Flowing fire in July, clothing in September.

As soon as June passed, the anger of Yecheng decreased, but the dispute between the court and China over the position of the crown prince remained unabated, but had a growing momentum. And what about the emperor himself? But he didn't see any decision, but he said to the ministers, saying that the crown prince Xuanyuan and King Kang Xuanyuan were assassinated in the Jinhe River, and they needed to recuperate for a while. did not talk about the prince's loss of appearance, and did not talk about the new candidate for the prince.

The ministers knew that this was a taboo that could never be mentioned explicitly.

Although the court and the opposition gradually became uneasy because of the assassination of the prince and the prince's body, under the careful care of everyone, Xuanyuan Qi, who was infected with the wind and cold that day, was not affected by these at all, and her body recovered quickly, and she was able to eat and laugh, as if she had never been out of the palace these days, and she had always been the carefree and well-off king.

Hold the string, hold the arrow, correct the arrow, review the solid, raise the bow, lead the arrow, send the arrow, and collect the bow.

Archery eight salutes, gestures, Xuanyuan Jue did not have the slightest flustery and mistakes. Unhurried, there are a total of ten arrows, and those who hit the bull's-eye a hundred steps away are also ten arrows.

Although he almost lost his right hand and a pair of knee bones because of his perennial punishment and shackles in chains, and now he has no eyes, this hundred-step archery is not difficult for him.

From the age of six, every day before dawn, he would be picked up from the couch by his so-called father and thrown to the ground. Then, the practice of 100 arrows a day was the beginning of his day.

Once, there were countless times when he aimed the arrows on his bow at his father, but in the end, without exception, he put them down again.

"Ahh......h Not...... Well...... Delicious......"

Xuanyuan pulled the string again, hit the bull's-eye two arrows, then put the bow aside, turned around, and sat down next to Xuanyuan Qi, who was slumped on a rattan chair.

When he sat down, Xuanyuan didn't see him. Because, at the moment, she is closing her eyes, and her mouth is bulging with small snacks. Although it is not as sweet as the jade cicada fruit made by Xiangyi Zhai outside the palace, and it is not as soft and glutinous as the Handi pastry made by Aunt Yan, as long as she can spare her to shoot arrows, it is a good dim sum.

Looking at the comfortable appearance of the villain in front of him enjoying it like this, Xuanyuan Jue couldn't help laughing, and he simply lay down like Xuanyuan Qi. I haven't shot an arrow for a long time, and when I move my bow today, my arm is really a little sore.

"Qi'er, you said you wouldn't, I came first with twelve arrows, you have seen it now, you should get up and show me a few arrows, right?"

Xuanyuan twisted a round cake-shaped snack from the copper plate placed between the two of them with three fingers, exactly one bite at a time. However, it melted in his mouth, and the excessively sweet dim sum did not appeal to him, so he had to order someone to bring a bowl of sweet tea soup and take a big sip, which suppressed the sweetness of Fang Cai's dim sum.

Just after drinking the tea here, Xuanyuan Qi over there began to play a "monkey show" on the rattan chair.

"Hmm...... Brother, Qi'er is sleepy, can you wait for Qi'er to go back to the dormitory to sleep and recuperate enough to come back? Xuanyuan Qi said, patting his mouth with his small hand, yawning long, and his eyes narrowed into two stitches. She had just eaten enough pastries, filled with sour plum soup, and now her stomach was round, so she was naturally lazy, just like lumpy maltose, lying softly on the rattan chair, poking her motionless.

Although he looked extremely sleepy like this, Xuanyuan Jue would never be messed around like this little bean like this.

"Ahem...... Qi'er, I heard that this year, my father is going to hunt in the northern suburbs, and the person who has hunted the most prey is said to have good things. "Xuanyuan told half a lie, the winter hunt is true or not, but the reward is nothing more than some playthings that Xuanyuan is used to. However, he originally thought that what would arouse Xiao Douding's interest would be Winter Hunting, so that Xuanyuan Qi would honestly practice archery. But he didn't expect that Xuanyuan Qi would listen to the second half of his sentence and the half of the lie into his ears.

