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Early next morning

After Su Qinchao put on his clothes, he leaned over and gently kissed Yunniang on the forehead.

Yunniang, who was still half asleep, seemed to suddenly remember something and tried to open her sleepy eyes:

"Husband~"

"Well, what happened?"

"Sister Wu will stay at home until mid-May. She said that there will be a martial arts competition in the imperial city in a few days to find a husband."

"Martial arts competition to win a bride?" Upon hearing this, Su Qinchao was stunned for a moment.

"Yeah," Yunniang responded, and her eyelids slowly closed.

"I got it. Go to sleep." Su Qinchao reacted, kissed Yunniang on the eyebrows again, tucked the quilt for her, and then left.

A contest to find a bride? How could it be so sudden? He clearly remembered that Li Wu had said that she would choose one from the middle-level members of the Longwu Army.

Now that he has changed his words temporarily, it should be what is meant by the above, right?

Su Qinchao rode on the horse and let Xiaohong walk slowly along the official road.

Moreover, Li Wu is the successor of Longwu Army. What is the purpose of such arrangement?

There is a martial arts competition in the imperial city to recruit a bride, and most of the people who are qualified to attend are nobles and descendants of royal families. Does the emperor want to take back the military power of the Longwu Army?

Or maybe there is some other deeper meaning? Su Qin made a random guess.

Only when he saw the steaming wonton stall at the city gate did he stop thinking and dismount.

At this time, there was just a ray of light in the sky, and the chickens in the villages had just crowed. It was still very early.

His family did not have the habit of preparing breakfast so early. Usually at this time, Su Qinchao would eat at the stall at the city gate.

At this time, many people who came to the city to work, or who worked for the government like him, came here to have breakfast.

For example, the Chief of the Jinwu Guard at the next table, Su Qinchao also looked over and nodded with a smile.

For example, the county soldiers who were selling big meat buns at the stall in front looked very familiar to me because I had seen them so often.

"General Su, your wonton noodles are here!" Before Su Qinchao could continue observing, the stall owner brought over a bowl of wonton noodles.

"Okay, thank you!" Su Qin thanked him as usual, then he started eating while blowing on the food.

Although the taste of this stall is not as good as that of Lao Zhang’s in the east of the city, it is also very good. Especially in winter, one bite can make you feel refreshed both physically and mentally.

But it’s just the right time to eat it now, except in June.

But at that time, the stall owner's wonton stall would become a cold noodle stall, and the business would still be booming.

Thinking of this, Su Qinchao missed cold noodles a little.

Crushed peanuts and shredded cucumber, mixed with red chili oil. If you are rich, you can add a spoonful of chili seeds. It is so delicious that you never get tired of it.

Forget it, I'll let my family make it tonight. I haven't eaten it for a long time, so it's nice to try it in advance.

...

After taking up his post, Su Qinchao did not mention the matter of Li Wu's martial arts competition to anyone, not even Shen Yong.

I kept it in until the end of my shift, and when I returned home, I found Li Wu to ask her the reason, and only then did I learn the details.

It turned out that this matter was mentioned by Princess Yucheng to the emperor. Although the procedure looked simple, it was very attractive.

It seems that as long as he wins the battle, he can marry the Marshal's daughter and have a bright future.

"Princess Yucheng is doing this to build momentum for you, right?" Su Qinchao knew what Princess Yucheng meant as soon as he heard it.

Others may not know, but he knows that Li Wu is a natural talent in martial arts.

She started learning martial arts at the age of five and practiced every day for almost twenty years, regardless of the cold winter or hot summer. She was more diligent than most people.

There are only a handful of people in the entire Wu Dynasty who can defeat her.

But very few people knew about this, and few would focus on a woman.

Therefore, Princess Yucheng did this in order to allow Li Wu to smoothly inherit her father Li Ben's position in the future.

The plan was to let her conquer the people by force, so that there would be no constant grumbling in the court.

"Shh, there might be ears on the other side of the wall." Li Wu raised her index finger and shushed, signaling Su Qinchao to speak more quietly.

...

Su Qinchao still had no chance to witness Li Wu's martial arts competition to win her hand in marriage.

Although he was on duty at the Jinwuwei Yamen that day, he still did not ask for leave.

Fortunately, Shen Yong was also on duty today, and he had someone in the palace who could report the status of the martial arts competition in real time.

Only then did he realize how lively the scene was when Li Wu held a martial arts competition to win a husband.

The messenger said that once the emperor announced the winner, he would not only be able to marry Li Wu, but would also be able to command the Longwu Army in the future. The people below immediately became excited.

In addition to various nobles and several unmarried generals, even three princes who had just come of age planned to participate.

However, the three princes were temporarily stopped by their mothers.

According to a young eunuch, the emperor's eyes changed as soon as the three princes spoke.

Fortunately, those concubines were all smart and skilled in observing the emperor's words and expressions. Once they saw the emperor's expression, they knew everything.

They all ordered people to bring their sons back and made two jokes on the spot. Only then did the emperor's expression look better.

"Sir, the results are out, the son of Xunyang Marquis won first place!" Another palace soldier hurried in to deliver the message.

"Marquis Xunyang? Is he the one whose power is declining day by day?" Su Qinchao looked at Shen Yong with doubt in his eyes.

He was only familiar with most of the nobles in Chang'an, and did not know the details of each family.

"That's right. I didn't expect that when it was about to fail, a good bamboo shoot would suddenly pop up." Shen Yong explained in detail to Su Qinchao.

It turns out that the title of Xunyang Hou was conferred by Emperor Taizong of the previous dynasty, although it was hereditary.

But after so many generations, each generation is worse than the previous one, and few grandchildren can learn all the skills passed down from their ancestors.

As a result, Xunyang Marquis Mansion was gradually squeezed out by the rising nobles in Chang'an. Now, it is just an empty shell.

Unexpectedly, someone suddenly comes to the fore. It must be that Xun Feng has been hiding his abilities in the past. It looks like there will be trouble in the future.

"Not necessarily." Su Qinchao shook his head. He knew the real purpose of this competition. It was almost impossible for anyone in the court to beat Li Wu.

"How do you know?" Shen Yong saw Su Qinchao's calm face and suddenly became confused:

"Or do you know something inside?"

"I can't tell you now. You'll know when this is over."

...

The final result is predictable. Li Wu met no rival. Xun Feng, who won the first place, was defeated by her in less than thirty moves.

Later, the emperor became interested and wanted to know how good Li Wu’s martial arts skills were.

So they let the famous General Qianniuwei come on stage, but he could only barely fight a draw with Li Wu.

At this point, all the nobles in Chang'an knew that the only daughter of Li Ben, the commander of the Longwu Army, had such terrifying martial arts skills.

I had secretly wanted to marry someone else, but now I have given up the idea.

"You knew it a long time ago?" Shen Yong was also surprised for a moment when he received the news. It took him a while to turn around and look at Su Qinchao.