Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 262 The vast sea and sky

Princess Tianning was stunned to find that Ji Anni was an expert in archery. If she had known that Ji Anni was so good at archery, she should not have taken away her chance to appear at the hunting competition.

Ji Anni did not notice the change in Princess Tianning's expression. After seeing that she had hit the bull's eye, she happily returned the bow and arrow back to Princess Tianning.

Princess Tianning took the bow and arrow in a daze, but her eyes never fell on the bow, but were always staring at Ji Anni's face.

"What's wrong?" Ji Anni looked at her in confusion, thinking that she had a bloody wound on her face.

"Princess Zhao Congfei, how did you shoot it?" Princess Tianning had not yet recovered from the shock, so her voice sounded a little hurried.

"How do you hit it?" Ji Anni scratched her head, not knowing how to answer for a moment, and said vaguely, "As long as you look at the target, don't be impatient, and release the arrow in a flash, won't it hit it?"

She was the kind of person who could hit the target but didn't know how to hit it. She was the kind of person who could fight in practice but couldn't do theoretical analysis.

This answer obviously could not satisfy Princess Tianning's curiosity. Princess Tianning then asked: "Concubine Zhao Cong, who did you learn archery from?"

Only then did Ji Anni become nervous and realized that she had almost been exposed.

You can't say that you signed up for the Kyudo club and then learned from the teacher, right?

"Consort Zhao..." Seeing that Ji Anni was hesitant to answer, Princess Tianning gradually became serious, as if she was determined to get to the bottom of it, "Did that sage Zutong teach you?"

"Saint Zutong?!" Ji Anni was shocked when she heard these four words coming out of Princess Tianning's mouth.

When I was about to ask who this "Zutong Saint" was, I suddenly remembered that I had made up the term "Zutong Saint" to explain the origins of shooting squirrels and burning the three treasures.

I didn't expect Princess Tianning to take it seriously, and she still remembers it till now...

"This... I, I'm just shooting casually, I haven't learned it..."

In order to prevent Princess Tianning from strengthening her worship of Saint Zutong, Ji Anni had no choice but to answer in this way.

"Just shoot it casually?" Princess Tianning seemed unconvinced, her eyes narrowed into two slits like a kitten's.

"Haha...haha..." Ji Anni laughed dryly.

At this moment, the voice of the palace maid came from the door: "Princess, the water for washing your face is here."

It was just in time. Ji Anni seized the opportunity and changed the subject: "Princess, why don't you wash your face first?"

Princess Tianning pouted in disappointment and said coldly to the maid who came at the wrong time, "Put down the water."

"Princess, doesn't the princess need my servant's service?" the maid asked weakly.

Princess Tianning immediately became angry and shouted, "No, no, get out now."

The palace maid lowered her head, dared not say anything, and retreated obediently.

Ji Anni heard something and guessed in a long voice: "Ah... So the princess usually needs the maids to help her wash her face? ... Not even to put on clothes, right?"

I still remember the palace dramas I watched before, in which the emperor only needed to open his hands when getting dressed, and then five or six eunuchs would skillfully help him put on his clothes. I guess it’s similar for Princess Tianning, right?

"I don't need them to serve me. They are the ones who are meddling in other people's business!" Princess Tianning's face turned red, as if she was trying to make excuses after being accused of something.

"But...Princess, you really shouldn't let her go..." Ji Anni picked up the towel from the wooden basin with two fingers and wrung it with one hand. Her posture was very awkward and she couldn't wring it dry no matter how hard she tried because she could only use her left hand.

"Sisters working together can break metal." Princess Tianning said as she stretched out her right hand and cooperated with Ji Anni to twist the towel together, but it was still very strenuous. After twisting for a while, they both couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, okay, Princess, close your eyes." After finally wringing the towel dry, Ji Anni decided to help Princess Tianning wipe her face.

Princess Tianning was used to being served, so she didn't raise any objections and closed her eyes obediently. In order to make it easier for Ji Anni to wipe her, she deliberately moved her face forward. This was so cute that Ji Anni felt palpitations. Such a cute girl, even if her first love failed, she would be able to meet a good marriage in the future, right? I hope she can find a suitable person to fall in love with next time.

Ji Anni thought as she gently wiped Princess Tianning's face.

"My dear Consort Zhao..." Princess Tianning said softly with her eyes closed, "I have made up my mind..."

"What has been decided?" Ji Anni didn't care and just asked casually.

At this time, Princess Tianning opened her eyes, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she slowly said: "I have decided... As long as I wipe away my tears this time, I will never cry for him again..."

Looking at her still slightly moist eyes, Ji Anni suddenly felt that she had grown up a lot.

"Well, from now on it will be other men's turn to cry for you." Ji Anni joked with her and pinched her nose.

Princess Tianning covered her nose and laughed.

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door.

They thought it was a palace maid who came to get the wooden basin, but when Ji Anni and Princess Tianning turned their heads at the same time, they saw Concubine Kang standing by the door.

