Everyone was congratulating Princess Xiangyun for winning the top spot again, but the Second Princess was furious. She wanted to embarrass Gao Zhijun, but she didn't expect the opposite to happen, and she stole the limelight. How could she not be angry?
The Second Princess's behavior can be described as "trying to plant flowers but they don't bloom, but planting willows by accident and they grow into a shade."
"The pot-throwing competition has begun. Everyone, please move outside the hall."
Eunuch Zhang spoke to the ministers and their families.
The emperor supported the empress dowager, and the empress supported the imperial concubine as they left Baohe Hall first. There were four chairs outside the hall, and the emperor and the empress sat down with the empress dowager and the imperial concubine.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess followed closely behind the Emperor, and behind them followed the princes, princesses and concubines.
Finally, the prime minister left Baohe Hall with all the civil and military officials and their families and came out of the hall.
There are four pot-throwing points outside where four teams can compete.
Throwing pots is generally a pastime for men, and women rarely play it. After all, throwing pots requires the use of hand strength, which is considered a rough form of entertainment in the eyes of women and is not suitable for delicate ladies.
Despite this, women were included in this competition.
There are four teams competing, two of which are women.
On the men's side, many young men were already queuing up, with the Prince of Zhenbei and the Marquis of Huaiyang acting as referees.
On the women's side, there was a wife who was a military commander serving as referee.
Gao Zhijun didn't want to participate, and she didn't let Huo Jinxiu and the others participate.
The men's side had already started, and it was bustling and lively, with shouts of "good" coming from time to time.
On the women's side, the daughters of wealthy families who came from military families participated enthusiastically, throwing arrows with all their might.
"Hey, why isn't the princess participating? Are you afraid of losing?"
Seeing Gao Zhijun stealing the show, the Second Princess believed she couldn't master everything, and certainly couldn't play the game of pot-throwing. Therefore, she used sarcasm and provocation to force Gao Zhijun into participating, waiting for her to embarrass herself, only then could she relieve her resentment.
"Second sister-in-law, why are you everywhere? Don't you want to see me make a fool of myself? I'll give you a chance, let's have a duel. If I win, you have to give me another thousand taels of gold, then kneel on the ground and say, 'I'm not a human, I'm worse than pigs and dogs!' If I lose, I'll return all the gold, farms and shops you lost to me, and even say, 'Grandma, I was wrong!' What do you think? Do you dare to accept the challenge?"
Gao Zhijun originally wanted to be a spectator and see which famous family's daughter would win the jade ruyi.
She didn't expect that there was someone so blind that he wanted to make a fool of himself. How could she not be angry?
The Second Princess had been causing trouble for her time and again, which had made Gao Zhijun unhappy, so she decided to teach the Second Princess a lesson.
The Second Princess, who had been so angry that she had lost her mind, agreed without hesitation: "I accept the challenge!"
"Okay, let's begin! It's best of three. Whoever hits the pot with the most arrows wins!"
Gao Zhijun did not give the Second Princess a chance to regret and immediately told her the rules of the competition.
"bring it on!"
The Second Princess said.
"Each round has ten arrows, and the one who hits the most arrows wins. Second Imperial Sister-in-law, you are of higher generation, so I'll let you go first!"
Gao Zhijun made a prompt decision and gave way to the Second Princess, letting her go first.
The women on this side immediately made way for Gao Zhijun and the Second Princess.
There were exactly two teams playing pot-throwing. Gao Zhijun and the Second Princess were on one team each, and there was a pot in front of them.
Because the second princess arrived first, the palace maid brought ten arrows to her.
The commotion on the women's side alarmed the young men and ministers on the men's side, and also the emperor and empress.
"So what happened?"
The emperor asked the young eunuch.
"Your Majesty, over there the Second Princess and Princess Xiangyun are competing to see whoever throws the most arrows wins."
The young eunuch knelt respectfully and reported the cause of the commotion.
It's that troublemaker again. I must issue an imperial decree of divorce tomorrow and ask the Second Prince to divorce her, otherwise there will be no peace.
"What's the bet?"
Although the emperor was angry about the Second Princess's troublemaking, he was still curious about what the stakes were this time.
"If Princess Xiangyun wins, the Second Princess will have to give her a thousand taels of gold and kneel down in front of the ministers and say, 'I am not a human being, I am worse than pigs and dogs!'"
"If the Second Princess wins, the princess will return everything she just won from the Second Princess and call her 'Auntie, I was wrong!'"
The young eunuch told the bet over there,
"Well, that's what a princess should do!"
"Mother, Consort Mother, Queen, let's go join in the fun!"
The emperor believed that Princess Xiangyun would win, he just wanted to watch the fun.
"Okay, let's go check it out. And see what surprises the princess has waiting for us."
The Queen Mother also wanted to go over and take a look. Her curiosity was aroused. The Second Princess had just lost once, and she had seen how clever the princess was. She wondered if the princess could play the game of tossing pots this time.
The emperor and the empress supported the queen mother and the concubine, while Eunuch Shen and the eunuchs moved chairs in the back.
The second princess aimed at the mouth of the pot, took the arrow and threw it hard.
As a result, the force was weak and the arrow landed a little far from the mouth of the pot.
"Tsk, you dare to compete with me? You really overestimate your own abilities!"
Suddenly, a woman's sneering and contemptuous voice came from behind.
Gao Zhijun looked over and saw a girl of about sixteen or seventeen speaking. She was dressed in silk and satin, but her temperament was that of a heroic and valiant girl. She was obviously the daughter of a military commander.
Hongyue whispered in Gao Zhijun's ear that this was the legitimate daughter of General Zhenxi, who had been trained in the military camp with her brother since she was a child and had acquired many skills.
Hongyue is indeed a know-it-all, and knows everything about the officials' residences in the capital.
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