New Return of the Pearl: A Different Qing Er

Xiaoyanzi felt that even if the Empress Dowager didn't like it, maybe Yongqi's mother, Concubine Yu, might like it. Song Qing didn't want to discourage her, but Ziwei reminded her. Unfortunately, Xiaoyanzi didn't listen at all.

Someone beside him suddenly shouted, "Let's go watch the flower pole competition!"

Song Qing and the others also heard that there was something exciting to watch. Xiaoyanzi quickly put down the hairpin in her hand and said, "Boss, don't go yet. I'll come to buy it later!" After saying that, she took Song Qing and Ziwei's hand and ran over.

The four guards behind him also hurriedly followed. While they were not paying attention, Ertai secretly walked to the stall and picked up the hairpin that Song Qing had just seen. "Madam, pack this for me."

Song Qing didn't know that Ertai was being silly, so she secretly bought the hairpin that she liked. She was watching the fun with Xiaoyanzi.

Just as Song Qing and her companions squeezed into the crowd, the emperor came over here, surrounded by people.

"Why is it so lively? Could it be another martial arts competition to win a bride?" the emperor said with a smile.

In the center of the stage, an old man banged a gong and shouted, "The annual flower pole climbing competition is about to begin! This year, whoever plants the flag first will get the mysterious gift on the top of the flower pole. I won't waste any more words, and the competition begins now!"

The introducer gave the introduction very quickly, and after he said the competition had started, he left the venue to those who wanted to compete.

"Master, it is said that this kind of competition originated from the ancestors of the Miao people. When they were resisting foreign enemies, they tried to climb up the flagpole to hang the battle flag, but they were repeatedly shot by the enemy. Later, a brave warrior climbed the pole backwards, shot arrows to fight back at the enemy, and climbed to the top of the pole to hang up the battle flag. He finally gathered the morale of the tribe members and won the battle." Master Ji explained to everyone while watching the game on the field.

"So there is this story behind this. But since it's a Miao competition, why is it being performed here?" The emperor asked the others' questions.

An old man nearby heard the emperor's doubts and quickly said to the others, "You outsiders don't know this, Mr. Qiu is a great man in our Jin Village. He married a Miao girl in his early years, but unfortunately, she passed away. In order to commemorate his wife, we hold a flower pole climbing competition every year. After the competition, we distribute rice to the people. Whoever sees it gets a share. You can also go and get the rice later."

Song Qing didn't expect that this pole climbing competition was to commemorate his deceased wife. Mr. Qiu was indeed a very sentimental person.

"I didn't expect that there is such a good and kind person in this world!" After listening to the story, Xiaoyanzi felt that Mr. Qiu was a good person.

"We have met both good and bad people along the way. In that case, let's take a good look at this pole climbing competition!" The emperor also thought that Mr. Qiu was very good.

The atmosphere of the competition was tense. Some people fell down after climbing for a while, some people slipped, or couldn't hold on. In short, it was not easy to climb to the top of the flower pole.

"I wonder what mysterious gift is on the top of the pole. Do you want to try your luck?" Benjamin thought the competition was quite interesting.

"We are good at Qinggong. It would be unfair for us to compete with these ordinary people!" Yongqi said immediately.

"Then let's do it the same as in the balloon-flying competition. No one is allowed to use light skills, and we just rely on our own arm and waist strength to compete. How about that?" Ertai suggested.

Ertai said this very frankly, but Song Qing felt it was a bit strange. Waist strength? She was imagining things!

At this time, none of the contestants on the field could climb to the top of the pole and fell down.

"Oh my God, it takes a lot of strength to climb to the top of the pole." Ziwei couldn't help but say.

"Yes, this looks easy, but it is not easy to climb." Song Qing also agreed with this. At least most people cannot climb to the top of such a high pole.

"Hey, the four guards, go and participate in the competition!" Seeing that there was a vacancy on the field, Xiaoyanzi quickly asked the four guards to go up.

Erkang felt that there was no need to participate and he should not covet other people's prizes.

Xiaoyanzi didn't buy it and directly retorted, "How do you know that you can definitely climb to the top of the pole without using Qinggong? I guess it's not certain who will get the prize!"

When the emperor saw this, he ordered them to give it a try, wanting to see whether these four guards who had lost their lightness skills were still experts.

Upon seeing this, several people agreed. They also had to prove their strength!

Before Ertai left, he said to Song Qing, "Wait for me to win the mysterious grand prize!" Song Qing laughed at his look. Why did he report to her?

As soon as they came on stage, the audience below exclaimed, "Oh my God! Where did all these handsome men come from? Look, there's even a foreigner! Wow!"

When Xiaoyanzi heard someone calling Benjamin a foreigner, she immediately stepped forward to argue with him. Ziwei and Song Qing hurried forward to stop her.

"Okay, Xiaoyanzi, they have no ill intentions. The competition is about to start, so let's hurry up and fight!" Ziwei advised.

"Yes, yes, it's very powerful. What should we shout?" Song Qing knew it was very powerful but didn't know what to do. The three of them discussed it quietly.

On the field, the four guards came on stage together. Xiaoyanzi, Song Qing and Ziwei shouted together, "The four guards are the most powerful, the four guards are the most brave, the four guards, win, win, win..."

It was also the first time that Song Qing shouted so loudly here, and she felt a little embarrassed.

Ertai heard Song Qing's shouting underground, and he became even more excited, and climbed faster and faster.

After a great effort, the four guards took the mysterious prize on the top of the pole almost at the same time and flew down the pole at the same time.

The official came forward and asked them to claim the grand prize, but they refused. The reason was that the grand prize was 100 kilograms of rice, and they couldn't take it even if they wanted to. It was too inconvenient to travel by car!

After this fun, everyone left! They still had to continue on their journey!

After setting off, Yongqi suddenly left for a while, and no one knew what he did.

In the inn, when Song Qing and his friends entered the room, they found a bundle on the table, which surprised them.

"Why is there a package here? Qing'er, is it yours?" Xiaoyanzi asked puzzledly.

"No, my things are not here." As soon as Song Qing saw the package, her mind suddenly became clear. She guessed that Yongqi had packed up the hairpin stall and bought it as a gift for Xiaoyanzi!

When they opened it, they found the hairpin and jade artifacts they saw today.

"Oh my God, who bought all the stuff!" Ziwei said in surprise.

"Who else could it be! Only Yongqi could do such a grand feat." Song Qing said with a smile.