At a command, the soldiers on the city wall raised their arrows, drew their bows, and hundreds of arrows shot towards the people behind Baili Yingfeng.
The assassins behind them, veiled in red, dodged the rain of arrows, and their running speed gradually slowed down.
The leader snorted, "Damn it!" and quickly dodged.
"withdraw!"
The horses galloped forward, and Baili Yingfeng led Miao Nanyan through the city gate. Only after watching the gate close did Baili Yingfeng finally relax.
...
As a member of the Nanyang royal family, Sun Huohuo wanted to accompany Yun Duoduo in her martial arts training, so he also stayed in a side hall of Fushuang Palace.
For a time, Fu Shuang Palace became lively. As Jin Zhuangzhuang grew up, he was no longer satisfied with the sky in the four corners of the bedroom. He often had to walk or crawl to the courtyard to get some fresh air. Occasionally, you could see a thin little figure sticking out his bottom and digging something in the ground.
When Yun Duoduo first saw it, she was also taken aback and found it hard to accept at first. Later, she gradually got used to it. Zhuangzhuang was a unique little girl who liked insects. As long as she didn't bring those earthworms, ladybugs, and other strange insects to the bed, it was fine.
The Third Prince, Yun Yishu, was still the first to occupy the outhouse in the morning. Every morning, the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to run to the outhouse. The palace maids and eunuchs were already used to it, and they would simply prepare hot water and towels for him to clean his bottom every morning.
From then on, the palace maids and eunuchs serving the Third Prince in Fushuang Palace had one more job to do.
Xiao Jinyu sat on the roof all day gazing into the distance, occasionally shooting down one or two large eagles to make soup for Sun Huohuo, Yun Duoduo, and Jin Zhuangzhuang.
Jin Jinzhi continued to silently stay by Yun Duoduo's side every day, eliminating any possible dangers around her.
Whenever Xue Deyi saw a new face appear near Fushuang Palace, whether it was a palace maid, eunuch, or nanny, he would always raise his red spear and show it off to demonstrate the prestige and style of the eldest grandson of the Xue family.
On this day, Sun Huohuo and Yun Duoduo arrived at Shouchang Palace early to listen to the Empress Dowager's instructions.
"Alright, that's all I have to say. Go outside and practice your horse stance!"
The autumn rain came suddenly and violently. As soon as Yun Duoduo and Sun Huohuo stepped outside the palace, the rain started pouring down.
It's raining!
The two little ones quickly ran into the main hall, but the rain came too suddenly and they both got soaked.
"Duo'er, Duo'er, are you... are you alright?" Sun Huohuo asked, disregarding the fact that his own hair was soaked by the rain. He was very concerned about Yun Duoduo.
He patted Yun Duoduo's little shoulder and saw that her clothes were already soaked by large raindrops.
"It doesn't look like it, it doesn't look like it."
Sun Huohuo's speech was somewhat disordered, with some confusion between retroflex and alveolar consonants, and she also stuttered a bit. As a result, Yun Duoduo's speech became slurred as well.
"It's raining outside today, so you can all practice horse stance inside the house."
"Grandmother, it's raining today, everything is resting, let's take a break too!"
"If you can't move, you'll miss. You need to stand in a horse stance to stabilize your lower body and lay the foundation for future spinning kicks and light footwork."
"Mo Chou, change their clothes," the Empress Dowager instructed.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Mama called over several palace maids to help Yun Duoduo and Sun Huohuo change into clean and refreshing outer robes.
After holding the horse stance for a while, Sun Huohuo sat down on the ground with a thud, while Yun Duoduo was covered in sweat after supporting herself for a while.
Her short legs couldn't support much weight at all. Even with exceptional natural talent, there's always a process involved. If it exceeds one's own capabilities, it will eventually be unable to hold on.
"Well, considering you've just started, let's call it a day!" The Empress Dowager took a sip of tea, and Zhang Mama quickly stepped forward to help her to the Buddhist hall.
"Huo Huo, what do you want to eat?" Seeing that her grandmother had left the main hall, Yun Duoduo also sat down on the ground and wiped the sweat from her face with a handkerchief.
"Little princess, the ground is cold!" A palace maid quickly picked up Yun Duoduo, while another palace maid brought over a soft cushion and placed it on the ground so that Yun Duoduo could sit on it.
She noticed that the palace maid had only laid out a cushion for her, while Sun Huohuo remained seated on the cold ground. She glanced at the palace maid and gestured for her to also place a cushion for Sun Huohuo.
"Duo'er, Huo Huo wants to eat corn, vegetables, and lucky radishes," Sun Huo Huo said, counting on her fingers.
"Lucky radish? Is it a carrot?" Yun Duoduo patted the dust off her hands and asked uncertainly.
"Corn? And what is corn?"
“Corn, that is, corn. Our Nanyang doesn’t produce corn. This corn was sent from the Nanrong. Later, His Majesty bestowed corn upon the ministers in the court. It seems that it was Lord Sun who left behind the corn seeds, which is why the family can often eat corn.” Zhang Mama helped the Empress Dowager out, perhaps because she was worried about the two little ones.
【I see. 】
"Royal grandmother?"
"Yes, I'll go to the Buddhist hall later."
"May Your Majesty be well!"
"May the Empress Dowager be well!"
Yun Duoduo bowed to the Empress Dowager, and Sun Huohuo followed suit.
"Erhuo, come on, I'll take you to the Imperial Kitchen!" Yun Duoduo saw that the rain outside was gradually stopping, so she grabbed Sun Huohuo's hand and walked towards the Imperial Kitchen.
"Hey, Yun Duoduo!" the Empress Dowager called from behind. Watching the two children disappear in a flash, she turned to Zhang Mama helplessly. "Mochou, quickly tell someone to follow them. The roads are slippery in the rain, so they might fall again."
"Oh, and also, tell the cooks in the imperial kitchen to be careful. Don't let the fire, oil, or hot water hurt them."
"Also, change the incense in this room. I see Duoduo doesn't feel comfortable smelling it and keeps frowning."
"Should this old servant replace it with the incense used at Fu Shuang Palace?"
"Yes, yes, change it quickly!"
Upon arriving at the Imperial Study, Yun Duoduo put her hands on her hips, exuding an air of arrogance.
...
"Erhuo, what do you want to eat? Pick it! Young Master Yun will pay for lunch!"
Sun Huohuo couldn't understand what Yun Duoduo was saying. He just looked at the colorful fruits and vegetables piled up like small mountains in the imperial kitchen and stacks of dried meat, and couldn't help but drool.
"Hehehehe..."
"Wow, so many..."
"Lucky carrot, Duo'er, Huo Huo wants to eat lucky carrot!" Sun Huo Huo tiptoed and finally managed to reach an orange carrot, which he then stuffed into Yun Duo Duo's hand.
"And also, hehehe, Huo Huo wants to eat hehehe!"
[Hehehe? What's that, you idiot? Can you pronounce it more clearly?]
Sun Huohuo grabbed two eggs and placed them in Yun Duoduo's hand.
"Ah, so you want to eat eggs!"
[Erhuo, your pronunciation is terrible!]
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