The eight-year-old Princess Yuanxi has three companions around her. They are ten-year-old Pei Si, ten-year-old Liang Fang, and eight-year-old Cheng Yao.

In terms of kinship, Pei Si and Liang Fang are both Yuanxi's cousins. Cheng Yao is far away.

However, Yuanxi had already received the advice of Queen Liang and treated the same way as the three companions, and did not underestimate Cheng Yao.

Cheng Yao has been practicing martial arts with her mother since she was a child. Like her mother, she likes to wear red.

The eight-year-old girl, wearing a red martial arts uniform, rode a pony on the grassland, and was indescribably heroic.

Halfway through the ride, Cheng Yao suddenly released the reins with both hands and quickly pulled the bow and shot arrows. Amid the screams of the children, the arrow number one smaller flew to the target fifty meters away.

The children were amazed.

This is too awesome!

Cheng Yao turned her head and smiled, her eyes full of energy.

Pei Nian quietly glanced at her and said to her sister Pei Si: "Sister, you are good at riding and shooting. Why not leave the field and ride a horse and shoot a few arrows."

Pei Si has been practicing martial arts with her parents since she was a child. She can go to the mountains to hunt at the age of six, and she is excellent in riding and shooting. At the age of nine, she can compete with three strong men with one scimitar.

Compared to the fact, the eight-year-old Cheng Yao is far inferior to her.

Pei Nian opened her mouth, Pei Si smiled slightly and said softly: "No need."

...

She is different from Cheng Yao.

Cheng Yao's biological father is a clinic, his mother is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jingguo's mansion, his aunt is an imperial physician in the palace, and her aunt Cheng Jinrong has a deep relationship with Empress Dowager Pei and Emperor Xuanping.

You can tell from Cheng Yao that this is a little girl who is rich and loved and grown up. She is heroic and has a naive innocence that is ignorant and ignorant of the world.

And she grew up in Peijia Village, Lingnan, and was a descendant of a criminal from birth. She followed her father to the fields and went up the mountains to hunt with her mother, not to play for fun, but to fill her stomach.

Her parents also loved her. But in such an environment, she was not very rich in food and clothing. Her parents were busy, and she had been used to taking care of herself and her younger brother very early on.

A few years ago, my father led his troops to fight with the natives. A group of natives rushed to Peijia Village. My mother led everyone to resist. She hid in the dark, calmly shot an arrow, and shot a native.

Adjectives like Jiaohan and Innocence are too far away from her.

The day after receiving the order in the palace, my father's expression was very complicated.

My father called her into the study alone, looked at her silently for a long time, and whispered: "As, in a few days, you and A Nian will set off for the capital. When you arrive in the capital and move into the palace, you must be cautious in everything and not talk nonsense. You must listen to the words of the Empress Dowager."

"It is a good thing for the Empress Dowager to treat you kindly. If the Empress Dowager is not very intimate with you siblings, don't be disappointed."

"The Pei family made a big mistake and did a lot of things that were sorry for the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Your grandfather was still alive. Your grandmother also died of illness during the exile. Over the years, the Queen Mother and the Emperor were still willing to take care of us, and we should be grateful."

"You will be ten years old after the New Year. You are the eldest daughter of your father, and your father has great expectations for you. I also hope that you can be careful in your words and actions and take good care of yourself and your brother."

The left one is cautious in everything, and the right one is cautious in words and actions.

She understood what her father meant and nodded and replied: "Don't worry, Dad. I know what to do."

On the day before leaving, her father, who had always been strong, turned red and her mother cried. She did not cry, and kowtowed to say goodbye to her parents with her tears, got on the carriage, and embarked on the way back to Beijing.

Lingnan is far away from the capital, and it took two months to arrive in the capital.

The four brothers and sisters were led into Renhe Palace together.

She also met the Empress Dowager as she mentioned to her own father.

The Empress Dowager was kind and looked at her and her younger brother with gentle eyes. She asked about their siblings’ life in Lingnan, and then sighed: "Good kid, you have suffered a lot. In the future, you live in Renhe Palace, and the food and clothing are the best. You siblings should study hard and talk to Ai's family when you are free."

She respectfully thanked the Queen Mother for her grace.

Renhe Palace is spacious and luxurious, and its food and clothing are far better than before. They go to study in the study every day. After more than half a month, their younger brother has completely adapted to his new life and smiles happily every day.

She was much precocious and sensible than her younger brother. She could see a little complexity from Queen Mother Pei's seemingly gentle gaze, and could sense a little indifference from Emperor Xuanping's seemingly close attitude.

So, she was more cautious. She was better than Liang Fang in her studies and beat Cheng Yao by riding and shooting. However, she never showed her outstanding qualities.

"Sister, I really can't figure it out." Pei Nian's voice sounded in his ears: "Your riding and shooting is so good, why don't you show off your skills?"

Pei Si looked at her brother who was puzzled and whispered: "I went to the palace to be the companion of His Highness the Princess. As a companion, there is no better reason than His Highness the Princess."

Pei Nian: "..."

Pei Nian scratched his head, a little worried. So, should he also learn from his sister to hide his weaknesses?

"You don't have to." Pei Si smiled and comforted her younger brother: "There is no prince in the palace. You and your cousin are studying in the palace, and there is also a third son He San. If you are not as good as others in everything, where will your father put his face?"

Pei Nian then became happy, responded, and looked around on tiptoe.

Pei Si glanced at his simple-minded brother and felt a little moved.

Fortunately, she also came to the palace. Otherwise, with her brother's stupid look, she would help count the money when she was sold.

...

There are so many more children in Renhe Palace, and there are a lot of trivial matters every day and a lot of lively.

Queen Mother Pei's mood also improved day after day.

Concubine Gu Shu and Concubine Yu came to greet her and talk. Seeing Empress Dowager Pei smiling, she immediately smiled and joked: "The Empress Dowager has become younger and younger recently."

"Isn't it? The Empress Dowager is in a bad mood every day when she sees the Pei girl and the He family's son."

The four Pei brothers and sisters, He Yao and Cheng Yao, all lived in Renhe Palace.

Liang Fang is the niece of Queen Liang, so Empress Pei asked Liang Fang to live in the Jiaofang Hall. Liang Fang and Princess Yuanxi are the cousins ​​of the legitimate relatives, and they have been meeting each other since childhood. Now Liang Fang is a princess to accompany her and lives in the Jiaofang Hall with Yuanxi, and naturally becomes more and more close.

The mother-in-law was gentle, generous and kind to her daughter-in-law. Queen Liang was grateful and reciprocated, and was quite kind to the Pei brothers and sisters.

Empress Dowager Pei laughed when she heard this: "The Ai family loves to listen to these words. There are so many children, and the palace is lively, so the Ai family is also happy."

As he was talking and laughing, a palace maid came to report: "Qi Bao, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother of Qin came with the Prince of Qin."

After Emperor Xuanping ascended the throne, he appointed the crazy second prince as the King of Qin. The second prince's concubine became the Princess of Qin. At 16 o'clock, the emperor issued an order to grant Heng Ge'er the Prince of Qin.

Now, the prince of the Qin King Yuanheng is seventeen years old.

Queen Mother Pei nodded slightly: "Let them come in!"
Chapter completed!