C91 Training Camp

When Yunshu was woken up by the knocking on the door, she found out that Little Qiuzi had come to call her under Xiao Ya's orders. She looked at the sky outside, which had yet to brighten. Clearly, it was not yet time for Shen.

"Qing He, it's our turn to serve the princess and attend morning classes today. Hurry up." Little Qiuzi stood outside the door and urged her.

Yunshu answered, "Got it." She yawned, got off the bed, and put on her clothes.

After serving Xiao Ya to the Shang study, the morning bell rang. She hurriedly returned to Yongle Palace with Little Qiuzi and headed to Jingshan with the other palace maids and eunuchs.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, the imperial guards commander, whose face was black in all sense, was already riding a red horse and waiting there. Seeing that his expression was not good, Yunshu's heart could not help but thump.

Sure enough, as soon as these dozens of people approached, they were berated.

"What are you all doing!? Did you all start training on the first day? You actually arrived later than me. Today, all of you run up the mountain! You're not allowed to rest midway." Seeing that they were all whispering to each other, not a single one of them began to run up the mountain. Du Junjie whipped his horse. "Hurry up and run!"

Only then did everyone start running. Yunshu was caught in the middle by the crowd. Every step she took seemed to have her heels stepped on as she ran. It wasn't easy to move to the side, but Du Junjie rode his horse to her side. She was so scared that her legs went soft, afraid that he would suddenly whip her. Fortunately, he only shouted in the end, "Faster! If you're late, you won't have food to eat. When the time comes, you can train with your stomach hungry for the whole morning. You can't blame me for that. "

"Yes!" Everyone answered loudly, and their footsteps became faster.

Around half an hour later, the sun had already set on the mountain. Although everyone was drenched in sweat due to the heat, they did not dare to take a single step to rest. They ran all the way to the top of the mountain before collapsing onto the weeds on the side of the road and gasping for breath.

There were a few large tents in a slightly flat area on the mountaintop, but they were not very solid. The bandages were also a little messy, and it could be seen that the person who constructed it was not familiar with it. It was most likely done by palace maids and eunuchs. Several large tents were already set up with tables and chairs. Each table was filled with palace maids and eunuchs who were eating breakfast in the other palaces. They were also led by men who wore clothes similar to Du Junjie's. When those men saw Du Junjie, they all came over to greet him. They should be his subordinates.

Although Yunshu had stayed in the military camp before, because she wanted to practice archery, she would often sneak up early and run in the courtyard for an hour, so her constitution was better than the palace maids and eunuchs who were sent into the palace to serve the royal family at a very young age.

At this moment, she saw that none of the palace maids and eunuchs by her side still had the strength to stand. Little Qiuzi even pulled her skirt, seemingly indicating something to her. Just as she was wondering if she should also sit down, Du Jie's handsome horse came towards her. "Your physical strength is not bad. Today is your first time coming to train?"

Yunshu nodded.

"You did well. Follow me." Du Junjie turned around and got off his horse. He then tied the horse to a tree beside the road before bringing Yunshu into one of the trees. There were no tables and chairs outside. The people gathered in the tent pointed at the tables and chairs inside. " Help to move them out and place them properly." After instructing, he went out.

Yunshu:... "" Now, she finally understood why Little Qiuzi would pull her skirt. If she had known earlier, she would have followed him and sat on the ground.

After moving out several tables and chairs, Yunshu was so tired that she directly laid on the table. She watched helplessly as the palace maids and eunuchs who were originally lying on the floor got up and lined up to receive a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun from Du Junjie.

After resting for a while, she had the strength to support the table and stand up to line up. In the end, the person in front of her had just arrived. Du Junjie put on a serious face and announced that there was no porridge and no steamed buns. He also told them to come earlier tomorrow. Don't dawdle anymore.

Yunshu did not expect such a situation and could not help but be dumbfounded. When she was in the military camp, she had never been hungry before and was filled with emotions.

She looked around and found a few hungry palace maids and eunuchs heading into the forest. They seemed to want to pick wild fruits to feed their hunger. She was just about to follow them when she didn't expect Du Junjie to block in front of her. "You didn't get breakfast?"

Yunshu nodded.

