Chapter 122: Retreat
Her words made everyone present laugh.
Of course, it does not include Fu Yingwu and Lin Yu. They think that Princess Jing'an said this a bit too much. The competition is about your love and my will. People don't want to compete, so they say such ugly words. This is clearly a provocation!
Lin Yu knew that Princess Jing'an had always been arrogant and was suppressed by Chu Xinyu all the time these two days, and at a disadvantage, how could she be willing to do so? If she didn't beat Chu Xinyu once, she would not give up. But if Chu Xinyu took the exam, if she lost to Princess Jing'an, she would use this matter to show off her power and make you unable to raise your head in front of her for the rest of your life.
So, no matter whether you should take the exam or not, it is really difficult to get out as long as you are entangled by Princess Jing'an. She then lowered her face and said, "Jingan, you are saying too much."
"Lin Yu, are you still my friend? Or is it because she is your future sister-in-law that you hugged her thigh so quickly? But you know that although the emperor ordered her to marry her to your third brother, she might not be able to marry her any day, and she may not be able to do so at any time, let alone, her marriage was robbed, and she seized Yinghua's happiness!"
As for Lin Yu standing on Chu Xinyu's side, Princess Jing'an felt that she had betrayed her and she could not accept that she should share the same hatred with her rather than talking for her.
Lin Yu spoke out to help him, and Chu Xinyu was very grateful. She originally didn't want to pay attention to Princess Jing'an, but she brought Xu Zhilan upset her. What about robbing her marriage and her happiness? It was clearly her robbing my identity and my happiness!
She looked at Xu Zhilan and saw her standing aside silently without any dissuasion. Her silence was equivalent to agreeing with Princess Jing'an's behavior.
Chu Xinyu smiled coldly in his heart and greeted Princess Jing'an's provocative gaze, "Since the princess is so kindly invited, if Xinyu refuses again, she will be disrespectful."
Fu Yingwu pulled the corner of her clothes and whispered worriedly: "Sister Yu, do you really want to agree to compete with her? Princess Jing'an has been good at throwing pots since she was a child. I heard that her throwing pot skills are first-class, and many men may not be able to beat her."
Lin Yu also joined in and persuaded: "Yes, Xinyu, you have to think carefully. If you compete with her, it would be fine if you win. At most, you will be harassed by her constantly, but if you lose to her, she will step on you to the bottom of the mud and will never turn over."
After hearing what Lin Yu said, Chu Xinyu knew that he could not retreat. With so many eyes looking at her, she would not fight, which would only make these people ridicule her. The entanglement between her and Princess Jing'an could not be solved.
She knew that Fu Yingwu and Lin Yu were caring about her, so she comforted her: "It's just a discussion, so don't worry."
Princess Jing'an saw Chu Xinyu's calm and composed look, and couldn't help but snort coldly, overestimating her ability!
"Of course, you have to distinguish between the high and lows of the competition. If you lose, you have to agree to me. On the contrary, if I lose, I also agree to you. How about it?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xinyu frowned slightly and said, "If the request is too much, it cannot be followed. If you ask me to commit suicide, it will not be worth the loss."
Princess Jing'an smiled and said, "I won't take your life. If you lose, go to the emperor and leave your marriage with the Marquis of Beiping."
Lin Yu felt nervous when he heard this. He looked at Chu Xinyu, but saw her face darkening and sneered: "So you are so jealous of the marriage granted to me by the emperor. This competition seems to be a loss. Why should I agree to compete with you?"
"If I lose, you can also make a request, no matter what, just say it."
Because Princess Jing'an asked to get involved in the second sister, Fu Yingwu couldn't help either side, so she was anxious when standing here. Didn't the second sister care? What does Jing'an mean to say this? Isn't the second sister care like she appears?
Chu Xinyu knew that Xu Zhilan did not let go so easily. This person was really good. He didn't come forward, but he used Princess Jing'an's hatred for him to provoke her to make such requests. Since Princess Jing'an is so willing to be used by Xu Zhilan to stand up for her, she will do it thoroughly and let you sacrifice thoroughly for her.
She thought for a moment and said, "If I want you to apologize to me in front of everyone on the platform of Tongque Street, and you are not allowed to provoke me or pester me for various reasons in the future, would you like?"
Princess Jing'an suddenly said silently when Chu Xinyu's request. This request was not too much than what she asked, but it was a shame to apologize to her in front of everyone. What kind of face would she have in the circle of noble women in the future?
Seeing this, Chu Xinyu sneered and said, "What? If you don't want to, don't compete."
Originally, she didn't want to compete with her. She insisted on challenging herself. When she didn't want to deal with Xu Zhilan with all her heart, she had to be distracted from Jing'an's various entanglements. She took advantage of this competition to solve Jing'an at one time.
