Upon hearing this, Abiya immediately straightened her back, her face full of smugness. "Fine, you said it yourself. I want more than just recognition from among us."
If you lose, you shall circle the princess's residence and shout outside that women of the Great Jin are inferior to women of the Tuyuhun.
If I lose, it will be the same.
However, she will not lose; it is only these people who will lose.
The Great Jin has lost both face and substance this time. If the Tuyuhun humiliate the Great Jin people again at the Yan Archery Banquet, they can gain more favorable conditions from this peace negotiation.
She can also help her elder brother win more support from the Tuyuhun people.
Upon hearing this, the noble ladies of the capital hesitated for a moment, and a hint of panic appeared on their faces.
They were unhappy with the Tuyuhun princess's disdain for them, but if they agreed and lost, there would be far too many consequences.
At that time, they would have truly lost all face as people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and they absolutely could not agree to this demand.
Seeing this, Chen Feiyan whispered a reminder: "Yimian, don't let her goad you. This person is quite capable. I saw her at the Yan Archery Banquet before. She's not so easy to deal with."
She had seen Jin generals compete with Abiya in archery at previous banquets. Although they were not inferior to a young girl, Abiya's strength at the time was indeed not to be underestimated.
Moreover, so many years have passed; this person must have improved in riding, archery, and other skills.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and didn't say anything. Her gaze fell on Abiya and she said calmly, "Remember what you said, so you don't go back on your word later."
Abiya snorted coldly, her face full of disdain, "You should be saying this to yourself. This place is full of your own people. What will you do if you try to renege on your debts?"
These Jin people are adept at using underhanded tactics. Otherwise, the Tuyuhun would have already breached the border cities and wiped out all the Jin people.
This time, she must not be deceived by these people.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feiyan immediately retorted with displeasure, "Who would renege on a debt? Or are you trying to back out?"
As they were talking, Xie Yu walked over from not far away. Although her tone was not stern, it carried the unique majesty of royalty.
“Since the princess is worried, then let me and the second prince of Tuyuhun, Aguzan, be the witnesses to this competition.”
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked over and saw that Xie Yu was followed by a young man in brocade robes. Although he was dressed like a Jin dynasty person and looked no different from a Jin dynasty person, the ruby on the coral pendant at his waist and the silk ribbon on his wrist revealed his identity as a Tuyuhun person.
He nodded to the crowd, his gaze falling on Jiang Yimian's face. He smiled and said, "I heard that the chrysanthemums in the Princess's residence are blooming beautifully, so I wanted to come and see them. I didn't expect to run into such a lively event."
Jiang Yimian frowned, somewhat puzzled as to why this person had come to the princess's residence out of the blue.
Abiya could be said to have been invited by Xie Yu, but why would Xie Yu invite Aguzan, a grown man, to their daughter's banquet?
I don't know what got into me when I came to the princess's residence.
Just as she was thinking this, Abiya raised her head high and said triumphantly, "Alright, since there is someone to witness it, I agree to this competition."
Considering that you are not good at riding and archery, how about we compromise and have an archery contest?
Judging from what she said, you seem to know archery, and you seem quite good at it. In that case, let's have a contest between the two of us, and don't say I'm bullying you."
Although she and Aguzan had only a casual relationship, and because of her brother, she wasn't particularly close to him, he was, after all, a Tuyuhun person, so there was no reason for him to help this group of Jin people.
These Jin people would never openly cheat, so she just waited to hear them admit that they were inferior to the women of Tuyuhun.
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback and wanted to stop him, but they didn't know how to start.
After all, they had just said that not all women in the Great Jin Dynasty were just refined ladies who knew only music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; there were also women who could ride horses and shoot arrows.
If they disagree now, they will only be slapping themselves in the face.
Competing with Abiya in archery is like handing your neck to her to be chopped off.
Chen Feiyan wanted to stop her, but Jiang Yimian nodded calmly and said, "Then let's shoot arrows. How would the princess like to compete?"
She was so shocked that she stood there, scratching her head and wanting to say something, but in the end she shut her mouth and stood aside, thinking nervously what to do if she really lost.
When Abiya saw that Jiang Yimian agreed, she sneered inwardly and said arrogantly, "You decide how to compete. Just choose what you're best at. If you lose, don't say I bullied you."
She's just a young lady from a secluded family; how skilled could she possibly be? If this person were to compete with her in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she would actually be a little worried.
Now that they agree to a competition of archery, it's destined that these people will lose, because she will win no matter what the competition is.
These people who have never seen the vast grasslands cannot imagine their daily archery practice, let alone know that the arrows she shoots never miss the target.
Jiang Yimian casually pointed to the birds that occasionally flew by in the sky and said indifferently, "Let's see who hits the most targets."
Abiya, however, laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight, as if she had heard the funniest joke. "What did you say? A contest to see who hits the most arrows? You're not kidding, are you? Such a simple contest, are you sure you want to compete with me?"
Don't think I'll go easy on you; don't cry if you lose.
She stopped playing this game when she was ten, and she never expected that someone would bring it up again and even want to compete with her.
In that case, she'll just wait for this person to become a laughing stock.
Jiang Yimian simply said, "Princess, there's no need for you to waste your breath."
Abiya snorted coldly and said nothing more, waiting for the servants of the princess's residence to prepare the items for their competition.
He secretly regretted only having them shout around the princess's residence; he should have had them shout around the capital.
Let these people of the Great Jin Dynasty see that these people are no match for the Tuyuhun people.
Xue Lingyu, standing to the side, looked at the person standing next to Abiya and secretly sneered in her heart.
That scoundrel is so arrogant, daring to compete with the Tuyuhun people in archery. It's a joke.
She watched as Jiang Yimian lost the competition and was ridiculed and scolded by everyone in the Great Jin Dynasty.
Just thinking about that scene made her feel exhilarated, and she also felt a little excited.
The servants at the princess's residence quickly prepared everything needed for the contest between the two.
Two finely crafted bows and arrows, and a basket of arrows for each person.
Jiang Yimian's arrows were marked in red, while Abiya's were marked in blue.
There were several cages of birds nearby, chirping and chattering, seemingly curious about the outcome of the competition.
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