Chapter 465 Scare You to Death (2)
"How dare you!" Princess Ming'an screamed. Suddenly, she caught sight of the angry glances hurled at her from all directions, then realized that this was Ming Qi's place, and that screaming at Shen Miao had already incurred public outrage. She looked at Shen Miao and suddenly sneered, "I have nothing to lose, but... you shouldn't be too proud. I can't hit the target, but can you?"
Princess Ming'an was furious. Her archery skills had reached perfection, and this bow was the one she had used since she was a child. She had practiced blindfolded archery like today for many years in Qin State, and had never made a mistake. She had originally wanted to give Shen Miao a little trouble, to teach the Shen family a lesson for their rudeness. It would have been easy to shoot through the apple and open Shen Miao's clothes at the same time, making her lose face. How could she miss at the crucial moment? But in full view of the crowd, Shen Miao did not dodge, which made her wonder what had gone wrong.
She had proudly proposed the competition, but in the end, not only did she fail to embarrass Shen Miao, she also failed to hit the target. If the princesses and princes of Qin knew about it, they would laugh at her. Thinking of this, Princess Ming An felt even more disgusted and resentful towards Shen Miao.
Shen Miao watched Princess Ming An's movements, feeling a chill in her heart. In her previous life, she had spent five years in the Qin Kingdom, dealing with this Qin princess for five years. Shen Miao knew Princess Ming An's personality better than anyone else. Princess Ming An loved teasing her like this, "playing" the game of archery in public, one arrow plucking her hair, another arrow plucking her skirt, and occasionally "accidentally" scratching her body. When Princess Ming An drew her bow, she knew what Princess Ming An was planning, from which angle the arrow would fly, and where it would finally land. She had repeated the scene countless times, so how could she not know?
She simply tilted her head slightly, letting the arrow "just" pass by her.
No one would believe Princess Ming An's words, just like no one believed Shen Miao's words at the beginning. Being wronged, misunderstood, and embarrassed should be experienced by this precious princess herself.
Of course, it’s not just that.
Shen Miao held the bright red apple and said with a smile, “If it were me, Your Highness, I would ask the Princess to bite this apple in your mouth.”
The whole audience was still discussing and talking quietly at first, but when they heard clearly what Shen Miao said, they were silent for a moment.
Princess Ming An stared at Shen Miao with eyes wide open, looking at her in disbelief: “What did you say?” Her voice became sharper and sharper, and because of her panic, it was unpleasantly hoarse.
Shen Miao smiled at her, her eyes still brimming with innocence and clarity: "Didn't Her Royal Highness say that this is the way of playing in the Great Qin, that the archer specifies where to place the apple. Her Royal Highness wanted to place the apple on my head, and I did. Now..." She smiled generously: "If Her Royal Highness feels scared, you can replace her with someone else."
It would have been fine if she hadn't said this, but once she did, Princess Ming'an was practically livid. Wouldn't it have been said by someone else that Princess Ming'an was timid and cowardly, unable to accept defeat, and humiliating herself in front of the people of Mingqi, Daliang, and Qin?
Yi Peilan gasped and said to Shen Yue, "Is she crazy? How dare she go against Princess Ming'an?"
At the original inspection site, Shen Miao and Cai Lin had been facing off. Shen Xin's official rank was no lower than Lord Cai's. But now that the other party was a princess of a certain country, Shen Miao dared to provoke him in this way, which was truly unexpected. Cai Lin and Lord Cai exchanged a glance and both gave a wry smile. They had originally thought that Shen Miao was targeting him, but now it seemed that Shen Miao didn't even care about the princess of a certain country. What else was there to say?
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