At this time, a figure slowly appeared on the road. He looked very leisurely and contented. He was wearing a crimson suit, which made him look very heroic.
She gradually stopped her horse, dismounted, handed the flag to the soldier, and then walked towards the palace gate, saluted the king respectfully, and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
King Tufan was still looking around on the road: "Where is the eldest prince?"
Duan Gouqiong turned around to look, then said curiously, "Shouldn't the person be in front of me?"
But apart from the passers-by on the road, where is the prince?
King Tufan frowned and ordered the palace attendant beside him again, "Why don't you go and find the eldest prince?"
The palace maids left to take care of the matter. The king's gaze fell on Duan Gouqiong. "Princess Gouqiong, you and Yuanrong are no longer children. How can you make such a bet? Isn't this just making a fool of yourself?"
Duan Gouqiong looked depressed. "The eldest prince and I both want to die together, but our statuses don't allow it. This bet is the only way to do it. Your Majesty, the eldest prince dared to choose to bet, which shows that he is confident. He is willing to do it, so why bother with it?"
The king did not wait for the eldest prince to come back, but waited until Duan Gouqiong came. He then knew that the eldest prince had lost. He might have encountered the trick of Ni Yueshan and others on the way, so he lost the game.
He was anxious. "This is a serious matter. If I hadn't gotten drunk yesterday, why would I not have stopped it? Princess Gou Qiong, he's the eldest prince. Even if he made a mistake, he received the punishment he deserved. And you still want to kill him! Cang Lie and Tu Fan finally settled the conflict. Are you going to restart it just because of your selfishness?"
He asked these questions, seeming to be deeply distressed.
Before Duan Gouqiong could say anything, Jing Yuchen, who was standing beside him, spoke up: "Your Majesty, the eldest prince lost, but you don't want him to suffer such a punishment. It's really disappointing. Why don't we do an experiment!"
The king looked at Jing Yuchen suspiciously, and Jing Yuchen suggested, "Let's put ourselves in their shoes."
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Not long after, Qiu Yuanrong's figure slowly emerged. When he saw the king at the palace gate, he immediately stopped his horse, threw the flag in his hand to the soldier next to him, and then hurried over quickly.
He bowed respectfully to the king and said, "Greetings, father!"
The king glanced at Jing Yuchen and Ni Yueshan. Jing Yuchen nodded, and the king spoke: "You won first."
A flicker of joy flashed across Qiu Yuanrong's face. With suppressed excitement, she looked at Ni Yueshan and Jing Yuchen, "I believe you, Crown Prince and Crown Princess, are well aware of the terms of the bet. I believe that even if you feel sorry for Duan Gouqiong, you shouldn't stop her from abiding by the bet, right?"
Ni Yueshan looked calm, his hand slowly stroking his abdomen as he asked, "So, Prince, what do you want to do with Princess Gou Qiong?"
Although Qiu Yuanrong was still kneeling on the ground, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic. "This prince made a bet with Princess Gou Qiong yesterday, of course, to make her die!"
His expression was distorted because he was too excited. He looked at the king excitedly, but the king closed his eyes with a bad expression.
Seeing the king's extremely disappointed expression, the excitement on Qiu Yuanrong's face gradually disappeared.
He asked curiously, "Father, don't you think it's inappropriate too? But Princess Gou Qiong and I already made an agreement yesterday! No matter what either side tells the other to do, we must abide by the agreement. We must not resist or struggle, we must obey!"
The king sighed and closed his eyes. He looked not happy but helpless.
Qiu Yuanrong didn't know what was going on, and he felt strange. He asked suspiciously, "Father, are you going to stop me? Are you going to stop me from taking revenge when I can?"
He was stunned. He had just been excitedly waiting to be dealt with, but now he felt as if someone had poured cold water on him...
"Because I want to punish you, your father hopes that this princess will be magnanimous and spare you, so Prince Xianchang asks that you put yourself in my shoes and think about it from my perspective. Let's see how you intend to deal with me!"
Duan Gouqiong slowly walked out from the side, swinging a horsewhip in her hand, looking very relaxed and contented.
Qiu Yuanrong stared at Duan Gouqiong who came out: "You, you, you, it's impossible! You are clearly behind me!"
Duan Gouqiong snorted softly, "The eldest prince who took the shortcut should have appeared before this princess. It's just a pity that this princess got here before you!"
As she spoke, she shrugged with a helpless expression.
Qiu Yuanrong's face was full of confusion. He looked at her and shook his head repeatedly, "Impossible! You are cheating!"
Duan Gouqiong snorted disdainfully, "Who was it that tricked and scattered the croton seeds on the road? Wasn't it you?"
Duan Gouqiong ordered the eunuch beside him, "Why don't you go search the streets to see if there's a lot of horse droppings on the road?"
The eunuch's mouth twitched, and he looked at the king inquiringly. The king held his forehead with a headache and said, "I believe Princess Gou Qiong!"
Qiu Yuanrong knew that he was the one who arranged that person, so he was more confident that Duan Gouqiong should be behind him, but now Duan Gouqiong came back earlier than him, how is this possible!
How she did it!
He narrowed his eyes, looked at Duan Gouqiong sharply, and said, "Where's your horse? When I was on the road, I saw oil on the ground. The horse couldn't pass! If you really competed honestly, there should be oil stains on your horse's hooves!"
Duan Gouqiong snorted disdainfully, "How can a horse run if its hooves are greasy? Won't it fall flat on its face? Wouldn't it be better to just lay a carpet on the ground? Are you stupid?"
This sentence instantly choked the eldest prince. He glared at her and said, "You are clearly behind me. Even if you put a carpet under me, I should still be faster than you on the shortcut!"
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