After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Yuan Xu stretched out his hand from under his cloak, waving a sachet in front of her eyes and saying teasingly, "Sister Helan, you dropped this sachet when you fell just now. I couldn't bear to make you run another trip, so I brought it to you."

Helan Xuenuo reached out to grab the sachet, but Yuan Xu took the opportunity to grab her hand and dragged her out of the window. Half of her body was outside the window, supported by the strength of Yuan Xu's hand. Yuan Xu whispered in her ear, "Helan Rendong, you really are vindictive. You must have used a lot of strength in that throw just now?" After that, he pushed the sachet and Helan Xuenuo back into the carriage.

Only a hearty laugh remained.

Helan Xuenuo didn't know whether she was angry or embarrassed for a moment, and her whole face turned red.

It was not until the carriage had been driving away for a long time that she felt much more relieved.

Qi Didi looked at Helan Xuenuo, covered her mouth and smiled, and asked, "Sister, is he Yuan Xu, the young general of the Yuan Mansion?"

Helan Xuenuo nodded, with a look of impatience between her eyebrows.

Qi Didi asked again, "Are you really not acquainted with that young man?"

Helan Xuenuo looked thoughtful, scratching her cheek with her index fingernail. "Sister, which young master? Are you talking about Prince Gu?" After she finished speaking, she looked at Qi Didi and found that Qi Didi had no emotion at all. It seemed that she had always known Gu Shicheng's identity, but was unwilling to tell her. In her eyes, Helan Xuenuo had always been someone she needed to be wary of.

She didn't even know how she had met the Second Prince in her previous life. Later, when the news of Qi Didi marrying the Second Prince as a concubine reached the palace, she learned about it. However, by then, Qi Didi no longer took her seriously.

Qi Didi exclaimed, "You said that was the famous Prince Gu in the capital?"

Helan Xuenuo moved closer to Qi Didi, hugged her arms, looked at her extremely beautiful face, raised the corner of her mouth and said teasingly, "Sister, I think you and the prince are a perfect match. His eyes have been on you all day. Prince Gu is a popular man that everyone in the capital wants to marry. How about I ask Dad to talk to the prince's palace about the marriage?"

Qi Didi lowered her head shyly. "Sister, what are you talking about? How could the prince be interested in a woman of my status? Don't be ridiculous. I only want a simple and peaceful life in this life, to be with one person forever. You know, I have never sought wealth and glory."

Helan Xuenuo couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking, "You don't seek wealth and glory, you always seek the highest honor." It seems that her guess was right. Qi Didi has always wanted to be the most noble woman in the world.

Gu Shicheng was a prince, but unfortunately, he didn't want to seek the throne, which was why he missed out on Qi Didi, becoming her chess piece. And she, too, was swept up in this political strife, even having the entire Helan Mansion buried with her. In this life, no matter what, she would make Qi Didi shatter her dreams of becoming queen.

A few days after the Winter Banquet, the weather gradually warmed up.

The general's mansion has been busy these days. The annual training session has begun and will last until the arrival of spring.

While the weather was still cold, the general's mansion was filled with the sounds of drills from top to bottom. Even the maids and servants had to participate in the training, which was a characteristic of the Helan Mansion.

General Helan advocated military training for all soldiers. He felt that it would not only strengthen the body but also protect oneself.

So the maids and servants were divided into two shifts. Xiao Zhu was the most outstanding one among them, so her martial arts skills were also quite good, so she became their leader. This was also Xiao Zhu's happiest day, as she could indulge in the feeling of being the boss.

In her previous life, Helan Xuenuo never participated. Even when General Helan and his wife tried to persuade her, she would just throw a tantrum and refuse to go. She followed the example of the wives of civil servants, believing that women only needed to read the Four Books and Five Classics, and that fighting and killing were men's business. She often felt that Madam Helan's life was too tiring, and that women shouldn't live like that.

