An Yuan'er knew that Yi Chenli had a leg ailment. He knew martial arts and could fly around in the sky with his lightness skill. He was already far beyond ordinary people. An Yuan'er thought: Yi Chenli has already worked very hard. We shouldn't be too harsh on him for also knowing how to shoot arrows.
An Yuan'er was afraid that someone would make things difficult for Yi Chenli. She thought that as long as Yi Chenli could hit the target and not miss, it didn't matter whether he hit the red star or not.
To give Yi Chenli some practice, An Yuan'er prepared a bow and arrow herself and practiced archery in Chenyang Palace.
Archery is not as easy as it looks. An Yuan'er tried to shoot an arrow, but after trying for a long time, she still couldn't draw the bow.
"Guoguo, go to the study and fetch the Sixth Prince. Tell him I need to speak with him."
Upon hearing this, Guoguo quickly ran off.
But in the end, she returned alone with a dejected face.
Where are they?
Guoguo said dejectedly, "The Sixth Prince said he has something to do and can't come."
An Yuan'er stomped her feet angrily. "There's always something to do, why are there so many things to do?" An Yuan'er was tired of hearing this excuse.
An Yuan'er was supposed to be Yi Chenli's study companion, and should have been by the prince's side studying and practicing calligraphy, but Yi Chenli was avoiding her. For the past month, An Yuan'er hadn't even been able to see him.
An Yuan'er had no doubt that if she hadn't called him repeatedly, Yi Chenli would have gone months without seeing her.
An Yuan'er sometimes thinks: Yi Chenli was cuter when he was a child. Although he was awkward back then, at least he wouldn't just disappear without a trace.
An Yuan'er was a little discouraged. She had worked so hard for so long, but it seemed that she and Yi Chenli had returned to square one.
This would make her feel that the companionship she had in her youth was just a grand dream she had all by herself.
Upon waking from his daze, Yi Chenli reverted to his tyrannical ways, ignoring her completely.
An Yuan'er's eyes flickered; an idea had come to her. She absolutely had to see him today.
She whispered something in Guoguo's ear, and Guoguo nodded repeatedly after hearing it: "Miss is so clever, this servant will go right away."
An Yuan'er nodded: "Remember to act well, and don't give me away."
Guoguo patted her chest, indicating that she would take care of everything.
*
In the study, Yi Chenli was looking through letters sent from the South.
In the Southern Kingdom, there are two empress dowagers: Empress Xiao and Empress Zhong. Both empress dowagers were actually sisters of Yi Chenli's mother. However, Empress Xiao was a concubine's daughter and a sworn enemy of Yi Chenli's mother even in her youth, while Empress Zhong was his mother's elder sister.
This means that Empress Dowager Zhong has been silently helping Yi Chenli all these years. The two exchanged letters, which also allowed Yi Chenli to cultivate his own force: the Shadow Army.
The letter reads: "At the Tiansheng Martial Arts Tournament, Empress Dowager Xiao intends to collude with the Empress to support the Fifth Prince Yi Chenqi to ascend to the position of Crown Prince. I urge Wang Li'er to make preparations in advance."
After reading the letter, Yi Chenli threw it into the fire pit until it burned to ashes.
He sneered: Yi Chenqi does have some talent, but the Emperor is wary of the Murong family, and the Empress's years of scheming have long displeased the Emperor. It will not be easy for Yi Chenqi to rise to power.
Just as the letter was burned, Guoguo's desperate cries could be heard from the study doorway.
"Oh no! Oh no! My young lady has fainted in the garden!"
"Miss has been feeling unwell since this morning. I hope nothing bad has happened to her."
"What would I do if something happened to Miss?"
Guoguo's voice could be heard clearly even through a door.
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