"I grew up in the countryside, and finally returned to the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion, where I had the opportunity to learn horse riding and archery. But now I am brought into the palace, and there is no horse farm to learn, which is really uncomfortable.

"My Chu family has grown up on horseback for generations. How could I not be able to ride a horse? When my father and brothers return victorious from the battlefield, they will be very disappointed to see that I have not even learned how to ride a horse.

"Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to practice riding and archery at the palace's riding ground every day."

After Chu Heyi finished speaking, the emperor secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s just going to the stable to practice horse riding and archery. It’s not a difficult problem. The princesses and princes in the palace all have horse riding and archery courses.

"You are the daughter of the Zhenbei Marquisate. Your father and brother sacrificed their lives for Daqi. Since I have accepted you to live in the palace, the palace is your home. If you want to learn horse riding and archery, go ahead. I allow it!"

The emperor was very satisfied with his nice words.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I also hope that I can choose the teacher who will teach me how to ride and shoot."

This was not an excessive request. The emperor waved his hand again and said, "Yes!"

After saying this, seeing that Chu Heyi had not yet planned to leave, and that her expression seemed to have something else to say, the emperor secretly laughed in his heart: Is there still a request that she can't say? How strange!

Although he laughed at her, the emperor couldn't help but feel a little curious, so he asked directly, "Anything else you want? Why don't you tell me all at once?"

"If I am learning horse riding and archery in the palace and my father and brother return victorious from the northern border, and I want to go home but cannot bear to leave my horse riding and archery teacher in the palace, can I take that teacher home with me?"

The emperor couldn't help laughing. If Chu Zhen and his son could return victorious this time, she could take away not only one riding and archery teacher, but also all the riding and archery teachers in the entire horse farm.

It’s a pity that she may not have such an opportunity.

"If your father and brother can return victorious, I will grant your request."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have nothing else to ask for. I will take my leave."

Chu Heyi left with brisk steps. Looking at her back, she looked like a carefree fluttering butterfly.

The emperor couldn't help but smile as he looked at the relaxed figure, but soon his mood turned bad again.

The real daughter of the Chu family is not as smart as Chu Runxue. Everyone knows that the Chu family is in great danger in this war in the northern border, but Chu Heyi is completely unaware of it and is only focused on learning riding and archery.

Perhaps she really thought that being invited into the palace was the highest honor, and had no idea that someone had shed his last drop of blood and sweat on the battlefield for their safety.

No wonder Dongfang Shuo would rather choose Chu Runxue and break off the engagement with her.

……

Chu Heyi went to the horse farm for three consecutive days.

The palace's horse farm was very large. In addition to targets for archery, it also had a forest for hunting, covering a vast area.

There are thousands of horses alone, and they are all of extremely high quality. There are countless horse breeders. Basically, you can meet horse breeders and horse trainers wherever you go.

That day, Chu Heyi came to the horse farm again. She was still selecting horses, one by one.

Nanny Qi had brought her here for the past three days. Everyone knew her identity, so they were very respectful to her.

Some people felt sorry because the horses they trained were not chosen by Chu Heyi.

As he was walking, Chu Heyi suddenly heard a "crack" sound. It was the sound of a whip hitting flesh, very harsh.

But after the whip fell, no cry of pain was heard. Even if the horse was hit, it should have reacted.

Chu Heyi followed the sound and saw a man in the stable holding a whip, hitting a young man on the haystack on the back.

The boy's clothes were torn, revealing bloodstains on his back. He fell on the haystack with half his face buried in the grass clippings. His hair was scattered and stuck to his sweaty face. The one eye that was exposed was very dark. Even though he was beaten like this, there was no anger or resentment in his eyes.

Yes, there was no emotion in his eyes.

It turned out that this was how the seventeen-year-old Song Ju lived when he was in the imperial palace in Shengjing City.

Seeing that the man was about to continue beating him, Chu Heyi stepped forward to stop him: "Stop! What did he do wrong that made you whip him like this?"

Chu Heyi felt that the man was so angry because Song Ju had not said a word or begged for mercy since he was beaten, which made the man angry, and he would not stop until he beat him until his skin was torn and flesh was exposed.

Seeing Chu Heyi's luxurious clothes and outstanding appearance, the man guessed that she was of high status, and immediately said with a flattering smile: "To answer the girl, this guy is just a horse breeder, who is usually responsible for preparing fodder for the horses and combing their hair, but this morning, he actually secretly rode the horse.

"These are all the emperor's horses. He is just a horse breeder, not a horse trainer. How could he ride the emperor's horses? I had to whip him a few times to teach him a lesson.

"I am his master, and I am doing this for his own good. Beating him with a few whips will not kill him, but if the emperor knew that he secretly rode the horse, he might kill him."

Chu Heyi said directly to Madam Qi: "Madam, I want that young man to be my riding and archery teacher."

Madam Qi frowned, "But young lady, that young man is just a horse breeder. He doesn't know how to ride a horse or shoot an arrow. How can he teach you?"

"I'll give him seven days to study, and then he can teach me." Chu Heyi looked at Song Ju's master.

"I will come back in seven days. I want to see his injuries healed, dressed neatly, and teach me how to ride a horse and shoot arrows."

After leaving these words, Chu Heyi turned and left.

She didn't notice that the boy lying on the haystack finally turned his head slightly and looked at her.

While Chu Heyi was waiting for Song Ju in Changqing Palace, he was also waiting for Princess Xinning to arrive.

Fortunately, she didn't have to wait too long before Princess Xinning arrived. She was followed by two maids and four palace maids. Princess Xinning seemed to be annoyed with them and left them all outside the door.

Chu Heyi stepped forward and saluted her. Princess Xinning personally helped her up and said, "I finally found you. Let's go inside and talk."

Arriving at Chu Heyi's room, the two sat on the couch together. Princess Xinning let out a long sigh, "My menstruation is finally over. It's really troublesome for women to have menstruation. I can't even go out to play."

Then he said, "Also, the menstrual belts in the palace are really not useful. The menstrual sleeping bag you gave me is better. I heard from the nanny that after a woman has her period, she will have her period every month. Do you still have that thing? Can you give me some?"

"Yueanmian was given to me by Chu Runxue, and there are not many left." Chu Heyi opened the box and took out three pieces from it.

"I heard that the maids in your Highness' palace are very skilled, and there is no shortage of high-quality cotton thread in the palace. Why don't you take this thing back and ask the maids to sew it for you?"

Chu Heyi specifically reminded her: "The anti-leakage layer can be made with a thin layer of oil paper."

Princess Xinning smiled after hearing this: "Yes, last time I wanted to use this thing, Nanny saw it and didn't allow me to, saying that things brought from outside were not safe. But I insisted on using it. If Nanny made it herself, I'm sure she would be relieved and wouldn't stop me."

Chu Heyi said, "Your Highness, would you like to make more and send them to the masters of each palace?"

Princess Xinning readily agreed: "Okay!"

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