Chapter 37: Eat Salty Radishes and Don’t Worry
An Yun was too lazy to move and just pretended not to see him, thinking it was bad luck.
But Bai Mu still stood in front of her steadily. After hesitating, he asked:
"Last time at my house...are you okay?"
An Yun knew what he meant: "Okay, you can go now."
Bai Mu instantly got angry. It was because An Yun was so ungentle that he liked Su Lu more. He always felt a little guilty for not saving her in time last time, but now he didn't feel that way at all.
"An Yun, can't you change your temper? If a girl is so rude, who will want you in the future?"
An Yun didn't want to see him in the first place, and he was still too talkative and didn't tolerate her at all:
"What's it to you? Just mind your own business."
Bai Mu: “You!”
He was afraid that he would be angry to death, so he turned around and was about to leave, but then he remembered that An Yun was not a bad person by nature, and she did not go to complain to her mother about the last time she fell into the water. Bai Mu took a deep breath and turned around.
"I won the rowing championship today. Is there anything you want? You can go over and discuss it with Miss Su and the others."
His tone was completely matter-of-fact, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his words at all.
Zhao Mingzhu couldn't bear to listen any longer. She rested her chin on An Yun's shoulder and whispered:
"Please, if you keep listening, I'll lose at least three years of my life."
Gu Yu nodded and leaned close to An Yun's ear:
"Time is money, Anzi, do you think it's worth wasting on him?"
An Yun used her limited brain capacity to calculate... but couldn't figure it out. However, her intuition was a big loss!
She patted her butt and stood up, walked to Bai Mu, raised her leg and kicked him hard, hitting Bai Mu in the lower body!
Bai Mu's face turned pale instantly. He covered his lower body and squeezed out the words through gritted teeth: "What are you crazy about!"
"I'm crazy. Otherwise, how could I have liked you for so many years? Bai Mu, let's make it clear today. I've figured it out. I won't be so shameless as to chase after you anymore. My father will come to cancel the engagement soon. From now on, you can love whoever you want. We'll go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other anymore!"
"But if you dare to teach me a lesson like I'm your father again, I'll beat you up every time I see you!"
A look of surprise flashed across Bai Mu's painful face. He knew that there would be a day when they would draw a line between them, but he should be the one to say these words, not An Yun.
But now An Yun actually said that she wanted to cancel the engagement. Bai Mu was happy and a little... disappointed?
He then realized that he and An Yun had known each other for many years, and he had once treated her as his wife.
But this feeling of disappointment did not last long. He turned around to look at Su Lu's back. Breaking off the engagement was what he was about to do anyway, and it was okay for An Yun to bring it up herself.
"In that case, thank you for your help." Bai Mu took a breath and said slowly.
An Yun picked her nose and flicked it away: "Get out of here."
When she turned around, Zhao Mingzhu and Gu Yu gave her encouragement in time: "Good baby, great!"
At this time, Changhe appeared and said to Zhao Mingzhu under the tree:
"Princess, His Highness is waiting for you in the tall building. Please."
Zhao Mingzhu's hands felt a little sore, and she didn't really want to move. Then she heard Changhe say to Gu Yu and An Yun:
"His Highness said that the Princess and Miss An will also be going up together."
The three of them looked at each other, all a little confused, then stood up, dusted themselves off, and followed Changhe.
Changhe first took them to the side room to change clothes, and then took them to the banquet table.
The three of them changed into new clothes and walked in refreshed. They knelt and saluted:
"Greetings to the Emperor, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
Emperor Jingyuan looked at the three little girls and smiled kindly: "Get up."
At this time, Bai Mu and Su Lu sisters also came with the chief eunuch.
"Your Majesty, I, your servants, bow before you. Long live the Emperor."
"Get up, someone give them a seat, these kids must be tired."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
Just as Zhao Mingzhu was about to get together with Gu Yu, she saw Gu Qingheng waving at her. She thought that since she was the Crown Princess, she should sit with him, so she walked over and sat next to him.
