When they heard that the winner today would receive an additional reward, several noble ladies who were experienced in hunting hurriedly followed Song Qingci out of the tent.

They may not be as good as the men, but compared with those other ladies who are trying to get in at the last minute, they have a much greater chance of getting the first place.

There are not many opportunities like this, so you must seize them.

Seeing someone leave, the others followed suit.

Soon, only Queen Zhou and the palace maids and nannies who served her were left in the tent.

"I am tired. I will go to rest first. If there is anything else from His Majesty, please come back and report."

"Yes. I obey your command."

Song Qingci and a group of noble ladies appeared at the hunting ground. The scene was quite spectacular, and the men standing by were stunned.

However, they all quickly avoided the sight.

These female relatives were basically all beauties who were going to participate in the imperial examination.

To put it bluntly, she was the emperor's woman, and as outsiders, it was extremely disrespectful for them to stare at her like that.

Li Jianguo didn't pay any attention to the arguments of these people.

He just looked at Song Qingci.

Seeing Song Qingci nod slightly to him, he felt a lot more at ease.

Eunuch Guo served as the master of ceremonies for this spring hunt.

He presided over the subsequent hunting rituals.

Everyone followed his lead and in just one stick of incense, they were ready to start hunting.

In the past, the first arrow would be shot by the person with the highest status present.

The person with the highest status present today is His Majesty the Emperor, but Li Jianguo does not want to expose his weakness of being not good at riding or shooting.

I used to be able to ride and shoot, but I hadn't practiced for a long time and had lost my way. Now I am even less able to do it.

I have been in the palace all these years, either keeping a low profile or engaging in intrigue. How can I have time to practice riding and shooting?

Therefore, he directly gave the task of shooting the first arrow to Song Qingci.

Song Qingci did not refuse, she gladly accepted the assignment. She stood on the platform, drew her bow and arrow, aimed, and shot!

The movements were done in one go, without any lag.

The arrow with red silk was firmly nailed on the target at the entrance of the hunting ground in an instant.

The remaining force caused the entire arrow to tremble.

I can still hear some faint buzzing sounds in my ears.

This operation completely shocked everyone.

In the past, I had only heard about how powerful this Princess Anguo was, but not many people had seen her in person.

So many people think that the rumors are exaggerated.

However, this arrow fired today made them realize that the rumors might not be exaggerated.

You know, the bow used by Princess Anguo today is an auspicious bow offered in the hunting ground. The bow is so heavy that ordinary men cannot open it. However, the whole process of Princess Anguo drawing the bow and shooting the arrow is so smooth, as if there is no resistance.

Moreover, the arrow hit the bull's eye right away, without any deviation.

That's a distance of one hundred feet. Not to mention women, even men can't do it easily.

Judging from the frequency of the bow and arrow's vibration, they believed that if the target was moved back another fifty feet, they would probably be able to hit it.

As expected, Your Majesty has a keen eye.

The person that is valued is not just a show-off, but one who really has certain strength!

With just one arrow, Song Qingci's position in some people's hearts quietly changed.

"Today is the Spring Hunt, and there are many noble ladies. In order to make it more interesting, His Majesty has changed the previous rules and added a prize."

Regardless of how others whispered about her, Song Qingci stood on the platform and loudly announced the rules of the game today.

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