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When Prince Duan was leaving the palace, Qin Huai just followed him a few steps: "My lord is so tight with inquiries, could it be that the little emperor left the palace again last night? No way? Really, the queen mother was not angry this time, and killed me, the commander of the imperial army, by the way. ?”

Xiao Ji glanced at him: "Have you finished beating the eighty army sticks?"

Qin Huaigang had a playful smile on his face: "The beating is over! The guards of the nine gates watched the beating, and there was no shortage of a stick! I'm going to get out of the palace and suspend my duties to reflect. Do you have any errands for your subordinates to handle, my lord?"

Xiao Ji said: "I'm going to hold a hunting game, you go and make preparations, make a plan to stay in the Xishan hunting ground, and the emperor will also participate."

Qin Huaigang chuckled: "The empress dowager treats the little empress like a living dragon, and no one is allowed to get close to her. She is strictly guarded against only allowing the emperor to kiss her. Now, my lord, you want to take him hunting. Can the empress dowager agree?"

Xiao Ji ignored him and continued to order the manager who was following him: "Go and write a message to Duke An and Consort Ouyang, and Gu invites them to drink and watch a play tonight."

Qin Huaigang said from the side again: "The eldest princess is married, and she has her own thoughts. My lord, I think it's better for you not to meddle. Let the eldest princess and the queen mother fight on their own. You have never No one will help, why bother wading into this muddy water now."

Xiao Ji got on his horse and said, "It's only right and proper for me to help the emperor, go to work and stop talking nonsense."

Qin Huai just couldn't figure it out, seeing Xiao Ji had left the palace, he hurriedly followed behind and got on the horse, and asked Dou Fang, the deputy general who followed Xiao Ji to the south of the Yangtze River this time: "What's the matter, my lord? It wasn't the gate of the palace that was closed in the past. , no one will touch it?"

Dou Fang gave him a blank look: "My lord, don't worry about you, I handed over the palace ban to you, but you ended up like this. If I were you, I should kneel at the gate of the palace to plead guilty, and then ask the lord to give you forty lashes, and you will also be punished." It’s all about relying on the prince to be lenient.” Regarding the matter of the witch doctor, the prince has ordered to seal it up, absolutely not to let it out, and Dou Fang, as the attendant that night, was also shocked by the ghost dream. Dawu, it’s okay to save people, but is it okay to kill people?

Now he understands the prince's sudden attention to the emperor, after all, the prince may have been too negligent of the little emperor before!The Empress Dowager Sun was very tight-lipped about the little emperor, and no one could get close to the little emperor. The prince was originally a co-prince, but he hadn't seen him a few times alone. Now such a witch doctor suddenly appeared next to the little emperor. Do you know whether it is a blessing or a curse?After all, that is the Son of Heaven, which directly affects the fate of the country!

It's not as good as the prince himself... Dou Fang had that treacherous thought again, but he quickly extinguished it, angrily scolded a traitorous former brother, and galloped after the prince.

Qin Huaigang was confused, but he could only do as the prince requested.

In the evening, Prince Duan had a drink with the old An Guogong and the son-in-law, and after all kinds of witty guessing and riddles with a smile on his face, Ouyang son-in-law straightforwardly pointed out: "Prince Duan invited us today because the emperor left the palace privately. The prince doesn’t need to doubt the eldest princess, I was originally looking at flowers and writing poems in my spare time, and I had a young child at my knees, how could I have the leisure to instigate the emperor, the eldest princess is Duan Wang’s sister, you know her temperament, although she is smart, but I also don't like to stir up trouble, and just want to live my own life. The Luyangzhuang incident was really a coincidence, and we haven't seen the emperor after this incident. I really don't know how the emperor left the palace that day."

Prince Duan was silent, and An Guogong looked at it and smiled: "The old man was dragged down by his grandson. He said that he had booked a private room for drinking with a friend, but he didn't go there temporarily. The tavern gave the private room to the emperor. I don't live up to it His grandson went in and yelled what he wanted to do in such a big private room by himself, and he saw the emperor as soon as he entered. As for why the emperor left the palace alone, Prince Duan, you are in charge of all the palace guards, can I intervene?"

He drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Prince Duan, I see that the emperor is young and intelligent, and he is diligent in seeking governance and has a lot of ideas. Let's let nature take its course. After all, being loyal to the emperor is what you and I should do. The emperor always wants to govern personally. Old man It's half buried, and I don't have any ambitions, but I just want the child to be safe and prosperous."

