Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

Although it still didn't hit the bull's eye, it was a big improvement compared to the arrows that couldn't even touch the bull's eye before.

Even Su Yingxue hadn't expected that she would actually hit the target! This was the first time in over a month!

"Brother, you hit the target, look!" Su Yingxue saw this and a sincere and bright smile appeared on her face. She grabbed the bow, turned around and looked at Chu Xingchen who was already standing there waiting, and said to him happily, "Brother, you are really a genius in archery. Even someone as skilled as me can teach you to do this well, which shows that you are indeed talented."

Chu Xingchen looked indifferently at the woman in front of him whose eyes were full of joy and tenderness, and suddenly felt that having a gentle and beautiful face like Su Yingxue would indeed give people the illusion that she was very gentle and kind.

Chu Xingchen, however, loathed this face. It was as if the hideous scars covering his back and body were inflicted by the owner of this face. Though those wounds had healed, they burned deep within him. Every time he saw Su Yingxue's beautiful, gentle smile, it burned like a branding iron, a searing reminder of past humiliation and hatred.

Chu Xingchen looked at Su Yingxue's smile, his eyes turned cold silently, but he quickly concealed it all, bowed humbly and respectfully, and replied softly, "It's because of Her Royal Highness the Princess's diligence in study, not Xingchen's fault."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is extremely intelligent. Now it's just a good start, and she will definitely get better and better in the future." Chu Xingchen said with a gentle smile in his eyes, respectfully, like a harmless little white rabbit.

Sure enough, the male protagonists in those novels who were able to face the life of being held hostage in the Great Sheng Dynasty for ten years, with scars all over their bodies and a hopeless situation, and still refused to give in and tried their best to seize every opportunity, and then turned around and made a big move, were all men with extremely deep scheming and full of inner drama.

However, Su Yingxue's original incarnation was just Zhang Susu, a twenty-something-year-old college student. She had always lived in the love and kindness of her parents and classmates. She had always lived in a dreamy ivory tower, with a simple and kind heart. How could she have the ability to see through people's hearts?

Su Yingxue looked at Chu Xingchen and felt strangely surprised. When she read the original novel, she had always felt that the protagonist Chu Xingchen's psychological and behavioral descriptions throughout the novel were filled with disgust and hatred for the supporting character Su Yingxue. There was no scene in the original novel where he even pointed fingers at her. Now, Chu Xingchen's gentle advice to her proved that, under certain circumstances, Zhang Susu could still use her own judgment to appropriately change the original story's trajectory.

Regardless, looking at the gentle Chu Xingchen in front of her, Su Yingxue felt that Chu Xingchen was actually quite cute now. After all, he was no longer as full of hostility, hatred, and violence as in the novels. Instead, he had a more gentle and elegant feeling.

This is the image of the male protagonist that the novel should have. He is much better than the yandere male protagonist in the original book. Facts have proved that what she did was right.

Yingxue thought to herself that it seemed she could completely change the fate of Chu Xingchen and herself through her own efforts. After all, even the male protagonist was helping her now.

"Your Highness, the Princess, your aim is unstable. It's not that you're not good at aiming, but the bows used in the army seem too strenuous for a woman to draw." Chu Xingchen said softly, "Since you are the Princess, why not have someone make you a bow that's more suitable for women, smaller and more comfortable to hold. That way, you won't have to strain so much to draw the bow."

Chu Xingchen only made a few remarks, but Su Yingxue really took them in. This Chu Xingchen was very sharp.

Chu Xingchen then led Su Yingxue in shooting a few more arrows. With his guidance, Su Yingxue became faster and faster. Now, out of ten shots, three or four can hit the target, which is much better than before when she missed all the time.

Su Yingxue was very satisfied. Suddenly, His Majesty ordered the Ministry of War to review the troops, and therefore both riding and archery lessons were cancelled. Su Yingxue and Chu Xingchen left the parade grounds in two carriages, one in front and one behind, heading towards the palace.

On the carriage back to the palace after archery practice, Su Yingxue turned to Qiu Shuang and asked in confusion, "Qiushuang, tell me, how is it that even a beginner like Chu Xingchen can see the shortcomings of my archery, but why has Mr. Liu never pointed out my mistakes after teaching me for over a month?"

Hearing this, Qiu Shuang smiled and refilled Su Yingxue's tea. She smiled softly and said, "Your Highness, Princess, I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should say it..."

"You can tell me anything." Su Yingxue smiled when she heard this. Now she trusted Qiu Shuang very much.

"Ever since His Highness woke up from falling into the lake, I've felt like I've changed my master..." Qiu Shuang said with a smile, "His Highness used to have a bad reputation among the palace servants and officials. He was spoiled and willful, and would either beat or scold them if he was dissatisfied with the officials or the palace servants."

"The palace servants and courtiers serving Your Highness seek only to avoid mistakes, not to achieve merit," Qiu Shuang stated calmly. "Your Highness has always loved open praise and cannot tolerate criticism or criticism of his shortcomings. This is a taboo in serving Your Highness. Mr. Liu is merely an outsider, and he is accepting instruction out of respect for Your Majesty."

"So, if you do a job like this well, you might not be rewarded, but if you do it wrong, you might be implicated." Qiu Shuang had spent years in the palace, and her mind was as clear as a mirror. Life is like this. "Your Majesty favors the Princess so much that if there is any problem, he will naturally side with Her Highness. Therefore, no one in the entire Dasheng Palace wants to be the first to stand against Her Highness."

"Qiu Shuang," Su Yingxue smiled calmly upon hearing this. "Yes, even among court officials and palace maids, who doesn't just want to make a living and support their families? It's normal to be prudent and protect oneself. If it were me, perhaps, if I were in their shoes, I would do the same."

After all, Su Yingxue's original self, in the original novel, was a nearly insane villain. She was spoiled and extravagant. During the Great Sheng Dynasty's once-in-a-century drought in the northwest, when the people were starving, she still bathed daily in milk and fresh flowers. She was a pampered woman with a penchant for whipping, beating, and bullying. In the original novel, even the four first-class palace maids, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, were often subjected to her scolding and whipping, let alone the other palace servants and Chu Xingchen.

"Qiushuang, I've done many wrong things in the past. How I treated you, Chunfeng, Xiahe, and Dongxue was my fault..." Su Yingxue suddenly grew serious. She recalled the descriptions in the original text, and a surge of emotions washed over her. Although those weren't her, they were still her. Since she'd traveled through the book and arrived in this alien world, she'd been cared for and cherished by these four. Su Yingxue could sense their genuine concern for her, which made her feel somewhat guilty for her past actions.