Chapter 134 Competition◇
◎Jinjiang exclusive◎
Zhu Xi and his wife's tent was arranged in front of the left side of Emperor Cheng Qian's main tent, about a mile away from the main tent. The space inside was very large and all kinds of daily necessities were prepared. In addition, Nanny Wei brought people to arrange it in advance. When the couple arrived and saw it, they were very satisfied!
As a result, just when the couple had settled down happily and were about to go out hand in hand to enjoy the scenery nearby, they heard the voice that Zhu Xi hated the most, no doubt about it!
"Haha, Fifth Brother! I haven't seen you for a few years, and you're still so useless...ah!
"My second brother said that you were so afraid of your fifth sister-in-law that you didn't even dare to appoint a concubine. So it's true! Haha!"
Zhou Yu turned around and saw a handsome young man with a striking face and a muscular body walking towards them with Zhu Chi...
When he got close, he bowed to her and called out, "Fifth sister-in-law!"
Then his eyes fell on the couple's hands, which were currently held together, and his gaze was full of ridicule...
Zhou Yu...
Who is this? He looks sunny but has such a mean mouth?
The man was also studying Zhou Yu, wondering if this was the princess Zhu Xi cherished like a treasure? She was… quite pretty, especially those confident eyes, but far from stunningly beautiful, was she?
Seeing the man staring at Zhou Yu, Zhu Xi immediately pulled Zhou Yu behind him and retorted:
"Haha, I'm afraid my wife is willing to do it. What's there to be ashamed of?! Unlike someone who was beaten to a pulp by Sister Qingni because he looked down on women!"
"You're talking nonsense! I was careless for a moment, and that's why I fell into Mu Qingni's trap!"
The man immediately became furious upon hearing this! His muscles tensed with anger. The time when Mu Qingni kicked him off the stage was a shame in his life, and he hated it most when others mentioned it!
But Zhu Xi didn't care whether he liked to hear it or not. He never used tact when clashing with this person. He would rather hit his lungs directly than indirectly!
So he sneered again:
"Haha, you're talking on your face. Sister Qingni isn't here, so you can say whatever you want!"
"That's still better than you being the last one who can't even catch a rabbit! You were away in Liaodong during the last hunt. Were you embarrassed?!"
…
Zhou Yu on the side...
Well, from this conversation, she already knew who the person in front of her was!
He was Zhu Xi’s childhood rival, the second son of Zhu Xi’s fourth uncle—the eighth grandson Zhu Xu!
Zhu Xi once told him that if we were to talk about how annoying someone is, the Han concubine and her son combined wouldn't be as annoying as Zhu Xu alone! As long as he's in Kyoto, he'll always be looking for trouble with him!
"You're the one who's embarrassed! I don't even bother playing with kids like you! When I was fighting with Sister Qingni in Liaodong for Fuzhou City, you were still playing with wooden swords and guns like a little kid! What's the point!"
"Stop your nonsense! You can do it?! And you want to fight a bloody battle with the Tartars?! I won't believe you have the ability to do that even if you kill me!
Isn't it because Mu Qingni has been close to you since childhood and gave you the credit for it!"
The reason why Zhu Xu looked down upon his fifth cousin Zhu Xi, who was only half a year older than him, was because no matter how lazy, useless, and unlearned Zhu Xi was, his luck was always better than his!
In terms of status, he was the legitimate son of the Crown Prince, and had been the apple of everyone's eye since childhood! Before the Emperor's grandfather could even remember his appearance and name, he had already been held in his arms!
After the death of the Crown Prince's uncle, their status became the same. However, due to the sudden death of his eldest son, the Emperor's grandfather felt even more guilty and indulged this guy...
Then, this fellow was incredibly lucky to encounter the siege of Fuzhou, and Hu Lian and his second uncle forced the emperor to abdicate and rebel!
He was clearly the most useless among all the imperial grandchildren, yet he always managed to follow behind others and gain great merit! He became the one who had made the most contributions among all the imperial grandchildren!
Even the Emperor's grandfather was impressed by him and often praised him in front of everyone for his pure and filial piety! He looked like a playboy, but inside he had the blood of the Zhu family!
