What kind of gift to give to Princess Mengjin, Wei Yangyang took a lot of thought. On the second day of the winter month, Song Wenru came to pick her up at noon. The two of them talked and laughed, and went to the side gate of the palace together. After being inspected by the Imperial Forest Army and searched by the palace maids, the carriage slowly drove into the palace. Wei Yangyang looked at everything very strangely, before she came, the third sister-in-law had taught her the rules not to look at and ask questions, so although she was curious, she didn't ask questions.

Because Princess Mengjin was going to dine with the emperor and Concubine Liu at noon, her female companions came to congratulate her on her birthday in the afternoon. Everyone sent some delicate small objects, Song Wenru gave her a picture of a hundred flowers drawn by herself, wishing her to be as beautiful as flowers; And what Wei Yangyang gave her was a tree, a tree made of copper. The tree was about half a foot tall and had eight branches on it. Everyone was puzzled, and Princess Mengjin asked, "What is this?" Wei Yangyang explained to the princess: "Back to the princess, this tree was used by the queen of the Water Demon Kingdom when our Wei family army attacked the Water Demon King's tent, and it can be placed on the dresser to hang jewelry. I watched it be fun, so I stayed to make the loot. The Water Demon Kingdom has been destroyed, and for my Dayang, there is one less confidant, which is good luck. I thought it would be best to give it to the princess. The princess was very happy to hear her description.

After all the nobles gave the gifts, Princess Mengjin asked again: "You have been outside the palace recently, what new games can you play?" Tell me about it? Qingmei, the second most ranked queen of the courtiers, stepped forward and said: "A few days ago, I accompanied my mother out of the city to visit my cousin's house in Songyang County, and saw a little game played by my cousins: put the chess on the frozen river, take a bow and arrow to shoot the chess, if anyone can shoot the chess over, it will win." None of the people had ever played the game, and they all agreed. Song Wenru also laughed and coaxed: "If anyone loses, she will be punished for composing poems on the spot, and she will use sentences with flowers to describe the beauty of the princess." And they agreed.

Since there were eighteen girls present, the princess ordered eighteen bows and eighteen chess pieces. Although Wei Yangyang's archery skills are good, she has never played this game. In the past, when she practiced archery, she tried to shoot all kinds of things, but she never shot chess. In addition, because it was a game, the bow and arrows that the princess ordered were very small, and the arrows were not sharp, so they could not shoot people to death, which was completely different from what she usually used. She wasn't sure that she would be able to turn the chess game over, so she had to whisper to Song Wenru for help: "If I lose, I can't compose poems, can you teach me a poem first?" Song Wenru saw her say that day that she shot the wild boar with her right eye and her left eye with her left eye, which was simply an arrow, and she thought she was modest: "How could you not shoot?" If you miss, what are we going to do? Wei Yangyang said honestly: "But I haven't shot chess." It's not hard to shoot, but it's very difficult to turn it over. ”

The crowd was armed with bows and arrows, and they were divided into groups of four or five. Before she finished speaking, the first round began, and Wei Yangyang had to go on the court. She raised and fell with arrows in her hands, and her movements were very chic, but her strength was too great. The arrow flew towards the surface of the river and stuck firmly in the ice. None of the others were able to finish it. Therefore, except for the princess, each of the seventeen noble ladies had to compose a poem. When it was Wei Yangyang's turn, she held the bow tightly in her left hand and froze in place: "Back to the princess, I don't know how to compose poetry." Song Wenru hurriedly interceded for her: "Princess, Wei Yangyang grew up in the barracks, and only came to Huadu this year. In this bitter cold land of Haixi, there is no leisure to enjoy flowers and grass, so why don't you punish her individually?" Princess Meng Jin didn't follow: "No, that's not fair." Otherwise, you can recite a poem, as long as you bring flowers. You'll always be there, right? ”

What others thought was an easy topic was a huge problem for Wei Yangyang. Shen Mingyuan taught her to practice calligraphy, but never taught her to compose poetry. She thought about it carefully, what sentences were with flowers, but in front of everyone's eyes, the more she thought about it, the more confused her brain became. In the big winter month, she actually sweated all over. Song Wenru reminded her: "It doesn't have to be with the word "flower", as long as there is a flower name, it can be." Isn't your bedroom called Mulan Pavilion? That's fine. "Mulan Pavilion", she muttered repeatedly, and suddenly remembered that Wei Bingyue once memorized a poem: "Oh, I know! The yellow sand wears gold armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will not be returned if it is not broken. Although this poem does not describe the beauty of a woman, it contains the word "orchid", which is considered to meet the requirements, and the princess reluctantly passed.

