"How about this, if you can recite two lines perfectly, I'll let you pass. How about that? Is that okay?"
Seeing the pitiful look on Little Swallow's face below, the Emperor relaxed the conditions.
"Yes, yes, Father Emperor, just you wait, I'll give you a big surprise."
This time, Little Swallow passed the test smoothly.
The tense expressions on everyone's faces relaxed, Chen Nian loosened his grip on Xiao Yanzi, and the Emperor's face was full of smiles, brimming with satisfaction.
"Haha, Little Swallow, I must say, your version of Little Swallow has a unique charm."
The emperor laughed heartily, walked up to the group, and finally felt completely relieved.
"Father, you've already laughed so hard, so could you give me a small reward?"
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"Father, please allow the four guards to take me, Niannian, and Ziwei to the countryside to practice horseback riding right now?"
Little Swallow starts bargaining.
She had completely forgotten about this trip, and when she thought about riding a horse, her eyes were full of anticipation, as she had never ridden one before.
"Yes, go ahead, be careful when you leave the palace, bring enough guards, and don't get hurt."
The Emperor looked at the two girls in front of him, both of whom had expectant expressions, nodded, and gave them some instructions.
Because of the time crunch, it was a last-minute idea, and Chen Nian didn't even have time to call Qing'er to join him.
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Suburbs.
"Er, Ertai, can I, can I ride it?"
With a trembling voice, Shen Nian called out to the person standing below her horse holding the reins. She was so excited. After Ertai's intensive tutoring and instruction, she felt that she could now ride a horse at full gallop.
She was very excited about riding a horse for the first time, but it was a pity that Qing'er wasn't there.
"Do you dare ride it?"
Ertai looked up at the excited man sitting on his horse, who seemed eager to ride away immediately, and teased him.
He had only been learning for a short time when he wanted to ride it, not even afraid of falling.
Moreover, he was certain that once she learned how, she would ride a horse incredibly fast and wouldn't stop to wait for him at all.
She thought, he wouldn't dare let go. If he fell and got hurt in the end, he would be the one who would feel sorry for him, and he would have to coax the heartless little thing to take his medicine.
"I feel like I can do it. And even if I can't, I still have you. You definitely won't let anything happen to me."
Shen Nian nodded firmly; she had absolute trust in Ertai.
"Ertai, if Niannian wants to ride, just let her ride. We came out here to learn how to ride horses. What kind of person are you if you don't let her ride?"
Besides, with me, Yongqi, Benjamin, and you, the four of us will protect her. We definitely won't let Chen Nian get hurt. If she wants to ride, just let her. Look at her pitiful expression; don't hold her back."
Little Swallow, who was walking ahead, heard the conversation behind her, rode her horse around, and joined in, even dragging her good brother along.
They both grew up outside the palace and had similar personalities. Freedom was what they longed for most, and being confined would make them feel very uncomfortable.
Yongqi: "Yes, Ertai, if Chennian wants to ride, just let her ride."
Benjamin: "Ertai, if Princess Shen wants to ride, let her ride. Let her ride slowly first, and we'll just follow her from the side."
During this time, Shen Nian successfully infiltrated Shufangzhai, and Yongqi and Benjamin both became her allies.
The days when the group of friends bickered and joked around were also quite nice.
Surrounded by four people, he looked like he disagreed...
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