Xu Zhilan originally wanted to deal with Chu Xinyu by Princess Jing'an's hatred for Chu Xinyu and her secret admiration for Lin Chenyao, but depending on the situation, Princess Jing'an was hesitating and had to speak out: "Jing'an, forget it! This competition requirement is too much for both parties. I invite you to come here to appreciate the flowers, not for me, to increase each other's hatred!"
After saying this, she not only did not persuade Princess Jing'an to retreat, but instead aroused her competitive spirit.
"Don't worry, I said I will definitely ask for an explanation for you. Since I have spoken, I will definitely do it, let alone I will definitely lose!" Princess Jing'an was very confident in her throwing pot.
Xu Zhilan was secretly happy and pretended to be useless to persuade Princess Jing'an, but Princess Jing'an refused. Besides, Chu Xinyu also accepted the competition. If she stopped now, it would be too late.
She said to Chu Xinyu: "Okay, if I lose, I apologize to you. I will not bother you for various reasons from now on. But if you lose, you have to break off the engagement and you will never be allowed to get close to the Marquis of Beiping."
Chu Xinyu was very curious. Is Princess Jing'an's dissatisfaction with her just the grievances when she was a child? Why did she feel that her marriage with Lin Chenyao? Princess Jing'an's reaction seemed to be even bigger than Xu Zhilan. Does she also like Lin Chenyao?
That's why she was jealous of herself. On the surface, she asked for an explanation for Xu Zhilan, but in fact she felt unbalanced?
However, Jing'an likes Lin Chenyao, how could he be so kind to Xu Zhilan? She isn't jealous of the ambiguous relationship between Xu Zhilan and Lin Chenyao?
Chu Xinyu couldn't figure it out, so he didn't continue to struggle.
She, Fu Yingwu and others walked forward. In the open space in the center of the vast garden, there was a very tall copper pot with a mouth of the pot in the middle. There were two hollow pot ears on both sides of the pot mouth, and the arrows were placed aside.
Pot throwing a pot is an elegant activity that is calm and peaceful, pursuing graceful posture, and is most popular among noble girls and ladies.
When the other girls heard that Princess Jing'an and Chu Xinyu were going to compete to throw a pot, they all came forward to watch.
Among these, most of them were Xu Zhilan invited girls from a noble family, and there were also some distant relatives of Duke E's mansion, and they often went to the mansion to play. It happened that the second girl from the Fu family invited the girl to enjoy the flowers today, and they also came to join in the fun.
They talked in a low voice, communicating the causes and consequences of the matter, and guessing who would win in the end.
Princess Jing'an pointed at the arrow and said the rules, "Each of us threw ten arrows, with the red line as the boundary. Whoever hits the most will win." After pausing, he said, "Who starts first?"
Chu Xinyu said: "It's just that we have more than a lot of fun. If you want to play, everyone will play together. You choose two people and you, and I choose two people and me. Let's see who leads the team to win more of the shots, how about it?"
When everyone heard this, they thought the idea was good. Princess Jing'an frowned slightly, wondering what she was selling in the gourd, so she looked at Fu Ying's wife.
Xu Zhilan was not understanding Chu Xinyu's proposal. Could it be that she would not throw a pot, otherwise why would she suggest that they choose to form a team of two people? She definitely would not throw a ball, so she asked the other two to help, and wanted to get through it.
Not only Xu Zhilan thought about Chu Xinyu's proposal, but also Princess Jing'an, Fu Yingwu and Lin Yu, especially Fu Yingwu, she didn't know that Chu Xinyu would not throw a pot, and she was very guilty. If she hadn't proposed to enjoy the flowers, she would not have faced Princess Jing'an again.
"Okay! Just follow yours." Princess Jing'an was afraid that Chu Xinyu would repent, so she agreed readily, and she asked Chu Xinyu to choose the person first.
Chu Xinyu did not be polite to her, and chose Fu Yingwu and Lin Yu without thinking.
Princess Jing'an saw that she chose Lin Yu, her eyes narrowed slightly. Lin Yu's archery skills are cunning among noble girls. They are not inferior to him. Throwing pots is similar to archery. If you can shoot arrows, you will naturally throw pots. However, those who can throw pots may not be able to shoot archers. Fu Yingwu is also a master of throwing pots, so her heart is even more certain that Chu Xinyu can't throw pots at all.
She chose Fu Yinghua and the legitimate daughter of Chang'an Hou Lin Shan. Lin Shan has been with her father and brother in the army since she was a child, and is good at riding and shooting. What she is most proud of is her archery skills. She didn't take the elegant activity of throwing pots into consideration at all.
