Chapter 66: Planning, Slowly
In the side hall
Nian Xi met the gazes of Jiang Yuan and the princesses and young ladies and smiled softly:
"I am not skilled enough, so I will just throw out a brick to attract jade and show my ugliness."
The palace servants quickly placed the quiver in the middle of the field. Nian Xi stood up and walked to the center of the field.
Xiao Nanxi grabbed her collar and encouraged her, "Try to hit all ten shots."
Nian Xi laughed, she was not good at throwing pots, but in her lonely past life she had used it to pass the time, and at best she could hit eight balls, but now she was not good at it, so she would hit even less.
But the loss is not the battle, Jiang Yuan wants to embarrass her, but Nian Xi will not let her do as she wishes.
Seven out of ten arrows hit the target.
He could have made eight of them, but after one of them went in, it bounced out.
No. 7 Middle School is not good, but it is not bad either. Princess Deqing took the lead in applauding and cheering for her. Nian Xi smiled and said, "I haven't played for a long time, so I am a little rusty."
She wants to punish herself with three cups.
Princess Deqing immediately spoke up to stop her from punishing herself, "It's just for fun, just have a drink to suit the occasion, don't take it seriously."
Jiang Yuan, however, refused to stop and immediately made a sarcastic remark. Nian Xi smiled and ordered someone to pour wine. She drank three cups happily before sitting down without changing her expression.
As a woman, she has always looked down on people who make things difficult for another woman for the sake of a man, but she is not the type to shrink from difficulties.
If Jiang Yuan wants to cause trouble, she will accompany him to the end.
After Nianxi voted, everyone took turns to vote according to their seats.
Not all the ladies present were good at this kind of thing, and some even failed nine times out of ten, and in the end they were only fined one glass out of politeness.
Jiang Yuan no longer cares about rules and order.
After a few times, even Xiao Nanxi noticed something was wrong, "Is she targeting you?"
Nian Xi smiled and replied. Almost everyone present could see it.
Xiao Nanxi is a very righteous person, full of heroic spirit, "I will help you vent your anger!"
Nian Xi shook her head, "No need to rush."
Not to mention how the princess could vent her anger, if she lost her temper on the spot, she would only end up in trouble. She still had many days to stay in the palace, and there was still a long way to go.
Before five o'clock the next morning, the minister in charge of watching the scene led the soldiers to form a large circle of dozens of miles. The beasts were running around in a panic. The emperor led the princes, ministers and personal followers into the circle to hunt.
While the men were hunting and galloping, the ladies here also had some fun.
Our dynasty was founded on military power, so it was common for women from noble families to ride horses and hunt.
The soldiers built a smaller hunting enclosure for the women, which contained only small animals such as rabbits and badgers, for the women to hunt for fun.
Nianxi was taught by Gu Ci himself, and now she is quite skilled in horse riding, but she is not good at archery. Xiao Nanxi is good at both riding and archery, and the two of them work together, Nianxi chasing and Xiao Nanxi shooting, with unexpected tacit understanding, arrows fired frequently, and laughter never stops.
The cooperation between Princess Deqing and Jiang Yuan was not so good.
As early as the enclosure was closed, people had already divided into several groups, such as Princess Deqing and others, who were just chasing the animals and having fun to kill time.
Princess Deqing and Princess Wenshu, however, seemed to be competing with each other. Especially Jiang Yuan, she wanted to suppress Nianxi.
Seeing that Xiao Nanxi's arrows were hitting the target every time, Jiang Yuan was still anxious and ordered the guards to surround the hare and fox around her, but they always missed.
Xiao Nanxi is a simple-minded person, so he is even more unscrupulous when he laughs at others.
Jiang Yuan was very proud and refused to admit defeat. She waved her whip and ordered her guards, becoming increasingly flustered.
It happened in a flash.
A wild fox flashed past Jiang Yuan. She was determined to catch it, so she drew her bow and shot an arrow. However, somehow the horse was startled and raised its front hooves. Jiang Yuan lost her grip on the reins and was thrown to the ground.
There was grass on the ground below. Jiang Yuan didn't fall hard, so she got up quickly and refused to be helped.
But in front of everyone, he was really embarrassed.
As luck would have it, Nian Xi was not far from where Jiang Yuan fell from her horse. She witnessed the scene with her own eyes and met Jiang Yuan's shy and angry gaze. Their eyes met.
Nianxi: ...
Very good, now the grudge has been opened.
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Pei Jian counted the days and found that it had been five or six days since Yu left the capital.
He had just reported to his superior that there was still some matter concerning the case of Liu Shao of Lan County that needed to be presented to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His superior agreed, and he immediately went to Quzuo to meet the Crown Prince.
Crown Prince Xiao Heng was in charge of all affairs of the Censorate.
The wound on Pei Jian's face had almost healed in the past two days. He sent his servants to buy some preserved fruits and snacks that Nian Xi used to like, intending to give them to her in person when he arrived at Qu Zuo.
He has always been a perseverant person.
Now he didn't ask Nianxi to treat him well. It was just that he was crazy before, and now he wanted to change.
After being sick, Pei Jian suddenly figured it out.
He respected her decision no matter who she liked or who she wanted to marry.
As for whether he will destroy it or not, and whether he can destroy it, it all depends on his ability.
Just like this autumn hunt.
First, separate the two people.
He made a very stupid mistake with Nianxi, that is, he was too self-righteous. He forgot that Nianxi was actually a very opinionated person.
He shouldn't be so anxious.
When planning something, one must proceed step by step.
The attendant packed the luggage, and Pei Jian rode at full speed towards Quzuo.