"Did the Crown Princess have a good time?"
Zhao Mingzhu said honestly, "It's okay, just very tired."
The amount of exercise she did today was the sum of all the exercises she had done in the days since she came here.
I have to take good care of myself when I get home.
Emperor Jingyuan looked at Gu Qingheng who was talking to Zhao Mingzhu with his head down, and he smiled with relief. The fact that his son and daughter-in-law could now get along so harmoniously was far beyond his expectations.
At this time, the chief eunuch and the junior eunuch came up with a sandalwood tray, and Emperor Jingyuan pointed:
"The top three will all receive rewards. Give them to the young man from the Bai family and the young woman from the Lei family first."
Emperor Jingyuan then turned to Zhao Mingzhu and asked:
"Mingzhu, you won first place, so this Ruyi Prize is for you. Have you decided what you want?"
Zhao Mingzhu and An Yun were drowsy, but were suddenly awakened by these words. Gu Yu was also surprised after hearing this.
"Don't worry, I haven't thought about it yet. You guys are thinking about it."
Emperor Jingyuan looked at the confusion on their faces and knew that they didn't know they had become the leader.
Some are happy while others are sad. Bai Mu is holding the hundred taels of gold in front of him in disbelief. Lei Ruoshui is also confused. Where is the promised Ruyi Prize?
Su Lu looked at Bai Mu anxiously and poked Bai Mu from behind, asking him to ask quickly whether Emperor Jingyuan had seen it wrong.
The key point is that this boat rowing competition is held by the Imperial College, and their academy does not participate at all.
Bai Mu quickly calmed down and stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, there are no female members participating in this boat race. The Crown Princess, Miss Lei, and the others simply strayed into the race by mistake, so they don't count."
Emperor Jingyuan continued to smile after hearing this. "Young man from the Bai family, I and the other nobles saw that their two boats started later than yours, and their numbers were not comparable, yet they surpassed all of you and won the championship. This is truly remarkable. Besides, there are no rules restricting girls from participating this time, so how can it be counted?"
The rowing team consists of six people, with four people in Lei Ruoshui's boat and only three people in Zhao Mingzhu's boat.
Bai Mu's eyes flashed with confusion after hearing this. There was indeed no such restriction in the Zhouzhou competition, but this was a competition of the Imperial College, and they were from the academy next door.
When General Bai saw this, veins popped up on his forehead. He suppressed the urge to rip the useless man's ears and vent his anger.
Remind: "Mu'er, hurry up and claim your reward, thank the Lord for His grace!"
Who did he think he was talking to? The whole world was under the emperor's gaze, let alone deciding the winner of a game.
Moreover, there were so many men in the Imperial College, yet two boats that started later than them squeezed into the top three. It's so embarrassing to say it out loud!
What's more, he saw clearly that the boy was about to win, but he relaxed at the critical moment and finally lost to the girls of the Zhao family!
He had forgotten all about the sayings he always used to say: "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated, arrogant soldiers will be defeated!" How could he still have the nerve to defend himself?
When Bai Mu saw his father's eyes that were about to spit fire, he suddenly came to his senses and immediately knelt down to accept the reward.
Although Lei Ruoshui was unhappy, this was an extra joy, so she also thanked him.
Now it was the turn of Zhao Mingzhu and the other two who unexpectedly won the championship.
The three of them were bent over and whispering to each other just now. After Lei Ruoshui finished thanking her and stood up straight, Gu Yu acted as the spokesperson.
"Your Majesty, we have discussed this and this time the reward we want..." Gu Yu leaned closer and whispered.
Emperor Jingyuan was at a loss for words after hearing this: "You are all so old, yet you are still so childish."
Gu Yu heard this and said, "Then the emperor doesn't allow it?"
Emperor Jingyuan waved his hand and asked the chief eunuch to take them to prepare: "I approve."
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