Before General Peng could say anything more, he was interrupted by Old Master Huo, who said, "Your Highness, aren't you afraid of falling even harder?"
General Peng glared at Old Master Huo: What the hell? This princess has been riding horses and playing wildly since she was little, and she fell even more badly.
Grandpa Huo gave General Peng a look that said, "You know her better than me?"
Princess Xingnan scoffed, "To compete or not? If not, I'll tell people that Great Zhou always wins against us small countries by using what it's good at. Anyway, they dare not do what they're not good at!"
The Emperor squeezed Empress Xue's hand, and Empress Xue instantly understood: "Gu Hui!"
Gu Hui stood up, clasped her hands in a fist salute to the Emperor and Empress, and said, "Your subject, Gu Hui, is willing to compete!"
Empress Xue nodded: "Alright. Then I'll set a prize for you. If you lose, Princess Xingnan can make a request to me, as long as I can fulfill it. If you win, you can have Gu Hui yourself!"
The Emperor tapped Empress Xue's hand. Empress Xue shrugged and said, "I know, I know. Didn't I step in? What are you so excited about?"
Gu Hui said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I have no need for anything. However, since it was Princess Xingnan who proposed this, hoping to rise above the Gu family, the stakes are too low and unworthy of a princess. How about I ask for five hundred warhorses?"
The emperor's eyes lit up. "Oh my, no wonder they're the Gu family I like! All warhorses, all warhorses!" Hahaha, you know, Xingnan used to sell warhorses to them for a really high price, dozens of taels a horse.
He was worried that someone would go after Gu Xin, but those two idiots from Xingnan wanted to pick the strong one.
Huihui! This is Huihui!
He witnessed Huihui effortlessly carrying large stones from one place to another, without using any special techniques, and throwing them at Xingnan the silly girl with great force!
Ha ha ha ha……
The ministers who saw the emperor every day sensed that he was somewhat excited, but they weren't sure, since their emperor never showed his emotions on his face!
Princess Xingnan: "Fine! Five hundred warhorses! If you lose, I'll ask the Empress for silkworm farmers, weavers, and seeds. I'll also want tea! Of course, I'll get back the three hundred warhorses I just lost to Miss Gu Xin, how about it?"
Princess Jinghe scoffed, "Who cares about your warhorse? Silkworm-raising girls, weaving girls, and silkworm babies? Are you sending them to their deaths in Xingnan? Tea leaves? All of these combined can't compare to your warhorse? Gu Hui, don't compare yourself to her, it's pointless even if you win."
Princess Xingnan became anxious: "Our Xingnan warhorses are the best warhorses, how can they not be worth it?"
Princess Jinghe stood up immediately: "Our Great Zhou's silk fabrics are the best, and our tea is the best too."
Princess Xingnan: "You... it's not easy for us to raise warhorses! So many places in Jiangnan raise silkworms, weave cloth, and grow tea..."
Princess Jinghe interrupted her: "Well, it's not easy for us either! We have so many places doing these things, that's the skill of the people of Great Zhou! Just because we have more, does that mean we should give it to you? Does that mean it's worth less than your warhorse?"
Empress Xue intervened to smooth things over: "Ahem! Jinghe, shut up!"
Princess Jinghe pouted: "Your Majesty, I'll say it one last time, this is just unfair! We're giving away silk fabrics, silkworms, weavers, tea, and Gu Xinying's three hundred warhorses, and they're only offering five hundred? How stingy! Xingnan Kingdom is getting stingier and stingier. I wonder if they can't even raise good warhorses anymore, tsk tsk!"
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