Witnessing this scene, a thought flashed through Su Yushan's mind: Could it be that Rong Yu likes Mingyi?

But she quickly comforted herself not to think too much. Rong Yu was not even nine years old yet; she was just a little girl. What did she know about liking someone?

She probably only considered Mingyi a friend!

Rong Yu was unaware of her mother's complicated thoughts. Right now, she had only one goal: to outhunt Yong Ying!

She had a simple idea in mind, but when she actually started hunting, she realized the difficulties.

Being able to ride a horse is one thing, but hunting on horseback is another.

Aiming at prey while the horse is running requires not only superb archery skills but also strong coordination. It takes practice and many attempts to get the hang of it.

Rong Yu seemed to have a talent for hunting, but she still lacked experience. After many attempts, she shot five arrows before finally hitting a rabbit.

The sense of accomplishment from catching her prey filled her with immense joy, but she dared not relax, for she still had to compete with Yongying! She couldn't afford to lose to Yongying, or she would definitely be tricked by him.

While the Emperor and his men went to hunt deer, tigers, and leopards, which were much larger prey, Rong Yu didn't join in the fun and instead hunted smaller animals.

During this time, Mingyi rode past her on horseback and asked if she was tired and wanted to rest for a while. She was indeed a little tired, but she was unwilling to admit it and forced a smile:

"I'm not tired. I've only killed one. I'll keep going and try to surpass Yongying!"

She was full of confidence, and Mingyi laughed heartily, "Great! Keep it up, I'm waiting for your good news!"

After explaining their purpose, they continued forward, and the two parted ways to find their own prey.

An hour later, the group met at the agreed location. Yonghuang had hunted five animals, Yongzhang, being the youngest, had only hunted one rabbit, while Rongyu had hunted three.

In Yonghuang's opinion, it was quite impressive that his younger sister was able to catch three animals on her first hunting trip.

“You are much better than me. I only caught two animals the first time I went hunting.”

Despite her brother's praise, Rong Yu couldn't be happy, because she had just heard her brother say that Yong Ying had already killed four!

She has one less than Yongying, what should we do?

Rong Yu was filled with melancholy, and Yongzhang offered, "Sister, how about I give you the rabbit I hunted?"

Rong Yu was touched by her brother's kindness, but she couldn't accept it. "You've only made one. If you give me another one, you'll have nothing left, and people will laugh at you."

Mingyi handed her two prey items, a rabbit and a pheasant. Yongzhang, seeing this, understood and happily said to his sister:

“You have three, plus Mingyi’s two, and you can beat Yongying!”

This was indeed a good option, but Rong Yu did not accept it. "A loss is a loss. I'm not going to cheat!"

Mingyi caught six and was willing to share them with her, but he never expected that the competitive second princess would refuse to accept them!

Lejur, standing to the side, remained away from the crowd and did not utter a sound.

Upon hearing this, he turned around in surprise and looked at Rong Yu. He suddenly realized that this princess was not just someone who cared about face. In some matters, she was quite principled.

Rong Yu refused the game Mingyi offered her. Yong Ying returned on horseback and found that Rong Yu only had three pieces of game. He smiled smugly.

"Princess, the loser has to be punished. You wouldn't cheat, would you?"

Yongying spoke first, and Rongyu, showing no sign of backing down, proudly raised her head.

"What a joke! Do I look like someone who would cheat? A bet is a bet. Name your terms."

Yongying smiled mischievously, "Of course I won't make the princess do anything too difficult. You just need to finish this bowl of wasabi."

Wasabi? Rong Yu frowned slightly, thinking to herself that wasabi is fine with a little seasoning, but eating it directly like this is very pungent!

Yonghuang's expression darkened, and he warned, "Yongying, don't go too far! If Father Emperor knew that you were making things difficult for Rongyu like this, he would not let you off easily!"

Yongying shrugged indifferently and wentaded her, saying, "I didn't force you, Princess. Do as you please. If you can't handle losing, don't bet with anyone in the future!"

"Fine, I'll eat it. It's just wasabi! I'm not afraid!" Rong Yu didn't want to be laughed at, so she reluctantly agreed.

Yonghuang and Mingyi both wanted to eat the wasabi in her place, but Rongyu refused. She wouldn't let anyone take her place and insisted on completing the bet herself.

Yongzhang couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he went up to Yongying and spoke to him kindly, "Yongying, for my sake, please don't make things difficult for my elder sister."

Since Yongzhang had spoken, Yongying would have to back down. "Alright then! I won't let the princess finish it all; she can just eat half."

Even half is difficult! This stuff is hard to swallow on its own!

Rong Yu felt a chill in her heart, but she had already spoken, and she had to keep her word. She didn't want Yong Ying to talk behind her back.

Having made up her mind, she took the bowl of wasabi, picked up a spoon, and was about to start eating when the bowl was suddenly snatched from her hand!

Rong Yu turned around in surprise, only to see Lejuer snatch the bowl of mustard away and eat it without saying a word!

In that instant, the intense spiciness was so strong that it was almost unbearable. Lejur didn't even dare to cough, because if he did, the spiciness would rush straight into his nasal cavity, making his nose sting.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw, because no one expected that the usually silent Lejur would actually stand up and help the princess eat wasabi!

Just now, Rong Yu gave an order that no one was allowed to help. Yong Huang and Ming Yi both knew Rong Yu's temperament and dared not disobey her, so they did not help. But Le Zhuer didn't care about that. He only knew that the wasabi tasted very bad and that Rong Yu, being a young lady, should not eat it. So he did not ask her opinion and directly snatched the wasabi away.

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