Liang Qingchen said: "He'er wins in strength. Men's explosive power is always much stronger than women's. Nanxing can take so many moves, which shows that his skills are good. If he continues to practice hard, he will definitely make great achievements in the future."

"Yes." Nanxing performed a street salute.

Liang Jinghe turned to look at her with a smile in his eyes: "I haven't seen you for a while. You have made great progress. I am impressed by you."

She pursed her lips: "Not even close."

He said helplessly: "You are so strong-willed, I am afraid I will lose to you in the future."

Liang Qingchen patted Nanxing on the shoulder and said, "It's good for a little girl to set high standards for herself, but you should use your martial arts skills in the right way in the future."

"Yeah." She responded softly.

Liang Qingchen didn't know whether she could understand his knocking, but he had said all. Everything was in the hands of man, and only she could decide what to do in the future.

He waved his hands and said, "Okay, you guys go down and deal with it first. I'm afraid there are a lot of marks on your hands and feet from the fight just now."

They both bowed and left.

Jiang Muyu walked over with Tangtang in his arms and asked the same question: "Why did you ask them to fight with bare hands?"

"Weapons are just an external force. When you compete without any external force, your own strength is revealed."

Tangtang pulled his sleeve and looked up at him: "Daddy, can I not learn martial arts?"

Liang Qingchen looked at her in confusion: "Didn't you want to be a female bandit before? How can there be a female bandit who doesn't know martial arts?"

"Uh...but learning martial arts is very tiring. I used to learn horse stance every day with Sister Nanxing. Every morning when I woke up, my knees ached and I couldn't walk steadily."

"What are you learning that won't make you tired?" He rubbed Tangtang's little head. Although his face was gentle, his tone was serious: "You are my daughter, a princess, so you should show some of the courage that a royal family should have. If you are always tiring and afraid of hardship and fatigue, what can you achieve in the future!"

Tangtang was frightened by him and touched her nose awkwardly: "Okay... okay, I'll learn..."

Jiang Muyu smiled and said, "Only you can cure her. I told her so many important things, but they just went in one ear and out the other."

Liang Qingchen squatted down and looked at Tangtang's little face. It was no longer as round as before. Her chin had become thinner and pointed. She also had the same small oval face as Jiang Muyu, with almond eyes and some baby fat on her cheeks.

"Tangtang, you must listen to your mother even when I'm not around, otherwise I will punish you when I come back next time."

Tangtang pouted: "I have always listened to my mother...I just don't listen to the teacher."

"Why don't you listen to the Master?"

"Because the teacher is very fierce, he also assigned me a lot of extremely difficult homework. If I couldn't finish it, he would punish me by making me copy books. Before I finished one task, I had to do another one. I was almost exhausted from writing."

"You are such a smart-mouthed person. You never think about why the teacher didn't punish others but you?" He pinched Tangtang's nose and said, "Now, considering that you are still young, you have to learn to persevere in the future. Even if you want to play, you have to finish your homework first, right? Otherwise, outsiders will laugh at our palace."

"Why are you making fun of the palace?"

Tangtang was confused. What did it have to do with the palace whether she studied or not?

Liang Qingchen patiently explained: "Because you were born in the Rui Wang Mansion, you represent the reputation of the Rui Wang Mansion when you go out. Your brother has always been excellent outside. If you are too bad, you will inevitably be criticized. I am afraid that you will also implicate your brother."

Tangtang was unhappy about this. Outsiders could say whatever they wanted about her, but they couldn't implicate her brother and the palace.

Her eyes immediately became firm: "I will study hard in the future and will never be a burden to my brother and the palace."

Liang Qingchen smiled and patted her head: "Well done, this is what my daughter looks like."

Jiang Muyu was surprised that he could arouse Tangtang's fighting spirit with just a few words.

Seeing Tangtang being coaxed by him into going back to catch up with her studies, this was the first time since she had started school. Jiang Muyu wished that firecrackers would go off.

Seeing Tangtang's high-spirited back as she left, Jiang Muyu couldn't help but clasp his fists and salute Liang Qingchen: "Brother, I'm grateful for your advice."

Liang Qingchen raised his hand and pressed her head, saying angrily, "Why call me brother? Call me husband."

"Yes, husband."

She was in a good mood and was happy to go along with him.

Liang Qingchen leaned over and pecked her cheek lightly, then said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I am going to take a bath, Zhao Zhao, do you want to join me?"

She couldn't help but blush and stammered, "Can I...refuse..."

"Refusal is useless." He bent down, put his arms around her waist and carried her directly onto his shoulders.

Jiang Muyu hung upside down on his back, struggling and shouting: "Liang Qingchen, what are you doing? Put me down!"

However, no matter how she struggled, it was useless. His hands seemed to be made of reinforced concrete, shackles that held her still.

Not only did he not put her down, he raised his other hand and slapped her on the buttocks, whistled, and said something rude: "You picked up a beauty for nothing and entered the bridal chamber—"

Jiang Muyu was so embarrassed that she covered her face with her hands to prevent the servants from seeing her embarrassing situation.

God knows what kind of nonsense he learned in the barracks!

…

In this side room, Liang Jinghe simply treated the wounds on his body. This kind of physical combat would inevitably hurt the skin and flesh, but they were just some small bruises. He could apply some ointment and the wounds would disappear in a few days.

He had suffered several broken bones when competing with his schoolmates in the past, so such minor injuries were commonplace for him.

He rolled down his sleeves and glanced at the ointment on the table. Nanxing's bright and cold face appeared in his mind.

He knew that she would be more injured than himself.

She was so strong-willed that she nearly lost several times but she managed to hold on and lasted for so many rounds.

In fact, he originally planned to use 50% of his strength, but later gradually used 70%. If he was not really afraid that a protracted battle would hurt her foundation, he would not have ended the competition so quickly.

He sighed, picked up a few boxes of ointment on the table and walked towards Tangxingyuan.

After entering the yard, he met a maid who did not directly ask about Nanxing's situation, but instead asked what Tangtang was doing in a covert way.

When he learned that Tangtang was studying hard, he was a little surprised: "The sun really rises from the west."

The maid smiled and covered her lips: "The little princess said that she didn't want outsiders to look down on her, which would affect your reputation and that of the palace."

"Why would she think that? Why should she be responsible for my reputation..." He paused, and suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but curl his lips: "I'm afraid that Dad told her this to motivate her."

Daddy is always used to provoking people.

The maid shook her head: "I don't know."

She had been in Tangxing Courtyard and had never been out, so naturally she didn't know what the prince and the little princess had talked about.

Liang Jinghe waved his hands and said, "Let her study hard. I won't bother her anymore. Where is Miss Nanxing now?"

"My Lord, Miss Nanxing is in her room."

"Um."

He signaled the maid to go and do something else, and he walked towards the room where Nanxing lived.