Qi Didi was different. After attending her teacher's lessons every day, she would attend training sessions and learn how to ride and shoot. That's why she was able to help the Second Prince shoot and kill many people during the Hengyang Palace Incident.

Helan Xuenuo recalled that in her previous life, she was like a sick cat, allowing others to control her. In the end, Xiaozhu died with thousands of holes in order to protect her. This time, she absolutely did not want this to happen again.

Xiaozhu donned the training uniform issued to servants by the palace, topped with a gray mandarin jacket. Her arms and legs were held upright with drawstrings, her hair neatly tied up. Her eyes sparkled as she smiled at Helan Xuenuo. "Miss, I'm leaving now. Today I'm going to teach Mu Kong a lesson. He called me a weakling in front of everyone yesterday, and it really embarrassed me." She unfolded the yellow paper bag in her palm, grinning foolishly.

Helan Xuenuo's words, "Wait for me," stunned Xiao Zhu. She rubbed her ears and asked, "Girl, did I hear correctly? You, a lazy wretch, are going to the training session too? Didn't you say you were so weak you couldn't even lift a bow?"

Xiaozhu and Helan Xuenuo always talk to each other casually and freely.

Xiaozhu has followed Helan Xuenuo since she was a child. She is two years younger than Helan Xuenuo. She was sent to Helan Mansion at the age of three and grew up with her.

"People always change." There seemed to be helplessness in Helan Xuenuo's words.

Since Helan Xuenuo had not participated in any training sessions for many years, she had no clothes to wear, so she could only wear Xiaozhu's clothes in a wronged manner. Xiaozhu was smaller than her, and the clothes were so tight that she could not breathe.

There is an open-air training ground in the general's mansion. It is equipped with all kinds of training equipment and takes up half of the general's mansion. There are soldiers trotting with several horses and practicing in various places, which makes people's blood boil.

Helan Xuenuo scanned the area and found Qi Didi standing in front of several targets. She held the bow and aimed at the bull's eye, then shot an arrow that hit the bull's eye.

And the person standing next to him was Yuan Xu, who was looking at Qi Didi with a smile.

This made Helan Xuenuo furious. She asked Xiaozhu beside her, "Why is Yuanxu here too?"

Xiao Zhu's mind had already flown to the martial arts training ground on the other side. There, two people were sparring with each other. One of them was thrown to the ground. Xiao Zhu frowned and cursed, "Waste."

It was Mu Kong who threw the man to the ground.

Helan Xuenuo did not have a deep impression of Mu Kong, but she still remembered that in her previous life, the entire Helan family was wiped out. Mu Kong knocked on her door in the dark, and was entrusted by the old general and his wife to take her away. When she was leaving with Xiaozhu, they were surrounded by the guards of the palace. Gu Shicheng deliberately let Mu Kong into the mansion, and Mu Kong committed suicide to protect them.

Xiao Zhu raised the sword towards Gu Shicheng, "Go to hell!", but she was no match for Gu Shicheng at all, and the sword did not hurt Gu Shicheng.

She knelt in front of Gu Shicheng, knocking her head until it was bloody and blood and tears mixed together, "Please, let Xiaozhu go, Xiaozhu is the only one I have, I beg you, please..."

When she woke up, Mu Kong's body had been hanging at the gate of the palace and left exposed for several days.

After that day, Xiao Zhu stopped smiling.

Her heart was still hurting, and her throat felt like it was being strangled, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Xiao Zhu's voice pulled Helan Xuenuo out of her thoughts. "The archery master in the mansion has gone home sick for a few days, so the old general asked Young Master Yuan to take over for a few days. Young Master Yuan is quite skilled in archery and can shoot birds from a hundred meters away. Young lady, you should learn from him. One day, hunt a bird and we can eat it as game." After she finished speaking, she looked back at the martial arts training ground, ran towards it, and said, "Go quickly, young lady."

When Helan Xuenuo came to her senses, Xiaozhu was nowhere to be seen. She looked towards the martial arts training ground and saw Xiaozhu standing with her hands on her hips, talking to Mu Kong.