Prime Minister Zhu stroked his gray beard, glanced at Duke Dingguo's face, and quickly looked away.
"Prime Minister, what does that look of yours mean?"
His disgusted look was caught by Duke Dingguo, who immediately became furious.
Prime Minister Zhu was not angry when he saw how angry he was. Instead, he smiled and said, "I am old now. Sometimes this look is no longer effective."
Seeing that the two of them were about to move again, Xie Yunci spoke, "Alright, my two beloved ministers, the results are about to come out."
Chen Li shot out ten arrows, and the bow and arrows were hanging on the horse, looking at Saihan.
Princess Saihan had just shot five arrows when she saw Chen Lisheng's speed and accuracy. She bit her lower lip and wanted to speed up.
The next second, when I saw the pigeon falling from the sky, I immediately gave up this idea.
She took a few deep breaths and ejaculated one by one. After seeing Chen Li finish her shot, she couldn't help but feel anxious. She knew that she might not win this round.
“Swoosh~”
As the last arrow was shot, Saihan knew that she had lost.
She underestimated the enemy.
"Princess Hui'an, I didn't expect you to have such ability."
A faint smile appeared on Chen Li's face. "The princess hasn't asked either."
Saihan bit his lip and said, "I lost today's match. I accept the loss."
"The results haven't come out yet. It's too early for Princess to say that."
After Chen Li finished speaking, she rode her horse back, and Princess Saihan followed with a grim expression.
Chen Li had no intention of appeasing her opponent. She also realized that Princess Saihan was a brainless person and was probably being used by someone with ulterior motives.
However, even after defeating her, Chen Li would not reconcile with her. From the very beginning, Princess Saihan had been targeting her.
If she was really a peasant girl, she would have lost face today. Not only would she lose face for herself, but also for Pei Yu, the King of Jingnan.
As for who instigated it, it is not difficult to guess.
The young eunuch had already ordered people to pick up the pigeons shot by the two of them. When he went over to take a look, he could tell at a glance without even having to count them.
All ten red arrows of the Hui'an County Lady hit their targets, and three of them had two pigeons on them.
Even he, who didn't know much about the sword and archery, couldn't help but praise it as a good one.
Princess Saihan shot five pigeons and it was not unfair for her to lose.
He trotted up to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Princess Hui'an shot thirteen pigeons, and Princess Saihan shot five. Princess Hui'an won."
"good."
Xie Yunci looked at the two women standing in front of him and asked the eunuch to announce the result loudly.
The young eunuch shrieked, "The second round of the archery competition, the Princess of Hui'an wins."
Unaware of the whispers of the people around him, Xie Yunci asked, "There's one last written test left. Does Princess Saihan want to compete?"
Princess Saihan shook her head. "No need, Northern Emperor. It's best of three. Princess Hui'an has already won two games. I accept the loss."
"Well, as expected of a princess who grew up on horseback, you are so open-minded."
Xie Yunci first praised Princess Saihan, then looked at Chen Li: "Princess Hui'an won the competition, what reward do you want?"
Chen Li looked at Princess Saihan and said, "Your Majesty, I do not need any other rewards. There are stakes in this competition."
"Well, this reminds me, Princess Hui'an, Princess Saihan, what is the stake you two are betting on?"
Chen Li: "Your Majesty, the princess used fifty horses and two hundred sheep as gambling stakes. Someone like the princess will definitely not go back on her word."
Saihan: “…”
"Yes, I won't regret it. Saihan will arrange for someone to send him to the border town. Please ask Beihuang to arrange for someone to pick him up."
Xie Yunci: "I will arrange it, Princess, don't worry."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the imperial concubine beside him and said, "Imperial concubine, where are the things you won?"
The imperial concubine's face was full of smiles. "Your Majesty, the gifts have not been delivered yet. I was able to win thanks to the Princess of Hui'an. I will give her a share."
Chen Li looked over and met the imperial concubine's eyes. There was no malice in her eyes, and she also released a few traces of kindness.
"In that case, thank you very much, Your Majesty."
She did not refuse. Since she was going to live in the capital in the future, she couldn't have only enemies around her.
What's more, this imperial concubine doesn't look simple. Just because she can win the emperor's favor and make the emperor so nervous, she is not simple.
The ladies of the noble families and noble girls below have now divided into two factions. One faction thinks that Chen Li is not worthy of being on the stage, while the other faction thinks that the Princess of Hui'an is very heroic and worthy of making friends.
Princess Surina, who was standing in the corner, also looked at Chen Li a few more times. Saihan was useless, but she didn't expect that the Hui'an County Master was not a fool.
Everyone chatted for a few more minutes, and after Xie Yunci took the imperial concubine away, the others also dispersed.
Chen Li and Pei Yu walked out side by side, which attracted many people's attention. They did not expect that King Jingnan loved this woman so much and was willing to walk side by side with her.
"Ali, I will find out who is behind Saihan targeting you."
Chen Li shook her head and said, "No need to check. I saw Bai Shuran during the competition. It must be her."
"She's here too. This Lord Bai is really useless. He can't even take care of his own daughter."
"Don't worry, I'll go have some tea with Master Bai later."
"Where is the concubine?"
Pei Yu's lips curled slightly, "Don't worry about that. The Imperial Concubine is fine. You may not know this since you came to the capital, but the Imperial Concubine is now at odds with the Bai family."
"Why?"
He also said that one of his daughters became a royal concubine, and the Bai family should support her.
"I just heard it from someone. Empress Feifei was born to Lord Bai's original wife, and Second Miss Bai and Master Bai were both born to his current wife."
With his words, Chen Li could figure out what was going on.
Living in a large mansion, she lost her mother at a young age, and was given the title of the eldest daughter but had no ability to protect herself. If her biological father was a useless person, one can imagine what kind of life she had lived over the years.
Now Chen Li could figure it out. At the banquet last night, the Imperial Concubine seemed quite excited to see Bai Shuran in trouble.
The reason why Chen Li used the word excited was because the smile on the imperial concubine's lips and in her eyes could not be hidden at all.
No, maybe she never thought of hiding it at all.
"Come on, I'll show you around so you can get familiar with the environment."
Chen Li paused, wanting to say, maybe I know more than you.
Her mental power is not to be played with. When she first arrived, she used her mental power to carefully explore the area. Now she is very familiar with the surrounding environment.
However, he did not reject Pei Yu's kindness. He was a little busy these two days, so when he had time, he naturally wanted to stay together and cultivate their relationship.
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