The next day it was a sunny day, cloudless, and occasionally a gust of wind blew, causing the birds in the trees to chirp. Yifang took a deep breath and overcame his fear of riding a horse with his heart. This was her first time riding a horse, and she was really nervous, sitting on horseback and looking at the world, it seemed that everything was different from before.

This is a place specially opened up in the palace for horseback riding and archery, which was originally not available, but the Empress Dowager Bo liked it, so she opened it up. But since Empress Dowager Bo no longer participated in the hunt of Muzhou, this place has been vacant, and only occasionally the queen will come over to show off her skills. However, although this is a palace, it is a little far away from the palace complex. At that time, I also thought that I would not quarrel with the masters of the palaces, so I chose this place.

"Yifang, relax." Liu Heng and Yifang were riding on the same horse, and it was easy to feel her tenseness. Liu Heng patted her on the shoulder, "The more nervous you are, the more the horse will feel your nervousness, and it will also become nervous." ”

"It's the first time for the concubine to ride a horse, and I really can't relax!" Yi Fangchu sat on horseback and didn't even dare to speak loudly. She has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, and for some reason when she sits on the horse, her heart is nervous for a while.

Liu Heng gently hugged her waist: "Don't be afraid, this king is behind you." ”

He held Yifang's hand and tightened the reins, slowly driving the horse forward, leaving a string of playful horseshoe prints on the grass. Although Yifang was apprehensive, it did not affect her learning process, and she mastered the skills of horseback riding, and practiced very quickly. Liu Heng slowly increased his speed, allowing the horse to really run on the grass instead of walking slowly.

"How? The horse is running so fast, can it still get used to? Liu Heng asked softly behind him.

Yifang has been studying for so long, and the initial apprehension in her heart has disappeared a little, and she seems to be able to feel the joy of riding on horseback. From this point of view, the flowers and plants on the ground become more feminine, and the gaze can be level with the canopy, which also creates a certain sense of distance from the ground.

"It's better, for example." Yifang turned his head and smiled, "Originally, the concubine didn't know, but now I can finally feel some of the fun of riding a horse that the king said." ”

"This is just one of them, when you learn to gallop well, the breeze on your face will be even more comfortable." Liu Heng was about to return the reins to her hand, but Yifang suddenly became unstable and almost fell to the ground.

Liu Hengda was shocked, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted to catch her, but saw her pull the reins and sit back properly, only to realize that he had been teased. When he raised his head, he saw Yi Fang pursing his mouth and smiling at him, and the expression of triumph on his face became more and more unconcealable.

"It's really bold, dare to tease this king!" Liu Heng turned over on the horse again, and pinched Yifang's waist as if angry, her reflexive dodge, and her center of gravity was unstable, but this time it really frightened the horse.

The horse let out a long whistle and ran forward uncontrollably, Liu Heng hurriedly pulled the reins, and slowly tightened the reins while protecting the Yi Fang. Yifang didn't expect such an accident to occur suddenly, so he could only try his best to ensure the stability of his body, and not to add chaos to Liu Heng.

After a while, the horse ran around the grass three more times before it slowly calmed down. Yi Fang felt a little guilty in her heart, if she hadn't played a prank just now, maybe Ma wouldn't have been frightened.

"Your Majesty, it's the concubine's fault." Yifang dismounted and said this sentence with his head down.

"It doesn't matter, you must remember that if the horse is frightened while riding, you must hold on to the reins and never be thrown off." Liu Heng comforted the frightened Yifang, and taught her some skills by the way.

"Concubine, remember."

"Alright, that's all for today's horseback riding, let's go shoot arrows with this king!" Liu Heng saw that she was frightened when she rode a horse today, so he thought about changing his mood.

Archery is easier than riding a horse, at least you won't get hurt. Liu Heng still held Yifang's hand behind him, explaining while teaching her hand in hand. Yifang raised his eyes to look at Liu Heng's serious side face, and an unknown emotion suddenly came out of his heart. If she used to be committed to him just to complete Empress Lu's task, but now she has a few different feelings, but whether this relationship is touching or something else, she can't tell for a while.

