Hearing Bei Mingxuan's voice, Bei Ming Yulan rushed over to Gu Shirong without any hesitation, "Gu Shirong, you are framing my Third Imperial Uncle as being unkind, unjust and unreasonable. Not only are you an idiot, but you are also dragging my Third Imperial Uncle down with you. You are so mean!"
Gu Shirong was angry, but he couldn't just retort directly in front of the emperor and the eldest prince.
"What? You're still not convinced." Bei Ming Yulan was already upset with him, and now she spoke even more mercilessly.
"During the competition, the rules clearly stated that the winner was the one who hunted the most without dying or being injured. Now, all of my Third Uncle's prey are dead, while Ninth Aunt's are only injured. Look for yourself, every one of them has been bandaged and is still alive and kicking. Naturally, my Ninth Aunt won."
Gu Shirong's heart suddenly calmed down when he heard Bei Ming Yulan's words. Yes, two grown men were so careless as to forget this. "Princess Lan also said that the winner is the one who is neither dead nor injured. If the prince's prey dies and the Southern Kingdom's crown prince's prey is injured, then the two of them will be considered a draw at most."
After hearing this, Bei Ming Yulan was speechless. "But...but, even if you are neither dead nor injured, that doesn't count."
"Why can't we just do that?" The Emperor looked at Bei Ming Yulan. "Lan'er, don't think you can speak casually just because you're young. You have to explain everything to Grandpa the Emperor."
"Haha." Lin Shangde smiled, "This old minister congratulates His Majesty. Our Shuzhou is full of talented people. The Crown Prince is very good at riding and shooting, and Princess Xuan is even more capable than any man. This is a blessing for His Majesty. You are such a daughter-in-law, and this old minister is envious. It's a pity that this old minister has no son in this life."
"Hahaha." The emperor laughed loudly. After listening to Lin Shangde's words, he felt much better.
"The Right Prime Minister is right." Although Feng Zhengmin did not have a good impression of Chang'an and Bei Mingxuan, he did not dislike them either.
However, he truly despised the Crown Prince, not just because he was his rival. "Although Princess Xuan is the crown prince of the Southern Kingdom, she is also a citizen of my Shu State.
The wife of Prince Xuan of Shuzhou, the daughter-in-law of the Emperor, I, an old minister, also hope that my son can marry a woman as beautiful and capable as Princess Xuan."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Shangde again, in a good mood, and continued, "Unlike someone, who has no son, it is a luxury for his whole life."
Lin Shangde was instantly furious when he heard this, "Feng Zhengmin, what do you mean by this? What do you mean by living a life without a son?
Humph! What’s wrong with you having a son? He’s not even as good as my daughter, just a straw bag.”
"You are the idiot." Feng Zhengmin directly retorted.
As the two of them talked back and forth, the emperor's attention had already been drawn to the left and right prime ministers.
Chang'an and the prince had already returned to their seats.
Especially Chang'an, he is not an ungrateful person.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the two prime ministers were embarrassed for the sake of the emperor and Chang'an's reputation.
Especially the quarrel between the two prime ministers at this time seemed more natural. After all, the two of them often quarreled with each other whenever they met.
This is what the emperor would like to see.
These two can just talk in front of the emperor without him being really angry, so why not?
"That's enough!" The emperor glared at the two prime ministers on his left and right. "You two old fellows, you started arguing in the court, and you didn't stop even in the imperial study. Now you're still bickering in here. When will it stop?"
Feng Zhengmin and Lin Shangde glared at each other in dissatisfaction.
At the same time, he said, "Your Majesty, that's right."
The emperor looked at Lin Shangde and said, "You still have the mood to argue over a non-existent son. Why don't you worry about your daughter Lin Yanran?"
"!!!" Lin Shangde felt aggrieved. How could he not be worried? It was all because of you, the biased emperor, who always sided with the prince and wronged Princess Xuan.
"And you, don't be so complacent." The emperor turned his head and looked at Feng Zhengmin. "Let me tell you first, the Crown Prince's wedding will be on New Year's Eve. This matter will be handed over to you and the Queen. If there is anything that does not suit my wishes, your position as Prime Minister should be replaced."
"..." Feng Zhengmin was speechless and felt unconvinced. If he had known this would happen, he would not have gotten involved in this mess and let the prince and Gu Changan do whatever they wanted.
When the emperor saw that the left and right prime ministers were silent because of his bet, he smiled and said, "Chang'an, you performed well this time. I'm curious about you, who taught you horseback riding and archery? As far as I know, no one taught you when you were in the general's mansion. Gu Shirong, can you tell me who taught your cousin?"
Changan muttered in his heart, am I asking myself or asking Gu Shirong again?
What Gu Shirong said was that a dog can't spit out ivory.
[Father is still angry.] Bei Mingxuan sent a message to Chang'an, [You really made the Crown Prince look embarrassed.]
[He's only going to make the Crown Prince look even worse by doing this.] Chang'an had a smug tone, [Looking at it this way, there's a reason why the Crown Prince isn't stupid. After all, his father isn't a smart guy either.]
“!!!”
Bei Mingxuan muttered in his heart, his father, isn't he my father?
There's no way to respond to this.
"Your Majesty, I really don't know." Gu Shirong's answer was still very cautious. "On weekdays, I rarely stay at home. Most of the time, I follow my father and receive training in the military camp. Occasionally, I return home to chat with my grandfather."
The emperor did not speak, but turned to look at Gu Changan.
Changan smiled, his eyes showing calmness, "Father, Changan's riding and archery were taught by his father, Gu Qingfeng. Although my father's legs are disabled, his hands are not disabled. As for the children of the General's Mansion, they can all ride horses."
When the prince heard Chang'an say this, his heart instantly blossomed with joy, and he continued, "I didn't expect it to be so exquisite.
Changan, how about you perform a show in public to open our eyes?"
Seeing that Chang'an didn't speak, the prince looked at the emperor again and asked directly, "What do you think, father?"
The emperor's eyes lit up as if he was suddenly interested. "What do you think, Chang'an?"
Chang'an naturally knew what the prince was planning.
So he deliberately evaded the question, making the prince think that what he thought in his heart must be correct.
"Father, this isn't right." Chang'an said with reluctance, "It's embarrassing for a woman like me to do this in front of so many of you.
Besides, there's no one to compete with, and there's no prizes to be won, so it's not fun at all."
"Grandpa Emperor, it's really boring for Aunt Nine to go alone. Why don't we all go together?" Bei Ming Yulan suggested.
Lin Shangde objected quietly in the emperor's ear, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, we'd better return to the city. Besides, you and the prince are both precious, and we can't afford to make any mistakes.
There's also no clarity regarding Princess Lan's sudden coma. After all, these bows and arrows are blind."
The emperor glanced at Lin Shangde and hesitated a little, "Prime Minister Lin, your daughter has not been found."
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