The martial arts arena is in the west of the palace, and the west four places where the princes live are a few hundred meters away, generally called the West Garden, which is almost built against the winding palace wall in the west.

From this direction, out of the palace is a piece of Huangzhuang, and then the Huangzhuang is a few low hills, enclosing a large royal hunting ground.

As a place for the princes to ride and practice martial arts on weekdays, there is a guard stationed here for a long time, and the princes' instructors also live in it, a total of four people, all of whom have shined in the army and were awarded the first class warriors of the empire after the war.

Among them, the teacher of kung fu is Na Ke Da from the Mongolian tribe in the north, who is called the master of Na by the princes. The person who taught the archery kung fu was Master Liu Yiying, who was born in a martial arts family in the rivers and lakes, known as a hundred steps through Yang, and was a sharpshooter in the army with a hundred shots.

In addition, there is the martial master who teaches fist and foot kung fu, and the master Lu who teaches cold weapon kung fu.

The accompanying selection does not assess fists, feet and weapons, but only rides and archery, so there are only two masters, Na Keda and Liu Yiying, who come forward to serve as the assessment officer.

When the group of people arrived at the martial arts arena, the two masters were already waiting in the field, and the guards around the venue were guarding, and the little eunuch who led the way to everyone was changed to take over after completing the task, and the little eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor took over, waiting on the sidelines, silently waiting for the princes and Princess Zhiling to be sent.

Fu Xuechen is still stepping into the royal martial arts arena for the first time, I really don't know if I don't see it, and I was shocked when I saw it! I thought that the royal martial arts arena would not be small, but I didn't expect it to occupy such a large area, and the entire martial arts arena area is comparable to four international football fields spliced together, which is not even the area of the imperial horse prison room, the guard camp, and the horse shed racecourse on the sidelines.

The spring cold has not yet passed, and the cold wind in the open place is especially blowing, so this time, the two martial arts masters give priority to the princess to read.

Four docile little mares were brought over and given to the four little girls, their assessment was quite simple, they could ride on it, and it was enough to run around the martial arts arena, from the beginning to the end, and the ranking was determined by the time it takes.

Listening to Zhang Chuyang's gossip, two of the four little girls happened to be after Xungui, and two were the daughters of the Wenchen family.

Fu Xuechen thought that the two little girls from the noble family had won, but unexpectedly, one of the big-eyed girls wearing sable fur and combing double buns won the first place with an excellent score of more than two horses, and this little girl was Cui Xiaoyue, the eldest daughter of Cui Jin, the secretary of the Wenchen household, and this Cui Xiaoyue was also the first woman in the literary examination.

So it seems that most of the princess's companionship will fall on this little girl's head? Fu Xuechen couldn't help but look at the little girl a few more times.

Judging from her appearance, Cui Xiaoyue is very good-looking, but she is rare to be a little heroic, lively and cheerful.

Getting off the horse, Cui Xiaoyue had a smile on her face and was full of energy, and the other three little girls were all inferior in momentum and achievements, and they were a little depressed in comparison, and one of them couldn't help but pout, and the unwillingness in her heart was about to overflow from her face.

Followed by the archery competition, the girls were still given priority, and the teenagers could only watch from the side against the cold wind.

Teaching Fu Xuechen was surprised that Cui Xiaoyue's little girl was not very old, and her archery skills were actually good, although she couldn't hit the bull's-eye, all of them were close to the inner circle, and none of the arrows missed the target.

This result is much better than Fu Yuchen, and Fu Xuechen asked herself, she is not even as good as Fu Yuchen in archery, let alone compared with this little girl, if she is also in the competition of the princess's companion, in addition to the literary test can win, her disciple's performance in the martial arts test is far inferior to the other party, plus her age is not advantageous, she is actually nine out of nine competition, but this is only an eleven or twelve year-old girl in front of her.

The little girl was so outstanding in riding and shooting, all the teenagers couldn't help but applaud it, Fu Xuechen glanced at Princess Zhiling, and saw that the delicate little princess's eyes were wide open, staring at Cui Xiaoyue without blinking, her eyes were full of appreciation, and they were about to upgrade to worship.

However, after the competition, which little girl finally won and became the princess's companion will not be announced in public, but will be reported to the emperor and the mothers of the princesses and princesses by the examiners.

Therefore, although everyone speculates that the princess's companion must be Cui Xiaoyue's little girl, they can't really be sure.

The selection of the girls ended soon, and they could go back to their respective homes now if they wished, but it was obvious that the competition of the teenagers was about to begin, and it was rare to encounter such a bustle, and the girls did not want to miss it, so they hid in the shelter on the sidelines, and looked lively from afar.

The first competition is still "riding", and the teenagers must first choose a horse for themselves from the beginning, and then race around the race, a total of five laps, according to the ranking.

"Yuchen! You choose this one! This one has thick and strong legs, and it must be fast! ”

Zhang Chuyang chose a red horse first, and seeing that Fu Xuechen was still looking at the horse, he hurriedly pointed out to her a red horse with a black coat.

Fu Xuechen's eyes swept over, but he was attracted by a beautiful white horse in the past, walked straight over, touched the bridge of the white horse's nose with admiration, and easily held a handful of fresh grass that had been prepared in front of the white horse, which was a move to buy the horse's pleasure.

"Huh? Does Yuchen like this one? Zhang Chuyang looked at the white horse carefully, and said not very optimistically: "This is a mare!" The hooves are not big enough, and the legs are a little slender, I'm afraid it can't catch up with other stallions in terms of explosiveness and speed, right? ”

As if he understood Zhang Chuyang's disparagement, Bai Ma raised his neck and let out a "hyperactive" snort.

