At the banquet, Ran always kept Danruo by her side, and all the ladies knew that Ran was very fond of this daughter-in-law.

They all joked with each other, and Ran saw that they were getting more and more outrageous. Danruo's little face was already flushed.

So I let her go out and play with other girls of her age.

He specially introduced her to his niece Ran Mingyan from his mother's side, and repeatedly told Ran Mingyan to take good care of Danruo.

Ran Mingyan was a lively and thoughtful girl. Knowing Danruo's past, she was afraid that she would not be able to play together with other noble ladies, so she took her to appreciate the flowers and carefully introduced her to the allusions and meanings of each flower.

Seeing that she had found an opportunity, Jing Jing'er brought a few little girls who she usually played well with and gathered over.

Ying Nianrong was also among them.

Ran Mingyan was nervous for a moment, and then she heard Jing Jing'er wanting to drag Danruo to play tossing pots together.

Tou Hu (pitching pot) evolved from the archery ritual in the Six Arts of a Gentleman.

Only children of nobles would learn it. There were very few women who were good at throwing pots, let alone a peasant girl who grew up in the countryside.

Ran Mingyan was about to refuse on Danruo's behalf.

Dan Ruo accepted the challenge loudly. She was not the kind of person who would back down.

Jing Jing'er smiled triumphantly, "It's just a simple game between us women. We don't need to play blindly or backwards. We just throw the pot in from the front.

"In the first round, each person gets four arrows, and the two who hit the most arrows advance to the second round. The loser of the second round needs to write a poem, and those who can't can choose to drink."

Seven or eight noble ladies participated together, and Ran Mingyan pulled Dan Ruo to the end of the line.

She anxiously explained the techniques of throwing pots to Danruo, wanting to instill all of them into Danruo's mind, hoping that Danruo would not lose so miserably.

It would be embarrassing if one missed.

Ying Nianrong looked at this scene with a sarcastic smile on her lips. When she was a child, she followed her biological parents to perform for two years, so these were the best things for her.

Jing Jing'er hit the target with three out of four arrows, which was quite impressive, better than the girls before her.

It was Ying Nianrong's turn. She stood there easily and shot all four arrows, which aroused cheers from several little girls.

More and more girls gathered around, and the male guests heard the noise across the lake and looked over here vaguely.

Ran Mingyan, the second to last person, was hit by two arrows.

Jing Jing'er shook her head. With this level of skill, she was just enthusiastically teaching her sister-in-law from the countryside. I'm afraid she might be leading someone astray.

Dan Ruo was the last one to appear, and the people around her saw that she was a stranger.

I don't know which family has such an outstanding lady. She just showed up today. After being introduced by Jing Jing'er's sisters, I knew Dan Ruo's identity and showed an expression of looking forward to the show.

Danruo stood there, ignoring the sounds around him.

While the people around were still whispering to each other and hadn't reacted, Dan Ruo had already shot all four arrows into the pot one after another.

Ran Mingyan hugged Danruo excitedly, feeling proud of herself because it was all because of her good teaching.

Ying Nianrong looked at Dan Ruo in disbelief, and said with uncontrollable jealousy:

"You must have practiced often before."

Danruo blinked her big eyes and shook her head innocently:

"No, Mingyan just taught me."

Ran Mingyan kept praising her for being so talented.

Ying Nianrong didn't believe that there was such a talented person. It was definitely just luck. Then he would compete blindly in the next round.

In the first round, Dan Ruo and Ying Nianrong both hit the target.

In the second round, Ying Nianrong proposed a blindfolded competition, and Dan Ruo calmly accepted the challenge.

The result of the women's competition also reached the men's side. The eldest son of the Yongchang Earl, who had always been a playboy, suggested setting up a gambling game to bet on which girl would win.

Most people bet on Ying Nianrong to win because Ying Nianrong had performed well in throwing pots before and often won the prize.

Jing Ruchen bet on Danruo without any suspense, and several young masters who were on good terms with him also followed Jing Ruchen to bet on his wife, just as if they were giving money to their brothers.

Jing Shengwen smiled embarrassedly:

"I only have this little money, and I'm afraid of losing. I think my sister-in-law can understand."

After saying this, he placed the jade pendant on Ying Nianrong's side. The people around him laughed, and some praised Jing Shengwen for making a wise choice.

The crown prince at the top had an unclear expression. No matter who won, he would reward Jing Ruchen's wife. It didn't matter if the person he wanted to honor lost. But it would be better if Ying Nianrong knew what was going on.

Ying Nianrong and Danruo were blindfolded and shot arrows at the same time.

Everyone watching held their breath unconsciously. There was silence, with only the sound of arrows being thrown into the pot.

There was no sound of arrows hitting the ground, which meant that both of them were hit by the first three arrows.

Fine beads of sweat oozed from Ying Nianrong's forehead. How could this country girl be so strong?

The two men shot the last arrow at the same time, and there was a sound of one arrow hitting the ground and the other arrow entering the pot.

There were sighs all around, and Ying Nianrong raised the corners of her lips proudly, and she said that she would definitely win.

She pulled the cloth off her eyes and looked at the scene in front of her. She opened her eyes wide in disbelief. How could she have not thrown it in?

Danruo must have cheated, but this idea was denied as soon as it came up. There were so many people present, it was impossible for everyone to be on Danruo's side.

Ran Mingyan looked at Ying Nianrong and Jing Jinger, who had grim expressions on their faces, winked at Dan Ruo, and then said to Ying Nianrong:

"I wonder if Sister Nianrong is going to write poetry or drink."

Ying Nianrong was uneasy. She couldn't accept this reality yet and wanted to compete again, this time with the backhand shot.

Although everyone was somewhat surprised by the result, they did not expect Ying Nianrong to be unable to accept defeat and wanted to play another round, so they all looked at Dan Ruo.

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