Ouyang's concubine poured Xiao Ji a glass of wine: "There is a successor to the Great Yan. You have long intended to retreat to the countryside. Now the emperor is young and wise, isn't it just right? If it is someone else, I will not persuade him. If the prince, the eldest princess will not." Knowing that you have no ambition, why are you so worried?"

Prince Duan was hesitant to speak, unable to utter a single word, he just asked them: "Since that's the case, for the sake of the country, just tell the lonely king the truth: Do you have people who arrange witches or other sorcerers? By the emperor's side?"

Both of them raised their heads to look at Prince Duan in horror, Ouyang Prince Consort was really puzzled and said: "Princess Eldest Princess and I have never practiced witchcraft, let alone recommend witches, warlocks and others to the emperor's side."

Under An Guogong's heart, he had heard Zhu Rufeng talk about the strange things about the emperor, the black cat that was elusive and unable to recognize people, the strange two-handed sword that was given to Gan Rulin, and the emperor's return every time he left the palace. Zhu Rufeng never let Zhu Rufeng pick him up.

He smiled slightly: "The old man has never made any arrangements. It seems that the emperor has another adventure in the palace. King Duan, the emperor is blessed with great fortune. He has the luck of the emperor in his body. He will get help from Taoism. Why do you worry about it?"

Prince Duan thought for a while and said: "I went to the Jiangnan area to inspect the river this time, and encountered some local prefectures and counties that were suffering from epidemic diseases, so I summoned the imperial physicians to carry out centralized control and treatment, which delayed a lot of time. After the local plague was brought under control, Gu received an urgent report from the commander of the Forbidden Army, saying that the Empress Dowager insisted that An Guogong and Princess Dachang had instigated the emperor to leave the palace in disguise. Gu originally wanted to stay in the place for a few more days, but when he heard that the matter was serious and he was afraid of something inside, he had to rush back to Beijing. As a result, when he was about thirty miles away from the capital, Gu's guards started to have fever one after another. Afterwards, King Gu also had a fever, and Gu worried that it brought plague, so he strictly ordered him not to go to Beijing, and found a place on the outskirts of the city to live in a place far away from the village."

An Guogong and Ouyang Prince Consort were both attracted, Ouyang Prince Consort took a look at Prince Duan: "Your Highness seems to be in good health now?"

Prince Duan Xu Xu said: "At that time, King Gu brought a Jiang imperial doctor with him. This Jiang imperial doctor was benevolent and compassionate. He treated the patients along the way, organized treatment in the epidemic area, and contributed a lot. Gu trusted him. He was worried about his illness at the time. , went out in the middle of the night to search for the right herbs. According to him later, in the wilderness, he met the emperor wearing a cloak, holding a very gorgeous glazed lamp, and leading a guard alone in the wild. He didn’t think much about it at the time. He didn't dare to inquire about the emperor's trace, and was worried about Gu's condition, so he just knelt and kowtowed and begged the Emperor Xuantai Hospital to send someone to treat Gu. It is said that the emperor agreed to him at that time, and then kowtowed to thank him. The guard disappeared."

Ouyang Shuwen blurted out: "How is it possible?"

Prince Duan said: "Not long after he returned to Wang Jia's residence, the black-clothed bodyguard behind the emperor appeared in the middle of the isolated courtyard without a sound, wearing a cloak, and holding the emperor's edict, saying that it was before the edict. Come and heal."

Ouyang Shuwen took a deep breath, and Prince Duan glanced at An Guogong: "Weida, if you are lonely, what would you think? I just received a secret report from the palace before, saying that you colluded with the eldest princess to instigate the emperor."

Mr. An Guo let out a long sigh: "You would think that the old man sent someone to take advantage of your illness to kill you and seize the opportunity to seize power. This is a great opportunity." He said with great regret: "It is indeed a great opportunity, but it is a pity that the old man does not know."

Ouyang Shuwen chuckled: "Old Duke, don't poke Prince Duan's heart."

Prince Duan said: "I, the assistant prince, have hindered many people's eyes these years. If I really die of illness, many people in the imperial court will set off firecrackers and feast to celebrate."

