If Lu Sanlang knew that Miss Zhu said he was a fat man who was in the way, how would he feel? Most people would act as if nothing had happened and continue to shamelessly watch the fun and listen to gossip.
So, when Zhang Shou, who was thinking this, saw Lu Sanlang walking away for a long distance and still gesturing at him frantically, probably meaning that he would come back immediately after delivering the message, he couldn't help but laugh.
Although Zhu Ying came here on horseback, when she heard Zhang Shou say the place was not far away, she immediately threw the reins to Zhu Hong without saying a word, and then said with a smile: "I either ride a horse or a carriage all day long. Today I stayed in the palace and talked with the Queen Mother for an entire afternoon. I am sore all over. It's a good time to walk and stretch my body!"
Zhu Hong at the back didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Riding a car would be fine, but isn't riding a horse the best activity? However, including Zhang Shou, no one saw through her little trick, and Zhu Hong even went to ask Ah Liu where the place was in person, and brought two people there in advance to dissuade people from taking a detour. Fortunately, the North City was originally one of the most deserted places in the inner city, so the goal was easily achieved.
Along the way, there was no one to spoil the fun.
Although she had her own guards following her and a master like Ah Liu leading the way, after all, she was in public. Zhu Ying did not say anything about the trivial matters that happened in the palace today. She smiled and talked about her mother Jiu Niang picking a few maids at home to practice martial arts, but she sighed as she spoke.
"Zhanjin and Liuyin were also called over by mother. After trying two or three moves, mother scolded them for being three-legged cats. Even I was scolded."
She rubbed her wrist in distress. "Mom said that no matter how good I am at archery, it's useless. I can only shoot rabbits, goats and wild deer during the autumn hunt every year. I can't go to the battlefield. I can't carry a bow and arrow around the city at ordinary times. It's better for me to practice swordsmanship wholeheartedly. But I just like archery. From childhood to adulthood, the first few wooden rings were broken by practice. Now this one was given to me by my father..."
Zhang Shou listened to the girl's story with a smile, until she raised her thumb to show him, then he suddenly said: "Yingying, why do you like archery? Is it because Emperor Taizu was very good at archery?"
Zhu Ying's eyes widened immediately: "Is Emperor Taizu good at archery?"
Zhang Shou could not help but be stunned. Taizu's notes said that because of his extremely powerful rapid-fire shooting, this was once considered the symbol of the Holy Son of the White Lotus Sect. Such a distinctive feature should have been widely spread in the process of unifying the world. But from Zhu Ying's tone, she, who always admired Taizu, didn't know it
He tried to make his slightly surprised expression seem appropriate: "I found it in a notebook of an old man, and I thought everyone knew it."
"I see... that's probably just some nonsense that some insane person made up." Zhu Ying snorted unhappily, then shook her head and said, "Emperor Taizu is a man of both literary and military talents, but he was worshipped as a wise king by the world a long time ago, and he didn't charge into battle. After he ascended the throne, he advocated artillery and muskets, but I don't know how good he is at archery... As for my archery, of course it's because my father and eldest brother are good archers."
As she spoke, she glanced at Ah Liu in front of her, a trace of annoyance on her face: "Of course, my archery accuracy is not as good as Ah Liu's. His rapid shooting is simply amazing!"