Many people had heard some gossip about this special object in advance, and everyone was excited.
Feng Yuheng noticed that Chenyu asked Qingle some questions, and then Qingle answered some questions. After that, Chenyu was shocked and almost screamed. It was Qingle who covered her mouth, so that she was not too exposed. However, this action still attracted the attention of many people, and Chenyu was so scared that she quickly lowered her head.
Feng Yuheng moved her chair back. She felt that this kind of competition had nothing to do with her. The Queen had already said that it was for the younger generations to find good matches. Why should someone like her who was already engaged join in the fun?
But she didn't want to join in the fun, but someone didn't want her to be idle. Among the seven competitions of "playing music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing, and archery", the first six attracted a large number of young ladies to participate. The huge glass garden was divided into six competition venues, and each venue was crowded with people.
However, the archery field outside the Glass Garden was unusually deserted. Except for one person, no one else went there.
The woman standing in the archery arena turned her head to look in the direction of Feng Yuheng, then stretched out her right index finger and pointed it at her proudly - "You, come and compete with me."
Feng Yuheng looked at the woman and suddenly smiled. That smile contained some understanding, some evil charm, some laziness, and some indifference.
As Concubine Yun said, Concubine Bu’s niece would definitely come to her for help even if she didn’t go to meet her.
Feng Yuheng's smile was really dazzling to Bu Nishang. She couldn't help but look fierce and said to Feng Yuheng again: "You, come here and compete with me in archery!"
Feng Yuheng didn't understand, so he stood up and walked a few steps over there, followed by many people who wanted to watch the fun.
"I heard that this is Miss Nishang from the residence of Minister Bu. The Queen just said that this talent show is to give us, the younger generation, a chance to find a good match. If I remember correctly, the eldest daughter of the Bu family is engaged to the Fourth Prince, right? I really don't know why Miss Bu insisted on going to the archery competition, but I don't plan to participate in any competition. No matter how Miss Bu treats the Fourth Prince, Ah Heng has to consider the face of the Ninth Prince."
Her voice was loud enough for all the onlookers to hear clearly. The emperor and empress had already come down from the stage and were walking among the crowd, occasionally giving some encouragement to the younger generations who were competing, which made the Glass Garden seem full of joy.
While Feng Yuheng was talking, Tianwu and the Queen also came closer. The Queen couldn't help but smile as she listened to Feng Yuheng's words, "No wonder Pian Pian likes this girl. She really has the same personality as Ming'er."
Tianwu also nodded: "More than just like Ming'er, looking at her, I can remind me of Pianpian's youth." Tianwu's face darkened as he spoke, "I hope this child doesn't learn Pianpian's future."
The queen comforted him: "No, Pianpian is just willful. I think this child has a fighting spirit."
Of course, no one could hear the private conversation between the Emperor and Empress. At this time, Feng Yuheng's words on the archery field completely aroused Bu Nishang's fighting spirit. If she was just provoking Feng Yuheng before, if Feng Yuheng didn't compete, she would think that Feng Yuheng didn't dare. But now, Bu Nishang was determined to compete.
Several princes were naturally present in the crowd. Xuan Tianhua pushed Xuan Tianming, while the fourth prince Xuan Tianyi walked over, with his hands behind his back, and spoke in a low voice, "My ninth brother, the future princess, is really sharp-tongued!"
"Really?" Xuan Tianming narrowed his eyes and looked at the field. The crowd that was blocking his way had automatically moved aside, leaving a small path for him. "I think Hengheng is telling the truth. Such a straightforward child is not so sharp-tongued. Fourth brother, don't praise her with nice words, or she will become proud."
Xuan Tianyi snorted coldly and stopped talking, but when he looked at Bu Nishang, there was some coldness in his eyes. Feng Yuheng's words successfully left a mark in his heart.
"People who always talk a lot are vulnerable when they start fighting." Bu Nishang also laughed, looking at Feng Yuheng and said, "Instead of talking, why not draw your bow and arrow and have a good fight with me."
Ren Xifeng couldn't stand it anymore, so she took a few steps to stand in front of Feng Yuheng and glared at Bu Nishang: "You are the daughter of a military general, and you bully the child of a civil official. Aren't you ashamed? If you want to compete, I will accompany you!" She is the daughter of General Pingnan, so naturally she would not be at a disadvantage when it comes to fighting.
But Bu Nishang looked down on Ren Xifeng. She shook her head and stabbed, "You've been defeated for three consecutive years. Are you going to continue to embarrass yourself in the fourth year? Ren Xifeng, I can't bring myself to do it."
Ren Xifeng blushed at what she said. Indeed, she had lost for three consecutive years. In terms of archery alone, this step of Nishang was so amazing that she almost suspected that the opponent had practiced it specifically for the annual competition.
Feng Yuheng didn't know there was such a thing. She glanced at Ren Xifeng and immediately understood from her expression that what Bu Nishang said was true. She thought about it and actually became interested.
"The Ninth Prince once asked me a question." Turning her head to look at Xuan Tianming with a smile, the prince asked: "Heng Heng, besides medical skills, what else are you good at? At that time, I answered him that secrets should be explored bit by bit. It would not be fun if all the answers were revealed at once." She turned around and said to Bu Nishang: "I have no intention of leaving the competition today, but Miss Bu's kindness is really hard to refuse. Then just think of it as me revealing one of the mysteries for the Ninth Prince to satisfy his curiosity!"