Zhu Xu scoffed at this! He thought that his blood was bullshit! He was obviously just a playboy who had never learned a lot!
In terms of knowledge, I am the last among all the emperor's grandchildren, and in terms of martial arts, I am also the last. Except for being slightly better looking than him, I am better than him in every other aspect!
But I just don't have his good luck!
He is obviously the most diligent and outstanding among all the emperor's grandchildren!
He was clearly longing to fight on the battlefield, to defend the borders of Great Yan! To let the Emperor see what he could do!
For this reason, he trained hard in the coldest days of winter and hottest days of summer, and never wasted a single day!
But why has such good things never happened to him?! But it always happens to this guy in front of him!
Because of this, Zhu Xu has always been jealous of Zhu Xi! ! The kind that wants to beat him up whenever he sees him!
"You don't have to brag here! If you're brave enough, let's fight it out in the hunting grounds tomorrow! Whoever loses must kowtow and admit defeat in front of the Emperor! Do you dare?!"
Zhu Xu shouted at Zhu Xi!
Zhu Xi...wanted to say he didn't dare...
But Zhu Xu saw that he was hesitant and immediately added,
"Don't tell me you don't dare?! Haha, well, as long as you tell me and my second brother that you can't do it, I won't make things difficult for you!"
Zhu Xi... You can't do it! ! Your whole family can't do it!
Being forced to this point, especially in front of Zhou Yu, blood immediately rushed to his head and he agreed without hesitation!
"Let's compete! Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he began to regret it...
Just when he was about to say something more, Zhu Xu didn't let him regret it and immediately said,
"A gentleman's word is as good as gold! Anyone who doesn't go tomorrow is a coward!"
Then he took Zhu Chi and left!
Zhu Xi...
…
Zhu Xi was so worried about the competition tomorrow that he couldn't even muster the energy to hang out with Zhou Yu...
Zhu Xu's kung fu was universally acknowledged as the best among the brothers. Even his sister Qing Ni said that her victory over him last time was due to a combination of surprise and Zhu Xu's arrogance. In terms of actual kung fu, the difference between the two of them wasn't that great...
Moreover, Zhu Xu's riding and archery skills are so good that even his sister Qingni would have to admit she is better than him!
So, tomorrow he would have to choose between kneeling in public or calling himself a wimp! But he didn't want to choose either!
Zhu Xi felt that if Zhu Xu was a brother or uncle, he would have lost and kneeled down! But he was his cousin! If he knelt down, where would his face be in the future? Alas!
"What kind of competition is this horseback archery competition you're talking about?!"
Zhou Yu saw that Zhu Xi sighed for a long time no matter how far he walked with her. All her good mood for exploring the beautiful scenery was ruined by this guy's sigh. She was in no mood to go shopping anymore. She couldn't help but stop and asked him.
"Everyone goes hunting in a designated forest together. Whoever catches the most prey within an hour wins."
Zhu Xi replied with a worried look on his face.
I think I should not let Ayu follow him tomorrow, so that she won’t feel sad for him after seeing him make a fool of himself.
"Are you going alone? Without anyone following you? What about your safety?!" Zhou Yu asked again.
"That forest was set up specifically to test the archery and horsemanship of us princes and grandchildren. It's not really a hunting ground.
Each person was assigned a fenced-off forest. The prey in each forest was similar, and there were no particularly dangerous prey, just rabbits, deer, and the like.
Furthermore, the entire forest perimeter is guarded by guards, so there is no need to worry about safety! ..."
Zhu Xi hurriedly replied. Just as he was about to discuss with Zhou Yu that she should not go with him to watch him make a fool of himself tomorrow, he heard Zhou Yu ask again:
"So, according to you, no one will see you when you hunt!?"
"Well, everyone was fighting in their own woods, so naturally no one saw it..."
Zhu Xi answered honestly, thinking, why is Ayu asking so much detail? He looked up and saw Zhou Yu smiling and raising his eyebrows at him, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"Ayu, do you have a solution?!"
