The Sixth Princess was the center of attention at this time. When Xie Mingxi asked, the girls immediately looked over with concern.
The sixth princess looked calm and smiled casually: "It's nothing."
Xie Mingxi frowned and reached out to grab the sixth princess's right wrist.
The Sixth Princess struggled briefly, but unfortunately her wrist was weak due to excessive exertion today, so Xie Mingxi easily dragged her right hand out. Xie Mingxi looked down and her expression suddenly changed: "Your hand is cut!"
The left hand holds the bow, and the right hand pulls the bowstring.
In order to shoot accurately and far, every time you draw the bow and shoot an arrow, you need to concentrate and use all your strength. This body is too weak, and after half a year of hard training in riding and archery, I finally became a lot stronger and stronger.
However, compared with the fourth prince who has been practicing martial arts since he was young, he is still far behind.
In order to overwhelm the fourth prince, he used all his strength today without any reservations. When he shot the sixth arrow of the third round, the fingers of his right hand were cut by the bowstring.
By the time the last two arrows were fired, blood was already oozing out.
Xie Mingxi frowned even more, quickly took out a clean silk handkerchief and wrapped the injured index finger of the Sixth Princess's right hand.
"It's just a minor injury." The sixth princess pretended to be indifferent.
Xie Mingxi glared at the Sixth Princess angrily: "Why do you still show off your strength and shoot the last two arrows when you are injured?"
I didn’t want to stop in the middle of the competition and didn’t want to fall short, so that’s it. The last two arrows were purely a battle of wills. I was just asking for trouble!
Xie Mingxi wears a thick mask on weekdays, and her true emotions are hidden behind the mask. No one can see her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
At this time, the thick mask had cracks.
The anger in Xie Mingxi's heart shone clearly in her eyes.
The sixth princess felt warm and happy in her heart.
Deep love brings deep responsibility! Xie Mingxi's anger is because she cares.
The Sixth Princess explained humbly: "You also saw it. Brother Four Emperors shot the last arrow, which was clearly a demonstration against me. How could I lose to him?"
If you want to fight, you have to fight to the end!
Don't give in even an inch!
Only in this way can we completely suppress the arrogance of the fourth prince!
Xie Mingxi snorted and said mercilessly: "Just win the competition. Winning the first place is enough to suppress His Highness the Fourth Prince! The last two arrows are purely redundant!"
The Sixth Princess nodded obediently: "That's right. I will definitely learn a lesson from now on and never do such useless things."
Xie Mingxi's anger was still lingering, and because everyone was there, she couldn't say more, so she kept her mouth shut with a sullen face.
Little did they know, all the girls were stunned.
God!
It turns out that Xie Mingxi is also so domineering and domineering when facing the sixth princess! Look at the way the sixth princess lowers her head and is careful not to accompany her. She looks like a little daughter-in-law who has been bullied...
Wait, why is this metaphor so weird?
…
Mr. Lian quickly noticed that the sixth princess's right index finger was tightly wrapped, and immediately frowned and asked: "How is the injury on Her Royal Highness's hand? Maybe she will participate in the horse racing competition tomorrow?"
Injury to your fingers is not a trivial matter. Most of the time when riding a horse, you have to control the reins with your right hand.
The Sixth Princess immediately said: "It's just a minor injury. It won't hinder tomorrow's horse racing competition."
Mr. Lian was worried and asked again and again: "Is it really okay? If it doesn't work, I will replace him temporarily tomorrow."
There is indeed an opportunity for temporary substitutions in the academy competition. However, it is only once. This is a rule set to prevent the selected candidates from being unable to participate in the competition due to illness.
Xie Mingxi suddenly said: "I will participate in the competition on behalf of Her Royal Highness tomorrow."
Mr. Lian was about to nod, but the Sixth Princess said: "No, it's okay for me to participate in the competition."
Xie Mingxi frowned, with a hint of anger in her eyes: "Could it be that your highness the princess can't trust me?"
The Sixth Princess took a deep look at Xie Mingxi and said calmly: "I know you have good intentions. However, I also have my own persistence. I will definitely participate in the competition tomorrow and compete with the Four Emperors on the royal horse.
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All Xie Mingxi's anger quietly dissipated under the firm gaze of the Sixth Princess.
The Sixth Princess and Concubine Mei were in a difficult situation in the palace. This academy competition was the best opportunity for the Sixth Princess to show her face in front of Emperor Jianwen.
There is nothing good that comes for nothing in the world. If you want to get something, you have to give it a try.
No one is excepted.
The same goes for being as noble as the Sixth Princess.
Xie Mingxi fell silent, and after a moment, she nodded and said, "It was my fault that I didn't consider the princess's thoughts carefully. Please forgive me!"
The sixth princess smiled silently.
…
The results of that day's archery competition quickly spread outside Songzhu Academy.
The people waiting eagerly in the academy had another topic to talk about, and the name of the Sixth Princess was mentioned from time to time. However, the shopkeepers of the bank had no interest in talking or laughing, and they all had dull faces.
The sixth princess defeated the fourth prince and won the first place!
There is a fifteen-point difference in the total scores between Lianchi Academy and Songzhu Academy, which is one point more than yesterday.
All that's left is tomorrow's horse racing competition.
Can Songzhu Academy really turn the tide and lead by fifteen points?
"If Songzhu Academy loses, how much money will we have to pay this time?" One of the shopkeepers asked with a wooden face.
In fact, they had settled this account long ago. The other shopkeeper swallowed his saliva and uttered two sentences with difficulty: "All the money in the handicap will be paid, and an additional two hundred thousand taels will be paid."
Two hundred thousand taels!
Two hundred thousand taels!
The eyes of several shopkeepers all turned dark.
After a long while, someone struggled and said: "We may not lose. The horse competition is the most physically demanding, and Songzhu Academy will never lose to Lianchi Academy."
"The key question is whether Songzhu Academy can score fifteen more points."
"If Songzhu Academy takes the top three, and all three from Lotus Pond Academy are at the bottom, there will be no problem. What if Lotus Pond Academy ranks well..."
Even if Songzhu Academy takes the top three, it will still be useless!
After the shopkeepers finished speaking, they fell into silence.
…
In the palace, Jingrong Palace.
A beautiful lady in palace attire with beaded hair and a charming face was playing chess with another elegant-looking palace concubine.
This charming concubine is the biological mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Li.
The elegant-looking concubine is Concubine Jing, the biological mother of the fifth prince.
Li Fei was a little uneasy today, and the chess game had already shown a defeat.
Concubine Jing raised her eyes and joked with a smile: "Today's archery competition, the first place is none other than the fourth prince. What else does sister have to worry about? Is it because she is not happy about the bet made by the sixth princess?"
Mentioning this matter, Li Fei snorted coldly in her heart, twitching the corners of her mouth and showing a contemptuous smile: "My sister is joking."
The sixth princess actually wants to overpower the fourth prince?
How ridiculous!
Concubine Jing's eyes flashed slightly, and she said with a smile: "The competition has ended, and the results of the competition should be spread to the palace soon..."
Before she finished speaking, a palace maid hurriedly came in and reported: "To report to Concubine Li, the results of the archery competition have been transmitted to the palace. The one who won the first place...is Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess!"
