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Doudou's persistence is top-notch, and he also has an unyielding spirit. As long as he wants to do something, he will never give up until he succeeds, unless he dies.

Feng Qingchen was so annoyed by Doudou that he finally took Doudou to the city gate to join in the fun.

This was the second time Feng Qingchen had seen such a lively scene. The first time was naturally when Wang Jinling came back, but that time the thunder incident happened, so it was not really pleasant.

Si Cheng's arrival seemed to have created a stir in the imperial city, and a lot of people came to watch the fun, only slightly less than when Wang Jinling returned to the capital.

When Feng Qingchen and Doudou arrived, both sides of the street were crowded with people, and the teahouses and restaurants nearby were also reserved by the young masters and sons of wealthy families. Doudou complained dissatisfiedly: "It's all because of you. You came so late and now you can't find a good seat."

Feng Qingchen gave Doudou a warning look. Doudou didn't dare to go too far and lowered his head with an unhappy look.

He came to watch the fun. This group was full of people and the good seats were gone, so why was he still watching?

Feng Qingchen shook her head helplessly. Since she was here, she should not make Doudou unhappy. Feng Qingchen motioned Doudou to follow her. Although Doudou was puzzled, he believed Feng Qingchen.

The two walked into a teahouse, which was closest to the city gate. The private rooms upstairs had an excellent location, and one could basically see what was happening at the city gate.

After Feng Qingchen went in and revealed her identity, the shopkeeper immediately took her to a private room by the window upstairs. This room had the best location and was reserved for Su Wenqing for himself. Even if it was full, it would not be open to outsiders.

Doudou opened his mouth wide, and when the people in the private room left, he said in surprise, "So you had reserved a seat a long time ago. I knew you wanted to see Si Cheng, too."

"This is Su Wenqing's property." Feng Qingchen said unhappily, "You want to watch the fun, come and see it."

Feng Qingchen really didn't understand what charm Si Cheng had that could attract so many people to welcome him. He was just summoned into the city, not returning victoriously. Why was there such a big fuss?

Of course, Feng Qingchen knew that he was taking his anger out on others because this was not an official event, but the private behavior of those bored young masters and young ladies.

The city gate was under martial law early on, and the road was cleared to make it easier for Si Cheng and his Divine Archery Battalion to enter the city. Not long after, a group of black spots appeared at the city gate, and it seemed that there were not many people.

Ga-ga-ga... Soon Feng Qingchen heard the sound of horse hooves. From the sound, Feng Qingchen could infer that there were no more than a hundred people coming, which was within Feng Qingchen's expectations.

The army can only stay fifty or a hundred miles outside the city at most. The emperor will never allow the army to get close. It is too dangerous!

"Why are there so few people? Didn't they say that the Divine Arrow Battalion has 500 people?" Doudou was disappointed because Si Cheng only brought a few dozen people into the city. This number was really small.

"On the battlefield, archers are not very useful." Feng Qingchen kindly explained, telling Doudou not to have too high hopes on Si Cheng's Divine Archery Battalion.

No matter how powerful the Divine Archery Battalion is, it cannot compare to the Ninth Prince's Black Cavalry. On the battlefield, there is no good position for the archers to attack, and there is no way to guarantee the archers' safety. Moreover... no one can draw the bow and shoot arrows all the time. Drawing the bow and shooting arrows requires a lot of arm strength, and after a long time, the hands will lose the strength.

The Divine Archery Battalion is more suitable for assassinations, ambushes and the like. In a real war, it would not be of much use. The Divine Archery Battalion is not as magical as imagined.

Si Cheng brought a total of fifty personal soldiers into the city. When these fifty people appeared at the city gate, they immediately caused cheers.

"Look, look, Marshal Si is here. That armor is so beautiful. Why does he wear white armor? Doesn't it look better this way?" Doudou drooled at the white armor on Si Cheng.

I really want it.

"The bow behind him is also very handsome, dark and cold. Even from such a distance, I can feel the chill of the bow. One black and one white, so attractive." Doudou's eyes lit up, and he wanted to go forward and strip Si Cheng of his equipment and put it on himself.

Feng Qingchen still didn't speak, letting Doudou talk to himself. Doudou talked for a long time, but found that no one responded to him, so he turned back unhappily: "Feng Qingchen, I'm talking to you, can't you answer me? Even if you don't answer me, please make a sound to show that you are listening."

"Zhi..." Feng Qingchen was very considerate. Most people would definitely be angry, but Doudou was very happy with Feng Qingchen's cooperation. He nodded and continued to comment on Si Cheng.

At this time, Si Cheng and his men had already dismounted. According to the emperor's wishes, they displayed the strength of the Divine Arrow Camp outside the city, both to show off and to intimidate.

Feng Qingchen was not interested in this kind of excitement. He turned the teacup between his fingers, but his eyes were a little vague.

She wondered what the Ninth Uncle was doing, when the Minister of State would come to find her, and how to arrange the private soldiers in Prince Su's hands.

Feng Qingchen knew very well that Prince Su nominally gave her his private soldiers, but actually wanted to give them to the Ninth Uncle. However... once something was in her hands, it belonged to her, Feng Qingchen. It was impossible for her to give it up!

Who would she put in charge of those 12,000 private soldiers?

After thinking about it, Feng Qingchen found that she had no one to use. The people she could use were either the Ninth Prince's people or Zhai Dongming's people. And the orphans that Tong Jue and Tong Yao had raised privately were still young, and nothing could be seen in the next one or two years.

"It's really a headache." Feng Qingchen muttered unconsciously. Doudou quickly agreed after hearing this: "It's really a headache. How can we shoot down all these birds? Why do I feel that the emperor is deliberately making things difficult for this young commander Si? Could it be that the emperor asked young commander Si to demonstrate the strength of the Divine Archery Camp outside the city not to build momentum for him, but to embarrass him?"

Doudou looked confused and puzzled, but unfortunately Feng Qingchen and his gang were busy thinking about their private soldiers and had no time to help her understand. The Si Cheng at the city gate did not react to the emperor's request, but just agreed decisively.

Obedience is a soldier's duty, even if this request is obviously unreasonable, he must obey. He knew that this was the emperor's lesson and warning to him, because he failed to ambush and kill the Ninth Prince.

At Si Cheng's command, all the people he brought took hold of the bows behind them and drew arrows from the quivers on their backs. Each person had three arrows on his bow, and it looked like they were ready to shoot three arrows at the same time.

"His men can all shoot three arrows at a time. That's amazing." Doudou's eyes lit up again.

He was a person who loved to watch the fun. As things became more and more interesting, how could he stop? He didn't care whether Feng Qingchen was happy or not. He directly dragged Feng Qingchen to the window and shouted excitedly: "Qingchen, come and see, the fifty men led by Young Marshal Si are going to shoot down two hundred birds that were released at the same time."

"What? Shooting birds?" Feng Qingchen looked up and saw the soldiers holding bows and arrows at the city gate with serious faces, ready to fight.

What is going on?

By offering such a difficult challenge, does the Emperor want to accuse Marshal Si of incompetence and then replace him at the last minute?