Anguo Gong said: "It's not that bad, the north is not very peaceful now, it's okay to kill your own people first, but you can circle around, of course, if you can't survive the disease yourself, that's destiny..." His voice sounded regretful, In fact, the face is full of smiles.

Prince Duan glanced at him: "I know you all dislike me about Lin Jiangping defecting to the enemy..."

An Guogong's smile faded slightly, his complexion sank, but Ouyang Shuwen was busy pouring wine to change the topic: "Don't mention the past, don't mention the past, what happened later? Is that person really a doctor?"

Prince Duan took out the edict from his sleeve, handed it to the two of them, and said, "That's right, the guards came forward to arrest him, but they couldn't arrest him at all. Later, he claimed to be a witch doctor and really performed illusions." , let us... all fall into a coma, and when we woke up the next day, we found that the plague on our bodies had really healed."

Ouyang Shuwen murmured: "Is it possible to heal illnesses and save people overnight? This is difficult even for gods and Buddhas... Is it a witch? Or a ghost? A fox? There used to be a house in Yujie, and it was always said that there was one. Fox spirits, people who will buy official hats and give them away as gifts."

Prince Duan said: "The method is too treacherous, it's hard to explain in a single word, the illusion confuses people's minds, as if they really see something, I can only say that it is definitely not an upright Buddhist way. Gu enters the palace today, and asks the emperor, can we arrange that witch doctor to Gu? Here, let the solitary figure out the details, the emperor was furious, and walked away, seemingly relying heavily on the witch, I thought this witch was arranged by the prince or the son-in-law, but now it seems that it is so If the person with the means of gods and ghosts is not under your control, this matter is even more worrying. What is the purpose of this person? He did things for the emperor, and what price did the emperor pay?"

However, Duke An suddenly asked: "In the palace, Gao Yuanling and He Changan died one after another, and then disappeared. Does Prince Duan know the truth?"

Prince Duan was taken aback for a moment: "The affairs of the inner palace are all decided by the Empress Dowager."

An Guogong said: "Originally, Gao Yuanling, He Changan and others were there, and the Empress Dowager used them to communicate with the former cabinet. As a result, one of the two was investigated for trivial matters, and the other committed suicide. He seems to know a little bit about the inside story, but he keeps his mouth shut. Now that the palace lacks these two people, and the empress dowager is ill, it is because of these that the emperor began to personally approve the memorials, and was able to communicate with you and me. Now that I think about it, these two people There is a lot of inside information about his death, and even the empress dowager seems to be kept in the dark." An Guogong did not say that He Changan was taken in by the emperor in the villa.

It was clear that the matter was written by the emperor, but An Guogong couldn't tell, so he could only guide Prince Duan to think for himself, and at least try to win Prince Duan's power. Speaking of which, he was indeed too curious about the sorcerer standing behind the emperor.

Ouyang Shuwen clicked on the vermilion seal on the hand edict: "The imperial treasure on the head is 'Fengxingcao'. This is the first time I have seen it. Fengxingcao dies, and the emperor Zhigao is like this. The little emperor has a bright heart. The prince, the Duke, Do you still treat him as a child? If the emperor is out of his mind and bewitched by the wizard, he should have killed the prince that night instead of saving him and showing the hidden trump card in front of his eyes. Stay away from the witches, I'm afraid the emperor won't listen. After all, when Gao and He were around, the emperor was young and was alone in the palace, and life was not easy. Which of us helped the emperor?"

An Guogong and Prince Duan were silent.

After a long time, Prince Duan said calmly: "It's just that you and I both know that most of the people in this world are for fame and power, and the emperor is the foundation of the country. How can he be nice to people for no reason? This person uses ghosts and gods , even you and I are astonished, with such a talent, why did he lurk beside the emperor? We must know the reason, so that we can rest assured."

Ouyang Shuwen also laughed at himself: "That's true. The empress dowager is suspicious of me and dismissed me, so I let it be and restrained the eldest princess. I have not entered the palace for several years. People who have no desires and desires will only Treat the little emperor as a trouble, and stay away from him." He glanced at Duke An again: "Isn't the old Duke too? Previously, he was only wise and safe. If your Fanjun happened to be bumped into by the emperor, how could you risk this place? A big ship?"