Fu Xuechen smiled: "The mare is more docile, and it is easier for me to control than the stallion." He turned to Zhang Chuyang and said, "Brother Zhang said that he wanted to help me, so this competition depends on Brother Zhang's help!" ”

Zhang Chuyang immediately packed the ticket: "Don't worry! I will definitely stare Cheng Defang and Xie Yucheng to death for you. ”

Fu Xuechen glanced at Cheng Defang and Xie Yucheng not far away, but he had a plan in his heart: "Cheng Defang's literary test level is not high, it can be seen that his hopes are in force, too biased, but Xie Yucheng, the literary test is very powerful, if his martial arts test level is above me, my chances of winning will be low, and I ask Brother Zhang to focus more on Xie Yucheng." ”

Zhang Chuyang felt very reasonable: "You are right! I got it! ”

Fu Xuechen chose the white horse, in fact, he had another thought, leaving aside the strength comparison between the horses, this white horse has its particularly excellent side, that is, the appearance is particularly beautiful, the coat color is pure white without a trace of variegation, not to mention the well-proportioned body, even a pair of black horse eyes, it is also very spiritual.

Among the horses of all colors, this beautiful white horse is particularly conspicuous, and it can overwhelm the horses just by comparing its appearance, so even if Fu Xuechen fails to be among the best in the competition, he can also rely on the appearance of the white horse to attract the attention of the six princes.

The simple boys thought that victory or defeat was very important, but Fu Xuechen, who had two lifetimes of experience, knew that it was more important to be able to impress the princes.

And everyone has the inferior nature of judging people by their appearance, and there is no guarantee that they will win the first place and become the most eye-catching one, so let's become the most beautiful one in the field first!

Under the order of Master Na, all the young men rushed out on horseback, and in an instant, the sound of hooves was urgent, and the smoke and dust were billowing, and the princess and several little girls felt that the blood seemed to be hot, and they couldn't help but exhale softly, and their eyes were shining.

"Huh?" It was Cui Xiaoyue who spoke up, she looked at a young man in a plain robe and riding a yellow horse in the field, her eyes were slightly condensed: "The one who ran fourth seems to be Xie Yucheng, right?" ”

"Oh yes!" Another noble girl was surprised: "I can't imagine that someone born in a literati family can have such good riding skills!" ”

"Ahh Overtaken! Overtaken! Several girls were excited.

I saw a sudden change in the situation on the field, and a red horse boy suddenly accelerated, overtook Xie Yucheng in the blink of an eye, pressed him to fifth, and blocked left and right, no matter how Xie Yucheng rushed and how he went, he couldn't break through his obstruction.

That's not all, the red horse boy looked at it and clearly had enough strength to spare, and it was not impossible to fight for two of the three, but instead of speeding up again, he slowed down slightly, as if he was deliberately working against Xie Yucheng, just to press him, just not to let him go over.

Cui Xiaoyue was shocked: "That's ...... The ...... of the military department Zhang Shilang's family Zhang Chuyang, right? What does he mean by that? Do you have a grudge against Xie Yucheng? ”

The other girls shook their heads, confused.

At this moment, a beautiful white horse came from behind, swept past the entangled two, and replaced Zhang Chuyang as the fourth.

Immediately the young man in brocade clothes fox fur, fair and clear skin, handsome eyebrows and clear eyes, but with a hint of a smile between his lips, even if there is a fierce competition at the moment, his movements do not see the slightest eagerness and irritability, only with the horse's galloping body slightly undulated, as elegant and calm as flowing water, people look like listening to the rhyme, indescribably pleasing to the eye.

This man...... Look good! Several girls were stunned.

"I heard that he is the best-looking boy in Guozi School." Someone mentioned Fu Yuchen's gossip.

"He was also the one who just tested poetry and double excellence."

Fu Yuchen...... Princess Zhiling's eyes moved slightly, and Ji Ze's reading voice sounded in her mind unconsciously: The wisdom of the youth is the wisdom of the country, the wealth of the youth is the wealth of the country, the strength of the youth is the strength of the country, and the freedom of the youth is the freedom of the country......

Even Fu Xuechen himself was surprised, the white horse under the crotch was very powerful, its explosive power was not obvious, but the toughness was full, and even the speed was good, and it slowly caught up with a dark horse in the third place in front of him after four laps, and gradually sprinted in the last lap, and finally won the third place with a score that surpassed the fourth half of the horse's body, and the rating was fixed.

Zhang Chuyang won the fifth steadily, Xie Yucheng was sixth, and Cheng Defang followed closely and won the seventh, but the results were a little worse than Fu Xuechen expected. When he came down from the racecourse, his face was dark, but his eyes were full of dissatisfaction, and he did not admit defeat.

Fu Xuechen hooked his lips and smiled, maybe Cheng Defang could still beat her in archery, but he lost all the riding skills, even if he won the first place in archery, there was no threat to her, but Xie Yucheng was more powerful, if his archery skills lost him too much, the martial arts test would be a little uncertain.

And also...... If the six princes prefer Xie Yucheng's one......

She couldn't help but glance at the Sixth Prince, who was watching from the sidelines, but unfortunately this time the Sixth Prince's gaze did not meet her, but fell on ...... Zhang Chuyang? Belch? I forgot that Zhang Chuyang also passed the literary exam.

And his riding skills are obviously not inferior to the first and second places this time, although the background is a little different, but strictly speaking, he is also qualified to participate in the selection as a companion.

God knows what the royal people will think, and after thinking about it in the end, it is not completely impossible to choose Zhang Chuyang!

Just as Fu Xuechen was thinking, the second archery competition kicked off.