Although Yinzhen preferred Hongli in his heart, he knew that as an emperor, and in front of so many princes and ministers, he could not be partial, so he did not speak for a long time. If he did not speak, others would naturally not dare to urge him.
, just waiting quietly.
After a long silence, Yinzhen turned to Ling Ruo and said, "Fei Xi, how do you think this matter should be judged?"
Ling Ruo stood up and gave a salute to Yinzhen and said quietly: "To return to the emperor, I am Hongli's mother-in-law, and this matter is related to Hongli's qualifications for the competition. It's hard for me to say anything. Please let the emperor make a decision.
, No matter what the outcome is, I will not say a word."
Yinzhen knew that Ling Ruo had made up his mind not to participate in this matter, so he nodded slightly and turned to Nala: "What does Queen Yi mean?"
Seeing that Yinzhen asked Niu Hulu first and then himself, Nala felt unhappy and reluctantly smiled and said: "As Concubine Xi said, I am also Hongshi's mother-in-law. It's really hard to say anything. Please let the emperor judge."
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Seeing that both of them were avoiding talking, Yinzhen raised his eyebrows, and when he was about to speak, Liu Shi said softly: "Your Majesty, can I say a word?"
"If Runyu has anything to say, just say it." Seeing Mrs. Liu about to stand up, Yinzhen said again: "You are pregnant and have difficulty moving, so just sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mr. Liu looked a little pale and said slowly, stroking his tall belly: "Actually, both the second elder brother and the fourth elder brother have the ability to pass the competition. If the emperor really has difficulty in making a decision, it is better to let them compete again.
Then make a decision.”
"Another contest?" Yinzhen was quite surprised when he heard Mrs. Liu continue: "Yes, I heard that when the emperor was in Linyuan Pond a few years ago, he shot the eagle and Concubine Xi with two arrows from a hundred steps away.
The apple that the empress threw up, now, why don't the emperor use this as a question to test the two elder brothers."
Nala's hands curled up in his sleeves tightened slightly. From the arrow shots just now, it can be seen that Hongli's archery skills are slightly better than Hongshi's. If they compete like this, Hongshi will definitely lose. This Liu family
, she usually doesn’t say much, but this time she started to talk and help the Niu Hulu clan intentionally or unintentionally. Could it be that she has taken refuge with the Niu Hulu clan?
Nala suppressed the doubts in her heart and said Shen Shen: "What Mr. Qian Gui proposed is a good idea, but how can the arrow shooting of the two elder brothers be compared with that of the Emperor? You are making things difficult for them."
Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "To answer the question to the empress, I am just making a suggestion. If we really try it, we can naturally find a simple method."
When she said this, Nala couldn't say anything else. On the other hand, Guarjia had already taken the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, why don't you give it a try according to the words of Lord Qian."
Yinzhen asked Ling Ruo with his eyes. The latter understood, lowered his eyes and said, "I don't have any objections."
Yinzhen patted the armrest and stood up and said: "Okay, let's do what Runyu said and let's compete again. Hongshi, Hongli."
The two of them were refreshed, and they knelt down and said, "My son is here!"
Yinzhen looked at the two of them condescendingly and said: "Because you two failed to leave the arrow on the earth in the end, I let you two compete again. This time the competition is very simple." He signaled to Su Peisheng.
Pull out all the arrows from the earth
, and then said: "I will throw this earth out later. What you have to do is to shoot the earth with arrows. Whoever's arrow hits the ball can enter the next competition. If both of you are
If it hits, then everyone will move on to the next game."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sixi knowingly pulled out the two intact arrows from the celestial sphere, then took them down and presented them to the two of them respectively.
When the two people took the arrow, they glanced at each other in unison. Their glances were different, but it could be seen that neither of them wanted to lose.
After Si Xi returned, with everyone holding their breath, Yinzhen threw the ball out with all his strength. As soon as he moved his hand, Hongshi and Hongli immediately raised the arrows to their bows, and then quickly released them. The two arrows were like chasing stars.
Chasing the moon usually catches up with the ball in front.
"Hit, must hit!" Hong Zhou muttered in a low voice, looking more nervous than Hong Li. As for Hong Shi on the other side, he stared at the shot arrow without blinking. In this short breath,
It was an extremely long time for him. He was afraid that his arrow would miss the target. If he lost to Hongli like this, he would really have no shame standing here.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The two arrows hit the ball in mid-air in no particular order. Hongshi's shot was relatively slightly off at that time, not as good as Hongli's in the center of the ball, but it could still be considered a pass.
Seeing the ball with two arrows stuck on the ground, Hongshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He finally did not lose to Hongli, but Hongli also got hit, which meant that he would compete with him for first place in the next game.
Seeing the ball brought back by the palace man, Yinzhen nodded and said: "Since you two have hit the ball, let's enter the next match together."
After Yinzhen finished speaking, Sixi stepped forward and shouted loudly: "The first competition is over. Including the second elder brother and the fourth elder brother, a total of twenty-nine people have won and are allowed to enter the next competition."
Just when Si Xi was about to order someone to prepare for the next competition, Ling Ruo said: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, why don't we hold the next competition in the afternoon."
Yinzhen thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's fine. Let them go down and rest first, and then we can compete again after lunch."
With Yinzhen's words, the people waiting below dispersed. Only Hongshi and the others came up. As soon as Hongzhou came out at the stairs, Yubin couldn't wait to walk over, pulled Hongzhou with concern and said:
"How's it going? Does it hurt a lot? Do you want to send the imperial doctor to have a look?"
Hong Zhou rubbed his back and frowned: "Mother, you asked me so many questions at once, which one should I answer first?"
Yubi also knew that she was too impatient. When she was about to speak, Yinzhen already said: "Hongzhou, you guys, come here."
Facing Yinzhen, Hong Zhou did not dare to be too presumptuous. He quickly straightened his back and went to Yinzhen with Hongli, knelt down on one knee and said: "My son, please give my regards to the emperor's Ama and my regards to the emperor's mother."
Yinzhen nodded and said: "Get up, Hongshi, Hongli. Since you two have passed this level, you will try your best to compete in the afternoon and strive to win the first place."
Hongshi glanced at Hongli next to him and said loudly: "Yes, I will definitely go all out and live up to Emperor Ama's high expectations."
Hongli sensed Hongshi's hostility and didn't say anything. He just said in a firm tone: "My son, too!"
After Yinzhen nodded, he turned his gaze to Hong Zhou, who was still kneeling on the ground, "Why don't you get up?"
Hong Zhou's back was already filled with pain. When he heard Yinzhen ask this question, he felt pain even in his heart. He said with a low expression: "My son is useless. He failed to enter the next competition. Please surrender."