An Guogong chuckled: "It's wise to protect yourself, what's the embarrassment, the temple is so high, it's your turn to say what to do? Look at King Duan or the auxiliary prince. The emperor wanted to be a queen, but he suddenly stabbed him. Ba ran to the south of the Yangtze River, and made it clear that he didn't want to be nosy. Let's stop laughing at each other."

Ouyang Shuwen said: "This is the little emperor who walked out a bloody road by himself and killed Gao Yuanling. Only He Changan can come to you and me. As ministers, shouldn't you serve your lord and share your worries?" ?"

Duke An took out a few gold coins from his sleeve, put them on the case and handed them to Prince Duan: "This coin was given to my kid by the emperor and asked him to buy it. I think the decoration is very exquisite, but it doesn't look like something from the Central Plains." , seems to have flowed in from the Western Regions, and the purity of this gold is also extremely high, if we talk about witches, maybe we can find out where it is from here."

Prince Duan took those gold coins and looked at them, and sure enough, he saw the ones with sun pattern and the ones with flowers and grass patterns, they were all very exquisite, and he handed them to Ouyang Shuwen and said: "My son-in-law also has a look, have you seen it?"

Ouyang Shuwen took it over and looked at it, then shook his head: "Look, this coin is very round, and the weight of each coin is almost equal, so it must be cast with a mold, and the general family will make some gold and silver molds by themselves." , to recast some gold and silver for celebrations or ancestor worship, but most of them are either cast into gold and silver ingots for easy storage, or made into gold leaves and silver beans for easy carrying. If such gold coins are used by famous families, someone would have known about them a long time ago, and there are also suspicions of privately minted coins. This should indeed not be a thing from the Central Plains, and it may have flowed in from overseas or the Western Regions."

Prince Duan held it and touched it, but then remembered something: "That night the wizard was indeed quite tall, most of my guards were tall, and the wizard stood beside them, even taller, about eight He is more than a foot long, and is covered with a cloak, not showing his face, even wearing gloves on his hands, but when he advances and retreats, he seems to see blond hair, and his eyes don't seem to be black. Could it be that this person is not from the Central Plains?"

Ouyang Shuwen asked: "Does the voice have an accent?"

Prince Duan said: "It's a very fluent capital accent."

The three of them thought together for a while, but still couldn't figure out what to do, so they could only disperse.

Xiao Ji ended the banquet full of confusion and exhaustion.In the early morning of the next day, he participated in the court meeting first. He hadn't participated in the court meeting for a long time, and this time he came back from the south of the Yangtze River.

After discussing the matter, he talked with the two prime ministers about the current education of the emperor, the arrangement of riding and archery courses, and said to Prime Minister Ji: "The way of an emperor is to put morality first, and the principles of Legalism must also be taught, but pragmatism is the top priority. But you must not mention such things as grotesques and grotesques. The emperor is young and doesn't understand the reason. I'm afraid he will lose his temper. I talked with the emperor the day before yesterday, and the emperor seems to be interested in folk witchcraft."

Prime Minister Ji saw that what he said meant something, he was slightly taken aback, and replied: "The bachelors in the Wenhua Pavilion who teach the emperor are all well-read the Four Books and Five Classics, and they talk more about the scriptures, and the other is ancient history. Some people told the emperor about these grotesque ghosts and gods. However, Yingzong was good at teaching, I am afraid that some old books and old people in the palace will talk about these things. I heard from the palace people who served that the emperor likes to read books in the study..."

Yingzong is the biological father of Prince Duan and the late Emperor. Prime Minister Ji said it very politely, but in fact Prince Duan knew very well that Yingzong was in a state of madness when he asked God to ask questions. The palace invited Taoist priests to practice Taoism. Refining alchemy every day, Yingzong didn't care about court affairs at all at that time, and in the Minzong dynasty, Minzong passed away too early, so that in fact, there were quite a few ministers who had gone through the three dynasties, but they all remembered clearly how ridiculous Yingzong was at the time of.

Prince Duan's face turned slightly blue, and obviously he also remembered Huang Kao's almost stupid and senseless asking of God, and Prime Minister Ji said implicitly: "The Empress Dowager is also a good Buddha, and Pujue Guoshi often goes in and out. The palace, the emperor has been fascinated by it..."

Prince Duan slightly regretted that he was disheartened at the beginning, and did not take the initiative to educate the little emperor. The emperor's wife became more and more paranoid over the years, and she didn't know how the little emperor lived alone in the palace.

