"Queen Mother, the courtier's arm is also sore, can you watch the battle from the sidelines?" Tong Xue held the bow and rubbed her arm.

"What, Tong Da, are you planning to lose without a fight?" The eldest prince glanced at her contemptuously, hooked his lips and smiled, "If you don't want to participate in the war, it's not impossible, just admit defeat to the palace." In that case, I can order you to make me three cages, no, five cages of pastry! ”

Tong Xue really wanted to ask, "Are you a pig?" Five cages, ten cages! ”

Tong Xue directly treated him as if he didn't exist, and only looked at the Queen Mother with a look of help.

The Queen Mother pondered for a long time, and said to the eldest prince: "Sheng'er, Miss Tong was invited into the palace by the mourning family, you are not allowed to bully others!" ”

Tong Xue couldn't help but shudder when she heard this intimate tone.

"Queen Mother, the courtier's arm is much better, and she can barely shoot a few arrows." The old fox of the Queen Mother is helping her grandson, how can she help herself as an outsider.

Tong Xue had to carry a bow and waited on the side.

Taking advantage of the gap between everyone waiting, Qiu Muyun sat on the piano and stroked the piano for everyone, which was the right to cheer up.

Qiu Muyun was born in a scholarly family, and since he was a child, in addition to learning the needle girl infrared with the embroidery girl, he also followed the master invited from the clan to learn the Four Books and Five Classics and the calligraphy and painting of chess.

Qiu Muyun is good at painting and piano, and when he was older, he specialized in these two things, and so far he has achieved a small success.

She sat upright in front of the piano and plucked the strings with her hand, because she had just watched a scene

Archery is about to have a more intense archery competition, so she chose a song with a passionate and bright style, which is very suitable for the atmosphere at this time.

Fingers dance lightly on the strings. The sound of the piano in a hurry, the simple and bright rhythm, quickly attracted everyone's attention, made everyone stop and listen, their minds jumped with the sound of the piano, and they indulged in it for a long time and couldn't extricate themselves.

At the end of the song, everyone was immersed in the aftertaste, and Qiu Muyun stood up a little embarrassed and helped everyone. "It's ugly today."

"Miss Qiu's piano sound is so good." Tong Xue sighed sincerely. "My mother also hired Xixi to teach me to play the piano, but on the first day, I didn't break one of the strings of the master, and the master was heartbroken. You don't want to teach me anymore. ”

Qiu Muyun heard this. I think back to the first time I touched the strings. With a light smile on his face: "Everyone has their own strengths, just like Miss Tong is good at archery." ”

Tong Xue nodded, "That's the truth." ”

After a pleasant exchange. The little eunuch was holding a birdcage in one hand, followed by the eunuch of the ninth brother, each holding two birdcages in his hand, panting and running outside the pavilion to resume his life.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the bird is ready."

The Queen Mother nodded.

Seeing that the little eunuch excitedly picked the largest bird cage, this ensured the bird's activity space and increased the difficulty of archery.

The Queen Mother stood in the pavilion, looking down at the Imperial Garden, and finally pointed to a rockery ten zhang away, which was in the middle of a shallow pool, and because of the snow for several days, the pool water had received a thick layer of ice.

On the rockery, several pots of carefully trimmed flowers and plants are planted, revealing fresh greenery in this cold winter day.

The little eunuch took the rest of the eunuchs and climbed the rockery with difficulty, scattering the birdcages and hanging them on the branches.

Seeing that everything was ready, the Queen Mother said to Tong Xue and the others, "You are standing two feet away from the rockery, how about shooting the birds in the cage?" ”

"Ancestor, you still have a way!" The eldest prince gave a slap in the face at the right time.

The three of them stood two feet away.

Qiu Muyun sat down again and stroked the piano.

This time, she chose "High School Flowing Water".

The low and tactful sound of the piano, like gurgling water, slowly glides through the tips of everyone's hearts.

Tong Xue took out an arrow from the quiver and put it on the bow.

Staring intently at the birdcage on the rockery.

Some of the birds are shivering from the cold and are curling up in a ball, burying their heads between their wings.

Others flailed their wings restlessly, as if sensing danger approaching.

The sound of the piano slowly changes from low to high, from slow to urgent.

The string in everyone's hearts is slowly getting tighter and tighter.

Finally, Qiu Muyun's fingers flew like butterflies wearing flowers, dancing between the strings.

The sound of the piano suddenly became high and sharp, and at that moment, Tong Xue and the three of them brushed the arrows in their hands together.

In the pavilion, the second prince and the third prince were completely attracted by this fierce atmosphere, staring at the three arrows without blinking, watching them pass through the gap between the two iron fences, successfully reach the birdcage, and pass by the frightened birds.

In the first round, all three shots were shot.

The third prince pursed his lips, not interesting.

He glanced at the rice paper spread out on the table.

Covering up and turning around, an idea came to mind.

"Second Emperor Brother, who do you think will be the first person to shoot the cage bird?" The third prince asked the second prince with a curious expression.

The second prince looked down at him with a smile and shook his head, "The birds react extremely quickly, and it's not easy to shoot live creatures!" ”

"What's so difficult!" The third prince looked disdainful, "I heard from my mother that my father once shot a tiger." Imperial grandmother, do you say? ”

The Queen Mother smiled.

She didn't know if Emperor Xining had ever shot a tiger.

Emperor Xining is superb in archery, but she, as a biological mother, knows it.

Therefore, she did not nod or shake her head, but just looked at the third prince with a smile and said, "Your father, he can shoot three arrows at the same time." ”

The third prince's eyes widened exaggeratedly, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief.

This apparently greatly pleased the Queen Mother.

"Father is amazing!" The third prince sighed, and then asked the queen mother, "Grandmother, who do you think will be the first to shoot the bird?" ”

The Queen Mother felt that the third prince was so persevering at a young age, and she felt that it was not easy.

"Miss Li from the Korean Mansion has superb archery skills, and her talent is not in vain."

The third prince nodded happily, "The granddaughter also thinks that the little cousin will win!" ”

"Second brother, did you say?"

The second prince pondered for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "I believe in the imperial brother." ”

The third prince's mouth flattened, and he asked Qiu Muyun who was stroking the qin, "Aunt Qiu, who do you think will win." ”

Qiu Muyun smiled at the corner of her mouth, "Miss Tong." ”

When the Queen Mother heard this answer, she looked at her in surprise.

After Qiu Muyun finished speaking, he lowered his head and continued to stroke the qin.

The sound of the piano became rapid and agitated again, and the three of them let go at the same time with great tacit understanding, and the arrows passed through the cage as fast as lightning, and fell to the ground with a clatter.

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to check, and finally carried a bird and an arrow, and stepped forward, "Return, Queen Mother, a bird has been shot." ”

Because the arrow shot so fast, the third prince didn't see who shot the bird, so as soon as the eunuch replied, he asked impatiently.

"Back to the Third Highness, she is the eldest girl of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion." The little eunuch bowed his head and replied respectfully. (To be continued......)