The fourth princess is the youngest child of the royal family and Ye Jun’s only daughter.
Such a pampered daughter was naturally brought up in a state of pampering.
Not to mention how much Ning Chen and Ye Jun doted on him, even his two brothers, the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince, felt so much pain in his eyes.
But perhaps it was because she inherited the blood of a general's daughter deep in Ye Jun's bones, the fourth princess, who has been as cute and lovely as a fox since childhood, prefers riding horses and shooting arrows.
Ning Chen was worried.
It would be terrible if such a precious daughter got hurt, so she was very opposed to it.
Ye Jun was not so opposed.
After all, I also learned horse riding and archery when I was in my boudoir.
The fourth princess just likes to play these games. She isn't really learning them to join the army and fight in a war. She can just ask someone suitable to teach her.
Ning Chen was persuaded and thought about finding a female teacher to come to the palace to teach.
But nowadays few women know these things.
There were a few concubines born in military families in the harem who knew a little bit, but due to their status as concubines, they had not practiced for many years and had become rusty in it. Even if they were taught, it would not be according to the rules.
After thinking about it, Ye Jun said, why not send him to study with the princes
It so happened that General Lu, who taught the princes martial arts, also had a daughter himself, and it was said that he occasionally taught her at home.
With this decision, the ten-year-old Fourth Princess now had a proper master and no longer had to tinker with things on her own as before.
One afternoon, the breeze was gentle and the sun was warm.
The princes and a group of young masters who were accompanying them in their studies were warming up in the training ground when they saw the fourth princess, wearing a dark outfit and having two buns on her hair, running towards them with a smile on her face.
"Hello, brothers. Yuan'er greets you, brothers!"
The princes were all surprised, and the young masters who accompanied them in their studies hurriedly paid their respects.
"Why are you here, and dressed like this? You don't look like a girl at all." The Sixth Prince frowned.
Although they are twins, the Sixth Prince prides himself on being the older brother and acts like an adult now.
"My father and mother allowed me to come." The fourth princess raised her chin proudly.
The person who came with her was Kong Qing, and he told her the whole story.
Master Lu, who teaches martial arts, was also having a headache, but since everyone had come, he could only accept them.
The young men lined up, the fourth princess rolled her eyes, and secretly squeezed in to stand next to the prince.
On the other side of her is the prince's tutor Xu Qinglin.
"Brother Qinglin, this is my first time learning. If there are any questions I don't understand, you have to teach me."
"Princess, you are too kind to me. When it comes to martial arts, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the best. Princess, you can ask the Crown Prince for advice." Xu Qinglin said gently.
Glancing at her brother beside her, the fourth princess bit her lip and looked pitiful.
"Fourth brother is always strict, I'm afraid of him, just teach me, oh!"
Before he could finish his words, he was tapped lightly on the head.
"You just can't tell who your real brother is." The prince snorted, squinted his eyes and looked at his tutor, then shook his head and sighed, "I really don't know how many girls will be harmed by your face."
Xu Qinglin was speechless. He looked at the brother and sister and bowed.
"Your Highness, please stop teasing me. I will teach you. Princess, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask."
"Yes!" The fourth princess nodded with a smile.
This year, the seventeen-year-old eldest princess was choosing a husband. Xu Qinglin was three years older than the prince and only one and a half years younger than the eldest princess, so he was naturally among the candidates.
The fourth princess sighed after reading the booklet in Ye Yun's room.
Such a good-looking person is actually getting married.
In the opinion of the Fourth Princess, the eldest sister will definitely choose Xu Qinglin. After all, Brother Qinglin is handsome and smart.
An eight-year-old girl doesn't understand love, she just naturally likes someone more.
The elder sister is very nice, and Brother Qinglin is also very nice. I think they will be good together.
Although I felt a little disappointed, I didn't mind it too much.
But in the end, the eldest princess married the son of Zhou, and the fourth princess was very happy.
He jumped and smiled at Xu Qinglin.
"You can get married later and spend more time with me."
Xu Qinglin was stunned, smiled helplessly and said nothing.
The fourth princess didn't have any other intentions, she just knew that it was not appropriate for men and women to have physical contact with each other, and now that they were married, she could no longer play with her and had to go back to be with her wife.
Anyway, my father stays by my mother's side every day.
Four years passed in a flash, and Xu Qinglin was twenty years old and old enough to get married.
The fourth princess, who was twelve years old at that time, was more familiar with him.
Still unaware of what love is, she even insisted on joining the prince in finding a wife for him.
Xu Qinglin was not in a hurry. He didn't have any woman he liked and he just followed his family's arrangements for everything.
But he was not in a hurry, but the ladies were.
How many men can be as handsome as the young master of the Xu family, with a good family background and a better future
So, at the end of the year, Xu Qinglin got engaged to the eldest daughter of the Lan family, who was a good match for him.
The wedding was originally planned for June of the following year, but unexpectedly, in February of the following year, Lan's grandfather passed away. As a result, the eldest daughter of the Lan family had to observe mourning for at least one year.
Xu Qinglin was not in a hurry to begin with, so naturally he had no objection.
So the marriage was postponed again.
After the mourning period was finally over and the marriage was put on the agenda, Xu Qinglin's grandmother passed away.
Although the old man is already old and it is not a wedding, one still has to observe mourning for a year.
The girl from the Lan family was originally engaged to him when she was sixteen and a half years old. After she finished mourning for her own grandfather, she was seventeen and a half years old. Now she was about to turn eighteen, but she had to wait another year, which wasted years.
Lord Lan had already decided to be promoted to an official position in Yanzhou, and he had planned to leave after his daughter got married, but now he can't wait any longer.
Faced with so many difficulties, the two families thought that they might not be destined to be together, so they discussed calling off the marriage.
After another year of delay, the 23-year-old Xu Qinglin has not yet married, but he has finally waited for the fourth princess to come of age.
The girl has grown up, and the admiration she had in her youth has slowly turned into true love over time.
Even Ye Jun occasionally joked with Ning Chen.
It is said that the young master of the Xu family was stumbling along the road to marriage, as if he was waiting for the fourth princess to grow up.
Ning Chen also thought Xu Qinglin was good. He had an outstanding family background, good looks, and talents. However, he was the only one who had been engaged before. Everyone in Kyoto knew about it, and this bothered him a lot.
How can I let my precious daughter marry someone who is not wanted by others
Of course, he didn't say this out loud, but that's what he thought in his heart.
But the Fourth Princess didn't mind, and as usual, she played intimately with these young men who grew up with her.
But when girls grow up, things are always different.
Facing such a bright and beautiful girl, it would be a lie to say that I am not moved.
It was just that Xu Qinglin felt such excitement for the girl he had watched grow up, as a sign of satisfaction that his younger sister had grown up.
Until that day.
The fourth princess accidentally stepped on an empty step and sprained her ankle. She was in so much pain that she couldn't stand up and her eyes were filled with tears, looking so pitiful.
The palace maid was too weak to help her up, so she had to leave her where she was and run back to find someone else.
It happened that Xu Qinglin came out of the palace after meeting the emperor, and the two met.
The girl sat on the steps with red eyes, pulling up her skirt to reveal her white and tender calves, and her ankles were red and swollen.