Seeing this, the eunuch rushed forward to stop them, but he was also hit. He retreated, clutching his head and saying, "This is terrible! This is terrible!"
Just then, the lord came over after changing his clothes and happened to see this scene.
"What are you doing?" he roared.
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped watching the action movie and lowered their heads.
"What could have caused you to fight like this? Regardless of who is right or wrong, I think you should pack your things and get out of here."
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger." A rare moment of harmony ensued among the crowd.
"The princess is right here! Aren't you ashamed of yourselves!"
Everyone was speechless, lowered their heads, and dared not speak.
"Your Majesty, young people are full of vigor and high spirits, and they are all boys. This kind of thing is perfectly normal and there is nothing shameful about it."
Su Lixia was speechless. Fine, he'd give her a lecture, but why drag me into it? Now she even had to reply...
"Since the princess has said so, then you should all leave immediately."
The group replied, "Yes, thank you, Princess." Then they all withdrew.
"Has the princess been corrupted by them?" the lord asked.
Su Lixia waved her hand and smiled awkwardly, "No, no."
"Let's begin then. Princess, go and choose a horse first."
You don't need to be so polite. It would be best if you all went to choose first, and then there were no horses left for me. That would be ideal. Su Lixia thought to herself.
"No need, Your Majesty and the Prince go first. Oh right, Your Majesty the Empress, you go first too. After you've finished choosing, I'll choose."
The queen was pleasantly surprised to be called out, as she thought no one was going to pay attention to her anymore.
"There's no rush. Let the princess go first. There's no need to make such a fuss."
Upon hearing this, the lord realized that the empress had also changed into riding attire. Despite his displeasure, he didn't want to embarrass her: "The empress is right, princess, please go ahead. I'll wait here." With that, the lord plopped down on the ground.
Seeing this, Su Lixia's lips twitched. There was really no reason not to go.
"Oh well."
After saying that, Su Lixia went downstairs to choose a horse.
Tie Niu, who was watching the commotion below, had to crane his neck and stand on tiptoe to see her. However, he could only see Su Lixia's profile from his angle. He was so captivated by Su Lixia's beauty that he didn't recognize her at all.
However, Fang Fan, who was not far away, recognized her and snorted, "Little brat, I knew you were lying to me."
Today, she was dressed glamorously, unlike her chivalrous self that day. Now, she seemed rather ordinary in the crowd, because there were too many like her, and none of them were enough to amaze Su Lixia.
"This is the one." Su Lixia found a familiar horse, and she felt like she had ridden it before.
Tie Niu was extremely excited, muttering to himself, "My horse, my horse!"
“Alright!” the lord agreed, then stood up and looked at Yi Zexuan, saying, “Let’s go pick one out.”
"Yes." With that, the two walked over first, with the Empress following closely behind.
After the group mounted their horses, the lord asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to join? It would be more interesting if more people came."
On the field, everyone looked at each other, and no one stepped forward.
"If no one else is around, then the few of us will compete."
"Your Majesty, I would also like to try," Fang Fan said, refusing the offer.
"Alright! Come forward."
Fang Fan stepped forward and bowed to them.
The lord asked, "Whose daughter are you?"
"My daughter is the second daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, named Qimuge."
The lord nodded: "Oh, it's you. I heard you're quite good at fighting."
"It's just a rumor. Because we always go out, everyone knows each other. It's been passed around and it's become what it is now."
The lord laughed and said, "I see. Alright, then go and choose your horse."
Qimuge picked the nearest horse and rode it to Su Lixia's side.
"Princess, it's been a long time," Qimuge said, clasping her hands in greeting.
Su Lixia didn't react for a moment, but subconsciously replied, "Long time no see."
"Do you know each other?" the lord asked.
"I met the princess once, but she probably doesn't remember."
Su Lixia hadn't met many people to begin with, but she recognized her after just a couple of glances: "Aren't you the one I saw before...?"
Just as Su Lixia was about to continue, Qimuge interrupted her: "Princess, you'd better not say anything more. If you say something wrong, Qimuge will be sad. Let's have a proper chat later."
"Yes, Qimuge is right. Let's get started."
"yes."
After the animals were placed in the arena, the arrows were distributed. Su Lixia couldn't help but shudder when she saw the sharp arrowheads.
After the eunuch announced the start, they began to move. The emperor and Yi Zexuan took the lead, with the empress following closely behind.
Su Lixia walked slowly, and Qimuge slowed down a bit ahead of her to wait for Su Lixia to catch up.
"Princess, your horsemanship looks like you've just learned. Could it be that you were learning to ride when we met at the horse farm last time?"
Su Lixia smiled awkwardly: "You actually recognized me?"
Qimuge hummed and said, "Your makeup does make you look like a man, but your eyebrows and eyes are so distinctive that of course you can be recognized. I thought your identity was fake, but I didn't expect that even your gender was fake."
Su Lixia smiled awkwardly again and said, "I didn't mean to deceive you, it wasn't intentional, please excuse me."
"Princess, what are you saying? I just thought it was funny. Was your maid doing your makeup?"
Su Lixia nodded: "Yes, my maid is quite skilled in dressing up."
Qimuge exclaimed, "That's really good! When I have time, can I have her draw one for me too? I'd like to try dressing up as one."
"Of course you can. Once you don't have to entertain your lord these next couple of days, come find me in my tent. I still have that set of men's clothing with me, so you can take it with you."
Qimuge snapped her fingers and thanked her, saying, "That's great! I didn't expect you to be so down-to-earth. I'm definitely going to be your friend."
Su Lixia couldn't help but smile at her adorable appearance and said, "I didn't expect you to be so funny. When I first met you, I thought you were fierce and even lied to me, saying your name was... Fang Fan, right?"
Qimuge laughed and said, "I can't even remember my own name."
“Fang Fan, Qi Muge.” Su Lixia read the two names aloud again, feeling that they were becoming more and more familiar.
System notification: The third female character in the novel.
Su Lixia was immediately surprised and looked at her with a shocked expression.
"Are you particularly good at fighting?"
Qimuge asked in confusion, "Why are you asking that too?"
"I've also heard that there's a woman in the city who's incredibly powerful, able to beat any thug and help many people. Are you the one they're talking about?"
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