Chapter 426: Learning Horseback Archery
Qian Rongsheng, who was serving on the side, immediately took out a thin quilt and planned to cover Niu Niu.
The emperor took the initiative to take it and covered Niu Niu himself.
Qian Rongsheng was surprised. Although the emperor loved Niu Niu in the past, he had never looked at her so tenderly as now.
"Your Majesty, if you like Niu Niu, you can recognize her as your adopted daughter and give her the title of a princess in the future. She will be decent when she gets married in the future." Qian Rongsheng suggested, guessing the emperor's intention.
The emperor heard this, but instinctively didn't like this answer.
He also felt very strange now. Sometimes when he looked at Niu Niu, it was as if he could see another person, but he felt that the two were the same person.
"Let's wait and see. The queen mother may have other arrangements for Niu Niu." The emperor said casually.
The emperor also ordered the team to slow down the pace to avoid the bumps along the road and delay Niu Niu's sleep.
Children can sleep. Last night, the little girl only slept for one or two hours in her mother's arms. Now she made up for another hour on the way, and the little girl finally felt satisfied.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw that the small table in the carriage was full of various foods, and her eyes lit up immediately.
"Uncle Emperor, I'm hungry. Can I eat these things?" Niu Niu asked obediently.
The emperor naturally couldn't refuse her, and even ordered Qian Rongsheng: "Ask the people below to prepare more food, don't starve the child."
After Niu Niu ate half full, the carriage stopped and they arrived at the palace in the suburbs of Beijing.
The palace was built according to the enclosure, which was originally for the convenience of royal hunting. Although it was not as magnificent as the palace, it was also very exquisite.
The emperor planned to stay in the suburbs for three days this time, and the people in the palace had prepared early. As soon as they arrived, they sent a table of food.
"Can you still eat?" The emperor asked with a smile.
Niu Niu nodded vigorously: "I feel so hungry now that I can eat a pig!"
The emperor laughed out loud when he heard this.
"Uncle Emperor, where are Brother Changfeng and Sister Ling? They told me that they would come for the hunt this time, so why didn't they see anyone?" Niu Niu asked curiously.
The emperor immediately asked Qian Rongsheng to call for help.
The Queen Mother did not come this time, but stayed in the palace to take care of Concubine Shun's pregnancy. Concubine Shun had experienced too many twists and turns since she became pregnant. The Queen Mother was really worried about handing this pregnancy over to others, and she would always ask about it many times a day.
The Shen brothers and sisters came very quickly. They were still a little restrained in front of the emperor, but after seeing Niu Niu, they threw everything behind their minds. For a while, the whole room was chattering.
"My dear, my mother specially asked someone to get you a little white mare. I'll take you to ride it later!"
Hearing Shen Changfeng say this, Niu Niu's eyes lit up instantly.
The emperor also said: "What a coincidence, I also asked Sima Jian to prepare two ponies for you, one white and one black. Now that you have filled your stomach, it's a good time to go and take a look."
"Three horses? All for me? But I'm only one person, do you want me to choose one from the middle?" Niu Niu asked.
The emperor said: "It's just two horses. If you like them, keep them."
Niu Niu looked at the Shen brothers and sisters beside him.
Shen Ling immediately said: "My mother said that since it is given to Niu Niu, it is not allowed to be returned, otherwise she will be unhappy!"
"I want to keep three horses?" Niu Niu's face was full of entanglement.
When they arrived at the stable, they saw two white and one black ponies huddled together to eat grass. Niu Niu looked at their cute appearance and her eyes lit up instantly.
"So cute! I like it so much!" Niu Niu said happily.
Seeing that the little girl liked this gift, several people around her all breathed a sigh of relief.
"The three horses will be fostered in the royal stables, so you don't have to worry about them at all." The emperor casually gave Niuniu the treatment that only the royal family members could enjoy.
Niuniu touched this horse, then another horse, and she even struggled about which horse to ride for the first time.
"I'd rather ride Xiaobai." Niuniu finally pointed to the little white horse given by the eldest princess.
As for the two ponies, one white and one black, given by the emperor, Niuniu named them "Erbai" and "Xiaohei" respectively.
"I'll teach you how to ride a horse!" Shen Changfeng squeezed over happily.
But the emperor blocked him casually and said, "Don't show off your mediocre skills outside."
After listening to the emperor's words, Shen Changfeng had to give up.
Although it was Niuniu's first time riding a horse, she was smart and quick, and she got the hang of it quickly. In less than half a day, the little girl dared to ride on the horse and walk forward by herself.
But she was reluctant to whip, nor did she dare to let the horse run too fast.
The emperor went out to hunt, and now he found it interesting to teach the little girl to ride a horse.
On the contrary, Shen Changfeng and Shen Ling, brother and sister, ran around outside for half a day and brought back several prey.
"Live little rabbits! I saved them for you!" Shen Changfeng brought a nest of gray little rabbits to Niu Niu.
Niu Niu liked small animals and asked, "Can I take this home to raise it?"
Everyone present loved her very much, and no one would say no to spoil the fun.
Lin Jieyu, who was wearing a riding suit, rode her horse slowly towards the emperor and Niu Niu, and said to the emperor with a smile, "Your Majesty, I want to compete with you tomorrow to see who can catch more prey!"
It was already dark today, and Lin Jieyu came over to make an appointment for tomorrow. She was looking forward to spending the whole day with the emperor.
The emperor liked Lin Jieyu's cheerful and generous temperament. He usually took her with him whenever he went hunting, and the two often competed.
"Tomorrow I will accompany Niu Niu to hunt, so I won't compete with you." The emperor refused without any thought.
Lin Jieyu looked at Niu Niu with a slightly unkind look, but in order to spend more time with the emperor, she still said: "Niu Niu is hunting for the first time. I can also accompany her. I often teach my younger brothers and sisters at home." Riding and shooting, Your Majesty, how about letting my concubine teach her how to shoot?"
The emperor hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
In a blink of an eye, it was the second day.
Early the next morning, Niuniu changed into a bright red riding costume under the service of the little palace maid.
She came without any clothes, but the Queen Mother had prepared them for her early.
"Raise your arm a little bit." The emperor taught Niu Niu how to draw the bow.
Lin Jieyu also helped teach. After teaching for about an hour, she took the initiative to suggest: "Your Majesty, what's the point of just practicing like this? Take Niu Niu for a walk in the forest so that the little girl can remember it deeply."
As soon as she said these words, Niu Niu immediately looked at the emperor expectantly.