Qiu Yuanrong took Duan Gouqiong's words as empty boasting and said with disdain, "Then we'll see!"
As he said this, he turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Duan Gouqiong: "Wait, how about we have a life-and-death battle!"
They wanted each other to die, but because of each other's identities, they couldn't do so.
*
The next day, Ni Yueshan was still being dressed by Qingluan when Qingfeng arrived with breakfast. "Crown Princess, are you going to serve morning tea to Madam?"
"Hmm." Ni Yueshan tried on the hairpins one by one on her bun. The simple and elegant hairpins inserted into her long black hair made her skin look even whiter than snow. The person in the bronze mirror had a peerless and stunning appearance.
Ni Yueshan stood up and went to eat first, while Jing Yuchen was still sleeping soundly.
"Let him sleep. If he misses the fun later, he'll be the only one to regret it."
Afterwards, Ni Yueshan went out and offered tea to Mrs. Guo. Mrs. Guo was a little frightened because she was a commoner before.
Mrs. Guo usually wears plain clothes, but today she dressed up nicely and put on exquisite makeup. Although it was difficult to hide the fine lines on her face, her spirit was so bright that one could not help but feel the light in her eyes.
"Mom, I'm going to go see what's going on first. If you're interested, you can come along!"
Mrs. Guo looked at Ni Yueshan in confusion: "Lively?"
"Yes, Princess Gou Qiong and Prince Tufan made a bet yesterday."
"I won't join in the fun you young people are having."
Afterwards, Ni Yueshan went to the palace gate. Duan Gouqiong was good at horse riding, and Qiu Yuanrong, as the eldest prince, was also good at riding, shooting, and martial arts. When he heard that they would use horse riding skills to compete and decide life and death, he agreed without hesitation last night.
When Ni Yueshan saw Duan Gouqiong at the palace gate, she was wearing a crimson outfit with her hair tied up high. Although she had a petite figure, she still looked heroic and pleasing to the eye when riding on horseback.
At this moment, she was raising her little finger towards Qiu Yuanrong with great contempt.
Qiu Yuanrong sneered and didn't bother to pay attention.
When Ni Yueshan arrived, Duan Gouqiong's eyes lit up instantly and she stepped forward quickly: "Sister Yueshan, you'd better watch my performance later!"
"Didn't I ask you to play polo?"
Duan Gouqiong sighed, "Playing polo requires teammates, but horse racing only requires two people! So... we have to race horses!"
In the Tufan Imperial City, two people were competing in horse racing. There were many people on the road. Even if Duan Gouqiong was confident, he could not guarantee that Qiu Yuanrong was not cheating.
Seeing Ni Yueshan's solemn expression, Duan Gouqiong comforted him, "Don't worry, I, Duan Gouqiong, am not someone who will die young."
As he spoke, Duan Gouqiong jumped on the horse, slowly drove the horse, and walked slowly.
Qiu Yuanrong followed closely behind and mounted his horse. When the banquet was about to end yesterday, the two of them made a bet. The princes and nobles who attended the banquet also knew that the two were going to compete, so they all gathered to watch the fun.
The two of them rode on their horses, ready to set off at any time. Duan Gouqiong looked at Qiu Yuanrong proudly: "I'm ready! Let's start!"
After that, Duan Gouqiong whipped his whip and started riding his horse. Qiu Yuanrong quickly followed, raising a cloud of dust on the road.
Qingluan stood by and asked curiously, "Crown Princess, what kind of bet did they make? It seems so grand."
"The loser will be at the mercy of the other party!"
Qing Luan glared. Such a big bet, involving life, was so careless...
The emperor was drunk at yesterday's banquet and naturally didn't know anything about it. As for today's bet, he even canceled the morning court session.
On the road, two figures, one in red and one in white, galloped past on horseback, and the frightened people dodged away.
And on the roof, there seemed to be people lying in ambush, watching the two people passing quickly below, with quivers on their backs.
Ni Yueshan was standing at the palace gate. Qingfeng asked Ni Yueshan to sit down. Before Ni Yueshan sat down, Ni Gaofei came hurriedly, looking very anxious.
"Yueshan, why don't you try to dissuade the princess? If something happens to her in Tufan... it will affect the fate of the Three Kingdoms!"
Ni Yueshan said helplessly: "I just found out about it this morning. I thought it would be a polo match..."
Her gaze drifted away. Duan Gouqiong and Qiu Yuanrong were like a gust of wind, and the scenery around them quickly receded. Duan Gouqiong laughed exaggeratedly at Qiu Yuanrong: "Prince, one of you and I will die today. You must cherish the air you have now, because soon, you won't be able to breathe it anymore!"
She whipped the whip, and the steamed bun basket on the roadside stall was knocked over to the ground and fell in front of Qiu Yuanrong. Qiu Yuanrong pulled the horse to the side. The horse neighed and raised its front hooves. Qiu Yuanrong almost fell off the horse. He looked at the blurred red figure angrily, gritted his teeth, and continued to ride forward.
After running for a long time, he still didn't see Duan Gouqiong. He knew that the distance was too far, so he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and continued to rush forward.
When he arrived at the city gate, he saw Duan Gouqiong from afar. Duan Gouqiong took the flag from the soldier, gave him a mocking smile, and then continued to ride away.
Qiu Yuanrong was neither anxious nor impatient, and was not at all panicked.
When Duan Gouqiong returned the same way, the archers on the roofs on both sides of the road poked their heads out again, saw Qiu Yuanrong far behind, and slowly shot the long arrows in their hands.
The arrow pierced the horse's skin and stuck in the road. Duan Gouqiong's horse was frightened and ran wildly. The pedestrians on the road had no time to dodge, and the croton seeds in the sack on the carriage rolled to the ground and scattered.
Duan Gouqiong's horse discovered the croton and actually lowered its head to eat it. Duan Gouqiong glared at it and urged it anxiously: "Stop eating! Go!"
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