"Empress and Consort Li, you have both done a great job in teaching. You both deserve to be highly rewarded."
Empress (Consort Li): "Your Majesty, I dare not claim credit for this."
In the stands, the girls were having a lively discussion.
"Your Highness is amazing! You're the first to complete ten arrows."
"The Fifth Prince is truly a man of both literary and martial talents, worthy of being one of the two exceptional young masters."
"I think the eldest prince has a more mature charm, and he has everything under control."
"Then you know nothing about our Fifth Prince's strength. The Fifth Prince is handsome and sunny, that's the kind of hero girls admire."
The people of Tiansheng were generally open-minded and did not impose many restrictions on women. Girls were free to express their thoughts and preferences.
This exciting archery competition sparked a fierce war of words between the supporters of the two princes.
They all believed that the prince they supported was the most outstanding.
Although the royal family is complex and difficult to understand, it is still the dream of many young ladies to marry into the royal family and enjoy a life of wealth and luxury.
Let alone the principal wife of a royal prince, even a mere concubine is someone many girls would fight tooth and nail to get.
Lin Moran was uninterested, muttering to himself, "These women are noisier than ducks at the market. If someone were to marry all of them, they'd be driven crazy by their annoyance."
When exactly does the next match start?
Lin Moran had no interest in either the First Prince or the Fifth Prince and did not join the girls' discussion.
An Yuan'er's focus was also different; the three of them completed the 100-meter archery task. An Yuan'er was not surprised that the First Prince and the Fifth Prince were able to pass.
Kong Bin also completed the 100-meter archery task, but his name was rarely mentioned by girls.
The only reason is that Kong Bin was born into a humble family and is now just a lowly guard at Shenwu Gate. These proud and arrogant noble ladies naturally look down on him because of his commoner background.
But An Yuan'er couldn't ignore this name. A person of humble birth yet possessing considerable strength was not to be underestimated.
In his previous life, after Yi Chenli seized the throne, his most capable lieutenant, if I remember correctly, was surnamed Kong.
By then, he had already changed his name to Kong Zhengqing.
An Yuan'er didn't know when Kong Bin had started working for Yi Chenli; it seemed that they hadn't had any interaction yet.
After a break of about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the guards and eunuchs cleaned up the field again, and the second group of archers were brought up.
The older brother was at target position 6, while Yi Chenli was at target position 10.
One girl said, "This second group of competitions is much less interesting than the first. In the end, Young Master An will definitely stand out and be far ahead."
Someone else added, "When Young Master An completes the second set of 100-meter archery challenges, he will rejoin the three winners of the first set for a second round of competition. I wonder what the second round will be about; that's the real highlight!"
An Huishou had already taken his bow and came out. As soon as he appeared, he drew excited cheers from the girls in the stands.
An Yuan'er then realized that her brother was so popular and that so many people wanted to be her sister-in-law.
"An Huishou, keep it up! An Huishou, you're the best! An Huishou, you're number one!"
Even if other girls were to welcome someone, they would greet them in a sweet and shy manner, never so openly and blatantly naming them by name.
But Mo Ran was different. She stood up, picked up the small flag she had made with An Huishou's name written on it, and waved it.
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