manynovel Chapter 599: Field Competition
Chapter 599: Field Competition
Zhao Yin was lively in character and immediately proposed a competition with a gamble.
"That's great, it's more interesting this way." Prince Rong was the first to agree. He liked this kind of excitement.
"What do you think, Your Highness?" Luo Jinqiu was eager to try. He had been practicing riding and archery hard recently, just to avenge his previous defeat today.
"As you wish!" said the Fourth Prince with a smile.
He turned to look at Jiang Youzhen, "Let's go! I'll take you to find a bow and arrow that suits you."
Everyone looked at Jiang Youzhen, and when they saw how frail she looked, they ignored her.
Prince Zhao Yin of Chun County did not hide the contempt in his eyes, "Your Highness, will the top scholar improve? He looks a little frail."
"Scholar, there is nothing a gentleman does not know about the six arts. It just depends on how well you master them!" The fourth prince replied with a smile.
Jiang Youzhen originally thought that this man was wealthy and likable, but now it seems that he is quite rude. It really is true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.
"Boss Zhang, show us your skills!" Jiang Youzhen looked at Zhang Shouan. Didn't this guy come here just to make friends? Why did he become so reserved after coming here?
Zhang Shouan said with a bitter face, "I would like to show off my skills! But my horseback archery is really not up to par, so I won't show off in front of you all."
He said as he looked around the parade grounds, "But I do like riding horses. I got two Arabian horses by chance a while ago, but I haven't had a chance to try them out yet!"
"Ferghana horse? You actually have one?" Zhao Yin's eyes lit up. Ferghana horses are not common, and not many houses in the capital have them. Even the Fourth Prince's house doesn't have Ferghana horses.
"Do you really have a Ferghana horse?" The Prince of Rongguo also became interested.
"Yes! They are raised on my farm. It's a pity that those two horses have fierce temperaments and I haven't tamed them yet." Zhang Shouan shook his head and sighed.
Li Dongsheng was also a little itchy, "It is indeed difficult to tame a Ferghana horse, I would like to see it for myself. I wonder when Mr. Zhang will be free, can you let me have a try?"
Zhang Shouan's face suddenly showed joy, "If Master Li wants to go, then I am very lucky!"
He bowed to everyone and said, "If you are interested, you can go to my farm. There is a forest on the farm, which is a good place for hunting. There is everything on the farm. If you can tame those two fierce horses, it would be great."
"I am one of them. I have food to eat and fun to play with. It's a good opportunity for me to see the Ferghana horses." The prince of Rongguo liked to play, so when he heard about hunting, he was naturally willing to go.
"Then count me in." Zhang Haolun also quickly expressed his opinion.
"Everyone go!" Zhao Yin waved his hand, and now one could see some heroic spirit in him.
Jiang Youzhen saw how Zhang Shouan integrated into this group of people with two Ferghana horses, and he couldn't help but admire the businessman's tactfulness.
Isn't this a relationship? Seeing them talking about the Ferghana horse, Jiang Youzhen turned to look at Fang Zhongyi.
"Brother Fang, let's go pick out a bow and arrow together."
At this time, Yuan Shang came over and said, "Your Highness, let me take Lord Jiang and Lord Fang there!"
The fourth prince shook his head, "No problem, let's go together."
Yuan Shang couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at Jiang Youzhen's figure who was slightly half a step behind the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince had indeed thought highly of Jiang Youzhen before, but when had he done something so personally? It was just a matter of choosing a bow, but he actually took Jiang Youzhen with him personally.
"Don't be fooled by Zhao Yin's loud voice. He is actually a very straightforward person. You don't have to take it to heart because he just spoke without restraint."
Jiang Youzhen was surprised and turned to look at the Fourth Prince's smiling profile. She thought the Fourth Prince should be aloof, but she didn't expect that he had a good relationship with Zhao Yin.
With his gentle eyes and brows enveloped by the morning light, the Fourth Prince was less cold and aloof, and more gentle than usual.
Jiang Youzhen shook his head, "It's okay, Your Highness, don't worry."
Who dares to be angry with the prince? Although this prince has an impatient temper, he is not annoying.
The three of them soon arrived at the armory next to the parade ground, where a number of weapons were placed.
Jiang Youzhen looked around and saw spears, swords, hammers, and stone balls. I didn't expect the fourth prince to practice muscle training?
She turned to look at the Fourth Prince's lean figure. She had never noticed it before, but he had broad arms and narrow waist, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He actually had a good figure.
He looked thin, but standing in front of her, he was a lot bigger than her.
Tsk tsk! It seems that she is the type who looks thin when dressed, but has flesh when undressed!
The fourth prince took down a slightly shorter bow hanging on the wall and said, "This bow is suitable for your small body."
Jiang Youzhen looked over and saw a red and black short bow, and was speechless.
"Isn't this a toy for kids?" Jiang Youzhen blurted out.
"This one is not small, it suits you! You can't pull the longbow over there, it weighs one stone when fully drawn. This is the one I used five years ago, it weighs fifty or sixty kilograms when fully drawn, you can try it!"
The Fourth Prince stuffed the bow into Jiang Youzhen's hand without saying anything. Jiang Youzhen opened his mouth to speak, but heard Yuan Shang exclaiming from the side.
"Your Highness! Why did you give this bow to Lord Jiang?"
Jiang Youzhen was bewildered. Could there be some other story behind this bow? Why did Yuan Shang look so incredulous?
"It's just an object. I am no longer fit to use this bow, so it's okay to lend it to Lord Jiang!" The Fourth Prince said as he urged Jiang Youzhen to try it.
Jiang Youzhen took a look at the bow and realized its low-key luxury!
This bow should be made of beech wood, painted with tung oil and fish glue. It is also decorated with rubies, but it is a bit old and looks gray. At first glance, I didn't think it was very eye-catching.
However, after holding it in her hand, even before she drew the bow, she could already feel its toughness. It was a good bow.
Jiang Youzhen only used 20% of his strength, but he managed to bend the bow a lot. He just pulled it casually, and found that the rebound force was really good.
"Good, you use this one!" The Fourth Prince saw that Jiang Youzhen was not pulling the bow too hard. Although the bow was not fully drawn, he felt that this was enough.
"Guard Fang, please pick one too!" The Fourth Prince pointed to the row of bows and arrows next to the armory with a casual attitude.
She had been planning to hide her incompetence, so Jiang Youzhen didn't object. It was a little small, but she didn't plan to be in the spotlight today, so it didn't matter.
Yuan Shang looked at the bow in Jiang Youzhen's hand, examining it carefully and playing with it over and over again, and suddenly felt a little dissatisfied.
Your Highness treasures this bow and arrow so much that even though it is not used now, he still keeps it somewhere else with great care.
His Highness had said before that he wanted to keep this bow as a souvenir because of its special significance, but he didn't expect that he would give it to Jiang Youzhen so easily today.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but feel better when he saw that Jiang Youzhen's attention was on the bow.
He moved closer and was about to speak, but was attracted by Jiang Youzhen's snow-white skin and curly and thick eyelashes.