Father Xia was a little surprised. He turned his head to look at Chu Jing, then stood up and went out to meet Xie Qiheng.

He thought Xie Qiheng might come, but he didn't expect him to come so soon.

As soon as he saw Xia's father, Xie Qiheng stated his purpose.

"Qi Heng happened to run into Princess Anyang on the street today. I'm sorry for any offense I've caused, so I've come to apologize!"

Father Xia pretended not to know, "What offense has the prince done? Anyang has always been used to being wild, and no one said anything to me when I returned home today."

Xie Qiheng recounted everything that happened in the Treasure Pavilion. "I acted rashly without understanding the entire situation and accidentally injured Princess Anyang. I hope General Xia and Princess Anyang will not blame me."

Father Xia laughed and said, "I thought it was a big deal. It turns out it was just a little quarrel. Your Highness, don't worry about it. Although Anyang is a bit arrogant, he is not a narrow-minded person. He will definitely not take it to heart. There is no need for Your Highness to come and apologize!"

As he was speaking, someone suddenly came in from outside. It was Xia Bin, the third son of the Xia family.

The eldest son of the Xia family, Xia Xu, led troops to guard important city passes outside. The second son of the Xia family, Xia Jun, was the governor of a state and was serving outside. The third son of the Xia family, Xia Bin, stayed in the capital to serve as an official.

"Since the prince has come to apologize to Anyang, why not ask Anyang to come out? Only by apologizing to her in person can the prince show his sincerity!"

When Xia's father heard this, he looked annoyed and scolded Xia Bin: "Don't be rude!"

Xia Bin refused to listen and had someone call Chu Jing. He said, "Since there's a misunderstanding, we have to sort it out face to face."

Xie Qiheng also said immediately: "I am willing to apologize to Princess Anyang in person!"

After Chu Jing came out, Xie Qiheng did not show any reluctance and apologized to Chu Jing frankly and generously.

Someone also sent a box of jewelry and jade.

"Today at the Treasure Pavilion, I saw that the princess really liked these little things. Coincidentally, I don't have quite a few of these things at home, and no one plays with them, so I sent a box to apologize to the princess. Please don't refuse!"

Chu Jing saw that Xie Qiheng was sincere, and the opened box was full of high-quality jewelry and jade, which was very precious.

She was also extremely confused for a moment.

Shouldn't Xie Qiheng be attracted to Yao Yao at this time and feel extremely disgusted with her as the culprit who hurt Yao Yao?

Why did you come to apologize with gifts?

Chu Jing naturally did not lose face with Xie Qiheng, and immediately asked someone to take the jewelry box and said:

"What happened today was all a misunderstanding. The prince was kind-hearted. He knew he had hurt me by mistake and even came to apologize. The prince is such an admirable person. Why shouldn't I forgive him?"

However, Xia Bin obviously had no intention of letting Xie Qiheng go.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, my little sister has never been hurt by anyone except herself, not even her parents or brothers, except for the times when she accidentally hurt herself.

"I've heard that the prince is an extraordinary martial artist. Would you be so kind as to challenge me to a sparring match?"

Father Xia did not stop him, and Chu Jing also looked like he was watching the fun.

Xie Qiheng gladly accepted the challenge and was even eager to try.

When he heard what Xia Bin said, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "I've heard that Third Young Master Xia is a man of both civil and military talents. I'm eager to learn from him!"

A group of people came to the martial arts field.

The space of the martial arts arena is not small, and there are all kinds of weapons displayed on the weapon rack outside the platform.

Xia Bin: "Prince, please come in!"

It is said that Prince Xie Qiheng of Chengwang is proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, and his skill with the spear is the best. Some people even say that given time, no one will be able to match his bravery.

Xie Qiheng scanned the weapon rack and finally picked out a whip, made of iron and about four feet long.

Xia Bin raised his eyebrows and said, "I've heard that the prince is best with the spear. Why did he choose the whip instead of the spear? Does he look down on me?"

Xie Qiheng had already walked into the martial arts arena with a whip. He smiled openly and said, "Of course I'm afraid of losing. If I lose to Third Young Master Xia, I can still say that I didn't use the weapon I'm good at. If I choose the spear and still lose, wouldn't that make me lose face?"

Xia Bin: “…” I didn’t realize that this prince is so… shameless.

After Xie Qiheng said this, Xia Bin naturally had nothing to say, so he also chose a short weapon.

The two sides bowed to each other, and the momentum suddenly changed, and they started fighting the next moment.

In the martial arts arena, the two fought for thirty or forty rounds without a clear winner. After fighting for dozens of rounds, Xie Qiheng gradually lost the upper hand.

Finally, when Xia Bin was dodging Xie Qiheng's sweeping attack, he deliberately exposed a flaw to lure Xie Qiheng into the trap. Xie Qiheng fell into the trap, and Xia Bin took advantage of the situation to counterattack and directly hit Xie Qiheng's weapon.

The winner has been decided.

"Good!" Father Xia applauded loudly.

He stepped forward and said to Xie Qiheng, "Heroes emerge young. The Crown Prince is indeed a formidable martial artist. I'm only able to outsmart him due to my age, experience, and deception. In a few years, I'm afraid I won't be anywhere near as good as him!"

Xie Qiheng didn't seem upset after losing, "You are too kind, General. I am far inferior to Mr. Xia San."

After Xie Qiheng finished speaking, his sparkling eyes fell on Chu Jing who was standing beside him. He cheerfully invited, "Princess Anyang seems to be very interested in martial arts as well. Would you like to spar with me?"

Chu Jing was suddenly called out and was also confused.

With her level as a rookie, wouldn't she be killed instantly in one move?

Could it be that Xie Qiheng came here to cause trouble for her?

"Me? Prince, are you deliberately trying to mock me?"

Just that morning, she had whipped Yao Yao in the Treasure Pavilion, but Xie Qiheng caught her with his bare hands and injured her.

Chu Jing raised his chin and said unhappily, "Humph! My hand injury hasn't healed yet! I can't hold a whip, let alone compete, test, cut, or spar with the prince!"

When they first met at the Treasure Pavilion, Chu Jing was wearing a red dress that was as flamboyant and eye-catching as a flame. After returning home, she changed into a goose yellow dress to meet Father Xia.

The red is gorgeous and the goose yellow is pretty.

No matter which one it is, it is still as bright and charming as the original scene, and its appearance is as extraordinary as an immortal.

Even though he looks spoiled, he still looks particularly lovable.

Xie Qiheng couldn't help but curl his lips and smiled: "Princess Anyang misunderstood me, I just want the princess to avenge today's revenge!"

Chu Jing frowned and looked at him, as if he wanted to figure out what kind of medicine Xie Qiheng was selling in his gourd.

Xie Qiheng let her look at him, with a gentlemanly and open attitude.

Chu Jing made up his mind and walked to the weapon rack to take out a long whip. The whip was twelve feet long. The tail of the whip hit the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

She said, "Are you serious?"

Xie Qiheng nodded: "Absolutely true!"

Father Xia stared at Xie Qiheng for a few seconds before stopping Chu Jing. "Alright, Anyang, stop messing around! I'm sorry to have embarrassed the prince. We've finished the martial arts competition, so let's go back to the front hall for tea, shall we?"

After seeing Xie Qiheng off, Xia's father and Xia Bin chatted in the study.

Father Xia asked, "What do you think the Crown Prince Cheng meant by this today?"

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