C232

Chapter 232 - Fatigue

"Let's go take a look. Where is it?" Her eyes were curved like the stars in the sky.

Xiao Qingqian stared blankly for a moment, and after she urged him again, he finally withdrew his gaze from her face.

Originally, he wanted to hold her hand, but Wei Qing cleverly avoided her hand.

The two of them went into the living room one after the other. Wei Qing saw the crossbow in the hands of the hidden guard at first glance.

She quickly stepped forward and picked it up, looking at it over and over again.

It was exquisite indeed!

Previously, she had only used her dagger to carve out a rough outline. It had yet to be polished and looked very rough.

However, the secret guard was much more exquisite. Not only was the surface polished, it even seemed to be painted with tree paint.

One had to know that in ancient times, there was no paint. Tree paint was an extremely precious rarity.

In addition, there were many exquisite decorative patterns on top of the crossbow. It could even be said to be a work of art.

"Princess, the wood lacquer and the accessories on it are all done according to the prince's wishes." The guard explained.

Wei Qing's smile froze, and she turned to look at Xiao Qingqian.

She bit her lower lip as an inexplicable emotion surfaced in her heart, "Have you tried it out before?"

Seeing that she did not say anything, Xiao Qingqian felt a little disappointed, but the reason was, today's bitter fruit, no matter how bad the taste was, he had to force himself to eat it.

The guard felt that the atmosphere was a little strange and quickly said, "We've tested it."

"What about it?"

Wei Qing only wanted to know the results of the experiment and whether it could compare to a bow and arrow.

The hidden guard nodded his head and gave the finely crafted arrows and quiver to Wei Qing, "Princess, you can try it yourself."

Wei Qing was so excited that her breathing became tight. The guards helped her set up the target, so she easily pulled the string of the crossbow, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

With a "peng" sound, the arrow brought with it the sound of breaking through the air, and flew towards the target in the distance. However, Wei Qing did not waste any energy.

"Did it hit?" Wei Qing asked excitedly.

The shadow guard was speechless and twitched his mouth. The target wasn't too far away, and none of them had hit the mark!

"Did it hit?" Wei Qing was just about to run up and investigate, but she was stopped by Xiao Qingqian.

"It didn't hit. It hit somewhere else."

"Huh?" It was hard for her to believe it.

He also had his aim, but how could he miss?

She thought for a moment and then very seriously determined whether or not there was a sight on the crossbow. The result was … there was!

Then it was because her skills were lacking.

If he was unable to help himself with such a divine tool, then what was the point of making it?

Xiao Qingqian took the crossbow from her hand, and took out an arrow from the quiver. He aimed and pulled the trigger.

Wei Qing nervously clenched her hands into fists, and stared at the arrow.

"Hit the heart." the dark guard shouted from afar.

Wei Qing's face was filled with unwillingness and puzzlement. They were all the same crossbows and the same distance between them, so how did Xiao Qingqian manage to hit it so easily?

The more she didn't understand, the more she wanted to understand.

Hurriedly snatching the crossbow from Xiao Qingqian's hands, she continued to take out more arrows, installing them properly, she was about to pull the trigger, but Xiao Qingqian called out to her.

She looked at him inquiringly. "What is it?"

Xiao Qingqian stood behind her, correcting her movements, the height of her arms, and teaching her how to determine the direction of the wind.

After he patiently corrected her, Wei Qing's arrow actually hit the target. Although it did not hit the heart, she could not help but cheer.

Xiao Qingqian looked at the smiling her, and a doting look appeared in his eyes.

Wei Qing continued to practice, and from time to time, Xiao Qingqian would instruct her to correct her mistakes.

She practiced all the way until the sky turned dark.

Xiao Qingqian ordered the hidden guards to keep the target first, she looked unwilling: "Why do you want to keep it?"

"You should eat dinner, rest when you need to. Now that you can't even ride a horse, what's the use of firing your crossbow?"

"Xiao Qingqian!" Wei Qing raised her voice, "Did you intentionally obstruct me?"

Xiao Qingqian raised his eyebrow, and said something that made him feel that he deserved a beating, "Yes."

"You!"

The guard couldn't help but laugh when he saw the two of them fighting like chickens.

The two of them had dinner together, but Wei Qing could not help but ask him how the crossbow he had created was.

Xiao Qingqian glared at her, "Can't a chicken leg stop your mouth?"

Wei Qing curled her lips, "You're just jealous!"

"Un, I'm jealous!" Xiao Qingqian said with a smile.

She pursed her lips and continued to eat her chicken leg.

Maybe because he was in a good mood, when Wei Qing ate so many things at night, the consequences of eating too much were Wei Qing's gorgeous and full stomach.

He tossed and turned like a fried dumpling, sitting up from time to time to catch his breath.

Xiao Qingqian looked at her with a frown, "Did you get lice on your body?"

"You just gave birth to lice, your whole family has given birth to lice!" She rubbed her stomach and unhappily returned to her room.

Xiao Qingqian raised his eyebrows and said, "You are this king's wangfei. Since this wangfei gave birth to lice, then this wangfei will also give birth to lice."

Wei Qing snorted, got off the bed, and walked back and forth.

It was impossible for her to tell Xiao Qingqian that she was full. After all, he had already reminded her more than once at the dining table to not be full.

Seeing her walk around with a frown, Xiao Qingqian immediately guessed that she was probably full.

"I've always told you not to eat so much, but you're like a reincarnated hungry ghost."

Wei Qing had already been feeling very uncomfortable to begin with, and after being scolded like this by him, the grievances in his heart was magnified to the extreme.

"Xiao Qingqian, if you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute!"

How did she manage to take care of him when he was sick? How come she was the one who didn't have a shred of sympathy for him?

Looking at Wei Qing's teary face, Xiao Qingqian walked to her side and asked, "You want the secret guard to call a doctor?"

"You don't think that I've lost enough face, do you?" Wei Qing asked while humming.

Xiao Qingqian speechlessly raised his eyebrow, "Then, what method do you have?"

Wei Qing thought about the method of pricking her thumb and letting out blood.

She hurriedly found a needle and thread and wrapped it around her thumb. Just as she was about to use the embroidery needle to pierce the flesh beneath her thumb nail, she was unable to do so several times.

Xiao Qingqian stood at the side and watched her like this. He couldn't help but gape at the thought of how quickly and ruthlessly she would stab the empress dowager.

Wei Qing caught a glimpse of his expression and said unhappily: "If you don't believe me, take out a needle and prick yourself. I'll see if you're afraid or not!"

Xiao Qingqian nodded, and doing what she did just now, he prodded himself, "Look, this king is not afraid!"

"Xiao Qingqian!"