Zhao Kangning asked provocatively: "Are you afraid?"

The young princess of the Western Jin Dynasty stroked Sihu's mane and said in a tender voice, "What is there for Qin Su to be afraid of?"

Su Xiaoxiao sighed again: "Alas, you are also an envoy of Northern Yan after all. I have already defeated you twice. If I compete with you again, it will seem like I am bullying you."

Zhao Kangning said arrogantly: "Victory and defeat are common in the military. I just won a game of zither. Don't take yourself for granted as an invincible general!"

"There are also horses." Su Xiaoxiao reminded seriously.

The four tigers jumped up and down, trying to respond to their master and making their presence felt.

Zhao Kangning looked at the happy pony and pinched his fingers: "You just got lucky and got a good pony, it's not that you are so capable!"

The young princess of the Western Jin Dynasty said, "But Sihu is a premature foal. It's Qin Su's skill to be able to raise it!"

She already knew about Sihu's rough experiences, so she liked him even more.

Zhao Kangning came to compete with Su Xiaoxiao, not to quarrel with the young princess of Western Jin Dynasty. It would not be good for him to offend the young princess of Western Jin Dynasty.

"Qin Su, tell me the truth. Do you dare to compete with me? If you don't dare, just admit it openly. I will never make things difficult for you."

She was about to leave the Great Zhou, and she had to defeat Qin Su before then to avenge her previous humiliation! "Little follower! Compete with her!"

Princess Hui'an's voice appeared at the entrance of the small garden.

She came here with Princess Jingning. Her foot injury has healed. After sitting in a wheelchair for so long, she now walks every day as a revenge.

She was dressed in a purple palace dress, with almond eyes, fair face, red lips and black eyebrows, and was as beautiful as a peach or plum.

She is a natural beauty, so beautiful that you can't take your eyes off her.

Princess Jingning wore a light blue long dress, graceful and elegant, with excellent temperament.

The two came to Su Xiaoxiao and greeted Su Xiaoxiao and the young princess of Western Jin Dynasty.

Because of Su Xiaoxiao, the young princess of the Western Jin Dynasty was quite polite to the two of them.

Princess Hui'an looked at Zhao Kangning with a carefree look and said with a smile, "Someone is looking for trouble again. Do you have anything to lose this time? If not, you should go back and raise some money before competing again!"

Su Xiaoxiao secretly gave a thumbs up, Princess Hui'an, you finally discovered your talent for speaking.

A fierce light flashed in Zhao Kangning's eyes. She took out a pair of cards from her wide sleeves and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "This is the silver and jewelry I have in Beiyan Bank. Don't you already have the token given by my uncle? If you beat me, you can go to Beiyan at any time and take the money inside!"

Princess Hui'an snorted, "How do we know if there's a lot of money in there? What if there's only a hundred or eighty taels? Who would care? It's not even enough for the journey!"

Su Xiaoxiao: Keep going, don’t stop.

Princess Jingning said, "That is the top-ranked pair of cards from Feiyue Bank, and it is priceless."

Princess Hui'an leaned back slightly and whispered in Princess Jingning's ear: "How did you know?"

Princess Jingning glanced at her and said, "I heard from my second and third brothers that you were there."

Princess Hui'an stuck out her tongue angrily. Well, she didn't remember it.

She asked, "How much is priceless?"

Princess Jingning said, "More than your little treasury."

Princess Hui'an's eyes lit up, but then she frowned: "Did you peek into my treasury? Did you steal my gold?"

Princess Jingning was too lazy to pay attention to this stupid sister.

Princess Hui'an rolled her eyes at Jingning, turned to Su Xiaoxiao and said, "Little follower, win her belongings!"

Su Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "Since Princess Hui'an has ordered... I can only try my best."

Su Xiaoxin said, "Where is your arrogance? Obviously, you didn't want to bet for the first time."

Zhao Kangning sneered, "I've bet my entire fortune, shouldn't you show some sincerity as well? How about... bet on Wei Ting? If you lose, Wei Ting is mine!"

"ah……"

Not far away, the daughters of the palace school who came with the two princesses happened to hear this sentence and exclaimed in unison.

What did Princess Kangning say? Wei Ting?

"She... is she attracted to Master Wei?"

"She's crazy! Master Wei has a family!"

"She said this on purpose to upset Qin Su, right?"

"I don't think so. I also went to the Autumn Sacrifice Ceremony. I sat opposite her. She was staring at Master Wei without moving her eyes. I thought she was looking at her enemy... but it turns out she was looking at her lover..."

"shameless!"

"Yes! Shameless!"

Most of the daughters of the Gongxue school were furious, but there were one or two different voices.

"I heard that at Suibei Pass, Master Wei broke into the enemy camp alone and cut off the head of King Hu Lie. He was surrounded by the Northern Yan army, and it was Princess Kangning who let him go. So, Princess Kangning knew him first, and Qin Su was the one who came later."

"Yes, and I also heard that Wei Ting accepted this marriage under the pressure of the old Protector of the Country. One is the Princess of Northern Yan, a top female scholar, and the other is a girl who grew up in the countryside. It goes without saying who Master Wei will admire."

"What's wrong with growing up in the countryside? Have some people forgotten how Qin Su could recite the Analects by heart? And how he sang a beautiful song that wowed everyone?"

"Forget it, let's not talk to them anymore. Let's go!" Lu Hui took her sister, Miss Zheng and others and left.

Those who stand with Su Xiaoxiao should go to Su Xiaoxiao's side, while those who stand with Princess Beiyan should remain neutral or stay where they are.

Princess Hui'an clenched her fist and said, "Little follower! Promise her! Give Brother Ting to her!"

Su Xiaoxiao: ...Is it really okay for you to do this?

Su Xiaoxiao: "The princess has given an order, Qin Su dare not disobey."

Princess Jingning: You can’t wait, right?

"What do you want to bet on?" Princess Hui'an asked Zhao Kangning.

Zhao Kangning said: "Pick flowers."

"What is picking flowers?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

Princess Jingning said, "Picking flowers was originally a sacrificial activity in Northern Yan. Because it was so popular, it became widely spread among the people. Its popularity is similar to our game of pitching pots, but it is more dangerous and the rules are more complicated."

Picking flowers is done by building a simple scaffolding on the ground with bamboo poles, with the height ranging from ten to thirty feet. Each bamboo pole is tied together only with silk ribbons, and some are real and some are empty.

As the name suggests, the virtual pole is not tied tightly. If you step on it, it will fall, and you are out of the game if you hit the ground.

Princess Hui'an asked, "Wouldn't it be easy to fall off if it's both real and fake?"

Princess Jingning nodded: "So, you need to be good at Qinggong. Whoever picks the silk flower on the top first and successfully solves the puzzle inside will win."

When the daughters heard this, they couldn't help but reveal a trace of despair.

Qin Su has no problem competing in riding and archery, and he can even fight, but he can't do martial arts... Qin Su doesn't have any!

(End of this chapter)