Shen Qingxi finally caught up with them.

At this time, the three men were holding bows in their hands and carrying quivers on their backs. There was a row of targets standing not far away, and they were preparing for an archery competition.

Jiang Wenhao saw her coming and asked, "Miss Shen, didn't you ride horses often before?"

Shen Qingxi nodded and said, "I just started learning, and I'm still not riding steadily."

Liang Jinghe glanced at her and said coldly, "If you can't ride a horse, don't try to show off. If you get hurt, we won't be responsible."

"I..." She lowered her eyelashes and spoke in a much softer voice: "I just want to play with you guys."

Jiang Wenhao glanced at Liang Jinghe with dissatisfaction, "Cousin, you are wrong. There are many girls who can't ride a horse. It is not easy for Miss Shen to have such courage at this age."

Jiang Shuyan also said: "Yes, cousin, look at Miss Shen's cute little appearance, she must have been pampered by her family. It's not surprising that she can't ride a horse. It's good enough for her to be like this."

Liang Jinghe frowned, but did not refute their words. He pulled out an arrow from the quiver behind him, put the bow on, and shot it out.

Hit the bull's eye.

The Jiang siblings' attention was immediately diverted, and they praised in unison: "Amazing!"

Liang Jinghe nodded and looked at Jiang Wenhao: "Aren't we talking about an archery competition? No prizes?"

"Of course I want it." Jiang Wenhao thought for a moment and said, "How about this, we each shoot twelve arrows and compare the number of rings. The winner can take any item from the loser."

"Anything will do?"

"Anything visible to the naked eye will do."

"good."

Jiang Shuyan has never been very good at archery, so he volunteered to be the referee for the two of them, and they had no objection.

Shen Qingxi saw the three of them playing and completely ignoring her. She felt unhappy but didn't dare to show it. She walked over to Jiang Shuyan and asked, "Miss Jiang, I have never learned archery. Can you tell me how to count the rings?"

Jiang Shuyan has always been more tolerant of pretty girls and is willing to get close to them, so he patiently explained to her: "Look at the target, isn't it ringed one by one? There are a total of ten rings on it. Hitting the red dot in the center is the tenth ring. From the inside to the outside, there are nine rings, eight rings, seven rings, and so on. If you don't hit the target, the number of rings is not counted."

"Oh, I understand, thank you." Shen Qingxi smiled sweetly at her.

Jiang Shuyan was struck by this smile and shook his head in embarrassment: "You're welcome, it's nothing, it's very simple."

Liang Jinghe and Jiang Wenhao were preparing their bows and arrows. Shen Qingxi walked over, gave Liang Jinghe a sweet smile, and said, "Mr. Liang, can I help you count the rings during your competition?"

Liang Jinghe glanced at her, then lowered his head to continue looking at the bow and arrow, and said slowly: "Didn't cousin Shuyan say that she is responsible for counting the rings?"

"I was afraid that Miss Jiang couldn't handle it all by herself, so I thought of helping her."

"what ever."

Shen Qingxi knew that he agreed, and said happily: "I will definitely remember it well."

Liang Jinghe said nothing more, chose his bow and arrow and walked away.

Shen Qingxi looked at his indifferent back, unable to hide the disappointment on her face. She pursed her lips and walked back to Jiang Shuyan.

Soon, the competition began. In order to increase the difficulty, Liang Jinghe and Jiang Wenhao competed in archery while riding on horseback.

Shen Qingxi and Jiang Shuyan stood on each side, with a small table in front of them, on which were pens, ink, paper and inkstones. They both held brushes in their hands.

After everything was ready, Liang Jinghe took the lead and went forward. There were four rounds in total, with three arrows in each round.

He took out the arrow, put the bow on, looked at the target in the distance with his eyes narrowed slightly, then bent the bow and shot the arrow.

As soon as he shot this arrow, he immediately took out a new arrow and shot three arrows in succession, with ten rings, eight rings, and ten rings respectively.

"Not bad." Jiang Wenhao was not stingy with his praise, but before he stepped forward he did not forget to say something harsh: "Although you are very powerful, I am not bad either. Watch out, I will definitely hit the bull's eye."

Liang Jinghe smiled and said, "Let's wait and see."

Jiang Wenhao chuckled and pulled the reins before moving forward.

He was just as he said, and he was not bad at all. Two arrows hit the nine rings and one arrow hit the ten rings, and he tied with Liang Jinghe.

Liang Jinghe rarely met an opponent who was on par with him, and he started to take the game seriously, even though he had originally lacked interest in it.

After two rounds of competition, the two are still tied.

In the third round, three arrows are shot at the same time, but they have to hit different targets.

Liang Jinghe's advantage was immediately apparent, as all three arrows he shot hit the bull's eye. Jiang Wenhao was not so good, and although none of his arrows missed the target, none of them scored above the seventh ring.

Shen Qingxi looked at the spirited young man riding on a steed not far away. He was dressed in brocade robes, holding a curved bow, with a determined expression. The sunlight shining on him made him seem as if he was bathed in glory.

How could someone be so talented at such a young age? Every arrow he shot seemed to hit her heart.

The result of the game was obvious, Liang Jinghe won effortlessly.

Jiang Shuyan and Shen Qingxi revealed their ring counts, one with 113 rings and the other with 98 rings.

"I accept defeat wholeheartedly." Jiang Wenhao opened his arms to him and said, "Come on, take whatever you want from me."

Liang Jinghe frowned and looked at Shen Qingxi: "How many rings did you just report?"

Shen Qingxi was stunned for a moment, and before she could answer, Jiang Shuyan said, "One hundred and thirteen rings, what happened to my cousin?"

"No." He said, "It should be 112 rings. You remembered it wrong."

Jiang Wenhao said: "It doesn't matter, you won anyway."

Liang Jinghe shook his head. "Even if I win, I still have to pay what I owe."

Shen Qingxi gritted his teeth and lowered his head and said, "Maybe... maybe I accidentally remembered an extra ring. I'm sorry."

Jiang Wenhao immediately consoled him, "It's not a big deal. It's just one more thing to remember. It's not a big loss, right?"

Liang Jinghe's brows were still furrowed. He suddenly remembered that when he was in the palace, he had a ten-day leave and went to pay his respects to Jiang Muyu. At that time, he heard his mother scolding the shopkeeper. She said:

"It's what it should be. You thought you just miscalculated a penny, but this penny, which is insignificant in your eyes, can affect the data in the entire account book. Since you have taken on this job, you should do it well. Now that you have made a mistake and have been found out, you come to apologize to me. If apologies are useful, what else do we need the government to do?"

He blurted out subconsciously: "If apologies are useful, what is the need for the government?"

Shen Qingxi was stunned for a moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice immediately choked up: "I... I am..."

He hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain himself clearly.

Jiang Wenhao felt that he was making a big deal out of nothing. "Cousin, it's really inappropriate for you to bully a girl like this. Miss Shen also meant well."

Jiang Shuyan also said: "Miss Shen didn't know the rules of archery before. She asked me just now and I just explained it to her. Maybe she really didn't understand it well enough and remembered it wrongly."

Liang Jinghe's expression was still cold. "Since she has taken on this task, she should do it well."

"I'm... I'm sorry... I won't do it again." Shen Qingxi couldn't bear it anymore and ran away with his face covered.

Jiang Wenhao looked at Liang Jinghe in confusion and immediately chased after him.

Liang Jinghe stood there, staring at the two people's backs as they walked away, and the annoyance in his heart grew more and more.