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On the second day, Qiu Wenshu saw Ning Chen from a distance on the way to the outer study, he seemed to have just returned from the training ground, the sunlight gilded his armor, like a god descending from the earth.

After being absent-minded for a moment, Qiu Wenshu turned around and walked into the Moon Arch, and returned to the back room in a daze.

Taking a look at Ning Chen, the Buddhist scriptures of so many days have been read in vain again.

On the third day, Qiu Wenshu heard from Yinquan that the trees along the road outside the study had all their leaves stripped.

Qiu Wenshu sighed, it seemed that Ning Chen really hated seeing him, and after seeing him, he was so angry that he shook his whip.He'd better go ask King Qi's return date, so as not to make Ning Chen angry when they meet again.

As the days passed, Eunuch Chen in the Furong Garden became more and more anxious.

"My lord, how long are we going to stay here? Why don't you quietly ask the people over there tonight?"

"Don't worry, wait until the false news of King Chen's successful peace talks comes from Sanmiao, King Chen will let us go." Standing at the desk next to the window, King Qi is drawing the pond in the Furong Garden and the painting under the toga. His hands are as thin as a stick.

Eunuch Chen sighed, saluted and stepped back.

Although the Furong Garden had a beautiful view, the food served every day was tasteless, and he just couldn't stand it any longer.

The soldiers who delivered the food came, and Eunuch Chen opened the food box to see that today's food is still not delicious at all!

"You guys are deceiving people too much. In order to repay King Chen's kindness of helping us back then, our lord took the initiative to stay here so as not to hinder your way, but you use these meals to insult us?"

Qiu Wenshu, who was about to enter the garden, paused, but saw Eunuch Chen in the corridor with his back turned to him, angrily pointing at the soldiers and cursing.

The soldiers who served the food scolded Eunuch Chen, and Qiu Wenshu, who coveted his prince and concubine, saw the joke, his face was very ugly, and said: "The soldiers eat all these big pot dishes!"

"Okay, it turns out that our lord ate all the food eaten by low-level soldiers during these days!" Eunuch Chen was so angry that his voice trembled. "Our prince's gold is very precious! You can't tolerate such waste!"

With a "snap", the soldier closed the lid heavily, and shouted: "Our lord has always shared weal and woe with the soldiers, and we all eat the same meal. Our lord can eat it, why can't your lord not eat it?"

Eunuch Chen told the soldier to drink so much that he was speechless, and the soldier put down the food box angrily and left.

"King Chen is really good at torturing people. He clearly intends to be harsh, but in the name of being thrifty." Eunuch Chen picked up the food box through gritted teeth, "It shouldn't be his right hand that His Royal Highness crushed back then, it should be his neck. "

No wonder Ning Chen wrote crookedly with his right hand, it turns out...

Qiu Wenshu frowned and turned to leave, the hand under the green robe clenched into a fist at some point.

The news of the Furong Garden that night reached Ning Chen's ears again.

"After Mr. Chen quarreled with our people, he took advantage of his discomfort and asked someone to buy medicine for him, and took the opportunity to hand over this note." The soldier who reported held a small roll of yellowish paper with both hands.

"Finally something happened." Ning Chen Yanyan took the note and glanced at it, then handed it to Meng Guan who was at the side, and said with downcast eyes, "As he wished, in three days, someone will send a newsletter about the peace talks."

"Yes."

Ning Chen held the pen in his left hand and wrote the notes, and waved his hand with his right hand, signaling for the reporting soldiers to back down.

"One more thing. Mr. Qiu visited Furong Garden today, but he turned around and left before seeing King Qi."

There was an eerie silence in the room for a moment, Ning Chen broke the barrel of the pen expressionlessly, his thumb dug deep into the sharp cut, and blood flowed down the barrel.

"Did the king ask you to monitor him?"

"No, no, it's just that there is Furong Garden..."

Meng Guan hurriedly winked at the man and said, "Stop talking nonsense, and bring Dr. Feng here!"

"Yes yes yes!" The soldier went away in response.

Meng Guan found a piece of clean cotton cloth, Ning Chen took it and pressed it roughly on the wound, his face sinking like water.

Three days later, news of the success of the peace talks came from outside Zhucheng, and the peace talks will be sent to Daning along with Ning Chen's envoy in a few days.Everyone in the army was excited, and Ning Chen ordered a celebration banquet to be held in the army to reward the soldiers.

Most of the people in Zhu's mansion had gone, but Qiu Wenshu couldn't resist Yinquan's instigation, so he followed suit.

That night the barracks was full of gongs and drums, beauties, fine wine and delicacies were everywhere, shirtless soldiers sat around the campfire, everyone's face was rosy, with a bowl of wine in one hand and a elbow in the other.

Qiu Wenshu felt that he was out of place, so he slipped to sit by the campfire where Feng Youting was, while Yinquan went to watch the excitement.

The person on the side asked, "Do you drink?"

Qiu Wenshu shook his head.

"I have to drink today." The man smiled and poured half a bowl of wine for Qiu Wenshu. Qiu Wenshu repeatedly declined, saying, "It's not good to drink. When I was young, I made a fuss. It's a joke."

To outsiders, Qiu Wenshu came from a family full of arrogance, and he used to speak coldly. The man persuaded him a few words, but he didn't dare to persuade him any more. He found a step down and put down the wine.

