No matter how thick-skinned Shi Baoyan was, she couldn't help but blush when Zhao Haoran questioned her like this, and said hesitantly: "My little girl is sister Qingxue's biological sister. Her maiden name is Baoyan, and the Third Highness's name is little girl Bao." Just be fine."
"Oh!" Zhao Haoran responded with interest, and said casually: "I want to go archery with Qingxue. I don't have anything to do with you, so go back first!"
After that, without giving Shi Baoyan a chance to speak again, she directly asked Xia Mang to send people back to Shi's carriage, and he took Shi Qingxue into another carriage and rushed to the martial arts training ground.
As soon as Zhao Haoran arrived at the martial arts training ground, he enthusiastically brought a bow and arrows, and at the same time asked someone to bring over two good horses. He said to Shi Qingxue: "We have competed in archery last time, so there is no point in doing it again. This time let’s compete in horseback riding and archery!
There are also ten arrows, let’s see who can shoot faster and more accurately, okay? "
Shi Qingxue secretly laughed in her heart, silently guessing that the third prince Zhao must have come up with this trick because he was worried that he would lose to her again when he stood still and shot arrows. But looking at the two green horses, she was also a little moved, and readily agreed, "Okay! Come as soon as you come, who will go first this time?"
Zhao Haoran was not willing to lag behind others, and immediately said: "Of course I am here first, and this time I want you to see my riding skills!"
He immediately mounted his horse, looking handsome and handsome; he leaned over slightly and rushed down to take the long bow and quiver from the man's hands.
He hit the horse's stomach with his calf, and the horse began to run slowly. He also drew a long arrow from the quiver and aimed it at the ring-shaped scarecrow in the big circle.
In just a split second, the sharp arrow flew away from the long bow.
With a 'whoosh' sound, it hit the scarecrow in the middle of the head.
"It's so accurate!" Shi Qingxue's eyes lit up when she saw it, and she couldn't help but praise it in a low voice.
This time, Zhao Haoran was not at all as proud as before. After the first arrow hit, he pulled out a second sharp arrow from the quiver, continued to circle the horse, took aim, and hit the scarecrow's mouth with another arrow.
The movements are smooth and graceful, and I guess the most powerful equestrian can only perform archery like this!
Shi Qingxue just watched Zhao Haoran shoot out arrow after arrow. In the end, ten sharp arrows pierced the scarecrow into a sieve. The scene was very spectacular.
Zhao Haoran then dismounted and walked up to Shi Qingxue. He smiled a little reservedly and asked implicitly: "Now do you think my archery skills are enough to penetrate your eyes?"
Shi Qingxue smiled, thinking that this prince was really childish. He obviously wanted her to praise him so much, but he still acted like "it's just a trivial matter", which made her happy to death.
But she was old and didn't care about it like a child. Since Zhao Haoran wanted to praise him, just give it to him.
"Yes, yes, your ability to ride a horse and shoot arrows..."
Shi Qingxue suddenly became mute. There was only one thought in her mind: She was only supposed to be sixteen this year, and Zhao Haoran was already eighteen. Why did she still think that Zhao Haoran was younger than her
this…
Before Zhao Haoran's mood could rise, Shi Qingxue stopped talking and looked at him with a pale face, as if he had seen a ghost.
He immediately shouted dissatisfied: "Huh! I know you are very capable, so you will definitely look down on me. It's useless to talk more, now it's your turn!"
When Shi Qingxue faced the long bow and quiver handed to her, although she knew that the other party had misunderstood her, she was already in a mess and had no energy to explain.
She dumbly took the bow and arrow and stepped on the horse. Shi Qingxue hadn't ridden a horse for a long time. As soon as she got on, she was shaken by the horse and almost fell off. She just managed to calm down.
She exhaled heavily, and like Zhao Haoran before, she drew arrows, aimed and shot.
The steps are exactly the same.
The first arrow quickly left the string and shot directly towards the scarecrow.
Seeing that the long arrow was getting closer and closer to the target, the direction of the long arrow unexpectedly deviated, and finally flew past the scarecrow's head.
Shi Qingxue's first arrow actually missed the target? !
Shi Qingxue's movements on horseback paused for a moment, but soon she regained her rhythm. She almost ran her horse around the scarecrow before pulling out another sharp arrow.
This time the sharp arrow left the string and finally hit the scarecrow, but it missed the target and hit the scarecrow's shoulder.
Then she shot out the remaining arrows one after another, and the sharp arrows hit the scarecrow in different positions.
Arms, chest, abdomen... Only the last three arrows barely hit the scarecrow's head.
Shi Qingxue slowly stopped her horse. She didn't need Zhao Haoran to tell her, but she knew that the results of the two were far apart this time.
She may be good at archery, but her equestrian skills are mediocre, and there are even fewer people who can combine the two. She cannot accurately calculate the fit between distance and speed, and it is normal for her to miss.
Qingxue was not surprised at all, but couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
Zhao Haoran walked quickly to Shi Qingxue and was about to boast, when he heard Shi Qingxue say directly: "You won this time."
He promised to show off, but he just announced the results without even making a fuss. It doesn't feel good at all, okay? !