He asked Prime Minister Ji again: "I went to Jiangnan to patrol the south of the Yangtze River for several months, but when I came back, I heard that Gao Yuanling committed suicide in fear of crime?"

Prime Minister Ji was silent for a while and said: "I don't know much about the details of the inner palace affairs. I only know that the empress dowager locked up He Changan for some reason. She only said that he embezzled the inner treasury. The inner palace affairs are naturally decided by the empress dowager. I It's not easy to ask. But then Gao Yuanling suddenly came to me for help, saying that the empress dowager gave him poisoned wine. At that time, I only advised him to ask the emperor for forgiveness. I didn't expect the emperor to accuse him of being arrogant and paranoid in person. He was never forgiven for accepting bribes for personal gain, selling officials and nobles. After Gao Yuanling was rebuffed, he knew there was no way to do it, so he committed suicide that night. But in retrospect, there were many doubts. If the empress dowager wanted to kill Gao Yuanling, how could he let Gao Yuanling Have a chance to come out to ask for help? The poisoned wine, I am afraid it is just a scheme to instigate someone with a heart, and Gao Yuanling has a guilty conscience and fell into the trick."

Prince Duan understood in his heart that it turned out that the little emperor broke the situation from here. This method was actually simple, but the empress dowager was suspicious and Gao Yuanling had a guilty conscience, but it hit the two of them's weaknesses and successfully separated.He let out a long sigh and said, "Gao Yuanling is also regarded as evil and evil will be rewarded."

Prime Minister Ji said: "The empress dowager has never been such a reckless person in the past, and she has felt a little confused in recent months, but the reason is because she insisted on going her own way and made the daughter of Cheng Enhou's mansion the queen. Duan If the prince had supported the cabinet's decision at the beginning... to choose a good girl from a good family as a match, and to be in the middle palace, he would not have come here. Now the reputation of Cheng Enhou's mansion is getting better and better, and the empress dowager is encouraged to eliminate dissidents in the palace. That’s why things happen so often.”

Prince Duan didn't want to say anything on Li Hou, so he just shook his head slightly: "Forget it, the emperor is getting old, I heard that the cabinet has started to ask the emperor to personally approve the memorials, and there is a lot of progress, which is very good, it seems that in the future In a year or two, the emperor will be able to take charge of the government himself."

Prime Minister Ji said: "In the past, I always heard the Empress Dowager say that the Emperor is weak and sick, he has not completed the sacred studies, and he has not read the memorials, so how can he be in charge of the government. Now it seems that the Emperor is smart, and I have arranged Wenyuan Pavilion Bachelors to select appropriate memorials from the current period of memorials. Lectures for the emperor. But the empress dowager often asked the study homework, admonishing the masters that there is a lot of homework, at one time they said that they should mainly teach the Four Books, at another time they should learn more practical things, and I heard that the empress dowager often gave the emperor some lessons in the palace. Homework, ordered the emperor to copy the book of rites, etc., after such a long time, the sacred learning was delayed..."

Prince Duan glanced at Prime Minister Ji, and said calmly: "Miss Ji, the empress dowager is a widow in her prime, and she has great hopes for the emperor. It is inevitable that her teaching children is a bit too strict. You and I are ministers, and we have Kuang Bi to assist the emperor. Naturally, more persuasion is the top priority, and it is always better to teach the Holy One to be in charge of the government as soon as possible, and state affairs are the most important. If you only think about the emperor's inability to govern in person, you can exercise power, and push the responsibility for the emperor's inability to govern in person, to women, that would be true It's a bit unkind."

Prime Minister Ji was a little embarrassed, and laughed: "My lord, you don't have to be too harsh. The emperor is only twelve years old now, so it's not too late. I saw that the emperor scolded Gao Yuanling that day, and he was very insightful. Qian Gang's arbitrary majesty .”

Prince Duan looked at the time, stood up and said, "I'm going to see the emperor."

Xiao Yan also just finished listening to the lecture, and when he heard that Prince Duan came again, he felt a little embarrassed when he thought of his behavior the day before.

Fortunately, Prince Duan came in and didn't talk about yesterday's topic anymore, he just said: "I have seen the Empress Dowager yesterday, seeing that the emperor is getting better now, he should go out for a walk more, so I plan to arrange hunting in the near future, and I will take the emperor to Xishan How about hunting?"

