Chapter 114 The final victor: Consort Wei or Ji Qingwu?
Ji Qingwu nodded stiffly and left.
It's obvious without even thinking that the emperor must have given some instructions, but she wouldn't be able to get the answer even if she asked.
However, Princess Huachang did not find an opportunity to visit Ji Qingwu in the middle of the night.
When she got home that night, she cleaned Yuchi Lianping's wounds according to the method Ji Qingwu had given her.
He had four wounds, one of which was very deep. She had whipped him with a branch, and the surrounding skin had turned white, making it look extremely serious.
Unlike the Princess's residence, this place had servants to attend to her. She took pity on him and helped him apply medicine and bandage his wounds, but this brute insisted on finding an excuse to say that she had worked hard and that he should reward her properly.
As he thanked her, he couldn't contain his excitement and dragged her onto the bed.
Princess Huachang was afraid that his wound would reopen, and she also felt guilty because of the time she had slapped him earlier.
Yu Chi Lianping noticed that her resistance had weakened considerably, and took advantage of her slight apology.
They don't have the means to cook, but they insist on eating anyway.
Yuchi Lianping had a good time.
But the price was that his wound reopened, and blood stained Princess Huachang's snow-white nightgown. After that, he was mercilessly driven out of the tent.
Left with no other choice, Yuchi Lianping knocked on the tent door of Duan Mingfeng, the Imperial City Envoy, who had just fallen asleep, and squeezed in with him to sleep for the rest of the night.
Lord Duan was forced to keep his eyes open until dawn.
Before dawn, the emperor returned to the Hall of Diligent Governance in the palace and issued a secret edict to the northern army.
That night, Ji Qingwu slept the best.
Princess Huachang got up early in the morning because she was thinking about what Ji Qingwu had whispered to her.
But when she arrived at Ji Qingwu's tent, she saw Li Yuzong standing at the door.
The head steward of the Imperial Household Department personally stood guard by the door; it was self-evident who was inside.
Princess Huachang paced back and forth, sighing. She had been out of her mind yesterday and had argued with the emperor; she couldn't afford to make the same mistake again this morning.
Thinking that she could find an opportunity to meet Ji Qingwu during the day, she was already sleepy, so she went back to catch up on her sleep.
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The second day of the equestrian archery ceremony was the archery competition.
Yesterday's hunt was to test teamwork skills, and today is the individual competition. The men's and women's competitions are separate, and because there are fewer women participating, they will be held first.
After Emperor Wusu took his seat on the high platform, he glanced at the tables below him and saw that three of them were empty.
Li Yuzong waved to the palace servants standing to the side, and Aunt Shixi, who was by the Empress Dowager's side, immediately bowed and knelt down to report.
"Your Majesty, Princess Qingyun fell ill last night due to a cold, and the Empress Dowager is taking care of her at Cining Palace. She will not be coming to watch the competition today."
This is just the version of events that has been brought to the forefront.
The truth is that Princess Qingyun knelt on the edge of the cliff until she fainted.
When they were carried back to Cining Palace, their clothes were covered in feces, their faces were pale from the cold, their lips were cracked and blue, and they had a high fever and their eyes were rolling back. It felt like they were about to die.
This greatly frightened the Empress Dowager, who took care of the patient while reciting scriptures and praying.
Despite the fact that Princess Qingyun was punished by the emperor to kneel, the Cining Palace did not receive a single word of it.
This clearly shows that if the Emperor doesn't want people to know something, he won't let it out.
Emperor Wusu's reaction to the palace servant's report was indifferent.
He had known about Qingyun's health condition for some time.
The guards reported early in the morning that Princess Qingyun had been exposed to the cold wind all night and had developed a high fever and trembling. She had fainted while kneeling on the edge of the cliff. Only then did he order that Qingyun be released from the kneeling punishment, and the guards escorted the princess back.
If we don't torment her to the point of near death and make her suffer, the willful and spoiled Qingyun won't learn to cherish her life.
Emperor Wusu said calmly, "Please have Dr. Chen from the Imperial Medical Academy go and see Qingyun in person. I remember he is most skilled at treating typhoid fever."
Shi Xi took a breath, her heartbeat calmed down a bit, and she bent down and stepped back.
Fortunately, His Majesty still cherishes the bond between brothers.
In front of everyone, he invited the most renowned physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, the old physician Chen, to treat Princess Qingyun, so that the entire palace would know that the princess had not lost the emperor's favor, thus quelling their speculations.
Ji Qingwu was unaware of the inside story. When she heard that Princess Qingyun had caught a cold and fallen ill, she thought it was just a common cold, just like her own.
Moreover, she thought the emperor had only punished her by making her kneel for a short while, but she didn't expect it to be for the whole night.
Ji Qingwu nodded in deep agreement. Even someone with her strong constitution fell victim to it, so it was normal for the little princess to be sick.
She glanced at the emperor sitting on the high platform, wearing a crown and a bright yellow dragon robe, and then resumed her majestic and unapproachable demeanor.
However, this time she recovered remarkably quickly; after a good night's sleep, she felt refreshed and energized.
Sleeping next to the emperor for one night was more effective than taking medicine. Could this be the true dragon's aura?
Her gaze then swept over the seats on the right side of the platform.
The seat that belonged to Prince Yong remained empty...
She wondered how things were progressing with Princess Yong; she needed to choose a day to meet with Tao Wanyin.
On the field, the supervising officials were counting the participants who would be competing later.
There are more than 20 women participating in archery today. They stand in a row and shoot ten arrows at a time. The top six who hit the most arrows pass the test.
The first round of competition quickly determined the top six.
They were Consort Wei, Huo Shaofang who was with Princess Qingyun yesterday, Ji Qingwu, and three young women.
Ji Qingwu entered the final round in fifth place, which is a respectable result.
However, apart from her, these individuals all came from military families.
People didn't have high expectations for this Miss Ji, but the fact that she made it to the finals was enough to make these civil officials proud.
Qiao, who was watching from the side, was already satisfied and looked at Xiao Wu with a proud expression.
Soon, the moving targets for the final round were all ready, and the supervisor explained the rules.
"The final round is horseback archery, shooting ten arrows at a moving target. The player with the highest total score wins and takes first place."
The final match has officially begun.
To simulate battlefield conditions, they had to shoot at moving targets. This was even more difficult for the young ladies from noble families who rarely had the opportunity to engage in real combat, but it was also the greatest test of their true abilities.
In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the first five arrows had already been shot.
Apart from the top two, whose scores are relatively close, the remaining four have already fallen far behind.
Huo Shaofang, who abandoned the princess yesterday, is timid but truly excellent at riding and archery, and is on par with Consort Wei, only two rings behind.
Currently, it's just the two of them vying for the top spot.
Consort Wei did not consider Huo Shaofang a competitor at all; she could easily defeat her with a casual move.
As for Ji Qingwu, her first arrow immediately attracted everyone's attention.
as well as......
The audience burst into laughter.
Because she had just drawn the bow when something went wrong.
She accidentally shot at someone else's target.
At first, Ji Qingwu didn't understand which color was her target. She touched her neck embarrassedly. This moving target was easy to misbehave if you didn't look at it carefully.
The emperor, sitting on the high platform, also had a smile on his lips, but it wasn't for laughing at her for shooting at the wrong target.
It was something else entirely.
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