Liu Heng's swordsmanship is very good, and the hand holding Yifang is also shot repeatedly, but as soon as he lets go of his hand and lets Yifang try it himself, he misses the target several times. After going back and forth like this a few times, Yifang became a little depressed.

"The concubine always misses." Yifang sighed helplessly.

"It's just the first time, it's good to be able to shoot an arrow, and if you want to shoot well, you have to practice." Liu Heng changed a small bow and handed it to Yifang, "Try this, it's easier to grasp if it's smaller." ”

The two got along so tacitly, but there was a person not far away, who saw this situation in his eyes, and his face showed a somewhat sour look. She lowered her eyes and looked over there, Liu Heng had never taught her like this, and he had never even accompanied her here.

"Queen, shall we still go?" Ruying, the personal maid beside her, asked.

"Since the king is teaching Su Meiren here, let's not bother, let's go back to the palace!" The queen sighed faintly, and the expression on her face became even more lonely.

"Your Majesty, it seems to be the queen over there!" Yifang's sharp eyes found Ziluo's figure, and hurriedly walked over.

"Queen, please stay!" Yi Fang shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, please come over and practice riding and archery together!" ”

The queen looked back in surprise: "Really? Is it the king's intention? ”

Yifang subconsciously glanced at Liu Heng, and then nodded seriously: "Yes, it was the king who asked the concubine to come over and invite the queen to come over." ”

"You have a heart, thank you." A hint of loneliness flashed on the queen's face, but she immediately raised her smile again and walked with Yifang.

Ruying listened and thanked her back, and asked puzzledly: "Niangniang, it was the king who asked you to come over, why do you want to thank Su Meiren?" ”

"It's not the king's intention, it's that the plain beauty wants to come and ask the palace to come over to see the king." The queen sighed softly, "She may feel that this palace is pitiful!" ”

"Queen, the slave maid heard that Su Mei is very scheming, and she always loves to compete for favor, and she often offers courtesy in front of the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother has always disliked her!" Ruying chewed the base of her tongue in the queen's ear.

"Hongu doesn't see it that way." The queen glanced at Yifang's back, "Her impression of the palace is very pure, very smart, not like a bad person." ”

"Queen, you are confused again, how can there be any good people in this palace!" Ruying is a dowry girl brought by the queen from her mother's house, and the master and servant can say anything between them.

The queen smiled and didn't speak, so she walked straight to Liu Heng's side.

"Meet the King." Queen Yingying saluted.

Liu Heng originally only wanted to be with Yifang, but since the queen came, she also greeted her with a smile.

"The king came later, and this king is teaching Yifang archery!" Liu Heng took a bow to the queen, and said to Yifang, "The queen is a good horse archer, you can learn more from her." ”

"No." Yi Fang answered, then stepped aside, quietly watching the queen's performance.

Liu Heng is right, the queen is indeed powerful, whether it is archery posture or accuracy, it is remarkable.

"In front of the queen's mother's superb riding and shooting, the concubine is really ashamed." Yifang exaggerated politely.

"You two, each good in his own way. Yifang is practicing slowly, and he will definitely be able to make progress in the future. As soon as Liu Heng's words fell, a eunuch came to report, saying that some ministers had gathered at the door of the study and wanted to discuss the hunt in Muzhou with him.

"Your Majesty, since you have something to do, you don't have to accompany your concubine." Yifang nodded.

"There's a queen here, so let her teach you first!" Liu Heng raised his head to Ziluo and motioned for her to help teach Yifang.

"No."

After Liu Heng left, Yifang didn't think that the queen would teach her sincerely, after all, the women in this palace revolved around Liu Heng alone, not to mention teaching her to ride and shoot, even if she said two more words, it was not sincere. But the queen really taught her conscientiously, which was not expected by her.

The queen's skills are very skilled, and she has been practicing for many years at a glance, and if she wants to be born in the Ouyang family in the future, she will naturally not slack off. The queen taught very seriously, and Yifang also left everything else, and devoted herself to practicing archery, which can be regarded as living up to Liu Heng's entrustment.

"Mother-mother-" came two successive childish voices, and the queen turned abruptly, and two children rushed into her arms.

Yifang looked at the faces of the two children, and felt that they must be the queen's sons, looking at the age of the two of them, and calculated in his heart, Yifang understood the identity of the two.

