At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"Wan Qiu'er".

"The slave is here!"

There might be some unrest in the Dayu region, but that's something to consider later. Besides, with the three queens around, even if something does happen, it won't be Chu Ling's problem to worry about.

People shouldn't live in constant worry about what might happen in the future. It's like getting soaked in tomorrow's rain today; living like that is too exhausting.

For Chu Ling, what he needs to do right now is to find out the background of these noble sons.

So Chu Ling thought of Wan Qiu'er.

Chu Ling's shout caused various thoughts to arise in the minds of the noble sons such as Sun Ben and Xu Bin who were standing in front of the emperor. After introducing themselves, the new emperor did not practice riding skills, but instead called for the maids beside him. What was he planning to do?

"Inspect their horsemanship for me."

Chu Ling remained calm as he looked at Wan Qiu'er, who was walking towards him with her head down. He pointed at Sun Ben and the others and said, "Accompany me to practice riding skills at the Imperial Garden Training Ground. I don't want good-for-nothings."

"Here!"

Wan Qiu'er bowed and said.

Summon a maid to inspect our riding skills.

Compared to Wan Qiu'er's calmness, some of the noble sons standing in front of the emperor showed incredulous expressions, feeling that they had been humiliated.

Even having a eunuch inspect them is better than sending a maid!

Why should she!

"Your Majesty, I have doubts!"

One person stepped out from the group, raised his hand and bowed to Chu Ling.

"explain."

Chu Ling said calmly.

This man is named Li Bin. He is the eldest grandson of Duke Li Jin. He is a cousin of Chu Hong, who is imprisoned in the Tenth Prince's Mansion. Although Chu Hong was severely punished, he did not implicate the Li family.

In the political arena of Dayu, many things cannot be done as one pleases. One must also consider the impact and stability. If one punishes or kills without any scruples, the people of Dayu will be filled with fear and unease.

Even if you need to deal with certain people, you must first do things thoroughly to ensure that the overall situation is not affected, so that you can deal with them without any worries.

Politics is the art of compromise.

Politics is the exchange of interests.

Although nobody likes this, it's the only way we can live with it in reality.

"Your Majesty wishes to test our horsemanship, and we have no objection to that." Under the gaze of some people, Li Bin bowed and said, "However, only Your Majesty can test us."

As a member of a noble family, Li Bin was proud. Moreover, his grandfather and father held important positions in Dayu and devoted themselves to the country. The education he received from childhood taught Li Bin that the sons of noble families in Dayu had something to uphold, and not just anyone could challenge them.

"Wan Qiu'er, he's questioning your riding skills." Upon hearing this, Chu Ling didn't answer Li Bin's question. Instead, he looked at Wan Qiu'er with a faint smile. "What do you plan to do?"

When Chu Ling first met Wan Qiu'er, he asked her what she could do. Wan Qiu'er said she could kill people. From then on, Chu Ling was very curious about Wan Qiu'er's skills.

Could a seemingly frail maid really kill someone?

Moreover, Wan Qiu'er's origins are mysterious.

Chu Ling had been looking for an opportunity to probe Wan Qiu'er's true abilities, and now that opportunity had arrived. He had Wan Qiu'er inspect Sun Ben and the others' horsemanship, which served as both a probe into the abilities of these noble sons and a probe into Wan Qiu'er herself.

So why would Chu Ling dislike Li Bin's hidden doubts?

On the contrary, Chu Ling was overjoyed.

Respect, awe, or submission are all based on absolute strength. It is true that Chu Ling is now the emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty, but he only has the outward appearance and no inner strength. Chu Ling believes that one day, he will make everyone submit to him!

"Your Majesty, please grant me a horse!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wan Qiu'er remained silent for a moment before bowing to Chu Ling.

"Li Zhong."

Chu Ling reached out to Li Zhongdao.

"Here!"

Li Zhongxin understood immediately and turned to signal. One of the men in the entourage ran out and fetched a fine horse.

But that person had ulterior motives.

There were many fine horses in the Imperial Garden training ground, but they chose the most spirited one.

"Your Majesty~"

Li Zhong pretended not to see it, and instead lowered his head to say to Chu Ling, "It's a horsemanship inspection..."

"Bring over a brocade stool."

Chu Ling interrupted.

"Yes."

Li Zhong responded, and someone from the accompanying crowd took care of it.

"There's no need to be so formal."

Seeing that Sun Ben and his party were still standing still, Chu Ling smiled and said, "If you want to see the riding skills of the maids around me, you don't need to adhere to etiquette."

"We have overstepped our bounds."

Sun Ben and his party bowed in greeting.

They were all quite wary.

Chu Ling smiled without saying a word, then lifted his robe and sat down on the brocade bench. Sun Ben and the others dispersed. At this moment, Wan Qiu'er stood alone on the training ground, and not far in front of her was that spirited horse.

Ta da~

Whizzing~

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the horse did what it wanted, never once looking up at Wan Qiu'er, as if it didn't care about her at all.

Horses are spiritual beings.

"She's quite patient."

"Who knows if he's genuinely calm or just pretending."

"It's quite rare to find a maid who doesn't do her job but can also ride a horse."

"Who knows? We'll find out soon enough."

Under these circumstances, some of the scattered sons of noble families whispered with amusement, expressing their skepticism towards the seemingly frail Wan Qiu'er.

If Wan Qiu'er's riding skills are really good, then wouldn't their hard training in the manor since childhood become a laughing stock?

Practicing martial arts is very expensive.

"The poor study literature, the rich practice martial arts," is a saying that has been passed down in Dayu.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wan Qiu'er walked towards the spirited horse, but her delicate and frail body formed a stark contrast with the tall and spirited horse.

It seems many people don't have high hopes for you.

Sitting on the brocade bench, Chu Ling watched Wan Qiu'er walk away, his expression unchanged, but inwardly he thought, 'How exactly do you intend to keep these noble sons in check?'

Chu Ling was also very curious.

"How can this be!!"

But as Chu Ling was thinking about these things, a cry of surprise rang out. Chu Ling looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Wan Qiu'er was already mounted on a spirited horse. Lost in thought, he hadn't noticed how Wan Qiu'er had mounted the horse.

But the sons of noble families scattered in various places all saw it clearly.

The frail Wan Qiu'er actually grabbed the horse's mane and flipped herself onto the horse.

"Whoosh!!!"

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, the fierce horse neighed and began to leap, but Wan Qiu'er on its back seemed to be attached to it, and no matter how the horse leaped, it could not throw her off!

'Looks like you actually have some real skills.'

When Chu Ling saw this scene, his eyes narrowed slightly. He knew, of course, that the person leading the horse had intentionally chosen the most spirited horse. This spirited horse was very proud and would not easily let anyone get close to it, let alone be ridden.

But this made Chu Ling think about something: why were there untamed horses among the horses he had prepared for his riding practice at the Imperial Garden Training Ground? Who did this?