly the kite for a while, call me when the grilled fish is cooked."
"Okay, go ahead."
When Jiang Jinyue ran past the stream, he saw Jun Jinyi and Chu Yougan bending over to catch fish, so he picked up a stone and threw it into the water, splashing water all over them.
Jun Qingyan laughed out loud when he saw this.
"Princess, you found me on the road ahead. I am so moved to revisit the place now."
Hearing the words behind him, Jun Qingyan turned around and asked, "What are you feeling?"
Xie Lin looked at her with clear and gentle eyes, "I should have hated the villain for robbing me and beating me up, but now that I think about it, maybe I should thank him..."
Xie Lin stopped talking at this point, then took out a box from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Jun Qingyan.
"Thanks to the princess's care, no one dares to bully me now. This is a small token of my appreciation. I hope the princess will accept it."
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