Farewell Flower Festival

Han Lie handed the reins to Chao Yan and asked her to take the reins for a few laps in the snow.

"Treading Snow?" Chao Yan glanced at Han Lie. "Did you choose the name?" Han Lie asked, "If the county lord doesn't like calling me Xiaobai, that's fine."

Chaoyan muttered something and took Taxue for a stroll twice. Then Han Lie asked her to ride it and try it without telling her any precautions. Chaoyan glanced at him with a little resentment, and just as she grabbed the saddle, Han Lie said she was wrong.

He demonstrated by tightening the reins first and then grabbing them, then loosening the reins and letting Chaoyan practice a few more times. His attitude was so serious that he seemed like a different person. He no longer joked with her like before, and there was no smile on his face, as if everything had been restored to factory settings.

Chaoyan felt that this should be a good sign. Maybe in a few days, she would just be a stranger in his eyes. It could be considered a good way for them to part ways amicably.

After practicing twice, Chaoyan felt that she had mastered the key points. When she raised her foot to get on the stirrup, she was a little confused. She was not sure whether to lift her left foot or right foot. She had just lifted her right foot and her heel had not yet left the ground when she heard Han Lie say something wrong.

She immediately changed her foot, lifted her left foot and put it on the stirrup, preparing to exert force to straddle the horse's back, when Han Lie pointed out that she was wrong again.

Chaoyan stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation. Han Lie demonstrated it completely again, rode the horse back around, and dismounted directly.

Chaoyan muttered to herself, what is this trying to show off? She originally wanted to observe his dismounting movements, but ended up doing this to her. It would be a miracle if a rookie like her could learn it.

"Princess, please try riding it first. With your intelligence, you will definitely learn it quickly."

Chaoyan felt that the words sounded a bit sarcastic, and seeing Han Lie's serious and businesslike manner, she felt that in his eyes, she was probably just a passerby, and an unlikable one at that. Never mind, she had let him down, so she had to bear with it.

Grabbing the reins with one hand and stepping on the stirrup with one foot, Chaoyan gathered strength with his right foot and pushed upward. It seemed that he overestimated his body coordination and his right foot did not cross over. Instead, he hugged the horse's neck with both hands and moved to the horse's back with a grunt.

Han Lie turned his face to the side, seemingly unable to bear to look at it.

Just as Chao Yan sat up straight, an accident happened the next second. She accidentally pinched the horse's belly and rushed out in the snow.

Chao Yan was so frightened that she screamed and hugged the horse's neck tightly with both hands, feeling that her internal organs were about to be thrown out.

Han Lie caught up in time and pulled the reins to stop Taxue. He just asked, "Is the princess okay?" Chaoyan covered her mouth and looked like she was going to vomit. He helped her down first, and after she recovered, he asked, "Does the princess want to learn more?"

The fire in Chaoyan's heart was suddenly ignited. "If you don't want to teach me, don't teach me. I will talk to the emperor myself." After saying that, she left.

Han Lie followed with Taxue by the hand and said, "Didn't the princess say she wanted to draw a clear line between us?"

Chaoyan stopped, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm tired today, I'll learn tomorrow." She was about to leave, but was stopped by Han Lie. He handed her the reins and said, "My lady, please trust me. Let's continue learning." After a pause, he apologized, "This is also my first time teaching a girl to ride a horse. I don't have much experience. Please don't mind, my lady."

It is better to reconcile than to create enemies. Considering that he is still sincere, Chaoyan decided to learn from him again.

This time, Han Lie held Taxue and reminded Chaoyan not to squeeze the horse's belly. After Chaoyan got on the horse, he took Taxue for a stroll to let Chaoyan get familiar with the feeling of riding a horse.

At this time, someone shouted that the emperor had arrived.

Chao Yan saw a large group of people coming and just watched them. After everyone came, she was still riding on the horse, looking in the direction of Mu Tianling, while Mu Tianling looked in the direction of Han Lie with a somewhat gloomy expression.

"How is your study going?" asked Emperor Mu.

Han Lie replied: "Your Majesty, the princess is very talented and should be able to learn it in less than two days."

Chao Yan then realized that she should dismount and salute, but she didn't know how to do it yet, so she hugged the horse's neck and slid down with a grunt, just like the first time she got on the horse.

Mu Tianyuan laughed out loud and teased Chaoyan whether she was born in the year of the monkey. Chaoyan didn't argue with him and straightened her clothes as if nothing had happened. Then she came over to pay her respects to Emperor Mu, and then paid her respects to Mu Tianyuan, Mu Tianqi, Mu Tianchen and Mu Tianling in turn. She couldn't help but wonder why so many people came today?

The next moment her doubts were answered by Emperor Mu.

"It just so happens that I have some free time today, so I'll check to see if your archery skills have deteriorated."

Mu Tianyuan looked full of confidence, as if the championship was already in his pocket. He glanced smugly in the direction of Mu Tianling, as if he was sure that he would be at the bottom.

Emperor Mu said that archery alone was boring and asked Chao Yan if she had any good ideas. Chao Yan actually had a good idea, which was to shoot arrows with eyes closed.

Most of the confidence on Mu Tianyuan's face disappeared. He glanced at Chao Yan with resentment, thinking that she was meddling in other people's business. How could she shoot an arrow with her eyes closed?

But Emperor Mu said it was a good idea, and Mu Tianyuan didn't dare to complain.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me try it first?" Han Lie said.

Emperor Mu nodded in agreement.

When Han Lie was about to take the bow, Chao Yan said wait and asked him to go over and stand. After Han Lie stood, Chao Yan asked him to close his eyes first, and then someone sent the bow and arrow to him.

Mu Tianyuan glanced at Chao Yan with resentment again, thinking that she was looking for trouble and had ulterior motives.

After Han Lie got the bow and arrow, he closed his eyes, drew the bow and put the arrow on it. After fixing the direction, he was about to release the arrow when he suddenly heard a snap and someone clapped their hands behind him.

Chao Yan's clapping not only distracted Han Lie, but also startled Mu Tianyuan. He had been concentrating on the arrow on the bow, eager to know if he could hit it, but was interrupted by Chao Yan's clapping.

He looked at Zhao Yan with extremely resentful eyes and asked, "What are you doing? Are you deliberately making trouble?"

"Your Highness, you have misunderstood. I am not trying to cause trouble. I saw a sentence in a book before, which says that even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, you will not change your expression. The people in the book did not change their expression even when they saw the mountain collapse. I will..." She clapped her hands again, "Clap your hands. The sound is much smaller than that of a landslide."

"You!" Mu Tianyuan was so angry that his face turned red. He kept saying "you" for a long time but no one could make any conclusion.

Han Lie opened his eyes and came to Emperor Mu and said, "I was distracted just now, and I missed the target with this arrow." He walked over and put down the bow and arrow, then came to Chao Yan and said, "My princess is right, I admit defeat."

Chaoyan felt a pair of gloomy eyes staring at her from behind. She knew it was Mu Tianling without looking back.

When Mu Tianyuan came on stage, Chao Yan quietly moved over. When Mu Tianling looked over, she raised her hand and touched the hairpin on her head.

In fact, Mu Tianling had already noticed that Chao Yan was wearing the hairpin he had given her. He knew that she was on his side and he didn't want to appear too petty.