After giving way to my husband's sweetheart

Chapter 23
The spring is just right.Today the sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing.

The Sima family's schoolyard is next to the mansion, and the schoolyard is as wide as the eye can see.

Because Sima Zhengde and Sima Zhengren are both in the capital, not only Sima's boys participated in the coaching today, but also generals of the third rank or above in the army.

Sima Zhengde and Mrs. Tai sat at the head of the grandstand, Sima Zhengren was at the head of his elder brother, and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xie sat at the head of the old lady with their female relatives.

The school field was full of banners, because Sima Zhengde was present today, all the soldiers were gearing up and eager to try, all wanting to show their face in front of the commander with all their abilities.

A few tens of feet away from the west side of the school field, more than a hundred archery targets lined up. Accompanied by a burst of soul-soothing drumming, all the soldiers on the school field held bows and arrows and galloped on horses according to the prescribed schedule. The one who could hit the target on the horse won. , those who miss the shot are eliminated.

Thousands of horses are galloping, without superb riding and archery skills, it is difficult to shoot, and after this round, most of the soldiers were eliminated.

Sima Chao's younger brother Sima Yu was also eliminated.

Sima Yu went back to the stand with a bow and arrow to meet his father. Sima Zhengde had always favored the two sons of his late wife. Seeing Sima Yu's blushing face, he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs." , my son don’t need to be discouraged, just study hard and practice hard in the future.”

Sima Yu got his father's comfort, his expression softened, and he sat down next to his uncle Sima Zhengren.

The third son, Sima Yu, was the same age as the second son, Sima Xuan, from the Wang family. Seeing that Sima Yu had fallen behind, but her own son had passed this test, she couldn't help but secretly rejoiced, and turned to her superior, Sima Xuan. Zhengde suggested: "General, Yu'er and Xuan'er have always been diligent, and they all hope to be able to become skilled as soon as possible, so that they can accompany you to fight the enemy. Since the children have this ambition, why don't you consider taking the second son to practice."

Sima Zhengde has always valued his eldest son Sima Chao the most. Now that Sima Chao has accumulated a lot of military merits, Mrs. Wang is selfish and naturally hopes that her son can also be cultivated by Sima Zhengde, but if she only mentions her own son, she is worried. Sima Zhengde was suspicious, so he took Sima Xuan with him.

Sima Zhengde listened to Wang's words, he stroked his beard and meditated, but he didn't respond.

Although Wang has been with Sima Zhengde for most of her life, from his concubine to his stepmother, although she has some understanding of Sima Zhengde's temperament, but oftentimes, she does not know what is really going on in her husband's heart. .

For example, now, her son is obviously excellent, and he can go to the army with his father to practice, but Sima Zhengde is hesitant.

Wang Shi glanced at her husband, her heart turned a thousand times.

Although she and him are husband and wife, they have never been able to raise their eyebrows.In her husband's heart, after all, she was not as good as her late clan sister.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tai calmly persuaded her son, "Chao'er was under 13 years old, so he went into battle with you to kill the enemy. Now that Xuan'er and Yu'er are over fifteen years old, it's time for them to have some experience."

Only then did Sima Zhengde nod his head and said: "What mother and wife said is true, then when I go out again, I will bring my second son with me."

Another burst of rumbling drums sounded.The riding and archery competition just now has gone through three rounds, and at this moment only half of the soldiers on the school field are victorious.

Sima Zhengde raised his eyes and saw that all his children were among the winners except Sima Yu. With an imperceptible smile on his face, he clapped his hands and said, "You are all very kind."

As he spoke, he stood up and pointed to the brocade robe hanging on the tall willow tree on the side of the school grounds and said, "Whoever can win the next round will get this robe!"

All the soldiers wanted to win the lottery in front of Sima Zhengde, and they became more energetic after hearing the words.

The second round of competition was even more difficult. Not only did the soldiers have to shoot at the bull's-eye while riding their horses, but the rows of target poles were equipped with wooden wheels, which were constantly pulled by the soldiers on both sides. The person who hits the moving bull's-eye with all five arrows during the gallop will be considered the winner.

After a while of beating drums, the victorious soldiers galloped forward, because the number of people in this field was less than half compared with the previous one. is more intense.

Under such circumstances, there are only a few people who can hit every shot, but after a while, there are only three or five people left on the field.

Of the Sima family, only Sima Chao and Sima Rui were still on the court.

The competition became more and more fierce, and everyone on the stage focused their attention on the school field.

Sima Yu smiled and said, "I don't know if my elder brother or my cousin will win this battle."

Sima Chuyun replied: "Brother is superb in martial arts and proficient in bow and horse, so naturally he wins."

Sima Chuqing glanced at Sima Chuyun, and said with a sneer, "Brother and cousin have always been inseparable. Today, brother may be eager to win. I see that he seems to be preoccupied all the time. On the other hand, cousin is as stable as Mount Tai. Fight, I bet my cousin wins."

On the school field, only Sima Chao, Sima Rui and a general surnamed Zhao were left. The general surnamed Zhao took the lead. When he rode his horse past the target, he shot five arrows respectively. The target moved wildly, but the arrow seemed to be long. As if eyes were closed, they were nailed straight to three or five archery targets, hitting the center of the target.

"Good arrow skills!" Sima Zhengde and Sima Zhengren clapped their hands in unison.

General Zhao held his iron bow, waved it towards the stands, and galloped away triumphantly.

Before Sima Chao ran to the archery target, Sima Rui skillfully put on the iron bow on the horse, and the horse's hooves flew past. Five arrows from the iron bow were shot out one after another, and they shot straight at one arrow. target.

The five arrows were actually shot by Qi Zaza and hit the same target.

There was an exclamation in the stands!
"Great kindness!" Sima Zhengde also exclaimed.

"Hehe, my cousin's archery skills are really superb, haha, let me say that my cousin won this time." Sima Chuqing glanced at Sima Chuyun with a smug smile on her face.

Sima Chuyun retorted disdainfully: "Brother hasn't appeared on the stage yet, so it's too early for Fourth Sister to say this."

Sima Chuqing said arrogantly: "Then let's wait and see, if you lose, kneel and kowtow to me."

Seeing the two granddaughters pushing against each other again, Mrs. Tai cleared her throat and reprimanded, "Calm down, you two."

Seeing Mrs. Tai getting angry, Sima Chuqing closed her mouth resentfully, but still refused to give up and made a contemptuous gesture towards Sima Chuyun.

Taking advantage of the attention of everyone on the stage, Luo Fu left her seat, walked quietly behind Sima Chuge, and pulled her away from the stands.

When the two cousins ​​arrived at a secluded place, Sima Chuge couldn't help but pulled Love and cried, "Cousin, I don't want to enter the palace."

Love replied: "If you don't want to enter the palace, then you have to leave Sima's house."

Sima Chuge asked tearfully, "Is there any other way besides this one?"

If you want a noble girl who has been indoctrinated with the three obediences and four virtues to abandon the family since she was a child, it is not easy to say a few words. Love understands Sima Chuge's concerns. Love said to her: "I have discussed this matter with my aunt, and she is also in favor. You left Sima's house and flew far away with Mr. Zhou's family."

Sima Chuge asked in surprise, "Does mother agree with me?"

Love handed a page of letterhead to Sima Chuge: "This is a letter from your aunt. The day of entering the palace is imminent. You should make up your mind early."

(End of this chapter)