"Yeah," Zhou Yu smiled and nodded, his eyebrows curved.
"Have you forgotten what your wife is best at besides medicine?! As long as you can make a nice sound, I can help you in the competition tomorrow!"
Zhu Xi certainly knew that Zhou Yu was skilled in archery, but since he had only heard about it from others...he himself had never seen Zhou Yu draw a bow and shoot an arrow...so he hadn't remembered it for a while...
But with the mentality that his wife has always been the most capable, Zhu Xi never doubted Zhou Yu's words, thinking that if his wife said that he could do it, then he must be able to do it!
Therefore, he immediately picked up Zhou Yu and cried out in a lingering voice:
"My sweetheart...my precious child...please help your husband..."
Zhou Yu... Ugh...
………
Because he had promised Zhu Xi to help, Zhou Yu stayed in the tent the next day and pretended to be sick.
She sent away Nanny Wei and the other servants, saying that she had not slept well last night and had a headache, so she needed to have a good sleep. No one was allowed to come in and disturb her before Zhu Xi came back!
Nanny Wei and the others also knew at this time that their prince had agreed to compete with the eighth prince. They all thought that the princess did not sleep well because of this and had a headache!
Therefore, everyone quietly retreated...
The same thought went to Emperor Chengqian, his ministers, the princes, nobles, and royal children...
Everyone thought Zhu Xi didn't bring his princess because he was afraid of being seen by her...
Emperor Cheng Qian had even started thinking about how to compensate his fifth grandson when he lost, so that he would lose less face...
Amidst people's worries and gloating, the competition among the princes and grandchildren of the emperor began...
Emperor Chengqian gave the order! All the princes and grandchildren rode their horses and galloped towards the forests they were assigned...
Emperor Chengqian looked at his group of heroic children and grandchildren and smiled for once...
Zhu Xi was naturally among the group of people galloping on horseback, and soon arrived at the forest where he was assigned. After waiting for a while, Zhou Yu, dressed in black and with his face masked, appeared in front of him...
"Just take care of the riding, and leave the prey to me!"
As soon as Zhou Yu came through the space, he immediately took the bow and arrow from Zhu Xi's back and said to Zhu Xi.
Time is running out, there is only one hour, they have to hurry!
As he spoke, he shot an arrow and a pheasant fell to the ground!
Zhu Xi...his A Yu is so strong!
"Is this competition just based on numbers? Does killing a rabbit and a deer count as one?!"
Zhou Yu asked Zhu Xi behind him while looking for prey.
"No, one deer is equivalent to five rabbits or pheasants!" Zhu Xi said hurriedly.
"That's good, then let's try to kill as many deer as possible!"
Zhou Yu said confidently while holding up his bow.
Zhu Xi...
………
An hour later...
When Zhu Xi rode out of the woods leisurely on his horse...
Seeing his expression, Zhu Xu thought to himself… just keep pretending! Let’s see how long you can keep pretending!
However, when the guards entered the forest and carried out the prey that everyone had hunted, Zhu Xu was shocked!
That densely packed pile of prey, no less than his own, were all killed by Zhu Xi?! How is that possible?!
If it wasn't him, who else could it be?! He was the only one who went into the woods! ?
Everyone was also stunned by the prey Zhu Xi caught!
With so many preys, I'm afraid only the twelfth prince and the eighth prince's grandson can compete with him!
As expected…
After the guards have taken inventory...
The twelve princes hunted a total of sixty-nine animals, including ten elks and ten antelopes. Counting at five for one, the total number was one hundred and forty-nine!
The eighth grandson of the emperor hunted a total of 57 prey, including 30 deer, antelopes, and gazelles. Calculating at a rate of one to five, the total number of prey was 177!
Zhu Xi hunted a total of 49 prey, but because antelopes, deer and other prey accounted for the majority of the total number of prey, a total of 38, which was almost half of the total number of prey put in by the guards, they only put in a total of 50!
Therefore, if we calculate one to five, although Zhu Xi has the least number, the total number is the highest, which is two hundred and one!
Zhu Xu...
Emperor Chengqian and others...
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