Princess Jing'an talked about the rules of throwing pots. The two teams stood on both sides of the high pot, and the referee shouted slogans. The two of them threw arrows into the pot together. Three of them were once, with a total of nine arrows. If all of them were thrown into the pot, give two chips; if one of them hit the pot, give three chips; if all of them hit the pot, give one chip; if one of them hits the pot, give one chip.
This kind of gameplay is very fresh and extremely difficult. If one of them drags on his back, the whole team will lose. Princess Jing'an is very confident in her team members, while Lin Yu and Fu Yingwu are both worried about Chu Xinyu and don't know how good she is.
Lin Yu saw Chu Xinyu's calm expression, and then remembered that on the day of Baihua Banquet, she fought against three. No one present knew how good she was in the piano playing skills. They all thought she would win, but Chu Xinyu looked calm and did not panic at all. In the end, she unexpectedly beat herself, and she deliberately let the water go, so that she did not lose so badly.
Maybe this time she will do this like playing the piano, deliberately making her opponent lower her vigilance and win with one move.
The referee is the lord of Funing County, and she will shout preparatory slogans.
Both sides stood in a row, and Chu Xinyu saw that Lin Shan was standing in front of Princess Jing'an, and Xu Zhilan was standing in the middle. Princess Jing'an finally thought about it and asked Fu Yingwu to stand in front, Lin Yu was standing in the middle, and she was behind.
She told Fu Yingwu that if you don’t have confidence in your skills, throw them all into the mouth of the pot, because the mouth of the pot is bigger and the chance is greater. Although the ears of the pot are closer, the ears of the pot are smaller and more difficult.
The first round was Fu Yingwu and Lin Shan. Fu Yingwu listened to Chu Xinyu's words. The first time she threw three of them into the Hukou, but one of them was knocked to the ground by Lin Shan. Lin Shan scored all three of them and obtained two chips. Fu Yingwu lost one, not only did she have no chips, but one was deducted down.
The second time, Lin Shan knocked out an arrow and was deducted one chip again. Lin Shan got two more chips into the mouth of the pot.
The onlookers couldn't help but clap their hands and praised them. Princess Jing'an raised her eyebrows proudly and said to Chu Xinyu: "It seems that the person you chose is not very good. Remember what you promised and break the engagement!"
Fu Yingwu was very nervous and guilty. She didn't mean it. Her arrows were thrown to the mouth of the pot, but she didn't know what to do. Lin Shan just bit her and knocked her arrows off, so that she could not get chips.
Chu Xinyu could see that Lin Shan's archery skills were accurate, and she could easily draw the pot. She was hit ten times and knew tactics. She was very cunning. Fu Yingwu was simple and could not plot against others, so she was teased by Lin Shan.
The third and last time, if Fu Yingwu loses, their team will be deducted three chips.
Near the garden, there is a viewing building, which is five stories high, which can bring the entire Duke of E into your eyes. On the fourth floor, there are two men standing on the railings, overlooking the garden.
Although the old man had gray hair, his complexion was rosy. He was the old Duke of E, while the young man next to him was Lin Chenyao, the Marquis of Peking.
Lin Chenyao once regarded the old Duke of E as his teacher, so he had a good relationship with the Duke of E. The old Duke of E admired him very much. It would be good if he could become his grandson-in-law, but it was only the fate that this matter could not be forced. Therefore, he always allowed them to develop freely about the matter between the second granddaughter and Lin Chenyao, neither matched it up nor deliberately obstructed it.
Hearing the emperor's oral orders to marry the fifth girl of Zhongyi Hou's family to Lin Chenyao, he felt a sense of melancholy. What a pity that such a talented person has become someone else's son-in-law!
He began to be jealous of Chu Yi. Although Chu Yi had passed away, when he was young, the two had a friendship and had fought in the court.
Today, Lin Chenyao came to Duke E's mansion, because of the painting "Mid-Autumn Night" with treasure maps inside, and the second is about marriage granting. Although it has become a fact, he still wants to hold a glimmer of hope and want to hear Lin Chenyao's thoughts.
He always knew that Lin Chenyao wanted to marry Eryao. He really didn't want to let go of such a talent, and he could see that Eryao didn't have feelings for him.
Therefore, he invited Lin Chenyao to pass by the mansion today, specifically for the treasure map, but secretly wanted to give Lin Chenyao and Eryao a chance. If they were willing to be together, no matter what, he would win them back.
He knew that Erya had invited some girls from aristocratic families to the mansion to enjoy the flowers today.
Therefore, he specially chose the viewing building to meet, where he could see everything in the garden. He wanted Lin Chenyao to see Eryao and test his meaning again.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he came up, he had not yet begun to talk about the topic, but heard Princess Jing'an's provocation to Chu Xinyu. Moreover, he did not know that the girl of the Chu family was also here, and he did not expect that Princess Jing'an proposed that the result of winning or losing in the competition was to break the engagement!
Chapter completed!