And looking at Qingxue's unhappy little face, Zhao Haoran was not very happy, but instead felt a strange sense of guilt, especially since he had been practicing horseback archery crazily in the past few days...
"How about I teach you how to ride a horse!" Zhao Haoran blurted out.
Shi Qingxue looked up in surprise, her face full of disbelief. Zhao Haoran regretted what he said just now.
He stuttered and added: "I just see that your archery skills are good, and I don't want to waste it. If you don't want it, forget it!"
After saying that, he raised his head and looked very reluctant.
Shi Qingxue was stunned for a moment, and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. The depression in her heart was swept away, and she secretly thought that this Third Prince Zhao was a little too fun!
Even though he cares so much, he still acts like I'm just casually talking about whether you like it or not.
"Hey, why are you laughing? My Highness didn't mean to help you, don't be sentimental!" Zhao Haoran's face turned red and black due to this smile, and he became angry and shouted at Qingxue.
"No, it's nothing!" Shi Qingxue hurriedly suppressed her laughter. In order to prevent Zhao Haoran from getting angry, she pretended to be happy and replied seriously: "I'm just glad to have such a great teacher like you.
But aren’t you worried about teaching the apprentice and starving the master to death? "
This is definitely not Shi Qingxue's boast. She has archery as a guarantee. Even if she learns 90% of Zhao Haoran's equestrian skills, she still has the ability to compete with him.
Zhao Haoran was equally confident, pointing at the two BMWs and raising his eyebrows, "Then give it a try! I'll teach you the first step, fly on the horse!"
While he was talking, he had already stepped on the horse's pedal with one foot, and quickly crossed the horse's back with his other foot, firmly stepping on the other horse's pedal.
The whole process is smooth and takes no more than the blink of an eye. Shi Qingxue's eyes widened when she saw Zhao Haoran waving to her, raising his chin, "Come up!"
"..." Shi Qingxue silently walked to the side of her horse, compared the heights of her and the horse, and then looked at Zhao Haoran.
Zhao Haoran didn't see that Qingxue didn't know martial arts at all, so he shouted naturally: "Come up quickly! Just use some light kung fu, it's very simple."
"..." Shi Qingxue was helpless. She was not that capable. She could only hold on to the saddle with both hands and step on the horse pedal as before, using a lot of force to hold herself up.
Perhaps the previous competition consumed her too much energy. As soon as she got on the horse, she started to shake again, and the horse was also a little restless.
Zhao Haoran saw that his hand was about to grab the reins in front of Shi Qingxue. He held her shoulder with his other hand and frowned: "You are too weak! You can't even mount a horse. Have you ever learned equestrian skills properly?"
Shi Qingxue: "...No."
He replied nervously.
Zhao Haoran: "..." This time it was his turn to be speechless.
Shi Qingxue lowered her head and murmured in a low voice for a long time: "I was still too young at that time. My grandfather always said that he would teach me equestrian skills when I grow up. But then he broke his body while riding a horse and never got better. Yes, I too..."
In the days that followed, Qingxue didn't have the opportunity to get into horse riding, but instinctively, she didn't want to practice equestrian skills well.
It was also today's opportunity that she impulsively agreed to Zhao Haoran, and that's what happened now.
Zhao Haoran showed a trace of embarrassment on his face and apologized sheepishly, "Sorry, I didn't..."
"I'm fine." Shi Qingxue smiled, clearly indicating her status.
She took the reins away from Zhao Haoran and said positively: "Since you said you wanted to teach me how to ride a horse, then I'll leave it to you!"
Zhao Haoran wanted to comfort Shi Qingxue, but he was clumsy and could only say "I'm sorry" and "I'm sorry" in his heart. Even he himself despised it, and he had no shame to say it again.
I had no choice but to pretend to be nonchalant and change the subject: "Follow me! You still need to ride more in equestrian and other things, and find your own feeling. Just learn it!"
He swung his horse whip vigorously and flew out like an arrow from the string.
Not to be outdone, Qingxue also waved her whip and rode her horse to catch up.
Zhao Haoran deliberately guided Shi Qingxue to master the skills of riding a horse. Whenever the distance between the two was widened, he would slow down slightly, and when Qingxue caught up, he would gallop again.
The two ran like this one after another for a long time, running out of the martial arts field and into the woods. They did not stop, but competed with each other. When both of them were a little tired from running, they had already arrived at the back of the martial arts field. Mountain woods.
Zhao Haoran stopped first and asked Xiang Shi Qingxue with a smile, "How do you feel now?"
Shi Qingxue also laughed, "How happy! I haven't run so fast for a long time!"
In her memory, the last time she was so unbridled was when Shi Lei was in good health and took her to the Shi family army camp on the pretext of exercise.
"Then let's try archery when we go back later. In fact, as long as you are good at equestrian skills and practice more with the scarecrow, you will definitely get started quickly!" Zhao Haoran wiped the sweat from his forehead with one hand and spoke enthusiastically. Full of praise for Shi Qingxue.
Shi Qingxue was a little embarrassed by his praise, "Don't say that, if it only takes one day to make me feel that I can make a hundred steps, then I won't even be able to scratch the edge, then it will be a big loss!"