The eldest princess is still single today

Summer goes and autumn comes, and July is full of fire.

Finally, after the long hot summer, taking advantage of the crisp autumn season, the early preparations for the autumn hunting are over.

The Ministry of Rites had been very busy before, and finally chose a good day. After getting the approval of Guan Kezhao, they arranged all the necessary luggage and horses with the inner court, and started on this day in a mighty manner. The palace is moving towards the palace of autumn hunting.

In addition to the emperor and a group of civil and military officials, the people who participated in the autumn hunting this time naturally also had relatives of the emperor.Among the female relatives, the queen mother claimed to be too old to go with her; while the sixth princess was pregnant, and her son-in-law had not yet arrived in Beijing, so they all stayed in Beijing.The rest of the other princesses accompanied the princes.

To this day, only Guan Qingyi, the eldest, and Guan Qingding, the youngest, are the only eldest princesses who remain in the palace without getting married, so the two of them set off in the royal carriage; The princesses all rode in the carriage of their husband's family. This arrangement was originally to save the treasury expenditure, but in the end it was inevitable that these sisters and sisters would compare each other.

As for Shen Chun's arrangement, Guan Kezhao was a little embarrassed.After all, according to the rules of the palace, all eunuchs and maids can only walk with the car.

But according to Guan Qingyi, Shen Chun was nominally the playmate of the eldest princess, but not a court lady, so she got into the carriage with Guan Qingyi by taking advantage of the rules.Guan Kezhao was slightly dissatisfied with someone sharing the car with his elder sister, but he was unwilling to go against his elder sister's wishes, so he could only turn a blind eye in the end.

"Wow, I thought the carriage I took when I left the palace last time was comfortable enough; now I think this carriage is more comfortable than the one at that time." Shen Chun sat in the carriage shaking up and down, left and right, and then said Feeling inwardly.

"Of course." Guan Qingyi was closing her eyes and resting her mind, she lazily replied, "The last time I was just going out on a normal trip, and I couldn't be too fanciful; this time it's an autumn hunt, which can be regarded as following the ancient etiquette, so naturally I can't be negligent .”

Shen Chun was a little confused after hearing this, so he asked curiously: "I thought that the autumn hunting was just the royal family taking advantage of the cool weather to go out to have fun. Is it actually an ancient ritual?"

"It's not wrong if you understand it this way, but you need to have a reasonable and good name. Therefore, every autumn hunt will be used as a sacrifice in the ancestral temple." Guan Qingyi explained, "According to ancient records, at first the king Qiu Hunting also has the meaning of driving away animals to prevent the cultivated land from being trampled and destroyed."

Shen Chun thought for a while and said: "If you say that, I think again. Does this autumn hunting also have the meaning of military training? For example, to urge the army to persist in training and not slack off?"

Guan Qingyi nodded and said: "That's right, you're right, and naturally you also have this intention. The Dachen royal family has always attached importance to the prince's riding and shooting skills, and it is also because of this, I hope that future generations will practice diligently, and don't forget Jianguo Kai Wenzhiwugong at the time of opening up territories."

She opened her eyes and smiled and said: "You should already know that I also learned riding and archery since I was a child, and my skills in this are not bad. At that time, I just refused to admit defeat, and I was unwilling to accept that Guan Ke was younger than me. But I learned more than me. Later, my riding and archery skills were better than him, and I was praised by my father, becoming the only princess who can compete with the men in the autumn hunting."

"But I also heard from King Qi that you haven't practiced riding and archery for a long time? I heard from His Majesty last time that you haven't participated in autumn hunting for a long time."

"Yes, I haven't participated in autumn hunting for many years." Guan Qingyi let out a sigh of relief, and said with a sad expression, "Firstly, I haven't practiced for a long time, and I don't want to go up to make a fool of myself; secondly, I am worried about me. Participating in the autumn hunting, there is no one in the palace, and if something happens suddenly, they will not be able to react in time."

Shen Chun suddenly became nervous: "Then this time the queen mother didn't come to participate, so she stayed in the palace; you and your majesty also left the palace... nothing will happen, right?"

"Sixth Imperial Sister is in the palace, she dare not act rashly." Seeing that Shen Chun was still frowning with worry on her face, Guan Qingyi explained again, "Sixth Imperial Sister is pregnant now, and she is marrying my eldest daughter. General, right now you are still leading soldiers outside, and the two of them have been very close to each other since they got married for several years. If something happens to the sixth imperial sister, she won't be able to stand up to those elite soldiers."

She smiled and pushed Shen Chun's temples, which were blown by the wind outside, behind her ears: "You don't have to think so much, no matter what the profound meaning of autumn hunting is, it's just a pastime for you. Just have fun."

The size of the palace was not enough for all the people who came to Qiu Lie to live, and the meaning of Qiu Lie was to train the will of the royal descendants and civil and military officials.The so-called living in sorrow and dying in peace, so in the end it was arranged that the female relatives who did not participate in the hunt live in the palace, and all the other men, including the emperor, pitched up tents and lived there.

Unlike the other female relatives, Guan Qingyi was going to participate in the hunt, so naturally she didn't live in the palace, but lived in the tent next to Guan Kezhao.Shen Chun naturally stayed as a matter of course.