In the second round, Wei Yangyang's strength was too light, and the chess just jumped, but he didn't turn over. The ice was so smooth and hard that it was not easy to get the chess to jump and turn around, and this time everyone was unsuccessful. When others were composing poems, Wei Yangyang searched her intestines and scraped her stomach, desperately thinking about all the sentences about flowers she had heard. Suddenly, she thought of the poem that Shen Minghuang recited on the Leifeng Pagoda: "The lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red." "This poem is a description of the landscape, and it is obviously more relevant than the one just now. So she got away with it again.

In the third round, Wei Yangyang thought to himself: "Even if I lift my head and smash it at the chess, I can't think of any verses, I have to shoot this time." "Just twice, she's already tried the strength of this little bow. So this time she didn't miss a shot, the little arrow was inserted between the chess and the ice with unmistakable accuracy, and the chess bounced in the air three times before falling steadily. Everyone applauded, and she was very happy.

But before the start of the fourth round, Song Wenru whispered to her: "You can't win all the time, today is the princess's birthday." Wei Yangyang reacted at this time, she didn't ask her to show off today, but to accompany the princess to be happy. But if she loses again, she will really lose her adult, and she has to find a way. This time she was in a group with the princess, Wang Qingmei, and Song Wenru. She saw that the arrows on the ice were shooting everywhere, and it was very messy. But because it was the result of their game, the princess did not ask anyone to take away the arrows. Wei Yangyang looked around, everyone was just staring at the chess, and no one looked carefully at the movements in their hands. Although it was a small arrow, it was still dangerous after all, so the four of them did not stand close, and the others stood even farther away. The arrows on the surface of the river were scattered and uncountable, and if she shot four arrows at the same time, she should not be noticed.

At this time, God also came to help, and it actually snowed in the sky. The northwest wind blew snowflakes in the sky, and the others couldn't see her situation clearly. When the palace people gave the command to shoot arrows this round, she used a trick of four fairies, and the four arrows were shot at the same time, and they were actually shot at four chess, turning each one over, and the four girls were very happy. In the next two rounds, she also continued to use the Four Fairies to help her teammates shoot chess. But in the seventh round, something went wrong, and as soon as the chess landed, Princess Mengjin shouted: "I haven't shot this arrow yet, who did it?" Wei Yangyang was shocked. It turned out that when the palace decree was issued, because the weather was too cold, the princess felt a little stiff in her hands, so she moved. The arrow is still in her hand, why did the chess jump for no reason?

The princess looked at the three of them: "Who helped me shoot?" "Wei Yangyang knows that lying is a big sin. As long as the princess sent someone to examine the quivers of the three of them, it was easy to see that she had the fewest arrows. She had to stand up: "Back to the princess, it's me." Princess Mengjin was curious: "Why can you shoot your own and my chess at the same time?" I don't believe it, you demonstrate it again. Wei Yangyang didn't know what kind of punishment he would receive, so he didn't dare to move. Princess Mengjin has just turned fourteen, and she is still at a willful age: "If you don't want to, I will send someone to call Wei Tong to judge, are you willing to come when he comes?" ”

Wei Yangyang thought to himself, why do you and King Fengquan like to threaten me with my family? But she was afraid that Wei Bingge would know about it, so she cautiously begged: "I can shoot again." If the princess is satisfied, can you not tell my brother? The princess did not promise her: "Then I must be satisfied with it after reading it." Wei Yangyang didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, so he had to pick up four arrows and put them on his bow. The other girls were curious, how to shoot the four arrows? Everyone gathered around and watched her movements carefully.

She closed her eyes to force herself to composure, then concentrated on pulling the bowstring, and four arrows shot out at the same time, flying in different directions. Everyone saw the four chess pieces on the river jump up at the same time, and they all turned over, and there was an exclamation at the scene, and the princess even shouted: "What kind of kung fu is this?" Wei Yangyang put away his bow and replied honestly: "Back to the princess, this is the archery method handed down by our Wei family, called the Seven Fairies." But I'm lazy, so I've just just practiced the Five Fairies. The princess asked her, "Are the five fairies five arrows?" Wei Yangyang nodded. The princess pointed at her: "Then you shoot the five fairies once and show me." Wei Yangyang heard that he was going to shoot the five fairies, but he was not as calm as he was just now: "Back to the princess, my five fairies are not practicing well, and the fifth arrow may not succeed." Everyone clamored for her to demonstrate, and the princess spoke: "It's okay, we just want to open our eyes, you try?" Wei Yangyang had no choice but to obey, she pulled up five arrows, and then let go. Sure enough, the fifth chess piece only jumped slightly, but did not turn over. Although it was unsuccessful, this archery method has surprised everyone.

