Chapter 242 Wei Lingze admits defeat
Shen Qingyuan pointed his sword at Wei Lingze. Everyone could see that he had won, but he did not continue to attack. Instead, he asked Wei Lingze solemnly, "Do you want to continue?"
After fighting for several rounds, Wei Lingze could clearly feel the exhaustion of his physical strength, but Shen Qingyuan's voice was still as steady and calm as usual.
It seemed as if the fight just now was nothing to him. He was not satisfied with defeating Wei Lingze, but wanted Wei Lingze to admit defeat in person.
This is really humiliating.
Wei Lingze gritted his teeth and finally bent down to pick up the spear.
He was burning with rage and attacked with extreme ferocity and murderous intent, but he was too impatient, so he left many loopholes. Every time he tried his best to attack, it would be easily resolved by Shen Qingyuan.
Not long after, the spear in his hand fell to the ground again.
Shen Qingyuan still didn't rush to end the competition, but asked Wei Lingze again: "Do you want to continue?"
Wei Lingze gritted his teeth and fixed his gaze on the spear not far away.
This was the weapon he was best at. He had used a spear to knock Xuanyuan Lang off his horse back then, but today, this spear was knocked out of his hand again and again by Shen Qingyuan.
Of course he could pick up the spear and continue competing with Shen Qingyuan, but so what?
He will still lose.
And each defeat was more tragic than the last.
To refuse to admit defeat is only to bring shame upon oneself.
This time, Wei Lingze did not pick up the spear again, but walked out of the training ground by himself.
He gave up.
Perhaps because he lost too miserably, no one dared to cheer for Shen Qingyuan. In the end, it was the dealer who set up the bet who announced Shen Qingyuan's victory.
The outcome was already decided, and with the envoys present, no one could comment too much on Wei Lingze, lest they laugh at him. However, some people, eager to watch the fun, deliberately made loud jokes, "Second Miss Xiao, how did you bet on Lord Shen to win? It seems that Lord Wei, your brother-in-law, isn't very popular with your sister-in-law."
Although Shen Qingyuan is related to the Xiao family, he is still far inferior to his brother-in-law Wei Lingze. The Xiao family should either pretend not to know about the gambling and not participate at all, or they should bet on Wei Lingze to win. Even if Wei Lingze loses, it also represents the Xiao family's support for him.
But now Xiao Qingyue bet on Shen Qingyuan to win. Isn't this publicly destroying Wei Lingze, her brother-in-law?
Everyone started laughing and wanted to say something, but Wei Lingze's cold eyes swept across their faces: "Is this really that funny?"
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Wei Lingze was obviously not in a position to take a joke now. Everyone's smiles disappeared and they all fell silent, and the atmosphere became awkward.
Wei Lingze ignored everyone and left the training ground and returned to his tent.
Xuanyuan Lang's interest in Shen Qingyuan reached its peak. He walked into the arena, picked up Wei Lingze's knocked-off spear, and prepared to continue his duel with Shen Qingyuan. The Crown Prince sent someone to stop him, saying, "Master Shen has just competed once and is very exhausted. It would be unfair to continue. General Xuanyuan, please wait until tomorrow to challenge Master Shen."
Xuanyuan Lang was somewhat dissatisfied, but this was not Yuexi after all, not a place where he could do whatever he wanted, and he also didn't want to be gossiped about by the people of Zhaoling after he won.
Xuanyuan Lang plunged his spear into the gravel at his feet and said quietly, "Okay, then we'll wait until tomorrow."
After Xuanyuan Lang finished speaking, he turned and left. When he was far away, everyone saw that nearly half of the spear was stuck in the rubble. Someone tried to pull it out, but it didn't move at all. Everyone then realized how terrifying Xuanyuan Lang's power was.
It seems that tomorrow's competition will be a fierce battle.
The dealer set up a new gambling game. Everyone no longer paid attention to Wei Lingze and placed their bets enthusiastically.
Chunxi received the silver note from the dealer. She first paid back the money to Princess Hengyang, took another thousand taels as a thank you gift, bet all the remaining silver notes on Shen Qingyuan to win, and then ran towards Shen Qingyuan quickly.
There were many people around Shen Qingyuan, some congratulating him, and some wanting to invite him to discuss and learn from him in private. Shen Qingyuan looked indifferent, neither surprised nor happy, as if winning against Wei Lingze was not something to be proud of.
Shen Qingyuan caught a glimpse of Chunxi coming over, and interrupted them: "Please make way, my wife is coming."
Everyone immediately made way for him, and Shen Qingyuan strode forward, pulling Chunxi into his arms. "Madam, why are you running so fast?"
Chunxi raised her head, her eyes sparkling, the corners of her lips curled up, and she was smiling: "My husband was so majestic and handsome just now. I was afraid that others would be fascinated by him, so of course I had to hurry to declare my sovereignty. I also want to congratulate my husband for not only winning the competition, but also winning a large sum of money."
Chunxi's tone was cheerful, full of joy and pride.
Shen Qingyuan's calm face finally broke into a smile, but he still pretended to be serious: "This is in front of the emperor. Madam, you dare to gather people to gamble. You are really brave."
Chunxi was not afraid and said calmly: "I heard from the princess that the Zhuang family is the empress dowager's nephew, so nothing should happen to them."
She is very sensible in doing things and will not follow others in doing things.
The two talked for a while, and then the prince sent someone to invite them, so Shen Qingyuan simply took Chunxi with him.
There is some difference in their stature, one is tall and mighty, the other is petite but not weak. They walk side by side, looking extremely harmonious.
Someone among the female relatives couldn't help but murmur, "I didn't expect that Lord Shen and Madam Shen look like a good match."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone sighed inexplicably.
Shen Qingyuan's wedding happened to be on the same day as Wei Lingze's.
At first, no one was optimistic about this marriage because Chunxi came from a low-class family and Shen Qingyuan was several years older than her and had the reputation of being a wife-killer. However, after more than half a year, the two of them seemed to be a perfect match and were in love with each other.
And what about Wei Lingze?
After three years of paralysis, he finally recovered and married his childhood sweetheart. Originally, the two of them had gone through hardships to be together, and they should have cherished each other more and become a model of loving couple. However, now they don’t even speak to each other, and it seems that they are not in harmony but in reality.
Back in the tent, Wei Lingze was also recalling everything that had happened over the past six months. However, before he could sort it out, his father rushed into the tent and scolded him: "Rebellious son, who told you to take the initiative to challenge Shen Qingyuan? You knew that this winter hunt was to intimidate the envoys and enhance our country's prestige. Why did you fight with your own people in front of outsiders?"
Moreover, the prince sent people to stop him, but this rebellious son refused to listen.
Wei's father was unable to come to the training ground to see the specific situation. He stayed in front of the emperor all day. He did not expect that Wei Lingze would suddenly challenge Shen Qingyuan despite the dissuasion, and he did not expect that Wei Lingze would admit defeat and lose the game on his own.
Previously, because of the incident of catching an adulterer in Yunshan Temple, Prince Ying refused to let it go and Wei Lingze was suspended from his post. If it weren't for Xuanyuan Lang in the envoy group, he would never have been able to be reinstated so quickly.
At this time, he should try his best to defeat Xuanyuan Lang to prove himself. Why should he go into trouble and challenge Shen Qingyuan?
Doesn't this clearly make His Majesty and the Crown Prince think that he is disregarding the overall situation and prefers to fight among himself?
Father Wei looked at Wei Lingze angrily, waiting for him to give an explanation. However, after waiting for a long time, he only heard one sentence: "Dad, I'm done."
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