Xiao Yan was a little happy when he heard it. After all, although he had participated in various royal ceremonies, he had never participated in hunting because of his "poor health": "Very good, I have troubled the emperor so much."

Seeing Xiao Yan's eyes regaining that radiance, Xiao Ji regretted his negligence in the past, but he still said softly: "If the emperor wants to take that witch doctor with him, it is also possible. I can do it for you." He arranged an identity so that he could stay in the emperor's side forever."

Xiao Yan flatly refused: "No need, the emperor's uncle can follow the arrangement of the minister of civil and military affairs according to the usual guard of honor."

Xiao Ji knew that the emperor was still wary, so he smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be bothered by what I said yesterday. Yesterday, I went back and thought about it. This witch doctor can not only assist the Emperor, get rid of treacherous eunuchs, but also help the emperor. The minister who heals the plague must be a person who understands the righteousness, but the minister is narrow-minded."

Xiao Yan was naturally reluctant to let the Lich be misunderstood by the emperor, he thought for a while and said: "Emperor, Mr. Wu invited you to go to treat your illness, and when he came back, he only reported that he was cured for you, and did not say a word about you and He had a collision, let alone what the emperor said."

Xiao Ji raised his eyes to look at him, and said with a smile: "I have figured this out when I go back. This Mr. Wu is worried that the emperor will hurt the emperor's heart if he knows the deceitful words of the minister? The emperor sent someone to heal the humble minister. But I mistakenly thought that the emperor was going to kill my minister, so I would repay my kindness with revenge, and misunderstood the emperor."

Xiao Yan smiled: "Yes, he is gentle, kind, benevolent, and the emperor will not doubt it." But he thought silently in his heart, in fact, what's the matter, it is said that accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and the emperor's uncle will be suspicious when he sees it is inevitable.After all, the first emperor used various means to suppress this King Duan, and now he can still find out the various edicts of King Shenyu Duan at that time, and he almost sent him to the imperial tomb to guard the spirit when it was serious.I haven't been in charge until now, how can I let people be loyal to me for no reason without suspicion?It's just possible, there will be a little disappointment, but if you think about it, you can understand the situation of the emperor's uncle at that time.But if the emperor's uncle didn't admit that he had said such a remark, he might really not know it at all, and he would still be in harmony with the emperor's uncle and nephew in the future.

The Lich was reluctant to let him down even at this point.

He touched the keel medallion in his sleeve, and couldn't help laughing at the corner of his mouth. Prince Duan could see clearly from below, and he knew in his heart that the witch really won the emperor's heart, and he wouldn't listen to any bad words at this moment. Those who entered could only say: "Your Majesty is wise. I was also worried that someone would use honor and favor to deceive Sheng Cong. Since the Emperor can distinguish right from wrong, I dare not interfere with the emperor's appointment of talents."

Xiao Yan said: "At the beginning of my succession, the emperor's uncle was the auxiliary prince to maintain the overall situation. I know that the emperor's uncle is loyal to the country, so there is no need to worry about this."

Xiao Ji bowed again and saluted, "Since that's the case, I will take my leave first. If there is a chance to meet Mr. Wu again, I will make friends and be loyal to the emperor together."

Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Ji, and the smile on his face faded a bit: "I'm sorry, Uncle Emperor."

Xiao Ji felt that the familiar vigilance and apprehension appeared on Xiao Yan's face again, and he could not laugh or laugh: "Don't worry, your majesty, I don't dare to order the emperor's people, but I am just my subordinates and colleagues, working together to serve the emperor. "

Xiao Yan didn't expect that Prince Duan could see what was on his mind, and he was a little embarrassed: "Uncle Huang has many capable people under his command, I know that."

Prince Duan held back his smile and bowed again and retreated.

Xiao Yan touched the soul box, Lich smiled and said: "The emperor is relieved now?"

Xiao Yan's ears were slightly hot, and he talked about him from left to right: "I haven't hunted yet, I haven't taken riding and archery lessons for a long time, and I'm unfamiliar with horse riding, so don't lose face in front of the emperor's uncle and courtiers... Let's go to the villa to practice riding and archery first, I'll let Zhu Rufeng arrange it."

The Lich said softly, "I'm fine with riding a horse, I can teach you."

Xiao Yan was really happy now: "Great! Let's go to Qiyun Village now!"