The princess's eyes were instantly full of anticipation: "Is this archery easy to learn?" Can you teach me? Next autumn hunt, I can also shoot without missing arrows. Wei Yangyang lowered his head and replied: "Back to the princess, the big fairy is studious, and it will be more and more difficult in the future." I've been practicing five fairies for almost three years, and I'm just barely able to ejaculate. Princess Mengjin didn't follow: "The big fairy can also be, you shoot an arrow and try it, let's see, how is it different from what we usually shoot?" Wei Yangyang first explained: "Back to the princess, if the great fairy is trained well and has enough strength, she can pierce a person's head with an arrow or shoot into a tree trunk. But this is a toy bow, not so powerful. I can test its accuracy, though. With that, she drew her bow and aimed it at a willow tree by the lake: "I can pass the arrow through the middle of that willow leaf." ”

In the cold winter, the willow leaves have withered and yellowed. The willow branches are the softest, and at this time the north wind is howling, and the willow branches and willow leaves are swaying with the wind, and it is not easy to shoot. Wei Yangyang aimed at the willow tree, discerning the direction of the wind, she saw the direction of the willow branch's swing, and shot an arrow, and the small arrow really passed through the middle of the willow leaf and fell to the ground. There was another exclamation, and the princess took the lead and rushed towards the willows. They stood under the tree, and everyone could see that there was indeed a small hole in the yellow willow leaf through which an arrow had passed. Wei Yangyang showed this stunt, although it is not a hundred steps through the Yang, it is also difficult to see in the flower capital. The eyes of everyone looking at her have changed from the contempt she had just recited the poem to admiration. They surrounded Wei Yangyang and asked: What should I do to shoot so accurately like her?

Wei Yangyang knew that they were just high-minded and not malicious, so he patiently answered their questions one by one. While they were still discussing, Princess Meng Jin couldn't wait. She picked up her bow and aimed it at another willow tree, urging Wei Yangyang: "You hurry up and teach me this, I have to learn it now!" "She had very little strength, and the arrows flew out and obviously missed the leaves. But I never expected that at this time, behind the rockery in the Royal Garden, a few people actually walked out! The arrow flew towards the crowd, and although it was a small arrow that could not kill a person, if it was shot in the eye, it could also shoot a blind person. All the nobles cried out in terror and shouted to the crowd, "Get out of here." But the arrow was very small, the north wind howled, and the dead leaves flew on the ground, and no one saw anything coming, so they did not make a dodge move.

Wei Yangyang hurriedly set up his bow and shot another arrow. Her strength is much greater than that of the princess, so the arrow in the back castrates faster, knocking it out before the arrow in front hits the person! Two arrows fell on the stone at the same time, and the crisis was resolved. Everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, and suddenly found that the person who came was actually the four princes of "three, four, five, six"! The leader was Shen Minghuang, who saw the arrow falling on the stone and knew at a glance that this was Wei Yangyang's "masterpiece". The princes got closer and closer, and Princess Mengjin led everyone to salute them.

Shen Minghuang calmed down and walked in front of Wei Yangyang. When he saw that she was doing a thing for all beings, although he intended to excuse her in his heart, he had to reprimand her first: "You are so bold, dare to assassinate the prince?" "Wei Yangyang didn't dare to come out, this Fengquan King looked at her unpleasantly everywhere, and he was afraid that he would scold her again today. Princess Mengjin knew that it was her own fault, so she hurriedly explained: "Brother Huang, no. I was just shooting and playing, but I didn't expect you to come out from behind the rockery, and the incident suddenly made up an arrow and knocked my arrow off. After listening to what the princess said, Shen Minghuang was very satisfied: she really had me in her heart. Thinking of this, he had a smile on his face, and said to Wei Yangyang: "Then you can be exempt." Only then did the other party dare to get up.

Shen Mingyuan hurriedly came to play the round: "What game are you guys playing, why is everyone holding a bow and arrow?" It's a cold day, and there are no birds, what are you shooting? Princess Mengjin hurriedly said to him, "We are playing a new game: chess, that's it." She pointed to the lake: "You have to be able to shoot the chess over to pass." The princes had come to celebrate her birthday after class, and when they heard this, they were all interested, and the third prince asked her, "Can we also participate?" Naturally, the more people there are, the more lively it is, and Princess Mengjin is very happy: "Of course." The princes and the nobles prepared to shoot arrows. Princess Meng Jin suddenly turned her head to Wei Yangyang and said, "You can't participate, you win every time." When Wei Yangyang heard this, he couldn't ask for it, and hurriedly pushed a few steps away: "Okay, I won't participate, I'm just watching the battle from the sidelines." ”

In this round, no one hit. In the second round, when it was someone else's turn to shoot, Shen Mingyuan called Wei Yangyang to his side and began to ask her how to control her strength. Wei Yangyang attached it to his ear and told him the essentials of strength, because the two of them had been practicing together for half a year, so he understood it as soon as he heard it, and this time he succeeded at once. Shen Minghuang saw two people kissing me and me, and the conversation was very lively. When Wei Yangyang was in front of Shen Mingyuan, he was very relaxed; When in front of yourself, you are more restrained. No, we have to take action quickly, the power of the Wei family must not be allowed to Shen Mingyuan.