Before the carriage arrived, the attendants who set out first had already arranged all the accommodation and cleaning.When Guan Qingyi led Shen Chun into the tent, it had been cleaned spotlessly.

"If it didn't feel right to step on the ground, I would have thought that I had been riding in the carriage all morning and I had returned to the palace." Shen Chun stepped on it tentatively, once again marveling at the privileges of the ruling class, Before she was fresh for a while, her eyes were immediately attracted by a spot in the center of the tent.

She walked over slowly uncontrollably, and couldn't help but let out a "wow".

A set of armor was hung in the middle of the tent, and two bronze breastplates were hung in front of the gleaming silver breastplate.And on the shelf at the side, there is still a helmet, which is also shining with a cold light, and a handful of green tassels are sprinkled on the top.

Shen Chun was pleasantly surprised: "This is your armor? It looks like it's newly made."

"That's right, but it's still made according to the armor style I had when I first hunted in autumn." Guan Qingyi also had a nostalgic look on her face, and stepped forward to touch her armor gently.

Shen Chun saw that her expression was still somewhat sour, and asked tentatively, "Your first armor?"

"Yeah, it was designed for me by my father." Guan Qingyi nodded and said, "My father has always loved me the most, and it was because I insisted on learning how to ride and shoot because of him. Instead of blaming me, they made this armor for me."

She couldn't help laughing: "This must be Zhao'er's idea."

"Then do you want to put it on now?"

"There's no need to put on clothes." Guan Qingyi shook her head, and turned her head to hold Shen Chun's hand, "Go, go and change into a lighter riding outfit, and I'll take you to ride a horse."

Such a surprise was unexpected, Shen Chun couldn't help worrying while being happy: "But I've never ridden a horse before."

"There is a first time for everything." Guan Qingyi reassured, "Don't be afraid, if you don't know how to ride, I'll just teach you how to ride."

After changing his clothes, Shen Chun, who was full of joy and went to the racecourse to pick a horse, looked around, his heart began to jump, and he also felt a lot of timidity.

She hissed, subconsciously took two steps back, and murmured: "This, this horse is so tall."

To be honest, even when she was in the modern society, she had never had close contact with a real tall horse.Some of the horses that tourists are allowed to ride are small and short, and docile and well-behaved. They are not as strong and sturdy as the horses in front of them, and a few of them have been neighing non-stop.

She couldn't help asking: "What's the matter with the bad-tempered horses? Can such horses be ridden?"

Guan Qingyi explained: "Every autumn hunt there will always be some activities to add to the fun. Those fierce horses have not yet been tamed. On the last day, the guards will perform horse taming. reward."

When she said this, the historical stories she had read instantly appeared in Shen Chun's mind, and she couldn't help asking: "Will you use something... What kind of whip, awl, etc.? Will there be no blood in the end?"

"Of course not." Guan Qingyi frowned, "In that case, the women's family members will definitely not be able to bear this scene, and it would be too cruel. So it's just a process of getting rid of the horse, and it's just the courage of these young guards It's all about perseverance...how did you come up with such a cruel picture?"

"It's nothing, nothing, I'll just think about it." Shen Chun quickly waved his hands, throwing out of his mind the images of Wu Meiniang taming a horse with Guan Qingyi's face.

"Any questions? If not, we'll find you a good horse."

Shen Chun hurriedly put forward the conditions: "Don't choose the one that is too tall and strong? I think I can only ask for the docile one."

Guan Qingyi raised her eyebrows teasingly, and after appreciating Shen Chun's nervous expression for a while, she said: "Then I will lend you my Chu Sujun to ride. It has the most docile temperament and is suitable for you who are just learning how to ride a horse." .”

"Could it be that you also rode it when you were in elementary school?"

Guan Qingyi smiled and said: "Of course not! It has been nearly 20 years since I practiced riding, and my Xuegui was already old and frail and was sent to recuperate. But Chu Sujun is Xuegui's daughter, You have been with me for seven or eight years, and you have exactly the same good temperament, so you don't have to worry about it."

The two people here were waiting for the attendants to lead the horses, when they suddenly saw a little eunuch running over and said, "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty is over there to invite you to go over."

Guan Qingyi glanced behind him, and sure enough, she saw Guan Kezhao standing in the distance in riding attire.

She then said: "Your Majesty invited me, but is there something important?"

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty invites you to race horses at the racecourse."

Guan Qingyi shook her head and said: "Then you go back to Your Majesty, I will accompany Miss Shen, a guest, on this side of the Palace, and I will go to accompany Your Majesty later."

Shen Chun hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Highness, you can go and accompany His Majesty. The left and right women will not be able to learn how to ride a horse for a while, which will waste Your Highness's time. Why don't the women just stand here and look at the heroic appearance of you and Your Majesty?" , it’s also good to see the style.”

Guan Qingyi pondered for a while and said: "Okay then, I asked Fangcao and Xianglan to be here with you. I will be back in a while."

"Congratulations to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess."

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The scumbag author will go to tutoring every Sunday from tomorrow

In the past two days, there are a lot of school things, so the update will be late (dbq because the scumbag author has been updating naked

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