Chapter 135 Competition 2◇

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Finally, the judge announced that Zhu Xi won the first place in the hunting competition!

"How is that possible?! I don't believe it!"

Zhu Xu hadn't recovered from his shock yet, and after hearing the result, he couldn't help but yell at Zhu Xi:

"You must be cheating! I don't believe you can beat me! If you're brave enough, let's have another one-on-one fight!"

"Tsk! There are so many people watching, and my grandfather is here, how can I cheat? The prey is right here, and you just say you don't recognize it?!"

Zhu Xi immediately sneered at him:

"Didn't you say yesterday that a gentleman's word is as good as gold! Whoever loses will kowtow and admit defeat in front of the Emperor?!

What? So it only works if you win, and if you lose you cheat! "

"You...I..."

Zhu Xu still couldn't believe that Zhu Xi had suddenly become so powerful, but he couldn't produce any evidence to prove that he was cheating. He was so angry that he was speechless...

Emperor Chengqian also felt that there must be something fishy about this matter, but he also felt that Zhu Xi would not dare to cheat under his nose, so he asked with a smile:

"Xi'er, how come your horse riding and archery skills have suddenly become so good?!"

After hearing this, Zhu Xi said to Emperor Cheng Qian according to what they had agreed on last night:

"Grandfather, have you forgotten that your grandson's wife is an excellent archer?

I know that you will definitely consider our riding and archery skills this time. Your granddaughter-in-law started practicing archery with me a few months ago!

Plus, my grandson was really lucky today, he actually ran into a big guy, so he won by chance! "

So that's it! Emperor Cheng Qian thought to himself, he really couldn't remember that his fifth grandson's wife knew archery, but he just remembered that girl seemed to have good medical skills?!

When Eunuch Lu saw this, he whispered to him:

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that it was Princess Rui and General Mu who crippled the arm of Prime Minister Hu's son? I remember that his right arm was shot through!"

Emperor Cheng Qian suddenly remembered that this was indeed the case!

It seems that this grandson's wife is really a hidden talent! In just a few months, she has taught her grandson, who is mediocre in riding and shooting, to be so good!

No wonder his grandson is both afraid of and loves her!

He also thought, it would be great if the couple could switch places. If this ability was given to his Xier, he wouldn't have to worry so much all day long!

After repeated considerations over the past few years, Emperor Cheng Qian has decided to select the fourth prince Zhu Tong as his successor. Apart from the fact that his son is a bit cruel and cold-hearted, he is very satisfied with him in other aspects!

Compared to the third son who was addicted to alcohol and sex and his second grandson who was cowardly by nature, the fourth son was obviously more suitable for his position! Moreover, the fourth son's two legitimate sons, one gentle and kind, the other brave and tenacious, were also one of the reasons why Emperor Chengqian chose him.

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"Grandfather, I still refuse to accept your decision. Please allow me to compete with my fifth brother again. If I lose, I will apologize to my fifth brother. From now on, I will do whatever he says!"

Zhu Xu still refused to face reality, so he sought advice from Emperor Chengqian again.

Zhu Chi, who was standing by, immediately chimed in.

"Yes, Grandfather, since Fifth Brother's archery skills have reached perfection, why don't you let him compete with Eighth Brother again? That will convince him! We can also witness Fifth Brother's prowess in person!"

Zhu Xi...his second brother really feels uncomfortable if he doesn't squeeze him for a day! But...this time he won't make the mistake of falling for the provocation of these two.

So he immediately said shamelessly:

"Haha, Grandfather, it's not that I don't want to give face to my second brother and eighth brother, but I just pulled the bow too hard and accidentally twisted my wrist. I'm afraid I won't dare to use too much strength for the next three to five months!"

Emperor Cheng Qian...I don't believe you at all!

Zhu Chi...I don't believe you at all!

Zhu Xu...still refused to give up. After thinking for a while, he insisted:

"Since you can't compete, how about letting your Fifth Sister-in-law compete for you?! She's your master, so her archery skills should be better than yours, right? If she wins, your brother will follow your lead from now on!"

Zhu Xi complained in his heart, "Why should we, a couple, follow your lead? We don't lack horses!"

Therefore, he immediately refused:

"Your fifth sister-in-law is sick today, I'm afraid she can't come..."

As a result, just as I opened my mouth, I saw Zhou Yu leading Wei Ma and others coming over...

Zhu Xi...

When Zhu Chi saw this, he immediately smiled at Zhu Xi and said,

"Hey, didn't you just say that your fifth sister-in-law was sick? She looks fine now!?"

The implication is that Gang Joo Hee is lying.

Zhu Xi was too lazy to pay attention to him. Seeing Zhou Yu coming, he hurried forward a few steps to support him and asked with a smile:

"Didn't you just say you had a headache and wanted to take a nap? Why are you up again now?! Be careful of the wind, or the pain will come back..."

Everyone around...

I was immediately irritated by his attentiveness...

The married men present all thought to themselves: It’s not scary for a man to be afraid of his wife. What’s scary is that he doesn’t feel ashamed of it, but proud of it!

It's such a disgrace to them men!

It's conceivable that after being compared to him, when we go back tonight, there will be many people whose backyards will be restless!

Emperor Cheng Qian was also extremely angry, thinking that this guy had never been so attentive to him before!

