Chapter 115: Meeting Prince Guo Again

The emperor looked at Concubine Hua's eyes that seemed to contain the entire starry sky, and vaguely remembered her as a girl, when she was free and lovely on the horse, and he couldn't help but smile.

"I see you want to go horseback riding!"

In fact, before Concubine Hua married the emperor, she learned horse riding and archery from Nian Gengyao.

Different from those girls who stayed in their boudoirs all day waiting to be married, Concubine Hua was very lively during her teenage years.

"Since I got sick, I suddenly miss the days of riding a horse and waving a whip when I was young. Your Majesty, please allow me to do so."

Concubine Hua held the emperor's arm and shook it gently, with three parts of coquettishness and three parts of charm hidden in her eyes.

"Okay, I promise you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

It was still snowing, so Concubine Hua could not go to the Old Summer Palace, but she still ordered people to prepare riding and shooting clothes.

When the Fourth Prince heard that Concubine Hua wanted to personally teach him how to ride and shoot, he was also very excited.

Every day when they woke up, the mother and son looked at the weather eagerly.

As soon as the weather cleared up and got better, they agreed to go to the Old Summer Palace without stopping.

After three consecutive days of heavy snow, the entire capital city finally cleared up.

Concubine Hua brought the Fourth Prince to the training ground in the Old Summer Palace.

The eunuchs at the training ground prepared the horses early.

Concubine Hua took the Fourth Prince and selected a pony suitable for his age.

Although it was Concubine Hua who taught him, there were still horse trainers guarding the left and right sides of the Fourth Prince to prevent the horse from suddenly getting out of control.

Concubine Hua climbed onto the horse and patiently taught the Fourth Prince how to sit firmly on the horse's back, how to clamp his feet against the horse's belly, and how to hold the reins.

The Fourth Prince was very smart and quickly mastered the tricks of riding a horse. He followed Concubine Hua and began to try to ride away.

After an hour, the Fourth Prince had learned how to ride on the horse and whipped it to go faster.

Seeing that he was sweating profusely from practicing, Concubine Hua asked him to dismount and rest for a while.

After practicing for five consecutive days, the Fourth Prince was able to mount his horse, spur him on, and ride faster.

Seeing the Fourth Prince's rapid progress, Concubine Hua was very happy.

"Mother, my son has already learned how to ride. You don't have to worry about me. Just ride as much as you want!" The Fourth Prince said to Concubine Hua with a smile.

The Fourth Prince had already noticed that Concubine Hua was eager to try.

However, in order to learn how to ride a horse earlier, Concubine Hua reluctantly gave up and accompanied him in practicing.

The Fourth Prince knew Hua Fei's good intentions, so after he learned how to ride a horse, the first thing he did was to let Hua Fei ride the horse to her heart's content.

"Mother, how about having a horse riding competition with you to test your learning results?"

Concubine Hua did want to ride the horse for a good ride, but she wanted to know more about how well the Fourth Prince mastered horsemanship.

The Fourth Prince will become the emperor in the future, so he cannot be careless when it comes to riding and shooting.

"Okay, my son hopes that mother will not give in to him!" the Fourth Prince said sincerely.

"Mother, you must show us your true talents and knowledge." Concubine Hua had no intention of giving in to the Fourth Prince.

Learn as much as you can. Concubine Hua also hopes that the Fourth Prince will learn things in a down-to-earth manner and not resort to false teachings.

As soon as the eunuchs at the horse training farm heard that Concubine Hua and the Fourth Prince were going to have a horse riding competition, they quickly marked the starting and ending points and the obstacle lines.

From the starting point to the end point, you have to go through three obstacles. Whoever can reach the end first will win.

Concubine Hua and the Fourth Prince rode their horses to the starting point.

The two horses seemed to sense that a contest was about to take place and were both very excited. They kept taking turns raising their hooves and making noises with their noses from time to time.

At the judge's command, the two horses rushed to the finish line like arrows.

"Your Highness, there are people racing horses!" A Jin pointed to the horse farm not far away and said to Prince Guo.

Prince Guo was surprised. "The snow just stopped. Who is so interested in horse racing? Let's go and take a look!"

"Okay!" Ah Jin had been with Prince Guo since childhood, and knew that his master was a person who liked elegance and liveliness, so he excitedly walked towards the horse farm first.

When he got closer and saw the woman on the horse farm, he was surprised.

"Your Majesty, look, isn't this Concubine Hua?"

Prince Guo came over happily, holding a fan.

"You are dazzled, kid. Concubine Hua is a noble concubine. How could she come to a place like this to ride a horse?"

"Oh, you'll know if you come and take a look." A Jin greeted Prince Guo anxiously.

Seeing that A Jin didn't look like he was joking, Prince Guo quickly walked forward.

Looking closely, the bright and beautiful woman wearing riding and archery clothes and waving the whip on the horse was none other than Concubine Hua.

Accustomed to seeing Concubine Hua always sitting in the sedan chair with a haughty and arrogant look, Prince Guo almost did not recognize that the heroic woman in front of him was Concubine Hua.

In the sunshine, the woman looked into the distance with a firm gaze, waving a whip in her hand, and kept driving the horse forward.

"drive!"

"drive!"

"drive!"

The woman gave a tender cry, and the horse under her flew out like an arrow from a bow.

At this moment, the woman's whole body was shining, making it difficult for people to look away.

"Your Highness, your eyes are about to pop out!" A Jin waved his hand in front of Prince Guo.

Prince Guo came to his senses and hit A Jin on the head with his fan.

"You are the only one who talks a lot."

A Jin touched his hit head and chuckled.

"Your Majesty, do you think that Concubine Hua will win, or will the Fourth Prince win?"

Prince Guo looked at the two figures galloping on the horse field and smiled.

"I think Concubine Hua will win."

Ah Jin smiled evilly, "But I think the Fourth Prince will win. After all, women have never had an advantage in archery and horse riding."

Prince Guo crossed his arms and said meaningfully, "You are wrong. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that women are as good as men. Women are not necessarily inferior to men."

Ah Jin chuckled.

"I am not well educated, but what the prince said makes sense!"

While the two were talking, there were bursts of cheers from the racecourse.

Prince Guo turned around and took a look.

Hua Fei, who was clearly lagging behind just now, had surpassed the Fourth Prince at some point and was approaching the finish line.

"Great!" Prince Guo looked at Concubine Hua who was riding on the horse so unrestrainedly, and his face was full of excitement.

Ah Jin also cheered, "Good!"

In a moment, Hua Fei's horse was the first to cross the finish line.

The eunuch holding the command flag raised the red flag of Concubine Hua and announced loudly.

"The Red Flag side wins!"

The Fourth Prince dismounted from his horse, walked to Concubine Hua and helped her down.

"My son is really impressed by your horsemanship!"

Hua Fei smiled and said, "If you practice hard, you will definitely surpass your mother in time!"

"Yes!" The Fourth Prince nodded heavily.

"I didn't expect that Concubine Hua's horsemanship is so good. This really makes me look at her with new eyes."

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