The words of the crown prince Li Xian were true, and at this time, the ministers and princes who had been ordered to enter the palace to accompany them had already gathered in front of the Wude Hall to prepare for the upcoming shooting ceremony.

Shooting salute is an important etiquette for the royal family, it is formulated according to the Book of Rites, paying attention to the virtue and righteousness, etiquette and music, the form is far greater than the content, generally by the emperor for the first shot, in turn for the princes, the group of officials are rewarded.

Li Zhi, the son of heaven, is wearing a black large-sleeved robe with intricate patterns today, wearing a sword ribbon at his waist, and he has an imperial demeanor, but he is sick, and he is worried that he will lose face if he misses the first shot, so he explained that Li Xian, the prince of the prison country, was the first to play.

Li Xian and several other princes have already been served by their subordinates to change their martial arts, and they are all in their prime and heroic.

I saw Li Xian salute the emperor and queen first, calmly stepped on the stone steps, stood still in the designated position, and took out the bow and arrow from the tray raised by the waiter, without too much calibration, and swished out several arrows, only to hear the soldiers who reported the target in the distance shouting: "All four arrows have been won."

This wonderful performance won full applause, and the military generals praised the prince for his civil and military integrity, and he was worthy of a great responsibility.

Wan'er stayed in a very inconspicuous place, not showing the same surprise as everyone else, she seemed to have known that this was nothing to the crown prince.

Empress Wu on the side of the throne said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, can this son of the concubine still be used?" ”

"What do you ask, the prince is the great weapon of the country." Li Zhi's eyebrows and eyes opened, his face was pleasant, and he said loudly: "Please come and listen to the prince." ”

Li Xian came to the front of the palace and saluted and thanked him.

"Xian'er's archery skills are getting better and better." Empress Wu praised in a gentle tone.

Li Xian didn't respond with the same tone, "Erchen is not talented, Er's archery technique is taught by Brother Hong, and it is far from reaching the level of being better than blue." ”

Li Zhi let out a "chuckle" in his heart, and glanced at the martial queen, who had a good demeanor, and the solemn expression on her face was no different from the past, so she calmed down.

Empress Wu said with a smile: "The prince of the prison country has meritorious service to Sheji, set an example for the world, and bestows Turkic Qingqi. ”

Li Xian's face was expressionless: "Thank you for the queen mother." ”

Li Zhi had to come out of the round, so the smile was unnatural, and he quoted the scriptures and said: "The shooter, the way of benevolence is also." Shoot to seek righteousness for yourself, and you will be righteous and then attack. Since the crown prince was imprisoned in the country, he has paid attention to government affairs, cared for the people, carefully inspected the implementation of criminal laws, and studied the classics of the saints in addition to government affairs, and was kind and upright. ”

"Thank you for your grace." Li Xian replied loudly and withdrew.

"It's time for Xian'er and Dan'er, Your Majesty might as well see how the other two useless sons of the concubine are." Empress Wu's words were said to her husband Li Zhi, but her eyes were fixed on Li Xian, who was leaving, and her black and white eyes flashed.

The crown prince Li Xian did not get a trace of comfort because of the emperor's praise and rewards, on the contrary, the resentment in his belly was deeper, because there was no channel to vent, he turned sideways and reprimanded the attendants who followed him all the way, "Can't you see the peace and tranquility of the palace?" Get out of here! ”

Several attendant eunuchs had to stand obediently in place, not daring to make a sound.

Li Xian walked quickly to a nearby corridor and looked into the distance, and then his mood was a little more relaxed.

At this time, the British king Li Xian and the prime minister Li Dan came on the field one after another, because the prince shot first, so they all shot a total of four arrows, Li Xian was nervous, unsteady footing, only shot two arrows, regretted only shaking his head; Li Dan has always liked to practice martial arts more than good writing, and he is quite good at riding and archery on weekdays, thinking that he can stop in moderation and must not rob the prince's scenery, so he moved his hands and feet without a trace, and deliberately only shot three arrows.

The emperor smiled and watched the performance of the prince, and gave the reward as usual.

Then the ministers of the shooting had their own postures, the generals were extraordinary, but they looked ahead and backward, and refused to use all their strength, and the ministers were mostly embarrassed, full of loopholes, hilarious, but it caused the emperor and queen to laugh more than once, pushing the whole shooting salute to a climax.

There were quite a few people who came to serve the shooting, and the emperor was inevitably aesthetically fatigued, so he ordered everyone to rest for half an hour.

Li Xian's brothers and sisters seized this opportunity and got together again, laughing at each other, so happy.

Although Wan'er is not the maid in Princess Taiping's palace, Taiping is used to taking Wan'er with her on such occasions. In her eyes, Wan'er is very different from other palace maids, in addition to being effective and tight-lipped like a bottle, it is also a special bond that maintains their brother-sister relationship.

Taiping has long seen that King Li Xian has a very good impression of Wan'er, but Lang has affection, the concubine has no intention, Wan'er's heart is afraid that it is higher than the sky, and the prince Li Xian can appear in Chongyang at the right time today, which must have an accurate measurement, what morning dizziness, delay the doctor and ask for medicine and other words can not be taken seriously, the reason why Li Xian is late, on the one hand, is that the significance of the Double Ninth Festival in the palace is extraordinary, especially the shooting salute, which is related to the national fortune, if the prince can't shoot in person, he will inevitably give people a handle, so Li Xian's situation will be more difficult; On the other hand, it is mostly related to Wan'er, although Taiping didn't know what Wan'er said and did in the East Palace that day, and she deliberately didn't ask, but she knew that Wan'er was bold and scheming, and Li Xian couldn't be indifferent.

"Wan'er, go and give the prince a glass of dogwood wine." Taiping instructed her to use her status as a bystander to spy on more.

Wan'er was both apprehensive and excited about this order, but the expression on her face was cautious: "The slave obeys." ”

Li Xian was reckless: "Why don't I go and pull the sixth brother over, and the provincial Wan'er will send it." ”

Li Dan was still alert, and pulled Li Xian, who was eager to try: "Sixth brother wants to distract himself, don't bother him." ”

Taiping looked innocent: "Brother Dan is right, I think so too, so I specially sent Wan'er to deliver wine." ”

Wan'er bent her knees at the prince and princess, took a wine glass and walked towards the place where the prince was in a daze.