Men and women at the scene formed teams. Most of the men came forward to invite each other, but there were also brave women who took the initiative to come forward with blushing faces. Tian An saw two ladies walking towards Xiao Chen at the same time.
When that guy saw someone coming towards him, he didn't care about anything and walked towards Tian An and the others first.
Just as Tian An was wondering who Xiao Chen would team up with, he saw him stop steadily in front of Gu Jinyan, close the ink painting fan in his hand, and look at Gu Jinyan and say, "I wonder if this prince would be honored to invite Miss Gu to team up with us?"
In front of everyone, Gu Jinyan naturally wouldn't refuse his respect and said generously, "It's my honor."
Seeing this, the two young ladies who had just gone to see Xiao Chen turned around and invited the two young men beside them, thus saving their face.
Seeing another young man coming towards Tian An and the others, Zhao Yiming and Wu Hongjing moved at the same time.
Zhao Yiming naturally came towards Tian An. Seeing him coming, Tian An asked uncertainly, "Do you want to play too?"
"Why not?" Zhao Yiming said without comment.
Tian An was a little hesitant, "But I can't do that! I've never had a good aim, you know."
Zhao Yiming glanced at her, "Do you want me to team up with someone else?"
"Huh? How can that be? How dare you!" Tian An glared at him.
Seeing Tian An glaring, he smiled brightly, "Okay, you finally have a day off, let's just relax and have some fun, don't worry about winning or losing."
While they were talking, Wu Hongjing, who came with Zhao Yiming, successfully invited Qin Yalan.
The second brother of the Wu family, Wu Hongyi, who came later, also invited Wei Lingran, and the eldest brother, Wu Hongkun, invited Song Zhiyun.
Kristy Wu was also invited by An Yiji, the second son of the Duke of Anguo.
The eldest son An Yichen successfully invited Zuo Yunshu to form a team.
Just as the team was nearing its end, Mrs. Wu arrived late with the other ladies who had been resting in the garden, drinking tea and eating snacks.
"We heard that you have a new way to play, so we came to join in the fun." Mrs. Wu said cheerfully.
Then, she uncovered the red silk coverings on the two maids' trays. Inside one of the trays was a pair of jade pendants: one with an emerald orchid pattern and a peace buckle, and the other with a similar design and auspicious cloud carvings.
On the other tray was a white magnolia hairpin and a white jade hair crown.
Madam Wu smiled and said, "There are many young men and women attending the banquet today. How can I be stingy? Therefore, I have specially prepared two sets of prizes. Everyone will win first and second place based on their own abilities."
After Mrs. Wu finished speaking, Zhao Yiming leaned over slightly and whispered to Tian An, "That jade pendant with a peace locket is pretty good. How about I take you to win it back?"
Tian An glanced at him and whispered, "Are you sure you can win the prize with a drag like me?"
Zhao Yiming looked confidently at the jade pendant on the tray in the distance and said, "How can we know if we don't try it?"
Tian An curled her lips. She didn't dare to think about such a beautiful thing.
Soon, the competition began. The first to take the stage were the young man in green and the young lady in green, who had formed their team first. Their opponents were a gentle lady in a yellow dress and a young man in white.
The rules do not require men or women to throw first, but the two teams that came on stage in the first group tacitly agreed that the two young men would step forward first and take the lead.
Because the first arrow hits the target and can get ten points, it is a crucial arrow.
After the first few rounds, both groups took over as women to throw the arrows. The girl in green was really good at throwing the arrows, and she shot four arrows steadily into the mouth of the pot.
However, Miss Yellow Shirt missed her target because her last arrow was not powerful enough.
After the two young ladies had shot their four arrows, it was time for the two young men to decide the winner.
In order to retrieve the arrow that Miss Yellow Shirt missed, the Young Man in White missed the last arrow due to nervousness, and finally lost to the Young Man in Green Shirt and Miss Green Shirt.
Their competition is a scoring system. After two groups have finished competing, the total score is recorded. Finally, after all teams have finished competing, the ranking is calculated based on the recorded total score.
Zhao Yiming knew that this was Tian An's first time playing this game, so while other teams were competing, he took the opportunity to explain the rules and methods, as well as the techniques of throwing pots, to Tian An.
Tian An listened carefully. It’s better to sharpen your sword before the battle!
While Zhao Yiming was explaining to Tian An, he was also keeping an eye on the score on the counting table.
The peace locket jade pendant was the prize for second place, so he had to ensure a high score while not exceeding the first place.
This means you have to wait until all the teams’ scores are known before you can play, and you also need to be able to guarantee that you can score the desired score. The difficulty level is also quite high.
With a burst of exclamations, the team of Qin Yalan and Wu Hongjing won the highest score in the game.
The competition has reached a fever pitch, and the results will be known once the last group finishes.
The last two teams left were Tian An and Zhao Yiming, and Xiao Chen and Gu Jinyan.
The reason why Tian An and Zhao Yiming stayed at the back was because Zhao Yiming had to count the points and teach Tian An.
The reason why Xiao Chen and Gu Jinyan stayed until the end was simply because Xiao Chen wanted to act cool, so all the important characters would appear last.
Wu Hongjing, determined to win first place, had planned to play last. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen stood completely still during the previous match, while Tian An and Zhao Yiming were busy discussing after each match, not even looking at the training ground.
Seeing that the other group had been standing on the field for a long time, he had no choice but to take Qin Yalan with him.
Xiao Chen, Zhao Yiming, and Tian An had never played before. Wu Hongjing couldn't predict the strength of the two teams, so he could only try his best to score high.
Although Tian An had listened to Zhao Yiming talk about the techniques and methods for a long time, he still couldn't help feeling a little nervous when it came time to actually go on stage.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen and Gu Jinyan on the opposite side looked relaxed and indifferent.
It must be said that Gu Jinyan and Xiao Chen look quite a good match standing together. Royal genes are always good, and Xiao Chen's face is definitely enough to charm thousands of girls. And Gu Jinyan has a bright and beautiful appearance. Standing next to him, they are equally beautiful, not inferior in the slightest.
Tian An looked at the beautiful scenery around her, not knowing that she had also become a scenery in the eyes of others.
She and Zhao Yiming were both wearing the same color scheme today, with similar patterns and styles, looking like a pair of matching outfits. However, in that era, this term didn't exist, so everyone could only describe them as a perfect match.
Looking at the two pairs of beautiful couples on the stage, the people in the audience had different looks, some were envious and some were jealous. It was really pleasing to the eyes.
However, Mrs. Gu couldn't help but frown when she saw her daughter standing next to the Third Prince on the field, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
The Royal Family is really not a good place to be! I wonder if my daughter has become too deeply involved in it to extricate herself.
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