Chapter 170 How to Turn the Tide

"Why are you telling me all this?" Xie Zhuoning looked a little awkward.

Xiao Jinxuan answered as if it was a matter of course, "I was afraid you might misunderstand me."

Judging from her reaction, I'm afraid she really misunderstood?

Hearing this, Xie Zhuoning touched his nose guiltily.

She originally thought that Xiao Jinxuan had thought it through, or could not stand the pressure any longer, and planned to get married and have children, which was why there was today's chrysanthemum viewing event.

But I never thought that if he was such a person who compromised easily, why did he remain single in his previous life?

When you are really in the game, you can't see clearly the fog in front of you.

It was such a simple truth, but she didn't react at all.

"I didn't!" She retorted stubbornly, her face slightly red.

Seeing her refusal to admit it, Xiao Jinxuan chuckled and asked, "Then why don't you participate in the competition?"

Looking at his smile, Xie Zhuoning became even angrier for some reason.

Don’t you think it’s funny that she would have such a bad temper?

She stiffened her neck, as if deliberately contradicting him, "I am timid by nature and afraid of horses. Is that not okay?"

Xiao Jinxuan's eyes were raised high, and their color changed.

She dared to tell such a lie, but he didn't dare to believe it!

"If you get first place, I'll give you Mo Feng."

Mo Feng was the horse she rode at the royal stables that day.

The wildest and the most intense.

Xie Zhuoning was extremely pleased and was wildly excited when he heard the proposal.

"make a deal!"

She agreed so readily that Xiao Jinxuan's face suddenly turned dark.

In her eyes, his private seal is not as important as a horse?

Xie Zhuoning's eyes flickered with a faint smile, "But Your Highness Prince Xuan trusts me so much, isn't he afraid that I will lose?"

If he lost, and his private seal fell into the hands of another woman, he would have trouble explaining himself.

"Will you lose?" Xiao Jinxuan asked instead of answering.

When their eyes met, there was no hesitation in his eyes, only trust in her.

"It's hard to say." Xie Zhuoning shook his head, not daring to guarantee it.

"But I will try my best!"

She raised her head and smiled brightly, looking incredibly clean and pretty.

Xiao Jinxuan looked at her well-behaved and bright face, and his hands itched, and he wanted to raise his hands to rub her head.

I thought so in my heart and really did it.

The moment he rubbed it, the corners of his mouth seemed to fly up.

But at this moment, Jiang Yao came running over anxiously, "Uncle..."

As soon as he entered the room and saw the scene in front of him, his neck shrank.

"Am I here at the wrong time?"

No, uncle, you were smiling like a flower to Miss Xie just now, but why are you looking at your own nephew with such a dead look?

Is it too late for him to back out now?

I wonder if wishing them to have a son soon can save their lives?

Just as his mind was racing, Xie Zhuoning asked him, "Prince Jiang, is the competition about to begin?"

He felt relieved and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes!"

"Looks like I have to go change my clothes quickly." She waved goodbye to the two of them.

He turned around and immediately asked Xia Ju to use Qinggong to go back home and get her newly made riding suit.

When Fuling changed her clothes, she couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes.

"As expected, young lady still needs to dress brightly to look good. Xia Ju, don't you agree?"

Xia Ju thought for a moment and said, "Miss, I'm very happy."

happy?

Xie Zhuoning looked at her with amusement, "When have I ever been unhappy?"

Xia Ju said: "When I come."

Xie Zhuoning was stunned.

What was her mentality when she came?

If Xiao Jinxuan really chooses a suitable princess, then she will quietly disappear, and they will go their separate ways in the future. If they meet again on a stranger road, they will either be old friends or enemies.

So she allowed those people to slander her, and those rumors were the insurmountable gap she drew between them.

So she didn't want to take part in the competition, didn't want to get his private seal, and get entangled with him again.

She retreated step by step, but Xiao Jinxuan appeared behind her, blocking her retreat.

In this case, let’s go forward and see the scenery ahead!

…

Inside the racecourse.

Everyone was either discussing how luxurious the Duke Zhao's mansion was, even building a racecourse in the house, or guessing who would be the ultimate winner today.

The most popular candidate is Wang Qi, the daughter of Lieutenant General Huwei, who has trained with her father since childhood.

She rode the tall horse with great vigor and spirit, and the fierce horse was tamed by her until it was obedient.