Zhou Yu was also a little uncomfortable with Zhu Xi's attitude of serving her like a grandmother. She immediately shook off his hand with a red face and went forward to greet Emperor Chengqian and others before saying to him:

"I just slept for a while and I feel much better now. Seeing that you haven't gone back yet, I couldn't help but want to see the result of your competition?!

I wonder if your hard training these days has paid off!?"

"Haha! Ayu, thanks to you, I actually got first place today!"

Zhu Xi immediately said to Zhou Yu with a smug look on his face.

The couple's concerted efforts also confirmed the statement that Zhu Xi's sudden improvement in archery skills was due to Zhou Yu's special training behind the scenes!

Naturally, everyone believed it!

Otherwise, the prey Zhu Xi hunted was piled there, and there was no possibility of forgery. Apart from this, there was really no other explanation!

Who would have thought that these two actually had cheats!

"Fifth sister-in-law! Since you are fine, can you have a duel with me? So I can see my archery skills!"

Zhu Xu on the side took another step forward and asked.

Zhou Yu...

"Okay! But I think we should be fair. Pay the bet from yesterday and kowtow to your fifth brother in front of the Emperor before I compete with you!"

Zhu Xu...

Everyone...

Honestly, ever since Zhou Yu married Zhu Xi, rumors spread throughout the clan that she was a seductive woman, bewitching Zhu Xi to the point of losing his mind and listening to everything she said...

But when in front of people, she is always gentle and soft, and even always hides behind people. She does whatever others do and seems to be very easy to talk to!

The only people who had experienced Zhou Yu's venomous tongue were the few old ministers and the Twelve Princes who had accompanied Emperor Chengqian at the Hot Spring Villa. After so long, they had almost forgotten it!

But today everyone saw it again!

Unexpectedly, this Princess Rui not only did not want to settle the situation peacefully and use the opportunity to quell the open and covert fighting between the two brothers Zhu Xi and Zhu Xu, but actually wanted to add fuel to the fire and force Zhu Xu to kowtow to Zhu Xi and admit defeat! ?

Therefore, some people immediately felt that Zhou Yu was becoming a little arrogant and aggressive!

"Fifth brother's wife, even if Fifth Brother wins this hunting competition, you don't have to be so aggressive, right?! The kowtow talk was just a joke between brothers. If you don't try to persuade Eighth Brother, how can you really ask him to kowtow?!"

Princess Deng of Xiang, who was sitting among the female relatives, couldn't help but speak, and immediately attracted a burst of echoes from the female relatives next to her...

Most of them, like Deng, were extremely jealous of Zhou Yu's favor and wondered why such a good thing could not happen to them!

This of course includes Zhou Han.

Ever since she married Zhu Chi as a concubine, Zhou Han's life has been really hard!

Concubine Deng now knew about her falling out with her family. She had always disliked her, and now she looked down on her even more.

She was already lazy, but now she had to go to Concubine Deng every day to set rules. Not only did she have to endure the ridicule and mockery from the maids in her room, but she also had to be on guard against the other concubines trying to trip her up...

Therefore, Zhou Han became more and more resentful towards Zhou Yu, who lived on the same side of the wall with him in Zhongcui Palace and was spoiled like a grandmother every day!

Fortunately, despite all her tricks, Zhu Chi still doted on her. Therefore, Zhou Han became more determined to cling to Zhu Chi's thighs. She knew that only by gaining Zhu Chi's long-term favor could she make Deng and others be wary of her and not dare to do anything to her!

Seeing that Zhu Chi was obviously very satisfied with Deng's speech, he quickly followed suit and said:

"Sister, you don't know this, but my cousin may look weak, but she's actually been very strong since she was little. When my cousins ​​were little, if they provoked her, she would beat them up. Even us sisters were afraid of her!"

"Oh? So, Fifth Sister-in-law's docile appearance was all fake?!"

Deng immediately followed with a smile and asked. At this moment, the two of them put aside their past grudges and united to deal with Zhou Yu...

Zhou Yu...

"Haha, what are you talking about, second sister-in-law? When did I ever say that I was docile?! How can I say I was pretending?!

Besides, if you don't beat up your cousins ​​while they're still young and scare them, are you waiting for them to grow up and provoke and bully your brothers?!"

Zhou Yu said with a smile, seemingly responding to Deng, but the meaning of her words and her gaze were directed at Zhu Xu, her eyes full of sarcasm.

"Eighth cousin, you knew full well that your fifth brother's riding and archery skills were inferior to yours, yet you deliberately provoked him into accepting your bet, intending to make him kneel and kowtow to you, your cousin, in front of the Emperor and all the princes and ministers...?

What? Now the situation is reversed. We are using the bet you set up to bully you!?"

"My nephew's wife is right! Old Eight! Men in our Zhu family always keep their promises. Since you made the bet, you should admit defeat!"

Zhu Shan, who was standing by, also stepped forward and patted Zhu Xu on the shoulder and said.

Zhu Xu didn't really want to fulfill the bet, he just didn't want to believe that Zhu Xi could beat him. Now after hearing what Zhou Yu and his twelfth uncle said, he also felt that what they said made sense...

So, he really knelt down in front of Zhu Xi, kowtowed, and then clasped his fists and said:

"Fifth brother! I lost this time, and I accept the loss! I was wrong to look down on you before! I hope you can forgive me!"

When Zhu Xi saw this, he felt proud and satisfied. He helped him up with a smile. Just as he was about to say a few words of brotherly love and respect, he heard this guy turn to his wife and say:

"Fifth sister-in-law! This time you should finally agree to compete with me, your brother!"

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