The firewood in the fire was crackling and it was very hot. Qiu Wenshu sat outside a little and looked into the distance.

The stands in the distance were covered with glowing red cloth, and there was nothing above them, and all kinds of weapons were placed in front of the stands.

Qiu Wenshu turned his head and asked Feng Youting, "That's it?"

Holding the bowl, Feng Youting followed Qiu Wenshu's gestures and said, "Oh, it's the venue for the martial arts competition later."

"What about Caitou?"

"The lord has already prepared a lot of money, and besides that, there are prizes from those who don't want to fight." Feng Youting sipped a bowl of wine, took out a small piece of ginseng tied with a red thread from his sleeve, and said, "Here , this is the lottery I prepared, how about yours?"

And this rule!

Qiu Wenshu blinked his eyes in disbelief, and touched his sleeves in bewilderment, but it was empty.

Feng Youting looked at Qiu Wenshu's jade pendant with a smile, and said, "I see your jade pendant is not bad."

Qiu Wenshu kept silent and covered the jade pendant. The jade pendant was engraved with the Qiu clan emblem, which must not be used as a prize.

"Nothing at all?"

Qiu Wenshu nodded silently.

While the two were talking, Meng Guan beat the gong on the stand, and many shirtless men gathered together talking and laughing.

"Everyone in the competition has gathered!"

There were only a few scattered people sitting in their original positions. Qiu Wenshu looked far away and could still see Ning Chen, King Qi and others.

The two guards took out the iron plate, Ning Chen put down his usual whip, and the soldiers cheered.King Qi untied his own jade finger, and the rest of the people also untied their pockets one by one.

Feng Youting abducted Qiu Wenshu, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you go for a comparison too?"

But he has no power to restrain a chicken, what can he compare to...

Seeing the guards receiving the lottery getting closer and closer, Qiu Wenshu gritted his teeth and walked towards the stands.

Except for the two guards who received the lottery head, Qiu Wenshu was the only one in the huge military camp walking from the campfire to the stands, his every move was very conspicuous.

Ning Chen, who was drinking, saw Qiu Wenshu standing in line behind the soldiers, and immediately took a sip of his wine.

King Qi said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Qiu is both civil and military. What kind of competitions do you compete here, Ah Chen?"

"Archery, horseback riding, weightlifting, wrestling, everything." Ning Chen casually wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, his eyes lingering on Qiu Wenshu for a long time.

Teams were being divided over the stands, and Qiu Wenshu's figure quickly disappeared among the soldiers.

"Eunuch Chen," King Qi turned his head to look at Eunuch Chen beside him, and said, "Go and see what Mr. Qiu chooses."

"Yes." Eunuch Chen left as promised, and came back a while later to report, "Young Master Qiu chose archery."

Among other things, Qiu Wenshu's ability in archery is clear to Ning Chen. Although he is accurate, he has no strength at all, and he may lose within three rounds.

Ning Chen lowered his head and drank a bowl of wine, then turned his head and whispered to the attendants beside him: "Go and find out why he wants to compete."

The attendant looked at Ning Chen suspiciously, but before Ning Chen could understand, the King Qi said with a smile, "Ah Chen, why don't we watch the battle together."

If it was normal, Ning Chen would only come out to watch the match in the final to boost morale.But now...

"Okay." Ning Chen got up quickly, and walked away from the Qi Dynasty stand.

The competition venue was in full swing, and there was a lot of voices. Ning Chen and King Qi went to the dark place silently to watch the archery competition. After watching two rounds, it was finally Qiu Wenshu's turn to play.

Qiu Wenshu's archery posture was taught by Ning Chen, so it is naturally very standard. He has a calm face, and he draws out an arrow without hesitation, and puts on the bow.

King Qi said: "Young Master Qiu is full of confidence and will surely win."

At this time, Ning Chen's attendant also came back from the waiting soldiers, and whispered to Ning Chen: "Young Master Qiu told others that he wants a piece of jade pendant from Caitou."

Jade?

It should be a small lottery added by someone else. If he didn't pay attention to the rewards for the first, second and third places, it can be regarded as Qiu Wenshu has self-knowledge.

Ning Chen nodded, waved his hand to signal the attendant to back down, and followed the arrow shot by Qiu Wenshu to his target.

Qiu Wenshu's aim was not bad, but it was a pity that the target used in this competition was stronger than usual and more difficult to penetrate. Qiu Wenshu was often knocked down by his own arrow shortly after hitting the target.Shoot five arrows, the target is still bare.

"Pfft—" Eunuch Chen let out a muffled laugh.

Ning Chen gritted his molars.

"Hahahaha..." The soldiers behind Qiu Wenshu burst into laughter, some even patted Qiu Wenshu on the shoulder, and joked, "I thought you were so good."

Qiu Wenshu pursed his lips, a trace of uneasiness quickly flashed across his face, he swept away the hands of others, and continued to compete.

The soldier who won the last round bent down and smiled, "Hey, nerd, don't make things difficult for yourself."

Ning Chen's face turned cold completely, and he put his hands behind his back, and his thumbs pressed against the knuckles of his other fingers one by one, rattling.

"A Chen?" King Qi looked at Ning Chen in surprise when he heard the slight sound, but Ning Chen had already strolled towards the group of laughing soldiers.

"What's so funny?"