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

As Su Yingxue got into the carriage, she looked at the man in front of her with a cold and distant expression and said softly, "Brother, I came to see you today because I have something to give you."

Su Yingxue has long been accustomed to the cold and distant male protagonist, and she smiles and tries to please him with a warm face. There is nothing she can do about it, because the male protagonist becomes the biggest boss in the whole story in the later part of the story.

This is just like clearing the map in the game. You will meet the big boss in the end after clearing it over and over again. She doesn't want to be treated like the hero in the original novel, so she will try her best to gain some favor from the hero to make up for the mistakes that Su Yingxue's original body had made!

"Brother," Su Yingxue clapped her hands, and Qiu Shuang walked into the carriage, holding a slender golden nanmu box in both hands. She gently placed the box on the desk, then opened it with both hands, and a pair of exquisitely crafted bows and arrows quietly appeared before Chu Xingchen's eyes.

Chu Xingchen is a connoisseur of goods. The materials used in this bow and arrow are all top-notch. Chu Xingchen looked at the exquisite bow and arrow in front of him. The arrow was made of black iron, and it was paired with a light and slender arrow body and longbow. Even the string on this bow and arrow was specially made in the palace.

When this bow and arrow were unleashed, all others paled in comparison. His bow and hers, one pure white as snow, the other pitch black, both exquisitely crafted and exquisitely beautiful, like equals, like a dragon and a phoenix, each vying for attention.

"Brother, a few days ago, I saw that you seemed to be having trouble learning archery. I thought it might be a problem with the bow and arrow, so I asked the palace craftsman to make a suitable bow and arrow for you."

Su Yingxue smiled as she pushed the wooden box towards him. Looking at Chu Xingchen, who was staring at her with a deep, indifferent expression, she smiled and said, "After all, I'm just here to give you a bow and arrow. I hope you'll accept it. Try it out during your afternoon class today. If there's anything wrong with it, please let Qiu Shuang know and she'll have someone fix it."

Chu Xingchen remained silent upon hearing this. His inky black pupils stared at her silently, like a tranquil lake.

Su Yingxue couldn't see through his eyes, nor could she wait for his reply. She just thought that maybe Chu Xingchen was a little overwhelmed because it was the first time he received such a valuable gift, so she found an excuse to leave the car.

Su Yingxue had just lifted the carriage curtain and taken half a step when she heard a hoarse, low voice behind her. Chu Xingchen whispered, "Thank you, sister."

"Don't be polite." Su Yingxue left on her own after hearing that, leaving Chu Xingchen alone to carefully examine the bow and arrow in front of him.

After the afternoon class, they practiced on the training ground. They had been practicing target shooting for a while. Today, Mr. Liu said he would take them to practice horseback archery in the forest.

This was not Su Yingxue's first time taking horseback archery lessons. Although her riding skills were only at the level of a junior apprentice who could barely ride a horse, Su Yingxue somehow felt that she might be a little better than Chu Xingchen, who had never learned anything.

Therefore, when the servant led her little white horse to stop in front of her, Mr. Liu originally planned to stand beside her to give her guidance, but Su Yingxue smiled and said that Chu Xingchen had no idea how to ride a horse and needed more guidance, so he stayed by Chu Xingchen's side.

Su Yingxue thought that riding is such a dangerous thing. If Chu Xingchen were to learn it alone without anyone to guide him, it would be an extremely dangerous thing.

Chu Xingchen's horse is not like her little white colt. It is the official mount of Her Royal Highness the Princess. It has a gentle personality and is a little smaller. It is a fine breed of steed that has to be carefully selected.

After all, she had been learning for more than a month and could ride a horse on her own often. As long as she didn't gallop, she was extremely safe.

Chu Xingchen's horse was a random one from the stable. It wasn't a thousand-mile horse, just an ordinary brown horse.

When he saw Mr. Liu standing beside him and talking about the things to pay attention to when riding a horse for the first time, the moment he raised his eyes, he happened to meet Su Yingxue, who was already sitting on the horse but her eyes were always looking at him.

Chu Xingchen wasn't moved by her concern, only sneered. She'd assumed he was new to horseback archery and needed Mr. Liu's guidance for safety. But she'd forgotten he was from Daqi. Daqi, known since ancient times as the capital on horseback, boasted vast grasslands, herds of cattle, horses, and sheep, galloping across the land. That was his homeland.

Even though Chu Xingchen hadn't learned horsemanship since childhood due to his youth, his ability to ride and shoot was innate, a quality ingrained in the bloodline of the Da Qi people. Furthermore, since this year, he had been trained by the Secret Guards and had already mastered his riding skills.

Not to mention Su Yingxue, who had only studied for a month and was not very talented, even his tutor Mr. Liu could probably only barely match him in strength. After all, the secret guard who secretly took him out of the palace to teach him riding and shooting was the royal teacher of the heir to the throne of Da Qi, Lord Luo Jun, who was known as the best archer on horseback in the entire Da Qi Dynasty.

He was the emperor's riding and archery instructor of the Great Sheng Dynasty, and was introduced from the Great Qi as a tribute in recent years.

How could Su Yingxue know all this? Chu Xingchen thought for a moment, she was just a vicious and spoiled woman who was greedy for beauty, stupid as a pig, but also liked to be arrogant and licentious, and her mind was as vicious as a snake and scorpion.

If Su Yingxue had not held a high position and enjoyed the great favor and careful protection of His Majesty the Great Sheng, she would have been killed and eliminated in this cannibalistic palace of the Great Sheng with her behavior.

But because Su Yingxue was so innocent, Chu Xingchen didn't take her seriously. She was so easily seen through, and now she was trying so hard to please him in front of the people in Dasheng Palace, and she even repeatedly claimed to protect him.

Indeed, Chu Xingchen had to admit that now that he had her protection, his time in the Dasheng Palace had become much better. Also because of her protection, it was now more convenient for him to conduct night raids or communicate with the secret guards than before.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, even though Chu Xingchen disliked this woman, for the sake of the overall situation, he still had to use the power of Her Royal Highness the Princess as a cover. After all, the most powerful strategists don't necessarily rely on their own power to achieve their goals, but always make good use of others' power to achieve their own goals.

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Today's afternoon class involved riding in the forest and hunting with arrows. This was the dense forest of the Imperial Palace's training grounds, maintained year-round by attendants. The forest Su Yingxue and Chu Xingchen were currently in wasn't a winter hunting forest, but rather a beginner's hunting forest open to students of the Juxian Yashe. It was filled with small, non-threatening animals, allowing students to learn horseback archery and hunting techniques, making it extremely safe.

When the afternoon class began, Su Yingxue rode a white colt, accompanied by a training attendant who rode beside her as a sparring partner to protect her safety. Mr. Liu rode a black warhorse. He was a military officer and had a good horse of his own, and Su Yingxue assigned him to protect Chu Xingchen.