Chapter Twenty-Three: The Hand of the Son
Seeing that the third prince Li Lang was defeated and abandoned the arrow, Li Zhang stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"The third brother's riding and archery class has only been held for a few months, and it's normal to miss the shot." He lowered his head and picked up his bow and arrows, and there was some forgiveness in his voice.
Li Lang's little face was red from the cold, and he sat on the bamboo stool in annoyance and said, "Brother Wang will coax me, it's not that Young Master Lu won't teach me more." I've been learning for so long, and I'm still teaching the method of tying a bow. ”
Seeing his discouraged and unwilling appearance, Su Qiang suddenly felt as if he had seen his younger brother. Her younger brother Cui Wanyan is also a proud and stubborn child. It's just that Cui Wanyan, who was born in the Jiangmen family, could have shot the bullseye fifty steps away.
She couldn't help but say: "Wearing Yang in 100 steps is actually very simple, and you can do it with more practice." But what the third prince has learned now is much more important than the accuracy of shooting. ”
Isn't archery about accuracy?
Hearing Su Qiang say this, Li Lang's eyes sparkled and looked at her, and the whole person moved towards where she was sitting.
The first time he saw the crown princess, he felt close for no reason.
Su Qiang pursed her lips and smiled, and said slowly: "The princes assist Your Majesty in governing the world, even if they join the military camp and serve in the army, they must be generals." Compared with taking the enemy's head among the ten thousand armies, it is obviously more important to know how to strategize and protect the people. To learn how to tie a bow is to learn how to see the subtleties. From the bow arm, bowstring, bow body, understand what kind of results a slight change can have. This is not cultivating soldiers who can wear a hundred steps, but cultivating generals who have the overall situation in mind. ”
"Really?!"
Li Lang jumped down from the bamboo bench, and his long placket almost tripped him. The chamberlain behind him hurriedly supported him, but he waved his hand and said, "Get out of the way, the princess and sister-in-law said that I will be a general in the future!" ”
Su Qiang smiled and hugged him, affirming: "Naturally, it's true." However, before this, the Third Highness still has to grow up safely, and falling from the stool and twisting his foot is not the glorious history of the general. ”
Li Lang nodded instructively, and Su Qiang raised his hand and stroked his head.
seemed to be a little uneasy about this intimate act, but Li Lang was stunned and did not move. Until he felt the soft but warm hand caress the top of his head, subconsciously, he leaned up.
Like a small beast.
The chamberlain behind him let out a sigh of relief.
When she went out, Concubine Lan explained for a long time, for fear that the third prince would bump into her on the school field. Well, now he lost interest in archery, and it was best to stay away from those blades.
Li Zhang stood beside Li Lang and watched the morning light coat the placket of the two of them with a thin layer of color, as if they were in a dream.
Li Cong, who was beside him, coughed.
It's like I've learned archery myself.
Looking at Li Zhang and Li Lang's appearance, it seems that she has fairy grass on her body.
But if you want to know if she has learned, it's not difficult.
If you are a practitioner, the bones and muscles in your body will be different.
He walked to Su Qiang's side with a tiger bow in his hand, slipped Li Langti who was pestering her to ask questions, and said, "Does the crown princess want to try?" ”
Su Qiang stood up, blinked with her transparent eyes, and said, "The concubine doesn't understand this, and she can't lift such a heavy bow and arrow, so it's better to appreciate His Highness's heroic posture." ”
Zheng Shuwei also stood up and said expectantly: "I've been here for a while, but I haven't seen the skills of the prince's brother and His Royal Highness the Regent." ”
Li Cong ignored her, reached out and grabbed Su Qiang's arm and led her outside the warm pavilion.
"If you can't lift it, it's okay for this palace to help you carry it." After speaking, without waiting for Su Qiang to react, he suddenly grabbed her from behind, locked her in his arms with his broad shoulders, and picked up the bow in front of her.
He was tall and had a long arm span, and at this time he could still leave a distance to bend her foot in his arms when he was enclosed in his arms. Su Qiang felt that he was very tight against herself, and his snort swept softly past her ear.
"Hold it here with your left hand." As he spoke, his right hand grabbed her hand and pressed it lightly against the bow.
Her fingers were soft and boneless, and there was not a single callus on the back of her fingers. Only on the first segment of the index finger, there is a faint thin scratch.
That's because there are too many female workers.
What did she do? Perhaps, I can't tell what kind of cocoon potion I used.
Su Qiang pretended not to understand at all, and put her hand on it casually, slightly hard.
"You shouldn't be pushing here." He said, reaching his fingers into her forearm and pinching it gently. The strength is not heavy, but through the spring coat that is not too thick, you can feel the thin and soft skin inside.
Swipe your palms upwards and hold her upper arms.
There is still no trace of muscle accumulation. The bones are also thin, but they really don't seem to have strength.
Is it because you are thinking too much?
A little doubt rose in Li Cong's heart.
He straightened her body, drew an arrow in his right hand and placed it in her hand, and drew the half-full bow.
"Will you aim?" He asked behind her ear, a soft voice in his voice. Su Qiang's heart trembled, and she almost threw away the arrow.
"I can't put it right now." He said: "You can't shine directly at the bull's-eye, you have to give an arc." As he spoke, he moved her arm to tilt the bow and arrow towards the sky, adjusted its position carefully, and took her right hand in her right hand and drew a full bow.
"Put." With this muffled command, the arrow whizzed forward, hitting the bull's-eye.
The regent's applause and Zheng Shuwei's cheers were heard in his ears, and then the chamberlain, who was hiding behind the bull's-eye, poked his head out and struck a gong with a gong.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Su Qiang's forehead.
It turns out that pretending not to know how to handle the shelf is more tiring than shooting generously.
"Brother Prince, I want to learn too!"
Zheng Shuwei had already walked over, holding an arrow in his hand, and said with a little joy on his face: "Sister-in-law, can you lend me the prince's brother for a while." ”
Su Qiang got out of Li Cong's arms as if she had been amnestied, and gave up her position to Zheng Shuwei.
"Brother Wang, will I be affected alone?" Li Cong immediately let go of his arm, put the bow and arrow on the shelf and said, "It's better to teach Brother Wang to teach a small lesson, so that the two of them can compare with each other, and see which of our two masters is more powerful." ”
What a moth?
Su Qiang frowned slightly, squinting at Li Cong who had already pushed Zheng Shu to Li Zhang.
Li Zhang smiled and nodded in agreement, a little lonely and a little complacent.
Lonely, perhaps because he saw the prince pretending to be in love with her again, he remembered their past. He was complacent because he was confident that if he was fighting an arrow, he would never lose to the prince.
After all, he is the one who fought on the battlefield for ten years before returning, the general among the princes, and the regent in the capital.
"Does the crown princess want to practice again?" Li Cong saw that Li Zhang was already teaching Zheng Shuwei the essentials of archery, and he turned to Su Qiang and said.
"No need." Su Qiang shrugged her shoulders, "Do you think it's fun, just play with us?" I don't know what reward we would give if we win. ”
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