Almost jumped up, and as soon as Xuanyuan Jue's words fell, Xuanyuan Qi had already stood obediently in front of him. Today's Xuanyuan Qi, because she wants to learn archery, specially changed into a bright red arrow-sleeved gown, wears a suede wrist guard on each wrist on both sides, and combs her hair obediently, tied to the top of her head by a black tortoiseshell crown, without a trace of hair scattered, which will block her vision.

"Well, this is my good little brother, quick, go and try it, and your sister Scarlet will say that she wants to come and see it in a while!" Xuanyuan raised his head slightly from the rattan chair, and was very satisfied when he saw the high-spirited little bean in front of him. As he spoke, he sat up from the rattan chair himself, patted Xuanyuan Qi on the shoulder, turned the whole person in the direction, and gently pushed it towards the shelf in front of him where all kinds of bows and arrows were placed.

Xuanyuan smiled, drank another bowl of tea, and watched Xuanyuan be pushed by him in a daze, and went straight to the hard bow he used.

It's a very handsome bow, but Xuanyuan Qi also knows that this bow is not suitable for him. Even if she was born to be a little bigger than ordinary children of the same age in terms of strength, it was really difficult for her to pull out the bow in front of her, which was almost taller than her.

Xuanyuan Qi turned his head and looked at Xuanyuan Qi behind him, his eyes blinking, hoping that he would come forward. However, Xuanyuan had the intention of teasing her today, even if her big eyes blinked for almost a hundred times, he just sat there quietly, just as if he didn't see anything.

"Humph! Ignore me, and see that I have been hit by twelve arrows in a row! No, Thirteen Arrows!! ”

As if angry, Xuanyuan Qi turned her head back, and secretly swore in her heart that she not only had to hit the bull's-eye with an arrow, but also had to hit one more arrow than her brother. While thinking, Xuanyuan Qi walked to the soft bow on the side.

In fact, today was her first time shooting, she really didn't know how to shoot arrows, and she didn't know the difference between soft and hard bows, she just saw a small but delicate bow painted with the pattern of a hundred beasts placed on the shelf on the very edge.

What she didn't know was that this bow was actually originally made by Xuanyuan specially according to her size and strength.

A very beautiful bow, in addition to the lacquered beasts on it, there is also a special quiver for this bow on the side, and the quiver contains twelve short arrows specially made for this bow. The arrows of each arrow are made of sandalwood, but wrapped in a layer of silver wax paper, which looks like a freshly polished arrow, but in fact the arrow can only be used as a plaything, and cannot hurt anyone.

Here, Xuanyuan Qi had already put a short arrow on the string, and the bowstring was also tightened by her, like a full moon in her arms. However, it was the first time to open the bow, and the soft bow in her hand was far from strong, so it was an arrow off the string, and it fell to the ground before it could fly to the target.

Didn't hit the bull's-eye, and didn't hit the target. However, even if the bow was strong enough, the arrow would not hit the target. Because, Xuanyuan Qi missed her head, and she didn't aim at the bullseye at all for this first arrow.

But the arrow that fell to the ground carried something else, a leaf. Xuanyuan Qi's first arrow was missed by her, passing through a low tree next to her, and this leaf was brought down by the arrow at that time.

"This ...... Hum! Seeing that his first arrow failed, Xuanyuan pouted, and quickly set up the second arrow. However, this second arrow also did not hit the target, but landed on the opposite roof.

The third arrow, as urgent as lightning, went up the tree.

The fourth arrow, the meteor turned and plunged headlong into the carp tank next to the target.

The fifth arrow, the sixth arrow...... In the end, the twelve short arrows in the quiver were exhausted by Xuanyuan Qi and shot in all directions. And on the target, there was only the last arrow, which was cleverly positioned, not on the target, and the second was firmly sandwiched in the middle by the twelve arrows of Xuanyuan before like the stars and the moon.

"Poofha......"

Fang Cai Xuanyuan Qi has been struggling to hide his smile since Xuanyuan Qi shot the first arrow, and now, after all, he can't help but break the skill, laughing recklessly, laughing so much that his hands are shaking, and the tea in his left hand is also splashed with him, and only the bottom is left.