"The concubine meets the eldest prince, the second prince."

The two children turned to her and smiled, but the queen was surprised: "This palace remembers that you have never seen them, why do you know their identities?" ”

"Back to the queen's mother, the two princes look very similar to the king, and the concubines will naturally recognize them."

"Zhiyao, Zhiyao, I've come to see Su Ji Niangniang." The queen lovingly pushed the two children in front of the Yifang.

"I've seen Su Ji Niangniang." Both children are very well-behaved.

"Only the queen can teach such a well-behaved child." Yifang praised it from the bottom of his heart.

The queen rejoiced, so she took her bow and arrows, and let the children practice it. Originally, when the two princes came here, they made an appointment with the queen to practice riding and archery to prepare for the upcoming hunt in Muzhou.

The queen is so good at riding and shooting, the children she teaches are naturally not bad, and children at this age are the time to compare with each other.

"Does Su Ji also like to ride a horse and shoot arrows?" The second prince Liu Zhiyao pulled the sleeves of Yifang, and his voice was still a little milky, and he spoke very cutely.

Yifang couldn't help but squat down and touch his cheek: "Yes, it's just that the concubine is not as proficient as the two princes, but I only learned some fur today." ”

"My brother and I were taught by the queen mother, so I will teach Su Ji Niangniang!" Zhiyao raised a small face and smiled sweetly at her.

"Su Meiren, Zhiyao seems to like you very much!" The queen also squatted down and pinched Zhiyao's little face.

"The second brother said nonsense, the four of us brothers were taught by our father, and the queen mother was just pointing out from the side." The eldest prince was not convinced, "Besides, isn't the queen mother teaching Su Ji Niangniang?" Second brother, don't mix it up blindly. ”

"The eldest brother must be jealous that both the father and the queen mother have personally taught Su Ji Niangniang, so he said this, I don't care." Zhiyao pulled the Yifang and didn't let go, "I just want to teach Su Ji Niangniang." ”

"Zhiyao, do you like Su Ji Niangniang very much?" The queen asked him with a smile.

Zhiyao's chick nodded as if pecking rice: "Of course, Su Ji Niangniang is the best-looking one I have ever seen." ”

"Second brother, you just saw that Su Ji Niangniang was beautiful, so you have to teach her!" Zhi Yu said disdainfully, "At a young age, I don't understand right and wrong, but I can distinguish between beauty and ugliness." ”

"Big brother, you're only one or two years older than me." Zhiyao raised his head unconvinced, puffing out his cheeks and glaring at Zhiyu.

"Well, you two can't fight for a day." The queen hugged them together, "It's going to be the hunt of Muzhou soon, hurry up and practice!" ”

"No." In response, he obediently picked up his bow and arrows and went to the shooting range.

Zhiyao was indifferent, and only pulled Yifang vigorously: "Su Ji Niangniang, let Zhiyao teach you!" ”

Yifang glanced at the queen, and after she acquiesced, he smiled and nodded, and together with Zhiyao, he picked two bows and arrows and went to another shooting range. At this time, the queen was free, and took Ruying to the shade to sit down, and quietly watched them practice in the sun.

"It seems that the slave maid was wrong, this plain beauty really doesn't seem to have any ill will towards the queen." Ruying changed her point of view.

"Why did you say that all of a sudden?" The queen wondered. But just in such a short period of time, how could she change her impression of Yifang so much?

"Our four princes have their own temperaments, among them, the eldest prince is cold, and if he can say a few more words, he can look at this person. Although the second prince is lively and cheerful, he is also polite, and he treats people too far away, nor is he too close. Ruying smiled and looked at Yifang and Zhiyao's figures, "Children's eyes have always been the most accurate way to see people, and they can get along with Su Mei like this, and the slave maid is also relieved." ”

"Bengong also thinks so, this plain beauty seems to be different from the other family members from Chang'an." The queen nodded in agreement with Ruying's words, "But in addition to Su Meiren, it seems that there is another Yue Liang who the king intends to take to Muzhou's hunt this time?" ”

"Yes, the slave maid heard that Yue Liangren is a very good master, and he can also please the Queen Mother!"

"Is it the one who sang and led the birds when he first saw the king?"

"The queen is exactly what she said."