Rong Yunlan was also shocked. Feng Miaoyi's words made her look at Chu Qibai in the red riding uniform a few more times. "You're right, he's very powerful."

With Chu Qibai's presence, who dares to compete with him?

His archery skills astounded everyone present. Who could not be amazed by his performance?

Because of Rong Yunlan's approval, Feng Miaoyi spoke her mind more unscrupulously, "If it weren't for the Ninth Princess, Prince Chu would indeed be a very good candidate for a husband."

Even she had often heard people around her say that Chu Qibai had a clean family background and a title, and even if he never took the imperial examinations in his entire life, he would still be someone that others could hardly reach.

Apart from her parents, there was only a grandfather who didn't care about anything in the family, and there was no concubine in the house. With such good conditions, she was definitely the best candidate for husband.

This was because Feng Miaoyi was still young and it was not time for her to get married. Even though she heard these words a few times, she did not really take them to heart.

"He's a good candidate. Why, do you think he..." Rong Yunlan rarely made a joke.

Feng Miaoyi shook her head, "I dare not."

When she said this, she subconsciously looked up at the Ninth Princess over there. The Ninth Princess was waving a fan in her hand and looking at Chu Xi in the audience with affection. Her expression seemed to show her thoughts clearly on her face.

Compared to the women in the audience who wanted to get close to Chu Xi but were hesitant and didn't dare to come forward, Jiang Zhenyao didn't have so many concerns.

She walked towards Chu Xi with a bow and arrow in hand, "Chu Qibai, do you want to compete with me?"

Jiang Zhenyao has profoundly embodied the saying that women are as good as men. She is not afraid of anyone, nor does she care about other people's opinions. She only does what she wants to do.

"Compare what?" Chu Xi had no prejudice or any thoughts towards Jiang Zhenyao who had the courage to be herself.

Jiang Zhenyao likes Chu Qibai like this. No matter what she says or does, Chu Qibai will always respect her opinions and listen to every word she says.

"It's better to shoot an arrow through the target from a hundred paces away." Jiang Zhenyao is quite confident in her archery skills.

To be like Chu Qibai, you need to shoot five arrows at the same time, and each arrow must hit the bull's eye.

Of course she couldn't do it, but she just admired Chu Qibai's character and excellence. Being able to compete with him, Jiang Zhenyao felt that even if she lost, she would have no regrets in her life.

"Hit the target through the air at a hundred paces?" Tang Yuhuai, who had just lost to Chu Qibai and was about to propose a competition of hitting the target through the air at a hundred paces, but had not yet done so, wanted to say, "You stole my line."

But Rong Qingzhu, who was standing next to him, stopped Tang Yuhuai, who was unwilling to accept the result, and said, "Let them compete first."

Tang Yuhuai thought, Jiang Zhenyao has come to him, Qi Bai naturally can't refuse, and postponing... is not a good idea, so let's wait for a while.

Chu Xi did not reject Jiang Zhenyao's idea, but continued to ask, "What kind of gameplay?"

Jiang Zhenyao had competed with others in the army many times before, and she smiled happily when she heard Chu Xi's agreement.

She generously explained the rules of the competition, "The rules of the competition are that we all shoot ten arrows at a distance of 100 steps. Whoever shoots ten arrows the fastest and has the highest total number of rings from the ten arrows wins."

Hitting the target from a hundred paces away does not mean shooting several arrows at the same time, but it means comparing the distance and speed.

Tang Yuhuai whispered to Rong Qingzhu beside him, "Jiang Zhenyao grew up in the army, and her archery skills are not inferior to mine. I don't know if Qi Bai can handle her."

Rong Qingzhu felt that Tang Yuhuai's worry was unnecessary. Qibai's skills and archery were rare. Although Jiang Zhenyao was as capable as any man, it would be unlikely for her to defeat Qibai.

"You don't have to worry. I don't think Qi Bai will lose to anyone."

As soon as Jiang Zhenyao approached Chu Xi and said she wanted to have a competition, the Ninth Princess Zhou Qingmin on the stage naturally couldn't sit still, and many rich girls also went downstairs to watch.

Some wanted to see Rong Qingzhu, some wanted to see Chu Qibai, and some wanted to see Tang Yuhuai.

Over there, on the row of seats where the princes sat, Zhou Yichen saw many people rushing towards Qi Bai. He gently lifted up his robe, stood up, and walked down the stage into the inner field.

Zheng Hao followed closely without saying a word.

"Are you going or not?" Feng Miaoyi's eyes lit up when she saw so many people going down to the inner arena to watch the competition up close.

Out of envy of Jiang Zhenyao's ability to go up whenever she wanted, he unconsciously turned his head to look at Rong Yunlan next to him.

"Shall we go down and play too?"

Rong Yunlan was a law-abiding person, used to being a lady from a wealthy family. Faced with Feng Miaoyi's words, she naturally hesitated and finally refused.

"I won't go." She was not used to such overly lively occasions.

When Feng Miaoyi saw Rong Yunlan’s refusal, she hesitated to stand up. She was still a little afraid to go up alone.

"Then..." She wanted to go, but was too embarrassed to go forward alone.

"If you want to go, go ahead. So many people have gone there, even the Ninth Princess and the others. There's nothing wrong with it." Rong Yunlan said to her understandingly to comfort her.

Feng Miaoyi had been unable to make up her mind, but when she heard Rong Yunlan's words, she pulled Rong Yunlan's hand and said, "Sister Lan, let's go together. Many people have gone, so it's okay for us to go. Just think of it as cheering for Brother Qingzhu."

Rong Yunlan has rarely done anything against the rules over the years, but this time, under Feng Miaoyi's persuasion, he still wanted to go.

She hesitated for a while, then stood up and went downstairs with Feng Miaoyi.

Chu Xi in the backstage naturally would not wait for Rong Yunlan and Feng Miaoyi outside just because they had not arrived yet.

She and Jiang Zhenyao have already started the competition. The rule of hitting the target from a hundred steps away is that the target must be pulled more than a hundred meters away and moved.

Chu Xi pulled the bow and shot the arrow in one smooth motion. During the process, she seemed to be aiming at the target, but it also seemed that she did not look at the target deliberately at all. Anyway, she just shot the arrow.

bingo.

"Bullseye." Tang Yuhuai murmured, and then laughed and sighed with Rong Qingzhu beside him, "This is too amazing. You don't even need to look at the target deliberately, you can shoot straight into the bull's eye with one arrow."

Jiang Zhenyao was not to be outdone. After Chu Xi shot an arrow, she followed closely behind.

Tang Yuhuai beside him couldn't help but applaud, "Jiang Zhenyao's archery skills are not inferior to others, not bad."

Jiang Zhenyao is definitely a rare exception among women, with outstanding abilities.

Chu Xi and Jiang Zhenyao competed in shooting ten arrows. Unfortunately, Jiang Zhenyao was still slow. When Chu Xi had shot all ten arrows and all of them hit the red heart of the target, Jiang Zhenyao had only shot the ninth arrow.

One of the arrows in the middle did not perform well and only scored nine rings, but in Chu Xi's opinion, Jiang Zhenyao was a well-deserved genius and she was gifted.

"You win." Jiang Zhenyao admitted defeat generously after shooting ten arrows.

"Thank you." Chu Xi never deliberately gave in in front of Jiang Zhenyao, because she knew that true respect was never about being self-righteous and giving in to others.

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