In addition to Xuanyuan Jue's can't help laughing, he has just been over for a while, and Gongyifei, who has been hiding himself well by the side, couldn't help laughing when he saw this at this time.

This smile made Xuanyuan Qi discover the location of others. It's good now, Xiao Douding, who was just standing there with a bow and pouting angrily, somehow, as if he had drunk too much wine again, his little face suddenly turned red, and even his ears were red.

"Brother Huang is a villain, even Sister Scarlet bullied me!"

Ashamed and annoyed, Xuanyuan Qi ran away with a bow in her hand, and the direction she ran in was not far from this side, which was the dormitory where she lived.

"Ah, it's my fault, I shouldn't laugh at him like that." Hesitating, while wrapping his fingers behind his back, Gongyi Fei slowly walked out from behind the tree where he was hiding.

Seeing the comer, Xuanyuan Jue got up completely from the rattan chair, took a few slow steps, and walked in front of Gongyifei. Gongyi Yili bowed shallowly, but his heart was inexplicably uneasy, after all, now his identity as the prince of the Han Kingdom was known by this Xuanyuan Xuanyuan.

The shallow worship rose again, but Gongyi's deliberately dodging eyes saw Xuanyuan Xuan's face again. However, it was not aimed at him, but Xuanyuan himself bowed down. Gongyi was curious, and at the same time saw him reach out and pick up a leaf. This leaf may have been blown off by the wind, naturally, or it may have fallen from the third arrow that the little bean had just shot into the tree.

The leaves are still green, but at the tips of the leaves, they are slightly dyed with black spots due to the rain in the first night, and at first glance, I thought it was caused by insect bites.

The stalk of the leaf was held in Xuanyuan's left hand by the three fingers of Xuanyuan Jue's left hand, and with the rubbing of his fingers, the leaf also turned back and forth in his hand a few times.

"Actually...... The first time I shot an arrow, it was even worse than Qi'er, and the bowstring was pulled so tightly by me that before the arrow could be fired, the string broke, injuring my right hand......"

The words are not finished, Xuanyuan Jue doesn't seem to want to say any more, the memory of the year is not as happy as it is today.

Every time he thought about it, it was as if a knife had slashed through his right hand.

Looking at the gloomy face of the person in front of him, he crushed the leaf in his hand into his palm little by little, and his fists gradually clenched. Gongyi's heart palpitated, as if it was his heart that was crushed in the hands of the person in front of him.

"I've been frail and sickly since I was a child, and I don't like to practice martial arts, but I like to play the piano more. Ha, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that I don't know that my piano skills were not taught by the masters in the palace, but by my imperial brother. ”

Taking a few deep breaths, Gongyi Scarlet tried to stabilize her restless mind. When he caught a glimpse of Xuanyuan Jue's inseparable jade flute, he had an idea, and his thoughts naturally changed.

At this time, Gongyi raised his head cautiously and looked at Xuanyuan Xuanyuan, who was gloomy just now, only to find that the person had already posted it.

"You have a good royal brother......

Xuanyuan got closer and closer to him, lowered his head, and leaned over to him. Seeing this, Gongyi had no choice but to retreat step by step, one was not careful, and the skirt that dragged on the ground was in danger of letting him fall.

"Scarlet princess, I can't coax that little bean by myself, can I go with me?"

As he spoke, Xuanyuan Xuan's left hand, when Gongyi was unstable, took the initiative to lean over and hold his right hand tightly.

This abnormal behavior really made Gongyi confused.

Could it be that the prince of this Xuanguo is not as good as Longyang?

Half-pushed and half-pulled, in desperation, Gongyi Fei couldn't even refuse, so he was directly taken away by Xuanyuan Jue and went to find Xuanyuan Qi.

Shortly after the two left, a fat figure slowly walked out from behind a screen. It's none other than Father-in-law Dan who was sent by the emperor to see Xuanyuan Jue and Xuanyuan Qi.

"Interesting, interesting, haha, this old man liked to rob his younger brother back then, but I didn't expect that this son also liked ......"