Bu Nishang snorted coldly, "Too much talk." Then she walked a few steps into the arena. A eunuch handed her a bow. She took the bow in her hand, pointed at the bull's eye twenty steps away and said, "Follow the rules. Three arrows will determine the winner."
Feng Yuheng also walked forward, looked at the bull's eye, and shook his head repeatedly: "Too close."
"What?" Bu Nishang almost thought that Feng Yuheng was crazy. The daughter of a prime minister was competing with the daughter of a general in archery, and she was still picky?
"Then move further away!" The fourth prince spoke up, looking at Bu Nishang, expressionless and saying: "Since we are competing, both are my Xuan family's betrothed wives, how can you be so petty." He glanced at the bull's eye and said loudly: "Ten steps further away."
"Okay!" Bu Nishang also became interested and nodded at the Fourth Prince. The two reached a tacit understanding.
An eunuch stepped forward and moved the target back ten steps, then looked at Bu Nishang. Seeing Bu Nishang nod, he came back.
"Is this okay this time?" Bu Nishang challenged Feng Yuheng again.
Unexpectedly, Feng Yuheng still shook his head, "Alas, it's too close, really too close. If Miss Bu only invites me to play house with you, then Ah Heng really can't accompany you."
The crowd was in an uproar.
Thirty steps is far enough for two girls to compete.
The Queen was also a little worried, and couldn't help but discuss with Tianwu: "Is the girl from the Feng family too arrogant? I heard that the girl from the Bu family has been learning martial arts from Bu Cong since she was a child, but I've never heard that Prime Minister Feng's family has hired a martial arts master?"
Tianwu smiled and shook his head: "Often the more unreasonable it is, the more likely it will prevail in the end. You know this daughter of the Feng family. She was thrown into the northwest mountains by Feng Jinyuan for three years. It is said that she had a strange encounter and became a disciple of a Persian genius, who taught her medical skills that are better than that of old man Yao. God knows if that Persian genius knows martial arts."
The queen was still a little worried. She looked towards the competition arena and saw that the eunuchs had moved the target back ten steps.
"Forty steps, that's enough." The Queen was sweating for Feng Yuheng. She was really afraid that Feng Yuheng would lose. Not only would she be embarrassed, but the worst thing would be that she would lose Xuan Tianming's people. God knows if Xuan Tianming would get angry and ruin today's palace banquet!
Bu Nishang followed Feng Yuheng and was very angry. She had tried the distance of forty steps before, but she couldn't guarantee that it would be a hundred steps...
A perfect hit. Not to mention hitting the dot dotted with cinnabar, even the edge of the target might be hard to touch.
She looked at Feng Yuheng fiercely. She really didn't believe it. How could a concubine's daughter from a civil servant's family be stronger than her?
With this in mind, Bu Nishang picked up her bow and walked towards the center of the field. She firmly believed that forty steps was already the limit, and if Feng Yuheng was still not satisfied, then he must be mentally ill.
In fact, except for Xuan Tianming, Xuan Tianhua and Emperor Tianwu, everyone present had the same idea as Bu Nishang. Even Xiang Rong and Xuan Tiange were worried about Feng Yuheng. Ren Xifeng secretly said to Feng Yuheng, "Ah Heng, don't force it. Although I lost to her by a few years, it doesn't matter. After all, we are girls. Archery is something that we will probably never use in our lifetime. Just think of it as accompanying her to perform for the emperor. Don't get angry with her. It's not worth it."
Feng Yuheng is angry!
I wasn't angry with Ren Xifeng, but with Bu Nishang.
She took two steps forward, her eyes wide open, and pointed at the target and yelled, "Arrows are used to shoot enemies on the battlefield! Have you ever heard of an enemy standing so close to you and letting you shoot at them for nothing? Did your Bu family teach you to wait until the enemy is within forty steps before you can draw your bow and shoot an arrow?"
When she spoke, every sentence was a question, but no one was required to answer. Questions were affirmations, and affirmations were reprimands. Bu Nishang suddenly felt dazed, as if the person standing in front of her and talking to her was not Feng Yuheng, but her brother Su Cong, who was always known for his strict military discipline.
In a moment of distraction, Feng Yuheng shouted to the eunuch who was moving the target, "Move back! If you want to compete, start from 100 steps! The arrow will travel 100 steps, and the winner will be decided in one round!"
Wow!
Everyone went crazy. Tianwu stared with his eyes wide open, Xuan Tianming raised his eyebrows, and Xuan Tianhua bent his waist slightly and asked him, "Is my sister-in-law really okay?"
Xuan Tianming's mouth twitched, "How should I know?"
The queen was sweating and kept asking Tianwu: "Should we stop them? Otherwise, both families will lose face."
Tianwu also pondered for a while, staring at Feng Yuheng for a long time. He felt that this girl not only had a spirit of not admitting defeat, but also seemed to have many unsolved mysteries just as she said. He also became curious, what kind of excitement could a twelve-year-old girl bring?
"Okay!" Suddenly, Tianwu spoke loudly, and the word "Okay" resounded in all directions.
All competitions stopped and people gathered at the archery field.
Then Xuanwu said, "I have prepared a special item today to reward the winner of one of the following: music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing, and archery. Since it is so exciting compared to the archery field, I will choose this one!"
The queen cooperated and raised a golden phoenix hairpin in front of her. "Girls from the Bu family and the Feng family, whoever wins this archery test, I will personally put this phoenix hairpin on your head!"
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