At this moment, a guard came to report.
"My lord, the princess and the second young lady have arrived."
Lord Mu hummed in agreement, "Understood."
Lord Mu turned to look at Shen Nanzhi and said, "Let's go!"
Shen Nanzhi didn't say much, nodded, and then followed Lord Mu down from the high platform.
Mu Chenshuang was waiting below the stage when she looked up and saw Shen Nanzhi following Lord Mu down. At the same time, Shen Nanzhi also saw her.
They glanced at each other, but there was no further emotional exchange.
"They've arrived," Lord Mu said, looking at the two of them.
The two of them called out at the same time, "Father."
Mu Chunxi looked at Shen Nanzhi, "This must be General Shen."
Shen Nanzhi looked at Mu Chunxi and politely greeted her, "Second Miss Mu."
"I have long heard of General Shen's extraordinary bearing and unparalleled handsomeness. Today I am fortunate to see him, and it is indeed true."
"Miss Mu, you flatter me. I am but a rough and uncouth warrior."
"General Shen, there's no need for such excessive modesty."
Mu Chunxi exchanged a few polite words with Shen Nanzhi, and when his gaze fell on Mu Chenshuang again, he simply smiled and greeted her.
Mu Chenshuang responded with a smile, without saying much. Come to think of it, they had indeed not seen each other for some time.
"Father, what brings you here today?" Mu Chenshuang asked.
"I called you here today because I wanted to see if your riding, archery and martial arts skills have improved over the years, especially Chunxi. I really want to see the results of your training outside all these years."
Mu Chunxi said in a humble tone with a hint of coquetry, "If Chunxi is not as good as Father imagines, please don't blame Chunxi."
Lord Mu smiled, his eyes filled with affection for Mu Chunxi. "Chunxi, if you say that, I'm sure you'll open your father's eyes to a whole new world."
Compared to Mu Chenshuang, Lord Mu naturally had higher expectations for Mu Chunxi.
"Let's go to the stables first, and you can each choose two horses."
"good."
Lord Mu then led the two to the stables.
While choosing horses, Mu Chunxi stroked a black horse and said to Mu Chenshuang behind her, "Chenshuang, how about we have a match later? For so many years, I've always wanted to see your swordsmanship."
His kind tone sounded like an invitation to learn a few tricks from her.
Mu Chenshuang, leading a brown horse, glanced at Mu Chunxi and said, "Even if Chunxi doesn't say it, Father would still make the same request."
Lord Mu summoned them not simply to assess their individual abilities.
The soldiers resting in the military camp heard that Lord Mu wanted to test the martial arts skills of his two daughters, so they all rushed to the scene to watch.
Lord Mu conducted a simple test on the two men's archery skills, and they were evenly matched. Their archery skills were even more accurate and powerful than those of the archery soldiers who received daily training in the military camp.
The two players on the field drew applause and cheers from the soldiers watching around them.
"It seems that Shuang'er has not regressed in the past two years."
Lord Mu was quite pleased.
Shen Nanzhi accompanied Lord Mu and said, "Shuang'er's archery skills have always been accurate and powerful; this is her talent. Lord Mu, what is your plan in testing Shuang'er today?"
Now that Shuang'er is a princess, she no longer needs to go to the front lines.
"Whether in the capital or on the front lines, acquiring skills is always beneficial, as it provides the ability to protect oneself and those one wishes to protect."
Shen Nanzhi responded, "You are right, Lord Marquis."
After the horseback riding and archery competition, Lord Mu was quite satisfied with the two men's performance.
As expected.
Lord Mu then invited the two to the stage for a contest.
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