Even Jiang Yao was full of praise after seeing it, "This Miss Wang has some skills."

After the praise comes the worry.

What if Miss Xie is defeated?

I heard that Wang Qi has admired his uncle for a long time. If she gets the private seal, he will have trouble explaining himself in the future.

"That's because you haven't seen Sister Ning riding a horse. Once you see her, you won't say that!"

Princess Yunheng snorted coldly, very dissatisfied with Jiang Yao's behavior of suppressing other people's ambitions and destroying his own prestige.

"Yes, yes, yes." Jiang Yao responded perfunctorily, but he didn't quite believe it in his heart.

How could Xie Zhuoning, a daughter of a wealthy family who never leaves her house, have the opportunity to ride a horse?

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a man riding a horse, galloping towards me from afar.

The fiery red riding outfit leaped like a raging fire, her eyebrows and eyes were flying, she was magnificent and gorgeous, and her posture was so bold that it almost burned people's eyes!

Jiang Yao was stunned. "Who is this, Miss Xie?"

That’s so cool!

"Please——"

Xie Zhuoning pulled the reins and stopped at the starting point.

With a raised eyebrow, he looked proud and passionate!

Xiao Jinxuan reluctantly withdrew his gaze from her and turned his head to look at Princess Jing'an, "Royal sister, we can start now."

As soon as Princess Jing'an raised her hand, the guards immediately struck the gongs and drums.

All the horses galloped away like arrows shot from a bow.

There are rows of small flags along the racecourse. When the horses gallop past, you need to reach out and grab the flags. The one who grabs the most flags within the specified time is the winner.

If you fail midway, you will be considered eliminated.

Not long after the competition started, a large number of people who were not very good at riding horses were eliminated.

Xie Zhuoning and Wang Qi drove together and took first place almost at the same time.

"Xie, Miss, I didn't realize that you are a pretty good rider. It's a pity that you don't have the chance anymore!"

Wang Qi turned his head and raised his eyebrows at Xie Zhuoning, looking quite relaxed.

She could see that Xie Zhuoning was a good rider, but his physical strength was not as good as hers.

When seizing the flag, one needs to constantly lean sideways and lower the body on the horse's back. After doing this several times, the eldest daughter of the Xie family can no longer bear it.

She is determined to get the first place!

Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "That may not be the case."

Underestimating the enemy is a big taboo in the arena.

Wang Qi raised his head confidently, "Then I will show you what the difference in strength is."

Then, she sped up once again, passed Xie Zhuoning, and took the lead, becoming the first.

Xie Zhuoning was neither hurried nor slow, in fact he slowed down.

Seeing the scene in the horse farm, Jiang Yao couldn't bear to watch, "It's over, Miss Xie is doomed to fail."

How much behind Wang Qi is this?

On the contrary, Xiao Jinxuan showed no sign of nervousness. "It's not over yet, it's too early to draw conclusions."

He made an agreement with Xie Zhuoning that she would not lose.

Jiang Yao muttered, "It's already like this, how can we turn the situation around?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jinxuan's lips moved slightly, as if he was smiling, "Tian Ji's horse race."

Princess Yunheng was confused by what she heard. "But they only have one horse, and there are no top, middle, or bottom grade horses. How can they have a Tian Ji horse race?"

After the competition went on for a while, Wang Qi slowed down visibly.

She had pushed too hard in the early stages and had overdrawn her physical strength, and now she was feeling a little overwhelmed.

But fortunately, she has accumulated so many advantages, so if she continues to maintain her position, she will still be number one.

But at this moment, Xie Zhuoning suddenly started to speed up, and his speed was even faster than the beginning!

"What..." Jiang Yao stared at the field in a daze. He was completely dumbfounded.

How could this happen?

Xiao Jinxuan said slowly, "Because she didn't use her full strength from the beginning."

He had competed with Xie Zhuoning before, so he knew better than anyone how strong that girl was.

So from the beginning, he knew that the girl was playing tricks.

She ran at a moderate speed, parallel to Wang Qi, tempting Wang Qi to try his best to overtake her.

She conserved her energy and waited until Wang Qi was exhausted before sprinting with all her strength!

"I'm sorry!" The moment he surpassed Wang Qi, Xie Zhuoning raised the corners of his mouth slightly and winked at her.

Wang Qi was so angry that he screamed, "Are you still a human being?"

But she really didn't have the energy to continue chasing.

She knew she lost...