Concubine Kang's brows were slightly furrowed. Even though there was a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, that smile was obscured by the worry between her brows, and no warmth could be felt.

She didn't say much after knocking on the door, but just stood quietly by the door, as if she was full of melancholy.

Ji Anni hadn't seen Concubine Kang for a long time, and felt a little strange. For a moment, she even forgot to say hello.

"Fang Ting, why are you here?" Princess Tianning spoke first, breaking the strange silence between the three people.

As soon as the question was asked, Princess Tianning had already guessed the answer.

She lowered her head and asked softly, "Did Brother Xiaorong ask you to come here?"

After what happened, Kang Xiaorong was not in a position to come in person, but he was very worried about Princess Tianning, so he asked his sister Kang Fangting to come and help him check on Tianning's situation. If Tianning was sad, she could also help comfort her.

Kang Fangting walked into the room, came to Princess Tianning and said, "I feel much more relieved when I heard the princess's laughter just now."

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly turned to where Ji Anni was. She nodded slightly to Ji Anni and said with a smile: "Thank you, Concubine Zhao Cong..."

If it weren't for Ji Annie, Princess Tianning would have destroyed the room as if a typhoon had passed through.

In fact, Kang Fangting had been mentally prepared to knock on the door for more than two hours, but when she arrived, she saw Princess Tianning's smiling face. She felt relieved and was very grateful to Ji Anni for comforting the princess.

"No, no... I didn't do anything..." Ji Anni stuttered, a little nervous. In fact, she respected Concubine Kang very much, and she respected her to the point of worshipping her. After being thanked by the person she worshipped, she suddenly felt a little at a loss.

"Fang Ting, where is Brother Xiaorong?" Princess Tianning actually still cares about Kang Xiaorong very much.

"Do you want to see him?" Kang Fangting asked back. The meaning seemed to be that as long as Princess Tianning wanted to see Kang Xiaorong, she would find a way to make Kang Xiaorong appear.

"Fang Ting, can you tell me the truth?" Princess Tianning suddenly became serious.

Kang Fangting nodded.

"Brother Xiaorong, he... he, is it really impossible for him to like me?" After asking this question, Princess Tianning subconsciously grabbed her clothes tightly, just like a prisoner kneeling in the hall, waiting for the final verdict.

In fact, everyone knows the answer, but it seems a bit cruel to announce it.

Ji Anni looked at Kang Fangting worriedly, not wanting her to give an answer that would make Princess Tianning sad.

Kang Fangting was also a little embarrassed and didn't want to answer at first, but under Princess Tianning's unyielding gaze, she finally opened her mouth and said, "Princess, haven't you found the answer?"

This question stunned Princess Tianning.

That’s right, haven’t you already found the answer? …Why would you ask someone to repeat the answer when you already know it?

Thinking of this, Princess Tianning's eyes became increasingly dim, as if they were suddenly covered by dark clouds.

Ji Anni was worried that another rainstorm was about to come, so she subconsciously held her shoulders.

But Princess Tianning was still very strong. When she was about to cry, she held back her tears. She took a breath and said in a sour voice: "Fang Ting... I... I still want to see Brother Xiaorong. I want to say something to him..."

"Okay." Kang Fangting agreed without asking what it was. "But Princess, some things really can't be forced."

"I won't force him..." Princess Tianning felt that Kang Fangting had misunderstood her, and explained unhappily, "I just want to tell him in person... I, I won't bother him anymore..."

"Princess?" After hearing this, Ji Anni's reaction was even greater than Kang Fangting's. Perhaps this was because subconsciously, she couldn't believe that Princess Tianning would give up so easily.

With Princess Tianning's competitive personality, shouldn't she fight Huarong to the death?

Princess Tianning's increasingly calm words made Ji Anni realize that she had really decided to let go.

Princess Tianning was heard whispering, "I just want to tell him in person... I really like him, so as long as he is happy, I am fine with anything... I will be satisfied as long as I can continue to be his sister like Fantine..."

As long as you get out of the rut, the world will be vast and open to you.

This was the first time that Ji Anni felt that Princess Tianning really had the bearing of a princess of a certain country.

Although she always likes to fuss about small things, when faced with big things, she can still see the reality rationally.

"Princess..." Kang Fangting looked at her distressedly. She knew she was just being stubborn, but she didn't know how to comfort her. She could only blame herself and said, "Princess, I'm sorry... I wanted to bring you together seriously before, but later, I gradually felt..."

I can’t go on any further than this.

Princess Tianning smiled wanly and helped her complete the sentence: "You think we are not a good match at all, right?"

"Princess..." Kang Fangting closed her eyes guiltily, then rushed over and hugged Princess Tianning tightly.

Princess Tianning comforted Kang Fangting and said, "Fangting, it's okay. I'm with you just because I like you, not because I want you to be my matchmaker..."