Only then did Du Junjie say, "Come here." With that, he turned around and entered the tent from before. Yunshu followed him in puzzlement.

He led her to a table with a plate of mantou and two bowls of porridge before sitting down. "Hurry up and eat."

"Thank you, commander."

"You deserve it."

Yunshu picked up a mantou and took a few bites, but she didn't drink the porridge. After all, she was using Qing He's identity. It was best not to show her face to others. It would be terrible if the other party knew what Qing He looked like.

After Du Junjie drank a bowl of porridge, he saw that the porridge in front of her hadn't moved, so he asked her, "Why did you cover your face? Isn't it hot?"

How could it not be hot? But what could he do? Yunshu answered that it was because he was scalded yesterday.

Du Junjie didn't doubt her words and only thought that she really didn't want others to see her injured face. Thus, he nodded and opened the shutter door. "Eat by yourself. I have some things to discuss with my subordinates. I won't be back for a while. "

Only then did Yunshu take down the embroidered handkerchief and take a mouthful of porridge.

After eating and resting for a quarter of an hour, Du Junjie ordered them to clean up the tables and chairs and move them all back into the tent. When the Palace people who sent food up the mountain carried the utensils down the mountain, the collective training continued.

When Du Junjie came out of the tent, he held a stone lock in his right hand. "Next, practice arm strength. Each person holds a stone lock and raises it above their heads with both hands. The person who maintained this action the longest this morning can be exempted from training for the rest of the morning. Now go in and get the stone lock "

Seeing that the stone lock was clearly smaller than the one commonly used in the military camp, Yunshu could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

In less than an incense stick of time, a palace maid could not hold on. Du Junjie used his scabbard to draw a line on the mud ground, letting her stand on the other side of the line and start lifting again. After that, a few palace maids were also unable to hold on and were called to the other side by Du Junjie.

But not everyone among these palace maids could not persist. At the very least, Yunshu knew that the two palace maids and three eunuch officials standing in front of her could withstand it. Three incense sticks of time had already been burnt but they were still motionless as they raised the stone lock, seemingly already standing as stone statues. It seemed that she was not the only one who wanted and had the opportunity to get that exempt quota.

When the fifth incense stick finished burning, there were only three people left, including Yunshu. However, just as Du Junjie turned around to light the sixth incense stick, a bee flew over in their direction. Apart from the palace maid standing at the front, Yun Zhu and the eunuch who persisted until the end were so scared that their legs went soft. The eunuch immediately put down the stone lock and ran into the grass to hide. Yunshu swung the stone lock twice at the bee. Of course, because the stone lock was too cumbersome, her physical strength was almost exhausted. So she didn't hit it at all.

After the little bee that diligently plucked the honey powder flew away with a buzz, Yunshu sat on the stone lock and panted with unwillingness in her heart. Thus, she still couldn't avoid the following training, but fortunately, it was a familiar archery practice. However, after practicing for almost the entire morning, she still felt that half of her three souls and seven souls had disappeared. After all, it had been a long time since she had come into contact with the life in the military camp. This kind of training intensity was barely acceptable to the current her. But she still couldn't get used to it.

After returning to Yongle Palace at noon, Xiao Ya, who had rushed back, asked about her training progress. She reported the contents of the morning one by one, and Xiao Ya used her lunch to go to the Shang study again.

In order to prevent others from suspecting her identity, the things that Qing He was usually in charge of... She had to complete all of them. Fortunately, Qing He was Xiao Ya's personal palace maid. As long as Guang Yang Hall was tidied up and changed into hot tea and fresh smoked spices, that would be enough. So the afternoon's time was still sufficient for her, but she had to stay in Guang Yang Hall all the time.

And so, it was the day of the Ten Thousand Year Festival.

The palace had started to decorate the lanterns, decorating the palaces and corridors a night before. After this day's celebration, the ministers did not leave the palace and directly followed the Emperor to the imperial garden to have a feast. The drums and music in the imperial garden resonated, and the seats on the left and right of the imperial throne were arranged for a few officials to take their seats. A tall platform was temporarily built around the table, and the beauties on the platform danced elegantly. The king, the envoys, and the officials were drinking and chatting happily.

On the other side, the competition between the imperial city and the palace had begun.